When: 31 October 2017 Time: 9 a.m.
Where: Beersheba War Cemetery, Be’er Sheva, Israel
Registration update – Australia and New Zealand Service at Beersheba War Cemetery and the New Zealand Service at Tel Sheva – 31 October 2017
New Zealanders registering for passes to attend the Australia and New Zealand Service and the New Zealand Service are currently informed that they are waitlisted. Additional New Zealand passes will be made available and we are confident that all New Zealanders currently on the waitlist will receive passes to the commemorations.
New Zealanders who haven’t registered and are planning to attend Battle of Beersheba commemorations in Israel are encouraged to register at https://overseascommemorations.ticketek.com.au/. All New Zealanders are encouraged to register with Safetravel once their travel details are confirmed at www.safetravel.govt.nz
On 31 October New Zealand and Australia will conduct a commemoration to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Beersheba at the Beersheba War Cemetery in Be’er Sheva, Israel.
A New Zealand commemoration will be held at Tel el Saba at 2 p.m. Tel el Saba is approximately 5 kilometres east of Be’er Sheva. This mound was New Zealand’s objective in the Battle of Beersheba. The Australians supported the New Zealand Mounted Rifles attack in 1917, but the Tel was captured by the Auckland Mounted Regiment. The elevated Tel site is uninhabited and well preserved because it is a National Park with UNESCO World Heritage status due to the bibilical wells and ruins located there. Rising 20 metres above the surrounding area, the site provides a clear view across farm land to the Anzac approach route and the New Zealand Mounted Rifles attack onto Tel el Saba.
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