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 | | The Anzac Mounted Division (originally the Australian and New Zealand Mounted Division) fought as mounted infantry throughout the Middle East, including Egypt, the Sinai (Romani, Magdhaba and Rafa) and Palestine (First and Second Battle of Gaza, Beersheba, Jerusalem, Jericho, Es Salt, Megiddo and Amman) and Syria. |
 | | Australian and New Zealand Divisions were involved in a number of the Battles of the Somme, July to November, 1916, while components of British corps but it was only during the Battle of Pozieres, 23rd July 1916, that an Anzac formation participated. |
 | | 2nd ANZAC (Australian 3rd and 4th Divisions, New Zealand Division plus the British 25th Division) fought in the Battle of Messines, July 1917, which was a prelude to an Allied offensive from the Ypres salient. |
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