Dear Owain, It's a pleasure to be of assistance. May I ask what auction house was selling the gold niello cigarette case with Abdulillah's image on it ? Timoor
Gentlemen,
The officer in the photograph is MG J M L (Callum) Renton, Rifle Brigade. he was my guardian when I came to the UK following the 1958 revolution in Iraq. General Renton spent several years in Iraq helping establish the Iraqi Army.
Timoor