Bir el Abd was abandoned on 12 August 1916 after fierce fighting, during an attack by the Anzac Mounted Division on 9 August, at the extremity of British Empire lines of communication.
Bir el Abd blev opgivet den 12. august 1916 after hårde kampe under et angreb fra den beredne Anzac division den 9 August i den yderste ende af de britiske forsyningslinjer.