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- Notes:
- A British prisoner drew this picture of a typical street scene in Kastamuni near the area where the Turks incarcerated British POW's.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- Four prisoners of war received these overcoats from the Australian Red Cross, based in London. They are standing outside Australia House in the Armenian Quarter of Afion Karahissar. The winters in Asia Minor were very cold and the overcoats were essential equipment for prisoners.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- This war prisoner drawing shows the prisoners' barracks at the prison camp in Kedos. British POW's lived in three stone buildings; two two-story buildings and a one-story barrack.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- This map shows the extent of the destruction of the great fire at Kedos as well as the locations of many of the buildings associated with the prison camp. Most of the city was destroyed in the conflagration.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- This list is the key to the map of the prison facilities at Kedos, this index identifies the POW barracks, messes, officers' quarters, shops, and miscellaneous buildings.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- This is general view of the city of Afion Karahissar where the Turks incarcerated a number of Allied POW's. The Armenian church is the large two-story building next to the large white house in the middle of the photograph. The Turks incarcerated Allied prisoners in two separate compounds at Afion Karahissar: a lower camp in the city and the upper camp at the foot of the mountain.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- Two Turkish boys pose for a photograph in the middle of the street in the Armenian Quarter of Afion Karahissar. To the right side of the street is Australia House, where the Turks incarcerated Australian officers during the war.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- Photograph taken by Major Saunders of a street scene in Kut-al-Amara showing the minaret of the mosque during the Turkish siege of the city. The Turkish Army surrounded the city during the British retreat from Ctesiphon during the Mesopotamia Campaign. Flood waters and the failure of a British relief column to reach the city would result in General Charles Townshend surrendering to the Ottomans.
- Date Created:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- View of the city walls from the banks of the Tigris River, showing Arab dhows and circular boats unique to the region. The British, under General Charles Townshend, surrendered to the Turks in April 1916, after a siege, which starved out the garrison.
- Date Created:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- British prisoners prepare to depart the prison camp at Ouchak, after bidding farewell to the Turkish commandant, who is standing in the center of the photograph. The Ottomans signed an armistice with the Entente Powers in October 1918 and withdrew from the war. While many of the British officers are wearing military uniforms, a considerable number of men are in civilian clothing.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries