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Saturday, 22 January 2011

South Australian Light Horse Militia, Contents
Topic: Militia - LHS - SA

SAMR

South Australian Light Horse Militia

Contents

Items

South Australian Mounted Rifles, Brief History
1861, Reedbeds Cavalry and Captain John Haimes
South Australian Militia Structure, 19 August 1861

Regiments

16/22/3 Light Horse
16/22/3 Australian Light Horse information
17/23/18 Light Horse
17/23/18 Australian Light Horse information
24/9 Light Horse
24/9 Australian Light Horse information

1903 - 11

1903 Reorganisation, South Australia

1903 Reorganisation, SA, 16th ALHR
1903 Reorganisation, SA, 17th ALHR

1912 - 20
22nd (SAMI) Light Horse

22nd (SAMI) Light Horse, SA
22nd Australian Light Horse, HQ, MGS and "A" Sqn, 1912
22nd Australian Light Horse, "B" Sqn, 1912
22nd Australian Light Horse, "C" Sqn, 1912
23rd (Barossa) Light Horse
24th (Flinders) Australian Light Horse
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 4th Military District

Locations

South Australian Light Horse location list 1910

South Australia Light Horse location list 1913

Further Reading:

South Australian Light Horse Militia

Citation: South Australian Light Horse Militia, Contents

Posted by Project Leader at 12:01 AM EAST

Updated: Tuesday, 1 March 2011 6:43 AM EAST

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Thursday, 20 January 2011

Desert Mounted Corps (DMC), Contents
Topic: AIF - DMC

DMC

Desert Mounted Corps

Outline

General Murray's Despatches

General Murray's Despatches, Part 1
General Murray's Despatches, Part 2
General Murray's Despatches, Part 3
General Murray's Despatches, Part 4

General Allenby's Despatches

General Allenby's Despatches, Part 1
General Allenby's Despatches, Part 2
General Allenby's Despatches, Part 3
General Allenby's Despatches, Part 4

Individual Units

The individual formations that comprised the Desert Mounted Corps were many. Put together at any one time and there was about 14,000 mounted men in the Desert Mounted Corps. Below is a guide to the individual units.

Divisions
Anzac Mounted Division
Australian Mounted Division
Brigades
New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade
1st Australian Light Horse Brigade
2nd Australian Light Horse Brigade
3rd Australian Light Horse Brigade
4th Australian Light Horse Brigade, 1917-19
5th Australian Light Horse Brigade
Imperial Camel Corps - units
Regiments
1st Australian Light Horse Regiment
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment
3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment
4th Australian Light Horse Regiment
5th Australian Light Horse Regiment
6th Australian Light Horse Regiment
7th Australian Light Horse Regiment
8th Australian Light Horse Regiment
9th Australian Light Horse Regiment
10th Australian Light Horse Regiment
11th Australian Light Horse Regiment
12th Australian Light Horse Regiment
The Second 14th Australian Light Horse Regiment
15th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Auckland Mounted Rifles, NZMRB
Wellington Mounted Rifles, NZMRB
Canterbury Mounted Rifles, NZMRB

History

The Battle of Magdhaba, Sinai, 23 December 1916
General Staff Headquarters, Anzac Mounted Division, AIF, War Diary Account

Anzac Mounted Division Artillery, AIF, War Diary Account

The Battle of Rafa, Sinai, 9 January 1917
Desert Column Order No. 10
The Desert Column Order of March details
Desert Column War Diary Account
The Desert Column Account
Chetwode Letter

Prelude to the Battle of Beersheba
In order to give a perspective on the lead up to the Battle of Beersheba, the October Routine Orders for the Desert Mounted Corps are presented in full and in their original form.

Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 1 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 2 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 3 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 6 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 7 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 8 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 9 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 13 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 14 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 15 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 16 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 17 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 19 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 21 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 24 October 1917

Roll of Honour

The Desert Mounted Corps, Roll of Honour
Lest We Forget

Further Reading:

Desert Mounted Corps

The Desert Mounted Corps, Roll of Honour

Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920

Citation: Desert Mounted Corps (DMC), Contents

Posted by Project Leader at 12:01 AM EAST

Updated: Friday, 21 January 2011 7:09 AM EAST

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Sunday, 16 January 2011

The Battle of Slingersfontein, South Africa, 16 January and 9 February 1900, Contents
Topic: BatzB - Slingersfontn

The Battle of Slingersfontein

South Africa, 16 January and 9 February 1900

Contents

Items

Outline
The Battle of Slingersfontein, South Africa, 16 January and 9 February 1900, Outline

Roll of Honour

Australian Forces, Roll of Honour
New Zealand Forces, Roll of Honour
Lest We Forget

Further Reading:

The Battle of Slingersfontein, South Africa, 16 January and 9 February 1900

The Battle of Slingersfontein, South Africa, 16 January and 9 February 1900, Roll of Honour

South African (Second Boer) War

Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920

Citation: The Battle of Slingersfontein, South Africa, 16 January and 9 February 1900, Contents

Posted by Project Leader at 1:49 PM EAST

Updated: Monday, 17 January 2011 7:27 AM EAST

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Sunday, 9 January 2011

The Battle of Rafa, Sinai, 9 January 1917, Contents
Topic: BatzP - Rafa

The Battle of Rafa

Sinai, 9 January 1917

Contents

Items

Outline
The Battle of Rafa, Sinai, 9 January 1917, Outline

Maps
Map segment of Rafa 1:125,000
Map of Turkish Trench Works
Map outline for the Battle of Rafa, drawn February 1917
Map of Rafa accompanying the Official British War History Account
The Official Turkish War History Map

Accounts
Gullett Account
Official British War History Account
Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein Account

Egyptian Expeditionary Force
Desert Mounted Column (DC), General Murray's Despatches, Part 3

Desert Column
Desert Column Order No. 10
The Desert Column Order of March details
Desert Column War Diary Account
The Desert Column Account
Chetwode Letter

Artillery
Commander Royal Artillery, War Diary Account

5th Mounted Brigade
5th Mounted Brigade, War Diary Account

Medical Services
Butler, DMC Medical Services, AIF, Unit History, Account
RAMC, EEF, Unit History, Account

Anzac Mounted Division
Secret Special Instructions
Anzac Mounted Division, Order No. 69
Anzac Mounted Division Special Instructions
Anzac Mounted Division Battle Chronology, 8 - 11 January 1917
Anzac Mounted Division Signals Chronology

Signals
Signal 0832
Signal 1054
Signal 1435
Signal 1645
Signal 2359

1st Field Squadron Engineers
"A" Troop, War Diary Account
"C" Troop, War Diary Account
"D" Troop, War Diary Account
2/1 Cheshire Field Company Royal Engineers attached to Imperal Camel Corps Brigade, War Diary Account

1st Signal Squadron
1st Signal Squadron, War Diary Account
1st Signal Squadron, Signal Order No 23

1st Light Horse Brigade
1st Light Horse Brigade, War Diary Account
1st Light Horse Brigade, Cox Account
1st Light Horse Brigade, AIF, Roll of Honour

1st Light Horse Regiment
1st Light Horse Regiment, War Diary Account
1st Light Horse Regiment, Unit History Account
1st Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour

2nd Light Horse Regiment
2nd Light Horse Regiment, War Diary Account
2nd Light Horse Regiment, Unit History Account
2nd Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour

3rd Light Horse Regiment
3rd Light Horse Regiment, War Diary Account
3rd Light Horse Regiment, Unit History Account
3rd Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour

1st Light Horse Field Ambulance
1st Light Horse Field Ambulance, War Diary Account
1st Light Horse Field Ambulance Transport Subdivision, War Diary Account
1st Light Horse Field Ambulance, Roll of Honour

1st Signal Troop
1st Signal Troop, War Diary Account

1st Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron

1st Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron, War Diary Account
1st Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron, Roll of Honour

3rd Light Horse Brigade
3rd Light Horse Brigade, War Diary Account
3rd Light Horse Brigade, Report
3rd Light Horse Brigade, AIF, Roll of Honour

8th Light Horse Regiment
8th Light Horse Regiment, War Diary Account
8th Light Horse Regiment, Unit History Account

9th Light Horse Regiment
9th Light Horse Regiment, War Diary Account
9th Light Horse Regiment Unit History Account

10th Light Horse Regiment
10th Light Horse Regiment, War Diary Account
10th Light Horse Regiment, Unit History Account
10th Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour

3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance
3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, War Diary Account
3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, Unit History Account

3rd Signal Troop
3rd Signal Troop, War Diary Account

3rd Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron
3rd Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron, War Diary Account
3rd Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron, Unit History Account
3rd Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron, Roll of Honour

New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade
New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, War Diary Account
New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Unit History Account
New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Roll of Honour

New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade Signal Troop
New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade Signal Troop, War Diary Account

Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment, War Diary Account
Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment, Unit History Account
Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment, Roll of Honour

Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment

Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, War Diary Account
Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Unit History Account

Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Roll of Honour

Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment , War Diary Account
Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment , Unit History Account
Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment , Roll of Honour

New Zealand Mounted Field Ambulance

New Zealand Mounted Field Ambulance , War Diary Account
New Zealand Mounted Field Ambulance Bearer and Transport Division, War Diary Account

1st New Zealand Machine Gun Squadron

1st New Zealand Machine Gun Squadron, War Diary Account
1st New Zealand Machine Gun Squadron, Unit History Account
1st New Zealand Machine Gun Squadron, Roll of Honour

Imperial Camel Corps Brigade
Headquarters, Imperial Camel Corps, Battle Account
Headquarters, Imperial Camel Corps Brigade, War Diary Account
Imperial Camel Corps Unit History Account
Imperial Camel Corps Brigade, Roll of Honour

1st Battalion, Imperial Camel Corps
1st Battalion, ICC Brigade, War Diary Account - no War Diary exists for this month.
1st Battalion, ICC Brigade, Roll of Honour

3rd Anzac Battalion, Imperial Camel Corps
3rd Anzac Battalion, Imperial Camel Corps, War Diary Account
3rd Anzac Battalion, ICC Brigade, Roll of Honour

7th Light Car Patrol
No. 7 Light Car Patrol Account

Roll of Honour

The Battle of Rafa, Sinai, 9 January 1917, Roll of Honour
AIF Roll of Honour
New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Roll of Honour
British Forces Roll of Honour
Lest We Forget

Further Reading:

The Battle of Rafa, Sinai, 9 January 1917

The Battle of Rafa, Sinai, 9 January 1917, Roll of Honour

The Palestine Campaign, 1917 - 1918

Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920

Citation: The Battle of Rafa, Sinai, 9 January 1917, Contents

Posted by Project Leader at 12:01 AM EAST

Updated: Wednesday, 2 February 2011 7:27 AM EAST

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Tuesday, 4 January 2011

The Battle of Onverwacht, South Africa, 4 January 1902, Contents
Topic: BatzB - Onverwacht

South African (Second Boer) War

The Battle of Onverwacht, South Africa, 4 January 1902

Contents

Items

Outline
Onverwacht, South Africa, South Africa, 4 January 1902, Outline

Roll of Honour

The Battle of Onverwacht, South Africa, 4 January 1902, Roll of Honour
Lest We Forget

Further Reading:

The Battle of Onverwacht, South Africa, 4 January 1902

The Battle of Onverwacht, South Africa, 4 January 1902, Roll of Honour

South African (Second Boer) War

Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920

Citation: The Battle of Onverwacht, South Africa, 4 January 1902, Contents

Posted by Project Leader at 2:45 PM EAST

Updated: Wednesday, 5 January 2011 7:28 AM EAST

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