Mesopotamia Campaign

25th Nov 1914 On the Move

27th Nov 1914 On the Move

1st Dec 1914 Reorganisation

4th Dec 1914 On the Move

5th Dec 1914 On the Move

6th Dec 1914 Camp Established

7th Dec 1914 Outposts

8th Dec 1914 Unloading

9th Dec 1914 Unloading

28th Dec 1914 Entrenching

29th Dec 1914 Orders

30th Dec 1914 Orders

31st Dec 1914 Orders

1st Jan 1915 On the March

2nd Jan 1915 Working Parties

3rd Jan 1915 Working Parties

4th Jan 1915 Working Parties

5th Jan 1915 Working Parties

6th Jan 1915 Snipers

7th Jan 1915 Snipers

8th Jan 1915 Shots fired

9th Jan 1915 Orders

10th Jan 1915 On the Move

11th Jan 1915 Carrying Parties

24th Aug 1915 30 Squadron bolstered

September 1915 Seaplanes sent to Mesopotamia

27th Sept 1915 The Army in Mesopotamia advanced upon the town of Kut, a strategic port on the Tigris on the route to Baghdad. Due to the depredations of the climate, sand storms and accidents A Flight of 30 Squadron was soon reduced to only two serviceable aircraft. Nevertheless these two machines provided crucial strategic observations of enemy positions assisting in the capture of the town. Four more modern B.E.2cs arrived at Basra together with four pilots and these were shipped up to Kut by river barge.
More info.

October 1915 Reinforcements sent to Basra

22nd Oct 1915 Engine Malfunction

13th Nov 1915 Communications Cut

21st Nov 1915

6th December 1915 Seige of Kut begins

7th December 1915 On the Move

9th December 1915 On the Move

8th Jan 1916 On the Move

16th Jan 1916 Reorganisation

17th Jan 1916 Outposts

18th Jan 1916 Reliefs

19th Jan 1916 Orders

20th Jan 1916 Heavy Bombardment

21st Jan 1916 Attack Made

22nd Jan 1916 Wounded Collected

23rd Jan 1916 Snipers

24th Jan 1916 Snipers

25th Jan 1916 Recce

28th Jan 1916 Snipers Active

30th January 1916 Theft

31st January 1916 Combined RFC-RNAS flight formed

31st January 1916 Theft

31st Jan 1916 Positions Improved

1st Feb 1916 On the March

2nd Feb 1916 On the March

3rd Feb 1916 On the March

4th Feb 1916 On the March

5th Feb 1916 On the March

6th Feb 1916 On the March

7th Feb 1916 Air Raid

10th Feb 1916 Storm

11th Feb 1916 Bombardment

22nd Feb 1916 Under Fire

24th Feb 1916 Hot Day

28th Feb 1916 Advance

3rd Mar 1916 Reinforcements

6th March 1916 More aircraft for Mesopotamia

7th Mar 1916 In Action

8th Mar 1916 Hard Fighting

8th Mar 1916 Award

15th April 1916 Air drops to besieged garrison

26th Apr 1916 Shot down on supply drop

29th April 1916 Fall of Kut

29th Apr 1916 Bad Luck

29th June 1916 Joint RNAS/RFC flight disbanded

October 1916 Sent to England

13th Dec 1916

1st Jan 1917 Thick Mist

2nd Jan 1917 Bombardment

3rd Jan 1917 Strong Wind

3rd Jan 1917 Movement Difficult

5th Jan 1917 Relatiation

6th Jan 1917 Heavy Rain

7th Jan 1917 Heavy Bombardment

8th Jan 1917 Defences Damaged

9th Jan 1917 Counter Attacks

10th Jan 1917 Steady Progress

11th Jan 1917 Assault Fails

12th Jan 1917 Hard Fighting

13th Jan 1917 Progress Made

13th Jan 1917 Equipment Captured

14th Jan 1917 Aircraft shot down

15th Jan 1917 Air Raid

16th Jan 1917 Slight Advance

17th Jan 1917 Hard Fighting

18th Jan 1917 Heavy Bombardment

18th Jan 1917 Ground Gained

11th March 1917

25th Sept 1917

March 1918

Oct 1918

30th Oct 1918

If you can provide any additional information, please add it here.

Want to know more about Mesopotamia Campaign?

There are:98 items tagged Mesopotamia Campaign available in our Library

These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War.

Those known to have served in
Mesopotamia Campaign
during the Great War 1914-1918.

Acton Albert. Pte.
Aughton William Henry. Pte.
Bailey Victor. Pte. (d.30th March 1917)
Balshaw Charles Arthur. Cpl. (d.1st Dec 1917 )
Bevan Rochus Edward. Pte. (d.15th Apr 1917)
Boydell John. Sgt.
Brown David. Sgt.
Burkett Edward John. Gnr.
Cannings Arthur Reginald. Pte. (d.21st Apr 1916)
Crompton Harold. (d.2nd June 1916)
Diaper James Charles. Cpl.
Durrant Oliver Torlesse. 2nd Lt.
Ferguson John. Pte. (d.11th Jul 1917)
Fetch John Stephen. (d.2nd Nov 1917)
Forster Robert Victor McKinley. Sgt. (d.20th Apr 1916)
Grady John. Sgt. (d.9th January 1917)
Hargreaves Cornelius. Pte
Harrop Frederick James. Pte. (d.25th May 1917)
Harvey Herbert John. Pte. (d.9th December 1917)
Hicks George Stephen Cecil. Gnr.
Hully DCM. John. Gnr.
Johnson George William. Pte. (d.11th April 1917)
Jones Alfred Richard. Pte. (d.16th February 1917)
Kelly Thomas. Pte.
King Harold Idris. Pte. (d.19/02/17)
Lambert J.. Spr. (d.29th July 1917)
Lang John Murphy. (d.11th January 1917)
Lunney Bartholomew.
Lymer Thomas Aaron. Pte. (d.25th Jan 1917)
Macgregor Gordon. Sgt. (d.7th Dec 1916)
Malledant William. Pte. (d.30th Mar 1917)
Martin George. Pte. (d.10th June 1916 )
Matthews MiD. Cornelius. CSM.
Nightingale Harry. Pte. (d.2nd September 1918 )
Paddon Thomas. Pte (d.17th July 1917)
Pearson Frank. Pte. (d.3rd May 1916)
Phipson William. Pte. (d.20th Apr 1916)
Pollitt John Wilson. Sgt.
Scally Edward. Pte. (d.9th Apr 1916)
Seaton Sydney. Pte. (d.5th Apr 1916)
Shaw William. (d.5th Apr 1916)
Shore William Ewart Gladstone . Pte. (d.12th February 1917)
Smith MC MiD. Lawder Benjamin Sandys. Capt.
Tucker George Wilfred. Sgt. (d.17th Jan 1917)
Tucker Walter John. Pte. (d.9th April 1916)
Wake James. Pte. (d.12th Jan 1917)
Ward Arthur James. Pte. (d.18th Oct 1918)
Yoxall Samuel Edward. Sgt. (d.19th April 1916)

The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List

Records of Mesopotamia Campaign from other sources.

The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website.

1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time.

Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the Great War? Our Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text.

Looking for help with Family History Research?
Please see Family History FAQ's

Please note: We are unable to provide individual research.

Can you help?
The free to access section of The Wartime Memories Project website is run by volunteers and funded by donations from our visitors.
If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web.
If you enjoy this site please consider making a donation.

Announcements

19th Nov 2024
Please note we currently have a massive backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 264989 your submission is still in the queue, please do not resubmit.

Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to the Great War. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted.

World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great battalion regiment artillery
Did you know? We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations.

Recomended Reading.

Available at discounted prices.

The Wartime Memories Project
- Mesopotamia Campaign in the Great War -

Mesopotamia Campaign

Want to know more about Mesopotamia Campaign?

Those known to have served in
Mesopotamia Campaign
during the Great War 1914-1918.

Can you help?

If you enjoy this site please consider making a donation.

Announcements

Recomended Reading.

Links

The Wartime Memories Project - Mesopotamia Campaign in the Great War -

Mesopotamia Campaign

Want to know more about Mesopotamia Campaign?

Those known to have served in Mesopotamia Campaignduring the Great War 1914-1918.

Can you help?

If you enjoy this site please consider making a donation.

Announcements

Recomended Reading.

Links

The Wartime Memories Project
- Mesopotamia Campaign in the Great War -

Those known to have served in
Mesopotamia Campaign
during the Great War 1914-1918.