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Description: | British NCO served with 1st Bn Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry in Mesopotamia, 1915-1916; present at siege of Kut-el-amara, 12/1915-4/1916; POW in Turkey, 1916-1918.
REEL 1 Recollections of conditions of service with 1st Bn Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry during siege of Kut-el-Amara, Mesopotamia, Turkey, 12/1915-4/1916: trenches; water and food ration; destruction of weapons and surrender, 29/4/1916. Recollections of period as POW in Turkey, 1916-1918: food; use of camel dung as fuel; march to Baghdad; crossing Tigris in coracles; reception; casualties from lack of water during march; failure of prior attempts to relieve Kut; question being sent on parole to India; POW pay when on working parties in accordance with Turkish or German soldier's pay; working for German soldiers; work for German officers near Black Sea; state of boots and uniform. Aspects of Battle of Ctesiphon and retreat to Kut, 22/11/1915-5/12/1915: terrain; casualties in attack on Turkish positions; situation; rearguard actions and conditions of service during retreat; arrival at Kut. | 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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