TURKISH CAMPAIGN.
IN MESOPOTAMIA. THE RELIEF COLUMN. HAMPERED BY BAD WEATHER. SIR TERCY LAKE ON THE SCENE. (By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) (Received January 30th, 11 p.m.) LONDON, January 30. It is officially announced that Sir Percy Lake has joined Major Avlmer at Wadi 0 on the Tigris. The weather is bad and the whole country is deep, in mud, which is delaying the movements of the British troops. Lieut.-General Sir Percy Lake, formerly Chief of the General Staff of the Indian Army, was recently appointed Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces in Mesopotamia!
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Press, Volume LII, Issue 15501, 31 January 1916, Page 7
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91TURKISH CAMPAIGN. Press, Volume LII, Issue 15501, 31 January 1916, Page 7
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