East Collection (#162)

Italian Bersaglieri soldiers, Palestine, WW1
Italian Bersaglieri (light infantry) soldiers with their distinctive headgear, practising their attack in Palestine during the First World War. Date: October 1917

Officers of 1st Connaught Rangers, Palestine, WW1
Officers of the 1st Battalion Connaught Rangers at lunch during their march from Nazareth, which they left on 17 November 1918 after being on garrison there since 27 September

Indian troops in trench with Lewis guns, Palestine, WW1
Indian troops in a trench with Lewis guns, ready to fire at enemy aircraft in Palestine during the First World War. Date: circa 1917-1918

Cactus hedges near Deir el Balah, Palestine, WW1
Cactus hedges near Deir el Balah (Dayr al Balah) in Palestine during the First World War. There were many of these, presenting difficult obstacles to attacking troops. Date: circa 1917-1918

Arch of Ctesiphon, Mesopotamia, WW1
The Arch of Ctesiphon (Taq-i Kisra), near the River Tigris in Mesopotamia (now Iraq) during the First World War. The Battle of Ctesiphon (22-24 November 1915)

Turkish troops emerging from trenches, Palestine, WW1
Turkish troops on the Palestine Front during the First World War, emerging from their trenches for an attack. Date: circa 1917-1918

British reconnaissance at Wadi Saba, Palestine, WW1
British horse artillery (Yeomanry Mounted Division) reconnaissance at Wadi Saba, near Beersheba, Palestine, during the First World War. Date: August 1917

Encampment, east side of Suez Canal, Egypt, WW1
An encampment on the east side of the Suez Canal, Egypt, during the First World War. Date: 6 May 1915

British troops firing at aircraft, Es Salt Road, WW1
British troops firing at unseen aircraft on the Es Salt Road, Palestine, during the First World War. They are the 181st Brigade, 60th London Division. Date: March 1918

Turkish troops in Anatolian Mountains, Middle East, WW1
Turkish troops marching in the Anatolian Mountains, Middle East, during the First World War. Date: 1915-1918

Army of Emir Faisal entering Zenbr, Palestine, WW1
The army of Emir Faisal entering Zenbr(?), Palestine, during the First World War. Date: 1916-1918

Insect class river gunboat, Mesopotamia, WW1
An Insect class river gunboat in service in Mesopotamia (now Iraq) during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Turkish cavalry in action in Gaza, WW1
Turkish cavalry in action in Gaza during the First World War. Date: circa 1917

Turkish artillery in action, Palestine Front, WW1
Turkish artillery in action on the Palestine Front during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Troops at an encampment, Palestine, WW1
Troops (probably Turkish) at an encampment in the Palestine desert during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Anzac transport camels resting at Gaza, WW1
Transport camels of the Anzac section of the Imperial Camel Corps resting at Gaza during the First World War. Date: circa 1917

Village on a hill near Gaza, with cacti, WW1
A native village on a hill near Gaza during the First World War. Cacti are growing in the foreground. Date: circa 1917

5th Light Horse Regiment camp near Gaza, WW1
Camp of the Australian 5th Light Horse Regiment on the sand near Gaza during the First World War. Date: 1917

Australian soldier near Gaza, WW1
An Australian soldier taking aim with his rifle near Gaza during the First World War. Date: circa 1917

Allied breakthrough in Palestine, WW1
Artists impression, based on a photograph, of the Allied breakthrough in Palestine against the Turkish troops during the First World War. Five infantry divisions attacked the Turkish positions

Australian troops, Second Battle of Gaza, WW1
Australian troops moving forward during the Second Battle of Gaza, Palestine, First World War. Date: 19 April 1917

Allied naval armoured cars, Mersa Matruh, Egypt, WW1
Allied naval armoured cars at Mersa Matruh, a base on the north coast of Egypt, during the First World War. Date: circa 1916

5th Light Horse Regiment position near Gaza, WW1
General view of the Australian 5th Light Horse Regiments position in front of Gaza during the First World War. Date: 1917

Allied soldiers awaiting orders, Egypt, WW1
Allied soldiers awaiting orders for the defence of the Nile, Egypt, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Mounted Anzac troops in the desert near Gaza, WW1
Mounted Anzac troops force the Wadi Ghuzzi and outflank Gaza by a rapid detour across the desert during the First World War. Date: 1917

Arabs riding camels in the desert, Palestine, WW1
Arabs riding camels across the desert in Palestine during the First World War. Some are holding their rifles up in the air. Date: 1914-1918

British tank and troops on Palestine border, WW1
A British tank and troops on the Palestine border at the time of General Allenbys attack during the First World War. Date: summer 1917

Turkish cavalry outside Gaza, Palestine, WW1
Turkish cavalry bivouacking outside Gaza, Palestine, during the First World War. Date: April 1917

Cars on a dusty road, Palestine, WW1
Cars travelling along a dusty road in the Palestine desert during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Scene during the Siege of Kut, Mesopotamia, WW1
Scene during the Siege of Kut, Kut Al Amara, Mesopotamia (now Iraq), during the First World War. Date: circa 1916

Part of the front line at Kut Al Amara, Mesopotamia, WW1
Part of the front line at Kut Al Amara, Mesopotamia (now Iraq), with one soldier looking straight at the camera, during the First World War. Date: circa 1916-1917

Unofficial surrender of Jerusalem, WW1
Street scene during the unofficial surrender of Jerusalem, First World War, two days before General Allenbys official entry. Date: 9 December 1917

Arabs patrol on the march, Middle East, WW1
An arab patrol on the march in the desert, probably in Palestine, during the First World War. Date: circa 1917

Camel transport, Suez Canal defences, Egypt, WW1
Camel transport (Somali camels) for Suez Canal defences at El Kubri, Egypt, during the First World War. Date: November 1916

Emir Faisals army entering Wejh, Middle East, WW1
Emir Faisals army entering Wejh (now in Saudi Arabia) during the First World War. Date: January 1917

Camel convoy at Shellal, Egypt, WW1
A camel convoy at Shellal, a village on the Nile, south of Aswan, Egypt, during the First World War. Date: 1918

Desert Mounted Corps with camels, Jordan, WW1
The Anzac Desert Mounted Corps with camels in the Jordan Valley during the First World War. Date: 1917-1918

Arab patrol flying the Sherifian Flag, Middle East, WW1
An Arab patrol led by General Jaafar Pashas ADC, flying the Sherifian Flag, marching across the desert during the Arab Revolt, First World War. Date: 1917-1918

Mounted infantry in the desert, Middle East, WW1
Mounted infantry in the desert during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

General Chauvel and troops riding through Damascus
General Sir Harry Chauvel (1865-1945) of the Australian Imperial Force, escorted by a squadron of the 2nd Light Horse Regiment as bodyguard

British biplanes in dust storm, Gayadah, Middle East, WW1
A dust storm about to strike British biplanes at Gayadah (Jeida), during the Hejaz Expedition (1916-1917), Middle East, First World War. Date: 1916

British Spad VII biplanes, Middle East, WW1
British Spad VII fighter biplanes with members of 30 Squadron RFC (Royal Flying Corps) on an airfield in the Middle East during the First World War. Date: 1916-1918

BE2C biplanes on an airfield, Middle East, WW1
Three British BE2C biplanes on an airfield somewhere in the Middle East (possibly Mesopotamia, now Iraq) during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Allied advance through the desert to Kut, WW1
Allied advance of Indian cavalry and British officers through the desert to Kut Al Amara, during the Mesopotamian Campaign, First World War. Date: circa 1915

Street scene in a town, Mesopotamia, WW1
Street scene in a town (probably Kut Al Amara) in Mesopotamia (now Iraq), during the First World War. Date: circa 1915-1918

British sailors on the Tigris, Mesopotamian Campaign, WW1
British sailors on the Tigris in the Mesopotamian Campaign during the First World War. Gunboat crews assisted on the river and in transport work. Date: circa 1917

Natives with boat on the Tigris near Baghdad, Iraq
Natives on the Tigris near Baghdad, Iraq, with a gufa or guffa, a round wickerwork boat used since ancient times. Date: 20th century

Indian troops at Lejj, Mesopotamia, WW1
Troops of the 6th Indian Division disembarking at Lejj, Mesopotamia, a few days before the Battle of Ctesiphon during the First World War. Date: November 1915

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