Misc: Sepia photograph of Kut-el-Amara, [1915]
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0099 KCLMA MISC 12 |
Held at | : Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, King's College London Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.kingscollections.org/catalogues/lhcma › |
Full title | : Misc: Sepia photograph of Kut-el-Amara, [1915] |
Date(s) | : [1915] |
Level of description | : Collection (fonds) |
Extent | : 3 items |
Name of creator(s) | : Lt Col Edward Warren Caufeild Sandes (1880-1973) |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Kut-el-Amara, Mesopotamia, garrisoned by the British Army, was the scene of a lengthy siege by the Turkish Army during World War One. The British troops eventually surrendered in Apr 1916 following the failure of several relief attempts.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
3 copies, 1 original sepia and two modern, of photograph, probably taken by Maj Edward Warren Caufeild Sandes, of Kut-el-Amara, Mesopotamia, before the siege of the British garrison, 1916
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
Conditions governing access:
Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Trustees of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, attention of the Director of Archive Services.
Finding aids:
Summary guide entry on-line at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/top.htm, and available in hard copy in the Centre's reading room.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Presented to the Centre by the family in 1981
Allied Materials
Related material:
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Description Notes
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Date(s) of descriptions:
Date of compilation: Nov 1999
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