Topic: AIF - 3B - 9 LHR
9th LHR, AIF
War Diary, 24 April
Pro Gloria et Honore - For Glory and Honour
Regimental March - Marching Through Georgia
The Diary
1914
Friday, April 24, 1914
See 4th Military District, South Australia for militia activities.
1915
Saturday, April 24, 1915
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Mena Camp, Egypt.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - No entry.
Carew Reynell Diary - No entry.
1916
Monday, April 24, 1916
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Serapeum, Egypt.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - No entry.
1917
Tuesday, April 24, 1917
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Abasan el Kebir
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - The Regiment paraded at 0600 and went down to Deir el Belah camp where the men changed clothes and swam. Returned to Abasan el Kebir at 1800.
Seventy five reinforcements marched in from Moascar and were allotted.
1918
Wednesday, April 24, 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Talaat ed Dumm, Jericho
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - The Regiment with Regimental transport moved from Talaat ed Dumm, watered and proceeded by the old Jericho Road towards Jericho. The transport experienced great difficulty in negotiating the exceptionally steep decline leading down onto the plains of Jericho. The last steep decline leading down onto the plain of Jericho near Wadi Kelt presented the worst difficulties. Here the 8th Light Horse Regiment wagon collapsed and the items bolting into Wadi Kelt. B Squadron of the 9th Light Horse Regiment was dismounted and given orders to stand by and assist the 9th Light Horse Regiment Transport down this last decline. This was completed with the exception of the Maltese cart which was in the rear of the Regimental Transport and unfortunately when crossing a rut at the bottom of the hill the shaft broke throwing the driver, Learmonth, 2816 Trooper WJ onto the road, the cart passing over him and dragging him down until it collided with a limbered wagon in front. Trooper Learmonth died a few minutes afterwards.
The Regiment arrived at a point 11/2 miles north west of Jericho near Wadi Nueiameh. This completed a 61 mile trek from Selmieh and is up to date the most interesting trek undertaken by the Regiment.
The first two days of the march were down and across the fertile coastal plain, thence up into the well watered Judean hills between Latron and Jerusalem at an altitude of 2,920 feet above sea level, thence across the barren hills east of Jerusalem down onto the Plain of Jericho which is 800 feet below sea level.
An Officers' reconnaissance went to Auja Ford; El Mundessa Ford; and, El Ghoraniyeh Bridgehead.
Wastell, Lieutenant MF; and Lane, Lieutenant BGB; and, two Other Ranks proceeded to School of Instruction El Arish.
Three Other Ranks to Zeitoun.
1919
Thursday, April 24, 1919
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Zagazig
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Remainder of A and B Squadrons less A Squadron mounted troop at El Abbasa and B Squadron personnel at Belbeis Station exchanged positions.
Previous: 9th LHR AIF War Diary, 23 April
Next: 9th LHR AIF War Diary, 25 April
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, 24 April
Posted by Project Leader
at 12:01 AM EADT
Updated: Thursday, 22 July 2010 6:26 PM EADT
