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'From Gaza to Jerusalem: The Palestine Campaign of 1917' - Stuart Hadaway

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On Wednesday 9th of August we welcome Stuart Hadaway to our Hornchurch venue to present his talk on the Palestine campaign in 1917. This talk will look at the three battles for Gaza and the push on to Jerusalem in December. This talk will include reference to the 54th (Eastern) Division, in which four battalions of the Essex Regiment served as 161 …


ONLINE: 'Delayed in the Desert: The Gaza Stalemate and Beersheba Breakthrough' with Robert Flemming

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In 1917, British Prime Minister David Lloyd George ordered the Egyptian Expeditionary Force to capture Jerusalem by Christmas. This was, arguably, a diversion from the main focus of the war on the western front. He believed this would be a good 'Christmas Present' for the British people. However, the route to Jerusalem was across the Sinai desert…


'Gaza to Jerusalem; The Palestine Campaigns of 1917' - Stuart Hadaway

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In this talk Stuart tells the story of 1917 in Palestine. It covers the story of the three battles of Gaza, the first two which were disastrous in outcome for the attacking British and Empire forces. A change in force commander and support led to the attacks on Beersheba and the capture of Gaza. The talk then covers subsequent actions to the entry …