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Description: | The 1/4th Hampshire Regiment make their ceremonial entry into Baghdad watched by natives lining the street. Baghdad fell on 11 March 1917.
Entry of British troops into Baghdad, 11th March 1917. The 1/4th Hampshire Regiment, which constituted the garrison, marched from a camp just outside the city for the purpose of this photograph. The Battalion was commanded by Colonel Matthews, D.S.O., and the Adjutant was Captain Andrews. This Battalion served in the war from March 1915 until the end of the war
Original Image | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Varges, Ariel | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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