Shumran, Mesopotamia. 1917-02. Three members of the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, possibly of ...

Place Middle East: Iraq, Baghdad
Accession Number P00562.035
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

Shumran, Mesopotamia. 1917-02. Three members of the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, possibly of the 1st Wireless Signal Squadron, inspect the remains of Turkish trenches at Shumran Bend during the advance on Baghdad. Note the home made white flag flying on the shovel in the background.