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    UK, US pay tribute to WWI fallen in Basra [Image 1 of 4]

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    Two individuals stand before a large sandstone obelisk war memorial inscribed with the dates '1914-1921', located in what appears to be a desert environment. One person is wearing military desert camouflage uniform and the other is dressed in civilian black attire. Red poppy wreaths have been placed at the base of the memorial, indicating a commemorative ceremony.

    Honorable Alice Walpole, the British Consul General and Head of the British Embassy Office in Basra, and Royal Navy Lt. Cmdr. Michael Jones-Thompson, the United States Division-South liaison officer for the United Kingdom, pay tribute to fallen British service members from the World War I at the Ash Shumalia War Memorial Nov. 11, Armistice Day. The wall bearing more than 40,500 names was originally located in the Naval Dockyard at Maqil, Shatt-al-Arab, only to be relocated brick-by-brick in 1997 to allow for the development of the dockyard.

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    Date Taken: 11.11.2010
    Date Posted: 11.16.2010 06:21
    Photo ID: 340418
    VIRIN: 101111-A-0835Q-057
    Resolution: 2308x3474
    Size: 649.76 KB
    Location: BASRA, IQ

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