The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Lambert painted this watercolour in mid March 1918 when he visited Magdhaba. Using the available shade at midday, George Lambert painted this from the hospital window opposite the Turkish buildings. Time was always an important element of his work, and he noted on the back of the drawing: "This water colour is accurate time 12 o'clock". Magdhaba, a village located in the northern Sinai desert, was the scene of an action fought on 23 December 1916 when Turkish forces blocking the route to Palestine were attacked by Major General Harry Chauvel's ANZAC Mounted Division, which had the Imperial Camel Corps attached. A mounted charge by the 10th Light Horse to secure vital water supplies nearby was a vital contributory factor in the victory. This action, combined with the success at Rafa on 9 January 1917, opened the way for the final expulsion of the Turks from Sinai.
Depicts a view of Wadi el Arish with sand hills and mountains at Magdhaba. Lambert visited this area in March 1918 during his first tour of Palestine. Magdhaba was the scene of a battle on 23 December
Drawing of flat-roofed buildings in the foreground with hills in the distance at Magdhaba. Magdhaba, was a fortified military post 30 Kilometres east of el Arish in Egypt. The position was attacked on
Depicts the Camel Corp 'Cameliers' at the point where they were dismounting to advance on foot at Magdhaba. The Imperial Camel Corps Brigade was raised from the Australian, New Zealand and British Arm
A sandy desert scene with an avenue of tall palm trees in the left foreground, white tents, troops, a horse and a mosque in the middle ground, and a narrow stretch of dark blue - probably the Mediterr
Depicts three native buildings in the desert at Magdhaba. The one to the left partly destroyed, and two figures sit and stand outside the right hand building. Otho Hewett (1887- 1942) served with the
Crimson silk regimental standard with a gold bullion fringe on the upper and lower edges, and on the fly. One side of the standard is embroidered in gold bullion thread with the toghra (personal cyphe
