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Tuesday, 9 March 2010
The Battle of Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915, 4th Infantry Battalion War Diary
Topic: BatzG - Anzac

The Battle of Anzac Cove

Gallipoli, 25 April 1915

4th Infantry Battalion War Diary 

 

War Diary account of the 4th Infantry Battalion , AIF.

 

The following is a transcription of the War Diary of the 4th Infantry Battalion , AIF, of their role in the landings at Anzac on 25 April 1915.

 

24 April 1915

Lemnos

Left Mudros Harbour 12 noon, arrived anchorage north east side of Island, 7.0 pm.


25 April 1915

Kaba Tepe

Arrived at point about one mile north of Kaba Tepe. First shot fired from shore 4.50 am. First tow left Lake Michigan 6.45 am containing Beach Party, 1st Infantry Brigade Headquarters, Battalion Headquarters and Brigade Signal Section.

1.5 pm  - Landing of 4th Battalion complete.

4.55 pm - Received orders. Prepare to move to support 8th Battalion on right of position.

6.45 pm - Took up position and extended line 224 R4 and north east corner of 224-R (Reference Map of Gallipoli, Sheet 2). Pressed hard most of night but held on. All companies in firing line and support and none in reserve. Approximately 60 casualties.

Weather - Calm clear day admirably suited for disembarkation. Sea chop calm.


26 April 1915

Battalion temporarily attached to 2nd Infantry Brigade.

Day spent in improving fire trenches also supporting trenches and communication trenches. Snipers very troublesome all day.

Good supplies of ammunition and water brought up during day.

4.30 pm - Got word for general advance evidently in error. Turks cleared from line of trenches in front, after which no orders as to movements could be obtained. Advance moving to left approximately one mile. Shrapnel fire opened on us, we were compelled to retire. Advance re-commenced but were  mostly repulsed. A mixed party of approximately 200 men became isolated under Lieutenant Colonel Onslow Thompson at 7.0 pm. They were compelled to retire under heavy fire. Lieutenant Colonel Onslow Thompson was shot dead during retirement. Battalion eventually occupied its original position. Casualties estimated at approximately 150. Lieutenant MB Smith, Signalling Officer killed. His conduct was conspicuous having been wounded in the knee and left to return to trenches, he collected a number of men and almost succeeded in capturing a machine gun when he was killed by a sniper.

The following Officers were wounded severely. Major CS Macnaghten, Captain S Wilson. Seriously wounded Lieutenants PFV Turner and RJF Seldon.

Trenches kept under continuous fire from snipers the whole night. Defences assisted by Artillery on extreme right and HMS Bacchante, the latter illuminated the enemy's position by searchlight and gave considerable assistance with their guns.

 

Further Reading:

The Battle of Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915

The Battle of Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915, 4th Infantry Battalion, Roll of Honour

The Battle of Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915, 1st Infantry Brigade, Roll of Honour

The Battle of Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915, AIF, Roll of Honour 

Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920

 


Citation: The Battle of Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915, 4th Infantry Battalion War Diary

Posted by Project Leader at 12:01 AM EAST
Updated: Monday, 5 April 2010 10:41 AM EADT
Australian Army Service Corps (AASC), Outline
Topic: AIF - AASC

AASC

Australian Army Service Corps

Outline

 

 

Army Service Corps.

The corps, which by the very nature of its work, is one of the most important units in the Commonwealth, was formed in New South Wales 1891 by the transfer of a half-dozen or so men from the 1st Regiment, now the 1st Australian Infantry Regiment. With its small personnel at that time the duties devolving on the corps were extremely arduous, and, in fact, they covered far more branches of work than could at the present time be legitimately included in its scope. But its usefulness was quickly recognised by the authorities, and within a few years of its establishment it was placed on a far more satisfactory footing.

 

 

Further Reading:

Australian Army Service Corps

Australian Army Service Corps (AASC), Roll of Honour

Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920

 


Citation: Australian Army Service Corps (AASC), Outline

Posted by Project Leader at 12:01 AM EAST
Updated: Wednesday, 9 March 2011 2:59 PM EAST
Monday, 8 March 2010
The Battle of Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915, 4th Infantry Battalion, Roll of Honour
Topic: BatzG - Anzac

The Battle of Anzac Cove

Gallipoli, 25 April 1915

Roll of Honour

4th Infantry Battalion, AIF

 

Poppies on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial, Canberra

 

The Roll of Honour contains the names of all the men from the 4th Infantry Battalion known to have served and lost their lives during the Battle of Anzac, 25 April 1915.

 

Roll of Honour

 

Frederick BUTTON, 4th Infantry Battalion.

 

Edgar Lewis FITZGERALD, 4th Infantry Battalion.

 

George Alfred REES, 4th Infantry Battalion.

 

Lest We Forget

 

Further Reading:

The Battle of Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915

The Battle of Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915, 1st Infantry Brigade, Roll of Honour

The Battle of Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915, AIF, Roll of Honour 

Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920

 


Citation: The Battle of Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915, 4th Infantry Battalion, Roll of Honour

Posted by Project Leader at 12:01 AM EAST
Updated: Tuesday, 6 April 2010 9:22 AM EADT
2nd Light Horse Signals Troop, Roll of Honour
Topic: AIF - 2B - 2 Sig Trp

2nd LH Sig Trp, AIF

2nd Light Horse Signal Troop

Roll of Honour


Poppies on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial, Canberra

 

The Roll of Honour contains the names of all the men enrolled within the 2nd Light Horse Signals Troop, AIF known to have served and lost their lives during the Great War.

 

Roll of Honour

Felix Charles McDERMOTT, Died of Disease, 14 October 1918, 2nd Australian Light Horse Signal Troop.


William George TWIST, Died of Wounds, 17 April 1917, 2nd Australian Light Horse Signal Troop.

Lest we forget

 

Further Reading:

2nd Light Horse Signal Troop, AIF

Light Horse Signal Service, AIF

Australian Wireless Squadron

Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920

 


Citation: 2nd Light Horse Signals Troop, Roll of Honour

Posted by Project Leader at 12:01 AM EAST
Updated: Saturday, 13 March 2010 8:19 PM EADT
Sunday, 7 March 2010
The Battle of Poplar Grove, South Africa, 7 March 1900, Outline
Topic: BatzB - Poplar Grove

The Battle of Poplar Grove

South Africa, 7 March 1900

Outline

 

Poplar Grove, a minor action of the Second South African War, fought on 7 March 1900 during the British advance on Bloomfontein following the capture of Cronje's force of Boers at Paardeberg (q.v.) a week earlier. In an effort to delay the progress of Field Marshal Lord Roberts' large army, 7,000 burghers under General Christiaan De Wet prepared to make a stand on ridges near a drift (ford) over the Modder River some 90 kilometres west-north-west of the Orange Free State capital. Although occupying strong ground on both sides of the river, the enemy were dispirited by their recent defeat. By 7.30 a.m., and before the British artillery could be brought into action, the Boers began abandoning their positions. They had seen Lieut.-General Sir John French's cavalry division embarking on a wide flanking movement to their left and panicked at the idea of being cut off.

During the battle the New South Wales Mounted Rifles and Queensland Mounted Infantry were attached to the 14th Infantry Brigade, which was assigned the role of harassing the enemy on the south bank of the river and diverting attention from the main attack being delivered by French. Although the British infantry was soon in possession of the enemy's prepared trenches, some of which would have proved almost impregnable if defended, the cavalry's flanking move had been too slow to catch the better-mounted Boers. Losses on the British side amounted to no more than 50 casualties, including five men killed. De Wet's forces remained intact to mount a renewed defensive effort.


Extracted from the book produced by Chris Coulthard-Clark, Where Australians Fought - The Encyclopaedia of Australia's Battles, Allen and Unwin, Sydney, 1998, p. 70.

 

Additional References cited by Chris Coulthard-Clark:

R.L. Wallace (1976) The Australians at the Boer War, Canberra: Australian War Memorial & Australian Government Publishing Service.

 

Further Reading:

The Battle of Poplar Grove, South Africa, 7 March 1900

The Battle of Poplar Grove, South Africa, 7 March 1900, Roll of Honour

Boer War, 1899 - 1902  

Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920

 


Citation: The Battle of Poplar Grove, South Africa, 7 March 1900, Outline

Posted by Project Leader at 12:01 AM EAST
Updated: Thursday, 7 April 2011 12:55 PM EADT

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