Memorial after the First Battle of Gaza to 161 Brigade
The 161st Brigade was part of the 54th
( East Anglian) Division during World War One.
The Brigade comprised of the four Essex
territorial battalions 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Essex .
In March 1917,
161 Brigade was involved in heavy fighting with the Turks at
Gaza
After the battle the Brigade erected a
wooden cross as a memorial to their fallen colleagues.
To the glory of God
In MEMORY of the OFFICERS, NCO's &
MEN
of the161st INFANTRY BRIGADE
Who fell in the ASSAULT and
CAPTURE of GREEN HILL ALI_EL_MONTAR and LABYRINTH and
Subsequent operations
GAZA
March 26/27 1917
