Collection: The British In Iraq - First Time Around: Lees, A T O lees-7-1-3-00030-64189
Description
Photograph of a group of local people and horses ina courtyar, Khauiqin, in what is now Kurdistan. The caption on the reverse, written by Lt Aubrey Lees, reads: "The view into the courtyard from the verandah of my quarters in the [Levy] Khan at Khauiqin. This is the khan I am going to evacuate in favour of the local customs khan. Note the "Flying Henry" safely at rest)". Part of a collection of photographs from Lees' time 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
