Below is some information on the battle of 3rd battle of Gaza. Were your ancestors part of the battle? It also includes the regiments involved in 3rd battle of Gaza with some suggested websites that may be of interest in researching your ancestors or genealogy in general.

Theatres of War, Army Regiments, Naval Detachments, RAF

Description: The 3rd battle of Gaza took place on 31 October-7 November 1917 at Gaza, Palestine and fought between allied troops from Britain, Australia and New Zealand and the Ottoman Empire. The allies finally broke the enemy line by capturing Beersheba. The result was an allied victory with 18000 casualties and losses compared with 25000 Turks.

Infantry regiments involved:

• City of London (7th)
• Connaught Rangers
• Hampshire (37th & 67th)
• Royal Dublin Fusiliers
• Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (27th & 108th)
• Royal Irish (18th)
• Royal Irish Rifles (83rd & 86th)
• Royal Munster Fusiliers (102nd & 103rd)
• Princess Victoria's Royal Irish Fusiliers (87th & 89th)

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