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2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour

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Friday, 9 October 2009

2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF, Outline
Topic: AIF - 1B - 2 LHR

2nd LHR, AIF

2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment

Outline

2nd Light Horse Lines on visiting day

[From: The Queenslander, 12 September 1914, p. 21.]

Formation

"A" Squadron recruited mainly from:
2nd Light Horse Regiment (50 men).

"B" Squadron recruited mainly from:
3rd Light Horse Regiment (34 men)

"C" Squadron recruited mainly from:
4th Light Horse Regiment (64 men); and,
27th Light Horse Regiment (30 men).

Training

2nd Light Horse Regiment Routine Order No 1, 26 August 1914

[Click on page for larger version.]

Training of the 2nd Light Horse Regiment occurred at Enoggera Training Camp from August until September 1914.

Embarkation

Embarkation of the 2nd Light Horse Regiment occurred by the HMAT A15 Star Of England from Pinkenbar Wharf in Brisbane, Queensland, on 24 September 1914.

HMAT A15 Star of England at Pinkenbar, Queensland, September 1914

[See: His Majesty's Australian Transports [HMAT] Ships, A15.]

The 2nd Light Horse Regiment sailed by convoy from Albany and passed by the action against the Emden at the Cocos Islands. The Star of England disembarked the 2nd Light Horse Regiment in Egypt on 9 December 1914.

Colour Patch

Initially, the only colour separation of the various Australian mounted troops was by use of the pennant. The marker pennants were carried on poles to mark lines troop lines in camps in Egypt. They were not lance pennants as the Australian lancers had red over white pennants on their lances.

Pennant of the 2nd Light Horse Regiment

While this pennant was useful in distinguishing horse and troop lines, it failed to identify the individual with a unit. The AIF 1st Australian Division Standing Orders issued in December 1914 ordered the Australian Light Horse Regiments to wear a 4 inch wide [10.2cm] blue armband with the regiment name marked on the band in black lettering.

The earlier systems proved to be ineffective so to assist with identification of the men in the various units within the AIF, Divisional Order No 81 (A) Administration was issued at Mena on 8 March 1915 detailing the Colour Patch for the 2nd Light Horse Regiment as others received their colours. The colour patch was made of cloth 1¼ inches wide and 2¾ inches long and worn on the sleeve one inch below the shoulder seam. The colour patch for the 2nd Light Horse Regiment was green over white.

2nd Light Horse Regiment Colour Patch

The 2nd Light Horse Regiment carried the white Brigade colour as the lower triangle part of the colour patch, while the green unit colour was on the top. This is illustrated with the above presentation.

Gallipoli

As mounted troops, the Light Horse was considered to be unsuitable for work in Gallipoli. The mounted troops volunteered to operate as infantry and thus were sent to Gallipoli with the 2nd Light Horse Regiment landing on 12 May 1915. Only once was this regiment used for offensive activities which occurred on the morning of 7 August 1915 with an attack on a Turkish position opposite Quinns Post. The tragedy was reduced when the assault was abandoned. The 2nd Light Horse Regiment was withdrawn from the front line in September and left the peninsula on 18 December 1915.

Western Frontier Force

After the return to Egypt, the 2nd Light Horse Regiment reformed and re-equipped. The reorganisation of the Light Horse led to the formation of the ANZAC Mounted Division to which the 2nd Light Horse Regiment became a foundation member.

For the first five months of 1916, between January and May, the 2nd Light Horse Regiment was deployed throughout the Nile valley to defend the Egyptian economic centres from the interruption by the Senussi infiltrating from Siwa Oasis.

Defence of Egypt

On 14 May1916, the 2nd Light Horse Regiment moved to join its parent brigade, the 1st Light Horse Brigade, which was taking part in the defence of the Suez Canal. The work was hot and monotonous. they remained here until moved to the Romani region to bolster the defence of that area.

Sinai

The 1st Light Horse Brigade played an important role in beating back the Turkish invasion of the Suez Canal zone at Romani. Now known as the Battle of Romani which lasted from 4-6 August which was quickly followed by the Battle of Katia and then Bir el Abd on 9 August. All the actions in which the 2nd Light Horse Regiment finally led to the defeat of the Ottoman Canal Expeditionary force and its retreat to Bir el Mazar.

Over the next few months, the 2nd Light Horse Regiment took part in the Allied advance over the Sinai leading to the fall of Bir el Mazar, then El Arish followed by Bir el Magdhaba and finally Rafa in January 1917. The Ottoman forces were expelled from the Sinai and were poised to be tackled in Palestine.

Palestine

The 2nd Light Horse Regiment was assigned to protect the rail line and lines of communications for the first months of 1917. They missed the First Battle of Gaza but were back at the fron by 6 April 1917 and took part in the Second Battle of Gaza on 19 April 1917.

The 2nd Light Horse Regiment took part in the Battle of Beersheba and then the follow up actions that lasted until early January 1918. This included such actions as the advance to Jaffa.

After the fall of Jerusalem the 2nd Light Horse Regiment moved to the Jordan Valley and took parts in operations in this region. This included the taking of Jericho, the attack on Amman during 27 March - 2 April 1918 and Es Salt Raid of 30 April – 4 May 1918. It's last major action prior to the breakout was to repel the German Asien Corps attack on Abu Telllul, 14 July 1918.

Amman

At the opening of the final Allied offensive on 19 September 1918, the 2nd Light Horse Regiment took part in the invasion of the Moab hills for the third time. This time Amman was captured and finally, the Ottomans called for an Armistice on 30 October 1918.

Return to Australia

After the conclusion of hostilities, the 2nd Light Horse Regiment was marked to return to Australia. Prior to that action, one of the saddest actions occurred for the Australian Lighthorsemen, they had to farewell their best friends, the horses. All the Light Horse unit horses's health was ascertained with the fit horses being transferred to the Indian Cavalry while those in poor condition were destroyed by the Veterinary units. On 13 March 1919 the 2nd Light Horse Regiment embarked from Egypt for the long voyage to Australia where the unit was disbanded.

Commanding Officers

Lieutenant Colonel Robert Mackay Stodart
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas William (Bill) Glasgow
Lieutenant Colonel Sydney William Barlow
Lieutenant Colonel George Herbert Bourne

Decorations earned by the 2nd Light Horse Regiment

1 CMG - Companion in The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George
8 DSO - Distinguished Service Orders
10 MC - Military Crosses
6 DCM - Distinguished Conduct Medals
15 MM- Military Medals
1 MSM - Meritorious Service Medal
34 MID - Mentioned in Despatches
3 foreign awards

Campaigns

Gallipoli
Anzac
Defence at Anzac
Suvla
Sari Bair
Gallipoli 1915-1916
Egypt
Senussi Campaign
Defence of Egypt
Sinai
Romani
Magdhaba
Rafa
Palestine
Second Battle of Gaza
Third Battle of Gaza
Beersheba
El Mughar
Nebi Samwill
Jerusalem
Jaffa
Jericho
Amman
Es Salt
Abu Tellul
Megiddo
Nablus
Palestine 1917-1918

Casualties suffered by the 2nd Light Horse Regiment

203 killed
472 wounded

War Diary

The Australian War Memorial has put these on line and may be accessed here:

2nd Light Horse Regiment War Diaries.

Embarkations:

The following list details all the embarkations in support of the 2nd Light Horse Regiment, AIF, during the Great War. Each entry details the individual soldier's: rank on embarkation; full name; Declared age; last occupation held; last address as a civilian; enlistment Date; and, ultimate fate. Each man is linked to a brief military biography where ever possible. One interesting point is that many of the men listed in the embarkation roll for the 2nd Light Horse Regiment ended up in a different unit altogether. This list details the men's starting point in the AIF.

2nd Light Horse Regiment, Headquarters	Brisbane, Queensland on board HMAT A15 Star Of England 24 September 1914
2nd Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron	Brisbane, Queensland on board HMAT A15 Star Of England 24 September 1914
2nd Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron	Brisbane, Queensland on board HMAT A15 Star Of England 24 September 1914
2nd Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron	Brisbane, Queensland on board HMAT A15 Star Of England 24 September 1914
2nd Light Horse Regiment, Machine Gun Section	Brisbane, Queensland on board HMAT A15 Star Of England 24 September 1914
2nd Light Horse Regiment, 1st Reinforcement	Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A42 Boorara 20 December 1914
2nd Light Horse Regiment, 2nd Reinforcement	Brisbane, Queensland on board HMAT A53 Itria 9 February 1915
2nd Light Horse Regiment, 3rd Reinforcement	Brisbane, Queensland on board HMAT A53 Itria 9 February 1915
2nd Light Horse Regiment, 4th Reinforcement	Brisbane, Queensland on board HMAT A15 Star Of England 8 April 1915
2nd Light Horse Regiment, 5th Reinforcement	Newcastle, New South Wales on board HMAT A57 Malakuta 22 May 1915
2nd Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcement	Brisbane, Queensland on board HMAT A7 Medic 2 June 1915
2nd Light Horse Regiment, 7th Reinforcement	Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A9 Shropshire 20 August 1915
2nd Light Horse Regiment, 8th Reinforcement	Brisbane, Queensland on board HMAT A55 Kyarra 16 August 1915
2nd Light Horse Regiment, 9th Reinforcement	Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire 1 September 1915
2nd Light Horse Regiment, 10th Reinforcement	Brisbane, Queensland on board HMAT A69 Warilda 5 October 1915
2nd Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement	Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A47 Mashobra 4 October 1915
2nd Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement	Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A23 Suffolk 30 November 1915
2nd Light Horse Regiment, 13th Reinforcement	Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A36 Boonah 22 January 1916
2nd Light Horse Regiment, 14th Reinforcement	Brisbane, Queensland on board HMAT A62 Wandilla 31 January 1916
2nd Light Horse Regiment, 15th Reinforcement	Brisbane, Queensland on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth 28 March 1916
2nd Light Horse Regiment, 16th Reinforcement	Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria 31 March 1916
2nd Light Horse Regiment, 17th Reinforcement	Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A10 Karroo 5 May 1916
2nd Light Horse Regiment, 18th Reinforcement	Brisbane, Queensland on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon 4 May 1916
2nd Light Horse Regiment, 19th Reinforcement	Sydney, New South Wales on board RMS Mongolia 8 July 1916
2nd Light Horse Regiment, 20th Reinforcement	Sydney, New South Wales on board RMS Malwa 22 July 1916
2nd Light Horse Regiment, 21st Reinforcement	Sydney, New South Wales on board RMS Mooltan 19 August 1916
2nd Light Horse Regiment, 22nd Reinforcement	Brisbane, Queensland on board HMAT A43 Barunga 26 October 1916
2nd Light Horse Regiment, 23rd Reinforcement	Melbourne, Victoria on board HMAT A42 Boorara 10 May 1917
2nd Light Horse Regiment, 24th Reinforcement	Brisbane, Queensland on board HMAT A1 Hymettus 3 February 1917
2nd Light Horse Regiment, 25th Reinforcement	Sydney, New South Wales on board RMS Karmala 3 February 1917
2nd Light Horse Regiment, 26th Reinforcement	Melbourne, Victoria on board HMAT A42 Boorara 10 May 1917
2nd Light Horse Regiment, 27th Reinforcement	Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney 9 May 1917
2nd Light Horse Regiment, 28th Reinforcement	Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney 9 May 1917
2nd Light Horse Regiment, 29th Reinforcement	Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A55 Kyarra 3 September 1917
2nd Light Horse Regiment, 30th Reinforcement	Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A38 Ulysses 19 December 1917

See: Troop transport ships for information and photographs about the various ships employed in transporting the troops to Egypt.

Books:

Bourne, GH, "Nulli Secundus" - The History - of the 2nd Light Horse Regiment Australian Imperial Force - August 1914 - April 1919, Melbourne 1926.

Needham-Walker, DR, Biography of the 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, A.I.F, Brisbane 1926.

Scrymgeour, JTS, Echoes of the Australian Light Horse in Egypt and Palestine, 1917-1918, Warwick 1918.

Further Reading:

2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour

Citation: 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF, Outline

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Thursday, 8 October 2009

2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Topic: AIF - 1B - 2 LHR

2nd LHR, AIF

2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment

Roll of Honour

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

The Roll of Honour contains the names of all the men known to have served at one time with the 2nd Light Horse Regiment and gave their lives in service of Australia, whether as part of the 2nd Light Horse Regiment or another unit.

Roll of Honour

George Edward ADAMS, Killed in Action, 12 March 1917
William Henry ADAMS, Killed in Action, 14 May 1915
Charles Beresford ALEXANDER, Died of Disease, 7 April 1915
James Cyril ALEXANDER, Killed in Action, 14 May 1915
Frederick Charles ALLEN, Killed in Action, 11 November 1915
Albert ANDERSON, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915
Arthur Ernest ANDERSON, Killed in Action, 15 May 1915
James ANDERSON, Died of Wounds, 17 September 1917
William Leith ANDERSON, Died of Disease, 3 February 1917
William Thomas ANDERSON, Killed in Action, 8 July 1918
Matthew ANGUS, Killed in Action, 9 January 1917
Frank ANSELL, Killed in Action, 31 October 1917
Arthur Henry ANTHONY, Killed in Action, 9 January 1917
Alfred William APPLETON, Died of Wounds, 2 May 1918
Lindsay Lee ARCHIBALD, Killed in Action, 11 April 1918
Robert ARCHIBALD, Died of Disease, 3 February 1916
Ralph Irving ARNOLD, Killed in Action, 8 August 1916
Clive ARTHUR, Died of Wounds, 24 November 1917
Leslie Raymond ARTHUR, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915

Frederick Joseph BAILEY, Died of Disease, 1 November 1918
Roy BAILEY, Killed in Action, 9 January 1917
John Percy BARNES, Killed in Action, 9 January 1917
Harold Joseph BARRY, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915
Charles Noel BARTON, Killed in Action, 14 January 1917
Irvine Julius BARTON, Died of Wounds, 5 April 1918
Carl BECK, Killed in Action, 31 October 1917
James Albert BEYERS, Killed in Action, 14 May 1915
Charles Joseph BOND, Died of Wounds, 30 May 1915
John James BOYLE, Died of Wounds, 12 January 1917
Thomas BRAITHWAITE, Died of Wounds, 16 October 1917
Allan BROWN, Killed in Action, 20 July 1919
Frederick BROWN, Killed in Action, 28 March 1918
Thomas John BROWN, Killed in Action, 2 November 1917
William Charles BROWN, Died of Disease, 4 November 1918
Thomas McDonald BROWNE, Died of Wounds, 20 April 1917
William Ridd BRYCE, Died of Wounds, 4 December 1917
Cecil Gordon Gray BUCHANAN, Killed in Action, 29 May 1915
William Edward Harold BUNKUM, Killed in Action, 14 July 1918
Joseph BURGE, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915
Frederick BURGESS, Died of Wounds, 20 April 1918
Roy BURRELL, Died of Disease, 30 April 1918
Albert Arthur BURTON, Killed in Action, 14 May 1915
Percy BUTCHER, Died of Wounds, 23 December 1916
Ernest Rupert BUTLER, Died of Wounds, 16 May 1915, and subsequently buried at sea.

Michael William CAIN, Died of Disease, 18 October 1918
Thomas CALLAGHAN, Killed in Action, 19 April 1917
Allan John CAMERON, Died of Disease, 15 April 1917
Clifford CAMERON, Killed in Action, 9 January 1917
Douglas Dunmore CAMPBELL, Killed in Action, 4 August 1916
Phillip John CARDWELL, Killed in Action, 22 October 1917
William CARL, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915
John Gerald CARR-BOYD, Killed in Action, 12 October 1917
Frank CARTWRIGHT, Died of Disease, 18 April 1915
Patrick CASEY, Killed in Action, 12 May 1915
Arthur Frank CHAMBERS, Died of Wounds, 20 April 1917
James Artemus CHAMBERS, Killed in Action, 16 July 1918
Fergus John CLARKE, Killed in Action, 12 October 1917
Frank COLE, Died of Wounds, 12 October 1918
Percy Phillip COLLETT, Killed in Action, 11 April 1918
Harry COLLINGS, Died of Wounds, 16 January 1917
William CONEY, Killed in Action, 14 July 1918
William John CONVERY, Killed in Action, 23 October 1917
Robert COOPER, Killed in Action, 27 March 1918
George Frederick CORNICK, Killed in Action, 14 July 1918
George COWAN, Died of Accident, 15 January 1919
John COWIE, Killed in Action, 14 July 1918
Errol Claude COWLEY, Killed in Action, 9 January 1917
John CRAIG, Died of Wounds, 17 October 1917
Samuel CROWTHER, Killed in Action, 14 May 1915
John Francis CROZIER, Died of Wounds, 11 January 1917
Robert James CROZIER, Killed in Action, 11 April 1918
George CUMMINS, Died of Wounds, 7 November 1917
Thomas Andrew CUNNINGHAM, Killed in Action, 4 August 1916

Thomas DALE, Killed in Action, 4 August 1916
Walter Edmund DANIEL, Killed in Action, 11 April 1918
Herbert Alfred DAVIES, Died of Disease, 17 October 1918
Thomas DAVIES, Killed in Action, 14 May 1915
William John DAVIES, Died of Wounds, 22 December 1917
Andrew DAY, as a Prisoner of War, Died in Captivity, 11 February 1917
Albert Hellmuth DeBERG, Killed in Action, 14 July 1918
Victor DENTON, Died of Wounds, 31 May 1915
John Marie Cornelius DeRAADT, Died of Disease, 17 October 1915
Leonard DIMMICK, Died of Disease, 3 March 1916
Thomas Stevenson DINSDALE, Died of Wounds, 1 November 1917
George Russel DRYSDALE, Died of Disease, 8 April 1917
Archibald Stewart DUNCAN, Died of Wounds, 11 December 1917
George Thomas DURHAM, Killed in Action, 31 October 1917
Jeremiah James DWYER, Died of Disease, 29 June 1916
John Francis DWYER, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915

Francis Paul EASTON, Died of Disease, 19 November 1918
Patrick Hugh EGAN, Died of Wounds, 30 September 1917
William ELLIOTT, Died of Wounds, 17 July 1918
Herbert Victor Valentine ELLIS, Died of Disease, 22 October 1918
John ELLIS, Killed in Action, 3 November 1918

Charles Stuart FERGUSON, Died of Disease, 25 February 1919
Percy Walter FINNIS, Killed in Action, 4 August 1916
Charles Henry FISHER, Died of Wounds, 9 January 1917
Lawrence Leslie FLOYD, Died of Disease, 8 March 1918
John Leo FOGARTY, Died of Wounds, 6 June 1917
Jack FOGWELL, Died of Wounds, 3 November 1917
Norman Victor FOOTE, Died of Disease, 7 April 1915
Arthur Franklin FRY, Died of Wounds, 2 October 1917

Lawrence Patrick GARVEY, Killed in Action, 14 May 1915
James Robinson GEDDES, Killed in Action, 14 July 1918
Carl William GEHRKE, Died of Disease, 30 April 1917
Arthur Michael Creagh GEOGHEGAN, Killed in Action, 15 September 1915
Samuel Gilbert GIBBS, Killed in Action, 21 July 1916
Thomas Lowden GOODALL, Died of Wounds, 14 May 1915
Alexander GOODWIN, Died of Disease, 22 February 1919
S. Edward GORDON, Died of Wounds, 20 July 1915
Albert Chrisopher Julius GRAFFUNDER, Killed in Action, 14 May 1915
Donald Edwin Robinson GRAHAM, Died of Accident, 8 November 1916
Dugald Maxwell Lockwood GRAHAM, Killed in Action, 14 May 1915
Frederick Wallace GRAU, Killed in Action, 14 July 1918
Walter Joseph Edward GRIDLEY, Died of Wounds, 28 July 1918
Charles James GRIEVE, Died of Wounds, 16 July 1918
Harry Leslie GRIFFIN, Killed in Action, 26 September 1917
Leander de Lorme GROVE, Killed in Action, 3 September 1916
Archibald Ambrose Mathew GUNN, Died of Wounds, 7 February 1917
Thomas Kenny GWYNNE, Died of Disease, 2 November 1918

Daniel HALLIDAY, Died of Accident, 30 March 1917
Henry HAMMOND, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915
Stuart Samson HAMP, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915
William John HANDLEY, Died of Wounds, 16 July 1918
James HANNAH, Killed in Action, 14 May 1915
Carl Richmond HANSEN, Died of Wounds, 26 February 1917
Norman HANSLOW, Died of Wounds, 22 April 1917
Henry HARMAN, Died of Wounds, 2 August 1915
Thomas Edward HARRINGTON, Killed in Action, 8 August 1918
William HARRINGTON, Killed in Action, 29 September 1918
Oliver HARRIS, Died of Wounds, 17 May 1915
Maurice Atherton HARTE, Died of Disease, 3 January 1916
Daniel HAWKES, Died of Wounds, 27 April 1917
David Birrell HERD, Died of Accident, 22 August 1916
Charles HICK, Killed in Action, 21 September 1917
Ivor Henry HICKS, Died of Wounds, 29 September 1918
Thomas William HILDEBRAND, Killed in Action, 14 July 1918
Herbert Gerald HINTON, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915
Arthur HOWARD, Killed in Action, 5 April 1918
Frederick Stephen HUDSON, Died of Wounds, 12 October 1916
Patrick Ravenhill HULBERT, Killed in Action, 18 July 1915

Victor Carlton IRISH, Killed in Action, 14 July 1918

William Neilson Leslie JACK, Died of Wounds, 3 October 1917
Christian JEPSON, Killed in Action, 4 August 1916
Albert Walker JOHNS, Killed in Action, 7 June 1917
Henry Albert Victor JOHNSON, Died of Accident, 29 March 1917
Percy Lloyd JOHNSTONE, Died of Wounds, 28 April 1918
Stuart Harold JONES, Died of Wounds, 14 April 1919
Theophilus JONES, Died of Wounds, 6 December 1915
Marshall Vivian Henry JURY, Killed in Action, 25 August 1915

William KEID, Died of Wounds, 23 June 1915
John Algar KELLY, Died of Disease, 17 May 1916
John KELSALL, Died of Wounds, 4 November 1917
Albert Cheeseman KEMP, Died of Wounds, 14 April 1918
Victor Iredale Norman KENNETT, as a Prisoner of War, Died in Captivity, 9 February 1917
James KERR, Killed in Action, 29 June 1915
Ernest William KIDD, Killed in Action, 12 April 1918
James Henry KIMBER, Killed in Action, 17 May 1915
Thomas James KING, Killed in Action, 15 April 1917
William Keith KING, Killed in Action, 14 July 1918
Alfred Charles KIRK, Killed in Action, 11 April 1918
Eden KNALL, Died of Wounds, 1 January 1917

William Roy LANG, Died of Wounds, 31 October 1917
Thomas Edward LANGRIDGE, Killed in Action, 18 May 1917
James Colin Hasty LAWTON, Died of Wounds, 11 August 1916
Alfred Thomas LEATCH, Died of Accident, 3 March 1916
Gerald John LEWIS, Died of Disease, 1 November 1918
Patrick Price LINNAN, Died of Disease, 4 November 1918
Thomas James LOGAN, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915
Thomas Andrew LOMAN, Killed in Action, 3 July 1918
Ashley Codrington LORD, Died of Wounds, 16 December 1915, and subsequently buried at sea.

Charles John MacFARLANE, Died of Wounds, 3 July 1915, and subsequently buried at sea.
Lionel MacNAMARA, Killed in Action, 20 May 1915
William Ernest MARKWELL, Killed in Action, 31 October 1917
Cecil James MARSON, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915
George Bernard MARTIN, Died of Wounds, 1 November 1917
George Alexander Lewis MASTERS, Killed in Action, 5 July 1915
Alfred MATTHEWS, Killed in Action, 9 January 1917
Herbert Victor MAUCH, Died of Wounds, 20 October 1917
William James Alexander McALLISTER, Died of Wounds, 24 May 1915
William Edward McCANN, Died of Disease, 11 April 1916
Robert James McCREEDY, Died of Disease, 16 November 1915
George McCULLOCH, Killed in Action, 7 June 1917
Archibald McDONALD, Died of Wounds, 1 November 1917
Eugene McGOWAN, Killed in Action, 22 May 1915
Ernest John McINDOE, Killed in Action, 4 June 1915
Duncan McKINNON, Died of Disease, 15 December 1915
Henry Abraham McLEAN, Died of Disease, 3 December 1915
Joseph Patrick McMAHON, Died of Accident, 15 March 1916
Allan Gordon McMARTIN, Died of Wounds, 1 November 1917
Terence Patrick McSHARRY, Died of Wounds, 6 August 1918
Walter MILFORD, Killed in Action, 11 August 1915
Charles Rudolph MITCHELL, Died of Accident, 15 August 1918
William George MOREN, Killed in Action, 29 June 1915
Joseph Andrew MORGAN, Died of Wounds, 14 August 1916
Gordon MORRIS, Died of Accident, 7 November 1916
Leafwin Beresford MOURITZ, Killed in Action, 14 May 1915
Frederick Christie MULVEY, Killed in Action, 14 May 1915
David MURRAY, Killed in Action, 17 June 1915

Allan William NASH, Killed in Action, 29 June 1915
Isaac Thomas NASH, Died of Accident, 5 March 1916
Henry George Ezra NEWLOVE, Killed in Action, 15 April 1918
William Thomas NORTON, Died of Wounds, 19 June 1915, and subsequently buried at sea.

Thomas O'CALLAGHAN, Killed in Action, 4 August 1916
Lawrence Raymond O'CONNOR, Died of Wounds, 16 July 1918
William Henry O'CONNOR, Died of Wounds, 20 June 1915
Tom Alexander OGG, Killed in Action, 14 July 1918
John O'LEARY, Killed in Action, 11 November 1915
Frank Robert Warland OSBORNE, Died of Wounds, 6 June 1917
Albert Edward OSWIN, Killed in Action, 14 May 1915

Kenneth Alexander PARKER, Died of Disease, 20 April 1915
William Joseph PARKES, Killed in Action, 9 August 1916
Francis Edward PATCH, Killed in Action, 29 September 1917
William James PEACH, Killed in Action, 14 July 1918
Edward Charles Henry PEARCE, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915
Thomas Albert PERKINS, Killed in Action, 11 April 1918
Harry James PERROTT, Died of Disease, 12 October 1915
Albert Broader PETERSON, Killed in Action, 19 January 1917
Edward PETERSON, Died of Wounds, 3 November 1915
Thomas Harold PHILLIPS, Died of Wounds, 14 May 1915, and subsequently buried at sea.
Aubrey PICKERING, Died of Wounds, 10 December 1917

John William QUINN, Killed in Action, 22 May 1915

Oswald Ivan REA, Killed in Action, 15 April 1917
Colin Morgan READE, Killed in Action, 30 May 1915
Alan Serafino RIGHETTI, Killed in Action, 4 August 1916
Arthur John RIXON, Died of Accident, 15 January 1918
Bertie George RIXON, Killed in Action, 14 July 1918
Samuel Ross ROBERTS, Died of Wounds, 17 January 1917
Francis Kersey James ROBERTSON, Killed in Action, 9 January 1917
Gordon Holmes ROBERTSON, Died of Wounds, 13 May 1915, and subsequently buried at sea.
John Roy ROSS, Died of Wounds, 8 September 1915
Ebenezer ROUND, Killed in Action, 10 September 1917
Charles Henry RUDDLE, Died of Wounds, 23 July 1916
Albert Edward RYCEN, Died of Disease, 21 July 1916

Jack Clive SAMS, Died of Wounds, 13 May 1915
James SANDERS, Killed in Action, 28 May 1918
Charles Douglas Livingstone SCOTT, Killed in Action, 7 June 1917
Frederick SCOTT, Died of Wounds, 24 September 1917
Robert Henry SEFTON, Killed in Action, 11 November 1915
William SHARPE, Died of Wounds, 13 August 1915
Sidney George SHERRIN, Died of Accident, 4 April 1919
David Harold Maclean SINCLAIR, Killed in Action, 20 April 1917
Harold SINCLAIR, Died of Disease, 15 October 1918
Walter Edward SMALE, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915
Joseph Edward SMITH, Killed in Action, 30 August 1916
James SOMMERVILLE, Died of Disease, 10 April 1917
Mordaunt SPRY, Killed in Action, 16 November 1915
Percy George STAFFORD, Killed in Action, 26 February 1919
James Leslie STARK, Killed in Action, 1 April 1918
Thomas STEVENSON, Died of Disease, 26 September 1915
Hugh John STEWART, Died of Disease, 3 September 1915
Robert William STOWER, Died of Wounds, 31 October 1917
George SULLIVAN, Killed in Action, 4 August 1916
Jack SULLIVAN, Died of Disease, 1 November 1918
Bertie SVENSON, Killed in Action, 9 August 1916
Walter SWANSON, Died of Wounds, 1 November 1917
Ernest Edward SWEEDMAN, Killed in Action, 15 July 1918

Albert William John TALLENTIRE, Killed in Action, 14 May 1915
Francis Darvall TEMPLER, Died of Wounds, 22 October 1915, and subsequently buried at sea.
William TOOHEY, Killed in Action, 4 August 1916
William Herbert Charles TOOHILL, Died of Wounds, 2 August 1916
James John TRICKETT, Died of Disease, 12 February 1917

Christopher UHLMANN, Killed in Action, 21 July 1917
Richard Mallett UNDERHILL, Killed in Action, 14 May 1915
Richard James UNDERWOOD, Died of Wounds, 20 January 1917

George Malcolm WADDELL, Killed in Action, 23 December 1916
John Stanley WADE, Died of Wounds, 14 May 1915
Albert Stuart WALLACE, Killed in Action, 31 October 1917
John Edward Newman WARD, as a Prisoner of War, Died in Captivity, 6 March 1917
Leslie WATNEY, Killed in Action, 24 October 1917
Archibald James WATT, Died of Wounds, 23 December 1915
George Rickart WEEKS, Killed in Action, 31 October 1917
Jack Frederick James WENTFORD, Died of Wounds, 21 May 1915
Percy George WHITTALL, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915
Henry WILKINSON, Killed in Action, 17 September 1917
John Henry WILLENBROCK, Killed in Action, 5 April 1918
Augustus George Maryon WILSON, Killed in Action, 14 May 1915
Graeme Lang WILSON, Killed in Action, 19 May 1915
Wright Trevor WILSON, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915
Percy Severn Roy WOODYATT, Killed in Action, 4 August 1916
Alfred Clive WOOSTER, Died of Wounds, 2 November 1917
Clement Edgerton WRAGGE, Died of Wounds, 16 May 1915
Edward WYLIE, Killed in Action, 7 August 1915

Francis Melbourne ZILLMAN, Died of Wounds, 4 April 1918

Lest We Forget

Acknowledgement: Many thanks to Steve Becker who provided much of the raw material that appears in this item.

Further Reading:

Citation: 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour

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Sunday, 9 August 2009

Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916, 2nd LHR, AIF, Unit History Account
Topic: AIF - 1B - 2 LHR

Bir el Abd

Sinai, 9 August 1916

2nd LHR, AIF, Unit History Account

Lieutenant Colonel George Herbert Bourne's unit history of the 2nd Light Horse Regiment, AIF, included a section specifically related to the battle of Beersheba which is extracted below.

Bourne, Lieut-Colonel GH, "NULLI SECUNDUS" - The History - of the 2nd Light Horse Regiment Australian Imperial Force - August 1914 - April 1919, (Tamworth 1926), p. 36:

On 8th, we marched out with the object of again attacking the enemy's rear guard at Bir-el-Abd, distant 22 miles. The position was reached at daylight on 9th. A hot engagement was fought, but the Turks were too well prepared for us, and we were obliged to return, for rations and water, nearer our base, viz. - Oghratina. In this engagement the Regimental casualties were:- Killed, one; wounded, ten.

We again had a very warm corner in this action and covered the withdrawal when that, unfortunately, became necessary.

This was the last attempt to molest the Turkish retreat. Had full use been made of our mobility at the outset, not a Turk or a gun would have got away.

Further Reading:

2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour

Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916

Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916

Citation: Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916, 2nd LHR, AIF, Unit History Account

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Wednesday, 5 August 2009

Romani, Sinai, 4-5 August 1916, 2nd LHR, AIF, War Diary Account
Topic: AIF - 1B - 2 LHR

Battle of Romani

Sinai, 4 - 5 August 1916

2nd LHR, AIF, War Diary Account Appendix

War Diary account of the 2nd LHR, AIF.

The transcription:

Tuesday, August 1, 1916 –

Regiment turned out at 0115.

Wednesday, August 2, 1916 –

0215. Regiment marched to Katia in touch with enemy all day. Returned 2200.

Thursday, August 3, 1916 –

1730. On outpost duty. Engaged enemy all night.

Friday, August 4, 1916 –

Engaged in Battle of Etmaler all day. List of casualties attached. Outposts all night.

Saturday, August 5, 1916 –

Engaged enemy all day. Returned to camp 2330.

Sunday, August 6, 1916 –

Resting horses and refitting and burying dead.

For the complete account of the 2nd Light Horse Regiment's participation in the Battle of Romani written on 6 August 1916, see:
Romani, Sinai, 4-5 August 1916, 2nd LHR, AIF, War Diary Account Appendix

Roll of Honour

Douglas Dunmore CAMPBELL

Thomas Andrew CUNNINGHAM

Thomas DALE

Percy Walter FINNIS

Christian JEPSON

Thomas O'CALLAGHAN

Alan Serafino RIGHETTI

George SULLIVAN

William TOOHEY

Percy Severn Roy WOODYATT

Lest we forget

Further Reading:

2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour

Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916

Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916

Citation: Romani, Sinai, 4-5 August 1916, 2nd LHR, AIF, War Diary Account

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Updated: Monday, 26 October 2009 12:58 PM EADT