Collection: The British In Iraq - First Time Around: Lees, A T O lees-7-1-3-00009-64168
Description
Group photograph of six Middle Eastern men in military uniform. The caption, written by Lt Aubrey Lees, reads: "The troop-leaders and troop-sergts. of the three troops which I took out on operations. As you look at the photo the names and nationalities from LEFT to RIGHT are: Troop leader, Subz Ali Khan Effeudi; Troop sgt, Pasha Khosrow } Persians. Hassau Effendi; Gadr Safr } Kurds. Serij Effendo; Hassau Saghir } Arabs." Part of a collection of photographs taken by Lees 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
