The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A view of the Barada Gorge, where the enemy was caught by our machine gun fire from the top of the hills and slaughtered in great numbers while retreating from Damascus. The railway track runs beside the road.
The main route from Damascus west to Beirut runs beside the Barada river through a steep gorge. On 30 September 1918 Australian troops had trapped and killed Turkish troops in Barada Gorge who were f
An elevated view of the pass known as Barada Gorge, one of the main entrances to Damascus, showing the road and river running through the pass.
Barada Gorge, north west of Damascus. It was in this gorge that 20,000 Turks attempted to escape on the 30th September 1918, but the head of the column was annihilated by the 3rd and 5th Light Horse
Barada Gorge, north west of Damascus. It was in this gorge that 20,000 Turks attempted to escape on the 30th September 1918, but the head of the column was annihilated by the 3rd and 5th Light Horse
Barada Gorge, north west of Damascus. It was in this gorge that 20,000 Turks attempted to escape on the 30th September 1918, but the head of the column was annihilated by the 3rd and 5th Light Horse
A view of portion of Barada Gorge, where determined enemy opposition was encountered by the Allied forces, with abandoned enemy transport in the foreground.
