The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The town of Jenin on the morning after its capture by the 3rd Light Horse Brigade. As the Desert Mounted Corps was riding hard for the Esdraelon Plain, to get astride of the enemy's communications, the Seventh and Eighth Turkish armies, assailed by the British infantry, were forced back from their position in Samaria. A force of about 10,000 Turks, retreating under this pressure, emerged from the hills near Jenin on September 20th. They were charged by the 9th and 10th Light Horse Regiments, and all surrendered without a struggle.
Turkish prisoners captured by the Anzac Mounted Division filling their water bottles, and washing at an ancient aqueduct. While Allenby's main strength was thrown against the Seventh and Eighth Turkis
ZIZA, PALESTINE, 1918-09. SOME OF THE THOUSANDS OF TURKS CAPTURED BY THE 5TH, 6TH AND 7TH AUSTRALIAN LIGHT HORSE REGIMENTS. (DONOR R. TIMPERLEY)
The Turks made a stubborn fight for this place which was eventually taken by the Australian Light Horse. After attacking from two points the Australians finally charged on horseback with fixed bayone
A group of Turkish prisoners captured by the Light Horse gathered in the town. The first Amman raid was followed by a second attempt about a month later. The Arabs again promised cooperation, but fail
A locomotive and well at Beersheba, blown up by the retreating Turkish forces after the town had been captured in a successful charge by the 4th and 12th Australian Light Horse Regiments on 31 October
Abdul, an Arab pony captured from the Turks by the Australian Light Horse. A favourite of Frank Hurley's, he wrote about riding Abdul in his diary on 12 January 1918, "Abdul has become a great frien
