Jaffa scenes
Street scenes in El Mejdel after the capture of Jaffa on 16 November 1917, by the Wellington Mounted Rifle Regiment, New Zealand Mounted Rifle Brigade and ANZAC Mounted Division.
A shot of the town hall clock shows that filming had occurred within half an hour of the town’s capture. Members of a New Zealand troop, with their tethered horses, relax on the outskirts of the town. They are cleaning up, smoking and enjoying a drink in the shade after a week of hard riding and heavy fighting.
Jaffa scenes
Street scenes in El Mejdel after the capture of Jaffa on 16 November 1917, by the Wellington Mounted Rifle Regiment, New Zealand Mounted Rifle Brigade and ANZAC Mounted Division.
A shot of the town hall clock shows that filming had occurred within half an hour of the town’s capture. Members of a New Zealand troop, with their tethered horses, relax on the outskirts of the town. They are cleaning up, smoking and enjoying a drink in the shade after a week of hard riding and heavy fighting.
Year: 1917
Length: 1:04
Production Company: War Office Cinema Committee, Topical Film Company
Credits: Camera: Harold Jeapes
Source: Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
Catalogue Reference: El Mejdel, Jaffa and West Country Troops
Location: Jaffa, Palestine
Tags: Jaffa, NZ Mounted Rifles
Subject: World War 1914-1916, New Zealand, Jaffa, NZ Mounted Rifles, Palestine