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*[http://www.nam.ac.uk/microsites/ww1/stories/lieutenant-henry-gallup [Diary extracts<nowiki>]</nowiki> Lieutenant Henry Gallup of 1/5th Hampshire Howitzer Battery, Royal Field Artillery] was present at the siege of Kut. National Army Museum.
*[http://www.nam.ac.uk/microsites/ww1/stories/private-william-jay Soldiers’ Stories: [Account extracts<nowiki>]</nowiki> Private William Jay of 1/5th Battalion The Buffs (East Kent Regiment]. An account of the attempt to relieve the besieged British-Indian forces at Kut. Includes details of the dreadful conditions the wounded endured due to lack of medical facilities. nam.ac.uk
*[http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/158634493 "Bombardier Pearse. How He Died. Unwholesome Turkish Biscuits"]. ''National Advocate'' (Bathurst, NSW) 27 Nov 1917 Page 3 trove.nla.gov.au. Bombardier Pearse of the [[Volunteer Artillery Battery]] died soon after the fall of Kut.
*[http://ww1.nam.ac.uk/stories/major-george-campbell-wheeler Soldiers' Stories: Major George Campbell Wheeler] 9th Gurkha Rifles, won the Victoria Cross while crossing the River Tigris during the Second Battle of Kut on 23 February 1917. nam.ac.uk.
*Listen to the [http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80008523 1985 interview with Henry Edward Shortt] Imperial War Museums. British officer who enlisted at the onset of war and served as Medical Officer with the Indian Medical Service attached to [[33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry|33rd Cavalry Regt]] in India and Mesopotamia, 1914-1918.
*[http://www.kaiserscross.com/304501/home.html Harry’s Sideshows] by Harry Fecitt kaiserscross.com includes
