Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Maude akasvika kuzobata mugumo wokukundikana kweBritain pa
Kukombwa kweKut kwaakakwidziridzwa kuita lieutenant-general, achitsiva General George Gorringe semutungamiri weTigris Corps (III Indian Army Corps) muna Chikunguru 1916. Pasinei zvapo nokurayirwa kuita zvinopfuura kungochengeta mutsara uripo, Maude akatanga kurongazve uye kupazve mauto ake eBritain neIndia. Akaitwa mutungamiriri wemauto ose eAllied muMesopotamia mukupera kwaJuly 1916, achitsiva Sir Percy Lake.