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Thursday, 6 March 2008
Gallipoli Campaign - 1915-16, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, AIF, Roll of Honour
Topic: BatzG - Gallipoli

Gallipoli Campaign - 1915-16

1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train

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 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train who gave their lives during the Gallipoli Campaign - 1915 - 1916.

 

Roll of Honour

 

14 Able Seaman Thomas McDONNELL, Died of Disease, 27 August 1915.

 

306 Able Seaman Charles SCHENKE, Died of wounds, 8 September 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



Citation: Gallipoli Campaign - 1915-16, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, AIF, Roll of Honour

Posted by Project Leader at 12:01 AM EAST
Updated: Friday, 22 July 2011 2:50 PM EADT
9th LHR AIF War Diary, 6 March
Topic: AIF - 3B - 9 LHR

9th LHR, AIF

9th Light Horse Regiment

War Diary, 6 March

Pro Gloria et Honore - For Glory and Honour

Regimental March -  Marching Through Georgia

 

 

The following entries are extracted and transcribed from the 9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary, the originals of which are held by the Australian War Memorial. There are 366 entries on this site. Each day has entries as they occurred from 1914 to 1919. In addition to the 9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary, when appropriate, entries from the 3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary and other regiments with the Brigade will also appear. Entries from the unit history, Darley, TH, With the Ninth Light Horse in the Great War, Adelaide, Hassell Press, 1924 will also appear from time to time. The aim is to give the broadest context to the story and allow the reader to follow the day to day activities of the regiment. If a relative happened to have served in the regiment during the Great War, then this provides a general framework in which the individual story may be told.

 

The Diary

 

1914

Friday, March 6, 1914

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

 

1915

Saturday, March 6, 1915

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

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary -  No entry.


Carew Reynell Diary - No entry.

 

1916

Monday, March 6, 1916

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Serapeum, Egypt.

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - No entry.

 

1917

Tuesday, March 6, 1917

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

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - McKenzie, Major KA, DSO, detached for duty as Brigade Major, 4th Light Horse Brigade seconded to the Imperial Mounted Division as GSO3. All rifles called in and each made for Mark. Rifles to fire Mark VII ammunition.

1100 Inspection by General Officer in Command Imperial Mounted Division Hodgson, Major General W, of the Regiment's horses. Sullivan, 12 Sergeant H, died of illness.

 

1918

Wednesday, March 6, 1918

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

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary -  Signalling and mounted classes as for yesterday, except one class in afternoon cancelled owing to divisional sports.

Two Other Ranks back from Egyptian leave.

 

1919

Thursday, March 6, 1919

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Moascar, Egypt.

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Five officers 74 Other Ranks arrived from Tripoli [rear Party].

 


Previous: 9th LHR AIF War Diary, 5 March

Next: 9th LHR AIF War Diary, 7 March

 

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

 


Citation: 9th LHR AIF War Diary, 6 March

Posted by Project Leader at 12:01 AM EAST
Updated: Saturday, 17 July 2010 6:23 PM EADT
Wednesday, 5 March 2008
Gallipoli Campaign - 1915-16, 20th Infantry Battalion, AIF, Roll of Honour
Topic: BatzG - Gallipoli

Gallipoli Campaign - 1915-16

20th Infantry Battalion

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 20th Infantry Battalion who gave their lives during the Gallipoli Campaign - 1915 - 1916.

 

Roll of Honour

 

167 Private Walter George BAKER, Killed in action, 2 September 1915.

1501 Sergeant Ernest George BEESLEY, Killed in action, 29 August 1915.

341 Lance Corporal William Thomas BOOTH, Died of wounds, 16 November 1915.

1149 Private Frederick BROWN, Died of wounds, 10 September 1915.

812 Private Charles Edward BUCKLEY, Killed in action, 9 October 1915.

 

1687 Private Warren Mcallister CAMPBELL, Died of Disease, 30 September 1915.

518 Private Frederick Henry CHAMBERS, Died of wounds, 24 August 1915.

1603 Private Alfred CHIVERTON, Died of Disease, 19 September 1915.

1686 Private David CLEMENT, Died of Disease, 9 November 1915.

511 Private John Patrick CURRAN, Killed in action, 18 September 1915.

 

Second Lieutenant Malby George Crofton DODWELL, Killed in action, 13 December 1915.

 

550 Private Bertram Stuart GALLARD, Died of wounds, 31 October 1915.

 

Major James Logie HARCUS, Killed in action, 11 December 1915.

1240 Private Charles Henry HAYES, Died of wounds, 10 September 1915.

582 Private George Vincent HEFFERNAN, Died of wounds, 15 December 1915.

1722 Private William James HIGGINS, Killed in action, 14 October 1915.

1418A Corporal Joseph HILL, Killed in action, 17 September 1915.

 

Major Richard Lewis Hay Blake JENKINS, Killed in action, 11 December 1915.

735 Private George JOHNSON, Killed in action, 16 December 1915.

 

1731 Private Arthur Vincent KENNY, Died of wounds, 4 November 1915.

602 Lance Corporal John Talbot KING, Died of wounds, 8 September 1915.

 

1791 Private Reginald Walter LAMBETH, Died of wounds, 14 August 1915.

 

755 Private Duncan MACDONALD, Died of wounds, 10 November 1915.

1269 Private Walter Oliver McFADYEN, Died of wounds, 27 October 1915.

1275 Private Alexander McGREGOR, Died of wounds, 6 September 1915.

1748 Private John MOWBRAY, Killed in action, 30 September 1915.

 

260 Private Hugh REYNOLDS, Died of wounds, 10 October 1915.

1765 Private Roy Henderson ROBERTSON, Killed in action, 7 November 1915.

661 Private Phillip Henry RUSSELL, Died of wounds, 6 November 1915.

 

1996 Private Albert Ernest SALMON, Died of wounds, 3 December 1915.

762 Private Harry Thomas STONE, Died of wounds, 5 September 1915.

 

1778 Private Herbert Thomas TIMMINS, Died of wounds, 19 October 1915.

 

Major Gordon Arthvael UTHER, Died of wounds, 11 December 1915.

 

468 Lance Sergeant Donald Wally WALLACE, Killed in action, 25 November 1915.

1011 Lance Corporal Charles William WHITE, Killed in action, 16 December 1915.

1336 Private George Sidney WICKS, Killed in action, 17 December 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



Citation: Gallipoli Campaign - 1915-16, 20th Infantry Battalion, AIF, Roll of Honour

Posted by Project Leader at 12:01 AM EAST
Updated: Friday, 22 July 2011 2:48 PM EADT
9th LHR AIF War Diary, 5 March
Topic: AIF - 3B - 9 LHR

9th LHR, AIF

9th Light Horse Regiment

War Diary, 5 March

Pro Gloria et Honore - For Glory and Honour

Regimental March -  Marching Through Georgia

 

 

The following entries are extracted and transcribed from the 9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary, the originals of which are held by the Australian War Memorial. There are 366 entries on this site. Each day has entries as they occurred from 1914 to 1919. In addition to the 9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary, when appropriate, entries from the 3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary and other regiments with the Brigade will also appear. Entries from the unit history, Darley, TH, With the Ninth Light Horse in the Great War, Adelaide, Hassell Press, 1924 will also appear from time to time. The aim is to give the broadest context to the story and allow the reader to follow the day to day activities of the regiment. If a relative happened to have served in the regiment during the Great War, then this provides a general framework in which the individual story may be told.

 

The Diary

 

1914

Thursday, March 5, 1914

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

 

1915

Friday, March 5, 1915

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

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary -  No entry.


Carew Reynell Diary - No entry.

 

1916

Sunday, March 5, 1916

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Serapeum, Egypt.

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - No entry.

 

1917

Monday, March 5, 1917

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

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Mounted work in morning. Mueller, Lieutenant GLH and two Other Ranks marched in from Moascar.

 

1918

Tuesday, March 5, 1918

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

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary -  Bombing and Hotchkiss Rifle classes cancelled and four classes of 80 each were given instruction in mounted bayonet fighting, each class being subdivided into four.

Deir el Belah guard of 14 Other Ranks, one week's duty, mounted today.

One Other Rank evacuated to hospital.

 

1919

Wednesday, March 5, 1919

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Moascar, Egypt.

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Reorganising camp area.

 


Previous: 9th LHR AIF War Diary, 4 March

Next: 9th LHR AIF War Diary, 6 March

 

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

 


Citation: 9th LHR AIF War Diary, 5 March

Posted by Project Leader at 12:01 AM EAST
Updated: Saturday, 17 July 2010 6:19 PM EADT
Tuesday, 4 March 2008
9th LHR AIF War Diary, 4 March
Topic: AIF - 3B - 9 LHR

9th LHR, AIF

9th Light Horse Regiment

War Diary, 4 March

Pro Gloria et Honore - For Glory and Honour

Regimental March -  Marching Through Georgia

 

 

The following entries are extracted and transcribed from the 9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary, the originals of which are held by the Australian War Memorial. There are 366 entries on this site. Each day has entries as they occurred from 1914 to 1919. In addition to the 9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary, when appropriate, entries from the 3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary and other regiments with the Brigade will also appear. Entries from the unit history, Darley, TH, With the Ninth Light Horse in the Great War, Adelaide, Hassell Press, 1924 will also appear from time to time. The aim is to give the broadest context to the story and allow the reader to follow the day to day activities of the regiment. If a relative happened to have served in the regiment during the Great War, then this provides a general framework in which the individual story may be told.

 

The Diary

 

1914

Wednesday, March 4, 1914

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

 

1915

Thursday, March 4, 1915

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

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary -  No entry.


Carew Reynell Diary - No entry.

 

1916

Saturday, March 4, 1916

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Serapeum, Egypt.

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - No entry.

 

1917

Sunday, March 4, 1917

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

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Church Parade.

 

1918

Monday, March 4, 1918

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

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary -  Training carried out as per syllabus.

Smith, Lieutenant PT; and, one Other Rank proceeded to Kelab for instruction in mounted bayonet exercises.

 

1919

Tuesday, March 4, 1919

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Moascar, Egypt.

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Cleaning and reorganising camping area. A severe Khamsin was blowing.

 


Previous: 9th LHR AIF War Diary, 3 March

Next: 9th LHR AIF War Diary, 5 March

 

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

 


Citation: 9th LHR AIF War Diary, 4 March

Posted by Project Leader at 12:01 AM EAST
Updated: Saturday, 17 July 2010 6:02 PM EADT

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