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Wheeler, Samuel Gerald de Courcy, fl1902 - 1905 (soldier)

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Reports on Aden routes

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 66
Scope and Contents

Manuscript and typescript reports by Wheeler and others on Aden routes, with a sketch map of the area. The papers include Wheeler's report on the best road from Aden to Dthala for a force accompanied by artillery on wheels, with a covering letter to D.A.A.G., Aden, 13 November 1902, 22 pages. The other items include a diary and itinerary of Route Sanah to Dthala by the Wadi Tiban, Wadi Tabaghain and Sueda, 1-10 May 1905, 14 pages, and similar reports.

Dates: 1902 - 1905
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