Topic: AIF - 3B - 9 LHR
9th LHR, AIF
War Diary, 4 November
Pro Gloria et Honore - For Glory and Honour
Regimental March - Marching Through Georgia
The Diary
1914
Wednesday, November 4, 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
Thursday, November 4, 1915
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Rhododendron Spur
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Instructions received that this Regiment will occupy the bivouac area now occupied by the 8th Light Horse Regiment on Canterbury Slopes.
1916
Saturday, November 4, 1916
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Bir Etmaler
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - No entry
1917
Sunday, November 4, 19179th Light Horse Regiment Location - Beersheba.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Each squadron supplied parties of two Officers and 70 Other Ranks for water development in Beersheba. At 1400 owing to shortage of water the Division moved to Karm. The Regiment arrived at the water troughs on railway station at Karm at 2000. Watered and moved to bivouac area 11/2 miles north of troughs.
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary -
There were probably 30,000 horses in the Beersheba area and the water question became acute. There was not enough water for all there.
At 1400 the Division moved back to Karm, a distance of 15 miles. The track was in a very bad state. This route had been taken by all traffic to Beersheba from El Shellal and Tel el Jemmi, throughout the four days 'previous. The march was most trying. The rising dust was so great that it was impossible to see the ears of one's own horse. Several casualties occurred during this march, through horses and vehicles getting into uncovered wells and cisterns. At 2230 on 4th November after watering horses at Karm, the Brigade bivouacked 3/4 of a mile north west of Karm Railway Station.
1918
Monday, November 4, 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Homs
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Led horses left at Damascus for reinforcements regained Regiment at 1730. Two reinforcements received for 9th Light Horse Regiment. The 9th led horses were used by reinforcements of other reinforcements of the division. These horses on arrival showed lack of attention and 33% had sore backs.
1919
Tuesday, November 4, 1919
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, 4 November
