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Monday, 10 October 2011

Australian Service Personnel, Photograph Albums, 12th Light Horse Regiment War Diary and Routine Orders, 1916, Album Contents
Topic: AAC-Photo Albums

Australian Service Personnel

Photograph Albums

12th Light Horse Regiment War Diary and Routine Orders, 1916, Album Contents

12th Light Horse Regiment Routine Order No. 1, 23 February 1916

The Routine Orders, the item which is the purest history of a unit. It is the unvarnished story detailing aspirations and events as they unfolded without any vainglorious gloss attached to them as is found in the usual run of books on these campaigns, especially the Official Histories. Histories are written with an eye upon the prevailing cultural imperatives while the Routine Orders are written to maintain the efficiency of a Regiment on a day to day basis.

If there is one item that contains a wealth of detail regarding the participation of a Regiment within the Sinai and Palestine campaign, it is the Routine Orders. Each paragraph hints at enough material to make an exciting chapter in any book.

To add further to the Regimental story, the War Diary entries for the periods covered by the Routine Orders are placed in line. They should be read in conjunction to get a clear picture of the Regiment.

The Routine Orders of the 12th Light Horse Regiment are not complete and so are filed as found. During and after the conclusion of the war, no great imperative was felt for their preservation. Their needs had been served and so preservation was of the lowest order. That we have them today is a blessing and we can only thank the foresight of the clerk who preserved what we have now.

Listings per Album Page

Page 1:
War Diary, 22 February - 25 February 1916
Routine Order No. 1, 23 February 1916
Routine Order No. 2, 24 February 1916
Routine Order No. 3, 25 February 1916
Routine Order No. 4, 26 February 1916
War Diary, 27 February - 6 March 1916
Routine Order No. 4, 27 February 1916
Routine Order No. 5, 28 February 1916
Routine Order No. 6, 29 February 1916
Establishment of a Board of Enquiry, 29 February 1916

Page 2:
Routine Order No. 7, 1 March 1916
Routine Order No. 8, 2 March 1916
Routine Order No. 9, 3 March 1916
Routine Order No. 10, 5 March 1916
Routine Order No. 11, 6 March 1916, p. 1
Routine Order No. 11, 6 March 1916, p. 2
Routine Order No. 12, 7 March 1916, p. 1
Routine Order No. 12, 7 March 1916, p. 2
War Diary, 8 March - 18 March 1916
Routine Order No. 13, 8 March 1916

Page 3:

Routine Order No. 15, 10 March 1916
Routine Order No. 16, 11 March 1916, p. 1
Routine Order No. 16, 11 March 1916, p. 2
Routine Order No. 17, 13 March 1916
Routine Order No. 18, 14 March 1916
12th Light Horse Regiment Shoulder Patch
Routine Order No. 19, 15 March 1916, p. 1
Routine Order No. 19, 15 March 1916, p. 2
Routine Order No. 20, 16 March 1916, p. 1
Routine Order No. 20, 16 March 1916, p. 2

Page 4:
Routine Order No. 21, 17 March 1916
Routine Order No. 22, 18 March 1916, p. 1
Routine Order No. 22, 18 March 1916, p. 2
War Diary, 20 March - 26 March 1916
Routine Order No. 23, 20 March 1916, p. 1
Routine Order No. 23, 20 March 1916, p. 2
Routine Order No. 24, 21 March 1916
Routine Order No. 25, 22 March 1916
Routine Order No. 26, 23 March 1916, p. 1
Routine Order No. 26, 23 March 1916, p. 2

Page 5:
Routine Order No. 27, 24 March 1916
Routine Order No. 28, 25 March 1916, p. 1
Routine Order No. 28, 25 March 1916, p. 2
Routine Order No. 29, 27 March 1916
Routine Order No. 32, 30 March 1916, p. 1
Routine Order No. 32, 30 March 1916, p. 2
War Diary, 31 March - 26 April 1916
Routine Order No. 33, 31 March 1916, p. 1
Routine Order No. 33, 31 March 1916, p. 2
Routine Order No. 34, 1 April 1916, p. 1

Page 6:
Routine Order No. 34, 1 April 1916, p. 2
Routine Order No. 35, 3 April 1916, p. 1
Routine Order No. 35, 3 April 1916, p. 2
Routine Order No. 36, 4 April 1916
Routine Order No. 37, 5 April 1916, p. 1
Routine Order No. 37, 5 April 1916, p. 2
Routine Order No. 38, 6 April 1916
Routine Order No. 37A, 7 April 1916
Routine Order No. 39, 8 April 1916, p. 1

Page 7:
Routine Order No. 40, 9 April 1916
Routine Order No. 41, 10 April 1916
Routine Order No. 44, 11 April 1916
Routine Order No. 45, 12 April 1916, p. 1
Routine Order No. 45, 12 April 1916, p. 2
Routine Order No. 46, 13 April 1916
Routine Order No. 47, 14 April 1916
Routine Order No. 48, 15 April 1916
Routine Order No. 49, 17 April 1916
Routine Order No. 50, 18 April 1916
Routine Order No. 51, 19 April 1916

Page 8:
Routine Order No. 52, 20 April 1916
Routine Order No. 53, 21 April 1916
Routine Order No. 54, 22 April 1916
Routine Order No. 54A, 22 April 1916
Routine Order No. 55, 24 April 1916
War Diary, 26 April - 28 April 1916
Routine Order No. 56, 26 April 1916
Routine Order No. 58, 27 April 1916, p. 1
Routine Order No. 58, 27 April 1916, p. 2
Routine Order No. 59, 28 April 1916

Page 9:
Routine Order No. 60, 29 April 1916
War Diary, 30 April - 11 May 1916
Routine Order No. 61, 1 May 1916
Routine Order No. 62, 2 May 1916
Routine Order No. 63, 3 May 1916
Routine Order No. 64, 4 May 1916
Routine Order No. 65, 5 May 1916, p. 1
Routine Order No. 65, 5 May 1916, p. 2
Routine Order No. 66, 6 May 1916, p. 1
Routine Order No. 66, 6 May 1916, p. 2

Page 10:
Routine Order No. 67, 8 May 1916
Routine Order No. 68, 9 May 1916
Routine Order No. 69, 10 May 1916
Routine Order No. 70, 11 May 1916, p. 1
Routine Order No. 70, 11 May 1916, p. 2
Routine Order No. 71, 12 May 1916, p. 1
Routine Order No. 71, 12 May 1916, p. 2
Routine Order No. 72, 13 May 1916
14 May - 15 May 1916
War Diary, 15 May - 1 June 1916

Page 11:
Routine Order No. 73, 17 May 1916
Routine Order No. 74, 18 May 1916
Routine Order No. 75, 19 May 1916
Routine Order No. 76, 20 May 1916
Routine Order No. 77, 21 May 1916
Routine Order No. 78, 22 May 1916
Routine Order No. 79, 23 May 1916
Routine Order No. 80, 24 May 1916
Routine Order No. 81, 25 May 1916
Routine Order No. 82, 26 May 1916

Page 12:
Routine Order No. 83, 27 May 1916
Routine Order No. 84, 28 May 1916
Routine Order No. 88, 1 June 1916
Dismounted Patrol and Sentries - No. 7 Redoubt
War Diary, 2 June - 3 June 1916
Routine Order No. 89, 3 June 1916
War Diary, 4 June - 11 June 1916
Routine Order No. 90, 5 June 1916
Routine Order No. 91, 6 June 1916, p. 1
Routine Order No. 91, 6 June 1916, p. 2

Page 13:
Routine Order No. 92, 7 June 1916
Routine Order No. 93, 8 June 1916
Routine Order No. 94, 9 June 1916
Routine Order No. 95, 10 June 1916
War Diary, 11 June - 18 June 1916
Routine Order No. 96, 12 June 1916, p. 1
Routine Order No. 96, 12 June 1916, p. 2
Routine Order No. 97, 13 June 1916
Routine Order No. 98, 14 June 1916
Routine Order No. 99, 15 June 1916

Page 14:
Routine Order No. 100, 16 June 1916
Routine Order No. 101, 17 June 1916
War Diary, 18 June - 30 June 1916
Routine Order No. 102, 18 June 1916
Routine Order No. 103, 19 June 1916
Routine Order No. 104, 20 June 1916
Routine Order No. 105, 21 June 1916
Routine Order No. 106, 22 June 1916
Routine Order No. 107, 23 June 1916
Routine Order No. 108, 24 June 1916

Page 15:
Routine Order No. 109, 25 June 1916
Routine Order No. 110, 26 June 1916
Routine Order No. 111, 27 June 1916
Routine Order No. 112, 28 June 1916
Routine Order No. 113, 29 June 1916
Routine Order No. 114, 30 June 1916
Routine Order No. 115, 1 July 1916
Routine Order No. 116, 2 July 1916
Instructions for use of Ground Signals to Friendly Aircraft, 2 July 1916
Routine Order No. 117, 3 July 1916

Page 16:
Routine Order No. 118, 4 July 1916
Routine Order No. 119, 5 July 1916
Routine Order No. 120, 6 July 1916
Routine Order No. 121, 7 July 1916
Routine Order No. 122, 8 July 1916
Routine Order No. 123, 9 July 1916
Routine Order No. 124, 10 July 1916
Routine Order No. 126, 12 July 1916
Routine Order No. 127, 13 July 1916

Page 17:
War Diary, 14 July - 18 July 1916
Routine Order No. 128, 14 July 1916
Routine Order No. 129, 15 July 1916
Routine Order No. 130, 16 July 1916
Routine Order No. 131, 17 July 1916
Routine Order No. 132, 19 July 1916, p. 1
Routine Order No. 132, 19 July 1916, p. 2
Routine Order No. 133, 20 July 1916
Routine Order No. 134, 21 July 1916
Routine Order No. 135, 22 July 1916

Page 18:
Routine Order No. 136, 23 July 1916
Routine Order No. 138, 24 July 1916
War Diary, 25 July - 27 July 1916
Routine Order No. 139, 25 July 1916
Routine Order No. 140, 26 July 1916
Routine Order No. 141, 27 July 1916
War Diary, 28 July - 6 August 1916
Routine Order No. 142, 28 July 1916
Routine Order No. 143, 29 July 1916
Routine Order No. 144, 30 July 1916

Page 19:
Routine Order No. 145, 31 July 1916
Routine Order No. 146, 1 August 1916
Routine Order No. 147, 2 August 1916
Routine Order No. 148, 3 August 1916
Routine Order No. 149, 4 August 1916
Routine Order No. 150, 5 August 1916, p. 1
Routine Order No. 150, 5 August 1916, p. 2
Routine Order No. 151, 6 August 1916
War Diary, 7 August - 22 August 1916
Routine Order No. 152, 7 August 1916

Page 20:
Routine Order No. 153, 8 August 1916
Routine Order No. 154, 9 August 1916
Routine Order No. 155, 10 August 1916
Routine Order No. 156, 11 August 1916
Routine Order No. 157, 12 August 1916, p. 1
Routine Order No. 157, 12 August 1916, p. 2
Routine Order No. 158, 13 August 1916
Routine Order No. 159, 14 August 1916
Routine Order No. 160, 15 August 1916
Routine Order No. 162, 16 August 1916

Page 21:
Routine Order No. 163, 17 August 1916
Routine Order No. 164, 18 August 1916
Routine Order No. 165, 19 August 1916
Routine Order No. 166, 20 August 1916
Routine Order No. 167, 21 August 1916
War Diary, 22 August - 25 August 1916
Routine Order No. 168, 22 August 1916
Routine Order No. 169, 23 August 1916
Trumpet Calls, 23 August 1916
Routine Order No. 170, 24 August 1916

Page 22:
Fire Alarm and Instructions for Combating Fire, 24 August 1916
Routine Order No. 171, 25 August 1916, p. 1
Routine Order No. 171, 25 August 1916, p. 2
War Diary, 26 August - 9 September 1916
Routine Order No. 172, 26 August 1916
Routine Order No. 173, 27 August 1916, p. 1
Routine Order No. 173, 27 August 1916, p. 2
Routine Order No. 174, 28 August 1916
Routine Order No. 175, 29 August 1916
Routine Order No. 176, 30 August 1916

Page 23:
Routine Order No. 177, 31 August 1916
Routine Order No. 178, 1 September 1916
Routine Order No. 179, 2 September 1916
Routine Order No. 180, 3 September 1916
Routine Order No. 181, 4 September 1916
Routine Order No. 182, 5 September 1916, p. 1
Routine Order No. 182, 5 September 1916, p. 2
Routine Order No. 183, 6 September 1916
Trumpet Calls
Routine Order No. 184, 7 September 1916

Page 24:
Routine Order No. 185, 8 September 1916
Routine Order No. 186, 9 September 1916
Routine Order No. 187, 10 September 1916, p. 1
Routine Order No. 187, 10 September 1916, p. 2
War Diary, 11 September - 12 September 1916
Routine Order No. 188, 11 September 1916, p. 1
Routine Order No. 188, 11 September 1916, p. 2
War Diary, 12 September - 16 September 1916
Routine Order No. 189, 12 September 1916
Routine Order No. 190, 13 September 1916

Page 24:
Routine Order No. 191, 14 September 1916
Routine Order No. 192, 15 September 1916
Routine Order No. 193, 16 September 1916
Routine Order No. 194, 17 September 1916
Routine Order No. 195, 18 September 1916
Routine Order No. 196, 19 September 1916
Routine Order No. 197, 20 September 1916
Routine Order No. 198, 21 September 1916
War Diary, 22 September - 24 September 1916
Routine Order No. 199, 22 September 1916

Page 25:
Routine Order No. 200, 23 September 1916
War Diary, 24 September - 29 September 1916
War Diary, 30 September - 4 October 1916
War Diary, 4 October - 12 October 1916
War Diary, 13 October - 14 October 1916
War Diary, 15 October - 15 October 1916
War Diary, 16 October - 20 October 1916
War Diary, 23 October - 31 October 1916
Routine Order No. 201, 23 October 1916, p. 1
Routine Order No. 201, 23 October 1916, p. 2

Page 26:
Routine Order No. 202, 24 October 1916, p. 1
Routine Order No. 202, 24 October 1916, p. 2
Routine Order No. 203, 25 October 1916
Routine Order No. 204, 26 October 1916
Routine Order No. 205, 27 October 1916
Routine Order No. 206, 28 October 1916
Routine Order No. 207, 29 October 1916
Routine Order No. 208, 30 October 1916
Routine Order No. 209, 31 October 1916
Routine Order No. 210, 1 November 1916

Page 27:
Routine Order No. 202, 24 October 1916, p. 1
Routine Order No. 202, 24 October 1916, p. 2
Routine Order No. 203, 25 October 1916
Routine Order No. 204, 26 October 1916
Routine Order No. 205, 27 October 1916
Routine Order No. 206, 28 October 1916
Routine Order No. 207, 29 October 1916
Routine Order No. 208, 30 October 1916
Routine Order No. 209, 31 October 1916
Routine Order No. 210, 1 November 1916

Page 28:
War Diary, 2 November - 21 November 1916
Routine Order No. 211, 2 November 1916
Routine Order No. 212, 3 November 1916
Routine Order No. 213, 4 November 1916
Routine Order No. 214, 5 November 1916
Routine Order No. 215, 6 November 1916
Routine Order No. 216, 7 November 1916
Routine Order No. 218, 9 November 1916
Routine Order No. 219, 10 November 1916
Routine Order No. 220, 11 November 1916

Page 29:
Routine Order No. 221, 12 November 1916
Routine Order No. 222, 13 November 1916
Musketry, 13 November 1916
Routine Order No. 223, 14 November 1916
Routine Order No. 224, 15 November 1916
Routine Order No. 225, 16 November 1916
Routine Order No. 226, 17 November 1916
Routine Order No. 227, 18 November 1916
Routine Order No. 228, 19 November 1916
Routine Order No. 229, 20 November 1916, p. 1

Page 30:
Routine Order No. 229, 20 November 1916, p. 2
Routine Order No. 230, 21 November 1916
War Diary, 22 November - 7 December 1916
Routine Order No. 231, 22 November 1916
Routine Order No. 232, 23 November 1916
Routine Order No. 233, 24 November 1916
Routine Order No. 234, 25 November 1916
Routine Order No. 235, 26 November 1916
Routine Order No. 236, 27 November 1916
Routine Order No. 237, 28 November 1916

Page 31:
Routine Order No. 238, 29 November 1916
Routine Order No. 239, 30 November 1916
Routine Order No. 240, 1 December 1916
Routine Order No. 241, 2 December 1916
Routine Order No. 242, 3 December 1916
Routine Order No. 244, 5 December 1916, p. 1
Routine Order No. 244, 5 December 1916, p. 2
Routine Order No. 245, 6 December 1916
Routine Order No. 246, 7 December 1916
Routine Order No. 248, 9 December 1916

Page 32:
Routine Order No. 249, 10 December 1916
War Diary, 11 December - 13 December 1916
Routine Order No. 250, 11 December 1916
Routine Order No. 251, 12 December 1916
War Diary, 13 December - 19 December 1916
Routine Order No. 252, 13 December 1916, p. 1
Routine Order No. 252, 13 December 1916, p. 2
Routine Order No. 253, 14 December 1916
Routine Order No. 253, 16 December 1916
Routine Order No. 255, 17 December 1916

Page 33:
Memorandum for Prevention of Infectious Diseases, 17 December 1916
Routine Order No. 256, 18 December 1916
Scheme for Combined Operations, 18 December 1916
Routine Order No. 258, 20 December 1916, p. 1
Routine Order No. 258, 20 December 1916, p. 2
Routine Order No. 259, 21 December 1916
War Diary, 22 December - 31 December 1916
Routine Order No. 260, 22 December 1916, p. 1
Routine Order No. 260, 22 December 1916, p. 2
Routine Order No. 261, 23 December 1916

Page 34:
Routine Order No. 262, 24 December 1916
Routine Order No. 263, 25 December 1916
Imperial General Routine Orders - Christmas Greetings, 25 December 1916
Routine Order No. 264, 26 December 1916
Routine Order No. 265, 27 December 1916
Routine Order No. 266, 28 December 1916
Routine Order No. 267, 29 December 1916
Routine Order No. 268, 30 December 1916
Routine Order No. 269, 31 December 1916

1917:
War Diary and Routine Orders, 1917, Album Contents
1918:
War Diary and Routine Orders, 1918, Album Contents
1919:
War Diary and Routine Orders, 1919, Album Contents

Further Reading:

12th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF

12th Light Horse Regiment War Diary and Routine Orders, 1916 - 1919, Album Contents

Australian Service Personnel, Photograph Albums

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Citation: Australian Service Personnel, Photograph Albums, 12th Light Horse Regiment War Diary and Routine Orders, 1916, Album Contents

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