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Description: | British private served with 1st Bn Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry in Mesopotamia, 1915-1916; present during siege of Kut-el-Amara, 5/12/1915-29/4/1916
REEL 1 Recollections of operations with Q Coy, 1st Bn Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry during siege of Kut-el-Amara, Mesopotamia, Turkey, 12/1915-4/1916: severely restricted food rations, 3/1916; state of morale; further reduction in food rations, 4/1916; attempt to bring in supplies by boat; physical fitness tests. Recollections of Battle of Ctesiphon, 21/11/1915: approach march; advance and taking cover under Turkish fire; move to right; assisting Lieutenant George Naylor in collecting wounded in carts; approach march; advance and taking cover under Turkish fire; move to right; assisting Naylor in collecting wounded in carts. Retreat to Kut, 11/1915-12/1915: rear guard actions; close escape from Turkish shell. Further recollections of siege of Kut, 11/1915-4/1916: successful defence from Turkish attacks on Kut Fort, 24/12/1915; cancellation of armistice for Turks to collect wounded and bury dead due to activities of Turkish officer sketching positions, 25/12/1915; attempts to provide water for dying Turkish wounded trapped in No Man's Land; staged reductions in food rations; initial refusal of Indian soldiers to eat horse meat. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | BBC | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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