The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Kut-el-Amara, Mesopotamia. 1916-12-12. A lone soldier looks across the open plains of the Sinn Banks at the beginning of operations against the Turkish Army by members of the British Cavalry Division (6th and 7th Cavalry Brigades), Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force. The Cavalry was assisted by members of the 1st Wireless Signal Squadron who erected mobile wireless stations as they approached Kut to provide communication with headquarters. (Donor A. Cameron)
Kut-el-Amara, Mesopotamia. c. 1917-01. Elevated view of the plains around Sanniyat (Fort Abdul Wahad) looking towards Kut. This was the scene of a large bombardment by members of the British Cavalry D
Kut-el-Amara, Mesopotamia. 1916-12-12. Tents of the wireless stations of the 1st Wireless Signal Squadron with the British Riverhead and Advanced Base at Arab Village near Kut. The wireless stations w
Hai-Town, Kut-el-Amara, Mesopotamia. 1917-02. Members of `H' Station, 1st Wireless Signal Squadron, with a mobile wireless mast they had erected to contact Headquarters (GHQ) of the British Cavalry Di
Kut-el-Amara, Mesopotamia. c. 1917-01. A wireless aerial erected half mast by members of the 1st Wireless Signal Squadron behind members of the British Cavalry Division (6th and 7th Cavalry Brigades)
Shumran, Mesopotamia. 1917-02-24. Members of the British Cavalry Division (6th and 7th Cavalry Brigades) cross a pontoon bridge at dawn. The bridge was constructed by the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Fo
Es Sinn, Mesopotamia. 1916-12-25. Members of the 1st Wireless Signal Squadron, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, open tins of Christmas comforts (billies). (Donor A. Cameron)
