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Thursday, 15 October 2009

1st Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Topic: AIF - 1B - 1 LHR

1st LHR, AIF

1st Australian Light Horse Regiment

Roll of Honour

Poppies on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial, Canberra

The Roll of Honour contains the names of all the men known to have served at one time with the 1st Light Horse Regiment and gave their lives in service of Australia, whether as part of the 1st Light Horse Regiment or another unit.

Roll of Honour

Archibald ABBOTT, Killed in Action, 20 April 1918.
Rupert Clarence ACKLAND, Died of Wounds, 10 January 1917.
Carl ADELT, Died of Wounds, 16 May 1915, and subsequently buried at sea.
Ralph ALLDRITT, Killed in Action, 18 May 1915.
Patrick Sinclair ANDERSON, Died of Wounds, 30 April 1915.
Holbrook Mitchelmore ATTWOOD, Died of Disease, 30 June 1915
Frederick AUGER, Died of Disease, 26 September 1915

Harold Louis BAKER, Died of Wounds, 21 May 1915, and subsequently buried at sea.
William John BARRY, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Eric Charles BATTYE, Killed in Action, 16 July 1918.
James BECK, Died of Accident, 29 March 1917.
Louis Augustus BELL, Killed in Action, 26 October 1917.
Harry Mason BELWOOD, Died of Disease, 21 January 1917.
Henry Granville BERNIE, Died of Disease, 21 October 1918.
Frederick Anthony BONE, Killed in Action, 29 May 1915.
John BOSEMAN, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Errol Roland BOUGHTON, Killed in Action, 9 August 1916.
John Joseph BOURKE, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Valentine Fenell BOWLER, Died of Wounds, 7 August 1915.
George Alfred BRANN, Died of Wounds, 19 August 1916.
Louis Shannon BROOK, Killed in Action, 28 September 1918.
Sydney Bunten BROWN, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Harold Keith BUCHANAN, Killed in Action, 23 July 1917.
Alfred Douglas Norman BULL, Died of Wounds, 2 November 1917.
Albert BULMER, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Frederick George BURNS, Killed in Action, 3 November 1917.
Henry Moore BURNS, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Frank Terrence BUSH, Died of Disease, 1 January 1917.

Joseph CAHILL, Killed in Action, 1 September 1917.
Douglas Gordon CAMPBELL, Killed in Action, 21 October 1917.
Harold CAMPBELL, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
William McLellan CAMPBELL, Killed in Action, 3 November 1917.
Ernest William CAPP, Died of Disease, 28 April 1916.
Frank CARNEY, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Roland Mansfield CARR, Died of Wounds, 21 November 1915, and subsequently buried at sea.
Robert Laing CHAMBERS, Killed in Action, 18 May 1915.
Percy Wellesley CHAPMAN, Killed in Action, 12 March 1917.
Raymond William CHAPPELL, Killed in Action, 13 July 1918.
Edwin George CHAVE, Died of Accident, 17 March 1917.
George CHENHALL, Died of Wounds, 10 June 1916.
Henry James CHIVERS, Died of Disease, 11 December 1918.
Alfred James CLARK, Died of Wounds, 27 May 1915, and subsequently buried at sea .
Hugh CLARK, Killed in Action, 18 May 1915.
Lionel Robert CLARKE, Died of Wounds, 3 August 1917.
Ernest Randolph CLUETT, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Percy Charlton COBCROFT, Died of Wounds, 2 May 1917.
Sidney Harold COLEMAN, Died of Wounds, 29 November 1917.
John Joseph CONDELL, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
William James COOK, Killed in Action, 13 August 1917.
Collingwood Thomas COOPER, Killed in Action, 28 July 1915.
Lloyd Alexander CORLISS, Died of Wounds, 17 November 1917.
Walter Herbert COURTMAN, Killed in Action, 3 August 1916.
Wallace COX, Died of Wounds, 7 August 1915.
George Cecil CRAKE, Killed in Action, 14 May 1915.
Henry Anthony CREED, Died of Wounds, 25 December 1915.
William Donald CRICHTON, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Frederick Gordon CRISP, Died of Wounds, 8 August 1915, and subsequently buried at sea.
Leslie James CUBIS, Killed in Action, 4 October 1918.
William Hiliary CUMMING, Killed in Action, 9 August 1918.

Albert Edward DAWSON, Died of Wounds, 4 November 1917.
Arthur Stewart DEAN, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Reginald Charles DeLEPERVANCHE, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
William Francis DOALMAN, Died of Disease, 16 February 1919.
George Finley DONNISON, Died of Wounds, 30 March 1918.
Harry DOOLEY, Died of Wounds, 7 August 1916.
Eric Sheen DOWLING, Died of Wounds, 18 November 1917.
Henry Cecil DRADER, Killed in Action, 3 November 1917.

Athol Bert EATHER, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Leslie EBSWORTH, Killed in Action, 15 October 1917.
Francis William EDWARDS, Killed in Action, 29 May 1915.
George Peacock EDWARDS, Died of Disease, 20 November 1916.
William James Munro EDWARDS, Killed in Action, 3 November 1917.
Joseph John EGAN, Killed in Action, 6 August 1916.
Stephen ELLERY, Killed in Action, 9 August 1916.
Leslie Shaw ELLIOTT, Killed in Action, 3 May 1916.
Guy ELLIS, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Reginald ELLIS, Killed in Action, 3 May 1917.
David EVANS, Killed in Action, 14 May 1915.

Arthur Clyde FAINT, Died of Wounds, 4 November 1917.
William Hewitt FELL, Died of Wounds, 4 May 1918.
Ernest James FIRTH, Killed in Action, 3 November 1917.
John Byers FISHER, Killed in Action, 18 May 1915.
James Martin FOLLENT, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Richard Oscar FORD, Died of Disease, 4 February 1919.
Reginald James Thomas FORSYTH, Died of Accident, 16 February 1918.
George Samuel FOSKETT, Died of Wounds, 20 June 1918.
Lionel Rupert FOWLER, Died of Disease, 12 May 1915.
Owen Albert William FOX, Died of Wounds, 13 August 1918.
George FRANK, Died of Wounds, 10 June 1915.
Donald Alexander FRASER, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Frederick FRIENDSHIP, Died of Wounds, 1 November 1917.

James GALL, Died of Disease, 31 July 1915.
Joseph GARBUTT, Died of Wounds, 1 October 1917.
Cornelius GEILVOET, Died of Wounds, 24 May 1915.
Charles William GIBSON, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Russell William GIBSON, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Bartholomew James GOGGINS, Died of Wounds, 5 August 1916.
Richard GRAHAM, Killed in Action, 19 April 1917.
William James GRAHAM, Killed in Action, 4 August 1916.
James GREEN, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Thaddeus Victor GREEN, Died of Wounds, 17 November 1917.
Frederick William Ernest GUILLE, Died of Accident, 25 April 1916.
Frederick Alexander GUTHRIE, Killed in Action, 3 November 1917.
Claude GUYER, Died of Wounds, 4 November 1917.

Thomas William HAGLEY, Died of Wounds, 20 April 1918.
Arthur John HAILSTONE, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Herbert Percival HAMILTON, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Karl Fletcher HARGRAVE, Killed in Action, 31 October 1917.
Clarence George Wentworth HARTWELL, Killed in Action, 17 August 1918.
Sidney Frederick HARTWELL, Died of Wounds, 22 October 1917.
Monaughan Raymond HAYES, Killed in Action, 31 July 1915.
David HENDERSON, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Lindon Howard Russell HIGINBOTHAM, Died of Wounds, 21 June 1918.
George HILLS, Died of Wounds, 8 August 1915, and subsequently buried at sea.
Arthur Ernest HOBBS, Died of Disease, 24 October 1918.
Raymond Robert George HOBDEN, Killed in Action, 18 May 1915.
George HOLDEN, Died of Disease, 17 October 1918.
Percy Walter HOLPEN, Died of Disease, 26 November 1918.
Charles George Golding HOWARD, Killed in Action, 9 April 1917.
Ernest Alfred Knight HUDSON, Died of Disease, 27 October 1918.
Frederick William HUNT, Killed in Action, 18 May 1915.
Reginald Vernon HUNTER, Died of Disease, 13 November 1918.
Allan Stokeham HUTHWAITE, Died of Wounds, 5 November 1917 .

George Leonard ILLINGWORTH, Died of Wounds, 4 November 1917.
William ISTED, Died of Wounds, 16 August 1915.

Harry Allan JACOB, Died of Accident, 9 November 1918.
John JEFFREY, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Sydney Ellis Clare JOHNSON, Killed in Action, 3 November 1917.
Osborne William JOHNSTON, Killed in Action, 3 November 1917.

Stanley Ivan KAISER, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Francis William KANE, Died of Wounds, 23 May 1915, and subsequently buried at sea.
Austin KEANE, Killed in Action, 4 August 1916.
Roy Oscar Claude KEENE, Killed in Action, 16 November 1917.
Russell Stanley KEMPE, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Harold Younger KERR, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Edmund KILEY, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Martin Michael KINNANE, Died of Disease, 19 April 1916.
Leslie Matthew KIRLEY, Killed in Action, 3 November 1917.
Henry Frederick KOLTS, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.

Matthew LACEY, Died of Disease, 15 April 1917.
John LAUDER, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Leslie Claude LAUNT, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Jack LAW, Killed in Action, 9 January 1917.
Sidney LEE, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Edwin Alexander LEESE, Killed in Action, 9 January 1917.
Patrick Joseph LENEHAN, Killed in Action, 31 October 1917.
Harry LEWRY, Killed in Action, 11 October 1918.
Cecil Reginald John LIDSTER, Killed in Action, 20 May 1915.
Thomas Francis LINDSAY, Killed in Action, 14 July 1918.
Everard Claude LONSDALE, Killed in Action, 18 May 1915.
John Stone William LORD, Died of Accident, 12 May 1918.
Walter Bernard LORD, Killed in Action, 4 August 1916.
Norman Beresford LOVETT, Killed in Action, 9 April 1918.
Donald Grantworth LUCAS, Died of Wounds, 15 July 1918.
Frank LUTTRELL, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
James LYALL, Killed in Action, 4 October 1917.
Edward Thomas LYNCH, Killed in Action, 9 January 1917.

Ronald Alexander Leslie MacDONALD, Killed in Action, 9 August 1916.
Thomas MacLEAN, Died of Wounds, 20 August 1915.
Sidney Alfred MADDISON, Killed in Action, 31 October 1917.
Eric William MAGEE, Died of Wounds, 8 November 1915, and subsequently buried at sea.
George Wesley MAGRATH, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Percival MANN, Died of Wounds, 28 March 1918.
Archer Gibson MANNING, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Edward Charles MANSON, Killed in Action, 18 May 1915.
Alfred Percy MARKS, Died of Disease, 23 November 1917.
Lionel Charles MARSH, Killed in Action, 11 October 1917.
Alfred MARTIN, Died of Disease, 4 November 1918.
James MARTIN, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
John Thomas MARTIN, Killed in Action, 3 November 1917.
Claude MASKEY, Died of Wounds, 24 September 1917.
Allen Stuart McARTHUR, Killed in Action, 18 May 1915.
James McCARTHY, Killed in Action, 13 July 1917.
Alexander Thomas McCLYMONT, Killed in Action, 31 October 1917.
John Richard McDONALD, Killed in Action, 7 November 1917.
Keith Vivers McDONALD, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
John Harold McGREGOR, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
John William Charles McGREGOR, Died of Disease, 30 November 1918.
William Joseph McINTOSH, Died of Disease, 18 October 1918.
Joseph Lewis McKAY, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Arundel James Gwydir McKID, Killed in Action, 3 November 1917.
Alexander McKINNON, Died of Wounds, 1 September 1915.
Allan Hugh McMASTER, Died of Wounds, 26 May 1915.
Walter Provis McMULLIN, Died of Wounds, 6 August 1917.
William McQUIGGIN, Killed in Action, 4 August 1916.
John Hugh McRAE, Died of Wounds, 15 August 1915.
Arnold Selwyn METCALFE, Killed in Action, 19 April 1918.
John George Henry METCALFE, Killed in Action, 1 June 1917.
William MITCHELL, Killed in Action, 3 May 1917.
Ernest Cameron MOFFAT, Killed in Action, 18 May 1915.
William John Cecil MONAGHAN, Killed in Action, 29 June 1915.
Walter John MOORE, Killed in Action, 8 August 1918.
Walter Tertius MORRICE, Died of Wounds, 28 September 1918.
Edward William MORRIS, Killed in Action, 9 June 1917.
George John MORRISON, Died of Wounds, 5 November 1917.
Vivian Roy MORROW, Killed in Action, 4 August 1916.
Joel MOSS, Killed in Action, 3 May 1917.
Ralph Graham MOTTERSHEAD, Killed in Action, 4 August 1916.
Thomas William MOUNTAIN, Killed in Action, 3 November 1917.
Patrick Joseph MOY, Killed in Action, 16 May 1915.
John Bede MOYLAN, Died of Disease, 28 September 1918.
Dennis MULLEN, Died of Wounds, 3 November 1917.
John Eric MUNRO, Died of Disease, 1 April 1919.
George Wren MURRAY, Died of Disease, 17 January 1918.
Archibald John MYCHAEL, Killed in Action, 21 August 1915.

Burdett Phillip NETTLETON, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
John NEWTON, Killed in Action, 9 October 1915.
Owen Eric NEWTON, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Arthur Richard NICHOLL, Died of Wounds, 22 January 1917.
George Fletcher NOBBS, Died of Wounds, 8 March 1918.
George Rawdon Ffrench NOBBS, Killed in Action, 9 August 1916.

Arthur Wellesley OAKES, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Michael O'DONNELL, Died of Wounds, 17 July 1918.
Edward Harold O'NEILL, Died of Wounds, 18 June 1918.

Frank Henderson PAUL, Killed in Action, 22 May 1915.
Gerald Fitzroy PEACOCK, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Harold Edward PEAK, Killed in Action, 28 October 1916.
Wilfred Morris PEARCE, Died of Disease, 5 July 1915 .
Henry James PELHAM, Died of Disease, 18 March 1919.
Walter Delwyn PERKINS, Died of Disease, 27 March 1915.
Robert James Joseph PERRAU, Died of Wounds, 8 August 1915, and subsequently buried at sea.
Arthur Edward PHILLIPS, Killed in Action, 28 September 1917.
William Harold PINKERTON, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Jack PLUSH, Killed in Action, 14 June 1917.
Alfred Thomas POOLE, Died of Wounds, 20 August 1915.
John Richardson POOLE, Died of Wounds, 5 November 1916.
John Gladstone POPE, Killed in Action, 26 May 1915.
John Leslie PRICE, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Frank PROCTOR, Killed in Action, 9 April 1917.
Wilfred George Albert PROCTOR, Died of Disease, 25 February 1919.

Arthur Richard QUARMBY, Killed in Action, 1 May 1918.

Clarence William RADBURN, Killed in Action, 28 September 1918.
John James RAFFERTY, Killed in Action, 5 November 1917.
Mark REED, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
James Moffat REID, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Cuthbert Noel RICHARDSON, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Alfred Charles ROBBINS, Died of Wounds, 13 June 1915.
Darcy James ROBERTS, Killed in Action, 6 August 1915.
Alexander ROBERTSON, Killed in Action, 27 June 1918.
Robert Hill ROBERTSON, Died of Wounds, 10 January 1917.
Frederick Charles ROBINSON, Died of Wounds, 4 November 1917.
William James ROBINSON, Killed in Action, 3 April 1918.
Leonard ROSSBACH, Died of Disease, 9 December 1918.
Werner Eric ROSSBACH, Killed in Action, 28 March 1918.
John Francis RUSSELL, Killed in Action, 12 October 1917.
Leslie RYAN, Killed in Action, 17 January 1917.

Cornelious John SCANLAN, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
George Edward SCHADEL, Killed in Action, 14 July 1918.
Thomas Moffatt SCOTT, Killed in Action, 14 July 1918.
Peter Patrick SEERY, Killed in Action, 7 November 1917.
Norman George SELFF, Died of Wounds, 11 August 1916.
Frederick SELLERS, Died of Wounds, 30 May 1915, and subsequently buried at sea.
Roy Stanley SEWELL, Killed in Action, 4 August 1916.
Francis James Murray SHEIL, Died of Wounds, 20 April 1917.
Cecil Job SHELDON, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
George Edmund SHEPHERD, Died of Accident, 21 December 1916.
Harry Heaslip SHERIDAN, Died of Disease, 29 April 1917.
Frederick Herbert SHERWOOD, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Harold Samuel SHERWOOD, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Hector SMALL, Died of Disease, 4 July 1915.
Charles Hart SMITH, Died of Wounds, 14 June 1917.
Herbert William James SMITH, Killed in Action, 9 April 1917.
Luide Ross Edward SMITH, Died of Wounds, 18 June 1915.
Reginald Sydney SMITH, Died of Wounds, 19 June 1915.
Robert Edwin John SMITH, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Walter Stephen SMITH, Killed in Action, 3 November 1917.
Albert James SPICER, Killed in Action, 1 September 1918.
Edgar Roy STANFORD, Died of Wounds, 1 August 1915.
Francis Theodore STANTON, Died of Wounds, 11 January 1917.
Donald Edward STEWART, Died of Disease, 6 August 1915.
Robert Joseph STEWART, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Alexander William STINSON, Died of Wounds, 19 May 1915, and subsequently buried at sea.
William Henry STRIBLEY, Killed in Action, 4 August 1916.

Richard TANNER, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
William TAYLOR, Killed in Action, 5 August 1917.
William Frederick TAYLOR, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Stanley Stevenson THURLOW, Died of Wounds, 21 August 1915.
Edward Victor TIGHE, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
Garnet Edmund Iles TINSON, Died of Wounds, 9 August 1915, and subsequently buried at sea.
Thomas Alexander TOLAND, Died of Disease, 23 October 1918.
David TOMLINSON, Killed in Action, 11 July 1915.
Harold TUCK, Died of Wounds, 1 November 1917.
Michael TUCKEY, Killed in Action, 4 August 1916.
Ernest Douglas TURNER, Died of Wounds, 21 April 1917.

Frederick Maxwell VENESS, Killed in Action, 5 April 1918.
Frank (Laird) VILLIS, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.

Francis Xavier WALSH, Died of Wounds, 17 October 1917.
Bruce Wynter WARDEN, Died of Wounds, 27 September 1917.
Charles WEALANDS, Killed in Action, 14 June 1917.
William Henry WEST, Died of Accident, 15 March 1915.
Thomas Charles WHEATLEY, Died of Disease, 26 September 1915, and subsequently buried at sea.
James Redfern WHITE, Killed in Action, 13 April 1917.
Leslie Gaviston WHITE, Died of Disease, 12 November 1914.
Robert Henry James WHITE, Died of Wounds, 14 August 1916.
William Arthur WHITTLE, Killed in Action, 18 May 1915.
Wilfred WILKINSON, Killed in Action, 18 June 1918.
George Alexander WILLIAMS, Died of Wounds, 9 August 1918.
Joseph WILLIAMS, Killed in Action, 3 November 1917.
Frank Lindsay WILLIS, Died of Wounds, 4 August 1916.
Alfred Thomas WINTERTON, Killed in Action, 4 August 1916.
Robert WISE, Killed in Action, 20 May 1915.
George Edward WOMACK, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.
William Harry Rankin WOODS, Died of Wounds, 15 May 1915.
John Robert WRIGHT, Killed in Action, 3 November 1917.

Frederick Richard Charles YOUNG, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.

Peter ZEISSER, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915.

Lest We Forget

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Further Reading:

1st Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF

Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920

Citation: 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour

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Brigade Scouts, Scouting or Protective and Tactical Reconnaissance Part 9 Scouting For Information
Topic: AIF - DMC - Scouts

Scouting or Protective and Tactical Reconnaissance, Part 9

Scouting For Information

Frederick Allan Dove

3rd Light Horse Brigade Scouts in the hills at Tripoli, December 1918

In 1910, Major Frederick Allan Dove, DSO, wrote a book on a subject he was very familiar with through practical experience called Scouting or Protective and Tactical Reconnaissance. This book set the intellectual framework for the formation of the Brigade Scouts during the Sinai and Palestine Campaigns as part of the Great War.

Dove, FA, Scouting or Protective and Tactical Reconnaissance, 1910.

II. - Scouting For Information Or Tactical Reconnaissance By Patrols.

General Remarks.

Reconnoitring Patrols are parties detached from a halted or moving force to obtain information. Their sphere of action is beyond the line of Outposts or the Screen referred to in I. Being without support and in constant danger of meeting superior hostile forces, their action must be chiefly of a "stealthy" nature. They rely for safety in an emergency on the sharpness of their eyes and ears, the quickness of their wits, and the speed of their horses. The number of men told off to form a Reconnoitring, Patrol will vary according to the work to he done, but they larger the number the more risk of detection and failure. Three or four men and a leader make a handy patrol; really good Scouts, who have confidence, in themselves and on another. will prefer to work in pairs. Occasionally strong patrols of from 12 to 100 men are sent out on some -special mission, but even then the actual Scouting will he done by two or three small squads of Scouts, the remainder being really an escort or support.

"Scouting" in its true sense is the work done by the individuals composing the Reconnoitring Patrols. It is an art, and can only be acquired by a limited number of men who possess the natural gifts of body and mind. Out of a squadron of picked Australians who went to South Africa, not more than twenty men became good Scouts, and only half were really first-class. Yet at the beginning a hundred men in that squadron believed that they were born Scouts. After a few experiences they were mostly very willing to let somebody else do the work.

'From my reading and experience I conclude that there should be a thoroughly trained Corps of Scouts at the disposal of every General to do the dangerous and difficult duty of reconnoitring.

1. - Composition of Patrols.

Reconnoitring Patrols should be composed of trained Scouts, drawn either from regimental establishments or from the Corps referred to above. A signaller or two with equipment may sometimes be attached. A cavalry pioneer with means of hasty demolition has been found useful with a patrol, but properly trained Scouts could do this work themselves.

It must always be borne in mind that to include in a patrol any person who is not himself a trained Scout is an encumbrance and a danger.

It is it great advantage or the men to have practised and worked together. Scouts should be organised, there fore, into permanent patrols of four. Two or more "Fours" can be combined when larger patrols are required.

2. - Preliminary Instructions and Preparations.

The patrol leader detailed for a reconnaissance should receive very explicit instructions, as to

(1) the object of the reconnaissance - that is, what he is to report on;
(2) when he is to start and when reports will be expected;
(3) to whom and where reports are to be made;
(4) what is known of the enemy;
(5) whether friendly patrols or troops are likely to be met.

The instructions should be supplemented by a sketch or by reference to a map. If our column is likely to march during the absence of the patrol, the leader should be informed.

The leader next decides on the route to be taken (when this has not been prescribed), by reference to the map, a view of so much of the country as can be seen, or by his local knowledge, or by a combination of those.

Next he retails to his men the instructions he has received and the plans he has formed, taking them very fully into his confidence, in order to arouse their interest in the mission and to secure their intelligent co-operation. He now has a final inspection of his own and his men’s arms and kits and horses, to see that everything is in good order and that nothing is carried which will glitter by day or rattle by night. The patrol then sets out.

3. - Formation o f the Patrol, by Day.

The formations of a patrol of four by day have been gone into fully in I., Section 11. The same principles govern the organisation and movements of larger patrols.

Organisation of the Patrol-that is, the allotment of definite duties to individuals-should never be neglected. The leader should remember that he is the head and brain of the patrol and the Chief Observer; he uses the other members to protect and assist him, but must not rely on their conclusions; he must always see for himself.

The more compact the formation of a patrol the better the chance of avoiding detection, but the greater the possibility of all being shot down or cut off. Therefore, the leader must study every bit of country with a view to what is best to be done in each case. In thick bush or forest the only possible formation is Indian File, the men following the leader more or less closely.

It will frequently be advisable for portion of the patrol to remain halted (dismounted) in concealment while one or two Scouts examine doubtful localities. 4. Formations at Night.

The only formations for dark nights are File (twos) or Indian File. The commander leads, and has with him a very keen Scout and a horse-holder. Then follow the Scouts, singly or in pairs. A non-com. or very trustworthy man brings up the rear. When the patrol halts, a Scout previously detailed moves out a few yards to the right, and similarly another to the left. These men leave their horses with their mates. If a patrol is so large that the tread of men or horses and rattling of equipment is likely to interfere with the hearing of the front and rear Scouts the advanced " point" and the rear man are kept well away from the main body, connection being maintained by links," thus:

The links must be clearly visible to each other, and near enough to pass quietly spoken orders or messages.

The leader must largely devote himself to maintaining the required direction. He, therefore, has with him a good .Night Scout. Note that some excellent day scouts are not at all reliable at night. This Scout must be relieved every hour or so, as the strain on his eyes, ears and nerves is very great.

Halts are frequent at night. During these it may be necessary for the leader and his nearest Scout to go ahead some distance on foot to examine a suspicious object, hence the need of the horse holder. The N.C.O. at the head of the main body should be informed when the leader leaves and when he returns.

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Further Reading:

Obituary, Frederick Allan Dove

Brigade Scouts

The Light Horse

Australian Light Horse Militia

Militia 1899 - 1920

Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920

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5th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Topic: AIF - 2B - 5 LHR

5th LHR, AIF

5th Australian Light Horse Regiment

Roll of Honour

Poppies on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial, Canberra

The Roll of Honour contains the names of all the men known to have served at one time with the 5th Light Horse Regiment and gave their lives in service of Australia, whether as part of the 5th Light Horse Regiment or another unit.

Roll of Honour

Louis ARNTZEN, Killed in Action, 28 June 1915.
Edward Duncan ASKEW, Died of Disease, 8 September 1916.
Victor BARKLEY, Died of Wounds, 21 July 1915, and subsequently buried at sea.

William Holdsworth BATES, Killed in Action, 2 September 1915.
Harry BEGOURIE, Died of Wounds, 8 August 1916.
William John BIDDLE, Died of Accident, 18 January 1917.
Robert Edward BIRT, Killed in Action, 22 July 1917.
Norman Robertson BLACKIE, Died of Wounds, 31 May 1915, and subsequently buried at sea.
John Milton Roy BLACKWELL, Killed in Action, 28 June 1915.
Frederick Charles BODEN, Died of Disease, 8 November 1918.
Clifford Owen BOWCOTT, Died of Wounds, 5 December 1915.
Stanley BRENNAN, Died of Disease, 14 February 1919.
Frederick James George BROWN, Killed in Action, 17 September 1916.
Roderick Stawell BROWNE, Killed in Action, 28 June 1915.
Thomas Joseph BRUNDRIT, Killed in Action, 8 November 1915.
Gladstone William BYRNE, Killed in Action, 30 September 1917.

Harry Westropp CAMERON, Killed in Action, 28 July 1918.
Charles Jr CAMPBELL, Died of Wounds, 26 October 1918.
John CAMPBELL, Died of Wounds, 11 January 1917.
John CARBERRY, Killed in Action, 5 August 1917.
Arthur Herbert CARLETON, Killed in Action, 24 April 1918.
Cecil Godfrey CARR, Killed in Action, 18 July 1916.
Herbert CARTER, Died of Wounds, 19 August 1917.
Wilfred Mason CHAILLE, Killed in Action, 14 July 1918.
Philip Champion CHAMPION DeCRESPIGNY, Killed in Action, 14 July 1918.
Albert Arthur CHARD, Killed in Action, 4 December 1917.
John CHRISTIANSEN, Killed in Action, 22 November 1915.
Albert CLARK, Died of Disease, 27 January 1916.
Richard Henry CLOUGH, Died of Wounds, 2 June 1915, and subsequently buried at sea.
Charles Joseph CONAGHAN, Died of Disease, 4 January 1919.
Alfred Henry CONNOLLY, Killed in Action, 28 June 1915.
John Cornelius CONWAY, Killed in Action, 23 December 1916.
James COOK, Killed in Action, 19 October 1917.
Samuel COOK, Died of Wounds, 14 November 1915.
Archibald CURRIE, Died of Wounds, 25 September 1918.
Samuel Hugh CURRY, Died of Disease, 24 October 1918.

James Judge DAVIES, Died of Disease, 22 October 1918.
Edward DAVIS, Died of Wounds, 9 November 1917.
Erskine William Douglas Hamilton DAWSON, Died of Wounds, 6 November 1917.
Herbert Selwyn DAWSON, Died of Disease, 28 June 1915.
Francis Joseph De WARREN, Killed in Action, 9 August 1916.
Charles Chisholm DIXON, Died of Disease, 23 December 1918.
Andrew James DOHERTY, Died of Wounds, 28 September 1918.
Robert Smith DONALDSON, Killed in Action, 29 September 1918.
John DRANEY, Killed in Action, 9 August 1916.
Oscar Thomas DUNN, Killed in Action, 28 June 1915.
Thomas DWYER, Killed in Action, 5 April 1918.

Harold James EGGINS, Killed in Action, 28 June 1915.
Jack ELLIS, Died of Wounds, 3 May 1918.
Ernest Edwin ENSOR, Died of Wounds, 20 April 1918.
Thomas Robert EVANS, Killed in Action, 26 November 1915.

Percy FINES, Died of Disease, 3 April 1919.
Charles Edgar FITZ-HANNAM, Killed in Action, 27 August 1915.
Herbert Walter FLAHERTY, Killed in Action, 25 November 1915.
Patrick FOLEY, Killed in Action, 2 June 1915.
Alexander Madden FOOT, Killed in Action, 22 November 1915.
Michael Joseph FORD, Killed in Action, 14 November 1915.
Frank William FREESTONE, Killed in Action, 10 November 1917.
Albert Lester FRENCH, Killed in Action, 29 January 1917.
Walter FURNISS, Killed in Action, 8 October 1918.

Joseph GAHAN, Killed in Action, 26 March 1917.
John Bennett GALLIGAN, Killed in Action, 26 March 1917.
James GARDNER, Died of Accident, 8 November 1916.
Roy GEORGE, Died of Wounds, 8 November 1917.
John William GILHESPY, Died of Disease, 12 November 1918.
Bernard Benedict GILHOOLY, Killed in Action, 9 August 1918.
William John GILLES, Died of Wounds, 4 November 1917.
Thomas Fitzpatrick GREEVY, Died of Wounds, 9 March 1917.
John Thomas GRIFFIN, Killed in Action, 20 July 1917.
John GWYNNE, Killed in Action, 31 October 1915.

John Matthew HANLY, Killed in Action, 6 June 1915.
James Norman HARCUS, Killed in Action, 4 October 1917.
Hubert Jennings Imrie HARRIS, Killed in Action, 31 July 1915.
Bertram Nigel HARTWELL, Died of Wounds, 24 April 1918.
Alexander HEASLOP, Died of Disease, 1 July 1917.
Arthur Francis HENNESSEY, Died of Wounds, 3 October 1918.
William Harding HETHORN, Died of Wounds, 31 August 1918.
Thomas John HIGGINS, Killed in Action, 28 June 1915.
Reginald Thomas HOBBS, Died of Disease, 29 November 1915.
Harold Michael HOGAN, Killed in Action, 19 April 1917.
Henry Albert HOLDGATE, Killed in Action, 10 November 1917.
Arthur Charles HOMER, Killed in Action, 28 June 1915.
Joseph Stewart HOPPER, Killed in Action, 6 August 1917.
Alan HOWARTH, Killed in Action, 25 May 1918.
Charles Frank HUGGINS, Died of Wounds, 4 May 1918.
James HUGHES, Died of Wounds, 10 August 1916.
Stephen William HUNT, Died of Disease, 18 July 1915.
Norman Cropley HYDE, Killed in Action, 9 November 1915.

William Howe IRVING, Killed in Action, 6 November 1917.

Frederick Charles Jens JENSEN, Killed in Action, 8 October 1918.
Alfred Joseph JOHNSTON, Killed in Action, 12 December 1917.

William KEELAN, Died of Accident, 27 November 1915.
John KELLEHER, Died of Wounds, 9 November 1917.
William Henry KEMP, Killed in Action, 28 June 1915.
Malcolm Stuart KENNEDY, Died of Wounds, 2 January 1918.
Thomas Alfred KING, Died of Wounds, 8 September 1915, and subsequently buried at sea.
Ernest Augustus KNICKEL, Died of Disease, 24 July 1917.

Ernest Edward LANCASTER, Killed in Action, 17 October 1917.
Frederick Charles LAW, Killed in Action, 26 November 1915.
Robert LEISHMAN, Killed in Action, 25 November 1915.
John Austin LINNANE, Died of Disease, 1 May 1916.
Peter John LINNANE, Died of Wounds, 23 November 1917.
Nevill Montague LITTLE, Killed in Action, 3 September 1916.
William Matthew LONGWILL, Killed in Action, 8 October 1918.
Clyde LOVELL, Killed in Action, 28 June 1915.
Augustus LUBOMIRSKI, Killed in Action, 28 July 1918.
James LUCAS, Killed in Action, 7 November 1915.
Percy Hampton LUMLEY, Died of Wounds, 30 March 1918.
Michael Joseph LYNAM, Died of Wounds, 20 October 1917.

Harold Eric Joseph MacARTNEY, Died of Disease, 5 July 1915, and subsequently buried at sea.
Leslie MacDONALD, Killed in Action, 28 June 1915.
Walter MAGARRY, Died of Disease, 12 October 1915.
Ernest George MARLEY, Killed in Action, 28 June 1915.
John James MARSH, Died of Wounds, 6 November 1917.
Sidney George MARSHALL, Killed in Action, 17 September 1918.
Robert MARTIN, Died of Disease, 27 August 1915, and subsequently buried at sea.
Frederick MARTYR, Killed in Action, 8 August 1916.
Charles Bute MASSY, Killed in Action, 5 August 1916.
Richard McCABE, Killed in Action, 29 August 1917.
David McCONNELL, Died of Disease, 1 November 1918.
Thomas McCORMACK, Killed in Action, 11 April 1917.
Samuel Crichton McGOWAN, Died of Wounds, 7 August 1916.
James Clyde McGRATH, Killed in Action, 22 October 1918.
Richard McGRATH, Killed in Action, 12 December 1917.
James McLEAN, Killed in Action, 28 June 1915.
Thomas Joseph McMAHON, Died of Disease, 14 May 1916.
John David McRAE, Killed in Action, 9 August 1916.
William Leslie MEIKLE, Died of Disease, 26 July 1917.
John MONAGHAN, Died of Disease, 13 December 1918.
John Bain MONCRIEFF, Killed in Action, 3 September 1916.
Donald Rutherford MORISON, Killed in Action, 28 June 1915.
Francis Michael MOY, Killed in Action, 24 April 1918.
Albert Stanley MUIR, Killed in Action, 5 November 1917.
David James MURRAY, Died of Wounds, 30 May 1915, and subsequently buried at sea.
James Martin MURRAY, Died of Wounds, 10 July 1915.

William Martinus NILSON, Killed in Action, 8 November 1917.
William Arthur NOLLER, Killed in Action, 8 November 1915.
Ernest John NORTON, Killed in Action, 19 April 1917.

Arthur O'CONNOR, Died of Wounds, 9 June 1917.
Stanley O'DWYER, Died of Wounds, 13 December 1916.
William O'NEILL, Killed in Action, 5 November 1915.
William James O'NEILL, Died of Disease, 8 August 1918.
John O'SULLIVAN, Killed in Action, 28 June 1915.
Arthur Robert French OXFORD, Killed in Action, 6 November 1917.

William Alexander PAVEY, Died of Wounds, 1 May 1918.
Arthur Laurence POTTER, Died of Wounds, 3 May 1918.
Leslie Raymond POUNTNEY, Died of Wounds, 8 July 1915, and subsequently buried at sea.
Michael POWIS, Killed in Action, 28 June 1915.
Edgar Sylvanus PYNEGAR, Died of Disease, 30 October 1918.

James QUINN, Died of Wounds, 5 November 1917.

William RABY, Died of Disease, 21 March 1916.
Thomas John RADCLIFFE, Killed in Action, 9 August 1916.
Edward Thomas REYNOLDS, Killed in Action, 21 July 1915.
James Henry REYNOLDS, Died of Wounds, 7 May 1918.
Harold Stanley RICKETTS, Killed in Action, 15 October 1917.
Ralph ROBERTSON, Killed in Action, 28 June 1915.
Angus Bruce ROBINS, Killed in Action, 14 November 1915.
George William ROSE, Killed in Action, 29 November 1915.
Wilfred Wallace ROSS, Killed in Action, 8 November 1917.
Thomas Llewellyn ROWLANDS, Died of Accident, 27 August 1916.
Edward RUMMEL, Died of Wounds, 20 December 1917.
Michael RUSSELL, Died of Accident, 2 September 1917.
Thomas Richard RUTLEDGE, Killed in Action, 19 April 1918.
Cornelius James RYAN, Died of Wounds, 4 May 1918.
Owen John RYAN, Killed in Action, 11 September 1917.

James Leslie SAUNDERS, Died of Disease, 1 February 1916.
Thomas Henry SAUNDERS, Killed in Action, 5 November 1915.
Henry James SEANEY, Killed in Action, 14 November 1915.
David Lindsay SHARP, Died of Wounds, 28 April 1918.
Harold Herbert SHAW, Killed in Action, 24 April 1918.
Roy Allen SHEEHAN, Killed in Action, 12 May 1917.
Henry Bradley SHERIDAN, Died of Accident, 24 January 1918.
Stanley Henderson SHERIDAN, Killed in Action, 28 June 1915.
Harold Philip SHERWIN, Killed in Action, 7 November 1915.
Harry SIMPSON, Killed in Action, 9 August 1916.
Charles Selby SMETZER, Killed in Action, 2 May 1918.
Samuel Stanley SMITH, Killed in Action, 29 November 1915.
Roy Henry SOLOMON, Died of Wounds, 30 June 1915, and subsequently buried at sea.
Albert SOUTHAM, Killed in Action, 18 September 1918.
Joseph Henry SPILLER, Died of Wounds, 17 July 1918.
Bertram Rudplph Danby STEELE, Died of Wounds, 10 June 1918.
William George STEELE, Killed in Action, 5 August 1916.
James Alexander STEWART, Died of Disease, 1 February 1915.
Samuel John STEWART, Killed in Action, 2 May 1918.
William STEWART, Killed in Action, 13 August 1915.
Lawrence STINSON, Died of Disease, 19 December 1915.
Joseph Dandy STREET, Killed in Action, 5 November 1915.
Thomas Alfred SYKES, Died of Disease, 28 December 1915, and subsequently buried at sea.

Charles Alfred TAYLOR, Died of Wounds, 1 December 1915.
Michael Joseph TIERNEY, Died of Disease, 6 March 1915.
Frank TONG, Killed in Action, 28 June 1915.
William George TWIST, Died of Wounds, 17 April 1917.
William Bernard TYLER, Killed in Action, 10 November 1917.

Thomas Allan WALKER, Killed in Action, 11 September 1915.
Charles George WALLER, Died of Disease, 13 April 1917.
Charles Dixon WARD, Killed in Action, 19 September 1918.
John William WARRENER, Died of Wounds, 18 October 1917.
Alfred WATSON, Killed in Action, 4 July 1918.
Eric Stanley WATSON, Died of Wounds, 26 May 1915, and subsequently buried at sea.
Herbert Crook WATT, Died of Disease, 28 October 1918.
Frederick Theodore WATTERS, Died of Wounds, 28 June 1915, and subsequently buried at sea.
Raymond Francis WEBB, Died of Wounds, 28 April 1917.
Thomas WEBSTER, Died of Wounds, 8 November 1917.
William Henry WESTAWAY, Died of Wounds, 4 December 1917.
William Salisbury WHITBREAD, Died of Wounds, 9 November 1917.
Bert WICKS, Killed in Action, 4 September 1917.
Allan Charles WILLIAMS, Killed in Action, 28 June 1915.
Edward Homer WILLIAMS, Killed in Action, 28 June 1915.
Robert Glen WILLIAMS, Killed in Action, 8 November 1917.
Andrew WILLIAMSON, Killed in Action, 16 September 1917.
Frank Ness WILSON, Killed in Action, 28 June 1915.
William Clark WILSON, Killed in Action, 28 June 1915.
William King WOOD, Died of Wounds, 28 November 1916.
Henry WOOLLEY, Died of Wounds, 25 April 1918.
Harold WRIGHT, Died of Wounds, 3 October 1918.
William Carey WYLIE, Died of Disease, 2 February 1919.

Albert John YATES, Died of Disease, 16 January 1915, and subsequently buried at sea.
George YOUNG, Died of Disease, 18 October 1918.
Walter Alexander YOUNG, Killed in Action, 28 June 1915.

Lest We Forget

Acknowledgement: Many thanks to Steve Becker who provided much of the raw material that appears in this item.

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5th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF

Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920

Citation: 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour

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5th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF, Outline
Topic: AIF - 2B - 5 LHR

5th LHR, AIF

5th Australian Light Horse Regiment

Outline

5th Light Horse and the Koala Mascot

[From: The Queenslander, 19 December 1914, p. 23.]

Formation

The 5th Light Horse Regiment was formed as part of the 2nd Light Horse Brigade, 2nd Contingent and attached to the Australian Division. Recruits went to the Enoggera Training Camp to the west of Brisbane, Queensland, on 18 August 1914. The recruits were drawn from the four main Militia Regiments within the 1st Military District which incorporated all of Queensland, Darwin and Northern New South Wales. The men from New South Wales found themselves mainly in "B" Squadron. Many of the men went from the Light Horse Militia formation into the AIF Light Horse.

"A" Squadron recruited mainly from:
1st Light Horse Regiment (6 men).

"B" Squadron recruited mainly from:
3rd Light Horse Regiment (6 men)
4th Light Horse Regiment (6 men)

"C" Squadron recruited mainly from:
2nd Light Horse Regiment (6 men); and,
27th Light Horse Regiment (5 men).

Training

5th Light Horse Regiment Routine Order No 2, 17 October 1914

[Click on page for larger version.]

Training of the 5th Light Horse Regiment occurred at Enoggera Training Camp from August until September 1914.

Embarkation

The 5th Light Horse Regiment entrained from Newmarket Station, Brisbane, 12 December 1914, and travelled to Liverpool Camp, Sydney where they remained until embarkation details were finalised. Embarkation of the 5th Light Horse Regiment occurred by the HMAT A34 Persic from Sydney, New South Wales, on 21 December 1914 .

HMAT A34 Persic departing from Port Melbourne on 3 June 1916

[See: His Majesty's Australian Transports [HMAT] Ships, A34.]

The HMAT A34 Persic embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on 21 December 1914 with the bulk of the Regiment.

HMAT A44 Vestalia at Port Melbourne on 6 December 1916

[See: His Majesty's Australian Transports [HMAT] Ships, A44.]

An advance party was despatched on the HMAT A44 Vestalia. The advanced party contained the full complement of "A" Troop from "B" Squadron. In addition, all officer's batmen were included in the party. The advance party had 26 men from the 1st Reinforcements attached for embarkation.

The 5th Light Horse Regiment sailed to Egypt and disembarked on 1 February 1915.

Colour Patch

Initially, the only colour separation of the various Australian mounted troops was by use of the pennant. The marker pennants were carried on poles to mark lines troop lines in camps in Egypt. They were not lance pennants as the Australian lancers had red over white pennants on their lances.

Pennant of the 5th Light Horse Regiment

While this pennant was useful in distinguishing horse and troop lines, it failed to identify the individual with a unit. The AIF 1st Australian Division Standing Orders issued in December 1914 ordered the Australian Light Horse Regiments to wear a 4 inch wide [10.2cm] blue armband with the regiment name marked on the band in black lettering.

The earlier systems proved to be ineffective so to assist with identification of the men in the various units within the AIF, Divisional Order No 81 (A) Administration was issued at Mena on 8 March 1915 detailing the Colour Patch for the 5th Light Horse Regiment as others received their colours. The colour patch was made of cloth 1¼ inches wide and 2¾ inches long and worn on the sleeve one inch below the shoulder seam. The colour patch for the 5th Light Horse Regiment was light blue over red.

5th Light Horse Regiment Colour Patch

The 5th Light Horse Regiment carried the red Brigade colour as the lower triangle part of the colour patch, while the light blue unit colour was on the top. This is illustrated with the above presentation.

Gallipoli

As mounted troops, the Light Horse was considered to be unsuitable for work in Gallipoli. The mounted troops volunteered to operate as infantry and thus were sent to Gallipoli with the 5th Light Horse Regiment landing on 20 May 1915. The Regiment was only deployed on defensive activities throughout the stay at Gallipoli. On 29 August 1915, the Regiment received another squadron as reinforcements. "B" Squadron, 11th Light Horse Regiment was absorbed and renamed as "D" Squadron, 5th Light Horse Regiment. The 5th Light Horse Regiment left the peninsula on 20 December 1915.

Defence of Egypt

After the return to Egypt, the 5th Light Horse Regiment reformed and re-equipped. The reorganisation of the Light Horse led to the formation of the ANZAC Mounted Division to which the 5th Light Horse Regiment became a foundation member.

On 28 February 1916, the 5th Light Horse Regiment moved to join its parent brigade, the 2nd Light Horse Brigade, which was taking part in the defence of the Suez Canal. The work was hot and monotonous. They remained here until moved to the Romani region to bolster the defence of that area.

Sinai

The 2nd Light Horse Brigade played an important role in beating back the Turkish invasion of the Suez Canal zone at Romani. Now known as the Battle of Romani which lasted from 4-6 August which was quickly followed by the Battle of Katia and then Bir el Abd on 9 August. All the actions in which the 5th Light Horse Regiment finally led to the defeat of the Ottoman Canal Expeditionary force and its retreat to Bir el Mazar.

Over the next few months, the 5th Light Horse Regiment took part in the Allied advance over the Sinai leading to the fall of Bir el Mazar, then El Arish followed by Bir el Magdhaba and finally Rafa in January 1917. The Ottoman forces were expelled from the Sinai and were poised to be tackled in Palestine.

Palestine

On 27 March 1917, the 5th Light Horse Regiment took an adventurous role during the First Battle of Gaza. While involved in street fighting as a prelude to taking the city, the 5th Light Horse Regiment received the order to withdraw and return to the starting line. Grudgingly they did so but realised the Turks has snatched victory out of the jaws of defeat.

The 5th Light Horse Regiment took no part in the Second Battle of Gaza on 19 April 1917.

The 5th Light Horse Regiment took part in the Battle of Beersheba and then the follow up actions that lasted until early January 1918. After the fall of Jerusalem the 5th Light Horse Regiment moved to the Jordan Valley and took parts in operations in this region. This included the taking of Jericho, the attack on Amman during 27 March - 2 April 1918 and Es Salt Raid of 30 April – 4 May 1918.

Amman

At the opening of the final Allied offensive on 19 September 1918, the 5th Light Horse Regiment took part in the invasion of the Moab hills for the third time. This time Amman was captured. During this time the 5th Light Horse Regiment took part in one of the more unusual actions during the Great War. On 29 September 1918, two squadrons surrounded the town of Ziza which held 4,500 Turkish troops. The Turkish commander agreed to surrender the following day as they were concerned that the Arab guerrillas in the distance would take the town and slaughter everyone in it. The 5th Light Horse Regiment agreed to protect the Turkish garrison and so that night, both Turk and Australians joined to defend against a foe. In the morning, true to their word, the Turkish garrison surrendered all their weapons and went into captivity.

Finally, the Ottomans called for an Armistice on 30 October 1918.

Return to Australia

After the conclusion of hostilities, the 5th Light Horse Regiment was marked to return to Australia. Prior to that action, one of the saddest actions occurred for the Australian Lighthorsemen, they had to farewell their best friends, the horses. All the Light Horse unit horses' health was ascertained with the fit horses being transferred to the Indian Cavalry while those in poor condition were destroyed by the Veterinary units.

On 13 March 1919 the 5th Light Horse Regiment was deployed to assist in suppressing the Egyptian Uprising. When the revolt collapsed, the 5th Light Horse Regiment embarked on the 28 June 1919 for the long voyage to Australia where the unit was disbanded.

Commanding Officers

Lieutenant Colonel Hubert Jennings Imrie Harris
Lieutenant Colonel Lachlan Chisolm Wilson
Lieutenant Colonel Donald Charles Cameron

Decorations earned by the 5th Light Horse Regiment

1 CB - Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath
3 CMG - Companion in The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George
4 DSO - Distinguished Service Orders
9 MC - Military Crosses
1 CBE - Companion of the Order of the British Empire
6 DCM - Distinguished Conduct Medals
18 MM- Military Medals
1 MSM - Meritorious Service Medal

Campaigns

Gallipoli
Anzac
Defence at Anzac
Suvla
Sari Bair
Gallipoli 1915-1916
Egypt
Defence of Egypt
Sinai
Romani
Magdhaba
Rafa
Palestine
First Battle of Gaza
Third Battle of Gaza
Beersheba
El Mughar
Nebi Samwill
Jerusalem
Jaffa
Jericho
Amman
Es Salt
Megiddo
Nablus
Palestine 1917-1918

Casualties suffered by the 5th Light Horse Regiment

137 killed
708 wounded

War Diary

The Australian War Memorial has put these on line and may be accessed here:

5th Light Horse Regiment War Diaries.

Embarkations:

The following list details all the embarkations in support of the 5th Light Horse Regiment, AIF, during the Great War. Each entry details the individual soldier's: rank on embarkation; full name; Declared age; last occupation held; last address as a civilian; enlistment Date; and, ultimate fate. Each man is linked to a brief military biography where ever possible. One interesting point is that many of the men listed in the embarkation roll for the 5th Light Horse Regiment ended up in a different unit altogether. This list details the men's starting point in the AIF.

Regimental Headquarters Section	Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A34 Persic 21 December 1914
"A" Squadron	Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A34 Persic 21 December 1914
"B" Squadron	Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A34 Persic 21 December 1914
"C" Squadron	Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A34 Persic 21 December 1914
Machine Gun Section	Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A34 Persic 21 December 1914
Vestalia Goup	Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A44 Vestalia 19 December 1914
1st Reinforcements	Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A44 Vestalia 19 December 1914
2nd Reinforcements	Brisbane, Queensland on board HMAT A53 Itria 9 February 1915
3rd Reinforcements	Brisbane, Queensland on board HMAT A53 Itria 9 February 1915
4th Reinforcements	Brisbane, Queensland on board HMAT A15 Star of England 8 April 1915
5th Reinforcements	Newcastle, New South Wales on board HMAT A57 Malakuta 17 May 1915
6th Reinforcements	Brisbane, Queensland on board HMAT A63 Karoola 12 June 1915
7th Reinforcements	Brisbane, Queensland on board HMAT A9 Shropshire 20 August 1915
8th Reinforcements	Brisbane, Queensland on board HMAT A55 Kyarra 10 August 1915
9th Reinforcements	Brisbane, Queensland on board HMAT A1 Hymettus 17 September 1915
10th Reinforcements	Brisbane, Queensland on board HMAT A69 Warilda 5 October 1915
11th Reinforcements Mashrobra Group 11th Reinforcements Hawkes Bay Group	Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A47 Mashrobra 4 October 1915 Sydney, New South Wales on board SS Hawkes Bay 21 October 1915
12th Reinforcements Suffolk Group 12th Reinforcements Hawkes Bay Group	Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A23 Suffolk 30 November 1915 Sydney, New South Wales on board SS Hawkes Bay 21 October 1915
13th Reinforcements	Brisbane, Queensland on board HMAT A55 Kyarra 3 January 1916
14th Reinforcements	Brisbane, Queensland on board HMAT A62 Wandilla 31 January 1916
15th Reinforcements	Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A67 Orsova 11 March 1916
16th Reinforcements	Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A47 Mashobra 5 April 1916
17th Reinforcements	Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A10 Karroo 5 May 1916
18th Reinforcements	Brisbane, Queensland on board HMAT A16 Seang Choon 4 May 1916
19th Reinforcements	Sydney, New South Wales on board RMS Mongolia 8 July 1916
20th Reinforcements	Sydney, New South Wales on board RMS Malwa 22 July 1916
21st Reinforcements	Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A58 Kabinga 12 September 1916
22nd Reinforcements	Brisbane, Queensland on board HMAT A43 Barunga 26 October 1916
23rd Reinforcements	Melbourne, Victoria on board HMAT A42 Boorara 10 May 1917
24th Reinforcements	Brisbane, Queensland on board HMAT A1 Hymettus 3 February 1917
25th Reinforcements	Sydney, New South Wales on board RMS Karmala 3 February 1917
26th Reinforcements	Melbourne, Victoria on board HMAT A42 Boorara 10 May 1917
27th Reinforcements	Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney 9 May 1917
28th Reinforcements	Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney 9 May 1917
29th Reinforcements	Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A55 Kyarra 3 September 1917
30th Reinforcements	Sydney, New South Wales on board RMS Ormonde 2 March 1918

See: Troop transport ships for information and photographs about the various ships employed in transporting the troops to Egypt.

Further Reading:

5th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF

5th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour

Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920

Citation: 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF, Outline

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Brigade Scouts, Scouting or Protective and Tactical Reconnaissance Part 10 Finding One's Way
Topic: AIF - DMC - Scouts

Scouting or Protective and Tactical Reconnaissance, Part 10

Finding One's Way

Frederick Allan Dove

3rd Light Horse Brigade Scouts in the hills at Tripoli, December 1918

Dove, FA, Scouting or Protective and Tactical Reconnaissance, 1910.

5. - Finding One's Way. General Remarks.

The Scout who gets lost is worse than useless. How is one to learn to find the way out and back in strange country and at the same time take all precautions against being killed or captured? By cultivating the powers of observation; developing the bump of locality; learning to read a map; understanding the use of the compass; and thoroughly realising the value of the sun, moon, and stars as guides. There are wonderful tales told here and elsewhere of the extraordinary feats of bushmen in travelling across country. In Africa, our best bushmen were frequently "bushed" in an absolutely open treeless country, probably the easiest in the world to keep one's direction in. Our bushmen only excelled the regular troopers in detached work in their faculty of observation of landmarks, thus being able to find their way back, and in a greater amount of craftiness in the presence of the enemy. When it came to sending a patrol from the camp to a drift, we will say, twenty miles away and south-east as the crow flies, starting after dark in entirely new country, there was something more than mere bushcraft required from the patrol leader, and that something was training and education. It is, of course, much easier to impart this training to a man who has been brought up in the country, accustomed to ride long distances, and hunt wild animals or muster stock, than it would be in the case of a city-bred man. Nevertheless, one or two town-reared youths became among the few very reliable Scouts that I had on service.

(1) Finding the Way Back Over a Route Already Traversed.

In this case the "bump of locality" is all-important.

During the outward journey mental note is taken of the general direction of the journey, the relative situation of landmarks, the general slope of the country, the direction the water runs. With practice, one gets to note all these almost unconsciously, together with many smaller details, such as the class of vegetation-here white gum predominates, further on a belt of ironbark, along the hollow oak trees are noticed ; the construction of fences; variations in the nature of the soil ; outcrops of rocks, and so on.

The Scout who is at all doubtful about finding the way back should occasionally halt and look at the way he has come. In bush or scrub country, when following a road or track, be careful to note other tracks joining your route at a small angle, thus:-

a, b, c, d is the outward road. At b and c, other tracks join it. The Scout going from a to d is not likely to notice these unless he is vary observant; but coming the other way back he is sure to see them, and may be confused as to which is his right road. To sum up, the "bump of locality" is a result of a trained and practised habit of observation.

(2) Coming Back by a Different Route.

In an enemy's country the Scout can seldom risk coming back the, way he went out, especially through defiles, passes, or fords. He must choose a different route. Again his habit of observation of landmarks, car., will greatly help him. His training in map-reading also is of use here. A patrol goes from

a to b about ten miles. There is a dangerous spot at c that the leader wants to avoid when returning. He moves out to d and then heads for camp. A little, diagram as I have drawn it and a brief calculation will enable him to strike his direction near enough for practical purposes, as on approaching the camp or outposts lie will be sure, to recognise landmarks. There is one thing requisite here, viz. that he should always have a pretty accurate idea of the distance travelled. I always did this by judging my rate of movement and noting the time taken from point to point. There is no better way that a know of unless you can identify your position on a map. Then, of course, everything is easy.

If his “Map Memory" has been developed, he can then close up the map and put it away, but for hours afterwards he has a complete mental picture of his intended route, with all adjacent topographical features. When launched on his journey he knows - here to look for hills; where to expect watercourses and how the water runs, if any; when he will strike a well-marked road, a railway, or a telegraph line; where there are bridges, swamps, and gullies; what villages or habitations he must avoid.

The would-be patrol leader must know that the only reliable map may be the property of the General, and that he will be lucky to be allowed five minutes' study of it; that even if he have a good map he cannot be constantly pulling it out when Scouting by day, and that at night it is almost impossible to refer to it. Therefore, cultivate the "Map Memory."

(4) The Use of the Compass.

This is sufficiently dealt with in the Manual of Field Sketching, and is easily learned in a few minutes.

(5) The Sun, Moon, and Stars.

A little instruction and practice will render the patrol leader independent of the compass so long as he can see the sun, moon, or stars. As to the sun: we are taught ill childhood that the sun rises ill the East and sets in the West. This is only true, however, at the time of the Equinoxes - that is, on the 21st of March and the 23rd of September in our (Southern) Hemisphere the sun rises.

(3) Finding the Way to a Given Point in Strange Country.

The chief aid in doing the above is what may be called "Map Memory." This can be cultivated in peace training. When acquired, it is invaluable to a Scout. What I mean may be explained thus: Before starting on a reconnaissance the patrol leader has a map spread out before him. He is told, or shown, or finds out where his present position is and the place lie has to go to. He studies the map for a few minutes and decides on his route further and further north of East (and sets north of West) from March 21st to June 22nd; then gradually rises and sets nearer East and West respectively till about September 23rd. After that it rises and sets south of East and East till about December 22nd, and then works back again. It may be taken that at 12 noon the sun is always due north and that all shadows point due south. By occasional observation and study for a few weeks one can get estimate accurately enough the bearing of the sun at and hour of the day, providing one has a watch; or vice versa, if one has a reliable compass and a table showing time of rising and setting of the sun, one can always tell the time. When marching by the sun (or by the shadow cast by oneself, or trees, etc.) regard must be had to its apparent motion from East to West.

The movements of the moon should also be studied, and particularly so when one knows that one may be required to go on patrol any night. Its time and direction of rising and setting should be known. Only twice in the month does it rise in the East and set in the West. It rises nearly an hour later each night. Almost every almanac contains the times of rising and setting of the moon.

The stars are the most reliable guides at night. It is not necessary to have even the slightest knowledge of astronomy. But the Scout should have a sort of nodding acquaintance with the principal constellations. Their names don't matter at all - get to recognise them as you do the face of a man you often meet, yet do not know. The most conspicuous of our constellations is the Southern Cross. Near it are the Centaurs (the "Pointers"), it must again be remembered that the stars, like the sun and the moon, have an apparent motion from East to West. The position of the Cross at different times and at different hours on the same night should be observed and noted. It will be seen that it is high in the heavens in the winter and low down in the summer months. On the same evening at different hours it will be seen not only to have moved but to have changed the inclination of its longer axis toward, the horizon. The following diagrams are sufficient to shoes how the position of South may be estimated from the position of the Cross:

(1) The "Pointers" and Southern Cross.-The Cross about upright. x is the approximate position of South; got by prolonging the main axis of the Cross 31 times, then a little to the left.

(2) The Cross on its side. Note position of “Pointers."

(3) The Cross on its side. Note the position of the "Pointers."

The relative brightness of the stars is shown by the number of rays.

The young Scout should got a sailor or other person who knows to point out the following: - Orion, Sirius, Canopus, Scorpio, Achernar, The Milky Way, Aldebaran. It will happen often when patrolling at night that Southern Cross may be temporarily or permanently hidden by clouds, but that there are patches of clear sky elsewhere. Hence the necessity of being able to recognise other star-groups.

In marching by the stars, one must allow for their apparent motion from fast to West. For further instructions vide Manual of M.R. and F.S., page 61.

Previous: Part 9, Scouting For Information

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Further Reading:

Obituary, Frederick Allan Dove

Brigade Scouts

The Light Horse

Australian Light Horse Militia

Militia 1899 - 1920

Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920

Citation: Brigade Scouts, Scouting or Protective and Tactical Reconnaissance Part 10 Finding One's Way

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