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Prisoners of the Turks (First World War)

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*[http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=MIC19180510.2.2 "Scene From "Inferno." Prisoners In Turkey. British Soldiers Ill-Treated"] ''Mount Ida Chronicle'', [New Zealand] Volume XLV, 10 May 1918, Page 1 paperspast.natlib.govt.nz
*[http://theconversation.com/the-forgotten-anzacs-honoured-guests-of-the-sultan-25884 "The forgotten Anzacs: ‘honoured guests’ of the Sultan"] 24 April 2014 theconversation.com. This article also mentions Indian POWs.
*[http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/158634493 "Bombardier Pearse. How He Died. Unwholesome Turkish Biscuits"]. ''National Advocate'' (Bathurst, NSW) 27 Nov 1917. trove.nla.gov.au. Bombardier Vincent Pearse of the [[Volunteer Artillery Battery]] along with many others, died soon after being taken prisoner, officially due to enteritis, but caused by what the hungry men ate.
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0W7pYJsBSw ‪"The British Death March in Mesopotamia"] ''The Great War Week 94''‬. YouTube video. The initial part of this video is about the POWs from Kut.
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/lancashire/content/articles/2008/10/17/remembrance_nelson.shtml Memoir of Private Fred William Nelson, Lancashire Fusiliers] 1/8th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers (125th Brigade, 42nd Division). Captured at Gallipoli, aged 17, his camps included Bilemedik. 17/10/2008 bbc.co.uk
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