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Sunday, 16 March 2008
Gallipoli Campaign - 1915-16, 1st Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps, AIF, Roll of Honour Topic: BatzG - Gallipoli
Gallipoli Campaign - 1915-16
1st 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 1st Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps who gave their lives during the Gallipoli Campaign - 1915 - 1916.
Roll of Honour
13 Private Claude Walter ABBOTT, Killed in action, 29 May 1915.
4008 Private Francis Charles BAYER, Died of Disease, 20 September 1915.
6 Sergeant John Olley SMITH, Killed in action, 24 November 1915.
81 Lance Corporal William Wigan SUMMERS, Died of wounds, 28 June 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.
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.
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Mena Camp, Egypt.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Three officers from "Anglo Egyptian" joined.
Carew Reynell Diary - We led our horses out 10 miles to Mena Camp sending baggage by trains.
We didn't ride horses for a fortnight and then only put the weight on their backs for 5 minutes the first day and gradually worked up. The heavy sand after the long voyage caused a lot of strains with other units but we had not a single case.
While horses were being gradually exercised and ridden for longer periods we took the opportunity of doing a good deal of our elementary training that needed brushing up.
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Bir Abu Shannar, Khan Yunis, Palestine.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - The Regiment strength [15 Officers 356 Other Ranks] moved out at 0600to make good the line running from Abasan el Kebir to Khan Yunis as detailed to Brigade operation order.
Regimental marching order was issued. One section Machine Gun Squadron and Field Ambulance detail accompanied the column. At Bir el Eshsha one troop from C Squadron proceeded along the beach to point 50JqA5. The remainder of the column proceeded through Rafa to Khan Yunis. At the fork to road JqC5 A Squadron proceeded to Abasan el Kebir which had made good by 0930. The remainder of the column reached Khan Yunis at 0915 and the village was at once made good no enemy being found but signs made by the natives, it appeared that an enemy patrol had been there that morning.
In reaching the high ground east of the village, one advance section was fired on by a Turkish cavalry patrol of about 20 men who after firing about 30 shots, dispersed and made off in the direction of Gaza and Rafa.
Command posts were established, the Regimental Headquarters being at point 320 east of E in Goz El Taire and patrols were sent out searching the Wadi Ghuzze near Tel Nujeid Sq J2 and Abu Sitta SqJ4. Gaza could be plainly seen and a Turkish outpost was observed on a sand hill about three miles west of Gaza.
At 1500 word was received from Officer in Command that they were meeting at Khan Yunis at 1600 and at 1500 the Regiment commenced to withdraw. The Regiment being one mile west of Khan Yunis and camp was reached at 1930. From Rafa east the going is good - a good steady trot can be maintained.
1918
Saturday, March 16, 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Deir el Belah, Palestine.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - A squadron composed of troops from A, B, and C Squadrons carried out special training under Charley, Major WT. Bleechmore, Major C, proceeded on Egyptian leave. Divisional hot baths were open to this Regiment.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Voluntary church services. At 2145 information received that civil disturbances had commenced in Ismailia. Inlying piquet turned out mounted and proceeded to Ismailia. Two Officers and 50 Other Ranks, B Squadron standing to, ready to move dismounted at short notice. Disturbance ended at 2250 at which time the mounted piquet returned to camp. Information received that serious disturbances were taking place in Zagazig area. Detachment of 10th Light Horse Regiment forced to fire on a large crowd before they would disperse. Railway lines torn up in many places between Cairo and Moascar.
1500, three Non Commissioned Officers twelve Other Ranks proceeded by Motor Lorry to Quassassin to guard the lock there. One Squadron, 8th Light Horse Regiment ordered to fit out mounted and proceed to Zagazig 17th March 1919. One mounted squadron 9th Light Horse Regiment to proceed following day.
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.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - The "Karroo" and "Anglo Egyptian" arrived and immediately disembarked. Headquarters, Machine Gun Section, B and C Squadrons went in two trains, forage going next day and ammunition being handed into ordnance at Alexandria. Joined Mena Camp, Cairo during night.
Carew Reynell Diary - We disembarked at Alexandria on March 15 at 0900. First train with Headquarters and C Squadron left at 1200 and I left with the rest of the Regiment at 1900. Unslinging the horses in horse boxes from the lower hold took the time. I believe that ordinary slings are about twice as fast and if properly adjusted, risk is not great. The train trip to Cairo took six hours and we disentrained at Abou et Eta station in Cairo soon after 0100.
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Bir Abu Hamthala, Sinai.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - The Regiment undertook routine work for the day.
1918
Friday, March 15, 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Deir el Belah, Palestine.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Mounted and dismounted bayonet fighting and other instruction classes were carried out. One Signal, Non Commissioned Officer, proceeded to 14th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps for instruction in signals from aeroplanes. One Other Rank, a linguist, returned from duty from General Headquarters.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - 0900 General Officer in Command Australian Mounted Division [Ryrie, Brigadier General G de L, CB CMG VD] addressed the 3rd Light Horse Brigade reference discipline.
Captain Parry Regimental Medical Officer proceeded by train to Kantara to embark on HMT Euripides. Information received that inhabitants had attacked a train travelling between Cairo and Kantara. Disturbances at Zagazig extending.
1945 three Officers 50 Other Ranks each from 8th and 10th Light Horse Regiments proceeded by train to Zagazig. Telegraphic communication with Cairo cut.
10th Australian Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Lieutenants Macgregor MC and Doig MC with 50% were sent to Minet Quam out duty. General Ryrie held a mass parade and addressed the Brigade.
Extract from Vincent, Phoebe, My darling Mick: the life of Granville Ryrie, 1865 - 1937, p. 191 although first appeared in the Brisbane Daily Telegraph 18 April 1927 -
On 15 March Granville was at Moascar, where a minor incident took place which, if anyone had doubted it, would have been ample proof of the respect his men had for him and for the understanding he had shown them throughout the last five arduous years.
The men of the brigade, exhausted after all the campaigning only just behind them, were thinking of nothing but rest, a ship home, when one day out of the blue a Moascar 'brass hat' popped up and ordered that they perform recruit drill out under the blazing Egyptian sun. The bugle call to fall in after breakfast was ignored by the entire brigade. The order was repeated and the rumblings of complaint began to build until atmosphere in the camp was mutinous. At this point Granville ordered them out on parade. Not a man refused. Out in the heat of the parade ground he addressed them briefly but sympathetically on the subject of discipline, then gave them strict orders, instead of attending recruit drill, to get their towels a 'go for a swimming parade in Lake Timsah'. Having been the only man of his rank in the Australian Army to command the same brigade for the full duration of the war, it could be said with little doubt that no senior officer knew his men better than 'the Old Brigadier'.
[Editor's Note: This story is apocryphal at best as it conflates a week of history into one day. The story is added to this date as it is believed by some to be fact and occasionally historians have relied upon this story and published accounts accordingly. An examination of the various diary entries tends to indicate otherwise.]
Gallipoli Campaign - 1915-16, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, AIF, Roll of Honour Topic: BatzG - Gallipoli
Gallipoli Campaign - 1915-16
1st 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 1st Field Artillery Brigade who gave their lives during the Gallipoli Campaign - 1915 - 1916.
Roll of Honour
3158 Gunner John Malcolm ALLISON, Killed in action, 9 May 1915.
3 Corporal Sydney AUBREY, Died of wounds, 28 September 1915.
540 Gunner Frederick Thomas BREM, Killed in action, 17 July 1915.
582 Driver Hilary John BRODERICK, Killed in action, 5 August 1915.
538 Driver Bernard Ray CARTWRIGHT, Killed in Action, 2 September 1915.
1756 Gunner James Robert CHAMBERS, Died of wounds, 1 July 1915.
669 Gunner James DALTON, Died of Disease, 25 December 1915.
289 Corporal Walter Eric EVANS, Died of wounds, 26 June 1915.
282 Gunner Percy Lennie GIBBS, Killed in action, 2 June 1915.
3767 Gunner George Henry GREEN, Killed in action, 10 December 1915.
1774 Gunner Joseph Alfred IRWIN, Died of wounds, 30 June 1915.
298 Gunner Henry John KING, Killed in action, 8 May 1915.
3967 Gunner Patrick LYONS, Killed in action, 8 August 1915.
2518 Driver Roger Henry MAKINSON, Died of wounds, 12 June 1915.
3513 Gunner Stanley PEARSON, Killed in action, 15 June 1915.
3512 Gunner Edward SCOTT, Killed in action, 7 August 1915.
589 Driver Thomas James SHEPHERD, Died of wounds, 7 June 1915.
342 Gunner Frederick Arthur WILLIAMS, Died of wounds, 4 December 1915.
1815 Gunner Robert WILSON, Killed in action, 12 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.
Gallipoli Campaign - 1915-16, 1st Field Company, Australian Engineers, AIF, Roll of Honour Topic: BatzG - Gallipoli
Gallipoli Campaign - 1915-16
1st Field Company, Australian Engineers
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 Field Company, Australian Engineers who gave their lives during the Gallipoli Campaign - 1915 - 1916.
Roll of Honour
15 2nd Corporal George Harrington BIRD, Died of wounds, 9 August 1915.
239 Corporal Hugh COLQUHOUN, Died of wounds, 19 June 1915.
54 Sapper Henry Harnam FAIRNHAM, Killed in action, 26 May 1915.
55 Sapper Walter FREEBAIRN, Killed in action, 25 April 1915.
21 Sapper Leonard James GATTY, Died of wounds, 6 August 1915.
342 Sapper Edward Henry GORHAM, Killed in action, 30 November 1915.
122 2nd Corporal John Joseph GOUGH, Killed in action, 9 July 1915.
60 Sapper Cecil William Robert HOWLETT, Killed in action, 2 May 1915.
132 Corporal Alexander Joseph McDONALD, Died of wounds, 25 April 1915.
716 Sapper William MOORE, Killed in action, 25 April 1915.
70 Sapper Cleveland Edmund PAGE, Killed in action, 25 April 1915.
74 Sapper James Randall PANTLIN, Killed in action, 5 May 1915.
107 Sapper John SLATTERY, Died of wounds, 8 August 1915.
41 Sapper Claude Douglas TURBET, Killed in action, 8 August 1915.
112 Sapper Francis Leslie WELLS, Killed in action, 12 July 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.
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