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Thursday, 20 January 2011

Desert Mounted Corps (DMC), Contents
Topic: AIF - DMC

DMC

Desert Mounted Corps

Outline

General Murray's Despatches

General Murray's Despatches, Part 1
General Murray's Despatches, Part 2
General Murray's Despatches, Part 3
General Murray's Despatches, Part 4

General Allenby's Despatches

General Allenby's Despatches, Part 1
General Allenby's Despatches, Part 2
General Allenby's Despatches, Part 3
General Allenby's Despatches, Part 4

Individual Units

The individual formations that comprised the Desert Mounted Corps were many. Put together at any one time and there was about 14,000 mounted men in the Desert Mounted Corps. Below is a guide to the individual units.

Divisions
Anzac Mounted Division
Australian Mounted Division
Brigades
New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade
1st Australian Light Horse Brigade
2nd Australian Light Horse Brigade
3rd Australian Light Horse Brigade
4th Australian Light Horse Brigade, 1917-19
5th Australian Light Horse Brigade
Imperial Camel Corps - units
Regiments
1st Australian Light Horse Regiment
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment
3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment
4th Australian Light Horse Regiment
5th Australian Light Horse Regiment
6th Australian Light Horse Regiment
7th Australian Light Horse Regiment
8th Australian Light Horse Regiment
9th Australian Light Horse Regiment
10th Australian Light Horse Regiment
11th Australian Light Horse Regiment
12th Australian Light Horse Regiment
The Second 14th Australian Light Horse Regiment
15th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Auckland Mounted Rifles, NZMRB
Wellington Mounted Rifles, NZMRB
Canterbury Mounted Rifles, NZMRB

History

The Battle of Magdhaba, Sinai, 23 December 1916
General Staff Headquarters, Anzac Mounted Division, AIF, War Diary Account

Anzac Mounted Division Artillery, AIF, War Diary Account

The Battle of Rafa, Sinai, 9 January 1917
Desert Column Order No. 10
The Desert Column Order of March details
Desert Column War Diary Account
The Desert Column Account
Chetwode Letter

Prelude to the Battle of Beersheba
In order to give a perspective on the lead up to the Battle of Beersheba, the October Routine Orders for the Desert Mounted Corps are presented in full and in their original form.

Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 1 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 2 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 3 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 6 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 7 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 8 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 9 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 13 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 14 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 15 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 16 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 17 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 19 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 21 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 24 October 1917

Roll of Honour

The Desert Mounted Corps, Roll of Honour
Lest We Forget

Further Reading:

Desert Mounted Corps

The Desert Mounted Corps, Roll of Honour

Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920

Citation: Desert Mounted Corps (DMC), Contents

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Updated: Friday, 21 January 2011 7:09 AM EAST

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