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Evacuation of Assyrian refugees.
RA143 - Reverse annotation:
"Sinel (sic) landing ground, 90 miles north west of Mosul and on the border of Kurdistan. The worst of the Assyrian massacres took place here last year. The aeroplanes have brought people up from Baghdad and Basrah and this is as far as they go. After that they all go by car to Ser Armadia, a 100 miles further north. This I took on the way back and an hour later found ourselves stranded in the desert."
RA179 - Reverse annotation:
"One of the many aged refugee women about to embark"
Same image is in the collection of Gerard Combe / The Imperial War Museum/HU 89449
RA181a - Reverse annotation:
"Waiting the arrival of machines at Mosul"
RA181b - Reverse annotation:
"Weighing the refugees 'luggage' before departure. Only a certain weight is allowed per individual."
Also in the collection of Gerard Combe / Imperial War Museum / HU 89446.
RA181c - Reverse annotation:
"Assyrian families embarking (note one of them carries a kettle)"
Also in the collection of Gerard Combe / Imperial War Museum / HU 89447.
RA181d - Reverse annotation:
"Assyrian refugee women and children boarding Vickers Victoria troop carriers at Mosul"
Also in the collection of Gerard Combe / Imperial War Museum / HU 89444.
RA181e - Reverse annotation:
"Some types waiting transportation"
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