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Sunday, 28 December 2008
Bert Schramm's Diary, 29 December 1918 Topic: Diary - Schramm
During part of the course of his military service with the AIF, 2823 Private Herbert Leslie Schramm, a farmer from White's River, near Tumby Bay on the Eyre Peninsular, 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 1918 breakout 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.
Bert Schramm's Diary, 29 December 1918
Bert Schramm's Handwritten Diary, 28 December 1918 - 4 January 1919
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Diaries
Bert Schramm
Saturday, December 28, 1918
Bert Schramm's Location - Tripoli
Bert Schramm's Diary - Nothing doing. More rain today.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Tripoli
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Voluntary church service as follows: - Church of England 0845 in American Church, Tripoli, other denominations at 1000 in Brigade area.
Darley
Darley, TH, With the Ninth Light Horse in the Great War, Adelaide, Hassell Press, 1924.
Another entry from the book written by Lieutenant Colonel Hüseyin Hüsnü Emir, called Yildirim. Every day, one page of the book will be posted. This is Page 175.
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 175.
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This chapter deals with Hüsnü observations of the Turkish response to Beersheba on other parts of the battlefield.
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 - Received instructions to absorb all the reinforcements of 9th Light Horse Regiment, also that 4th Light Horse Brigade would probably be reformed and that D Squadron was to be kept separate. Drafted reinforcements to Squadrons.
Total parade state shows:
29 Officers, 31 Sergeants, 802 Other Ranks, Total 862
Of this number the strength of D Squadron is:
6 Officers, 6 Sergeants, 101 Other Ranks, Total 113
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Holding and consolidating line. One Squadron 8th Light Horse Regiment attached and used for consolidating support line.
At 0600 Wagg, Lieutenant BSW, with a strong patrol, reached Sq O1a without opposition. C Squadron sent a patrol to J6 central.
At 1200 Wagg, Lieutenant BSW, with his patrol entered Khurbetha Ibn Harith and found it had been evacuated by enemy during night.
1630 One officer and two troops from each Squadron under Siekmann, Major TA, moved and occupied line F25 central to Z30 central both inclusive. Line occupied by 1900.
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary - At 0600 strong patrols pushed out and at 1100 discovered Khurbetha Ibn Harith clear of enemy. Small enemy posts were located at Khirbit el Meidan. The country in which the Brigade was now operating was extremely high, rough and rocky and transport difficulties were increased. Camels were used and found to be very unsatisfactory over the high and rocky hills, and very slow in movement; their feet were cut on the rocks and their further use off the tracks was forbidden. Improvisations were made in places and wheeled transport was able to be brought forward to Units Headquarters. Parties from the local villages assisted in this work, receiving from three to seven Egyptian Pounds per day, according to working capacity. There was little enemy activity with the exception of occasional sniping throughout the day and night.
1918
Saturday, December 28, 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Tripoli
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Eighty cases of Christmas of AIF Comforts arrived. Parsons, Major HM, Luxmoore, Captain EM; and, Shaw, Lieutenant OJ, proceeded to motor to Besherri for two days.
1919
Sunday, December 28, 1919
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Adelaide
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Regiment disbanded.
9th LHR, Roll of Honour, Percy George Scroop Topic: AIF - 3B - 9 LHR
9th LHR, AIF
9th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Percy George Scroop
Percy George Scroop's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Percy George Scroop
Service number: 1601
Rank: Lance Corporal [L Cpl]
Unit: 9th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 28 December 1916
Cause of death: Illness (Dysentery)
Cemetery or memorial details: IRAQ 8 Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: SCROOP, Lce. Cpl. Percy George, 1601. 9th Australian Light Horse. Died of dysentery 28th Dec., 1916. Age 23. Son of James and Mary Elizabeth Scroop, of Coromandel Valley, South Australia. Angora Mem. 148.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Percy George Scroop from The AIF Project:
Regimental number
1601
Place of birth
Clarendon, South Australia
School
Cherry Gardens Public School, South Australia
Religion
Methodist
Occupation
Sawyer
Address
Clarendon, South Australia
Marital status
Single
Age at embarkation
21
Next of kin
Mother, Mrs. Mary Scroop, Coromandell, Valley, South Australia
Bert Schramm's Diary, 28 December 1918 Topic: Diary - Schramm
During part of the course of his military service with the AIF, 2823 Private Herbert Leslie Schramm, a farmer from White's River, near Tumby Bay on the Eyre Peninsular, 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 1918 breakout 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.
Bert Schramm's Diary, 28 December 1918
Bert Schramm's Handwritten Diary, 28 December 1918 - 4 January 1919
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Diaries
Bert Schramm
Saturday, December 28, 1918
Bert Schramm's Location - Tripoli
Bert Schramm's Diary - Nothing worth recording. We had a splendid concert tonight given by the Leicestershire Regiment.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Tripoli
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Eighty cases of Christmas of AIF Comforts arrived. Parsons, Major HM, Luxmoore, Captain EM; and, Shaw, Lieutenant OJ, proceeded to motor to Besherri for two days.
Darley
Darley, TH, With the Ninth Light Horse in the Great War, Adelaide, Hassell Press, 1924.
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