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12th Light Horse Regiment War Diary and Routine Orders, 1918, Album Contents
12th Light Horse Regiment Routine Order No. 1, 3 June 1918, p. 1
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
1916:
1917
Album - 12th Light Horse Regiment War Diary and Routine Orders (3), 1916 - 1919
Page 1:
War Diary, 1 January - 9 January 1918War Diary, 9 January - 16 January 1918War Diary, 17 January - 23 January 1918War Diary, 24 January - 31 January 1918War Diary, 1 February - 9 February 1918War Diary, 10 February - 17 February 1918War Diary, 18 February - 28 February 1918War Diary, 28 February - 28 February 1918War Diary, 1 March - 13 March 1918War Diary, 14 March - 22 March 1918
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War Diary, 23 March - 31 March 1918War Diary, 1 April - 21 April 1918War Diary, 22 April - 30 April 1918War Diary, 1 May - 3 May 1918War Diary, 3 May - 5 May 1918Lieutenant Colonel Cameron's Account of the Operations, 30 April to 4 May 1918, p. 1Lieutenant Colonel Cameron's Account of the Operations, 30 April to 4 May 1918, p. 2Lieutenant Colonel Cameron's Account of the Operations, 30 April to 4 May 1918, p. 3Lieutenant Colonel Cameron's Account of the Operations, 30 April to 4 May 1918, p. 4Routine Order No. 1, 3 June 1918, p. 1
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Routine Order No. 2, 4 June 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 3, 5 June 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 3, 5 June 1918, p. 2Routine Order No. 4, 6 June 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 5, 7 June 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 6, 8 June 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 7, 9 June 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 8, 10 June 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 8, 10 June 1918, p. 2Routine Order No. 9, 11 June 1918, p. 1
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Routine Order No. 10, 12 June 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 11, 13 June 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 12, 14 June 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 13, 15 June 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 14, 16 June 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 15, 18 June 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 16, 19 June 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 17, 20 June 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 18, 20 June 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 19, 21 June 1918, p. 1
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Routine Order No. 20, 22 June 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 21, 23 June 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 22, 24 June 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 22, 24 June 1918, p. 2Routine Order No. 23, 25 June 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 24, 26 June 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 24, 26 June 1918, p. 2Routine Order No. 25, 27 June 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 26, 29 June 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 26, 29 June 1918, p. 2
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Routine Order No. 27, 30 June 1918, p. 1War Diary, 1 July - 3 July 1918Routine Order No. 28, 1 July 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 29, 2 July 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 29, 2 July 1918, p. 2Routine Order No. 30, 3 July 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 30, 3 July 1918, p. 2War Diary, 4 July - 7 July 1918Routine Order No. 31, 4 July 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 32, 5 July 1918, p. 1
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Routine Order No. 33, 6 July 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 33, 6 July 1918, p. 2Routine Order No. 34, 7 July 1918, p. 1War Diary, 7 July - 11 July 1918Routine Order No. 35, 8 July 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 35, 8 July 1918, p. 2Routine Order No. 36, 9 July 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 36, 9 July 1918, p. 2Routine Order No. 37, 10 July 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 38, 11 July 1918, p. 1
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War Diary, 11 July - 14 July 1918Routine Order No. 39, 12 July 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 40, 13 July 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 41, 14 July 1918, p. 1War Diary, 14 July - 15 July 1918Routine Order No. 42, 15 July 1918, p. 1War Diary, 15 July - 17 July 1918Routine Order No. 43, 16 July 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 43, 16 July 1918, p. 2Routine Order No. 43, 16 July 1918, p. 3
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Routine Order No. 43, 16 July 1918, p. 4Routine Order No. 44, 17 July 1918, p. 1War Diary, 18 July - 21 July 1918Routine Order No. 45, 18 July 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 45, 18 July 1918, p. 2Routine Order No. 46, 19 July 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 46, 19 July 1918, p. 2Routine Order No. 47, 20 July 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 48, 21 July 1918, p. 1War Diary, 22 July - 30 July 1918
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Routine Order No. 49, 22 July 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 51, 24 July 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 51, 24 July 1918, p. 2Routine Order No. 52, 25 July 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 52, 25 July 1918, p. 2Routine Order No. 53, 26 July 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 54, 27 July 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 55, 28 July 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 56, 29 July 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 56, 29 July 1918, p. 2
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War Diary, 30 July - 31 July 1918Routine Order No. 57, 31 July 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 57, 31 July 1918, p. 2Routine Order No. 57, 31 July 1918, p. 3Routine Order No. 57, 31 July 1918, p. 4War Diary, 1 August - 5 August 1918Routine Order No. 58, 1 August 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 59, 2 August 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 59, 2 August 1918, p. 2Routine Order No. 60, 3 August 1918, p. 1
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Routine Order No. 61, 4 August 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 62, 5 August 1918, p. 1War Diary, 6 August - 10 August 1918Routine Order No. 63, 6 August 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 64, 7 August 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 65, 8 August 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 66, 9 August 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 67, 10 August 1918, p. 1War Diary, 11 August - 16 August 1918Routine Order No. 68, 11 August 1918, p. 1
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Operation Order No. 7, 11 August 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 69, 12 August 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 70, 15 August 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 70, 15 August 1918, p. 2Routine Order No. 70, 15 August 1918, p. 3Routine Order No. 71, 16 August 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 71, 16 August 1918, p. 2War Diary, 17 August - 21 August 1918Routine Order No. 72, 17 August 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 72, 17 August 1918, p. 2
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Routine Order No. 73, 18 August 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 74, 19 August 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 74, 19 August 1918, p. 2Routine Order No. 74, 19 August 1918, p. 3Routine Order No. 75, 20 August 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 75, 20 August 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 75, 20 August 1918, p. 1War Diary, 21 August - 25 August 1918Routine Order No. 77, 22 August 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 77, 22 August 1918, p. 2
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Routine Order No. 78, 23 August 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 79, 24 August 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 79, 24 August 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 80, 25 August 1918, p. 1War Diary, 26 August - 29 August 1918Routine Order No. 81, 26 August 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 81, 26 August 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 82, 27 August 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 83, 28 August 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 83, 28 August 1918, p. 1
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Routine Order No. 84, 29 August 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 84, 29 August 1918, p. 1War Diary, 30 August - 31 August 1918Routine Order No. 85, 30 August 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 86, 31 August 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 86, 31 August 1918, p. 1War Diary, 31 August - 31 August 1918War Diary, 1 September - 5 September 1918Routine Order No. 87, 1 September 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 87, 1 September 1918, p. 2
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Routine Order No. 88, 2 September 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 88, 2 September 1918, p. 2Routine Order No. 89, 3 September 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 90, 4 September 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 90, 4 September 1918, p. 2Routine Order No. 90, 4 September 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 91, 5 September 1918, p. 1War Diary, 6 September - 10 September 1918Routine Order No. 92, 6 September 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 92, 6 September 1918, p. 2
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Routine Order No. 93, 7 September 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 93, 7 September 1918, p. 2Routine Order No. 94, 8 September 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 94, 8 September 1918, p. 2Routine Order No. 95, 9 September 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 96, 10 September 1918, p. 1War Diary, 11 September - 15 September 1918Routine Order No. 97, 11 September 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 98, 12 September 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 99, 13 September 1918, p. 1
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Routine Order No. 99, 13 September 1918, p. 2Routine Order No. 100, 14 September 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 101, 15 September 1918, p. 1War Diary, 16 September - 18 September 1918Routine Order No. 102, 16 September 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 103, 17 September 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 104, 18 September 1918, p. 1War Diary, 19 September - 20 September 1918War Diary, 21 September - 23 September 1918War Diary, 24 September - 25 September 1918
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War Diary, 25 September - 26 September 1918War Diary, 27 September - 28 September 1918War Diary, 29 September - 30 September 1918War Diary, 1 October - 5 October 1918Routine Order No. 4, 7 October 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 6, 9 October 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 7, 10 October 1918, p. 1War Diary, 10 October - 15 October 1918Routine Order No. 8, 11 October 1918, p. 1
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Routine Order No. 9, 12 October 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 10, 13 October 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 11, 14 October 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 12, 15 October 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 13, 16 October 1918, p. 1War Diary, 17 October - 21 October 1918Routine Order No. 14, 17 October 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 15, 18 October 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 16, 19 October 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 17, 20 October 1918, p. 1
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Routine Order No. 18, 21 October 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 18, 21 October 1918, p. 2War Diary, 22 October - 27 October 1918Routine Order No. 19, 22 October 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 20, 23 October 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 21, 24 October 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 22, 25 October 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 23, 26 October 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 24, 27 October 1918, p. 1War Diary, 27 October - 31 October 1918
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Routine Order No. 25, 28 October 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 26, 29 October 1918, p. 1War Diary, 1 November - 6 November 1918Routine Order No. 26, 2 November 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 27, 3 November 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 28, 4 November 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 29, 5 November 1918, p. 1War Diary, 8 November - 11 November 1918Routine Order No. 30, 9 November 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 30, 9 November 1918, p. 2
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Routine Order No. 31, 10 November 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 31, 10 November 1918, p. 2Routine Order No. 32, 11 November 1918, p. 1War Diary, 12 November - 15 November 1918Routine Order No. 33, 12 November 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 34, 13 November 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 35, 14 November 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 36, 15 November 1918, p. 1War Diary, 16 November - 19 November 1918Routine Order No. 37, 16 November 1918, p. 1
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Routine Order No. 38, 17 November 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 39, 18 November 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 39, 18 November 1918, p. 2Routine Order No. 40, 19 November 1918, p. 1War Diary, 20 November - 24 November 1918Routine Order No. 41, 20 November 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 42, 21 November 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 43, 22 November 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 44, 23 November 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 45, 24 November 1918, p. 1
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War Diary, 25 November - 29 November 1918Routine Order No. 46, 25 November 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 47, 26 November 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 48, 27 November 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 48, 27 November 1918, p. 2Routine Order No. 49, 28 November 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 50, 29 November 1918, p. 1War Diary, 30 November - 31 November 1918Routine Order No. 51, 30 November 1918, p. 1War Diary, 1 December - 4 December 1918
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Routine Order No. 52, 1 December 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 53, 2 December 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 54, 3 December 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 55, 4 December 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 55, 4 December 1918, p. 2War Diary, 5 December - 7 December 1918Routine Order No. 56, 5 December 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 57, 6 December 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 58, 7 December 1918, p. 1War Diary, 8 December - 11 December 1918
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Routine Order No. 59, 8 December 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 60, 9 December 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 60, 9 December 1918, p. 2Routine Order No. 61, 10 December 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 62, 11 December 1918, p. 1War Diary, 12 December - 15 December 1918Routine Order No. 63, 12 December 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 64, 13 December 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 64, 13 December 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 64, 14 December 1918, p. 1
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Routine Order No. 65, 15 December 1918, p. 1War Diary, 16 December - 19 December 1918Routine Order No. 66, 16 December 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 66, 16 December 1918, p. 2Routine Order No. 67, 17 December 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 68, 18 December 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 69, 19 December 1918, p. 1Routine Order No. 69, 19 December 1918, p. 1War Diary, 20 December - 24 December 1918Routine Order No. 70, 20 December 1918, p. 1
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Routine Order No. 70, 20 December 1918, p. 2
Routine Order No. 71, 21 December 1918, p. 1
Routine Order No. 72, 22 December 1918, p. 1
Routine Order No. 73, 23 December 1918, p. 1
Routine Order No. 74, 24 December 1918, p. 1
Routine Order No. 74, 24 December 1918, p. 2
War Diary, 25 December - 29 December 1918
Routine Order No. 75, 25 December 1918, p. 1
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Routine Order No. 77, 27 December 1918, p. 2
Routine Order No. 78, 28 December 1918, p. 1
Routine Order No. 79, 29 December 1918, p. 1
Routine Order No. 79, 29 December 1918, p. 2
War Diary, 30 December - 31 December 1918
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