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Battle of Romani, 4-5 August 1916
For those interested in the Battle of Romani and its companions, Katia and Bir el Abd fought over the period 4 -9 August 1916, then these pages might be of interest. At the moment, the Romani aspect of the battle has been completed. For those people keen to examine the primary source documents and compare them to the Official accounts, this is now available as this information is collected in one topic.
Included in the pages are some documents that came to light during unrelated searches of private papers. One particular find was a hand drawn map detailing the location of all burials from the 5th LHR. This gem was hidden amongst a sheave of unrelated material. Rather keep it hidden, it is now part of public property and available to all researchers.
There are other unique and previously unpublished documents and pix amongst these collections. We are in the process of analysing a few more pix from a collection recently made available which specifically details the actions at Romani and Bir el Abd. These will be made available soon.
The pages on Romani are collected in a Contents page and all may be found at this location:
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
The items include the following:
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916, Contents
The Battle of Romani was the first major engagement after Gallipoli which involved the Light Horse working as a mounted formation.
Outline
Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Pictures
Encampment near Romani, August 1916
Maps
1:125,000 map of Romani area
1:40,000 map of Mt Meredith area
1:40,000 map of Mt Royston area
1:40,000 map of Dueidar, Hassaia and Nuss area
1:40,000 map of Bir el Abd area
Official British War History map of Romani, 4 August 1916
1st ALHR AIF account map
1:250,000 German map of Romani area
Accounts
Official War History Accounts
Gullett Australian Official History account about Katia
Gullett Australian Official History account about Romani
Powles New Zealand Official History account about Romani
Official British War History
The British Occupation of Romani
The Turkish Advance
The Turkish Attack on The 4th August
The Pursuit on The 5th August
The end of the pursuit
The Results of the Battle
Turkish and German Forces Engaged
Distribution of E.E.F., 27 July 1916
The State of The Royal Flying Corps in Egypt at the time of the Battle of Romani
The Evacuation of the Wounded
Australian Unit Histories
1st ALHR AIF account about Romani
2nd ALHR AIF account about the Battle of Romani
3rd ALHR AIF account about the Battle of Romani
5th LHR, AIF account about the Battle of Romani
6th LHR, AIF account about the Battle of Romani
7th LHR, AIF account about the Battle of Romani
8th LHR, AIF account about the Battle of Romani
9th LHR, AIF account about the Battle of Romani
10th LHR, AIF account about the Battle of Romani
Australian Unit War Diary Accounts
1st ALHR, AIF, War Diary, account about the Battle of Romani
2nd ALHR, AIF, War Diary, account about the Battle of Romani
Account of the 2nd Light Horse Regiment's participation in the Battle of Romani, War Diary, Appendix 4.
3rd ALHR, AIF, War Diary, account about the Battle of Romani
5th ALHR, AIF, War Diary, account about the Battle of Romani
5th LHR, AIF account about the Battle of Romani, Killed in Action
6th ALHR, AIF, War Diary, account about the Battle of Romani
7th ALHR, AIF, War Diary, account about the Battle of Romani
8th ALHR, AIF, War Diary, account about the Battle of Romani
9th ALHR, AIF, War Diary, account about the Battle of Romani
10th ALHR, AIF, War Diary, account about the Battle of Romani
New Zealand Unit Histories
AMR, NZMRB account about Romani
CMR, NZMRB account about Romani
WMR, NZMRB account about Romani
Newspaper Accounts
New York Times account of Romani, 6 August 1916
London Times account of Romani, 10 August 1916
Individual Accounts
859 Corporal Francis Patrick Curran, 7th LHR
Possibly the most poignant account is that of 859 Corporal Francis Patrick Curran, 7th LHR. His story captured the attention of the international audience when it was published in the London Times.
Romani was the first action which involved the mounted forces from Australia working as mounted infantry. Their role would expand later to that of cavalry but this was a learning process for everyone.
Further Reading:
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: Latest News, Battle of Romani, 4-5 August 1916
