Light Horse History One of the riders re-enacting the Light Horse journey, Beersheba; Light Horse commemorative statue - Photos J Curry

General Sir Harry Chauvel General Sir Harry Chauvel in 1923 https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/J00503/

Memorial plaque to Chauvel St Paul’s Cathedral Melbourne Memorial plaque St Paul’s Cathedral Melbourne – P Kentley

Map produced by Geographx with research assistance from Damien Fenton and Caroline Lord. Map of 'Sinai campaign 1916 map', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/sinai-campaign-1916-map, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 14-Aug-2014

Diorama from the Australian War Memorial Romani Sinai Desert https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C251428 Artwork 41024 Diorama from the Australian War Memorial

The Allied forces lost 202 men, mostly ANZACS The Turkish toll was 1,250 killed, almost 4,000 injured and another 4,000 captured https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/ Photo J06076

Michael Shanahan in hospital Michael Shanahan in hospital – https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P03088.008. 2nd Australian Light Horse, Cairo Sept 1916

Bill the Bastard statue, Murrumburra, NSW Bill the Bastard statue, Murrumburrah, NSW, Australia – http://iwvpa.net/clifford-m/bill-the-.php

Charge of Beersheba Disputed picture of the charge at Beersheba (or re-enactment) – Australian War memorial https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/A02684/ It was probably taken when two regiments of the 4th Brigade, Australian Light Horse, re-enacted the charge for the official photographer Frank Hurley, at Belah on 7 February 1918.

Painting by Jennifer and Ron Marshall Chaaarge! – Painting by Jennifer and Ron Marshall www.lighthorseart.com.au Painting by Jennifer and Ron Marshall – Chaaarge! Major Eric Hyman leads his troops into battle. www.lighthorseart.com.au

Sloan ‘Scotty’ Bolton DCM and Elsie Scotty and Elsie wedding photo https://anzacday.org.au/trooper-sloan-scotty-bolton-dcm

Watering the horses, Beersheba https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/H15216

9th Light Horse Jordan Valley 9th LH regiment Jordan Valley near Jericho https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/B00236

Map – Palestine Campaign WW1 - Map produced by Geographx with research assistance from Damien Fenton and Caroline Lord. 'Palestine campaign 1917-18 map', http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/palestine-campaign-1917-18-map, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 14-Aug-2014

Light Horse troops near Megiddo with prisoners https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/ Photo B00256

Jenin – taken by 9th and 10th Light Horse regiments 9th and 10th LH regiments, Jenin https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/B00259

Queensland Black Watch Ist Reinforcements Egypt. June 1918. Too Dark for the Light Horse Collection. Courtesy David Huggonson. Website: https://indigenoushistories.com/2015/04/15/charlie-alley-light-horseman-the-service-tradition-of-the-alley-family/

Rugby player and Great Grandfather of Cathy Freeman Frank Fisher – 11th Light Horse Rugby player and Great Grandfather of Cathy Freeman Frank Fisher, 11th Light Horse regiment was a well-known Rugby player and Cathy Freeman’s great-grandfather. https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P00889.015

Semakh Station – in 1918 and now restored Semakh railway station https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/B00283 Station now restored – Jill Curry

ANZAC monument Semakh Australian memorial at Semakh – Jill Curry

Chauvel leads the troops into Damascus https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/H10659

Governor’s residence - Damascus Arab troops arriving at the Governor’s residence for the surrender of Damascus – Australian War Memorial https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/J02491/

Turkish prisoners of war Turkish Prisoners of War, advance to Damascus - https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/B00253B

Balfour declaration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Balfour_portrait_and_declaration.JPG

Accomplishments in 1918 Defeated 3 Turkish armies – that had decimated the ANZACs in Gallipoli Captured 75,000 prisoners and 360 guns Ended the Ottoman Empire & the war in the Middle East Liberated ¾ of Palestine (today Jordan and northern Israel) and Syria (today Lebanon and Syria) & re-wrote the maps of the Middle East

ANZAC Light Horsemen General Sir Harry Chauvel commanded a corps of 34,000 mounted troops They travelled 560 kilometres from Jaffa to Aleppo in 6 weeks on horseback Attacked across a front of 160 kilometres All accomplished while plagues of sickness were hitting the troops Created the ANZAC Light Horse legend

Partition of the Ottoman Empire Map of mandates – Base map - CIA World Fact Book https://www.cia.gov

Partition of Palestine Homeland for Arabs – 77% Became Jordan Homeland for Jews – 23% Became Israel Map of Partition of Palestine – https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PalestineAndTransjordan.png – Doron

Formation of the current Middle East Republic of Turkey - 1923 Kingdom of Iraq - 1932 Lebanese Republic – 1943 Syrian Arab Republic – 1946 Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan - 1946 State of Israel - 1948

Netanyahu - Be’er Sheva 2017 “Exactly 100 years ago brave Anzac Soldiers liberated Beersheba for the sons and daughters of Abraham 100th Anniversary Beersheba – J Curry and opened the gateway for the Jewish people to re-enter this stage of history”

“Had the Ottoman rule in Palestine and Syria not been overthrown by the Australians and the New Zealanders, Beersheba re-enactment 2017 – J Curry the Balfour Declaration would have been empty words...It did not create the state of Israel but enabled its creation. ” – Malcolm Turnbull Oct 31, 2017 Be’er Sheva

Zechariah 12:2-3 Jerusalem – a cup that causes reeling to all the people around http://derrickmccarson.blogspot.com/2017/01/israel-un-and-end-times.html