Turkish prisoners of war being escorted by French Algerian soldiers, 1917
Photograph, World War One, Middle East (1914-1918), Palestine, 1917.
These men were probably captured at the Battle of Rafa on 9 January 1917. This engagement saw the Allies drive the Ottomans out of Sinai.
From a collection of photographs taken by Corporal Joseph Egerton, Shropshire Yeomanry in Sinai and Palestine.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 2002-05-1-5
Acknowledgement
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2002-05-1-5