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  • The Bombardment of Gaza; Moonlight. From an Observation Post near the Sea The Bombardment of Gaza; Moonlight. From an Observation Post near the Sea

    (art) Made by: McBey, James 1917-10-29

    image: a British Army officer leans on a low wall looking out over the flat and largely featureless landscape towards distant flashes of artillery fire on the horizon.

  • The Gate of Palestine. Gaza from Raspberry Hill : a panoramic view of the battlefield of Gaza. The great road to Egypt follows the darker valley stretching to the left of Gaza. The Wadi Ghuzze lies across the middle distance, and part of it is seen at the end of the ravine. The Gate of Palestine. Gaza from Raspberry Hill : a panoramic view of the battlefield of Gaza. The great road to Egypt follows the darker valley stretching to the left of Gaza. The Wadi Ghuzze lies across the middle distance, and part of it is seen at the end of the ravine.

    (art) Made by: McBey, James 1917-11-01

    image: a panoramic view across the landscape leading up to Gaza in Palestine. A ravine runs up the middle of the composition, with arid land either side of it in the foreground. Further back the landscape is slightly greener, and there is evidence of...

  • The Minaret, Gaza The Minaret, Gaza

    (art) Made by: McBey, James 1917-11-09

    image: a view across a heavily bomb-damaged part of Gaza in Palestine. The foreground is littered with rubble and a single British soldier on horseback stands in the middle ground. In the background a shard of a wall is all that remains of a minaret. An...

  • Trenches before Gaza Trenches before Gaza

    (art) Made by: McBey, James 1917-10-08

    image: a view across a series of trenches in sandy ground. The dead body of a soldier lies in part of the trench in the left foreground. Further back a party of men sit and stand on the ground. The landscape is interspersed with a few small trees.

  • General Allenby and General Bailleul watching the bombardment of Gaza from Raspberry Hill General Allenby and General Bailleul watching the bombardment of Gaza from Raspberry Hill

    (art) Made by: McBey, James 1917-09-09

    image: two Generals, including commander of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force Edmund Allenby, stand at an observation post along with other senior and staff officers. Allenby stands looking into the distance with a pair of binoculars in his hands. Two men...

  • Monitors bombarding Gaza Monitors bombarding Gaza

    (art) Made by: McBey, James 1917-10-30

    image: a few British soldiers sit on a sandy beach watching Royal Navy monitors bombard the city of Gaza in the far distance. A local man walks with two camels towards a gathering of mules and soldiers by the water.

  • Gaza : the shells on the left are bursting on El Arish Redoubt Gaza : the shells on the left are bursting on El Arish Redoubt

    (art) Made by: McBey, James 1917-09-22

    image: a view from the slot of an observation post at shells exploding over Gaza. There are two large explosions on the far left and another two on the far right, with the buildings and minarets of the city visible in the middle.

  • THE POLISH ARMY IN THE MIDDLE EAST, 1941-1943 THE POLISH ARMY IN THE MIDDLE EAST, 1941-1943

    part of "ZIMNAL M (LT COL)" (photographs) Made by: Polish Official Photographer

    Troops of the Polish Army in the Middle East on horseback at manouevres near Gaza, Palestine.

  • THE POLISH ARMY IN THE MIDDLE EAST, 1941-1943 THE POLISH ARMY IN THE MIDDLE EAST, 1941-1943

    part of "WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: No 1 Army Film & Photographic Unit 1944-02-19

    At Barbara Camp near Gaza in Palestine some thousands of young Poles are being trained and educated as cadet soldiers for the day when they will be able to join their seniors as accomplished fighting men in the struggle for the final liberation of their...

  • THE POLISH ARMY IN THE MIDDLE EAST, 1941-1943 THE POLISH ARMY IN THE MIDDLE EAST, 1941-1943

    part of "WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: No 1 Army Film & Photographic Unit 1944-02-19

    At Barbara Camp near Gaza in Palestine some thousands of young Poles are being trained and educated as cadet soldiers for the day when they will be able to join their seniors as accomplished fighting men in the struggle for the final liberation of their...

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