Topic: AIF - 3B - 9 LHR
9th LHR, AIF
War Diary, 21 April
Pro Gloria et Honore - For Glory and Honour
Regimental March - Marching Through Georgia
The Diary
1914
Tuesday, April 21, 1914
See 4th Military District, South Australia for militia activities.
1915
Wednesday, April 21, 1915
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Mena Camp, Egypt.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - No entry.
Carew Reynell Diary - No entry.
1916
Friday, April 21, 1916
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Serapeum, Egypt.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - No entry.
1917
Saturday, April 21, 1917
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - El Munkeileh
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - At 0200 the Brigade stood to arms and continued digging. With the expectation of a few shots exchanged between our scouts and enemy patrols the enemy showed no activity.
At 1000 the Regiment took over the right of the outpost line extending to the small wadi south east of El Munkeileh where the 5th Mounted Brigade's left rested. Work on the trenches was continued throughout the day.
At 1800 the line was taken over by the 6th Mounted Brigade and the Brigade returned to El Mendur.
1918
Sunday, April 21, 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Latron, Enab
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - 0930 Moved from Latron west along the Jerusalem Road by regiments in column of half echelon.
Route very hilly and large amount of motor traffic up and down the road requiring strict advance of march discipline. Kilo pegs were placed along road providing a careful check of the pace, travelling at the rate of ten miles per hour until Enab was reached where the Regiment bivouacked for the night in an olive grove two miles north east of the village.
McDonald, 1131 Sergeant JFW, died of illness.
1919
Monday, April 21, 1919
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Zagazig
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Easter Monday and also is an Egyptian holiday - Shem el Nessim [Smelling the Zephyr].
One mounted troop patrolled to El Aslugi - Shubra el Nakhla reporting all quiet.
No 2 Post Zagazig - Abu el Akdar line abolished.
Lieutenant Gibney marched in from attached pay officer AIF Headquarters Cairo.
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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, 21 April
