Topic: AAC-Photo Albums
Australian Service Personnel
Photograph Albums
278 Farrier Sergeant Edwin Ray GOODALL South African Album Contents
278 Farrier Sergeant Edwin Ray GOODALL
278 Farrier Sergeant Edwin Ray GOODALL served with the 5th South Australian Imperial Bushmen in South Africa. This is a record of his journey.
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
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278 Farrier Sergeant Edwin Ray GOODALLTroop ships at Port London.Two soldiers, the ocean and two young women, a timeless scene.Troops marching to the skirl of the bagpipes.Camp surrounded by barbed wire.Standard 16 man tent on the Veldt.Ablution block on the Veldt with camp in the distance.Goodall (right) and friend in camp on the Veldt.Rifle Inspection.A meal on the Veldt. A young African boy is hoping for some rations.
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Making Damper.Signaller with a heliograph.A snake, man, horse and the Veldt.A blockhouse on the Veldt.Riding on the Veldt while an African looks on.Mother and two daughters tending graves at Kroonstad.Two women tending to fresh graves at Kroonstadt.Men paying respects to freshly laid graves outside a town.New, unmarked graves, at Kroonstadt.A fallen comrade at Kroonstadt.
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Paying respects to a fallen comrade.
Travelling by train in open wagons.
Blockhouse guarding the iron bridge.
Morning tea for the Troop at camp near the rail station.
Armoured train carriage with rifle slits.
Crossing a river by way of a drift
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Pom pom gun crew. Ammunition carriers are standing to the left with the two dogs.
Searching the ruined Boer house.
Destroyed wagon at ruined Boer house.
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Outpost Section standing to arms.
Kilted Scots with their mascot.
Further Reading:
5th South Australian Imperial Bushmen
Australian Service Personnel, Photograph Albums
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: Australian Service Personnel, Photograph Albums, 278 Farrier Sergeant Edwin Ray GOODALL South African Album Contents
