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  • During a Battle During a Battle

    (art) Made by: Roberts, William (RA) 1918

    image: three British soldiers in yellow stand on a mound while a field gun pulled by horses moves past. A stretcher party bearing a figure in yellow walks out of the composition to the right and an infantryman of the Royal Scots Fusiliers stands guard in...

  • The Menin Road The Menin Road

    (art) Made by: Roberts, William (RA) 1917

    image: a view down the Menin Road in the Ypres sector of the Western Front. Two small columns of British troops march along the road, the foremost comprised of men of the Royal Field Artillery. Two ambulance trucks drive ahead of them. Alongside the road...

  • The Long Patrol: Drifting Sand The Long Patrol: Drifting Sand

    (art) Made by: McBey, James 1917-07-11

    image: a view of an Imperial Camel Corps patrol in the desert, seen from the perspective of the artist's position on the back of a camel. The camel's head and neck is in the immediate foreground. Further in front are several soldiers mounted on camels,...

  • Cavalry in the Coastal Sector Cavalry in the Coastal Sector

    (art) Made by: McBey, James 1918-09-19

    image: two large columns of Australian cavalry stream down the gentle slope of a hill. The column to the right is preceded by a soldier on a motorcycle and horse drawn carts, while the front of the left column is shrouded in a cloud of dust. An...

  • Turkish Transport Wrecked by Machine Gun Fire, Near Dumar Station on the Outskirts of Damascus Turkish Transport Wrecked by Machine Gun Fire, Near Dumar Station on the Outskirts of Damascus

    (art) Made by: McBey, James 1918-10-02

    image: the scene of the remains of a Turkish transport lying on a road. Dead Turkish soldiers and horses lie amongst the wreckage of a waggon in the foreground; details that seem to spread the length of the road. A high bank lines the left of the road,...

  • Twilight on the Tigris, near Amara Twilight on the Tigris, near Amara

    (art) Made by: Maxwell, Donald

    image: a view along the Tigris River near Amara at twilight, with a local boat moored on the right bank and a paddle steamer on the water in the distance.

  • A Steamer and Barges on the Tigris A Steamer and Barges on the Tigris

    (art) Made by: Maxwell, Donald

    image: a view from immediately behind a steamer, flanked by barges on either side, moving along the Tigris river. Another steamer appears to be further along the river, having sailed around a bend in the river.

  • 'Puffing Billy' (S31) In Baghdad 'Puffing Billy' (S31) In Baghdad

    (art) Made by: Maxwell, Donald

    image: a starboard side view of a paddle steamer moving along the Tigris river at Baghdad, with buildings of the city on the riverbank in the background.

  • Basra: The Venice of the East Basra: The Venice of the East

    (art) Made by: Maxwell, Donald

    image: a local Marsh Arab boat sails along a picturesque stretch of the Tigris River at Basra. Palm trees and lush vegetation grow on the right bank, whilst there are a series of squat, square buildings on the left bank, with other local boats moored...

  • A Marsh Arabs' Bellam under Sail: Tigris A Marsh Arabs' Bellam under Sail: Tigris

    (art) Made by: Maxwell, Donald

    image: a sketch of a local sailing boat under sail, with the outline of a river bank in the background.

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