"At a mile distant their thousand hooves were stuttering thunder, coming at a rate that frightened a man - they were an awe inspiring sight, galloping through the red haze - knee to knee and horse to horse - the dying sun glinting on bayonet points..." Trooper Ion Idriess
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Tuesday, 24 June 2008
1st Brigade Imperial Camel Corps Routine Order, 16 June 1917 Topic: AIF - 5B - ICC
Apart from the War Diary which presents a reflected view of Regimental history, one of the best sources of understanding the immediate challenges facing a regiment is to be found in the Routine Orders. They are a wealth of detail.
1st Brigade Imperial Camel Corps Routine Order, 16 June 1917
This RO raises the interesting issue of bootleg liquor being passed off as the real thing to the soldiers. Nothing changes when a quick dollar and a captive audience is involved. Citation: 1st Brigade Imperial Camel Corps Routine Order, 16 June 1917
12th LHR Routine Order 22, 24 June 1917 Topic: AIF - 4B - 12 LHR
Apart from the War Diary which presents a reflected view of Regimental history, one of the best sources of understanding the immediate challenges facing a regiment is to be found in the Routine Orders. They are a wealth of detail.
12th LHR Routine Order 22, 24 June 1917
Apart from the usual things in RO's, this particular RO raises an interesting story regarding behaviour in and around Bethlehem. Apart from men wandering the streets after lights out, the issue of the local Arabs entering the camp seems to have created some disturbance. There were various reasons for Arabs visiting the camps and most would have caused some chaos. The other item is tying horses on fig trees. This appears to have caused some friction which the Allied authorities were working very hard to minimise, much of the time to the ire of the soldier on the ground.
11th LHR Routine Order 101, 18 June 1916 Topic: AIF - 4B - 11 LHR
Apart from the War Diary which presents a reflected view of Regimental history, one of the best sources of understanding the immediate challenges facing a regiment is to be found in the Routine Orders. They are a wealth of detail.
11th LHR Routine Order 101, 18 June 1916
The key feature of this RO include the very poor structure and layout in comparison to other RO's. This is in stark contrast to Grant's desire to suggest that sentry duty was not seriously taken by the men. The tenor of RO's tend to reflect upon the efficiency of a regiment. The poorer the attention paid to the RO, the poorer the quality of leadership from the Commanding Officer. In Grant's case, this is not a surprise. We see Grant blaming his men for a problem that originates right at the top.
Military Order 7, 1907 Topic: Militia - Military Orders
Military Order 7 of 1907 sets out the funding arrangements for a volunteer militia formation.
The formula is simple. If a unit falls below 75% legal establishment, then funding is on a per head basis, while over 75%, the full establishment funding is received regardless of numbers. The amount involved is 40/- per head.
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.
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary - Casualties: 8th Light Horse Regiment, two killed, six wounded including Captain Mitchell. 9th Light Horse Regiment, two wounded.
Letter to Divisional Headquarters regarding the continued absence of sick - 237 from 20 May 1915 - asking for action.
Fourteen men shelled on beach by Anafarta.
Kenneth Alan McKenzie Diary - Firing line. High explosive shells. 95 against us. Several killed.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Detail issued for organised parties of one Officer and 15 Other Ranks to visit Jerusalem daily during the Regiment's stay in this locality.
2230, Jones, 140 Sergeant AE, of “A” Squadron was accidentally killed by being thrown from his horse and dragged.
Nine Other Ranks marched in from Descorps Reinforcement Camp, Jerusalem.
1919
Tuesday, June 24, 1919
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Tel el Kebir
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Daily routine.
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