Historical information

Linked to the location known as the last great cavalry charge, being Beersheba (Ottoman Empire) 1917, which the 4th Light horse Regiment (AIF) undertook on 31/10/1917. The sand has been obtained from the Battlefield that the Charge occurred on.

Significance

Collected from the site of the Last Great Charge - The Charge of the 4th Light Horse Brigade at Beersheba on the 31/10/1917.

Physical description

Glass Jar and wooden stand titled "Sands of Beersheba". Jar contains sand from Beersheba WW1 Battlefield as a memento and was collected in April 2008.

Inscriptions & markings

"Sands of Beersheba" label accompanying the stand and glass jar containing the sand.
Label reads as follows:
Sands of Beersheba
Collected from WW1 Battlefield April 2008
4/19 Prince of Wales Light Horse.