9th LHR, AIF

Pro Gloria et Honore - For Glory and Honour

Regimental March -  Marching Through Georgia

The Diary

1914

Monday, February 23, 1914

See 4th Military District, South Australia for militia activities.

1915

Tuesday, February 23, 1915

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - HMAT A10 "Karroo", at sea.

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary -  Orders No. 47

2. Shaving - Kings Regulations lay down that the upper lip will not b shaved. This regulation will come into force from this date.

Carew Reynell Diary - No entry.

1916

Wednesday, February 23, 1916

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Heliopolis, Egypt.

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - No entry.

1917

Friday, February 23, 1917

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Hod Masaid, Sinai.

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - The Regiment undertook routine work for the day.

1918

Saturday, February 23, 1918

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Deir el Belah, Palestine.

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Musketry continued under better weather conditions. Parsons, Major HM, evacuated to hospital.

1919

Sunday, February 23, 1919

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - HMT Ellenga.

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary -  After a calm voyage down the coast arrived at Port Said at 0800, anchored near the Suez Canal offices for two hours and berthed at Sheriff's Quay where the Regiment disembarked at 1630 and marched to Port Said Railway Station.

Entrained at 1700 and moved out at 1800 and arrived Kantara West at 1930. Disentrained here and marched to Kantara East and bivouacked near railway station for the remainder of night. Heavy baggage was conveyed by this train across the Canal Bridge from Port Said to Rafa. Regimental personal baggage was unfortunately sent to Transit Shed at Kantara West instead of being dispatched to Kantara East and did not arrive at Kantara East until midnight.

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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 Light Horse Regiment AIF

Bert Schramm Diary

9th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour 

Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920

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9th LHR, AIF

Pro Gloria et Honore - For Glory and Honour

Regimental March -  Marching Through Georgia

The Diary

1914

Sunday, February 22, 1914

See 4th Military District, South Australia for militia activities.

1915

Monday, February 22, 1915

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - HMAT A10 "Karroo", at sea.

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary -  Orders No. 46

2. Kit Inspection - A kit inspection will be held at 1430 on 22 February 1915. It must be distinctly understood by all ranks that on the regulation amount of baggage will be allowed on active service. Over weight baggage will be destroyed by the baggage train.

3. Discipline - Troops must realise that they are on active service. The maximum penalty for being asleep while on sentry is death. In future all men charged with being asleep while on duty will be tried on board by Court Martial.

11. Purchase of goods - All ranks are warned that goods are to be purchased through the canteen only. Anyone found purchasing goods on board the vessel except as stated will be severely punished.

13. Quarters of Native Crew - No NCO or man is to enter the quarters of or associate in any way with the native crew. Anyone found disobeying this order is to be placed under arrest.

14. Dress - Guard: Drill order [Service Dress] with Greatcoat. Parades: Dungarees unless otherwise ordered. [White shoes or bare feet optional.] Men and NCOs below the rank of Corporal will not wear boots unless otherwise ordered.

Carew Reynell Diary - No entry.

1916

Tuesday, February 22, 1916

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Heliopolis, Egypt.

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - No entry.

1917

Thursday, February 22, 1917

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Hod Masaid, Sinai.

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Brigade Field Day. The Brigade moved out of the Hod mounted at 0900 and carried out "Attack and Retire" work. The 9th and 10th Light Horse Regiments attacked the 8th Light Horse Regiment who retired. In the afternoon the 8th Light Horse Regiment attacked the 9th and 10th Light Horse Regiments who retired back to the hod. Particular attention was paid to keeping track between units and making use of covering fire.

1918

Friday, February 22, 1918

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Deir el Belah, Palestine.

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Musketry practice commenced. Good results were impossible owing to bad weather. Six Other Ranks marched in from Moascar.

1919

Saturday, February 22, 1919

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - HMT Ellenga.

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - 0430 Reveilled and at 0630 marched dismounted to embarkation pier El Mina. All baggage loaded into lighters by 0810 and at 0845 the Regiment embarked on a lighter and by 1000 all were aboard the HMT Ellenga.

4th Light Horse Regiment and 8th Light Horse Regiment had embarked on this boat the previous day. Scott, Lieutenant Colonel WH, CMG DSO assumed command of the Regiment and formed them into the Aust. Div. Group.

1200 HMT Ellenga sailed.

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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 Light Horse Regiment AIF

Bert Schramm Diary

9th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour 

Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920

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9th LHR, AIF

Pro Gloria et Honore - For Glory and Honour

Regimental March -  Marching Through Georgia

The Diary

1914

Saturday, February 21, 1914

See 4th Military District, South Australia for militia activities.

1915

Sunday, February 21, 1915

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - HMAT A10 "Karroo", at sea.

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary -  No Entry.

Carew Reynell Diary - Passed the tropic of Capricorn at midnight last night. Very steamy and hot and quite still.

Got 6 horses from No. 2 Hold up on deck and keeping all the open spaces under the hatchways filled.

The mare, No. 16318 about the same except that temperature is down to 104.2 and has remained so all day. Am more hopeful of recovery.

The cleanliness in the holds has entirely got rid of the smell of ammonia in all, except the aft end of No. 2 Hold. 6 now on deck there should be considerable improvement there tomorrow however.

Fortunately the Chief Officer - Mr Cartwright - is as keen as we are to land all the horses and no trouble is too much for him. The excellent feeding and comfort on board has put all hands in the very best of spirits. They work most perseveringly at the stables and discipline is excellent. They really are a fine lot of men. If the Officers only had a proper training and the NCOs done a months school, what a Regiment it would be - a determined hard faced set with plenty 'horse sense' - they would do well.

1916

Monday, February 21, 1916

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Heliopolis, Egypt.

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - No entry.

1917

Tuesday, February 20, 1917

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Hod Masaid, Sinai.

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Lewis Guns fire practice [application and gimping]. Squadrons practiced preparing to become cavalry. Farmer, 76 Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant MO, promoted to commissioned rank to be Lieutenant dated 2 February 1917.

1918

Thursday, February 21, 1918

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Deir el Belah, Palestine.

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Tests held to decide Regimental representatives in Brigade mounted sports. Orders for musketry practices issued.

1919

Friday, February 21, 1919

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - El Mina, Lebanon.

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - 8th Light Horse Regiment embarked today. Move order issued.

The Regiment handed over all horses to 5th Cavalry Division, 10th Light Horse Regiment and 3rd Machine Gun Squadron. All tents taken down and heavy baggage transported by camels and wagons to embarkation pier El Mina. All ranks had to work at top speed to get the work completed in daylight.

Orders received that the Regiment would embark 0830, 22nd February 1919.

Previous: 9th LHR AIF War Diary, 20 February

Next: 9th LHR AIF War Diary, 22 February

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 Light Horse Regiment AIF

Bert Schramm Diary

9th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour 

Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920

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Gallipoli Campaign - 1915-16

2nd Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps

AIF

Roll of Honour

Poppies on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial, Canberra

The Roll of Honour contains the names of all the men from the 2nd Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps who gave their lives during the Gallipoli Campaign - 1915 - 1916.

Roll of Honour

 

45 Private Ronald Wall BENDREY, Killed in action, 6 August 1915.

 

2031 Private John Joseph CLARKE, Died of wounds, 8 August 1915.

 

82 Private Benjamin DENSLEY, Died of wounds, 17 June 1915.

88 Private William Willis DRYSDALE, Died of wounds, 21 May 1915.

 

148 Private George Edward LATIMER, Killed in action, 28 June 1915.

 

153 Private Robert Skirving McDONALD, Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

 

194 Private John Henry ROBINSON, Died of wounds, 10 May 1915.

23 Private William RUDD, Killed in action, 20 May 1915.

 

283 Driver Colin THOMAS, Died of wounds, 13 July 1915.

 

232 Private Thomas WEBSTER, Killed in action, 28 May 1915.

 

Lest We Forget

Sources Used:

National Archives Service File.

Embarkation Rolls, AWM8.

Nominal Roll, AWM133, Nominal Roll of Australian Imperial Force who left Australia for service abroad, 1914-1918 War.

AWM Roll of Honour

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Finding more about a service person.

See: Navigating the National Archives Service File 

Further Reading:

Gallipoli Campaign - 1915-16

Gallipoli Campaign - 1915-16, Unit Casualties, AIF, Roll of Honour

Light Horse Battles

Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920

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Gallipoli Campaign - 1915-16

2nd Field Artillery Brigade

AIF

Roll of Honour

Poppies on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial, Canberra

The Roll of Honour contains the names of all the men from the 2nd Field Artillery Brigade who gave their lives during the Gallipoli Campaign - 1915 - 1916.

Roll of Honour

 

Jack Adrian ADAMS, Killed in action, 6 August 1915, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, 4th Battery.

William James ADAMS, Killed in action, 19 May 1915, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade.

Charles Edmund Perriam ARTHUR, Killed in action, 11 May 1915, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, 5th Battery.

 

Douglas Gibbs BAKER, Died of Disease, 29 November 1915, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade.

Arthur Gordon BALDERSON, Killed in action, 10 May 1915, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade.

John Hutchinson BAYER, Died of wounds, 9 May 1915, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade Ammunition Collumn.

Thomas Herbert BEATH, Killed in action, 7 August 1915, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, 4th Battery.

Frederick BELL, Killed in action, 6 August 1915, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, 4th Battery.

William Haywood BENSON, Died of wounds, 21 November 1915, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade.

Dudley Charles BEULKE, Killed in action, 7 May 1915, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, 4th Battery.

Cyril Andrew BURDEU, Killed in action, 10 May 1915, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, 5th Battery.

 

Benjamin CANTOR, Killed in action, 9 May 1915, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, 5th Battery.

Percival Edward Francis CHARMAN, Killed in action, 9 May 1915, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade.

Leonard Worrall CHILLINGSWORTH, Killed in action, 11 July 1915, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade.

 

George Edmond DARRAGH, Killed in action, 17 May 1915, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade.

Edward Ernest DUNN, Died of wounds, 31 May 1915, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade.

 

Basil Albert FARRELL, Killed in action, 11 May 1915, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade.

Charles Etherington FINDLEY, Died of wounds, 4 August 1915, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade.

Mervyn FOGARTY, Died of wounds, 29 May 1915, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade.

William FOWLER, Killed in action, 25 November 1915, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, 5th Battery.

Herbert Arthur George FOWLES, Killed in action, 2 June 1915, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade.

George FOX, Killed in action, 2 June 1915, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade.

Robert James FRASER, Killed in action, 17 May 1915, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, 4th Battery.

 

Albert John Barclay HARRIS, Died of wounds, 29 May 1915, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade.

Alfred HENDEN, Killed in action, 10 May 1915, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade.

Percy Samuel HOOPPELL, Killed in action, 30 May 1915, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade.

 

Francis Charles JOHNSON, Killed in action, 1 August 1915, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade.

Bernard Ashford JONES, Died of wounds, 6 September 1915, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, Ammunition Collumn.

 

Stroud Lincoln LANGFORD, Killed in action, 9 May 1915, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade.

Robert Whitton LANGLANDS, Killed in action, 8 May 1915, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade Ammunition Collumn.

Charles Henry LEA, Killed in action, 26 July 1915, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade.

Brian LYALL, Died of wounds, 1 December 1915, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, 6th Battery.

 

Alexander John MACGIBBON, Killed in action, 10 June 1915, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, 4th Battery.

John George McILROY, Killed in action, 9 August 1915, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, 5th Battery.

 

Leslie Harold REEVE, Died of wounds, 23 May 1915, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, 4th Battery.

 

Norman SIDDALL, Killed in action, 29 May 1915, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade.

 

Henry TUESKI, Killed in action, 27 June 1915, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade.

 

Anthony WHEATLEY, Died of wounds, 18 July 1915, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade.

Clarence William WOLFENDEN, Killed in action, 11 May 1915, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade.

 

Lest We Forget

Sources Used:

National Archives Service File.

Embarkation Rolls, AWM8.

Nominal Roll, AWM133, Nominal Roll of Australian Imperial Force who left Australia for service abroad, 1914-1918 War.

AWM Roll of Honour

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Finding more about a service person.

See: Navigating the National Archives Service File 

Further Reading:

Gallipoli Campaign - 1915-16

Gallipoli Campaign - 1915-16, Unit Casualties, AIF, Roll of Honour

Light Horse Battles

Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920

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