Collection: The British In Iraq - First Time Around: Lees, A T O lees-7-1-3-00003-64162
Description
Photograph of an armoured car stuck in wet land with a group of soldiers standing knee deep in water. The caption on the reverse, written by Lt Aubrey Lees reads: "A Rolls Royce armoured car stuck in the chai between Kirkuk and [Kuiqenbau] (on my way to [Khaiuquim]). I am proud to relate that I steered the "Flying Henry" across this shingly bottomed [slicam] without mishap, but it gives you an idea of what motoring is in 'Iraq'". [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
