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Magdhaba-Rafah (battle honour)

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Map showing the location of Bir el Magdhaba and Rafah in the Sinai Peninsula.

Magdhaba-Rafah and Maghdaba-Rafah were battle honours awarded to units of the Australian Imperial Force and the New Zealand Expeditionary Force that took part in the Affair of Magdhaba or the Action of Rafah during the winter of 1916–17 in the Sinai Campaign of the Great War.[1]

Australian units were awarded Magdhaba-Rafah:

New Zealand units were awarded Maghdaba-Rafah:

Notes and references

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  1. ^ Rodger, Alexander. Battle Honours of the British Empire and Commonwealth Land Forces. Marlborough: The Crowood Press. p. 186
  2. ^ Later the 22nd (1921–30, 1933–42) and 3rd (Tasmanian Mounted Infantry) Light Horse Regiment (1930–33). See 26th (Tasmanian Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse.