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| Accession Number | P01471.026 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Period 1920-1929 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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SMYRNA (IZMIR), TURKEY. 1922. AN INTERNATIONAL NAVAL FORCE FROM BRITAIN, FRANCE, ITALY AND THE ...
Description
SMYRNA (IZMIR), TURKEY. 1922. AN INTERNATIONAL NAVAL FORCE FROM BRITAIN, FRANCE, ITALY AND THE UNITED STATES WAS SENT TO THE PORT CITY OF SMYRNA TO ASSIST ARMENIAN REFUGEES ESCAPE FROM TURKEY AND RESETTLE ON THE ISLAND OF MITYLENE (MITILINI) IN THE AEGEAN SEA. SAILORS FROM THE BRITISH CRUISER HMS CURACOA SUPERVISE THE BOARDING OF ARMENIAN REFUGEES. THE OFFICERS ON THE RIGHT OF THE PHOTOGRAPH ARE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: LIEUTENANT (LT) WOODROOFE, COMMANDER MACLENNAN, LT RICHARDS AND LT KEELING. (DONOR COMMANDER R.G. MIDDLETON)