THE GREAT WAR|MIDDLE EAST CAMPAIGN THE GREAT WAR|MIDDLE EAST CAMPAIGN
LEFTMajor Tom Purdy, a solicitor in civilian life and a company commander in the 5th
Norfolks. He described the hasty withdrawal from Gaza in March when victory was all
but achieved as a “colossal blunder”. (COURTESY ROYAL NORFOLK REGIMENTAL MUSEUM)Intended to deliver a morale-boosting victory
to a war-weary nation, the attack on
Gaza on April 19, 1917 was a bloody
disaster that would be remembered
as the blackest day in the history of
the Norfolk Regiment.
Steve Snellingcharts a hellish struggle
on the road to the Holy Land.
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