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Photograph P01531.025 First World War, 1914-1918PALESTINE? 1917. A GAS CYLINDER BEING TURNED ON FOR CLOUD GAS ATTACK PRACTICE IN THE DESERT. (DONOR J. DERHAM)

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Palestine. c. 1917. A cloud of gas escapes from a gas cylinder which has been set up in the desert for members of the 12th Australian Light Horse Regiment (12ALH) to practise a gas attack and to test gas helmets. (Donor J. Short)
PALESTINE? 1917. A GAS CYLINDER BEING TURNED ON FOR CLOUD GAS ATTACK PRACTICE IN THE DESERT. (DONOR J. DERHAM)

PALESTINE? 1917. MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN LIGHT HORSE BRIGADE EMERGE FROM A CLOUD OF GAS DURING A PRACTICE DRILL. (DONOR J. DERHAM)

Palestine. c. 1917. Horses of the 12th Australian Light Horse Regiment being watered in the desert. (Donor A.T. Adams)

Palestine. c. 1918. A section of a camp in the desert occupied by members of the 12th Australian Light Horse Regiment. (Donor A.T. Adams)

Members of the Australian Light Horse practising for a gas attack, at Sheikh Nuran. The soldiers laying on the ground are wearing PH helmets to protect them from the gas.

Palestine. c 1917. Members of the 5th Light Horse with a 13 pounder Mark 4 anti aircraft gun mounted on the back of a Thronycroft truck. The truck has been stabilised around the wheels with sandbags a
