Topic: AIF - 3B - 9 LHR
9th LHR, AIF
War Diary, 20 March
Pro Gloria et Honore - For Glory and Honour
Regimental March - Marching Through Georgia
The Diary
1914
Friday, March 20, 1914
See 4th Military District, South Australia for militia activities.
1915
Saturday, March 20, 1915
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Mena Camp, Egypt.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - No entry.
Carew Reynell Diary - No entry.
1916
Monday, March 20, 1916
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Serapeum, Egypt.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - No entry.
1917
Tuesday, March 20, 19179th Light Horse Regiment Location - Bir Abu Shannar, Palestine.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary -The Regiment undertook routine work for the day. Saddlery cleaning parade in morning.
1918
Wednesday, March 20, 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Deir el Belah, Palestine.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Hannaford, Lieutenant E, returned from Junior Officers' School, Kelab. Training carried out.
Wastell, Lieutenant MF; and, two Other Ranks returned from leave.
Burns, Lieutenant AG; and, one Other Rank proceeded to 14th Squadron Royal Flying Corps for instructions in signals from aeroplanes.
1919
Thursday, March 20, 1919
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Zagazig, Egypt.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - As all tentage and camp equipment had been brought from Moascar by rear parties a very comfortable camp was soon made. A large sporting pavilion in vicinity was taken into use as an officers Mess. A second pavilion in the Greek Sporting Club Grounds adjoining was used as a cook house and mess for the men. A fine tennis court was available for use.
At kilo 40 Ismailia line a post of four of the 10th Light Horse Regiment had been rushed by a large crowd during the evening of the 19th March 1919. All members of the post were beaten into unconsciousness and their arms stolen. One of these from the 10th Light Horse Regiment subsequently died.
0345 Mounted Squadron under Bleechmore, Major C, moved out to E2, Wusef Pasha and other villages in the vicinity north of kilo 40. This Squadron had orders to demand the return of stolen arms. If arms are not returned then orders are to arrest the leaders if discoverable. No trace could be found of the arms. The headmen of three villages and Gaffirs were therefore arrested and escorted back to Zagazig. Several inhabitants of the Ez I Beir Has el Tarzi were particularly hostile. Squadron returned to Regimental headquarters about 0900.
1700 Lieutenant Driscoll's troop [mounted squadron] proceeded to Belbeis.
Regiment took over protection of the railway Abu el Akdar exclusive to Zagazig inclusive. Posts each ten all ranks were placed along line approximately 11/2 kilometre apart.
Proclamation issued warning all inhabitants of Zagazig they must not be in the streets of Zagazig between the hours of 2100 and 0430 unless in possession of a pass issued by the Military Authorities. Movements of inhabitants between villages and towns between the hours of 1900 and 0500 were prohibited. Order received that an unlawful assembly of inhabitants was an assembly of more than 10. Firearms were not to be used to disperse same unless absolutely necessary.
Four Officers 50 Other Ranks B Squadron and Lieutenant Edgerly's party rejoined Regiment.
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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, 20 March