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Description: | Men of the 7th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment, cross a temporary bridge over the River Narin at Narin Kopri, 26 April 1918. The original stone bridge was blown up by retreating Turkish forces during operations by III Indian Army Corps to drive them from the area around Tuz Khurmatli - Qara Tepe - Kifri.
Narin Kupri Bridge being repaired by Sappers and Miners, while men bathe beneath.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Mesopotamia 1914-1918 Operations Ottoman Empire construction First World War | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Varges, Ariel | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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