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| Keywords: 4th Light Horse Brigade Beersheba.jpg Photograph allegedly showing the charge of the 4th and 12th Regiments of the Australian 4th Light Horse Brigade at Beersheba Palestine 31 October 1917 The photograph has been claimed to have been taken by Trooper E G Elliot of the brigade's 4th Machine Gun Squadron who was in an advanced position performing range finding duties and was unaware that the charge was planned but fortunately had a small camera with him Another claim is that it was taken by a Turkish defender whose camera was later captured The authenticity of the photo has long been disputed Ian Jones in Is This The Charge At Beersheba Journal of the Australian War Memorial October 1983 makes a case for it being authentic; Matthew Woodhead and and Jacqui Lobach in The Australian Charge at Beersheba 1917 Is the Photograph Genuine or Staged Wartime Issue 1 November 1997 refute Jones' arguments and present a case for the photograph as showing a reenactment of the charge staged for Frank Hurley Australian Official Photographer on 7 February 1918 while the brigade was encamped at Belah Further evidence questioning the Elliott claim is presented by http //alh-research tripod com/Light_Horse/ Australian Light Horse Studies Centre on the http //alh-research tripod com/Light_Horse/index blog topic_id 1105601 Palestine - Beersheba thread A brief precise of the established evidence about the photograph is available at http //alh-research tripod com/Light_Horse/index blog/1828269/9th-lhr-on-manoeuvres/ 9th LHR On Manoeuvres While compelling evidence is presented on this site additional evidence derived by careful analysis of the picture is mooted to be made available in 2009 A02684 PD-AustraliaGov PD-1996 Australia World War I forces of Australia in Egypt and Palestine Battle of Beersheba Black and white photographs | ||||
