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Photograph B00255 First World War, 1914-1918The Headquarters of the Desert Mounted Corps, during the advance on Damascus. Note the dust raised by horses and transport.

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The Headquarters of the Desert Mounted Corps, during the advance on Damascus. Note the dust raised (left) as horses and transport make their way to the camp.
The Headquarters of the Desert Mounted Corps, during the advance on Damascus. Note the dust raised by horses and transport.

Opens with title 'with the Australian Forces in Palestine'. The advance on Magdhaba, December 1916, and the return with Turkish prisoners, the capture of Beersheba and the entry of the Camel Corps. T
WESTERN DESERT. WITH AUSTRALIAN FIGHTER SQUADRON. SOME OF THE GROUND STAFF MAKE THEIR WAY TO THEIR MESS TENT THROUGH THE WIND AND DUST. (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK).

A view of the city of Damascus, looking from above the Headquarters of the Desert Mounted Corps.

NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA. 1942-10-04. 147 GENERAL TRANSPORT COMPANY, AUSTRALIAN ARMY SERVICE CORPS, REFUELLING AT BARROW CREEK CAMP ON THE WAY NORTH FROM ALICE SPRINGS TO LARRIMAH, A FOUR-DAY RUN

A scene in the dust at Lejjun (Megiddo) during the advance on Damascus, showing the Australian Light Horse advancing and prisoners by the wayside.
