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Photograph J00997 First World War, 1914-1918A Holt caterpillar tractor near El Arish used for drawing heavy loads across the desert.

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
AN AMERICAN HOLT 75HP CATERPILLAR TRACTOR, ONE OF MANY WHICH WERE USED FOR HAULING GUNS AND STORES ACROSS THE DESERT IN SINAI. (DONATED BY MR. F.H. SMITH.)
A Holt caterpillar tractor near El Arish used for drawing heavy loads across the desert.

Probably EGYPT. ?1916. AN AMERICAN HOLT CATERPILLAR TRACTOR, USED MOSTLY FOR TOWING ARTILLERY.

Palestine. c. 1917. An Australian Army Holt caterpillar tractor towing two trailers across the desert.

THE CAMP OF THE 2ND LIGHT HORSE FIELD AMBULANCE AT BENI SELA, SINAI DESERT, IN 1917-06. (DONATED BY MR. F.H. SMITH.)

THE OPERATING TENT OF THE 2ND. A.L.H. FIELD AMBULANCE AT TEL-EL- FUKHARI, SINAI DESERT, 1917-06. (DONATED BY MR. F.H. SMITH.)

BARBED WIRE ENTANGLEMENTS ERECTED BY BRITISH INFANTRY NEAR RAFA, SINAI DESERT. RAFA WAS OCCUPIED ON 1917-01-09. (DONATED BY MR. F.H. SMITH.)
