Description: Pictures Taken in World War One in Mesopotamia (Iraq) by British Red Cross Officer 1914-1920 Pictures ir Iraq Peoples in 1915
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The War in Mesopotamia (Iraq) 1914-18
This site is made up of 300 pictures taken by Captain Charles (Chas) Henry Weaver during his service in The Great War. This was the time of the creation of Iraq out of "Southern Turkey".
Captain Weaver worked with The Red Cross, but was under military command. He was mentioned in dispatches and was awarded the MBE for his wartime service. Main Site Enter here