| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P00562.113 |
| 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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Tekrit, Mesopotamia. 1917-11. Informal group portrait of Captain William Henry Payne and despatch ...
Description
Tekrit, Mesopotamia. 1917-11. Informal group portrait of Captain William Henry Payne and despatch riders with the 1st Cavalry Divisional Signal Squadron, part of the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, after the capture of Tekrit. The riders are seated on their motorbikes with an open truck in the background. Captain Payne was the Squadron's Commanding Officer, having earlier developed the AIF Wireless School at Moore Park (NSW). He died of smallpox on 1917-12-10 and was buried in the desert near Sadiyeh. (Donor E. Keast Burke)