World War One and Battle of Beersheba / compiled by Anne Tsang, Research Assistant & Neera Sahni, Research Services Leader, Research & Collection Services Parramatta Heritage Visitor & Information Centre.

Collection type	Library
Author	Sahni, Neera, compiler.; Tsang, Anne, compiler.; Parramatta (N.S.W.). Council, issuing body; Parramatta Heritage & Visitor Information Centre, issuing body;
Call Number	F 940.41294 W927b
Document type	Monograph
Year	2019].
Pagination	28 pages : illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour), colour map.
Publisher	City of Parramatta,
Note	"Australia's involvement in World War One began on 4 August 1914. Many who joined up believed that the war would be a great adventure, but none could have imagined the scale of the endeavour on which they were about to embark. Sadly, many of these soldiers, sailors, airmen, medical support staff and nurses did notmake it home. Their courage, sacrifice, hardship and losses brought a new maturity to our nation. The Battle of Beersheba took place on 31 October 1917 during the third Battle of Gaza in Palestin e. It was a defining moment that demonstrated the success of Manoeuvre Warfare in the region, and the power of mounted troops to rapidly redefine the outcome of a battle. It was the first time the Australian Light Horse was used as cavalry, which saw the famous charge of the 4 Australian Light Horse in the afternoon. The capture of Beersheba (also Be?er Sheva, now a city in Israel) secured crucial water wells and turned the fortunes of Allied efforts against the Ottoman and German Empires, which also mark ed the beginning of the end of the war in the Middle East." -- Page 5.
Place made	[Parramatta, N.S.W. :

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