A century ago, with the war over, the Light Horse were impatient to be on their way home. But in the New Year of 1919, the delays continued while sea transport shortages dragged on.
Anne Flood takes us through the First and Second Trans-Jordan actions in April and May 1918, known by the British as “raids” while Von Sanders, commander of the German and Turkish armies, referred to them as ‘The Battles of Jordan’.
After spending six weeks recuperating from pleurisy, Brigadier General Chauvel returned to the Gallipoli Peninsula on Tuesday 3rd August 1915 to command the 1st Light Horse Brigade – just in time for the biggest attack since the Landing.