'Bengal Lancer's' Adventure in Mesopotamia, by Major F. Yeats-Brown, D.F.C. | 13 Nov 1915 | Episode 106
Published on 13 November 1915
The distinguished author of 'Bengal Lancer,' 'Golden Horn,' 'Dogs of War' and 'Lancer at Large' served in France with the 5th Lancers, and with the Royal Flying Corps in Mesopotamia.
He here describes how in November 1915 he became a prisoner of the Turks when the aeroplane in which he was travelling crashed in the enemy lines. Few more thrilling captures in the field have ever been recounted.
Major Yeats-Brown made his escape from captivity in 1918.
Major Yeats-Brown began his military career as a 2nd Lieutenant attached to the King's Royal Rifle Corps, and was posted to the 17th. Cavalry, Indian Army, in 1907, becoming adjutant of the regiment in 1913.