H09763 Accession Number: H09763

Description

Mesopotamia. c. 1918. The Turkish Army had constructed observation posts made mostly of light railway equipment. After the area was captured by the British Army the observation posts were used by the British Army artillery for fire direction. (Donor British Official Photograph MS129)

Details

Accession Number
H09763
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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