Balakish Ridge, Kurdistan. c. 1919-09. Wireless station of 'D' Troop, 1st Wireless Signal ...

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Accession Number P00562.167
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

Balakish Ridge, Kurdistan. c. 1919-09. Wireless station of 'D' Troop, 1st Wireless Signal Squadron, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, erected on the summit of the ridge in the midst of a mountain range. Horses eat from nose bags while members of the station move around the mast and tent behind them. (Donor E. Keast Burke)