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Monday, 15 June 2009
Order Of Battle of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, April 1917, Part 7, Desert Column
Topic: AIF & MEF & EEF

Order Of Battle of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, April 1917

Part 7,  Desert Column

 

 

As part of the Official British War History of the Great War, Captain Cyril Falls and Lieutenant General George MacMunn were commissioned to produce a commentary on the Sinai, Palestine and Syrian operations that took place. In 1928, their finished work, Military Operations, Egypt and Palestine - From the outbreak of war with Germany to June 1917,  was published in London. Their book included Appendix 3 which specifically detailed the Order Of Battle of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, April 1917 and is extracted below.

MacMunn, G. & Falls, C., Military operations: Egypt and Palestine, (London 1930), p. 400:

 

Desert Column.

G.O.C. -

Major-General (temp. Lieut. General) Sir P. W. Chetwode, Bt., C.B., D.S.O.

G.S.O. 1 -

Major (temp. Lieut. Colonel) V. M. Fergusson, D.S.O.

Brig.-General, Royal Artillery -

Colonel (temp. Brig. General) A. D'A. King, C.B., D.S.O.

Chief Engineer -

Major (temp. Brig. General) R. E. M. Russell.

 

 

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Citation: Order Of Battle of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, April 1917, Part 7, Desert Column


Posted by Project Leader at 12:01 AM EADT
Updated: Wednesday, 8 July 2009 10:19 PM EADT
Order Of Battle of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, April 1916, Part 7, 4th Australian Division
Topic: AIF & MEF & EEF

Order Of Battle of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, April 1916

Part 7,  4th Australian Division

 

As part of the Official British War History of the Great War, Captain Cyril Falls and Lieutenant General George MacMunn were commissioned to produce a commentary on the Sinai, Palestine and Syrian operations that took place. In 1928, their finished work, Military Operations, Egypt and Palestine - From the outbreak of war with Germany to June 1917,  was published in London. Their book included Appendix 2 which specifically detailed the Order Of Battle of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, April 1916 and is extracted below.

MacMunn, G. & Falls, C., Military operations: Egypt and Palestine, (London 1930), p. 385:

4th Australian Division.

G.O.C. -

Major-General Sir H. V. Cox, K.C.M.G,,

G.S.O. 1 -

Captain (temp. Lieut.-Colonel) D. J. C. K. Bernard.

C.R.A. -

Lieut-Colonel (temp. Brig.-General) C. Rosenthal, C.B.       

C.R.E. -

Major (temp. Lieut.-Colonel) G. C. E. Elliott.   

 

4th Australian Infantry Brigade.
G.O.C. -

Colonel (temp. Brig.-General) J. Monash, C.B.   

 

13th Battalion;

14th Battalion;   

15th Battalion;   

16th Battalion;   

4th Machine-Gun Company.   

 

12th Australian Infantry Brigade.

G.O.C. -

Major (temp. Lieut.-Colonel) D. J. Glasfurd.   

 

45th Battalion;

46th Battalion;

47th Battalion;

48th Battalion;

12th Machine-Gun Company.

       

13th Australian Infantry Brigade.

G.O.C. -

Lieut.-Colonel D. W. Glasgow, D.S.O.

 

49th Battalion;

50th Battalion;

51st Battalion;

52nd Battalion;

13th Machine-Gun Company.

           
Divisional Troops.

Mounted Troops -

"B" Sqdn., 13th Light Horse Regiment.

4th Divisional Cyclist Company.

Artillery -

X Field Artillery Brigade.

XI Field Artillery Brigade,

XII Field Artillery Brigade.

XXIV Howitzer Brigade.

4th Divisional Ammunition Column.

Engineers -

4th Field Company.

12th Field Company.

13th Field Company.

Signal Service -

4th Divisional Signal Company.

Pioneers -

4th Pioneer Battalion.

A.S.C. -

7th, 14th, 26th and 27th Coys., A.A.S.C.

Medical Units -

4th, 12th and 13th Field Ambulances.

 

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Citation: Order Of Battle of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, April 1916, Part 7, 4th Australian Division


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Updated: Saturday, 4 July 2009 4:08 PM EADT
Gallipoli Campaign - 1915, Questions to the Turkish General Staff, Part 6
Topic: BatzG - Gallipoli

Gallipoli Campaign - 1915

Questions to the Turkish General Staff, Part 6

 

The Turkish General Staff Answers

 

During 1919, after the defeat of Turkey, a unique opportunity was opened up for CEW Bean to question the members of the Turkish General Staff about the Gallipoli Campaign. Bean presented a list of 111 questions. In June 1919, he received the answers. In the following transcription, the answers given by the Turkish General Staff will be qualified by the questions asked by Bean.

 

Questions 81 - 83

81. What was the Turkish appreciation of the attack at SUVLA ( ANAFARTA)?

82. What was the Turkish appreciation of the attack on SARI BAIR?

83. What was the Turkish appreciation of the attack on LONE PINE?

From these attacks the Turkish officers appreciated the ability or the Anzac troops to act on their own initiative, to profit by the shape of the ground, and to operate in difficult country.


Questions 85 – 87

85. What was their estimate of the position after August 10th?

86. Where did they estimate the most critical position to be?

87. What was the effect of the attack on HILL 60 across the KAIAJIK AGHALA?

After the 10th August it was thought that the British would continue their attack but after the attack of 21st August, the situation became more easy.

The most important consideration was the impossibility of driving out the British from their positions with the means available to the Turks at the time.

The attacks on Hill 60 opposite Kaiajik Aghilu had no effect except the shedding of blood.


Questions 88 - 90

88. What were the Turkish intentions after September?

89. What was their preparation for the winter?

90. What opinions did they hold an to the probability of an evacuation by us of the Peninsula?

After September the policy was to obtain heavy artillery and ammunition from Germany to beat down the opposition. The same line would be held throughout the winter. The general opinion was that the British would not evacuate their positions on the Peninsula.


Questions 91 - 93

91. What they thought of our cessation of fire on the 27th, 28th and 29th November?

92. Did they think that it might be due to our evacuating?

93. When did they first begin to suspect that an evacuation was probable?

Owing to the bad weather, on the 27th, 28th, and 29th it was not realised that the fire had slackened. This bad weather had affected both sides.

On the 28th November, we made a sudden bombardment for 10 minutes. At first the British artillery replied lightly but increased their fire later - the navy joining; in.

Some British units were known to have been sent to Macedonia.

The mining of our machine gun emplacements gave no indication of early evacuation.


Questions 94 - 96

94, What did they suspect in December, as to our evacuation?

95. Did they see any movement on our part and what did they attribute it to?

96. Was there any report of evacuation at SUVLA or ANZAC during the last two days or nights of our stay?

In December the front was quiet. 2 days before the Anafarta evacuation hostile aeroplanes were very active and bombed the back areas. Hostile artillery also visibly decreased.


Questions 100 - 102

100. What was the total number of Turkish casualties on the Peninsula and how they distributed between SUVLA (ANAFARTA ) ANZAC (ARI BURNU), and HELLES {SEDDUL BAHR}, and when did the bulk of these occur?

101. What were the casualties through sickness at these places respectively?

102. When was ammunition most and least plentiful?

The heaviest losses on the Peninsula were at Seddulbahr, then Ari Burnu and Suvla.

Most casualties occurred in the early counter attacks. Casualties from sickness were very small in comparison. Ammunition was always tight.
 


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Citation: Gallipoli Campaign - 1915, Questions to the Turkish General Staff, Part 6


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Updated: Thursday, 2 July 2009 3:35 PM EADT
South Australian Mounted Rifles, Brief History
Topic: Militia - LHS - SA

South Australian Mounted Rifles

Brief History

 

Members of the Mt Gambier 1897 Jubilee Contingent

 

The following is a transcription from a brief outline of the South Australian Mounted Rifles history produced in 1959.

 

A CONCISE HISTORY OF THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MOUNTED RIFLES

Originally raised by Governor GAWLER in February of 1840 as 2 troops of cavalry to provide the mounted troops of the Royal South Australian Volunteer Militia Brigade, this Regiment is believed to be the first volunteer unit raised in Australia.

Even though not financed by the Government from 9 February 1856 until June 1877, the Regiment continued to exist, on a completely voluntary basis - horses, uniforms arms and equipment being provided by each member at his own expense.

In recognition of its having provided guards and escorts for H.H. the Duke of Edinburgh in 1867 the Regiment was dubbed the Duke's Own Cavalry. In June 1877, at the instigation of the Mayor of ADELAIDE the Regiment was reformed and financed by the South Australian Government.

It is interesting to note that in 1899, during the Regiment's Annual Camp, the Commandant General appointed a Cpl de Passy to be officer Commanding, as no officer with military knowledge was available, and later, as a lieutenant
colonel, this same Cpl De Passy again commanded the Regiment in South Africa.

Twenty-five all ranks were selected in 1897 to represent South Australia at Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.

The Regiment sailed for South Africa in 1899 and saw action for the first time at Britstown on 6 Feb 1900 on which day, the first decorations for bravery were won, three troopers each being awarded the DCM. The unit served under Lord Methuen who wrote of them, "they did splendid work and were cheerful in hardships. I cannot conceive any body of men of whom a commander has better reason to be proud."

On its return to Australia in 1902 after Federation, the Commonwealth Government re-organised the South Australian Mounted Rifles as three Regiments of Light Horse the 22nd, 23rd, 24th.

Upon the outbreak of war in 1914, these Regiments were again re-organised as the 3rd and 9th Australian Light Horse Regiments AIF and served on Gallipoli, and through Egypt, Palestine and Syria. It was during thus operations that the 9th Regiment captured the battle standard of a Turkish Regiment which now hangs in the War Museum, CANBERRA. Thus the Regiment has the honour of being the only unit to capture such a Standard during the Great War.

Both Regiments of the South Australian Mounted Rifles returned to Australia in 1919 and continued as Militia units until 1940, when they were formed into an Armoured Car Regiment, and reformed in 1948 into one regiment the 3/9 SAMR, which is now a unit of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps.

For service in the Boer and Great War the regiment was awarded two sets of Guidons one each to the 3rd and 9th Regiment of Light Horse.

Battle Honours:

South African War

South Africa 1899-1902
Great War
Defence of Anzac
Sari Bair
Romani
Maghdaba - Rafa
Gaza - Beersheba
Jaffa
Jerusalem
Jericho
Jordan (Amman)
Megiddo


 

Further Reading:

South Australian Mounted Rifles

 


Citation: South Australian Mounted Rifles, Brief History

Posted by Project Leader at 12:01 AM EADT
Updated: Wednesday, 24 June 2009 1:22 PM EADT
Regimental Embarkation Equipment Stock List, 1914, Signalling and Reconnaissance Equipment
Topic: AIF - Lighthorse

Australian Light Horse Regiments, AIF

Regimental Embarkation Equipment Stock List, 1914

Part 6, Signalling and Reconnaissance Equipment.

 

 

This Table is based on the "War Establishments of the Australian Military Forces, 1912." Provision is made for an Armourer as a Staff Sergeant of the Regiment. No other "Attached" Officers, N.C.O.'s, or Men have been provided for. This latter personnel should come to the Regiment fully equipped.

"All Ranks" does not include Officers unless specially mentioned.

 

Signalling Equipment.      
 
Section 8C  
Cases, message book 7   Carried by signallers
Flags, signal, army  
     Blue  
          3 feet square 12  
          2 feet square 24  
     White, with stripe  
          3 feet square 12  
          2 feet square 24  
     Poles  
          5ft. 6 in. 30  
          3 ft. 6 in. 60  
Heliographs, 5 in. 8  
Lamps, signalling, "B" 8   Supply oil and wick will accompany every lamp
Panniers, signalling 4  
Stands, lamp or helio, "A" 8  
Wick, flat, 2⅝ in.   As required
Section 8D.   
Compasses, prismatic 4  
Compass cases 4  
Watches 4  
Section 9 A.  
Oil, mineral, burning (flashing point about 150o Fahr.)   As required
Section 13C.   
Cotton, waste, white, lbs   As required
Section 15B.  
Binoculars 4  
Stands, telescope, signalling 8  
Telescopes, signalling 8  
N.I.V.  
Books, signalling manual 8  
C.M. Form A39 (hundreds) 24  
Pencils, gross ½  
 
Equipment for Reconnaissance  
 
Section 8D.  
Compasses, magnetic, pocket 55  
Section 15B  
Binoculars 190   1 per officer, R.S.M., farrier Q.M.S., sergt. trumpeter, transp. sgt., S.S.M., S.Q.M.S., farrier sergt., sergt., corporal, corporal shoeing smith, and 1 per 3 lance corporals and privates of squadron. (Exclusive of signallers, artificers, batman, and drivers.)
Binoculars, prismatic 2   For machine guns
Stands, telescope, signalling 4   For CO and squadron leaders
Telescopes, signalling 4   For CO and squadron leaders
 
Range Finders.  
 
Section 15B.  
Mekometers, GS  
          Cords 8   includes 1 set for machine gun section.
Instruments -  
          Left 4   includes 1 set for machine gun section.
          Right 4   includes 1 set for machine gun section.
          Reels 8   includes 1 set for machine gun section.
Cord (spare) yds 16  

 

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Citation: Regimental Embarkation Equipment Stock List, 1914, Signalling and Reconnaissance Equipment

Posted by Project Leader at 12:01 AM EADT
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The Australian Light Horse Studies Centre is a not for profit and non profit group whose sole aim is to write the early history of the Australian Light Horse from 1900 - 1920. It is privately funded and the information is provided by the individuals within the group and while permission for the use of the material has been given for this site for these items by various donors, the residual and actual copyright for these items, should there be any, resides exclusively with the donors. The information on this site is freely available for private research use only and if used as such, should be appropriately acknowledged. To assist in this process, each item has a citation attached at the bottom for referencing purposes.

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