It was erected in Port Said in 1932 and was inscribed to the memory of members of the Australian Light Horse, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade and Imperial Camel Corps (all part of the Desert Mounted Corps) who died in Egypt, Palestine and Syria between 1916 and 1918. The memorial was damaged in anti-British riots during the Suez Crisis of 1956. In 1959, the United Arab Republic agreed to send the memorial back to Australia and it arrived in Albany in 1960.
It was constructed in Port Said in 1932 and was inscribed to commemorate the memory of members of the Australian Light Horse, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, and Imperial Camel Corps (all part of the Desert Mounted Corps) who perished in Egypt, Palestine, and Syria between 1916 and 1918. The memorial suffered damage during anti-British riots during the Suez Crisis of 1956. In 1959, the United Arab Republic agreed to return the memorial to Australia, which arrived in Albany in 1960.