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Thursday, 21 August 2008

9th LHR AIF War Diary, August 21
Topic: AIF - 3B - 9 LHR

9th LHR, AIF

9th Light Horse Regiment

War Diary, 21 August

Pro Gloria et Honore - For Glory and Honour

Regimental March - Marching Through Georgia

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.

The Diary

1914

Friday, August 21, 1914
See 4th Military District, South Australia for militia activities.

1915

Saturday, August 21, 1915
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Walkers Ridge
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - No Entry.
Carew Reynell Diary - No Entry.

1916

Monday, August 21, 1916

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Hod Nabit

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Routine work. Horses regaining condition.

1917

Tuesday, August 21, 1917

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Abasan el Kebir

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - At 0500 word received from Brigade to turn out on a practice alarm.

Rations and supplies for 72 hours to be carried on the men and horse, i.e. unexpended portion of the day's ration, one day's special rations per man and horse, and the iron ration.

At 0645 the Regiment paraded in mass and moved across the railway line to the Brigade rendezvous about two miles south east of the camp where it was inspected by the General Officer in Command Brigade and Division - returning to camp at 0900.

"A" Echelon transport - water cart, one limber of SAA [small arms ammunition] and one limber of technical tools accompanied the Regiment. "B" Echelon - baggage and supplies parading under the Brigade Transport Office.

1918

Wednesday, August 21, 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Ain Ed Duk
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - A cross was erected on Corporal Fletcher's grave in No 3 Sub Sector.
Three GS wagons and personnel rejoined Regiment from Divisional Train.

1919

Thursday, August 21, 1919
9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Adelaide
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Regiment disbanded.

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Sources:

See: 9th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Contents

Australian Light Horse Studies Centre, AIF War Diaries of the Great War, Site Transcription Policy

Further Reading:

9th Light Horse Regiment AIF

Bert Schramm Diary

9th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour

Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920

Citation: 9th LHR AIF War Diary, 21 August

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Updated: Wednesday, 15 September 2010 10:47 PM EADT

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Diaries of AIF Servicemen, Bert Schramm, 21 August 1918
Topic: Diary - Schramm

Diaries of AIF Servicemen

Bert Schramm

21 August 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

The complete diary is now available on the Australian Light Horse Studies Centre Site at:

Bert Schramm Diary

Finding more about a service person. See:

Navigating the National Archives Service File

Bert Schramm's Handwritten Diary, 19 - 26 August 1918

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Bert Schramm

Wednesday, August 21, 1918
Bert Schramm's Location - Ain Ed Duk, Jordan Valley, Palestine.
Bert Schramm's Diary - Had a quiet day and are being returned tomorrow morning.
[B.W.I. = British West Indian Regiment]

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Ain Ed Duk, Jordan Valley, Palestine.
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - A cross was erected on Corporal Fletcher's grave in No 3 Sub Sector.
Three GS wagons and personnel rejoined Regiment from Divisional Train.

9th LHR AIF War Diary, 21 August

Darley

Darley, TH, With the Ninth Light Horse in the Great War, Adelaide, Hassell Press, 1924.
No Entry

Previous: Bert Schramm's Diary, 20 August 1918

Next: Bert Schramm's Diary, 22 August 1918

Sources Used:

Bert Schramm's Diary
National Archives Service File.
Embarkation Roll, AWM8.
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
Nominal Roll, AWM133, Nominal Roll of Australian Imperial Force who left Australia for service abroad, 1914-1918 War.

War Diaries and Letters

All War Diaries and letters cited on this site should be read in conjunction with the Australian Light Horse Studies Centre, War Diaries and Letters, Site Transcription Policy which may be accessed at:

Australian Light Horse Studies Centre, War Diaries and Letters, Site Transcription Policy

Further Reading:

Bert Schramm Diary

Bert Schramm Diary, Album

Bert Schramm's Photo Album

9th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF

9th Australian Light Horse Regiment, War Diary, Day by Day Account

Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920

Citation: Diaries of AIF Servicemen, Bert Schramm, 21 August 1918

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Updated: Saturday, 4 June 2011 12:22 PM EADT

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Wednesday, 20 August 2008

Colonel Husnu, Yildirim, Page 44
Topic: Tk - Bks - Yildirim

Another entry from the book written by Lieutenant Colonel Hüseyin Hüsnü Emir, called Yildirim. Every day, one page of the book will be posted. This is Page 44.

Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 44.

[Turkish edition: Genelkurmay Basim Evi, Ankara 2002, p. 30]

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Citation: Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 44

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Updated: Thursday, 21 August 2008 10:27 AM EADT

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22nd Corps Cavalry Routine Order 549, 14 January 1918
Topic: AIF - Fr - 22 Corps

Apart from the War Diary which presents a reflected view of Regimental history, one of the best sources of understanding the immediate challenges facing a regiment is to be found in the Routine Orders. They are a wealth of detail.

In this case, the 22nd Corps Cavalry Routine Orders for 1918 have been highlighted to illustrate the tempo of this formation from the beginning of the year towards the end of the war. The aim is to illustrate the tumultuous year that followed ending in the defeat of Germany. Too little is known of the role regarding the Light Horse in the drama on the Western Front. This should address some shortfalls of information.

22nd Corps Cavalry Routine Order 549, 14 January 1918

22nd Corps Cavalry Routine Order 549, 14 January 1918, p. 1.

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Citation: 22nd Corps Cavalry Routine Order 549, 14 January 1918

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Updated: Thursday, 21 August 2008 11:18 PM EADT

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Memorandum on reconnaissance to Muksheib, Page 2
Topic: AIF - DMC - Anzac MD

Memorandum on reconnaissance to Muksheib, Page 2

See full outline on the reconnaissance at Report on reconnaissance to Muksheib by Capt Wearne, Page 1

Memorandum on reconnaissance to Muksheib, Page 2

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Citation: Memorandum on reconnaissance to Muksheib, Page 2

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Updated: Thursday, 21 August 2008 6:39 PM EADT

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