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"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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Another entry from the book written by Lieutenant Colonel Hüseyin Hüsnü Emir, called Yilderim. Every day, one page of the book will be posted. This is Page 7.
Colonel Hüsnü, Yilderim, Page 7.
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Another entry from the book written by Lieutenant Colonel Hüseyin Hüsnü Emir, called Yilderim. Every day, one page of the book will be posted. This is Page 6.
Colonel Hüsnü, Yilderim, Page 6.
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Australian Glory Cafe
Square Dinkum Tuker!
Australian Glory Cafe
Many Light Horsemen were based at Heliopolis Race Course from March 1915. Heliopolis was a satellite town to the east of Cairo and built as an investment by a Belgium consortium. It was quite stylish and designed to rival Monte Carlo with hotels and a casino. Sadly for the consortium, they did not have the right amount of money to bribe the Khedive and so the licence for the casino was never granted. The result was a very expensive but under utilised area which made a massive loss for the investors. That is, until the war. Then all the facilities were hired and everyone made money again.
Apart from all the princely buildings catering for the rich and famous, many local Egyptian traders set up to cater for the six bob a day tourists. One such cafe was the Australian Glory Cafe. Below is a copy of its menu.
The address at 1 Abbas Street, Heliopolis, opposite Luna Park, indicates that it was just over the road from the Race Course and within handy walking distance to the troops stationed there.
The Bill of Fare
Fair dinkum, it's Square Dinkum Tuker. The Bill of Fare reads like that of any Australian cafe of the period that was run by an Egyptian. To gain an appreciation of prices in AUD 2008 terms, 6 Piasters equalled 1 shilling and 1 penny was equal to about $1.70. So a piaster was the equivalent of AUD $3.40 in 2008 terms. The prices are about what would be paid for similar dishes in a similar style restaurant today. However, one would wonder on the number of places that serve jam with bread and butter and charge $6.80 for the treat.
Further Reading:
9th LHR, AIF
War Diary, 13 July
Pro Gloria et Honore - For Glory and Honour
Regimental March - Marching Through Georgia
The Diary
1914
Monday, July 13, 1914
See 4th Military District, South Australia for militia activities.
1915
Tuesday, July 13, 1915
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Reserve Gully
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - No Entry.
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary - Reinforcements arrived. 10th Light Horse Regiment one Officer [Lieutenant McDonald] and 52 Other Ranks, 8th Light Horse Regiment, seven Other Ranks, 9th Light Horse Regiment, one Other Ranks. Lieutenant Olden, wounded, returned to duty.
Warrant Officer Strang transferred from 9th Light Horse Regiment to 8th Light Horse Regiment.
Notification that Lieutenant FO Thorn 8th Light Horse Regiment unfit for active service.
General Headquarters reports Lieutenants WA Tunbridge and C Chanter, 9th Light Horse Regiment transferred to Base Hospital.
Enemy at Nek very restless and jumpy all night. Very much rifle unaimed fire. Of opinion that these are fresh troops in occupation of trenches.
Fifty more Garland Bombs issued. These are doing excellent work.
Carew Reynell Diary - Notice that I am mentioned along with two of our sergeants and two privates of the 8th Regiment in Army Corps Orders for good work in connection with the defence of Russell's Top.
There is no doubt that a move will be made before many weeks. I am tipping that the idea is to make a crushing blow by waiting until the Helles end get the Turks on the run and collar Archi Baba and then pushing us across to cut off their retreat by land. In this case their retreat across the Hellespont would be a rather doubtful possibility also.
We expect that at least another division will be landed her for the forward movement as it will mean that we shall have a long line to hold.I am very interested to know the form that our attack we will take. It will depend very much on the amount of artillery support available. My idea would be as follows:
At 1930 to push a Brigade of infantry out from between No. 1 and 2 outposts to clear the ridges and gullies in their front which are only occupied by a few hundred Turks, they would advance for about a mile and entrench along the big spur running north west from 971 towards the CHA in Inamchal. Owing to the twilight they should be able to do this without much interference from the Turk's main position in front of us.Under the cover of the above mass the new division during the night between the old out post line and the new one. Just before dawn, sent two Battalions to the W Hills to attack same at dawn and to subsequently put one of the Battalions on the High Ridge 820 North and W Hills while the remaining Battalion entrenched on W Hill. After daybreak, from 0400, the division less its two Battalions already disposed of would make all arrangements for attacking 971 from the north west. At 0500 artillery bombardment to begin and general attack at 0530 with all the artillery support possible. Assaulting line to push right on till a line from Maltepe to Eastern Spurs of 971 Peak reached supporting bodies with bombs to clear up the Turkish communication and other trenches. The line eventually would be:
1. From Gaba Tepe to 213B - outposts;
2. 213B to Maltepe - 971 - Ridge running north west to Chai previously entrenched.
From 213B to 971 would need a chain of small enclosed works made on the spurs on est side of ridge 482 with continuous entrenchments on the ridge.
We very much hope that we shall be on the left flank where there is some scope for individual initiative and qualities cultivated in our training as light horse. Although, alas, there are very few of our old regiment here now - we left 70 behind in Egypt and replaced with reinforcements at the last minute and now we have lost 200 and more away, killed, wounded or sick. The casualties in the advance will be very heavy as the Turks have a strong and well prepared position, but it may result in great things if it comes on top of a crushing success at Helles.
McFarlane wounded yesterday - in the leg, nothing serious - all my pals wounded now and my turn next I suppose - damned nuisance if I have to provide the 20% killed of the said casualties.
1916
Thursday, July 13, 1916
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Roadhead Serapeum.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Routine work. Training consisting of Rifle exercises and musketry and mounted work.
Patrols and outposts carried on as in previous week.
1917
Friday, July 13, 1917
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Abasan el Kebir
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - The Regiment paraded at 1000 for mounted training and crossed the railway line south of the camp to carry out equitation and preliminary troop drill.
Returned to camp at 1200.
Hodgson, Major General W, Commander of the Division inspected the troops at work.
1918
Saturday, July 13, 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Talaat ed Dumm
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - 1030, The Regiment together with remainder of Brigade paraded dismounted to receive and address from the Corps Commander reference matters of discipline.
1919
Sunday, July 13, 1919
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - SS Oxfordshire
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - 0930 Church service on boat deck.
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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 Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Diaries of AIF Servicemen
Bert Schramm
13 July 1918
Bert Schramm
2823 Private Herbert Leslie SCHRAMM, a 22 year old Farmer from Whites River, South Australia. He enlisted on 17 February 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 10 July 1919.
During part of the course of his military service with the AIF, Bert Schramm kept a diary of his life. Bert was not a man of letters so this diary was produced with great effort on his behalf. Bert made a promise to his sweetheart, Lucy Solley, that he would do so after he received the blank pocket notebook wherein these entries are found. As a Brigade Scout since September 1918, he took a lead part in the September Offensive by the Allied forces in Palestine. Bert's diary entries are placed alongside those of the 9th Light Horse Regiment to which he belonged and to the 3rd Light Horse Brigade to which the 9th LHR was attached. On this basis we can follow Bert in the context of his formation.
The Diaries
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Bert Schramm's Handwritten Diary, 13 - 18 July 1918
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Bert Schramm
Saturday, July 13, 1918
Bert Schramm's Location - Cairo, Egypt.
Bert Schramm's Diary - Took the kits out to the store today. Haven't done much else. Am going back in the morning.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Talaat ed Dumm, Jordan Valley, Palestine.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - 1030, The Regiment together with remainder of Brigade paraded dismounted to receive and address from the Corps Commander reference matters of discipline.
9th LHR AIF War Diary, 13 July
Darley
Darley, TH, With the Ninth Light Horse in the Great War, Adelaide, Hassell Press, 1924.
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Sources Used:
Bert Schramm's DiaryNational Archives Service File.
Embarkation Roll, AWM8.
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
Nominal Roll, AWM133, Nominal Roll of Australian Imperial Force who left Australia for service abroad, 1914-1918 War.
War Diaries and Letters
All War Diaries and letters cited on this site should be read in conjunction with the Australian Light Horse Studies Centre, War Diaries and Letters, Site Transcription Policy which may be accessed at:
Australian Light Horse Studies Centre, War Diaries and Letters, Site Transcription Policy
Further Reading:
9th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
9th Australian Light Horse Regiment, War Diary, Day by Day Account
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: Diaries of AIF Servicemen, Bert Schramm, 13 July 1918
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