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The foundation walls of an old fortress still remain. It was on the 54th Division front from the Battle of Jaffa till the Battle of Sharon. IWM If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 161st Infantry Brigade? There are:125 items tagged 161st Infantry Brigade available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served with 161st Infantry Brigade during the Great War 1914-1918. Wright James Frank. Pte. 5th Btn. 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