"At a mile distant their thousand hooves were stuttering thunder, coming at a rate that frightened a man - they were an awe inspiring sight, galloping through the red haze - knee to knee and horse to horse - the dying sun glinting on bayonet points..." Trooper Ion Idriess
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Thursday, 12 June 2008
Longreach Rifle Club Parade, September 1914 Topic: Gen - St - Qld
Following the march past of the troops, detailed in Longreach, 1914 the good citizens of Longreach also organised every motor vehicle to be part of the parade.
Picture #1: The motor vehicle parade. This picture has been split into two parts to get the full range of view without obscuring the detail.
Picture from The Queenslander, 5 September 1914, p. 28.
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Below are two section of a brief Military Biography of 3050 Trooper Hubert Mead Gowling. It is divided into two parts. Part One deals with all his specific details from enlistment to return to Australia. Part Two is a week by week summary of status from “Enlistment” to “Transferred to 3rd Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron”.
Part One:Specific details from “Enlistment” to “Returned to Australia”.
Surname: Gowling First Name: Hubert Other Names: Mead Service Number: 3050 Rank: Private 1924 List: Yes Place of Birth: SA Boer War Service: No Age: 22 Birth Year: 1894 Employment: Storeman Status: Single Street: 96 Frederick Street District: Maylands State: South Australia NOK: Mother Title: Mrs Last: Gowling First: Frances Rose No: 96 Street: Frederick Street Locality: Maylands Province: South Australia Country: Australia Religion: Church of England Enlisted Day: 11 Enlisted Month: September Enlisted Year: 1916 Embarkation Ship: HMAT A45 "Bulla" Embarkation Day: 16 Embarkation Month: January Embarkation Year: 1917 Embarkation Port: Adelaide Section: 23rd Reinforcements Regiment: 9th Light Horse Regiment Previous Service: None Fate: Returned to Australia Day: 19 Month: April Year: 1919 Ship: Warwickshire Last Rank: Private Honours: None Squadron: 9th Light Horse Regiment Training Squadron Gallipoli: No Notes : 1. Enlisted in Base Light Horse Details, 11 September 1916 2. Absorbed into 9th Light Horse Regiment, 23rd Reinforcements, 10 October 1916 3. Transferred to 9th Light Horse Regiment Training Squadron, 2 March 1917 4. Transferred to 3rd Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron, 17 April 1917
Part Two: Week by week summary of status from “Enlistment” to “Transferred to 3rd Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron”.
14/09/16 - Base Training Squadron 21/09/16 - Base Training Squadron 28/09/16 - Base Training Squadron 7/10/16 - Base Training Squadron 14/10/16 - Base Training Squadron 21/10/16 - Base Training Squadron 28/10/16 - Base Training Squadron 7/11/16 - Base Training Squadron 14/11/16 - Base Training Squadron 21/11/16 - Base Training Squadron 28/11/16 - Base Training Squadron 7/12/16 - Base Training Squadron 14/12/16 - Base Training Squadron 21/12/16 - Base Training Squadron 28/12/16 - Base Training Squadron 7/01/17 - Base Training Squadron 14/01/17 - Base Training Squadron 21/01/17 - Base Training Squadron 28/01/17 - Base Training Squadron 7/02/17 - Base Training Squadron 14/02/17 - Base Training Squadron 21/02/17 - Base Training Squadron 28/02/17 - Base Training Squadron 7/03/17 - 9th Light Horse Regiment Training Squadron 14/03/17 - 9th Light Horse Regiment Training Squadron 21/03/17 - 9th Light Horse Regiment Training Squadron 28/03/17 - 9th Light Horse Regiment Training Squadron 7/04/17 - 9th Light Horse Regiment Training Squadron 14/04/17 - 9th Light Horse Regiment Training Squadron 21/04/17 - Transferred to 3rd Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron, 17 April 1917
1st Battalion New Zealand Rifle Brigade, report of action at Bir Shola, 23 January 1916 Topic: AIF - WFF
Below are two pages from a post action report written on 23 January 1916 regarding the participation of the 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, as part of the Western Frontier Force. The specific narrative deals with the affair at Bir Shola on the same date. The language is immediate and uncontrived making it a far better account than those that followed later. It is the honesty of the account which makes this compelling reading.
Page 1
And Page 2
Rifleman Leslie Garnett Hookings, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, C Company, KIA, 23 January 1916. Rifleman Robert Greenlees Blaikie, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, C Company, DOW, 28 January 1916.
The following entries are extracted and transcribed from the 9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary, the originals of which are held by the Australian War Memorial. There are 366 entries on this site. Each day has entries as they occurred from 1914 to 1919. In addition to the 9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary, when appropriate, entries from the 3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary and other regiments with the Brigade will also appear. Entries from the unit history, Darley, TH, With the Ninth Light Horse in the Great War, Adelaide, Hassell Press, 1924 will also appear from time to time. The aim is to give the broadest context to the story and allow the reader to follow the day to day activities of the regiment. If a relative happened to have served in the regiment during the Great War, then this provides a general framework in which the individual story may be told.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Major Cook AE wounded by shrapnel.
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary - Casualties: 10th Light Horse Regiment, one wounded. Two Turk guns [M] Amafarta raked beach resulting in several casualties. Our guns cannot locate.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Keeping 20 pumps going continually emptied the tanks by 1500 on 12th inst. This party then proceeded to (south about 2 miles) to Moya Harab to help the Yeomanry. 12 pumps were started and the work finished.
1917
Tuesday, June 12, 1917
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - El Shellal
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Outpost Orders received from Brigade headquarters. The Regiment to take over the line from 1900 on 13th June 1917 to 1900 on 14th June 1917 and from 1900 on 16th June 1917 to 1900 on 17th June 1917.
1918
Wednesday, June 12, 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Ain Ed Duk
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Hahn, Lieutenant HJ, with “A” Squadron patrol occupied Tel el Truny. By a quick movement to the right flank he surprised an enemy patrol of four who were proceeding to Wadi Auja ½ mile North West of Tel el Truny, capturing two Turks whilst the remaining two fled into the rough broken ground nearby where it was impossible to pursue. Hahn, Lieutenant HJ and his patrol showed just the right amount of dash and used sufficient caution not to become seriously involved with the enemy holding Tel el Rishem.
1919
Thursday, June 12, 1919
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Tel el Kebir
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Kildea, Lieutenant FJ; and, 20 Other Ranks proceeded to Cairo as escort for camels to Cairo.
0900, six Other Ranks proceeded on leave to Jerusalem.
1100, ten Other Ranks proceeded on leave to Cairo.
Diaries of AIF Servicemen, Bert Schramm, 12 June 1918 Topic: Diary - Schramm
Diaries of AIF Servicemen
Bert Schramm
12 June 1918
Bert Schramm
2823 Private Herbert Leslie SCHRAMM, a 22 year old Farmer from Whites River, South Australia. He enlisted on 17 February 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 10 July 1919.
During part of the course of his military service with the AIF, Bert Schramm 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 Offensive 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.
The Diaries
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Bert Schramm's Handwritten Diary, 10 - 16 June 1918
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Bert Schramm
Wednesday, June 12, 1918
Bert Schramm's Location - Ain Ed Duk, Jordan Valley
Bert Schramm's Diary - Nothing much doing. Caught a couple prisoners today. Received small parcel from Ruby. Also a small mail arrived. Only had one letter from Lucy. No. 19.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Ain Ed Duk, Jordan Valley
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Hahn, Lieutenant HJ, with A Squadron patrol occupied Tel el Truny. By a quick movement to the right flank he surprised an enemy patrol of four who were proceeding to Wadi Auja 1/2 mile North West of Tel el Truny, capturing two Turks whilst the remaining two fled into the rough broken ground nearby where it was impossible to pursue. Hahn, Lieutenant HJ and his patrol showed just the right amount of dash and used sufficient caution not to become seriously involved with the enemy holding Tel el Rishem.
Nominal Roll, AWM133, Nominal Roll of Australian Imperial Force who left Australia for service abroad, 1914-1918 War.
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