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Ottoman artillery
Ottoman light artillery in action at Harcira in Palestine, 1917.
Palestine campaign map
Map showing the area of operations during the Sinai (1916-17) and Palestine (1917-18) campaigns
German plane at Jerusalem
A German Rumpler C.I. reconnaissance biplane arrives in Jerusalem, 1917.
Ottoman cavalry
A column of Ottoman cavalry move along a road near Jerusalem, April 1917.
Lewis light machine gun
The Lewis Gun was an American-designed light automatic machine gun used by the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade in Sinai and Palestine, 1916-17.
Hotchkiss light machine gun
The French designed Hotchkiss M1909 light machine gun was used by the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade from March 1917 through to the end of the First World War.
Ottoman War Medal
German made version of the Ottoman War Medal, often mistakenly referred to as the 'Gallipoli Star' by Anzac and British troops.
British infantry on the march
British infantry on the march, Palestine.
Arab forces enter Damascus
Arab soldiers of T.E. Lawrence's force enter Damascus, Syria, October 1918.
General Chauvel rides through Damascus
Lieutenant-General 'Harry' Chauvel, commander of the Desert Mounted Corps, rides through Damascus, escorted by a squadron of the 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, October 1918.
Jerusalem surrender party
A party led by the Mayor of Jerusalem attempts to deliver a letter of surrender to two British soldiers, December 1917.
Indian lancers enter Haifa
Indian cavalry of the Jodhpore and Mysore Lancers, 16th (Imperial Service) Cavalry Brigade passing through Haifa follow the city's capture from Ottoman forces, September 1918.
Gurkhas in Palestine
Sentries of the 3/3rd Gurkha Rifles in a front-line trench in Palestine.
Damaged mosque in Gaza
The shell-damaged interior of the mosque in Gaza, November 1917.
Lieutenant-General Sir Edmund Allenby
Lieutenant-General Sir Edmund Allenby KCB, commander of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) in Sinai and Palestine, 1917-1919.
Rarotongan ammunition handlers
Rarotongan soldiers standing next to artillery shells, about 1916-18.
Rarotongans unloading supplies in Palestine
Men from the New Zealand Rarotongan Company unload stores from supply ships off the coast of Palestine, 1917.
German airfield at Huj
German Albatros D.II fighter biplanes at an airfield near Huj, Palestine, 1917.
Ottoman Army heliograph
Ottoman signallers use a heliograph to relay messages to troops in advanced positions at Huj in Palestine.
German airfield at Huj
German Taube airplanes at an airfield near Huj, circa 1916-1917.

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