Amadia (Amadiya), Kurdistan. c. 1919-07. Informal group portrait of Sergeant Troup, two members ...

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Accession Number P00562.161
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

Amadia (Amadiya), Kurdistan. c. 1919-07. Informal group portrait of Sergeant Troup, two members of No. 13 Station, `D' Troop, 1st Wireless Signal Squadron, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, and four local village leaders. Sergeant Troup, the local British political officer and his other staff members were shortly after murdered by local Kurds. (Donor E. Keast Burke) (Formerly A05300)