The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Hit, Mesopotamia. 1918-02-25. Aerial view of the town showing the British trenches of the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force at the top and the famous bitumen wells. On the bank of the Euphrates River is the town itself and the large caravanserai on the left where members of No. 3 Station, 1st Wireless Signal Squadron, found living quarters. The two adjacent buildings on the waterfront were the British Headquarters (seen in P0562.091).
Hit, Mesopotamia. 1918-03. Two members of No. 3 Station, 1st Wireless Signal Squadron, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, with their horses, visiting the bitumen pits near the town. Pitch drawn from th
Sahiliyeh, Mesopotamia. 1918-03. Aerial view of tent lines of the camp of the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force including members of 1st Wireless Signal Squadron on the upper Euphrates River between Hi
Hit, Mesopotamia. 1918-03. Exterior of two adjacent buildings on the waterfront used as British Headquarters by the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force. Note the British flag (Union Jack) flying from the
Sahiliyeh, Mesopotamia. 1918-03. Informal portrait of members of No. 3 Station, 1st Wireless Signal Squadron, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, enjoying an afternoon swim in the Euphrates River.
Anah, Mesopotamia. 1918-03-28. Elevated view of the town with armoured car and cavalry lines of the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force in the foreground. With No. 3 Station, 1st Wireless Signal Squadron
MESOPOTAMIA. C. 1917. FORTIFIED RIVER OUTPOST OF THE 1ST AUSTRALIAN WIRELESS SIGNAL SQUADRON, MESOPOTAMIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. NOTE THE MAN SITTING ON THE MAST ON THE RIVER BANK.
