A tomb, which is a few hundred years old, of a long forgotten Sheikh at Katia. The noise of the ...

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Accession Number J01062
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Unknown
Place made Egypt: Frontier, Sinai, Romani Area, Katia
Date made 2 August 1916
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

A tomb, which is a few hundred years old, of a long forgotten Sheikh at Katia. The noise of the battle for Romani could be heard quite plainly at this time. Australian troops of the Light Horse were trying to delay the Turks from entering Romani.