| Place | Middle East: Iraq, Baghdad |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P00562.064 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Baghdad, Mesopotamia. c. 1917-06. Members of the 1st Wireless Signal Squadron, Mesopotamian ...
Description
Baghdad, Mesopotamia. c. 1917-06. Members of the 1st Wireless Signal Squadron, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, gather around a roped off area during a sports meeting. The venue was the details (individuals or small parties not allocated to a station) camp known as `The Horselines' which was outside the south gate of the city. Note the large Egyptian pattern (E.P.) tents erected over four foot pits or dugouts. They had raised walls of `mutty' (a mixture of mud, straw and water) and in the centre two standards kept the tent poles on ground level so that the maximum of breeze and the minimum of sunshine were obtained by the occupants.