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Monday, 30 March 2009

10th LHR Brigade Scouts
Topic: AIF - DMC - Scouts

10th Light Horse Regiment

Brigade Scouts

10th Light Horse Regiment Brigade Scouts.

Picture taken at Hod Masa'id near El Arish, possibly late December 1916.
Reading from left to right: Charles Foulkes-Taylor; Basil Morton Craig; Henry Phillips Bostock; Edgar Frank Richardson; William "Bill" Clarence Martin; Henry "Harry" Charles Harris; and, Neal Joseph Durack.

Service Records:

Below are the service records of the men in the photograph detailed in the order as they appear.

1. Charles Foulkes-Taylor

Regimental number	1323
Other Names	FOULKES-TAYLOR, Charles Douglas
Religion	Church of England
Occupation	Farmer
Address	Woodside, Gsr, Western Australia
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	25
Next of kin	Father, John Foulkes-Taylor, Woodside, Gsr, Western Australia
Enlistment date	5 August 1915
Rank on enlistment	Private
Unit name	10th Light Horse Regiment, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number	10/15/2
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 13 October 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll	Commissioned
Rank from Nominal Roll	Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll	10th Light Horse Regiment
Promotions	2nd Lieutenant Unit: LH10 Promotion date: 9 March 1918 Lieutenant Unit: LH10 Promotion date: 9 June 1918
Fate	Returned to Australia 8 April 1919
Medals	Military Cross ''For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in an attack. He led his troops for a distance of 2 miles, capturing a number of prisoners, motor and mule-drawn transport. He personally shot five of the enemy who tried to resist. It was owing to his dash and good leadership that two roads were so quickly seized and held.'' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 23 Date: 12 February 1919
Other details	Medals: Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

2. Basil Morton Craig

Regimental number	1316
Religion	Church of England
Occupation	Farmer
Address	York
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	22
Next of kin	Mother, Mrs Emily May Craig, Castle Hotel, York
Enlistment date	14 July 1915
Rank on enlistment	Private
Unit name	10th Light Horse Regiment, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number	10/15/2
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 13 October 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll	Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll	Artillery Details
Fate	Returned to Australia 29 April 1919
Medals	Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 119 Date: 17 October 1919

3. Henry Phillips Bostock

Regimental number	1310
Religion	Church of England
Occupation	Farmer
Address	Pingelly, Western Australia
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	20
Next of kin	Father, George Henry Bostock, Pingelly, Western Australia
Enlistment date	10 April 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll	3 August 1915
Rank on enlistment	Private
Unit name	10th Light Horse Regiment, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number	10/15/2
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 13 October 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll	Sergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll	10th Light Horse Regiment
Fate	Returned to Australia 10 July 1919

4. Edgar Frank Richardson

Regimental number	1270
Date of birth	--/06/1888
Religion	Protestant
Occupation	Farmer
Address	Jam Creek, Broomhill, Western Australia
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	27
Next of kin	Mother, Mrs Mary Richardson, Mulyie station, Port Hedland, Western Australia
Enlistment date	22 June 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll	23 June 1915
Rank on enlistment	Private
Unit name	10th Light Horse Regiment, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number	10/15/2
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 1 October 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll	Commissioned
Rank from Nominal Roll	Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll	10th Light Horse Regiment
Promotions	2nd Lieutenant Unit: LH10 Promotion date: 3 November 1917 Lieutenant Unit: LH10 Promotion date: 28 February 1918
Fate	Returned to Australia 10 July 1919
Medals	Military Cross 'At Jenin, on 20th September 1918, he displayed great gallantry and devotion to duty in the final assault on the town. With his troops he made a mounted charge against masses of the enemy on the north side, with the result that their resistance was broken down and their capture completed. Later, with only a few men, he held a portion of the Nablus road, and compelled the surrender of many more, repeating this effort several times. He did fine work.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 10 Date: 29 January 1920
Other details	Medals: Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

5. William "Bill" Clarence Martin

Regimental number	1340
Religion	Methodist
Occupation	Sleeper cutter
Address	Kelmscott, Western Australia
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	24
Next of kin	Father, George Kenely Martin, Kelmscott, Western Australia
Enlistment date	22 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll	21 July 1915
Rank on enlistment	Private
Unit name	10th Light Horse Regiment, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number	10/15/2
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 13 October 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll	Lance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll	10th Light Horse Regiment
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)	Distinguished Conduct Medal Recommendation date: 29 April 1918
Fate	Returned to Australia 29 April 1919
Medals	Distinguished Conduct Medal 'He was in charge of a section of the brigade scouts acting ahead of the brigade on its advance from Jisr ed Damie to Es Salt on 20 April, 1918. He and one member of his section advanced to within 25 yards of an enemy observation post, unobserved, and captured two of the enemy and killed the remaining enemy.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 135 Date: 11 December 1919 Bar to Distinguished Conduct Medal 'For gallantry and devotion to duty on the night of 27-28 September, 1918. When the regiment forced the crossing across the river Jordan in the face of heavy machine gun and rifle fire, this non-commissioned officer, after his troop leader was wounded, assumed command and gallantly pushed on against the enemy's position, which resulted in the capture of fifty prisoners and two machine guns.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 42 Date: 20 May 1920

6. Henry "Harry" Charles Harris

Regimental number	950
Religion	Church of England
Occupation	Stockman
Address	First Avenue, Mount Lawley, Western Australia
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	36
Next of kin	Father, William John Harris, Warrnambool, Victoria
Enlistment date	13 January 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll	11 January 1915
Rank on enlistment	Private
Unit name	10th Light Horse Regiment, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number	10/15/2
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 26 April 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll	Private
Unit from Nominal Roll	10th Light Horse Regiment
Fate	Returned to Australia 10 July 1919

7. Neal Joseph Durack

Regimental number	1741
Religion	Roman Catholic
Occupation	Station owner
Address	119 Kimberley Street, Leederville, Western Australia
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	25
Next of kin	Mother, Mrs Fanny Durack, 119 Kimberley Street, Leederville, Western Australia
Enlistment date	31 August 1915
Rank on enlistment	PROV SGT
Unit name	10th Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number	10/15/2
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 1 November 1915
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 13 October 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll	Commissioned
Rank from Nominal Roll	2nd Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll	10th Light Horse Regiment
Fate	Returned to Australia 11 November 1917
Date of death	28 November 1920
Age at death from cemetery records	30
Place of burial	Ivenhoe Station, North West Australia
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial	7
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records	Parents: Jeremiah and Frances DURACK

[Note: All abreviated service information extracted from The AIF Project, UNSW@ADFA, 2008.]

Reading the service records of these remarkable men adds to their human qualities as they give a brief dot point outline of their careers including all the highs and lows of their lives in the military.

Further Reading:

Brigade Scouts, Contents

Australian Light Horse Order of Battle - Outline

The Australian Light Horse - Structure

Citation: 10th LHR Brigade Scouts

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Updated: Saturday, 4 April 2009 8:37 PM EADT

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Belmont, South Africa, November 23, 1899, Contents
Topic: BatzB - Belmont

Belmont

South Africa, 23 November 1899

Contents

Historical Accounts of the Battle

Boer War - Battle of Belmont

South Africa and the Transvaal War - Account of Belmont

Rickard, J , Battle of Belmont, 23 November 1899, Account

Newspaper Accounts of the Battle

Times, 24 November 1899, Account

Times, 25 November 1899, Account

New South Wales Lancer Information

507 Trooper Frederick Avard

The Fighting 28

General

Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920

Citation: Belmont, South Africa, November 23, 1899, Contents

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Updated: Friday, 3 April 2009 11:48 AM EADT

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Bert Schramm's Diary, 30 March 1919
Topic: Diary - Schramm

Diaries of AIF Servicemen

Bert Schramm

During part of the course of his military service with the AIF, 2823 Private Herbert Leslie Schramm, a farmer from White's River, near Tumby Bay on the Eyre Peninsular, 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 1918 breakout 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.

Bert Schramm's Diary, 30 March 1919

Bert Schramm's Handwritten Diary, 26 - 30 March 1919

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Diaries

Bert Schramm

Sunday, March 30, 1919

Bert Schramm's Location - Zagazig, Egypt.

Bert Schramm's Diary - Toby and I have been out all day on a patrol with a troop of the 9th Regiment. Had a long days ride but things are quiet. Railway lines and telegraph lines are in a bad way.

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Zagazig, Egypt.

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - 0900 Voluntary church service.

Darley

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

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Further Reading:

9th Light Horse Regiment AIF War Diary - Complete day by day list

Bert Schramm Diary

Bert Schramm Diary - Complete day by day list

Additional Reading:

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

Citation: Bert Schramm's Diary, 30 March 1919

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Updated: Saturday, 9 May 2009 9:46 PM EADT

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Sunday, 29 March 2009

Captain Albert Ernest Wearne
Topic: AIF - DMC - Scouts

Brigade Scouts

Captain Albert Ernest Wearne

As to Captain Wearne, the man who trained and led the Brigade Scouts in the earlier part of 1916, he had a good war.

Captain Albert Ernest Wearne

Religion	Methodist
Occupation	Journalist
Address	Liverpool, New South Wales
Marital status	Married
Age at embarkation	44
Next of kin	Wife, Mrs. Margery Maud Wearne, Athol, Cecil Park, Liverpool, New South Wales
Enlistment date	2 October 1915
Rank on enlistment	Lieutenant
Unit name	6th Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number	10/11/3
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Hawkes Bay on 23 October 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll	Major
Unit from Nominal Roll	8th Light Horse Regiment
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)	Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', fourth Supplement, No. 29763 (22 September 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 184 (14 December 1916). Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 29845 (1 December 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62 (19 April 1917)
Fate	Returned to Australia 12 November 1917
Medals	Military Cross Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 Date: 29 June 1917
Other details	Medals: Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Extracted from The AIF Project, UNSW@ADFA, 2008

In late March the 8th LHR was selected to provide and lead a long range expedition into the Sinai with the objective of discovering problems and techniques required for such an action. The reason for the 8th LHR’s selection lay with one man, the leader of the Brigade Scouts, Captain Albert Ernest Wearne. He was considered to be the best Scout Officer in the Light Horse and so was a natural choice.

The aim of the expedition was to mount a reconnaissance overland to Wadi um Muksheib where earlier on in the year, the Turks were reported employing work parties to improve the water cisterns in the wadi’s catchment area. In addition they were ordered to inspect the water supply at Moiya Harab and El Hassif. Finally they were to report on their impressions of the land regarding distances and time required for travel, water supplies and other preparations necessary to move a large body of men across arid plains.

Two novelties were to be employed. The first was air support. An aircraft was allocated to fly in advance of the column. The pilot was given specific instructions to report on the countryside ahead of the column with a careful eye out for Turkish troops. This reduced the need for the column to send out advanced guards which then allowed the column greater speed and flexibility. The other novelty was the use of wireless. A radio transmitter was to be carried for the specific purposes of maintaining constant communication with the Anzac Mounted Division at the Canal.

By use of both technologies, it was hoped that mounted men could move rapidly because their need for supplies would be kept to a minimum. Such long-range reconnaissances then would have the ability to strike the Turks hard and disappear before the Turks were able to respond in any effective manner. Since they would have speed on their side, they could make their getaway in relative safety, always knowing the location of any pursuing enemy. If this could be achieved, a long-range raid could sever communication link over the Darb el Maghaza, the new route the Turks were developing, which ran through Bir el Jifjafa. Cutting off this route would restrict any further Turkish advances to the more established Darb el Sultani that followed the coast by way of Katia. The impact on British strategy would be huge, allowing the British to concentrate their defence of Egypt on a confined front.

The raid on Jifjafa was undertaken to fulfil this strategic imperative. Here is Gullett's account.

"Major W. H. Scott was ordered to proceed with a squadron of the 9th Light Horse Regiment (South Australia and Victoria), under Captain Wearne, to capture the position, destroy the well sinking machinery on which the enemy was reported to be working, and observe the country generally. Scott had, after allowing for the horseholders, about ninety rifles available for action, in addition to thirty-two officers and men from the Australian and Royal Engineers and the Army Medical Corps; but, when his column was complete with transport camels and their native Bikanet escort, it included no less than 320 officers and men, 175 horses, and 261 camels."

The raid was most successful and the Turks were confined to attacking from the coast. Wearne's ability on both expeditions was in no small part the reasons for their success. He begins to carry with him a mystique that projects him larger than life, as he would have been by the time Henry Bostock joined the camp at Bally Bunion for a couple day's induction into the scouts. I believe they only stayed there for 5 days, not much time to transfer all the skills. It was just enough time to work out who the new chums were by the time they hit the road and headed towards Hill 70 and Romani.

Further Reading:

Brigade Scouts, Contents

Australian Light Horse Order of Battle - Outline

The Australian Light Horse - Structure

Citation: Captain Albert Ernest Wearne

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Updated: Friday, 3 April 2009 10:05 PM EADT

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Bert Schramm's Diary, 29 March 1919
Topic: Diary - Schramm

Diaries of AIF Servicemen

Bert Schramm

Bert Schramm's Diary, 29 March 1919

Bert Schramm's Handwritten Diary, 26 - 30 March 1919

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Diaries

Bert Schramm

Saturday, March 29, 1919

Bert Schramm's Location - Zagazig, Egypt.

Bert Schramm's Diary - Nothing much worth recording and things are generally quiet. The weather is infernally warm and a lot of men going down with malaria.

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary

9th Light Horse Regiment Location - Zagazig, Egypt.

9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Aikman, Lieutenant GE; and, 24 Other Ranks from C Squadron relieved the Ghurkhas guard at Abu el Akdar station. Ten Other Ranks, B Squadron, relieved the 3rd Machine Gun Squadron personnel at No 4 Post, Belbeis line.

Darley

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

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Further Reading:

9th Light Horse Regiment AIF War Diary - Complete day by day list

Bert Schramm Diary

Bert Schramm Diary - Complete day by day list

Additional Reading:

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

Citation: Bert Schramm's Diary, 29 March 1919

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