A regiment of the Australian Light Horse on the march. Leading the column is Brigadier General ...

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Accession Number B01619
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
Place made Ottoman Empire: Palestine
Date made c February 1918
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

A regiment of the Australian Light Horse on the march. Leading the column is Brigadier General Charles Frederick Cox.

Caption from Grafton Galleries exhibition of May 1918: Riding through Bethlehem. A Brigade of Light Horse passing through during the fight for the Jordan Valley.

Caption from Australian War Museum, Melbourne Exhibition Building display of 1921: Going to Jericho. The 1st Australian Light Horse Brigade moving from Bethlehem towards Jerusalem on their way to the attack of Jericho, Palestine in January 1918. General C F Cox in command, leading.