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Monday, 8 March 2010
The Battle of Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915, 4th Infantry Battalion, Roll of Honour Topic: BatzG - Anzac
The Battle of Anzac Cove
Gallipoli, 25 April 1915
Roll of Honour
4th Infantry Battalion, AIF
Poppies on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial, Canberra
The Roll of Honour contains the names of all the men from the 4th Infantry Battalion known to have served and lost their lives during the Battle of Anzac, 25 April 1915.
2nd Light Horse Signals Troop, Roll of Honour Topic: AIF - 2B - 2 Sig Trp
2nd LH Sig Trp, AIF
2nd Light Horse Signal Troop
Roll of Honour
Poppies on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial, Canberra
The Roll of Honour contains the names of all the men enrolled within the 2nd Light Horse Signals Troop, AIF known to have served and lost their lives during the Great War.
Roll of Honour
Felix Charles McDERMOTT, Died of Disease, 14 October 1918, 2nd Australian Light Horse Signal Troop.
William George TWIST, Died of Wounds, 17 April 1917, 2nd Australian Light Horse Signal Troop.
The Battle of Poplar Grove, South Africa, 7 March 1900, Outline Topic: BatzB - Poplar Grove
The Battle of Poplar Grove
South Africa, 7 March 1900
Outline
Poplar Grove, a minor action of the Second South African War, fought on 7 March 1900 during the British advance on Bloomfontein following the capture of Cronje's force of Boers at Paardeberg (q.v.) a week earlier. In an effort to delay the progress of Field Marshal Lord Roberts' large army, 7,000 burghers under General Christiaan De Wet prepared to make a stand on ridges near a drift (ford) over the Modder River some 90 kilometres west-north-west of the Orange Free State capital. Although occupying strong ground on both sides of the river, the enemy were dispirited by their recent defeat. By 7.30 a.m., and before the British artillery could be brought into action, the Boers began abandoning their positions. They had seen Lieut.-General Sir John French's cavalry division embarking on a wide flanking movement to their left and panicked at the idea of being cut off.
During the battle the New South Wales Mounted Rifles and Queensland Mounted Infantry were attached to the 14th Infantry Brigade, which was assigned the role of harassing the enemy on the south bank of the river and diverting attention from the main attack being delivered by French. Although the British infantry was soon in possession of the enemy's prepared trenches, some of which would have proved almost impregnable if defended, the cavalry's flanking move had been too slow to catch the better-mounted Boers. Losses on the British side amounted to no more than 50 casualties, including five men killed. De Wet's forces remained intact to mount a renewed defensive effort.
Extracted from the book produced by Chris Coulthard-Clark, Where Australians Fought - The Encyclopaedia of Australia's Battles, Allen and Unwin, Sydney, 1998, p. 70.
Additional References cited by Chris Coulthard-Clark:
R.L. Wallace (1976) The Australians at the Boer War, Canberra: Australian War Memorial & Australian Government Publishing Service.
The Battle of Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915, 1st Field Artillery Brigade War Diary Topic: BatzG - Anzac
The Battle of Anzac Cove
Gallipoli, 25 April 1915
1st Field Artillery Brigade War Diary
War Diary account of the 1st Field Artillery Brigade, AIF.
The following is a transcription of the War Diary of the 1st Field Artillery Brigade, AIF, of their role in the landings at Anzac on 25 April 1915.
25 April 1915
The day of landing. A simultaneous landing made at Cape Helles, Gaba Tepe and Bullair temporarily only by the 29th Division (1st Australian Division and Australian and New Zealand division) and Royal Naval Division respectively. HT Atlantian proceeded to Cape Helles at 0500 for the purpose of disembarking horse boats and remained their until 1200 when sailed for Gaba Tepe. HT Indian and Cardiganshire proceeded direct to Gaba Tepe. Landing effected and position established at Helles about 2 miles north of Gaba Tepe. landing made by the 3rd Infantry Brigade, who were launched in destroyers and followed by 2nd and 1st Infantry Brigades. Hostile batteries shelled the transports during the afternoon, and they had to stand out from the shore, to safer anchorage. Artillery fire and musketry on shore were intense and combined with the Naval Bombardment made the noise deafening.
26 April 1915
At 0300 on gun and two wagons of the 1st Battery were taken ashore and moved up into action at the top of Shell Green. Major Sweetland and Lieutenant Irwin and detachment of 1st Battery accompanied the gun. At 1230 on section of 3rd Battery was disembarked and towed to the shores but under instructions per CDA were returned to the ship and reloaded again at 2230. 2nd Battery (less one section), Colonel Christian, major Lloyd and detail of Brigade Headquarters were sent ashore but were returned to the ship in a similar manner. 1st Battery remained in action the whole day firing upwards of 500 rounds at ranges of about 400 yards. The gun was withdrawn at night and re-embarked on the Atlantian. Lieutenant Irwin and six (6) men remained on shore to assist in ammunition carrying.
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