While browsing Morrison's photos of the area I noticed at least one of the clearly shown the entrace of this pillbox. Try took look at the photo with Record Identifier: olvwork348598.
On a hill side with no camoulflage these structures are easy targets of heavy guns.
Here's a link to the Hedda Morrison photo. If I'm looking at the right part of the photo the pillbox looks to be in a shallow dip. It seems an odd choice of location for a pillbox?
This would appear to be Aberdeen PB 2, PB 1 is at the dam wall.
Account of Naval Operations held at National Archives, Kew.
Paraphrase: The Forward Line ran from Mt Cameron south face, PB2, Bennett's Hill, Island Road. There was a gap between the Canadians south of Mt Cameron - PB2, to other units on Bennett's Hill. 19/12. Major Giles RM, set up temporary HQ at PB2 to establish the line to Bennett's Hill. 25/12. Certain other parties did, however, make their way further west and attacked our positions in the vicinity of Aberdeen Upper Reservoir and PB1.
I will repost gradually. The porblem is I had only organized the photos by date of visit without properly marking up the folders for the locations involved. Might take a while to sort it through.
If you zoom it in, the entrace of the Pillbox 2 would be visible very clearly as a cutting into the slope. If you use the small hill at the very middle of the photo as a start, the entrace would be at around the 1000 o'clock direction. Quite easy to spot.
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Re: Pillbox near Upper Aberdeen Reservoir
Hi there,
While browsing Morrison's photos of the area I noticed at least one of the clearly shown the entrace of this pillbox. Try took look at the photo with Record Identifier: olvwork348598.
On a hill side with no camoulflage these structures are easy targets of heavy guns.
Best Regards,
T
Here's a link to the Hedda
Here's a link to the Hedda Morrison photo. If I'm looking at the right part of the photo the pillbox looks to be in a shallow dip. It seems an odd choice of location for a pillbox?
Regards, David
Aberdeen Reservoir PB's
This would appear to be Aberdeen PB 2, PB 1 is at the dam wall.
Account of Naval Operations held at National Archives, Kew.
Paraphrase: The Forward Line ran from Mt Cameron south face, PB2, Bennett's Hill, Island Road. There was a gap between the Canadians south of Mt Cameron - PB2, to other units on Bennett's Hill. 19/12. Major Giles RM, set up temporary HQ at PB2 to establish the line to Bennett's Hill. 25/12. Certain other parties did, however, make their way further west and attacked our positions in the vicinity of Aberdeen Upper Reservoir and PB1.
Rob's notes
Year completed is: Approximate
Condition at last visit: Intact
Date of last visit: Aug-1995
Ref: ROB-00684
Other:
Photos of PB2
Hi T - the links to the photos on Multiply don't work. Will you be reposting?
Re: Photos of PB2
Hi there,
I will repost gradually. The porblem is I had only organized the photos by date of visit without properly marking up the folders for the locations involved. Might take a while to sort it through.
Thanks & Best Regards,
T
Thanks
Cheers!
Pillbox in the Aberdeen Reservoir area [1940- ]
Hello Ddavid,
I wish you well.
I was looking at Hedda Morrison's image re https://iiif.lib.harvard.edu/manifests/view/ids:6179066$1i
Kindly put marker of the PB 2 on the provided image.
Thank you so much.
Alexander Macdonald
Re: Location of PB2 in Morrison's photo
Hi There,
If you zoom it in, the entrace of the Pillbox 2 would be visible very clearly as a cutting into the slope. If you use the small hill at the very middle of the photo as a start, the entrace would be at around the 1000 o'clock direction. Quite easy to spot.
T
Aberdeen Pillbox
Was this pillbox ever in action?
1May2024