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==Records== | ==Records== | ||
Ecclesiastical Returns: Baptisms, Marriages and Burials at the [[British Library]]. Aden 1840-1948, '''IOR N/13'''; most of the Aden entries also appear in the Bombay returns. | Ecclesiastical Returns: Baptisms, Marriages and Burials at the [[British Library]]. Aden 1840-1948, '''IOR N/13'''; most of the Aden entries also appear in the Bombay returns. | ||
'''These records are | '''These records are included in the digitised records available on the commercial site [[Findmypast|findmypast]]''' | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
====Military==== | ====Military==== | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aden Aden] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aden Aden] Wikipedia | ||
*[http:// | *[http://www.peterpickering.com/aden/ Aden in Days of Empire] peterpickering.com/aden includes | ||
**[http:// | **[http://www.peterpickering.com/aden/page282/page284/page307/page307.html Infantry Battalions in Aden 1883-1908] (category Army) | ||
**[http:// | **[http://www.peterpickering.com/aden/page282/page303/page336/page336.html Troopships and the trooping season between India and the United Kingdom].(category Navy). This lasted for about seven months each year, with the full programme being published some months in advance. The five-month gap (April- August) was the same each year – to avoid the worst of the heat in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. | ||
*[http://www.kaiserscross.com/304501/462522.html Aden 1901-04: Fighting in the Aden Hinterland. Delineating an international boundary] by Harry Fecitt from Harry’s Sideshows.kaiserscross.com. The force included men from the 5th Bombay Light Infantry (soon to be re-titled the [[105th Mahratta Light Infantry]]) the 4th Company, [[Bombay Sappers and Miners]] and subsequently men from the [[102nd Prince of Wales's Own Grenadiers |102nd King Edward’s Own Grenadiers]]. | |||
*[http://www.js-ww1.bham.ac.uk/articles/issue3_Connelly.pdf "The British Campaign in Aden, 1914-1918"] by Mark Connelly ''Journal of the Centre for First World War Studies Vol. 1, No. 3, 2005''. pages 65-96. Includes brief mention of [[26th Light Cavalry| 26/ King George's Own Light Cavalry]], [[7th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Rajput Regiment of Bengal Infantry|7/Rajputs]], [[9th Gurkha Rifles |9/Gurkhas]], [[23rd Punjab Pioneers| 23/Sikh Pioneers]], [[1st Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force| 51/Sikhs]],[[2nd Regiment of Madras Native Infantry| 62/Punjabis]], [[15th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry| 75/Carnatics]], [[108th Infantry|108/Infantry]], [[109th Infantry| 109/(Indian) Infantry]] , [[126th Baluchistan Infantry |126/Baluchistans]]. Also mentions the British Army Territorial Force regiment [[24th Regiment of Foot|4/South Wales Borderers (Brecknockshire battalion)]] where there were deaths from heatstroke. | *[http://www.js-ww1.bham.ac.uk/articles/issue3_Connelly.pdf "The British Campaign in Aden, 1914-1918"] by Mark Connelly ''Journal of the Centre for First World War Studies Vol. 1, No. 3, 2005''. pages 65-96. Includes brief mention of [[26th Light Cavalry| 26/ King George's Own Light Cavalry]], [[7th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Rajput Regiment of Bengal Infantry|7/Rajputs]], [[9th Gurkha Rifles |9/Gurkhas]], [[23rd Punjab Pioneers| 23/Sikh Pioneers]], [[1st Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force| 51/Sikhs]],[[2nd Regiment of Madras Native Infantry| 62/Punjabis]], [[15th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry| 75/Carnatics]], [[108th Infantry|108/Infantry]], [[109th Infantry| 109/(Indian) Infantry]] , [[126th Baluchistan Infantry |126/Baluchistans]]. Also mentions the British Army Territorial Force regiment [[24th Regiment of Foot|4/South Wales Borderers (Brecknockshire battalion)]] where there were deaths from heatstroke. | ||
Revision as of 08:37, 17 November 2014
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| Presidency: Bombay | |
| Coordinates: | 12.772440°N 45.039271°E |
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| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Aden |
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| Country: | Yemen |
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Aden, a port city in Yemen, was part of British India from 1838. It was originally governed by Bombay Presidency then became a Chief Commissioner's province. After the Government of India Act (1935) Aden became a separate colony in 1937 and remained under British control until 1963.
There was a cantonment there.
Records
Ecclesiastical Returns: Baptisms, Marriages and Burials at the British Library. Aden 1840-1948, IOR N/13; most of the Aden entries also appear in the Bombay returns. These records are included in the digitised records available on the commercial site findmypast
History
Military
External Links
- Aden Wikipedia
- Aden in Days of Empire peterpickering.com/aden includes
- Infantry Battalions in Aden 1883-1908 (category Army)
- Troopships and the trooping season between India and the United Kingdom.(category Navy). This lasted for about seven months each year, with the full programme being published some months in advance. The five-month gap (April- August) was the same each year – to avoid the worst of the heat in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
- Aden 1901-04: Fighting in the Aden Hinterland. Delineating an international boundary by Harry Fecitt from Harry’s Sideshows.kaiserscross.com. The force included men from the 5th Bombay Light Infantry (soon to be re-titled the 105th Mahratta Light Infantry) the 4th Company, Bombay Sappers and Miners and subsequently men from the 102nd King Edward’s Own Grenadiers.
- "The British Campaign in Aden, 1914-1918" by Mark Connelly Journal of the Centre for First World War Studies Vol. 1, No. 3, 2005. pages 65-96. Includes brief mention of 26/ King George's Own Light Cavalry, 7/Rajputs, 9/Gurkhas, 23/Sikh Pioneers, 51/Sikhs, 62/Punjabis, 75/Carnatics, 108/Infantry, 109/(Indian) Infantry , 126/Baluchistans. Also mentions the British Army Territorial Force regiment 4/South Wales Borderers (Brecknockshire battalion) where there were deaths from heatstroke.
Historical books online
- "Aden", page 260 Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Volume VI Expeditions Overseas by Intelligence Branch, Army Headquarters India 1911 Archive.org
- The cantonment at Aden, page 280 Army Medical Department: Report for the Year 1862 Google Books
Maps
- Aden and Surroundings Imperial Gazetteer of India Volume 26 1909