British soldiers in Palestine, 30 December 1917

Photograph, World War One, Middle East (1914-1918), Palestine, 1917.

Image caption states: 'Shows nature of the country over which the advance was made 30/12/17.'

From 17 November 1917 the Egyptian Expeditionary Force attacked Jerusalem. The city fell following the Ottoman surrender on 9 December.

From a collection of photographs taken by Corporal Joseph Egerton, Shropshire Yeomanry in Sinai and Palestine.