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9th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour

Citation: 9th LHR AIF War Diary, 16 April

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Tuesday, 15 April 2008

9th LHR AIF War Diary, 15 April
Topic: AIF - 3B - 9 LHR

9th LHR, AIF

9th Light Horse Regiment

War Diary, 15 April

Pro Gloria et Honore - For Glory and Honour

Regimental March - Marching Through Georgia

The Diary

1914

Wednesday, April 15, 1914
See 4th Military District, South Australia for militia activities.

1915

Thursday, April 15, 1915
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Mena Camp, Egypt.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - No entry.
Carew Reynell Diary - No entry.

1916

Saturday, April 15, 1916
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Serapeum, Egypt.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - No entry.

1917

Sunday, April 15, 1917

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Deir el Belah

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Church Parade.

Regiment ordered to be in readiness to move out under hostile conditions.

1918

Monday, April 15, 1918

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Selmieh

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Mounted training.

Message received from Corps Commander congratulating Parsons, Major HM, upon being awarded the DSO.

1919

Tuesday, April 15, 1919
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Zagazig
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - One mounted troop patrolled El Khis - Amrit reporting all quiet and the natives were friendly.
Tod, Second Lieutenant PA, returned from Moascar.
Buchanan, Captain; and, Falconer, Captain, Indian Army, attached to this Regiment for Military Court Duty marched out to Kantara.

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9th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour

Citation: 9th LHR AIF War Diary, 15 April

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Monday, 14 April 2008

9th LHR AIF War Diary, 14 April
Topic: AIF - 3B - 9 LHR

9th LHR, AIF

9th Light Horse Regiment

War Diary, 14 April

Pro Gloria et Honore - For Glory and Honour

Regimental March - Marching Through Georgia

The Diary

1914

Tuesday, April 14, 1914
See 4th Military District, South Australia for militia activities.

1915

Wednesday, April 14, 1915
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Mena Camp, Egypt.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - No entry.
Carew Reynell Diary - No entry.

1916

Friday, April 14, 1916
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Serapeum, Egypt.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - No entry.

1917

Saturday, April 14, 1917

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Deir el Belah

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Duty Regiment.

Daly, Major TJ, and one officer per Squadron on reconnaissance to Tel el Jemmi with Dangar, Brigade Major. General Officer in Command Brigade inspected the camp at 1100.

Barker, 75 Sergeant AS; Mitchell, 360 Sergeant TCC; and, Smith, 528 Sergeant RT, promoted to the rank of Second Lieutenant.

1918

Sunday, April 14, 1918

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Selmieh

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Church Parade.

Information received that forthcoming operations has been unexpectedly postponed.

Syllabus of training issued.

1919

Monday, April 14, 1919

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Zagazig

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - One rifle stolen by natives from No 8 Post, Belbeis line, was recovered a few hours later and thief arrested.

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9th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour

Citation: 9th LHR AIF War Diary, 14 April

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Sunday, 13 April 2008

9th LHR AIF War Diary, 13 April
Topic: AIF - 3B - 9 LHR

9th LHR, AIF

9th Light Horse Regiment

War Diary, 13 April

Pro Gloria et Honore - For Glory and Honour

Regimental March - Marching Through Georgia

The Diary

1914

Monday, April 13, 1914
See 4th Military District, South Australia for militia activities.

1915

Tuesday, April 13, 1915
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Mena Camp, Egypt.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - No entry.
Carew Reynell Diary - No entry.

1916

Thursday, April 13, 1916
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Serapeum, Egypt.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - No entry.

Jifjafa

The Jifjafa column reached point 1340, about eight miles from the enemy camp, at 0230 hours and bivouacked until 0530 hours. Here the Bikanir Camel Corps, Wireless Section and Transport were left under the command of Capt Ragless. The column marched on until it reached Hill 1082 and halted there at 0730 hours, and awaited a message from a reconnaissance aeroplane to be dropped. At 0800 hours the message "All was clear" was dropped and it was decided to launch the attack on the enemies position at Jifjafa from this point.

Major Scott with the attacking force to the south of Hill 1082, out of view of the Turkish position at Bir el Jifjafa, observed the enemy camp with field glasses to assess the best means to launch the attack. He had been informed by the pilot of the reconnaissance aircraft that the Turks retired to the hills when the aeroplanes flew over and returned to the camp only after the planes had passed on.

One troop under the command of Lt J. M. McDonald, 9th LHR was despatched to gallop out for about a mile west around the enemy's position and occupy a ridge north-west of the Turkish camp. Another troop under the command of Lt W. S. Pender, 9th LHR was sent out north-east, past the southern part of the enemy's works, then turn and take up a position at the northern rear of the camp.

1917

Friday, April 13, 1917

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Deir el Belah

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - The Regiment undertook routine work for the day.

1918

Saturday, April 13, 1918

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Selmieh

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Commanding Officer inspection at 1400.

Two Officers and 180 men proceeded to Corps hot baths Jaffa.

1919

Sunday, April 13, 1919

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Zagazig

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Voluntary church services.

One mounted troop patrolled El Aslugi - Shubra el Nakhla reporting all quiet.

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Citation: 9th LHR AIF War Diary, 13 April

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Saturday, 12 April 2008

9th LHR AIF War Diary, 12 April
Topic: AIF - 3B - 9 LHR

9th LHR, AIF

9th Light Horse Regiment

War Diary, 12 April

Pro Gloria et Honore - For Glory and Honour

Regimental March - Marching Through Georgia

The Diary

1914

Sunday, April 12, 1914
See 4th Military District, South Australia for militia activities.

1915

Monday, April 12, 1915
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Mena Camp, Egypt.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - No entry.
Carew Reynell Diary - No entry.

1916

Wednesday, April 12, 1916
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Serapeum, Egypt.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - No entry.

Jifjafa

The Jifjafa column struck camp and moved off from the bivouac at 0730 hours and proceeded up the Wadi Muksheib, passing the sight of the 8th LHR reconnaissance bivouac occupied on the 22nd March at 0820 hours.

The column continued on until it reached the well situated in the bend of the Wadi about three quarters of a miles east of where the Wadi Muksheib turns south towards Moiya-Harab, which had previously been reconnoitered by the 8th. Here the column bivouacked at 1120 hours.

The Camel Transport, under escort from the Bikanir Camel Corps, which had left the first bivouac at the same time as the column, arrived at this camp at 1320 hours. From about one and a quarter miles east of this bivouac reconnoitring patrols were sent out north and south in a bid to see if any sign of Bedouin camps could be found.

These camps had been reported by a British aeroplane at 0716 hours to be near Moiya-Harab, but apart from sighting fresh human and camel tracks, no camps were found. During the morning three Bedouins and a camel were captured and brought into camp. Further patrols were sent out to reconnoitre for water.

Later in the afternoon the column again prepared to move on to point 1340 (Square 3B Little Bitter Lake Sheet, Sinai Peninsula Map), leaving one officer, Lt Nelson, and 16 other ranks of the 9th Light Horse Squadron, plus 4 Light Horsemen Camel drivers, at the Well to guard the portion of the Camel Transport not needed for this next stage of the journey.

The column continued N.N.E. up a branch of the Wadi Muksheib for about a mile and a half until they reached the high ground of the desert and keeping the hills in sight continued the march for point 1340 during the night. The passage up the Wadi was found to be very rough and impassable to wheeled vehicles, but once up on the desert floor the surface was sound and good progress was made.

1917

Thursday, April 12, 1917

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Deir el Belah

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Working party of 45 men per Squadron under Parsons, Major HM, beginning at 0630 and continuing with work on cisterns.

1918

Friday, April 12, 1918

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Selmieh

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Mounted training. Commanding Officer proceeded by motor car on reconnaissance to El Mughar.

Daly, Major TJ; and, Luxmoore, Captain EM, on reconnaissance to Mejdel Yaba.

Nelson, Captain AH, to Deir el Belah for remounts.

1919

Saturday, April 12, 1919

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Zagazig

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - 2000, twelve Other Ranks proceeded to reinforce station guard as rumours of impending trouble received.

Clark, Captain HP, reported as Regimental Medical Officer.

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Sources:

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Further Reading:

9th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour

Citation: 9th LHR AIF War Diary, 12 April

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