The Burial of General Stanley Maude

The Burial of Lieutenant-General Stanley Maude

General Maude died on 18th November 1917. He contracted cholera after drinking contagious milk. He was buried just outside the citywalls of Baghdad.

Mesopotamia Campaign Leadership and Loss

The burial of Lieutenant-General Stanley Maude connects the Mesopotamian campaign with both military command and personal mortality. His death near Baghdad in 1917 shows how disease, logistics and environment could shape the fate of leaders as well as ordinary soldiers.