Topic: AIF - 3B - 9 LHR
9th LHR, AIF
War Diary, 17 December
Pro Gloria et Honore - For Glory and Honour
Regimental March - Marching Through Georgia
The Diary
1914
Thursday, December 17, 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
Friday, December 17, 1915
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Rhododendron Spur
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Fresh instructions received as to the final parties. Evacuation to be completed on two successive nights. First night to be divided into A, B, and C Parties. Second night to be divided into A, B, and C parties. Major Parsons to be Officer in Command C Party 1st Night and to take charge of the Brigade party of about 170 total. Major SW Barlow to be Officer in Command of A Party 2nd night of Brigade, total 100. Major WJ Farr, Brigade Major, to be Officer in Command B Party 2nd night in charge of total of 60. Lieutenant Colonel Maygar, Commanding Officer, 8th Light Horse Regiment to be Officer in Command C Party 2nd night in charge of total of 40 officers and men. Big fire on the beach near Williams Pier at midnight. Large quantity of stores burnt.
1916
Sunday, December 17, 1916
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Bir el Malha
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Hogan, Lieutenant LR; and, ten Other Ranks with ten remounts reported from Kantara. Enemy aeroplane flew over Bir el Mahla and dropped bombs on Bir el Mazar.
1917
Monday, December 17, 19179th Light Horse Regiment Location - Suffa.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Holding and consolidating line. Officers were patrolling forward, preparatory to an expected advance.
1918
Tuesday, December 17, 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Tripoli
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - General holiday. 1000, combined Brigade thanksgiving church service. Roman Catholics proceeded to Service in Maronite Cathedral, Tripoli. French classes commenced under direction of a French civilian from Tripoli. In the afternoon a Brigade football match was played. 9th and 10th Light Horse Regiments versus remainder of Brigade. Former team won by a slight margin.
1900 Wagg, Lieutenant BSW; and, 19 Other Ranks marched in. Classes in English Grammar commenced under the direction of Turner, Captain Chaplain RC.
1919
Wednesday, December 17, 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, 17 December
