Tilly Hill's World War I scrapbook

• February 20, 2017 22:12:54 D B

  They captured "???" & secured the wells that were dug

  by "???" ?31? centuries before & ?? Philistines ?? ??

  ?? to destroy the wells, but the British Cavalry drove out the ??

  before they could fire their ??, & the ancient wells gave forth ?their?

  ?? ?do?to? the London well. It was the London Division that was ordered

  to capture "???" by a ?? attack, which ?? ?? ?? in life

  That night the Brigade Major reading his Bible "???" he ??

  as the place "???" was ordered to capture from the Philistines

  discovered a pass between 2 rocks ?? & ??. Acting on ??, he

  ?? and ?? who returned & ?? ?? ?? were ?? held by the ??

  The plan of attack was altered, & 1 battalion of infantry advanced ??

  ?? of ?? along the narrow way which was ??????? described

  ??. The ?Turks? thought they were surrounded by the armies

  ?? & ?? in disorder. So after ??? of ?years? the

  The ?Turks? got ?? to clear out of Jerusalem. While ???

  ?? encompassed ??? was ???....

  ??????... hallowed memories & eventually consulted

  the authorities at home. ?Our? ?? ?? their honour ????

  every man ???????? Jerusalem & left ?? ??

  So General ??? ??. The ?? then ?? to the King

  The ?? replied telling them to bring the whole ?? in prayer

  to God. General ??? assembled his officers & asked God to 

  ?love?save? the ??. ?? as they had finished an officer sprang to

  his feet & ?? a ?Turkish? group advancing with a white

  flag, said "The Lord had answered their prayers.["] Thus

  Jerusalem peacefully surrendered, by the Major ??

  the ?? to General ???. ?? 11 December 1917.

  (?? from "The ?? of the Last Crusade" by Major

  ??? ???)

  
  

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