9th LHR, AIF

Pro Gloria et Honore - For Glory and Honour

Regimental March -  Marching Through Georgia

The Diary

1914

Sunday, August 23, 1914

See 4th Military District, South Australia for militia activities.

1915

Monday, August 23, 1915

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Walkers Ridge

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - No Entry.

Carew Reynell Diary  - No Entry.

 

1916

Wednesday, August 23, 1916

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Hod Nabit

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - "A" Squadron (Major Parsons, HM) sent to Oghratina to relieve Squadron of 10th Light Horse Regiment.

1917

Thursday, August 23, 1917

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Abasan el Kebir

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Hogan, Lieutenant LR; and, 17 Other Ranks left for course of railway construction work at Kantara.

Operation Order issued from Brigade Headquarters. Intent - to cover reconnaissance to be made of the country west and south of Beersheba.

Regimental operations order issued.

At 1300 the Regiment moved out [Strength 14 Officers 299 Other Ranks] joined the remainder of the Brigade and arrived at El Shellal at 1600. Horses were watered and bivouacked for the night.

1918

Friday, August 23, 1918

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Talaat ed Dumm

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - A quiet day was spent at Talaat ed Dumm and regiment moved out at 1920 for Enab.

The travelling and march discipline was good. 2nd Light Horse Brigade was passed, halted at Kilo 3.

Arrived at Kaluniyeh at 0105 and Regiment was watered.

Moved off at 0200 and arrived at Enab at 0300.

Scott, Lieutenant Colonel WH, CMG, DSO assumed command of the 3rd Light Horse Brigade while Charley, Major WT, assumed command of the Regiment.

1919

Saturday, August 23, 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

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Diaries of AIF Servicemen

Bert Schramm

23 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

Friday, August 23, 1918

Bert Schramm's Location - Talaat ed Dumm, Jordan Valley, Palestine.

Bert Schramm's Diary - Left Talaat ed Dumm at 7.30 pm and tonight we travel to Enab.

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Talaat ed Dumm, Jordan Valley, Palestine.

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - A quiet day was spent at Talaat ed Dumm and regiment moved out at 1920 for Enab. The travelling and march discipline was good. 2nd Light Horse Brigade was passed, halted at Kilo 3.

Arrived at Kaluniyeh at 0105 and Regiment was watered.

Moved off at 0200 and arrived at Enab at 0300.

Scott, Lieutenant Colonel WH, CMG, DSO assumed command of the 3rd Light Horse Brigade while Charley, Major WT, assumed command of the Regiment.

9th LHR AIF War Diary, 23 August

Darley, TH, With the Ninth Light Horse in the Great War, Adelaide, Hassell Press, 1924.

No Entry

Previous: Bert Schramm's Diary, 22 August 1918

Next: Bert Schramm's Diary, 24 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, 23 August 1918

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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 551, 16 January 1918

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Citation: 22nd Corps Cavalry Routine Order 551, 16 January 1918

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One of the most complete set of Light Horse unit signals at Gallipoli belongs to the 3rd Light Horse Brigade. Signals provide a window into the unvarnished form of history. These are the comments made by people who had important needs that required immediate attention. As such, they tell a story about a campaign that existed before the occurence of the newspaper reports leading to the Official Histories and all the other works that followed. Since they do not originate in a vacuum, it is the immediacy of the signal in a dense communication transfer that gives it a unique currency. It is a moment in time. We need all the other items such as the War Diary, Routine Orders and lastly, the published books to get a fully appreciation of the humble signal.

To ensure that this appreciation is available to many, over the coming months, a series of signals will be posted commencing from April till December.

Gallipoli Signal No. 1, 1 June 1915

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Memorandum on reconnaissance to Muksheib, 19 March 1916, Page 1

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

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