The capture of Jerusalem, 1917
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The capture of Jerusalem, 1917
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| Author |
Unknown
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| Notes |
The Mayor of Jerusalem, Dr Hussein Salim al-Husseini (with walking-stick and cigarette), with his party under a white flag-of-truce, attempts to deliver the Turkish Governor's letter surrendering the city to Sergeants James Sedgwick and Frederick Hurcomb of 2/19th Battalion, the London Regiment, just outside Jerusalem's western limits in the early morning of 9 December 1917. The two sergeants, who were scouting ahead of General Allenby's main force, refused to take the letter, which was eventually accepted by Brigadier-General C F Watson, Commanding 180th Infantry Brigade. The resplendent figure at far left is Habj Abd al-Kadir, Chief of the Jerusalem Police Force.
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| Item date |
9th December 1917
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| Creation place |
Jerusalem, Israel
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| Content | |
| Cataloguer |
Everett Sharp
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| Filename |
CXTIWMPHOTOS_Q_013213_B.jpg
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| Copyright |
The Imperial War Museum
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| Digital repository | |
| Collection ID |
Q 13213
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| Repository name |
Imperial War Museum Photographic Archive
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| Repository address line1 |
Imperial War Museum
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| Repository address line2 |
Lambeth Road
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| Repository address county or state |
London
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| Repository address Zip code |
SE1 6HZ
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| Repository address country |
UK
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| Repository address URL |
Collection
Citation
“The capture of Jerusalem, 1917,” by Unknown. The Imperial War Museum via First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed April 29, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/item/1316.
Permitted Use
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