Books
Kinlock, T. Devils on Horses, In the Words of the Anzacs in the Middle East, 1916-19, 2007
Covers the battles of Romani, Gaza, Bir El Abds and Surafend, using letters from soldiers and diaries.
Massey, W.T. The Desert Campaigns, 1918
Part I: The canal campaign (Egypt, Suez Canal, Maghdaba, Rafa); Part II: In the Libyan desert (Senussi, Sollum, Siwa).
Nicol, C. G. The Story of Two Campaigns: Official War History of the Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment, 1914-1919, 1921
Reveals "the deeds of the Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment in the Gallipoli and Sinai-Palestine Campaigns". Also available online through the New Zealand Electronic Text Collection.
Powles, C.G. The New Zealanders in Sinai and Palestine, 1922
Battle by battle account. Commanding officers, pp. 278-281; chronology, pp. 282-3. Regiments which formed the New Zealand Mounted Rifle Brigade included Auckland Mounted Rifles, Canterbury Mounted Rifles, New Zealand Mounted Rifles, Wellington Mounted Rifles, 1st and 2nd Machine Gun Squads, New Zealand Engineers, Camel Company, New Zealand Mounted Field Ambulance, No. 2 Mobile Veterinary Section, ANZAC Mounted Divisional Train.
In our catalogue
- World War 1914-1918 - Campaigns - Middle East
- World War, 1914-1918 — Campaigns — Egypt — Sinai
- World War, 1914-1918 — Campaigns — Palestine
Online resources
New Zealand and the First World War: Middle East.
Information, maps and photos from New Zealand History Online. Examines the Sinai and Palestine campaigns and explores the history of the Ottoman Empire. [fixed spelling of Empire]
Edward Herbert Aubrey: Soldier’s diary
Part of our digital collection. Edward Aubrey served in Egypt with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade.