ppear in the original. Nevertheless, I tried to
keep consistency and used a single spelling when a place was mentioned
using two possible spellings.

3. The inconsistency of capitalization (e.g., Sub-section/sub-section,
Sergeant/sergeant) and punctuation (mostly inside/outside quotation marks)
are thus in the original book.]

[Illustration]

[Illustration]

Through Palestine

with the

Twentieth

Machine-Gun

Squadron.

Printed and Published
for private circulation

by

J.M. BAXTER & CO.,
20 Appold Street,
London--E.C.2.

Foreword.

This Booklet has been compiled with the object of enabling the members of
the 20th Machine-Gun Squadron to recall the principal incidents in its
history, as well as to allow their friends and relations to obtain some
idea of their experiences whilst they were serving with the Egyptian
Expeditionary Force.

Although no pains have been spared to obtain accuracy, the statements made
must, necessarily, not be regarded as _absolutely_ authoritative.

Beyond doubt, many brave deeds, fully deserving of mention in these pages,
must have been unavoidably overlooked, in which case the leniency of
readers is requested.

In view of the probability that the incidents described herein may be read
by many persons who have not been to the East, explanations have frequently
been included, which might appear to some as unnecessary.

The writer is indebted to several members of the Squadron for their
valuable assistance, without which, obviously, it would have been very
difficult to have given an adequate account of any particular incident at
which he was not present in person.

THE AUTHOR.

_1st July 1920._

Glossary.

The following are a few descriptive terms which occur in the following
pages, with place-names, and the abbreviations used:--

ABU Father.
AIN Spring.
BEIT House.
BIRKETT Pool.
BIR Well.
DEIR Monastery.
ED, EL, ER, ES, EZ The definite article THE
JEBEL Mountain.
JISR Bridge.
KEFR Village.
KAHN Inn.
KHURBET (abbrev. KH.) Ruin.
MAKHADET Ford.
NAHR River.
NEBY A Prophet.
RAS Head, cape, top.
SHEIKH (abbrev. SH.) Chief, elder, saint.
TEL Mound (espec