HMT Franz Ferdinand, 1915 (c)

Photograph, World War One, Mesopotamia (1914-1918), 1915 (c).

The Austrian steamer 'Franz Ferdinand' was seized by the British in Aden in 1914. It was subsequently used as a troopship. The 5th Hampshire Howitzer Battery sailed on the SS Franz Ferdinand from Bombay to Basra in 1915.

From an album of 210 photographs compiled by Lieutenant Henry Curtis Gallup during his service with the 5th Hampshire Howitzer Battery (Territorial Force) in Mesopotamia during World War One (1914-1918), 1915-1916.