| Place | Middle East: Mesopotamia |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P00562.129 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
British War Office Cinematograph Committee (still From Movie Film) |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
1918-08. Portrait of Major General L. C. Dunsterville, British Officer of the Indian Regular ...
Description
1918-08. Portrait of Major General L. C. Dunsterville, British Officer of the Indian Regular Army, leader of the Dunsterforce expedition which included forty members of the AIF. He is seated in a Ford car with a Russian officer (obscured) and members of his staff (not seen) . The main purpose of Dunsterforce was to reorganise resistance in Mesopotamia and Persia to German penetration of Asia during the period 1918 to 1919.