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Description: | The Advance through Palestine and the Battle of Megiddo: Men of the 2nd Battalion Black Watch practise marksmanship across sandbag defences on the coast near Arsuf.
Sandbag defences on the coast, held by the 2nd Battalion Black Watch from the Action of Arsuf, 8th June 1918, till the end of the month. Long khaki drill trousers were worn with a short puttee round the ankle instead of the kilt during the summer, to guard against risk of Infection from mosquito bites.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Egypt Egypt and Palestine 1915-1918 Ottoman Empire Training Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) British Army Land Warfare Palestine and Arabia 1914-1918 First World War Battles of Megiddo 1918 | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Westmoreland G | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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