Topic: AIF - 3B - 9 LHR
9th LHR, AIF
War Diary, 2 November
Pro Gloria et Honore - For Glory and Honour
Regimental March - Marching Through Georgia
The Diary
1914
Monday, November 2, 1914
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Morphettville Race Course Camp and Broadmeadows Camp, Victoria.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Formation of Regiment occurring at Morphettville Race Course Camp, Adelaide, while "C" Squadron is formed at Broadmeadows Camp, Victoria.
See: Broadmeadows 1909
1915
Tuesday, November 2, 1915
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Rhododendron Spur
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - No entry
1916
Thursday, November 2, 1916
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Bir Etmaler
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - No entry
1917
Friday, November 2, 19179th Light Horse Regiment Location - Beersheba.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Regiment moved at 1000 to 1/2 mile south of viaduct Beersheba. Ragless, Captain BB, with Kildea, Lieutenant FJ; and, his troop rejoined Regiment. Ragless, Captain BB, handed over the duties of Military Governor of Beersheba to the infantry. At 1830 enemy planes flying very low heavily bombed Beersheba.
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary -
The Brigade at 1000 had moved to half a mile south of Beersheba and employed on water development, the chief wells had been partially destroyed by the Turk and the supply threatened to run out. Fortunately the destruction was not completed and some water could be obtained there from. A prisoner stated that the German engineer who was responsible for the destruction of the wells was at the time on leave to Jerusalem.
1918
Saturday, November 2, 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Homs
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Permission received for one officer and ten Other Ranks to visit Homs for four hours daily.
1919
Sunday, November 2, 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Adelaide
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Regiment disbanded.
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Sources:
See: 9th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Contents
Australian Light Horse Studies Centre, AIF War Diaries of the Great War, Site Transcription Policy
Further Reading:
9th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 9th LHR AIF War Diary, 2 November