H12271
Photograph H12271 First World War, 1914-1918Mesopotamia. c. 1918. A British Navy River Gun Boat (Monitor) in action while tied to the banks of the Tigris River. (Donor Imperial War Museum Q12271)
P00562.038 Accession Number: P00562.038
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Baghdad, Mesopotamia. 1917-03. A British gun boat (monitor) passes land forces of the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force with their horses on the banks of the Tigris River during the advance on Baghdad. The gun boat was captured by the Turks and later recaptured in the advance on Baghdad. The original caption reads `The heroism of the naval ratings on the advance is well remembered. With half their ammunition dud (supplied by a neutral country) and their craft pierced in dozens of places, they pressed on after the Turks and engaged them at every bend in the river'. (Donor R. Stanger)
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P00562.038
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Photograph
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Negative
Physical Description
Support: Nitrate
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Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain
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