Black and white photograph of a bridge, possibly near Jenin, taken on 19 September 1918, the day before the Australian Mounted Division of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) attacked and captured the town of Jenin. This caused thousands of Ottoman Empire and German Empire soldiers to retreat to Damascus road from the Judean Hills. A British Empire infantry and artillery attack facilitated the breakthrough, creating a gap for the EEF to ride northwards and capture the two Ottoman armies' main lines of supply and communications. Roughly 8000 Ottoman soldiers, who had been attempting to retreat northwards were captured, and the majority were marched into holding camps near the Palestinian village of Lejjun. During this time, James McBey was serving here as Official War Artist, having begun his service on 26 May 1917.