The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Samarra (Samarrah), Mesopotamia. 1917-04-23. Interior of a railway engine shed extensively damaged by fires set alight by retreating Turkish troops. Standing amongst the rubble is a soldier, possibly a member of the 1st Wireless Signal Squadron. Rolling stock in the railway yards adjacent was not so badly damaged. It was repaired by members of the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force and was soon in use on the line to Baghdad.
Baghdad, Mesopotamia. 1917-03-11. Extensively damaged buildings and equipment in the yard of the railway station. Note the smoke rising from stores in the background set alight by the retreating Germa
Baghdad, Mesopotamia. c. 1917-03. A member of the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force stands on one side of the railway line between Baghdad and Samarra while a local Bedouin (Badawi) sits on his horse o
Samarra (Samarrah), Mesopotamia. 1917. Members of the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force gather around the entrance to the Canteen tent. Amongst them were probably members the 1st Wireless Signal Squadr
Samarra (Samarrah), Mesopotamia. c. 1917-08. Informal portrait of three soldiers, possibly members of the 1st Wireless Signal Squadron, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, in front of the golden dome in
Baghdad, Mesopotamia. 1917-03-12. Sign on the wall of a former German wireless station which was extensively damaged by the retreating forces. The sign reads `God punish England!!'. Members of the 1st
Samarra (Samarrah), Mesopotamia. 1917-12-25. Members of `E' Station, 1st Wireless Signal Squadron, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, enjoy Christmas dinner inside a tent. Note the fancy dress hats on
