J00902 Accession Number: J00902

Description

General Sir Phillip Chetwode, General Officer Commanding, landing at El Arish. Major General Harry Chauvel is in the lead. General Chetwode led the newly reorganised Desert Column (mounted advance units) from December 1916; Major General Chauvel was his Second in Command and assumed command in late April 1917, when Chetwode replaced the Commander of the Eastern Frontier Force.

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Accession Number
J00902
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
22 December 1916
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor H Maunder
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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