9th LHR, AIF

Pro Gloria et Honore - For Glory and Honour

Regimental March -  Marching Through Georgia

The Diary

1914

Thursday, October 8, 1914

Lieutenant Colonel A Miell appointed as Commanding Officer.

Formation of Regiment occurring at Morphettville Race Course Camp. 

1915

Friday, October 8, 1915

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Rhododendron Hill

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - 50 shrapnel shells burst over Regimental Headquarters besides others over the trenches. There all come from the north and north east. No casualties reported.

1916

Sunday, October 8, 1916

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Bir el Abd

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - No entry.

1917

Monday, October 8, 1917

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Um Urgan

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Syllabus of Training for the week issued. The Regiment undertook routine work for the day. Air fight between three of our aeroplanes and two German aeroplanes took place at 0800. One German aeroplane was brought down about two miles east of the camp.

1918

Tuesday, October 8, 1918

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - El Mudhamiye

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Three leave parties proceeded to Damascus. Information received that Armoured Cars had entered Beirut and found city evacuated. Woods, 1618 Driver A, died of illness.

1919

Wednesday, October 8, 1918

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

8 October 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, 5 - 11 October 1918

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Bert Schramm

Tuesday, October 8, 1918

Bert Schramm's Location - El Mudhamiye

Bert Schramm's Diary -  Still resting. A terrible lot of sickness amongst the troops. Mostly fever in a bad form.

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - El Mudhamiye

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Three leave parties proceeded to Damascus. Information received that Armoured Cars had entered Beirut and found city evacuated. Woods, 1618 Driver A, died of illness.

9th LHR AIF War Diary, 8 October  

Darley, TH, With the Ninth Light Horse in the Great War, Adelaide, Hassell Press, 1924, pp 163 - 166.

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Previous:  Bert Schramm's Diary, 7 October 1918

Next:  Bert Schramm's Diary, 9 October 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, 8 October 1918

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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 93.

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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 92.

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Diaries of AIF Servicemen

Bert Schramm

7 October 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, 5 - 11 October 1918

[Click on page for a larger print version.]

Bert Schramm

Monday, October 7, 1918

Bert Schramm's Location - El Mudhamiye

Bert Schramm's Diary -  Nothing doing. Things have settled down somewhat. Our troops have occupied Beirut on the coast.

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - El Mudhamiye

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Three parties each of one officer and 20 Other Ranks proceeded to Damascus. Court of Enquiry held reference 9th Light Horse Regiment personnel taken prisoner of war.

9th LHR AIF War Diary, 7 October

Darley, TH, With the Ninth Light Horse in the Great War, Adelaide, Hassell Press, 1924, pp 163 - 166.

No Entry

Previous:  Bert Schramm's Diary, 6 October 1918

Next:  Bert Schramm's Diary, 8 October 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, 7 October 1918

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