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PALESTINE – THE ARAB REBELLION – Trooper A.S. WILLIAMS, XI Hussars (Prince Albert's Own). Photograph album. Egypt and Palestine: 1934-1937.
Fascinating photographs depicting the newly mechanised XI Hussars deployed in Egypt and Palestine, with images of the regiment's headquarters at Nablus during the Arab rebellion. Based in England between 1926-1934, the regiment converted from horses to armoured cars. On 15 November 1934 they sailed from Southampton to Alexandria in Egypt on HMT Nuerala (shown in one of the photographs), and then spent the next 4 years alternating between Egypt and Palestine. There are 2 leaves of images showing the regiment entraining for Palestine from Egypt, and then later in the album, the regiment crossing back across the Suez Canal to Egypt. In July 1936, the regiment was stationed at Nablus, from where they provided military escorts, negotiating terrorist landmines and gunfire. Images of these types of action are included in the album, such as roadside bombs, sniper positions, and the destruction of Arab property in Jaffa in a reprisal operation. During this time the XI Hussars developed a close relationship with the RAF, and it is interesting to note a number of photographs of aircraft in this album.
162 photographs (mainly of 2 sizes, 92 x 145mm and 62 x 86mm) mounted on 25 leaves, most captioned, oblong octavo ( 179 x 260mm). Original cloth-backed decorative olive-wood boards (extremities faintly rubbed).
Fascinating photographs depicting the newly mechanised XI Hussars deployed in Egypt and Palestine, with images of the regiment's headquarters at Nablus during the Arab rebellion. Based in England between 1926-1934, the regiment converted from horses to armoured cars. On 15 November 1934 they sailed from Southampton to Alexandria in Egypt on HMT Nuerala (shown in one of the photographs), and then spent the next 4 years alternating between Egypt and Palestine. There are 2 leaves of images showing the regiment entraining for Palestine from Egypt, and then later in the album, the regiment crossing back across the Suez Canal to Egypt. In July 1936, the regiment was stationed at Nablus, from where they provided military escorts, negotiating terrorist landmines and gunfire. Images of these types of action are included in the album, such as roadside bombs, sniper positions, and the destruction of Arab property in Jaffa in a reprisal operation. During this time the XI Hussars developed a close relationship with the RAF, and it is interesting to note a number of photographs of aircraft in this album.
162 photographs (mainly of 2 sizes, 92 x 145mm and 62 x 86mm) mounted on 25 leaves, most captioned, oblong octavo ( 179 x 260mm). Original cloth-backed decorative olive-wood boards (extremities faintly rubbed).
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