Collection: The British In Iraq - First Time Around: Lees, A T O lees-7-1-3-00001-64161
Description
Photograph of a raft being constructed by a group of Iraqis in Quraghan, Iraq. The caption on the reverse, written by Lt Aubrey Lees reads "A raft being constructed under my direction to convet the "Flying Henry" across the Diyala at Quraghan. The two corracles [sic] (probably the oldest type of boat in existence) are called "Gufas" and are made of rope and pitch." [1922-1925]
Collection
The British In Iraq - First Time Around: Lees, A T O
Description
A collection of photographs relating the service of Lt Aubrey Trevor Oswald Lees in Iraq during the early 1920s, during the British mandate of the territory following the break up of the Ottoman Empire. Lees was employed under the Colonial Office with the Arab and Kurdish Levies in 1922; commanded…
Collection Terms & Categories
- War/Campaign/Operation: Peacetime
- Asia: Middle East
- Theme (Main): Cultures & Customs
- Theme (Main): Daily Life
- Theme (Main): Empire & Commonwealth
- Theme (Main): Ethics, Religion & Morality
- Theme (Main): Natural World
- Theme (Main): Travel & Exploration
- Subject: Animals & The Natural World
- Subject: Armoured Warfare
- Subject: Civilians & Civ-Mil Relations
- Subject: Communications
- Subject: Logistics
- Subject: Nation Building
- Subject: Naval, Sea & Ships
- Subject: Parades, Drills & Manoeuvres
- Subject: Peacekeeping
- Subject: Sport & Recreation
- Subject: Transport
- Item: Photographic (loose)
- Information: Visual
