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Description: | A British artillery battery crossing a pontoon bridge over the River Diyala near Baghdad in March 1917. This bridge was completed by the 71st Field Company, Royal Engineers, at 11am on 10 March, following a night river crossing by the 5th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment, 88th Field Company, Royal Engineers, and the 8th Welch Pioneers to secure a bridgehead on the Turkish held side of the river.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Mesopotamia 1914-1918 Ottoman Empire British Army First World War | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | British official photographer | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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