Shergat (Shargat), Mesopotamia. 1918-10-27. Stationary armoured cars are passed by the horses and ...

Place Middle East: Mesopotamia
Accession Number P00562.146
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

Shergat (Shargat), Mesopotamia. 1918-10-27. Stationary armoured cars are passed by the horses and a dog of a cavalry column, possibly of the 11th British Cavalry Brigade, during the Kalat Shergat offensive. The vehicles were with the Light Armoured Motor Battery (LAMB), 55th Infantry Brigade, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, which was supported by No. 13 Light Motor Wireless Station, 1st Wireless Signal Squadron. (Donor E. Keast Burke)