Turkish flag

This Turkish flag was souvenired by Sergeant James Offord after the battle of Beersheba on 31 October 1917. Offord was a 33-year-old saw mill manager living in Bendigo when he enlisted in the 4th Light Horse Regiment on 4 January 1916. He served in the light horse throughout the Sinai-Palestine campaign, and was awarded the Military Medal:

"During operations against BEERSHEBA 31st October 1917, he showed greatest gallantry whilst attending to wounded men under very heavy rifle fire and machine gun fire and carrying them to Regimental Dressing Stations whilst performing the duties as stretcher-bearer.