Topic: AIF - 3B - 9 LHR
9th LHR, AIF
War Diary, 7 August
Pro Gloria et Honore - For Glory and Honour
Regimental March - Marching Through Georgia
The Diary
1914
Friday, August 7, 1914
See 4th Military District, South Australia for militia activities.
1915
Saturday, August 7, 1915
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Walkers Ridge
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - 0430 Attack on "Baby 700" commenced after heavy bombardment by howitzers.
th Light Horse Regiment formed Brigade Reserve and gave fire support to 8th and 10th Light Horse Regiments who were unsuccessful and suffered very heavy losses. While directing fire from parapet, Lieutenant Colonel Miell was killed.
1130 The Regiment moved from No 1 Post and occupied No 3 and Half No 2. During rest of day we directed short bursts of fire on Nek to pin Turks down and support New Zealand and Australian Division operating on our left.
Carew Reynell Diary - No Entry.
1916
Monday, August 7, 1916
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Hod Nagid
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - 0900 The Regiment moved out to support the 8th Light Horse Regiment who had just gained touch with the enemy soon after daylight - about three miles east of Hod es Sagia. They were forced to fall back and had taken up a position about one mile east of the Hod. We took over their line at 1400 holding it until after dark when the Regiment fell back on a line of outpost around Abu Darem.
During the afternoon the fighting mostly took the form of sniping and we suffered no casualties. The Inverness Battery did good firing on the ridge occupied by the Turks apparently getting home on their salvos.
1917
Tuesday, August 7, 1917
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Tel el Marakeb
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Brown, Lieutenant AR; and, two Other Ranks left for Hotchkiss Rifle School.
1918
Wednesday, August 7, 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Madhbeh
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary -Turner, Captain Chaplain RC, returned from leave in Egypt.
FGCM [Field General Court Martial] held at 10th Light Horse Regiment Led Horse camp, Wadi Nueiameh to try Turnbull, 5210 Trooper [Sergeant] ER, 9th Light Horse Regiment; and, Stuart, 3007 Trooper CS, 9th Light Horse Regiment.
1919
Thursday, August 7, 1919
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - SS Oxfordshire
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Routine.
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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, 7 August
