"At a mile distant their thousand hooves were stuttering thunder, coming at a rate that frightened a man - they were an awe inspiring sight, galloping through the red haze - knee to knee and horse to horse - the dying sun glinting on bayonet points..." Trooper Ion Idriess
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The following weeks will see the various pages from the Hotchkiss Portable Machine Gun Handbook, the official manual issued by the company for the use of troops in the field. The Hotchkiss Gun was introduced in the Light Horse formations during the early months of 1917. The introduction of this robust and portable gun gave the Light Horse Regiments additional mobile fire power which considereably added to their ability to sustain light combat situations and defend against vastly numerically superior forces. Apart from being an excellent weapon, it was in much demand by the Turkish forces who considered the capture of a Hotchkiss Gun well worth any risks involved in the process. This is a manual produced in 1917 and illustrates the method by which the Hotchkiss Gun was packed and moved throughout the Palestine campaign.
Another entry from the book written by Lieutenant Colonel Hüseyin Hüsnü Emir, called Yildirim. Every day, one page of the book will be posted. This is Page 49.
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 49.
[Turkish edition: Genelkurmay Basim Evi, Ankara 2002, p. 35]
The following entries are extracted and transcribed from the 9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary, the originals of which are held by the Australian War Memorial. There are 366 entries on this site. Each day has entries as they occurred from 1914 to 1919. In addition to the 9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary, when appropriate, entries from the 3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary and other regiments with the Brigade will also appear. Entries from the unit history, Darley, TH, With the Ninth Light Horse in the Great War, Adelaide, Hassell Press, 1924 will also appear from time to time. The aim is to give the broadest context to the story and allow the reader to follow the day to day activities of the regiment. If a relative happened to have served in the regiment during the Great War, then this provides a general framework in which the individual story may be told.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Treked through night haltin 10 minutes at end of each hour and arrived in neighbourhood of Hod Geisi at 0800. Patrol of enemy camelry seen on eastern horizon but too far away to pursue. "B" Squadron sent out towards Ganadil to scout country - found remains of enemy camp lately occupied.
Regiment rested in Hod Geisi until 1300 and then left as Advance Guard to Brigade and mad for Hod Moshafat via Ganadil. Watered at Hod Dhuanin and reached Hod Nabit at 1930. The country toward Geisi and Ganadil consists of large sand dunes and is practically impassable for mounted troops. owing to number of sore backs, mostly in "C" Squdron and "A" Squadron being at Oghratina only 11 Officers and 200 Other Ranks were available for the Reconnaissance.
1917
Saturday, August 25, 1917
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - El Shellal
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Moved off at 0430 and reached the bivouac at Abasan el Kebir at 0730.
1918
Sunday, August 25, 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Latron
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Scott, Lieutenant Colonel WH, CMG, DSO evacuated to hospital.
Regiment moved out at 1930 and arrived at Ludd camping area at 0030.
1919
Monday, August 25, 1919
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Adelaide
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Regiment disbanded.
Diaries of AIF Servicemen, Bert Schramm, 25 August 1918 Topic: Diary - Schramm
Diaries of AIF Servicemen
Bert Schramm
25 August 1918
Bert Schramm
2823 Private Herbert Leslie SCHRAMM, a 22 year old Farmer from Whites River, South Australia. He enlisted on 17 February 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 10 July 1919.
During part of the course of his military service with the AIF, Bert Schramm kept a diary of his life. Bert was not a man of letters so this diary was produced with great effort on his behalf. Bert made a promise to his sweetheart, Lucy Solley, that he would do so after he received the blank pocket notebook wherein these entries are found. As a Brigade Scout since September 1918, he took a lead part in the September Offensive by the Allied forces in Palestine. Bert's diary entries are placed alongside those of the 9th Light Horse Regiment to which he belonged and to the 3rd Light Horse Brigade to which the 9th LHR was attached. On this basis we can follow Bert in the context of his formation.
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Nominal Roll, AWM133, Nominal Roll of Australian Imperial Force who left Australia for service abroad, 1914-1918 War.
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The Battle of Elands River, South Africa, Australian POW's at Elands River, 5 August 1900 Topic: BatzB - Elands
The Battle of Elands River,
South Africa, 4 August 1900
Australian Prisoners of War
The following list is a compilation of all known Australian Prisoners of War captured at Elands River during the battle. The men captured came from the disgraced Carrington's Column sent to relieve the siege at Elands River but retreated in disorder.
480 Trooper Albert Barker Abbott,
New South Wales Imperial Bushmen. Born 1878 at Dapto. Carpenter by trade. Captured at Elands River. Escaped by choking a guard. Severely wounded 16 February 1901.
492 Trooper Osbert William Francis Board,
New South Wales Imperial Bushmen. Born 1878 at Sydney. Woolseller by trade.
Sergeant Major Thomas Goucher,
2nd Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen.
201 Trooper Forrest Muir,
1st Queensland Mounted Infantry, "A" Company.
156 Private Edward Thomas "Mickey" Phelan,
2nd Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen.
235 Private Ernest Smith,
1st Queensland Mounted Infantry, "B" Company.
782 Trooper David Henry Tasker,
New South Wales Imperial Bushmen. Born in 1878 at Parkes, NSW. Station hand by trade.
286 Trooper Hubert Martel Watt,
New South Wales Imperial Bushmen. Born in 1881 at Cowra, NSW. Labourer by trade.
650 Lance Corporall William James Webber,
New South Wales Imperial Bushmen. Born in 1878 at Morpeth, NSW. Clerk by trade.
353 Trooper Robert Young,
New South Wales Imperial Bushmen. Born in 1872 at Wellington, NSW. Shearer by trade.
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