Diaries of AIF Servicemen

Bert 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, 26 April 1919

Bert Schramm's Handwritten Diary, 23 - 27 April 1919

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Diaries

Bert Schramm

Saturday, April 26, 1919

Bert Schramm's Location - Zagazig, Egypt.

Bert Schramm's Diary - Have had a quiet day. Nothing worth recording.

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Zagazig, Egypt.

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - One mounted troop patrolled El Khis - Ku Abaza locating Europeans, Greeks etc.

Darley, TH, With the Ninth Light Horse in the Great War, Adelaide, Hassell Press, 1924.

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9th Light Horse Regiment AIF War Diary - Complete day by day list

Bert Schramm Diary 

Bert Schramm Diary - Complete day by day list

Additional Reading:

Darley, TH, With the Ninth Light Horse in the Great War, Adelaide, Hassell Press, 1924.

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Diaries of AIF Servicemen

Bert 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, 25 April 1919

Bert Schramm's Handwritten Diary, 23 - 27 April 1919

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Diaries

Bert Schramm

Friday, April 25, 1919

Bert Schramm's Location - Zagazig, Egypt.

Bert Schramm's Diary - Anzac Day. Have been out all day. Toby and I are guides for a patrol of Indians. Nothing exciting. Things are pretty quiet but no talk of going home.

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Zagazig, Egypt.

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Lieutenant Lawrence with patrol locating all Europeans, Jews, Greeks, Syrians and Armenians in El Abbasa sub sector.

Cruddas, Lieutenant GF, DCM, marched to "A" Details, Moascar for early embarkation to Australia.

Darley, TH, With the Ninth Light Horse in the Great War, Adelaide, Hassell Press, 1924.

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Bert Schramm Diary - Complete day by day list

Additional Reading:

Darley, TH, With the Ninth Light Horse in the Great War, Adelaide, Hassell Press, 1924.

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Where Australians Fought

Battles, 1899 - 1920

Outline

The role of the Light Horse in these battles during this period needs to be placed in that context, ensuring that it is not overstated but also not understated too.

The compiled list is in two parts, the first being a chronological list in strict date order while the second is in alphabetical order. The aim is to allow a ready reference to a specific battle by date or name.

Chronology of Australian Battles, 1899 - 1920

1899

Belmont, South Africa, November 23, 1899.

Graspan, South Africa, November 25, 1899.

Modder River, South Africa, November 28, 1899.

Magersfontein, South Africa, December 11, 1899.

1900

Sunnyside, South Africa, January 1, 1900.

Slingersfontein, South Africa, January 16 and February 9, 1900.

Pink Hill, South Africa, February 12, 1900.

Kimberley, South Africa, February 13 to 15, 1900.

Paardeberg, South Africa, February 17 to 27, 1900.

Poplar Grove, South Africa, March 7, 1900.

Driefontein, South Africa, March 10, 1900.

Karee Siding, South Africa, March 29, 1900.

Sannah's Post, South Africa, March 31, 1900.

Houtnek, South Africa, April 30 to May 1, 1900.

Coetzee Drift, South Africa, May 5, 1900.

Zand River, South Africa, May 10, 1900.

Mafeking, South Africa, May 17, 1900.

Diamond Hill, South Africa, June 11 to 12, 1900.

Leeuw Kop, South Africa, July 3, 1900.

Palmietfontein, South Africa, July 19, 1900.

Koster River, South Africa, July 22, 1900.

Stinkhoutboom, South Africa, July 24, 1900.

Elands River, South Africa, August 4 to 16, 1900.

Buffels Hoek, South Africa, August 16 to 17, 1900.

Peitang, China, September 25, 1900.

Bothaville, South Africa, November 6, 1900.

Rhenoster Kop, South Africa, November 29, 1900.

1901

Wolvekuil Kopjes, South Africa, February 14, 1901.

Hartebeestfontein, South Africa, February 18 to March 21, 1901

Grobelaar Recht, South Africa, May 15, 1901.

Wilmansrust, South Africa, June 12, 1901.

Grootvallier, South Africa, August 1, 1901.

Bakenlaagte, South Africa, October 30, 1901.

1902

Onverwacht, South Africa, January 4, 1902.

1914

Bitapaka, New Guinea, September 11, 1914. 

Cocos Islands, Indian Ocean, November 9, 1914.

1915

Broken Hill, New South Wales, January 1, 1915.

Suez Canal Attack, Egypt, January 28 - February 3, 1915

First Wassa, Egypt, April 2, 1915.

Anzac Cove, Turkey, April 25, 1915.

Sea of Marmara, Turkey, April 25 to 30, 1915.

Baby 700, Turkey, May 2, 1915.

Krithia, Turkey, May 8, 1915.

Kurna, Mesopotamia, May 31 to June 1, 1915.

Second Wassa, Egypt, July 31, 1915.

Lone Pine, Turkey, August 6 to 9, 1915.

The Nek, Turkey, August 7, 1915.

Hill 971, Turkey, August 8, 1915.

Hill 60, Turkey, August 21 to 22 and 27, 1915.

Ctesiphon, Mesopotamia, November 22 to 25, 1915.

Kut el Amara, Mesopotamia, December 3, 1915, to April 29, 1916.

Um Rakhum, Egypt, December 13, 1915.

Gebel Medwa, Egypt, December 25, 1915.

1916

Halazin, Egypt, January 23, 1916.

Central Station, New South Wales, February 14, 1916

The Jifjafa Raid, Sinai, April 10 to 14, 1916

El Qatiya, Sinai, April 23, 1916 

Fromelles, France, July 19 to 20, 1916.

Pozieres, France, July 23 to August 5, 1916.

Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916.

Bir el Abd, Sinai, August 9, 1916.

Mouquet Farm, France, August 8 to September 3, 1916.

El Mazar, Sinai, September 17, 1916.

Maghara, October 15, 1916.

Gueudecourt, France, November 5 to 14, 1916.

El Arish, Sinai, December 20, 1916.

Magdhaba, Sinai, December 23, 1916.

1917

Rafa, Sinai, January 9, 1917.

Baghdad, Mesopotomia, March 11, 1917.

First Gaza, Palestine, March 26 to 27, 1917.

First Bullecourt, France, April 11, 1917.

Lagnicourt, France, April 15, 1917.

Second Gaza, Palestine, April 19, 1917.

Second Bullecourt, France, May 3 to 17, 1917.

Zeppelin L43, North Sea, May 4, 1917.

El Auja, Palestine, May 23, 1917.

Messines, Belgium, June 7, 1917.

Third Ypres, Belgium, September till to November, 1917.

Menin Road, Belgium, September 20, 1917.

Polygon Wood, Belgium, September 26, 1917.

Ramadi, Mesopotamia, September 28, 1917.

Broodseinde, Belgium, October 4, 1917.

Poelcappelle, Belgium, October 9, 1917.

Passchendaele, Belgium, October 12, 1917.

El Buggar Ridge, Palestine, October 27, 1917.

Beersheba, Palestine, October 31, 1917.

Khuweilfe, Palestine, November 1 to 8, 1917.

Daur, Mesopotamia, November 2, 1917.

Third Gaza, Palestine, November 6, 1917 to January 2, 1918.

Tel es Sheria, Palestine, November 7, 1917.

Huj, Palestine, November 8, 1917. 

Ayun Kara, Palestine, November 14, 1917.  

Amwas, Palestine, Sunday, November 18, 1917.

Bald Hill, Palestine, November 27 to December 5, 1917.

El Burj, Palestine, December 1, 1917.

Balin, Harith and Kuddin, Palestine, Thursday, December 27, 1917.

1918

First Amman, Palestine, March 27 to 30, 1918.

Hébuterne, France, March 27 to April 5, 1918.

First Dernancourt, France, March 28, 1918.

First Morlancourt, France, March 28 to 30, 1918.

First Villers-Bretonneux, France, April 4, 1918.

Second Dernancourt, France, April 5, 1918.

Hangard Wood, France, April 7, 1918.

Hazebrouck, France, April 14 to 17, 1918.

Zeebrugge, Belgium, April 22 to 23, 1918.

Second Villers-Bretonneux, France, April 24 to 25, 1918.

Es Salt, Jordan, April 30 to May 3, 1918.

Second Morlancourt, France, May 4 to 9, 1918.

Ville-sur-Ancre, France, May 19, 1918.

Heligoland Bight, North Sea, June 1, 1918.

Third Morlancourt, France, June 10, 1918.

Hamel, France, July 4, 1918.

Abu Tellul, Palestine, July 14, 1918.

Karawaran, Persia, August 6 to 7, 1918.

Amiens, France, August 8, 1918.

Lihons, France, August 9 to 11, 1918.

Etinehem, France, August 10 to 13, 1918.

Proyart, France, August 10 to 12, 1918.

Lille, France, August 16 to 17, 1918.

Chuignes, France, August 23, 1918.

Baku, Azerbaijan, August 26 to September 14, 1918.

Mont St Quentin, France, August 31 to September 2, 1918.

Hindenburg Outpost Line, France, September 18, 1918.

Megiddo, Palestine, September 19 to 21, 1918.

Nablus, Palestine, September 20, 1918.

Wady Fara, Palestine, September 21, 1918.

Second Jordan, Jordan, September 25, 1918.

Semakh, Palestine, September 25, 1918.

Jisr Benat Yakub, Palestine, September 27, 1918.

Ziza, Jordan, September 28, 1918.

St Quentin Canal, France, September 29 to October 1, 1918.

Kuneitra & Sasa, Syria, September 29, 1918.

Kaukab, Syria, September 30, 1918.

Damascus, Syria, October 1, 1918.

Khan Kusseir, Syria, October 2, 1918.

Montbrehain, France, October 5, 1918.

Aleppo, Syria, October 26, 1918. 

Surafend, Palestine, 10 December 1918 

1919

The Egyptian Rebellion, Egypt, 13 March to 10 April 1919

Merivale Street, Queensland, March 24, 1919.

Emptsa, North Russia, August 29, 1919.

Alphabetical List of Australian Battles, 1899 - 1920

A

Abu Tellul, Palestine, July 14, 1918.

Aleppo, Syria, October 26, 1918. 

Amiens, France, August 8, 1918.

Amman - First, Jordan, March 27 to 30, 1918.

Amman - Second, Jordan, September 25, 1918.

Amwas, Palestine, Sunday, November 18, 1917.

Anzac Cove, Turkey, April 25, 1915.

Auja - El, Palestine, May 23, 1917.

Ayun Kara, Palestine, November 14, 1917. 

B

Baby 700, Turkey, May 2, 1915.

Baghdad, Mesopotomia, March 11, 1917.

Bakenlaagte, South Africa, October 30, 1901.

Baku, Azerbaijan, August 26 to September 14, 1918.

Bald Hill, Palestine, November 27 to December 5, 1917.

Balin, Harith and Kuddin, Palestine, Thursday, December 27, 1917.

Beersheba, Palestine, October 31, 1917.

Belmont, South Africa, November 23, 1899.

Bir el Abd, Sinai, August 9, 1916

Bitapaka, New Guinea, September 11, 1914.

Bothaville, South Africa, November 6, 1900.

Broken Hill, New South Wales, January 1, 1915.

Broodseinde, Belgium, October 4, 1917.

Buffels Hoek, South Africa, August 16 to 17, 1900.

Buggar Ridge - El, Palestine, October 27, 1917

Bullecourt - First, France, April 11, 1917.

Bullecourt - Second, France, May 3 to 17, 1917.

C

Central Station, New South Wales, February 14, 1916 

Chuignes, France, August 23, 1918.

Cocos Islands, Indian Ocean, November 9, 1914.

Coetzee Drift, South Africa, May 5, 1900.

Ctesiphon, Mesopotamia, November 22 to 25, 1915.

D

Damascus, Syria, October 1, 1918. 

Daur, Mesopotamia, November 2, 1917.

Dernancourt - First, France, March 28, 1918.

Dernancourt - Second, France, April 5, 1918.

Diamond Hill, South Africa, June 11 to 12, 1900.

Driefontein, South Africa, March 10, 1900.

E

Egyptian Rebellion - The, Egypt, 13 March to 10 April 1919

Elands River, South Africa, August 4 to 16, 1900.

El Arish, Sinai, December 20, 1916.

El Auja, Palestine, May 23, 1917.

El Buggar Ridge, Palestine, October 27, 1917.

El Burj, Palestine, December 1, 1917 

El Mazar, Sinai, September 17, 1916.

El Qatiya, Sinai, April 23, 1916

Emptsa, North Russia, August 29, 1919.

Es Salt, Jordan, April 30 to May 3, 1918.

Etinehem, France, August 10 to 13, 1918.

F

First Amman, Jordan, March 27 to 30, 1918.

First Bullecourt, France, April 11, 1917.

First Dernancourt, France, March 28, 1918.

First Gaza, Palestine, March 26 to 27, 1917.

First Morlancourt, France, March 28 to 30, 1918.

First Villers-Bretonneux, France, April 4, 1918.

First Wassa, Egypt, April 2, 1915.

Fromelles, France, July 19 to 20, 1916.

G

Gaza - First, Palestine, March 26 to 27, 1917.

Gaza - Second, Palestine, April 19, 1917.

Gaza - Third, Palestine, November 6, 1917 to January 2, 1918.

Gebel Medwa, Egypt, December 25, 1915.

Graspan, South Africa, November 25, 1899.

Grobelaar Recht, South Africa, May 15, 1901.

Grootvallier, South Africa, August 1, 1901.

Gueudecourt, France, November 5 to 14, 1916.

H

Halazin, Egypt, January 23, 1916.

Hamel, France, July 4, 1918.

Hangard Wood, France, April 7, 1918.

Harith, Balin and Kuddin, Palestine, Thursday, December 27, 1917.

Hartebeestfontein, South Africa, February 18 to March 21, 1901.

Hazebrouck, France, April 14 to 17, 1918.

Hébuterne, France, March 27 to April 5, 1918.

Heligoland Bight, North Sea, June 1, 1918.

Hill 60, Turkey, August 21 to 22 and 27, 1915.

Hill 971, Turkey, August 8, 1915.

Hindenburg Outpost Line, France, September 18, 1918.

Houtnek, South Africa, April 30 to May 1, 1900.

Huj, Palestine, November 8, 1917.  

Jifjafa Raid The, Sinai, April 10 to 14, 1916

Jisr Benat Yakub, Palestine, September 27, 1918.

K

Karawaran, Persia, August 6 to 7, 1918.

Karee Siding, South Africa, March 29, 1900.

Kaukab, Syria, September 30, 1918.

Khan Kusseir, Syria, October 2, 1918.

Khuweilfe, Palestine, November 1 to 8, 1917.

Kimberley, South Africa, February 13 to 15, 1900.

Koster River, South Africa, July 22, 1900.

Krithia, Turkey, May 8, 1915.

Kuddin, Balin and Harith, Palestine, Thursday, December 27, 1917.

Kuneitra & Sasa, Syria, September 29, 1918.

Kurna, Mesopotamia, May 31 to June 1, 1915.

Kut el Amara, Mesopotamia, December 3, 1915, to April 29, 1916.

L

Lagnicourt, France, April 15, 1917.

Leeuw Kop, South Africa, July 3, 1900.

Lihons, France, August 9 to 11, 1918.

Lille, France, August 16 to 17, 1918.

Lone Pine, Turkey, August 6 to 9, 1915.

M

Mafeking, South Africa, May 17, 1900.

Magdhaba, Sinai, December 23, 1916.

Magersfontein, South Africa, December 11, 1899.

Maghara, Sinai, October 15, 1916. 

Mazar - El, Sinai, September 17, 1916.

Megiddo, Palestine, September 19 to 21, 1918.

Menin Road, Belgium, September 20, 1917.

Merivale Street, Queensland, March 24, 1919.

Messines, Belgium, June 7, 1917.

Modder River, South Africa, November 28, 1899.

Mont St Quentin, France, August 31 to September 2, 1918.

Montbrehain, France, October 5, 1918.

Morlancourt - First, France, March 28 to 30, 1918.

Morlancourt - Second, France, May 4 to 9, 1918.

Morlancourt - Third, France, June 10, 1918.

Mouquet Farm, France, August 8 to September 3, 1916.

N

Nablus, Palestine, September 20, 1918.

Nek - The, Turkey, August 7, 1915.

O

Onverwacht, South Africa, January 4, 1902.

P

Paardeberg, South Africa, February 17 to 27, 1900.

Palmietfontein, South Africa, July 19, 1900.

Passchendaele, Belgium, October 12, 1917.

Peitang, China, September 25, 1900.

Pink Hill, South Africa, February 12, 1900.

Poelcappelle, Belgium, October 9, 1917.

Polygon Wood, Belgium, September 26, 1917.

Poplar Grove, South Africa, March 7, 1900.

Pozieres, France, July 23 to August 5, 1916.

Proyart, France, August 10 to 12, 1918.

Qatiya, El, Sinai, April 23, 1916 

R

Rafa, Sinai, January 9, 1917.

Ramadi, Mesopotamia, September 28, 1917.

Rhenoster Kop, South Africa, November 29, 1900.

Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916.

S

Sannah's Post, South Africa, March 31, 1900.

Sea of Marmara, Turkey, April 25 to 30, 1915.

Second Amman, Jordan, September 25, 1918.

Second Bullecourt, France, May 3 to 17, 1917.

Second Dernancourt, France, April 5, 1918.

Second Gaza, Palestine, April 19, 1917.

Second Morlancourt, France, May 4 to 9, 1918.

Second Villers-Bretonneux, France, April 24 to 25, 1918.

Second Wassa, Egypt, July 31, 1915.

Semakh, Palestine, September 25, 1918.

Sheria, Tel es, Palestine, November 7, 1917.

Slingersfontein, South Africa, January 16 and February 9, 1900.

St Quentin Canal, France, September 29 to October 1, 1918.

Stinkhoutboom, South Africa, July 24, 1900.

Suez Canal Attack, Egypt, January 28 - February 3, 1915

Sunnyside, South Africa, January 1, 1900.

Surafend, Palestine, 10 December 1918

T

Tel el Khuweilfe, Palestine, November 1 to 8, 1917

Tel es Sheria, Palestine, November 7, 1917.

The Egyptian Rebellion, Egypt, 13 March to 10 April 1919

The Jifjafa Raid, Sinai, April 10 to 14, 1916

The Nek, Turkey, August 7, 1915.

Third Gaza, Palestine, November 6, 1917 to January 2, 1918. 

Third Morlancourt, France, June 10, 1918.

Third Ypres, Belgium, September till to November, 1917.

U

Um Rakhum, Egypt, December 13, 1915.

V

Ville-sur-Ancre, France, May 19, 1918.

Villers-Bretonneux - First, France, April 4, 1918.

Villers-Bretonneux - Second, France, April 24 to 25, 1918.

W

Wady Fara, Palestine, September 21, 1918.

Wassa - First, Egypt, April 2, 1915.

Wassa - Second, Egypt, July 31, 1915.

Wilmansrust, South Africa, June 12, 1901.

Wolvekuil Kopjes, South Africa, February 14, 1901.

Y

Ypres- Third, Belgium, September till to November, 1917.

Z

Zand River, South Africa, May 10, 1900.

Zeebrugge, Belgium, April 22 to 23, 1918.

Zeppelin L43, North Sea, May 4, 1917.

Ziza, Jordan, September 28, 1918.

An Australian Light Horseman collecting anemones near Belah in Palestine.

[2601 Trooper George Redding, 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment in an iconic pose captured by Captain Frank Hurley, the Official Australian Photographer. See: 2601 Trooper George Redding, 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment.]

References:

C.E.W. Bean, (1929), The Australian Imperial Force in France 1916, Sydney: Angus & Robertson.

C.E.W. Bean, (1933), The Australian Imperial Force in France 1917, Sydney: Angus & Robertson.

C.E.W. Bean, (1937), The Australian Imperial Force in France during the Main German Offensive, 1918, Sydney: Angus & Robertson.

Chris Coulthard-Clark, Where Australians Fought - The Encyclopaedia of Australia's Battles, Allen and Unwin, Sydney, 1998.

H.S. Gullett (1944) The Australian Imperial Force in Sinai and Palestine, Sydney: Angus & Robertson.

Further Reading:

Where Australians Fought, Battles, 1899 - 1920

Light Horse Battles

Citation: Where Australians Fought, Battles, 1899 - 1920, Outline

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Suez Canal Attack

Egypt, January 28 - February 3, 1915

Hauptmann Wilhelm von dem Hagen

The following is an extract from:

Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein, Mit den Tèurken zum Suezkanal, Berlin, 1938, p. 95.

Chapter VI

Translation:

Ismailia - The Attack on the Suez Canal 

One of the dead, much to our sadness, included Captain von dem Hagen, a young, enthusiastic, efficient and an outstandingly courageous officer. I had assigned him to lead a supporting force on the left flank [1.] of the Canal attack; he fell when hit by a bullet to the head while providing covering fire to the Turkish infantry. [2.] The English buried him on the bank of the channel.

Notes:

1. – Hagen’s position was south on the Canal bank providing cover to the pontoon force.

2. -  This was the force which launched the pontoons into the Canal.

German Officers:

The German officers with the Canal Expeditionary Force were:

Colonel Kress

Colonel Trommer

Major Hunger

Major Laufen

Captain von dem Hagen

Captain Gerlach

Captain Heiben

Rittermeister Welsch. 

Further Reading:

Suez Canal Attack, Egypt, Contents

Where Australians Fought, Sinai, 1916-1917

Light Horse Battles

Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920

Citation: Suez Canal Attack, Egypt, Hauptmann Wilhelm von dem Hagen

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Diaries of AIF Servicemen

Bert 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, 24 April 1919

Bert Schramm's Handwritten Diary, 23 - 27 April 1919

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Diaries

Bert Schramm

Thurssday, April 24, 1919

Bert Schramm's Location - Zagazig, Egypt.

Bert Schramm's Diary - Things are quiet. Alex and Tom have gone out for two days. All the railway and civil services returned to work today so perhaps things will soon be normal again.

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Zagazig, Egypt.

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Remainder of "A" and "B" Squadrons less "A" Squadron mounted troop at El Abbasa and "B" Squadron personnel at Belbeis Station exchanged positions.

Darley, TH, With the Ninth Light Horse in the Great War, Adelaide, Hassell Press, 1924.

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Bert Schramm Diary - Complete day by day list

Additional Reading:

Darley, TH, With the Ninth Light Horse in the Great War, Adelaide, Hassell Press, 1924.

Citation: Bert Schramm's Diary, 24 April 1919

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