General Sir Phillip Chetwode, General Officer Commanding, landing at El Arish. Major General ...

Place Africa: Egypt, Frontier, Sinai, El Arish Area, El Arish
Accession Number J00902
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Unknown
Place made Egypt: Frontier, Sinai, El Arish Area, El Arish
Date made 22 December 1916
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

General Sir Phillip Chetwode, General Officer Commanding, landing at El Arish. Major General Harry Chauvel is in the lead. General Chetwode led the newly reorganised Desert Column (mounted advance units) from December 1916; Major General Chauvel was his Second in Command and assumed command in late April 1917, when Chetwode replaced the Commander of the Eastern Frontier Force.