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Photograph J01251 First World War, 1914-1918Informal portrait of the servants in the courtyard of the Imperial Forces Headquarters in Bijar. The servants are Armenians, Assyrians and Persians.

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Women sifting wheat in the courtyard at the Imperial Forces Headquarters in Bijar.
Informal portrait of the servants in the courtyard of the Imperial Forces Headquarters in Bijar. The servants are Armenians, Assyrians and Persians.

Portrait of Haji Mchomat, the mule owner and contractor of Ispahan, standing in the courtyard at the Imperial Forces Headquarters in Bijar. "He was usually a very cheeky person, but had recently recov

Carpenters at work in the courtyard at headquarters at Bijar. Wood was very scarce. The poplar is being sawn into planks.

First recruits for the 'Garus Police'. They were recruited at Bijar and subsequently numbered about 100. Those in uniform from left to right: "Bashi", the Persian interpreter, Major Chaldcott, Imperia

Portrait of six officers at the headquarters of Starne's Detachment (part of the Dunsterforce) at Bijar. They are from left to right: Major Fred Starnes, DSO, OBE, MID and Captain Samuel Thomas Seddo

Men, women and children setting up camp in the refugee's camp in the gardens in Bijar.
