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Photograph J02852 First World War, 1914-1918AN 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.)

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Australian mule transport passing a Holt 'caterpillar' tractor, hauling an 8 inch howitzer, at Bernafay Corner on the road from Longueval.
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.)

WADY HANEIN, EGYPT. ?1916. AN AMERICAN HOLT CATERPILLAR 120HP TRACTOR BEING HITCHED UP TO A TRANSPORT TRUCK BOGGED IN THE SAND. THE SOLDIERS ARE POSSIBLY FROM THE 6TH AUSTRALIAN LIGHT HORSE.
Palestine. c. 1917. An Australian Army Holt caterpillar tractor towing two trailers across the desert.

AUSTRALIAN FORESTERS AT WORK IN NORTH BRITAIN: A CATERPILLAR TRACTOR HAULING AWAY A FALLEN LOG TO THE RAILWAY. ARMY.

A Holt caterpillar tractor near El Arish used for drawing heavy loads across the desert.

Mesopotamia. c. 1918. A British Army tractor hauling a load of soldiers seated on limbers. The tractor, a Holt 75hp, was purchased in some numbers from their US manufacturer. (Donor British Official P
