McFarlane, Francis Ledingham, 1888-1948 :McFarlane, N.Z. 4/2198 Spr. F L McFarlane, New Zealand Wireless Sqdn, Mesopotamia [1916-1918]

Date: 1917 - 1918

From: McFarlane, Francis Ledingham, 1888-1948 :[Sketches from war service in India and the Middle East, 1919-1918] / F L McFarlane

Reference: E-290-q-005

Description: Watercolour shows a stone building with a partly ruined tower, in a sloping area surrounded by trees. The stone building is partly obscured by a tree in the right foreground. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on album page, 215 x 270 mm.

Date: 1918

From: McFarlane, Francis Ledingham, 1888-1948 :[Sketches from war service in India and the Middle East, 1919-1918] / F L McFarlane

Reference: E-290-q-004

Description: Drawing shows a full length profile portrait, from the left, of a bearded elderly man in a turban and long robe, seating holding a walking stick. A line of Arabic is written above the title at the right, in purple ink, possibly the sitter's name written by himself. The name Derweesh may indicate that he is a Sufi mystic. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing on album page, 270 x 215 mm.

Date: 1918

From: McFarlane, Francis Ledingham, 1888-1948 :[Sketches from war service in India and the Middle East, 1919-1918] / F L McFarlane

Reference: E-290-q-015

Description: Unfinished sketch shows a view of barren hills with a suggestion of a building on the summit of the far hill, and sketched buildings at lower right. The foreground may be a stretch of water with a rocky promontory or low peninsula in the centre. The title is written with a question mark. There is a similarity between the shape of these hills and those at Aden. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on album page, 215 x 270 mm.

Date: 1918

From: McFarlane, Francis Ledingham, 1888-1948 :[Sketches from war service in India and the Middle East, 1919-1918] / F L McFarlane

Reference: E-290-q-007

Description: Watercolour sketch shows a head and shoulders portrait of a clean-shaven man in army uniform with a lemon-squeezer hat. The title includes "Dn" which may be an abbreviation for Dunedin, indicating the soldier's home town. Other Titles - Qasr-e Shirin Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on album page, 270 x 215 mm.

Date: 1918

From: McFarlane, Francis Ledingham, 1888-1948 :[Sketches from war service in India and the Middle East, 1919-1918] / F L McFarlane

Reference: E-290-q-008

Description: Shows a full length profile sketch of a soldier in military uniform with the peaked cap, seen from the left. The head is drawn large and in greater detail than the body. Other Titles - Sergeant; Qasr-e Shirin Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on album page, 270 x 215 mm.

Date: 1917

From: McFarlane, Francis Ledingham, 1888-1948 :[Sketches from war service in India and the Middle East, 1919-1918] / F L McFarlane

Reference: E-290-q-017

Description: Shows a view from the water (possibly from a ship) of the waterfront at Kut Al Amara with a row of boats drawn up at the water's edge. On the slightly higher land at the far right are the square stone buildings of the town. Other Titles - Kut Al Amara Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on album page, 215 x 270 mm.

Date: 1918

From: McFarlane, Francis Ledingham, 1888-1948 :[Sketches from war service in India and the Middle East, 1919-1918] / F L McFarlane

Reference: E-290-q-009

Description: Page shows three small sketches, the one labelled "Bluebell" showing a profile portrait of a man with a small beard and turban. At the right is a full length sketch of a man in robes and turban, and below him the head of a cow. The man called Bluebell may have been the owner of the cow, or have had a name sounding like Bluebell, but the reason is unclear. The location is probably Iran. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on album page, 270 x 215 mm.

Date: 1918

From: McFarlane, Francis Ledingham, 1888-1948 :[Sketches from war service in India and the Middle East, 1919-1918] / F L McFarlane

Reference: E-290-q-013

Description: Shows a view of two adjacent hills seen from a flat area with trees, in the foreground. On the flat land is a small white hut or house partly obscured by trees at the left. On the nearer hill is a large building complex (probably a mosque) with a high stone wall and several domes. The tall structure on the far hill may be a carved stone monument. There are two titles written below this image. It is unclear if the title "burning ghat", pencilled at the left, refers to this picture or to one that has been removed from the sketchbook before its arrival in the Library. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on album page, 215 x 270 mm.

Date: 1917 - 1918

From: McFarlane, Francis Ledingham, 1888-1948 :[Sketches from war service in India and the Middle East, 1919-1918] / F L McFarlane

Reference: E-290-q-001

Description: Watercolour shows a partly ruined mud or stone building, part two-storeyed with arched windows in the upper storey. There are several palm trees and other vegetation in the vicinity of the building, in an otherwise barren landscape. Other Titles - Qasr-e Shirin Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on album page, 215 x 270 mm.

Date: 1918

From: McFarlane, Francis Ledingham, 1888-1948 :[Sketches from war service in India and the Middle East, 1919-1918] / F L McFarlane

Reference: E-290-q-012

Description: Shows a detail of a decorative tile pattern at top left. At the right is a view of buildings with low domes, with a muezzin tower (minaret) in the background. The patterning on the cylindrical tower walls, is in the form of gold and blue diagonal bands encircling the tower. The location is not known. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on album page, 215 x 270 mm.