Collection: The British In Iraq - First Time Around: Lees, A T O lees-7-1-3-00041-64200

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