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Thursday, 18 December 2008

9th LHR AIF War Diary, 18 December
Topic: AIF - 3B - 9 LHR

9th LHR, AIF

9th Light Horse Regiment

War Diary, 18 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

Friday, December 18, 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

Saturday, December 18, 1915
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Rhododendron Spur
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - All officers called to Brigade Headquarters for final instructions. First Party to leave tonight, Seven Officers and 150 Other Ranks marched out from this Regiment at 2200. All officers and men in trenches. Officers on 6 hour shifts, Post stood to arms from 0500 to 0730. Scouts reported all quiet in front. Enemy working.

1916

Monday, December 18, 1916
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Bir el Malha
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Siekmann, Major TA; Bleechmore, Captain C; Pender, Lieutenant WS; and, Nelson, Lieutenant AH, reported back from Cavalry School of Instruction. Three Other Ranks transferred to Royal Flying Corps. Ayliffe, Lieutenant SH; and, three Other Ranks reported to the Camel Transport Corps for instructional purposes.

1917

Tuesday, December 18, 1917
9th 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

Wednesday, December 18, 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Tripoli
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Land measurement class commenced under direction of Scott, Lieutenant Colonel WH, CMG DSO. Darley, Major TH, returned from duty leave to Egypt.

1919

Tuesday, December 1, 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, 18 December

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Updated: Thursday, 23 September 2010 8:26 AM EADT

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