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Aerial photograph of Es Salt taken from the north west at 1200 hours. (AINN 515). One of the ...
Photograph
Maker: Australian Flying Corps
Aerial photograph of Es Salt taken from the north west at 1200 hours. (AINN 515). One of the roles of 1 Squadron, as part of 40th Wing, was strategic reconnaissance, out of which photographic reconn...B03328
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A group of Arab inhabitants of the town, engaged in the process of tanning hides.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
A group of Arab inhabitants of the town, engaged in the process of tanning hides.H00576
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A group of Turkish prisoners captured by the Light Horse gathered in the town. The first Amman ...
Photograph
Maker: McPherson, Duncan
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...B00078
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An Arab inhabitant of the town engaged in picking fleece.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
An Arab inhabitant of the town engaged in picking fleece.H00575
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Anzac Divisional Headquarters camp and horse lines in the valley.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Anzac Divisional Headquarters camp and horse lines in the valley.B00111
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A steep portion of the road marked by trees (centre) passing through the Es Salt Wady and leading ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
A steep portion of the road marked by trees (centre) passing through the Es Salt Wady and leading to the town of Es Salt.H00601
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A Turkish hospital, on the road to Es Salt. An ammunition dump is to the right.
Photograph
Maker: McPherson, Duncan
A Turkish hospital, on the road to Es Salt. An ammunition dump is to the right.B00106
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Auja crossing, Jordan
Art
Maker: Lambert, George
Depicts a landscape with river. Low wooden bridge resting on pontoons. Two horses crossing bridge. White mule with head down right. Mounted horsemen on bank extreme right. Horses in distance centre, t...ART02691
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A view of Light Horse and British troops in the town of Es Salt, in Palestine, from the post ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
A view of Light Horse and British troops in the town of Es Salt, in Palestine, from the post office.B00065
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A view of part of the town, where British and Australian forces were heavily involved in fighting ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
A view of part of the town, where British and Australian forces were heavily involved in fighting Turkish forces in the first World War.H00577
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AWM30 B2.12 - [Prisoner of war statements, 1914-18 War:] Light Horse Medical Units, Palestine - 1015 D S ARMSTRONG, 3080 Driver H C BROCKHURST, 18861 Private G C CLARKE, 2110 Driver F J MATTHEWS, 5468 Driver G M MILLER, 11250 Driver M B SLOAN, 11249 Driver J C SLOAN, 16970 Private D G WEIDENHOFER, 16961 Private B J BRIANT, 2113 Driver A THOMPSON, 445 Private C S CAMPBELL
Digitised Collection
Maker: Department of Defence
AWM2020.8.48
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BRIGADIER-GENERAL C.L. SMITH, V.C., WATCHING THE HONG KONG - SINGAPORE (INDIAN) BATTERY RETURNING ...
Photograph
BRIGADIER-GENERAL C.L. SMITH, V.C., WATCHING THE HONG KONG - SINGAPORE (INDIAN) BATTERY RETURNING FROM THE SECOND ES SALT RAID. (DONATED BY COLONEL A.J. MILLS, DSO., VD.)J06052
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British War Medal 1914-20 : Private F R Kerr, 12 Light Horse Regiment, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL34664.002
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Camel cacolets for the transport of the wounded. The camels of a Camel Field Ambulance are under ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Camel cacolets for the transport of the wounded. The camels of a Camel Field Ambulance are under cover in a valley near Es Salt, awaiting their inevitable burden.B00072
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Collection related to the service of Major Robert Grieve Woods, 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance
Photograph
PALESTINE, 1918. MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN LIGHT HORSE, EXHAUSTED AFTER THE FIRST BATTLE AT AMMAN, RETURNING FROM ES SALT. (DONOR D. WOODS).P00339.025
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Copy of Diary No.10 of Rupert Major Downes, 6 March - 29 July 1918
Digitised Collection
Maker: Downes, Rupert Major
Diary relating to the First World War service of Colonel Rupert Major Downes, Desert Mounted Corps. This diary written between 5 March and 29 July 1918 contains the carbon copies of the original diary...AWM2017.6.212
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Diary No.10 of Rupert Major Downes, 6 March - 29 July 1918
Digitised Collection
Maker: Downes, Rupert Major
Diary relating to the First World War service of Colonel Rupert Major Downes, Desert Mounted Corps. This diary written between 5 March and 29 July 1918 are the original pages taken out of a Army carbo...AWM2017.6.208
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Diary of Henry 'Harry' Langtip, 1918
Digitised Collection
Maker: Langtip, Henry
Diary relating to the First World War service of 2347 Staff Sergeant Henry 'Harry' Langtip, 4th Light Horse Regiment. In this diary, written between 27 February 1918 and May 1918, Langtip documents th...RCDIG0000900
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Distinguished Conduct Medal : Signaller Corporal R H L Bligh, 11 Light Horse Regiment, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Distinguished Conduct Medal (Geo V). Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL28395.001
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Folding knife, fork and spoon set : Trooper V R Geyle, 1 Light Horse Field Ambulance, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Harrison Brothers & Howson
Steel and aluminium folding knife, fork and spoon set, The set is comprised of three separate folding utensils which fit together to form a small 'pocket knife' style kit.REL30292
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German Army First Aid pouch : Trooper V R Geyle, 1 Light Horse Field Ambulance, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
German khaki cotton First Aid pouch, stencilled on the flap with a pair of red crosses, and in black ink, the words 'Taschen Apotheke'. Empty.REL30291
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Ghoraniyeh bridgehead, Jordan
Art
Maker: Lambert, George
Close to Jericho, Ghoraniyeh had been the scene of heavy fighting only a month before George Lambert arrived in May 1918. The possession of the lower valley was essential to any future offensive. Chau...ART02808
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Jordan Valley, Palestine. 1917-03. Bedouin refugees from Es Salt crossing a pontoon bridge over a ...
Photograph
Jordan Valley, Palestine. 1917-03. Bedouin refugees from Es Salt crossing a pontoon bridge over a river in the valley.H03824
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Led horses of the Australian Light Horse under cover near Es Salt. The dismounted men, with their ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Led horses of the Australian Light Horse under cover near Es Salt. The dismounted men, with their rifles, were at the time on the crest of the hill to the right.B00063
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Letters from Wilfred Evans to his family, 1918
Digitised Collection
Maker: Evans, Wilfred
Letters relating to the First World War service of Major Wilfred Evans, Australian Army Medical Corps. In this series of letters from 1918, Evans details his service in Palestine and his eventual demo...RCDIG0000963
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Lieutenant Clive Holland, 7th Light Horse
Art
Maker: Lambert, George
Depicts a portrait of Lieutenant Clive Holland, 1st Australian Imperial Force, 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment. Between 18-22 February 1918 Lambert visited the 7th Light Horse regiment stationed a...ART02747
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Looking down onto a Turkish hospital, on the road to Es Salt.
Photograph
Maker: McPherson, Duncan
Looking down onto a Turkish hospital, on the road to Es Salt.B00106A
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Major-General Henry Hodgson
Art
Maker: Lambert, George
Depicts a portrait of Major-General Sir Henry Hodgson, DCMG, CB, CVO was an officer of the British Regular Army. He served at Gallipoli and commanded the Western Force in Egypt against the Senussi. In...ART02751
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2ND LIGHT HORSE FIELD AMBULANCE HALTED IN THE MAIN STREET OF JERICHO, PALESTINE, RETURNING FROM ...
Photograph
Maker: Smith, Francis Henry
2ND LIGHT HORSE FIELD AMBULANCE HALTED IN THE MAIN STREET OF JERICHO, PALESTINE, RETURNING FROM THE ATTACK ON AMMAN AND ES SALT, 1918-04. (DONATED BY MR. F.H. SMITH.)J02813
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Pair of Australian Army spurs : Trooper V R Geyle, 1 Light Horse Field Ambulance, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pair of Australian army issue spurs with Egyptian silver 5 Millieme coins for rowels. The spurs each have a leather strap with an instep protecting panel threaded on.REL30290
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PALESTINE, 1918-03. ARMENIAN REFUGEES FROM ES SALT.
Photograph
PALESTINE, 1918-03. ARMENIAN REFUGEES FROM ES SALT.P00357.001
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PALESTINE, 1918-03. ARMENIAN REFUGEES FROM ES SALT ON THE ROADWAY.
Photograph
PALESTINE, 1918-03. ARMENIAN REFUGEES FROM ES SALT ON THE ROADWAY.P00357.003
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PALESTINE, 1918-03. ARMENIAN REFUGEES FROM ES SALT RESTING BY THE ROADWAY.
Photograph
PALESTINE, 1918-03. ARMENIAN REFUGEES FROM ES SALT RESTING BY THE ROADWAY.P00357.002
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PALESTINE. C. 1917. THE ROAD LEADING FROM THE JORDAN RIVER TO ES SALT.
Photograph
PALESTINE. C. 1917. THE ROAD LEADING FROM THE JORDAN RIVER TO ES SALT.H02509
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Papers relating to Albany Thomas Fredrick Varney, 1915-2011
Digitised Collection
Maker: Varney, Albany Thomas Fredrick
Papers relating to the First World War service of 887 Private Albany Thomas Fredrick Varney, 12th Light Horse Regiment. This is an extensive collection of letters, postcards and other documents that s...RCDIG0000895
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REFUGEES FROM ES SALT, A TOWN EAST OF THE JORDAN RIVER AND IN THE MOUNTAINS OF MOAB, WHO FLED ...
Photograph
Maker: Smith, Francis Henry
REFUGEES FROM ES SALT, A TOWN EAST OF THE JORDAN RIVER AND IN THE MOUNTAINS OF MOAB, WHO FLED FROM THE TOWN JUST PRIOR TO OCCUPATION BY THE ANZAC MOUNTED DIVISION, 1918-03. (DONATED BY MR. F.H. SMITH....J02808
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REFUGEES FROM ES SALT CROSSING PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER JORDAN AT THE GHORANIYEH FORD, ...
Photograph
Maker: Smith, Francis Henry
REFUGEES FROM ES SALT CROSSING PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER JORDAN AT THE GHORANIYEH FORD, NEAR JERICHO. 1918-04. (DONATED BY MR. F.H. SMITH.)J02809
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Row of casualties in litters at an Advanced Dressing Station established by the 2/4 Light Horse ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Row of casualties in litters at an Advanced Dressing Station established by the 2/4 Light Horse Field Ambulance.H00893
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Shibli Abraham Bishara of Es Salt
Art
Maker: Lambert, George
Depicts a profile portrait of Shibli Abraham Bishara, Arab proprietor farmer of Es Salt in Jordan, wearing burnous and with plaited hair. Lambert also painted the brother of the subject of this work: ...ART02750
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Souvenir Rising Sun brooch : Sergeant J R Cain, 5 Light Horse Regiment, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: K G Luke
Souvenir brooch made from a silver coated brass Rising Sun collar badge. On the reverse is a hinged pin clasp.REL36244
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Souvenir Rising Sun brooch : Sergeant J R Cain, 5 Light Horse Regiment, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Souvenir brooch made from a silver coated brass Rising Sun collar badge. On the reverse is a hinged pin clasp and a hand engraved silver plaque which reads '5. L.H. 1915'.REL36243
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Souvenir Rising Sun brooch : Sergeant J R Cain, 5 Light Horse Regiment, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Souvenir brooch made from a silver coated brass Rising Sun collar badge. On the reverse is a hinged pin clasp and a hand engraved silver plaque which reads '5. L.H. 1915'.REL36242
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1914-15 Star : Private F R Kerr, 12 Light Horse Regiment, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
1914-15 Star. Impressed reverse with recipient's details.REL34664.001
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SUWEILE, PALESTINE. C. 1918-09. A BRIDGE BUILT OVER THE YARMUK RIVER, ON THE ROAD FROM ES SALT TO ...
Photograph
SUWEILE, PALESTINE. C. 1918-09. A BRIDGE BUILT OVER THE YARMUK RIVER, ON THE ROAD FROM ES SALT TO AMMAN, BY THE CANADIAN BRIDGING COMPANY. THE BRIDGE WAS DESTROYED BY THE RETREATING TURKISH ARMY.H02594B
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The approach to Es Salt, after the charge on horseback in which the town was captured by the 8th ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
The approach to Es Salt, after the charge on horseback in which the town was captured by the 8th Light Horse Regiment. Note the dead pack horses lying on the roadway at the entrance.B00110
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1918-03. THE AUSTRALIAN CAMEL FIELD AMBULANCE IN THE HILLS OF JUDEA EN-ROUTE TO THE JORDAN VALLEY ...
Photograph
Maker: Smith, Francis Henry
1918-03. THE AUSTRALIAN CAMEL FIELD AMBULANCE IN THE HILLS OF JUDEA EN-ROUTE TO THE JORDAN VALLEY AND EVENTUALLY TO TAKE PART IN THE ATTACK ON AMMAN AND ES SALT. (DONATED BY MR. F.H. SMITH.)J02844
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'The Pimple' Ghoraniyeh bridgehead
Art
Maker: Lambert, George
In April 1918 as Australian troops advanced towards Es Salt, a communication post was established at Ghoraniyeh on a small knoll rising from the Jordan Valley. From this vantage point of 150 feet, obs...ART02806
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The village of Ain Suweile which is located on the road from Es Salt to Amman.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
The village of Ain Suweile which is located on the road from Es Salt to Amman.H00574
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The Wadi (waterway) at Es Salt. Note the multi-storied flat- roofed houses built into the hills ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
The Wadi (waterway) at Es Salt. Note the multi-storied flat- roofed houses built into the hills on the left of the picture.J00813
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Turkish dagger scabbard : Trooper V R Geyle, 1 Light Horse Field Ambulance, AIF
Technology
Scabbard for dagger made from wrapped strips of leather.REL30293.002
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Turkish dagger : Trooper V R Geyle, 1 Light Horse Field Ambulance, AIF
Technology
Turkish dagger with a slightly curved steel blade and a wooden handle. Both the blade and handle have decorative markings or cyphers.REL30293.001
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Typescript of diaries of Henry 'Harry' Langtip, 1916-1918
Digitised Collection
Maker: Langtip, Henry
Typescript of diaries relating to the First World War service of 2347 Staff Sergeant Henry 'Harry' Langtip, 4th Light Horse Regiment. In this series of diaries Langtip details his service with 4th Lig...RCDIG0000897
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Unofficial collar badge of 6 Light Horse Regiment, AIF : Corporal C H Livingstone
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Unofficial left hand collar badge of 6 Light Horse Regiment, AIF. The badge is made of brass with a silver wash finish which has been almost entirely removed from the front surface by polishing. On th...REL/18156
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Vehicles travelling on the steep and winding road leading to Es Salt.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Vehicles travelling on the steep and winding road leading to Es Salt.H00599
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Victory Medal : Private F R Kerr, 12 Light Horse Regiment, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Victory Medal, impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL34664.003