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Saturday, 29 May 2010

Australian Militia Force Structure, Contents
Topic: Militia 1899-1920

Militia, 1899 - 1920

Australian Militia Force Structure

Contents

Items

Definitions
Volunteer v Volunteer, Definitional matters within the Militia

Movies
17th Australian (Prince of Wales Light Horse) Machine Gun Regiment, Training Camp Film

Militia Activities
1910
Australian Militia activity location list 1910
1913
Australian Militia activity location list 1913
1913 Re-organisation of the Militia - losses

History
The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History, Light Horse
The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History, Mounted Rifles v Mounted Infantry
The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History, Unit Numbering
The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History, The Division

Chronology
Australian Militia, Chronology

1903
Light Horse Brigades
Australian Militia Field Force, 1st Australian Light Horse Brigade, 1903
Australian Militia Field Force, 2nd Australian Light Horse Brigade, 1903
Australian Militia Field Force, 3rd Australian Light Horse Brigade, 1903
Australian Militia Field Force, 4th Australian Light Horse Brigade, 1903
Australian Militia Field Force, 5th Australian Light Horse Brigade, 1903
Australian Militia Field Force, 6th Australian Light Horse Brigade, 1903

Infantry Brigades
Australian Militia Field Force, 1st Australian Infantry Brigade, 1903
Australian Militia Field Force, 2nd Australian Infantry Brigade, 1903
Australian Militia Field Force, 3rd Australian Infantry Brigade, 1903

Garrison Troops
Australian Militia Garrison Troops, New South Wales, 1903
Australian Militia Garrison Troops, Queensland, 1903
Australian Militia Garrison Troops, South Australia, 1903
Australian Militia Garrison Troops, Tasmania, 1903
Australian Militia Garrison Troops, Victoria, 1903

Australian Militia Garrison Troops, Western Australia, 1903

Personnel
Philip Fargher
John Charles Hoad
William De Passey
Henry William Pendlebury

Further Reading:

Australian Light Horse Militia

Australian Infantry Militia

Militia 1899 - 1920

Citation: Australian Militia Force Structure, Contents

Posted by Project Leader at 12:01 AM EADT

Updated: Tuesday, 3 May 2011 4:51 PM EADT

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Thursday, 27 May 2010

Great War, Military Biographies, Contents
Topic: GW - Biographies

Great War

Military Biographies

Contents

Items:

Frank Dudley Beaumont
Henry Venn King, the oldest known man in the AIF
1547 Driver Charles Burns
The old man of the AIF, George Paul
35878 Gunner Randolph "Randy" Lycett

Further Reading:

Great War, Military Biographies

Great War, August 1914

Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920

Citation: Great War, Military Biographies, Contents

Posted by Project Leader at 12:01 AM EADT

Updated: Tuesday, 27 July 2010 6:41 PM EADT

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Tuesday, 18 May 2010

The Battle for Hill 60, Gallipoli, 22 - 23, and 27 August 1915, Report by Captain McSharry to General Monash, 27 August 1915
Topic: BatzG - Hill 60

The Battle for Hill 60

Gallipoli, 22 - 23, and 27 August 1915

Report by Captain McSharry to General Monash

Report by Captain McSharry to General Monash, 27 August 1915

The following is a report by Captain McSharry to General Monash at the commencement of the battle at Hill 60.

15th Battalion 27/28 August 1915

To 4th Brigade Headquarters

From 6 a.m. 27th until 4 p.m. same date things on our front were quiet. When bombardment opened at 4 p.m. this firing line was manned with every spare man and when enemy were disturbed fire was directed on them and from the time attack was launched a continuous fire was kept up with rifles and machine guns on enemy trenches.

Fifty men from this battalion under Lieutenant Coombs composed part of the right force and fifty under Lieutenant Corrigan were in reserve.

On account of the smoke etc very little could be seen of operations from this post.

The reserve party of 50 men under Lieutenant Corrigan are in bivouac but the party of 50 under Lieutenant Coombs (who have suffered casualties) none have reported back to bivouac. Lieutenant Coombs who is slightly wounded is doing some sapping work for Major Margolin and he has five men with him. Of the others he has no trace but hopes many of them may have worked away to the left and are now in the firing line. I am trying to trace them. Casualties approximate: 1 Officer, Lieutenant Coombs wounded; Other Ranks, 10 killed; and 20 wounded.

Signed: TP McSharry, Captain.

The disappearence of men under his command was of considerable concern.

Further Reading:

Hill 60, Gallipoli, 22 - 23, and 27 August 1915

The Battle for Hill 60, Gallipoli, 22 - 23, and 27 August 1915, Roll of Honour

Gallipoli Campaign

Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920

Citation: The Battle for Hill 60, Gallipoli, 22 - 23, and 27 August 1915, Report by Captain McSharry to General Monash, 27 August 1915

Posted by Project Leader at 12:01 AM EADT

Updated: Friday, 30 July 2010 11:38 AM EADT

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Monday, 17 May 2010

The Battle for Hill 60, Gallipoli, 22 - 23, and 27 August 1915, NZ & A Division Report for 27 August 1915
Topic: BatzG - Hill 60

The Battle for Hill 60

Gallipoli, 22 - 23, and 27 August 1915

NZ & A Division Report for 27 August 1915

Summary of the events at Hill 60

The following is a summary of the events at Hill 60 reported by General Godley in the evening of 27 August 1915.

27th. All quiet during morning. Brigade Headquarters 5th Australian Brigade., & 19th Battalion AIF moved to No.4 Section., releasing 3rd ALH Brigade.

4 p.m. further attack made at Kaiajik Aghala; Brigadier General Russell being in charge with 300 rifles of New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade; 5/88th 250 rifles; 100 rifles each of 17th Battalion and 18th Battalion AIF, 250 rifles 4th Australian Brigade.

4 p.m. assault made, having been preceded by a heavy bombardment, considerable opposition encountered, especially on right by New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade; obtained a firm footing on Hill 60 and Australians got to lower part of Kaiajik Spur.

Positions gained were consolidated during night: enemy made a serious counter attack, their trenches were kept under intermittent fire by our howitzers during night: the top of the hill being in Turkish possession, our troops holding the south west slopes.

The description indicates that while there appears to be a positive gloss on the report, the deficiencies appear glaring. The attack failed to obtain the key objectives leaving the Allied forces exposed on the slopes of the Hill 60 zone.

Further Reading:

Hill 60, Gallipoli, 22 - 23, and 27 August 1915

The Battle for Hill 60, Gallipoli, 22 - 23, and 27 August 1915, Roll of Honour

Gallipoli Campaign

Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920

Citation: The Battle for Hill 60, Gallipoli, 22 - 23, and 27 August 1915, NZ & A Division Report for 27 August 1915.

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Updated: Friday, 30 July 2010 11:20 AM EADT

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Sunday, 16 May 2010

The Battle for Hill 60, Gallipoli, 22 - 23, and 27 August 1915, Turkish Account of 27 August 1915
Topic: BatzG - Hill 60

The Battle for Hill 60

Gallipoli, 22 - 23, and 27 August 1915

Turkish Account of 27 August 1915

Kayacikagili (Bombatepe) Battle (August 27, 1915)

The following account is extracted from the Turkish General Staff, A Brief History of the Canakkale Campaign in The First Woirld War (June 1914 - January 1916), Ankara, 2004, p. 229.

Turkish units took advantage of the stagnation in the Second Anafartalar Battle, fortified Bombatepe, which was considered to be significant in the 7th Division in terms of tactics, and turned it into a powerful resistance point.
General Cox decided to attack and seize Bombatepe, which had an important role in establishing a contact between the ANZAC troops and the 9th English Corps.
For this attack, an allocated force formed by several units was given under the command of General Cox.
On 27th August at 16:00, the English field and navy artillery heavily beat the Turkish positions at the front of the 7th Turkish Division in the KayacikagiIi section for an hour.
Later, the English infantry, which started an attack from the northern and southern sections of Kayacikagili in three lines as of 17:00, were driven back.
The English units continuing the attack in the direction of Kayacikagili seized some of the positions of the 21st Turkish Regiment in the southwestern sector of Bombatepe.
When the 33rd Turkish Regiment directed its two battalions towards Bombatepe, these battalions could not start a counter-attack due to the intensive fire of the English artillery, although the forward motion of the English was stopped.
At night, some of the positions on Bombatepe changed hands many times during the reciprocal counter-attacks between the 33rd Regiment and the English units.

Further Reading:

Hill 60, Gallipoli, 22 - 23, and 27 August 1915

The Battle for Hill 60, Gallipoli, 22 - 23, and 27 August 1915, Roll of Honour

Gallipoli Campaign

Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920

Citation: The Battle for Hill 60, Gallipoli, 22 - 23, and 27 August 1915, Turkish Account of 27 August 1915

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Updated: Friday, 30 July 2010 10:49 AM EADT

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