NAM.1987-01-70-54

British artillery returning from the Battle of Shaiba, Mesopotamia, 1915. One of eight photographs of Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery returning from the battle of Shaiba, 1915. From album of 210 photographs, compiled by Lt Henry Curtis Gallup during service with the 5th Hampshire Howitzer Battery (TF) in Mesopotamia in 1915 and his subsequent captivity in Turkey after capture at Kut, 1915 (c)-1916 (c). Associated with Battle of Shaiba (1915), World War One, Mesopotamia (1914-1918). From page captioned: ‘RHA & RFA returning from the battle of Shaiba. The 5th Hants teams assist their return through floods & mud’.

Shaiba, Battle of, 1915 (World War One, Mesopotamia 1914-1918