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Medical inspection of Jilu Assyrian recruits for the Urmia Brigade

Place: Hamadan · today Iran
Date: 1918

Bare-chested Jilu Assyrian recruits line up while a British officer examines one man's eyes and other officers in pith helmets look on, August 1918. Photographed by Ariel Varges during the formation of the Urmia Brigade at Hamadan.

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Imperial War Museums (Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection)

Ariel Varges · IWM Non-Commercial Licence

Medical inspection of Jilu Assyrian recruits for the Urmia Brigade

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