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Thursday, 11 December 2008

9th LHR AIF War Diary, 12 December
Topic: AIF - 3B - 9 LHR

9th LHR, AIF

9th Light Horse Regiment

War Diary, 12 December

Pro Gloria et Honore - For Glory and Honour

Regimental March - Marching Through Georgia

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.

The Diary

1914

Saturday, December 12, 1914
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Broadmeadows Camp, Victoria.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Organising, training and equipping of troops.
See: Broadmeadows 1909

1915

Sunday, December 12, 1915
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Rhododendron Spur
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Commanding Officer and Adjutant called to Brigade Headquarters at 1000 for instruction in anticipated.

1916

Tuesday, December 12, 1916
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Bir el Malha
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - The Regiment undertook routine work for the day. Daly, Major TJ; Chanter, Captain JC; and Ayliffe, Lieutenant SH, went on reconnaissance with General Officer in Command Brigade to Gerarat and Hill 100. Enemy aeroplane flew over and bombed Bir el Malha. Casualties were: Killed one horse in 3rd Machine Gun Squadron.

1917

Wednesday, December 12, 1917
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - El Burj.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - 1000 Moved by squadrons and relieved 4th Light Horse Regiment on Suffa sector in Square J24C 8.6, J23O 5.8. A Squadron on the right, C Squadron in the centre and B Squadron on the left. Nature of the country rocky, hilly and densely olive clad.

1918

Thursday, December 12, 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Tripoli
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Sharp, Lieutenant RC, MC; and, Turner, Captain Chaplain RC; and eleven Other Ranks proceeded to Besherri on six days leave. At 0830 the Regiment moved to new camping area on the beach 1½ miles south west of Tripoli.

1919

Friday, December 12, 1919
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Adelaide
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Regiment disbanded.

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Australian Light Horse Studies Centre, AIF War Diaries of the Great War, Site Transcription Policy

Further Reading:

9th Light Horse Regiment AIF

Bert Schramm Diary

9th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour

Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920

Citation: 9th LHR AIF War Diary, 12 December

Posted by Project Leader at 11:01 PM EAST

Updated: Wednesday, 22 September 2010 6:28 PM EADT

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