The capture of Jerusalem in December 1917 held great symbolic meaning for Jewish people. The eventual overthrow of Ottoman rule of Palestine was a monumental step towards the attainment of the Zionist dream.

When two Israelis, Yossi and Michal Essed unexpectedly turned up on Warren Dawson’s doorstep, he had no idea it would lead to a journey to Israel to trace the footsteps of his grandfather who fought in WW1’s Palestine Campaign.