P00562.145 Accession Number: P00562.145

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Shergat (Shargat), Mesopotamia. 1918-10-26. Line of armoured cars of the Light Armoured Motor Battery (LAMB), 55th Infantry Brigade, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, during the Kalat Shergat offensive. Behind them is the mast of No. 13 Light Motor Wireless Station, 1st Wireless Signal Squadron, which supported the Brigade with communications during the operation. (Donor H. Isaacs)

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P00562.145
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
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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