The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Three prisoners captured by the Australian Light Horse, one prisoner is an Montenegrin, one an Albanian and one a Bosnian. They were captured near Katia, and had just been marched in across the desert to Romani. Note the first prisoner on the left has two rifles.
EGYPT, 1916. SIX TURKISH PRISONERS CAPTURED AT KATIA (BIR QATIA), JUST WEST OF ROMANI, SQUAT ON THE GROUND IN FRONT OF THE AUSTRALIAN LIGHT HORSE TROOPER WHO BROUGHT THEM INTO CAMP AND IS TELLING HIS
The 2nd Australian Light Horse Field Ambulance camp in the desert on the edge of an oasis near Romani. Note the Union Jack and Red Cross flags flying (right).
Bir el Nuss, Sinai. August 1916. Men and horses of the 3rd Australian Light Horse Brigade preparing for an attack at Katia in the Romani area on 5 August 1916. (Donor Mrs L.E. McAllister)
KATIA, EGYPT, 1916-04. 6TH AUSTRALIAN LIGHT HORSE REGIMENT WATERING THEIR HORSES AT AN OLD ROMAN WELL IN THE SINAI DESERT. (DONOR G. TERRY)
MURCHISON, AUSTRALIA. 1943-01. ENTRANCE TO ONE OF THE CAMPS OF NO. 13 PRISONER OF WAR GROUP, WHERE PRISONERS OF WAR OF GERMAN AND ITALIAN NATIONALITY, CAPTURED IN THE WESTERN DESERT CAMPAIGNS, ARE LOC
German and Turkish prisoners who were captured by the 3rd Light Horse Brigade, being marched under escort through the town.
