Topic: AIF - 3B - 9 LHR
9th LHR, AIF
War Diary, 13 June
Pro Gloria et Honore - For Glory and Honour
Regimental March - Marching Through Georgia
The Diary
1914
Saturday, June 13, 1914
See 4th Military District, South Australia for militia activities.
1915
Sunday, June 13, 1915
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Walkers Ridge
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - No entry.
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary - Casualties: 9th Light Horse Regiment, Major Cook and two Other Ranks wounded. One man wounded, also 5 men from New Zealand, three Indians and several mules.
Heavily bombarded by enemy's gun from some hours.
Carew Reynell Diary - Absolutely nothing doing. We are still in our rest camp and don't go back to the trenches till Friday. It's to be a fortnight in and a fortnight out. We have had a lot of sickness since coming out of the trenches and the doctors are getting afraid of an outbreak unless we move soon. The Turks pitched a score of shells into our camp yesterday. When the first arrived three Indians were killed and half a dozen mules and I ordered everyone into their dugouts. However, one caught the Quartermaster's dugout and killed his batman and severely wounded the storeman and took top of Daly's helmet off and wounded Major Cook and the Sergeant Cook. Major Cook is doing well I am glad to say. Am sending these of by the RC Padre and hope they will arrive all right. We were treated to another dose of shells this morning - no damage - not even to the Indian Mule Corps.
1916
Tuesday, June 13, 1916
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Roadhead Serapeum.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - The party then proceeded back to the remainder of the Column at No. 1 Tanks and the whole column moved back to a small sam in the Wadi (Sq E.5.). Here trenches were dug to drain the "Lake" and at 1200 the column
1917
Wednesday, June 13, 1917
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - El Shellal
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - At 1830 “C” Squadron moved out and crossed the wadi and took over 6 night posts from the 8th Light Horse Regiment.
1918
Thursday, June 13, 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Ain Ed Duk
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Orders received for relief of 3rd Light Horse Brigade by New Zealand Mounted Rifle Brigade.
Hank, 2115 Trooper RH, died of illness.
1919
Friday, June 13, 1919
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Tel el Kebir
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Cricket team of 13 Other Ranks under McDonald, Captain JM, MC, proceeded to Moascar to play 12th Light Horse Regiment returning the same day. Scores: 9th Light Horse Regiment 194, 12th Light Horse Regiment 97.
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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, 13 June
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Updated: Saturday, 7 August 2010 2:54 PM EADT
