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El Arish In The Sinai Just After Capture, 7th Royal Scots In Foreground 1916

1916
El Arish In The Sinai Just After Capture, 7th Royal Scots In Foreground 1916
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The 7th Battalion of the Royal Scots formed part of the 156th Infantry Brigade, 52nd (Lowland) Division.

This photograph was taken by Malcom Smith (1887 – 1963) born in Kirk Street, Leith, and son of Sir Malcolm Smith, Provost of Leith from 1908 – 1917.

[From a series of photos donated by Malcolm Smith, great grandson of Sir Malcolm Smith]

Donor number: 0479-014

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Location:
Egypt, Sinai, El Arish
Categories:
Daily Life
Tags:
1910s 1916 army building camp desert Egypt El Arish first world war forces infantry landscape men minaret mosque Ottoman Empire outdoor rifle Royal Scots Sinai Sinai and Palestine Campaign soldier standing tent THELMA tree wartime World War One
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