Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Akagoverwa kunzvimbo yokurwisana yeIraq kuti abatane neuto reChitanhatu. Nokuda kwokubudirira kwake paGallipoli, akarumbidzwa muna December 1915 neOttoman neGermany Commands uye panguva imwe chete akasimudzirwa kuva colonel. Muna Kubvumbi 1916, akatora kutungamira kwe18th Corps, iyo yakawana kukunda kukuru pamusoro pemasimba eBritish akatungamirwa naGeneral Charles Townshend panguva ye
Kukombwa kweKut-al Amara muIraq.