"Welcome to Iraq"
In answering a query from fellow researcher James Offer regarding a 6 Squadron pilot, Frank Neville Hudson (who served in WW1 but later...
6 Squadron Deploys to Mesopotamia, 1919
In April 1919, the commanding officer of 6 Squadron, Major George Pirie, received orders to move his squadron from Gerpinnes in Belgium...
Ma'Asker Al Raschid (Hinaidi) RAF Cemetery in 1923
This photograph recently came to light of the Hinaidi RAF Peace Cemetery (renamed Ma'Asker Al Raschid RAF Cemetery in 1961) and is the...
More Photos of Ma'Asker Al Raschid RAF Cemetery
Kevin Godward kindly forwarded me photographs taken of the burial of his great uncle at the Hinaidi RAF Peace Cemetery (now known as...
Remembrance Day at Hinaidi (Ma' Asker Al Raschid) RAF Cemetery
With the invaluable assistance of the British Embassy in Baghdad, I am pleased to announce that the first phase of the restoration...
Old Photo Albums of Baghdad and Habbaniya
Jasmin Soliman, Archivist at the Akkasah Centre for Photography (NYU Abu Dhabi) recently invited me to look at several photograph albums...
Another Hinaidi Cemetery Photo
Peter Reichelt recently contacted me regarding a photograph he found in his father's collection - a snapshot taken in the...
6 Squadron Roll of Honour
I have added a searchable database to my website containing the name and details of every 6 Squadron man (195 in total) who has died in...
6 Squadron BE2 - Union Jack
On the 18th October 1914, shortly after it had been flown across the channel, BE2 Serial 636 was at Poperinghe for one day, having a...
RAF Graves at Mosul
A month ago I received an email from Bill Palmer of the 55 Squadron Association (55 Sqn has the most men buried of any RAF squadron at...
