| Place | Middle East: Iraq, Mosul |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | J02036 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | May 1919 |
| Conflict |
Period 1910-1919 First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Collection of First World War negatives purchased from Eric Keast Burke (Keast Burke)
Description
Kalat Sharquat is a camp between railhead and Mosul during early 1919. No 15 Station was stationed here at Christmas 1918. In the background is the excavation of the ruins of the ancient Assyrian city of Asshur. The soldier is 20646 Motor Transport Driver Stanley Archer Webb, 1st Reinforcements `D' Troop, 1st Australian Wireless Signal Squadron, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force.