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As the Great War dragged on into its fifth year, recognition of service amongst the members of the AIF became more important to the individuals. The men with the longer service wanted to be recognised as such and readily distinguishable from a group of soldiers. Those with service dating back to the commencement of the war also wanted special treatment.
AIF Orders regarding the Anzac "A" Badge
Chevrons for service overseas, page 1
Chevrons for service overseas, page 2
Chevrons for service overseas, page 3
9th LHR Routine Order No 851, 22 January 1918
Anzac
Mounted Division – Reconnaissance Reports (1916 to 1918) Collection
During the period from 1916-18, the Anzac Mounted Division performed many important reconnaissances which lay the foundations for their later successes. Each of the reports tells the beginning of an important chapter in the history of the Division.
Reconnaissance to Muksheib by Captain Wearne, 8th Light
Horse Regiment
Memorandum on reconnaissance to Muksheib, Page 1
Memorandum on reconnaissance to Muksheib, Page 2
Memorandum on reconnaissance to Muksheib, 16 March 1916, Page 1
Memorandum on reconnaissance to Muksheib, 16 March 1916, Page 2
Memorandum on reconnaissance to Muksheib, 19 March 1916, Page 1
Memorandum on reconnaissance to Muksheib, 19 March 1916, Page 2
Memorandum on reconnaissance to Muksheib, 19 March 1916
Report on reconnaissance to Muksheib by Capt Wearne, Page 1
Report on reconnaissance to Muksheib by Capt Wearne, Page 2
Report on reconnaissance to Muksheib by Capt Wearne, Page 3
Report on reconnaissance to Muksheib by Capt Wearne, Page 4
Report on reconnaissance to Muksheib by Capt Wearne, Page 5
Report on reconnaissance to Muksheib by Capt Wearne, Page 6
Special Orders to establish a Signals Station, 9 May 1916, Page 1
Special Orders to establish a Signals Station, 9 May 1916, Page 2
Reconnaissance to Bir el Abd
Memorandum on proposed Reconnaissance to Bir el Abd, 5 May 1916, Page 1
Memorandum on proposed Reconnaissance to Bir el Abd, 5 May 1916, Page 2
Memorandum on proposed Reconnaissance to Bir el Abd, 5 May 1916, Page 1
Memorandum on proposed Reconnaissance to Bir el Abd, 5 May 1916, Page 2
Report on Reconnaissance to Bir el Abd, 9 May 1916, Page 1
Report on Reconnaissance to Bir el Abd, 9 May 1916, Page 2
Report on Reconnaissance to Bir el Abd, 9 May 1916, Page 3
Report on Reconnaissance to Bir el Abd, 9 May 1916, Page 1
Report on Reconnaissance to Bir el Abd, 9 May 1916, Page 2
Report on Reconnaissance to Bir el Abd, 9 May 1916, Page 3
Report on Reconnaissance to Bir el Abd, 9 May 1916, Page 4
Report on Reconnaissance to Bir el Abd, 9 May 1916, Map 1
Report on Reconnaissance to Bir el Abd, 9 May 1916, Map 2
Movement order from Hill 70 to Bir Et Maler, 9 May 1916, Page 1
Movement Order to Hill 70, 13 May 1916
Chauvel Order for a Reconnaissance to Bir el Bayud, 13 May 1916
Chauvel Order for a Reconnaissance to Bir el Bayud, 13 May 1916, page 2.
Reconnaissance to Hod el Gedaidia, 14 May 1916, page 1.
Reconnaissance to Hod el Gedaidia, 14 May 1916, page 2.
Orders for the relief of the 155th Infantry Brigade by the 12th LHR, 14 May 1916, page 1.
Scottish Horse Movement Order cancelled, 14 May 1916
Movement Order for the 12th Light Horse Regiment, 14 May 1916
Report on the reconnaissance to Hod el Sagia, 17 May 1916, page 1.
Report on the reconnaissance to Hod el Sagia, 17 May 1916, page 2.
Movement Order for the NZMRB to occupy Oghratina, 17 May 1916
Report by 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance, 17 May 1916
Memorandum on 4th Royal Scots Establishment, 14 June 1916, Page 1
This topic deals with the various allegations of atrocities conducted by the Allied forces during their conflict with the Ottoman forces. Claims are examined against the facts as they present themselves.
Introduction to the framework of atrocities
Massacre near Damascus, 30 September 1918
Ramle Prison Camp, September 1918
The Allied authorities systematically blinded Ottoman POW's at the behest of the Armenians.
The men who rushed to enlist in the big adventure did so
within the context of the social conditions prevailing at the time. Since
Burglary at Launceston, 28 July 1914
South Australian Coastal Shipping, August 1914
South Australian Coastal Shipping, August 1914, part 2
Orient Line Shipping Schedule, Adelaide, August 1914
Australian
Imperial Force, 1914, Units - 10th Light Horse Regiment
This thread gives details as to the formation and operation of the 10th Light Horse Regiment. The War Diary of this Regiment is available on the Australian War Memorial Website at this address: 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment War Diary.
Formation of the 10th Light Horse Regiment, October 1914
Formation of the 10th LHR, October 1914
Routine Orders
One of the best sources of information available for understanding the immediate challenges facing a regiment is to be found in the Routine Orders. They are a wealth of detail. The Routine Orders provide an unvarnished history of the Regiment.
10th LHR Routine Order No 3, 1 November 1914
10th LHR Routine Order No 4, 2 November 1914
10th LHR Routine Order No 5, 3 November 1914
10th LHR Routine Order No 6, 4 November 1914
10th LHR Routine Order No 7, 5 November 1914
10th LHR Routine Order No 8, 6 November 1914
10th LHR Routine Order No 9, 7 November 1914
10th LHR Routine Order No 156, 19 June 1916
Australian
Imperial Force, 1915, Units - 11th Light Horse Regiment
This thread gives details as to the formation and operation of the 11th Light Horse Regiment. The War Diary of this Regiment is available on the Australian War Memorial Website at this address: 11th Australian Light Horse Regiment War Diary.
Personnel
Routine Orders
One of the best sources of information available for understanding the immediate challenges facing a regiment is to be found in the Routine Orders. They are a wealth of detail. The Routine Orders provide an unvarnished history of the Regiment.
11th LHR Routine Order 101, 18 June 1916
Australian
Imperial Force, 1915, Units - 12th Light Horse Regiment
This thread gives details as to the formation and operation of the 12th Light Horse Regiment. The War Diary of this Regiment is available on the Australian War Memorial Website at this address: 12th Australian Light Horse Regiment War Diary.
Personnel
924 Private Albert “Tibby” Cotter
Cotter and the Gezireh Sports Club
Cotter and the Gezireh Sports Club, Part 2
842 Private Alwynne Steel Beveridge
Routine Orders
One of the best sources of information available for understanding the immediate challenges facing a regiment is to be found in the Routine Orders. They are a wealth of detail. The Routine Orders provide an unvarnished history of the Regiment.
12th LHR Routine Order 22, 24 June 1917
Australian
Imperial Force, 1914, Units - 1st Light Horse Regiment
This thread gives details as to the formation and operation of the 1st Light Horse Regiment. The War Diary of this Regiment is available on the Australian War Memorial Website at this address: 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment War Diary.
Personnel
Routine Orders
One of the best sources of information available for understanding the immediate challenges facing a regiment is to be found in the Routine Orders. They are a wealth of detail. The Routine Orders provide an unvarnished history of the Regiment.
1st LHR Routine Order 80, 16 June 1918
Australian
Imperial Force, 1914, Units - 1st Signal Troop
This is a transcription from a manuscript submitted by Major
R. Smith called 1st Australian Signal Troop, a history of
that formation.
1st
Australian Signal Troop, Page 1
1st
Australian Signal Troop, Page 2
1st
Australian Signal Troop, Page 3
1st
Australian Signal Troop, Page 4
1st
Australian Signal Troop, Page 5
Australian
Imperial Force, 1918, Units - 22nd Corps
This Regiment was an amalgamation of the 4th
Light Horse Regiment from
Routine Orders
One of the best sources of information available for understanding the immediate challenges facing a regiment is to be found in the Routine Orders. They are a wealth of detail. The Routine Orders provide an unvarnished history of the Regiment.
22nd Corps Cavalry Routine Order 536, 1 January 1918
22nd Corps Cavalry Routine Order 537, 2 January 1918
22nd Corps Cavalry Routine Order 538, 3 January 1918
22nd Corps Cavalry Routine Order 539, 4 January 1918
22nd Corps Cavalry Routine Order 540, 5 January 1918
22nd Corps Cavalry Routine Order 541, 6 January 1918
22nd Corps Cavalry Routine Order 542, 7 January 1918
22nd Corps Cavalry Routine Order 543, 8 January 1918
22nd Corps Cavalry Routine Order 544, 9 January 1918
22nd Corps Cavalry Routine Order 545, 10 January 1918
22nd Corps Cavalry Routine Order 546, 11 January 1918
22nd Corps Cavalry Routine Order 547, 12 January 1918
22nd Corps Cavalry Routine Order 548, 13 January 1918
22nd Corps Cavalry Routine Order 549, 14 January 1918
22nd Corps Cavalry Routine Order 550, 15 January 1918
22nd Corps Cavalry Routine Order 551, 16 January 1918
22nd Corps Cavalry Routine Order 552, 17 January 1918
22nd Corps Cavalry Routine Order 553, 18 January 1918
22nd Corps Cavalry Routine Order 554, 19 January 1918
22nd Corps Cavalry Routine Order 555, 20 January 1918
22nd Corps Cavalry Routine Order 556, 21 January 1918
22nd Corps Cavalry Routine Order 557, 22 January 1918
22nd Corps Cavalry Routine Order 558, 23 January 1918
22nd Corps Cavalry Routine Order 559, 24 January 1918
22nd Corps Cavalry Routine Order 560, 25 January 1918
22nd Corps Cavalry Routine Order 561, 26 January 1918
22nd Corps Cavalry Routine Order 563, 28 January 1918
22nd Corps Cavalry Routine Order 562, 27 January 1918
22nd Corps Cavalry Routine Order 564, 29 January 1918, p. 1.
22nd Corps Cavalry Routine Order 564, 29 January 1918, p. 2.
22nd Corps Cavalry Routine Order 565, 30 January 1918, p. 1.
22nd Corps Cavalry Routine Order 566, 31 January 1918, p. 1.
22nd Corps Cavalry Routine Order 567, 1 February 1918, p. 1.
22nd Corps Cavalry Routine Order 568, 2 February 1918, p. 1.
22nd Corps Routine Order 685, 20 June 1918
Australian
Imperial Force, 1914, Units - 2nd Light Horse Regiment
This thread gives details as to the formation and operation of the 2nd Light Horse Regiment. The War Diary of this Regiment is available on the Australian War Memorial Website at this address: 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment War Diary.
Personnel
272 Squadron Sergeant Major William John Brown
273 Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant Frank Cartwright
280 Farrier Sergeant Arthur Edgar Molesworth
285 Cpl Thomas George Alexander Miller
307 Trooper William Montague Cory
318 Private William Alfred Elliott
322 Private Percy Ussher Gooch
325 Private Sidney Anderson Greenbury
336 Private Arthur Alexander Heffler
346 Private Edward Sutton Lane
348 Private William George Moren
371 Shoeing Smith Phillip Joseph O'Sullivan
375 Shoeing Smith Philip George Ranahan
394 Private Walter Henry Thompson
451 Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant Matthew Gee
456 Sergeant John Stanley Wade
471 Private William Harvey Adams
487 Private Stanley Alfred James Cheers
522 Lance Corporal Frederick Louis Hornby
529 Private Patrick Ravenhill Hulbert
540 Private Charles Harold Mills
552 Private James Archibald Murray
570 Private Francis Darvall Templer
596 Private Arthur Ernest Anderson
383 Private Colin Morgan Reade
404 Bugler Denis Ramsay Needham Walker
293 Trooper Charles Beresford Alexander
416 Trooper Frederick Ernest Stumm
Australian
Imperial Force, 1914, Units - 3rd Echelon
The 3rd Echelon was one of many administrative
arms for the Australian and
Letter to Colonel Fulton, 27 October 1917
A letter written by 817 Warrant Officer Allan Kingston Vickery and sent to Lieutenant Colonel Fulton, the Commandant of AIF Headquarters, Cairo in Egypt, dated 27 October 1917 outlining the processes required to ensure the smooth transfer of 3rd Echelon functions to AIF Headquarters
3rd Echelon Duty Chart, 22 August 1917
Duties transferred from 3rd Echelon to the AIF
Anzac Mounted Division Reinforcements Procedures
WSMD Messages 3rd Echelon Procedures
WSMD = Wounded, Sick, Missing, and Dead.
Australian
Imperial Force, 1914, Units - 3rd Light Horse Brigade
This thread gives details as to the formation and operation of the 3rd Light Horse Brigade. The War Diary of this Brigade is available on the Australian War Memorial Website at this address: 3rd Australian Light Horse Brigade War Diary.
War Diary
During the course of the Brigade’s campaign, a daily account of the activities participated in by the Brigade were recorded in the War Diary.
Hill 60
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 29 August 1915
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 30 August 1915
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 30 August 1915, part 2
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 30 August 1915, part 3
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 30 August 1915, part 4
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 30 August 1915, part 5
The September 1918 Offensive and taking of Damascus
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 11 September 1918
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 12 September 1918
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 13 September 1918
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 14 September 1918
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 15 September 1918
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 16 September 1918
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 17 September 1918
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 18 September 1918
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 19 September 1918
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 20 September 1918
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 21 September 1918
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 22 September 1918
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 23 September 1918
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 24 September 1918
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 25 September 1918
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 26 September 1918
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 27 September 1918
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 28 September 1918
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 29 September 1918
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 30 September 1918
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 1 October 1918
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 2 October 1918
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 3 October 1918
Signals
Hughes asks for his son to be transferred, 8 August 1915
Signals from 3rd LHB, 11 August 1915
Signals from 3rd LHB, 11 August 1915 - Part 2
Signals to 3rd LHB regarding 10th LHR attack 27 August 1915
3rd LHB Signals about Ammunition, 1 November 1915
Australian
Imperial Force, 1914, Units - 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance
This thread gives details as to the formation and operation of the 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance which was the medical unit attached to the 3rd Light Horse Brigade.
The Deir el Belah air raid on the night of 4 May 1917
The 3rd LHFA Tent after the Belah Air Raid, 4 May 1917
The Belah Bombing Raid, 4 May 1917, Map
The Belah Bombing Raid, 4 May 1917
3rd LHFA, AIF account about the fall of Beersheba
Australian
Imperial Force, 1914, Units - 3rd Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron
This thread gives details as to the formation and operation of the 3rd Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron.
3rd LHMGS, AIF account about the fall of Beersheba
Personnel
44 Private Thomas Aloysius O'Brien
Australian
Imperial Force, 1914, Units - 3rd Light Horse Regiment
This thread gives details as to the formation and operation of the 3rd Light Horse Regiment. The War Diary of this Regiment is available on the Australian War Memorial Website at this address: 3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment War Diary.
Routine Orders
One of the best sources of information available for understanding the immediate challenges facing a regiment is to be found in the Routine Orders. They are a wealth of detail. The Routine Orders provide an unvarnished history of the Regiment.
3rd LHR Routine Order No 138, 14 June 1915
3rd ALHR AIF account about the fall of Beersheba
Australian
Imperial Force, 1914, Units - 4th Light Horse Regiment
This thread gives details as to the formation and operation of the 4th Light Horse Regiment. The War Diary of this Regiment is available on the Australian War Memorial Website at this address: 4th Australian Light Horse Regiment War Diary.
Routine Orders
One of the best sources of information available for understanding the immediate challenges facing a regiment is to be found in the Routine Orders. They are a wealth of detail. The Routine Orders provide an unvarnished history of the Regiment.
4th LHR Routine Order No 171, 17 June 1915
Australian
Imperial Force, 1914, Units - 5th Light Horse Regiment
This thread gives details as to the formation and operation of the 5th Light Horse Regiment. The War Diary of this Regiment is available on the Australian War Memorial Website at this address: 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment War Diary.
Routine Orders
One of the best sources of information available for understanding the immediate challenges facing a regiment is to be found in the Routine Orders. They are a wealth of detail. The Routine Orders provide an unvarnished history of the Regiment.
5th LHR Routine Order No 29, 19 June 1918
Personnel
Australian
Imperial Force, 1914, Units - 6th Light Horse Regiment
This thread gives details as to the formation and operation of the 6th Light Horse Regiment. The War Diary of this Regiment is available on the Australian War Memorial Website at this address: 6th Australian Light Horse Regiment War Diary.
Routine Orders
One of the best sources of information available for understanding the immediate challenges facing a regiment is to be found in the Routine Orders. They are a wealth of detail. The Routine Orders provide an unvarnished history of the Regiment.
6th LHR Routine Order No 47, 17 June 1916
Australian
Imperial Force, 1914, Units - 7th Light Horse Regiment
This thread gives details as to the formation and operation of the 7th Light Horse Regiment. The War Diary of this Regiment is available on the Australian War Memorial Website at this address: 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment War Diary.
Routine Orders
One of the best sources of information available for understanding the immediate challenges facing a regiment is to be found in the Routine Orders. They are a wealth of detail. The Routine Orders provide an unvarnished history of the Regiment.
7th LHR RO 18, 29 October 1914, p. 1
7th LHR Routine Order No 156, 17 June 1916
Australian
Imperial Force, 1914, Units - 8th Light Horse Regiment
This thread gives details as to the formation and operation of the 8th Light Horse Regiment. The War Diary of this Regiment is available on the Australian War Memorial Website at this address: 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment War Diary.
Routine Orders
One of the best sources of information available for understanding the immediate challenges facing a regiment is to be found in the Routine Orders. They are a wealth of detail. The Routine Orders provide an unvarnished history of the Regiment.
8th LHR Routine Order No 590, 19 June 1916
Personnel
1081 Lance Corporal William Colin McELIWEE
Reconnaissance to Muksheib by Captain Wearne, 8th Light
Horse Regiment
Memorandum on reconnaissance to Muksheib, Page 1
Memorandum on reconnaissance to Muksheib, Page 2
Memorandum on reconnaissance to Muksheib, 16 March 1916, Page 1
Memorandum on reconnaissance to Muksheib, 16 March 1916, Page 2
Memorandum on reconnaissance to Muksheib, 19 March 1916, Page 1
Memorandum on reconnaissance to Muksheib, 19 March 1916, Page 2
Memorandum on reconnaissance to Muksheib, 19 March 1916
Report on reconnaissance to Muksheib by Capt Wearne, Page 1
Report on reconnaissance to Muksheib by Capt Wearne, Page 2
Report on reconnaissance to Muksheib by Capt Wearne, Page 3
Report on reconnaissance to Muksheib by Capt Wearne, Page 4
Report on reconnaissance to Muksheib by Capt Wearne, Page 5
Report on reconnaissance to Muksheib by Capt Wearne, Page 6
Australian
Imperial Force, 1914, Units - 9th Light Horse Regiment
This thread gives details as to the formation and operation of the 9th Light Horse Regiment. The War Diary of this Regiment is available on the Australian War Memorial Website at this address: 9th Australian Light Horse Regiment War Diary.
Routine Orders
One of the best sources of information available for understanding the immediate challenges facing a regiment is to be found in the Routine Orders. They are a wealth of detail. The Routine Orders provide an unvarnished history of the Regiment.
9th Light Horse Regiment War
Diary
During the course of the Regiment’s campaign, a daily account of the activities participated in by the Regiment were recorded in the War Diary.
War Diary Day by Day Account
Each daily entry is a collation of diary entries from 1914 to 1919.
January
9th LHR AIF War Diary, 1 January
9th LHR AIF War Diary, 2 January
9th LHR AIF War Diary, 3 January
9th LHR AIF War Diary, 4 January
9th LHR AIF War Diary, 5 January
9th LHR AIF War Diary, 6 January
October
9th LHR AIF War Diary, 1 October
9th LHR AIF War Diary, 2 October
9th LHR AIF War Diary, 3 October
9th LHR AIF War Diary, 4 October
9th LHR AIF War Diary, 5 October
9th LHR AIF War Diary, 6 October
9th LHR AIF War Diary, 7 October
9th LHR AIF War Diary, 8 October
9th LHR AIF War Diary, 9 October
9th LHR AIF War Diary, 10 October
9th LHR AIF War Diary, 11 October
9th LHR AIF War Diary, 12 October
9th LHR AIF War Diary, 13 October
9th LHR AIF War Diary, 14 October
9th LHR AIF War Diary, 15 October
9th LHR AIF War Diary, 16 October
9th LHR AIF War Diary, 17 October
9th LHR AIF War Diary, 18 October
9th LHR AIF War Diary, 19 October
9th LHR AIF War Diary, 20 October
9th LHR AIF War Diary, 21 October
9th LHR AIF War Diary, 22 October
9th LHR AIF War Diary, 23 October
9th LHR AIF War Diary, 24 October
9th LHR AIF War Diary, 25 October
9th LHR AIF War Diary, 26 October
9th LHR AIF War Diary, 27 October
9th LHR AIF War Diary, 28 October
9th LHR AIF War Diary, 29 October
Bert Schramm’s Diary – The
September 1918 Breakout
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary, 11 September 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary, 12 September 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary, 13 September 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary, 14 September 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary, 15 September 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary, 16 September 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary, 17 September 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary, 18 September 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary, 19 September 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary, 20 September 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary, 21 September 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary, 22 September 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary, 23 September 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary, 24 September 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary, 25 September 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary, 26 September 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary, 27 September 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary, 28 September 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary, 29 September 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary, 30 September 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary, 1 October 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary, 2 October 1918
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary, 3 October 1918
Personnel
Merrill, Betteridge and Paxton
3052 Trooper Arthur Arnold Herde
345 Sergeant Linton Hall Swann
3050 Trooper Hubert Mead Gowling
3049 Trooper Stanley Alexander Ferguson
3048 Trooper Montague Eli Frederick Forth
3047 Trooper Richard Percy Dunstan
211 Trooper Andrew Powell Yeates, KIA Hill 60
Lieutenant Colonel Carew Reynell, KIA Hill 60
Hill 60, Gallipoli
9th LHR personnel at Hill 60, 27 August 1915
The Nek and Hill 60 - The massacre of the Australians
Australian
Imperial Force, Units – Australian Army Supply Corps (AASC)
This topic deals with the men who served in the necessary operations to ensure the field armies were well supplied.
AASC Reinforcements not recorded on the Embarkation Rolls
Australian
Imperial Force, Units - Brigade Scouts
The most well known Brigade Scouts were the 3rd LH Brigade Scouts who were even granted their own particular scout badge which could be worn on their uniform.
Australian
Imperial Force, Units - 1st Australian Armoured Car Sections
This is a transcription from a manuscript submitted by Captain E.H. Jones called "The Motor Patrol". It is lodged in the AWM as AWM 224 MSS 209. Pictures, annotations and corrections have been added to the text.
1st Australian Armoured Car Section - THE FIRST AUSTRALIAN ARMOURED CAR SECTION
1st Australian Armoured Car Section - THE LIBYAN DESERT
1st Australian Armoured Car Section - Sinai
1st Australian Armoured Car Section - Beersheba
1st Australian Armoured Car Section - Palestine - Part 1
1st Australian Armoured Car Section - Palestine - Part 2
1st Australian Armoured Car Section - Palestine - Part 3
1st Australian Armoured Car Section - The Dead Sea - Part 1
1st Australian Armoured Car Section - The Dead Sea - Part 2
1st Australian Armoured Car Section - The Dead Sea - Part 3
1st Australian Armoured Car Section - Megiddo - Part 1
1st Australian Armoured Car Section - Megiddo - Part 2
1st Australian Armoured Car Section - Megiddo - Part 3
1st Australian Armoured Car Section - Megiddo - Part 4
1st Australian Armoured Car Section - The Motor Dash on Aleppo - Part 1
1st Australian Armoured Car Section - The Motor Dash on Aleppo - Part 2
1st Australian Armoured Car Section - The Motor Dash on Aleppo - Part 3
1st Australian Armoured Car Section - AFTER THE ARMISTICE - Part 1
1st Australian Armoured Car Section - AFTER THE ARMISTICE - Part 2
1st Australian Armoured Car Section - THE BATTLE WITH THE KURDISH BANDITS - Part 1
1st Australian Armoured Car Section - THE BATTLE WITH THE KURDISH BANDITS - Part 2
1st Australian Armoured Car Section - THE BATTLE WITH THE KURDISH BANDITS - Part 3
Australian
Imperial Force, Units – Desert Mounted Corps (DMC)
This thread gives details as to the formation and operation of the Desert Mounted Corps. The War Diary of this Corps is available on the Australian War Memorial Website at this address: General Staff, Headquarters Desert Mounted Corps War Diary.
Routine Orders
One of the best sources of information available for understanding the immediate challenges facing a regiment is to be found in the Routine Orders. They are a wealth of detail. The Routine Orders provide an unvarnished history of the Regiment.
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 1 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 2 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 3 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 6 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 7 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 8 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 9 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 13 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 14 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 15 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 16 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 17 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 19 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 21 October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Routine Orders - 24 October 1917
Australian
Imperial Force, Units - Double Squadrons
With an abundance of men in the Light Horse Training
Regiments, those that did not go to the artillery or service corps but remained
as potential Light Horse replacements were formed into active service units
known as Double Squadrons charged with the purpose of guarding the
Australian
Imperial Force, Units - Engineers
The decision to keep the Light Horse in
Cookhouse at Mrs Chisholme's Canteen, Kantara
Bridge building over the Sweetwater Canal, Kantara, July 1916
Australian
Imperial Force, Units – Imperial Camel Corps (ICC)
This thread gives details as to the formation and operation of the Imperial Camel Corps.
Routine Orders
One of the best sources of information available for understanding the immediate challenges facing a regiment is to be found in the Routine Orders. They are a wealth of detail. The Routine Orders provide an unvarnished history of the Regiment.
1st Brigade Imperial Camel Corps Routine Order, 16 June 1917
Australian
Light Horse Division Reorganisation 1917
In early 1917, the Anzac Mounted Division was divided into two new divisions: 1. the Anzac Mounted Division containing the Australian 1st and 2nd Light Horse Brigades and the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade; and, 2. The Imperial Mounted Division containing the 3rd Australian Light Horse Brigade and two British Yeomanry Brigades. The papers on this thread deal with the activities related to this split.
Australian
Imperial Force – Miscellaneous Topics
Various subjects and topics too small in number and diverse in nature to catalogue under its own thread.
Entertainment for the troops - the movies
Three Cadets from Royal Military College
Sand Cart Plans and Description
Pip, Squeak and Wilfred - the Trio Medals
Lieutenant-Colonel
P. L.
In 1911, Lieutenant-Colonel P. L. Murray, produced a marvellous Boer War reference detailing all the contingents sent from Australia to South Africa, giving a brief history of the formation and finally, listing all the soldiers who saw service in South Africa with that unit. The book was called, Official Records of the Australian Military Contingents to the War in South Africa. It is now the standard reference and starting place for any person interested in pursuing information about Australian involvement in the Boer War.
NSW Citizen's Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 70
NSW Citizen's Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 71
NSW Citizen's Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 72
NSW Citizen's Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 73
NSW Citizen's Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 74
NSW Citizen's Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 75
NSW Citizen's Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 76
NSW Citizen's Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 77
NSW Citizen's Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 78
NSW Citizen's Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 79
NSW Citizen's Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 80
NSW Citizen's Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 81
NSW Citizen's Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 82
NSW Citizen's Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 83
NSW Citizen's Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 84
NSW Citizen's Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 84A
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 85
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 86
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 87
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 88
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 89
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 91
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 92
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 90
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 93
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 94
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 95
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 96
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 97
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 98
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 99
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 100
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 101
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 102
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 103
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 104
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 105
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 105A
Second Queensland Mounted Infantry Contingent, Murray, page 457
Second Queensland Mounted Infantry Contingent, Murray, page 458
Second Queensland Mounted Infantry Contingent, Murray, page 459
Second Queensland Mounted Infantry Contingent, Murray, page 460
Second Queensland Mounted Infantry Contingent, Murray, page 461
Second Queensland Mounted Infantry Contingent, Murray, page 462
Second Tasmanian Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 551
Second Tasmanian Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 552
Second Tasmanian Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 553
Boer
War – 2nd Queensland Mounted Infantry (2QMI)
Information regarding the operations and personnel within the 2nd Queensland Mounted Infantry, (2QMI).
Personnel
3 Pte Edmund Teasdale Johnson 2nd Queensland Mounted Infantry Contingent
Lieutenant-Colonel P. L.
Second Queensland Mounted Infantry Contingent, Murray, page 457
Second Queensland Mounted Infantry Contingent, Murray, page 458
Second Queensland Mounted Infantry Contingent, Murray, page 459
Second Queensland Mounted Infantry Contingent, Murray, page 460
Second Queensland Mounted Infantry Contingent, Murray, page 461
Second Queensland Mounted Infantry Contingent, Murray, page 462
Boer
War – 2nd Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen Contingent (2TIB)
Information regarding the operations and personnel within the 2nd Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen Contingent, (2TIBI).
Personnel
Tasmanians at Elands River, 5 August 1900
Lieutenant-Colonel P. L.
Second Tasmanian Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 551
Second Tasmanian Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 552
Second Tasmanian Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 553
At the beginning of the Boer War there were many optimistic assessments of the war. This section deals with the claims and the subsequent reality.
The Boer War British Plan of Attack revealed on 30 September 1899
Boer
War – The Battle of Elands River, 4 August 1900
As the number
of posts in different threads relating to the Battle of Elands River which took
place on 4 August 1900 begin to mount, this particular
thread provides a collective Table of Posts on this subject.
War Diary of the New
South Wales Imperial Bushmen written by Major David Miller
Elands River Siege, 4 August 1900, Map
Report of
London Times, 13 August 1900, p. 3
The Report of the
Casualty Biographies
508 Squadron Sergeant Major James Mitchell
Australian Prisoners of War
Captured at
Australian POW's at Elands River, 5 August 1900
Tasmanian POWs at
Tasmanians at Elands River, 5 August 1900
Boer
War – New South Wales Citizens Bushmans Contingent
(NSWCBC)
Information regarding the operations and personnel within the New South Wales Citizens Bushmen’s Contingent.
26 Trooper Fergus Stewart Frater
29 Trooper Frederick William MARKS
30 Trooper Frank Lomas Davidson
41 Trooper John Theodore Brunning
67 Corporal George Reginald McGuinness
71 Trooper Edward Christopher Anderson
73 Trooper James Edmund Rowland CLARKE
143 Trooper Alfred Ernest Matthews
212 Trooper James Edward Bodkin
214 Trooper William Joseph Booth
427 Trooper Thomas Neville Gunter
485 Trooper Thomas Henry Walther
508 Squadron Sergeant Major James Mitchell
Lieutenant-Colonel P. L.
NSW Citizen's Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 70
NSW Citizen's Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 71
NSW Citizen's Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 72
NSW Citizen's Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 73
NSW Citizen's Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 74
NSW Citizen's Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 75
NSW Citizen's Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 76
NSW Citizen's Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 77
NSW Citizen's Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 78
NSW Citizen's Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 79
NSW Citizen's Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 80
NSW Citizen's Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 81
NSW Citizen's Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 82
NSW Citizen's Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 83
NSW Citizen's Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 84
NSW Citizen's Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 84A
Boer
War – New South Wales Imperial Bushmen (NSWIB)
Information regarding the operations and personnel within the New South Wales Imperial Bushmen.
Personnel
Bully Beef and Biscuits, the story of Jack Gunter
Letters
Letter, 11 August 1900, page 2.
War Diary of the New
South Wales Imperial Bushmen written by Major David Miller
NSWIB 20 August 1900, page 1 & 2
Lieutenant-Colonel P. L.
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 85
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 86
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 87
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 88
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 89
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 91
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 92
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 90
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 93
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 94
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 95
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 96
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 97
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 98
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 99
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 100
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 101
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 102
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 103
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 104
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 105
NSW Imperial Bushmans Contingent, Murray, page 105A
The Report of the
Report by Major Tunbridge about Elands River, 18 August 1900, page 1
Report by Major Tunbridge about Elands River, 18 August 1900, page 2
Elands River Siege, 4 August 1900, Map
Report of
London Times, 13 August 1900, p. 3
Australian Prisoners of War
Captured at
Australian POW's at Elands River, 5 August 1900
The Imperial Bushmen and
The movement of the Imperial Bushmen to Bulawayo, 1900
Mafeking Day Victory Parade, Bulawayo, 23 May 1900
This thread deals with the lives and actions in which prisoners were taken.
The Boer POW camp for captured
British soldiers at Waterval outside Pretoria
Australian Prisoners of War
Captured at
Australian POW's at Elands River, 5 August 1900
This thread is a collection of different Australian soldiers
who served in
NSWCBC
26 Trooper Fergus Stewart Frater
29 Trooper Frederick William MARKS
30 Trooper Frank Lomas Davidson
41 Trooper John Theodore Brunning
67 Corporal George Reginald McGuinness
71 Trooper Edward Christopher Anderson
73 Trooper James Edmund Rowland CLARKE
143 Trooper Alfred Ernest Matthews
212 Trooper James Edward Bodkin
214 Trooper William Joseph Booth
427 Trooper Thomas Neville Gunter
485 Trooper Thomas Henry Walther
508 Squadron Sergeant Major James Mitchell
NSWIB
Bully Beef and Biscuits, the story of Jack Gunter
NSW Lancers
2QMI
2TIB
Tasmanians at Elands River, 5 August 1900
3VIB
535 Pte George William Bolding, 3rd Bushmen Contingent, Victoria
Throughout this blog, many technical terms are employed relating specifically to cavalry. To assist the reader, the regularly used terms are defined in this section.
Definitions – General
Regimental Scouts (see also: Australian Units - Brigade Scouts)
Mena Camp was the first assembly point for the Australian and New Zealand Soldiers. This thread gives an impression of Mena as it was seen by those soldiers.
The legend of the Emu Plumes and the Australian Light Horse unravelled.
All Light Horsemen wore emu plumes
Apart from the landings and the battles that immediately followed, the most dramatic part of the Gallipoli Campaign for the Australians was the August Offensive. This thread gives a hint to that from the perspective of the Light Horse.
Aerial Reconnaissance
Air reconnaissance over Lone Pine, 6 August 1915
Aerial Reconnaissance Report, 17 August 1915
Hill 60, Gallipoli
9th LHR personnel at Hill 60, 27 August 1915
The Nek and Hill 60 - The massacre of the Australians
War Diary Entries 3rd Light Horse Brigade – Hill 60,
Gallipoli, August – September 1915
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 29 August 1915
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 30 August 1915
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 30 August 1915, part 2
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 30 August 1915, part 3
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 30 August 1915, part 4
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 30 August 1915, part 5
Signals
Signals from 3rd LHB, 11 August 1915
Signals from 3rd LHB, 11 August 1915 - Part 2
Signals to 3rd LHB regarding 10th LHR attack 27 August 1915
This section aims to deal with the problems and actions associated with the evacuation of Anzac by the Allies by 20 December 1915.
Medical plans for the evacuation of Gallipoli - 14 December 1915
One of the final but very bloody actions during the August Offensive was the attack on Hill 60. This is the story told by many different forms of narrative, including signals, war diaries, personal diaries, maps and photographs.
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary Entries – Hill 60, Gallipoli,
August – September 1915
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 29 August 1915
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 30 August 1915
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 30 August 1915, part 2
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 30 August 1915, part 3
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 30 August 1915, part 4
3rd Light Horse Brigade War Diary, 30 August 1915, part 5
17th Infantry Battalion War Diary Entries – Hill 60,
Gallipoli, August – September 1915
17th Infantry Battalion, War Diary, August 1915
15th Infantry Battalion post action report – Hill 60,
Gallipoli, 27 August 1915
Attack by 15th Australian Infantry Battalion, 27 August 1915
Signals
Signals to 3rd LHB regarding 10th LHR attack 27 August 1915
9th Light Horse Regiment Personnel
211 Trooper Andrew Powell Yeates, KIA Hill 60
Lieutenant Colonel Carew Reynell, KIA Hill 60
9th Light Horse Regiment Hill 60, Gallipoli History
9th LHR personnel at Hill 60, 27 August 1915
The Nek and Hill 60 - The massacre of the Australians
Hill 60 Photographs
Hill 60 Turkish Dispositions
Turkish Order of Battle, 27 August 1915
The Turkish View of Hill 60 - Kayacikagili (Bombatepe) Battle, 27 August 1915
The fateful charge at the Nek by the 3rd Light Horse Brigade was a seminal moment in Australian history. It traumatised the Brigade for over a year and later on, became a symbol for all that was bad with the war with all its futility. The movie, Gallipoli, articulated all the feelings that Australians had for this event. Basically, it was a charge by the light horsemen into Turkish machine guns and rifles. The futility of the assault was the repetition of assaulting waves. After the first line was cut down, another two were ordered to charge and one left accidentally. The result was a massacre with many hundreds of men dying. This thread deals with the issues of that day.
The Nek - 7 August 1915 - Lest We Forget
Hughes asks for his son to be transferred, 8 August 1915
Colonel Hughes account of the Nek
The Nek and Hill 60 - The massacre of the Australians
The Nek - The massacre of the Turks
German
Units – 605th Machine Gun Company (MGC)
The War Diary of the 605th Machine Gun Company from
departure at
605th Machine Gun Company War Diary - 29 to 31 March 1916
605th Machine Gun Company War Diary - 1 to 3 April 1916
605th Machine Gun Company War Diary - 3 to 7 April 1916
605th Machine Gun Company War Diary - 7 April to 3 May 1916
605th Machine Gun Company War Diary - 3 to 8 May 1916
605th Machine Gun Company War Diary - 8 to 17 May 1916
605th Machine Gun Company War Diary - 17 to 19 May 1916
605th Machine Gun Company War Diary - 19 to 26 May 1916
605th Machine Gun Company War Diary - 26 to 30 May 1916
605th Machine Gun Company War Diary - 30 May to 1 June 1916
605th Machine Gun Company War Diary - 1 to 4 June 1916
605th Machine Gun Company War Diary - 5 to 16 June 1916
605th Machine Gun Company War Diary - 16 to 24 June 1916
605th Machine Gun Company War Diary, 24 June to 2 July 1916
605th Machine Gun Company War Diary, 3 to 13 July 1916
605th Machine Gun Company War Diary, 13 to 20 July 1916
605th Machine Gun Company War Diary, 20 to 23 July 1916
605th Machine Gun Company War Diary, 23 to 27 July 1916
605th Machine Gun Company, 5 August 1916
The invasion of
The Second Es Salt Raid - General Comments
Turkish trenches at Makhadet Hajlah ford by the Jordan River
One alarming feature regarding the Light Horse Story is the myths and legends that have crept in to replace the reality until the myth becomes the orthodox story told officially and unofficially. Most of it occurs when stories are accepted as fact and then used as a base by other stories until the sheer weight of cross referenced material gives the impression that the original story was true. Most of the time it is but on those occasions when it isn’t true, then it tends to impact greatly upon the legend with the legend being preferred and propagated accordingly. This thread looks at these legends.
Fleas on fleas -The results from careless work - a case study
Fleas on fleas - The results from careless work - another case study
Ion Idriess and the Beersheba Charge description
The legend of the female sniper at Gallipoli
The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name
There are times when good men and women have sacrificed
themselves for
981 Private George William Pearson
Militia
– Light Horse Officers appointed as Area Officers from 1910-14
In 1910, a new position of Area Officer was established in the Militia. His essential role was to assist in the carrying out of the provisions of the Defence Act, within his area.
Area Officers who died at Gallipoli, 1915
Area Officers - Military Order 304 of 1910
Appointed Area Officers, November 1910 - Part 1
Appointed Area Officers, November 1910 - Part 2
Militia
Structure in Australia from 1903 to 1914
The part played by the inter-war Militia Light Horse in creating the basic structure of the Australian Imperial Force Light Horse formations is understated in the histories dealing with the operations during the Great War. The period from the Boer War to the Great War saw remarkable changes in thinking about the nature of Australian defence and the role of the mounted infantry. This section aims to fill some of the gaps.
Australian
Light Horse Regimental list for 1903
The coming of Federation brought
a radical change in the Australian Militia structure. The 1903 re-organisation
was the first step in Federalising the defence policy
of
1903 Reorganisation, NSW, 1st ALHR
1903 Reorganisation, NSW, 2nd ALHR
1903 Reorganisation, NSW, 3rd ALHR
1903 Reorganisation, NSW, 4th ALHR
1903 Reorganisation, NSW, 5th ALHR
1903 Reorganisation, NSW, 6th ALHR
1903 Reorganisation, Vic, 7th ALHR
1903 Reorganisation, Vic, 8th ALHR
1903 Reorganisation, Vic, 9th ALHR
1903 Reorganisation, Vic, 10th ALHR
1903 Reorganisation, Vic, 11th ALHR
1903 Reorganisation, Tas, 12th ALHR
1903 Reorganisation, Qld, 13th ALHR
1903 Reorganisation, Qld, 14th ALHR
1903 Reorganisation, Qld, 15th ALHR
1903 Reorganisation, SA, 16th ALHR
1903 Reorganisation, SA, 17th ALHR
1903 Reorganisation, WA, 18th ALHR
Militia
Unit Locations in
The reorganisation of
1903 was
Town by Town, Australian Militia activity location list 1910
The following list is a
compilation of all towns which were known to have some form or another of
militia activity. It aims to be as comprehensive as possible. It is noticeable
that there are quite a few towns within the list that no longer exist. Nanine in
Australian Militia activity location list 1910
Australian Light Horse Regiments
NSW Light Horse location list 1910
All other militia services
New South Wales Militia Unit Location, 1910
Rifle Clubs
Australian Light Horse Regiments
Victorian Light Horse location list 1910
All other militia services
Victorian Militia Unit Location, 1910
Rifle Clubs
Australian Light Horse Regiments
Queensland Light Horse location list 1910
All other militia services
Queensland Militia Unit Location, 1910
Rifle Clubs
Australian Light Horse Regiments
South Australian Light Horse location list 1910
All other militia services
South Australia Militia Unit Location, 1910
Rifle Clubs
South Australian Rifle Clubs 1910
Australian Light Horse Regiments
Western Australian Light Horse location list 1910
All other militia services
Western Australian Militia Unit Location, 1910
Rifle Clubs
Western Australian Rifle Clubs 1910
Australian Light Horse Regiments
Tasmanian Light Horse location list 1910
All other militia services
Tasmania Militia Unit Location, 1910
Rifle Clubs
Militia Unit Locations in
The reorganisation of 1912 was
Town by Town, Australian Militia activity location list 1913
The following list is a
compilation of all towns which were known to have some form or another of
militia activity. It aims to be as comprehensive as possible. It is noticeable
that there are quite a few towns within the list that no longer exist. Nanine in
Militia Activities Removed by
1913
1912
Re-organisation of the Militia – Activity losses
Militia Activities List 1913
Australian Militia activity location list 1913
Australian Light Horse Regiments
NSW Light Horse location list 1913
All other militia services
New South Wales Militia Unit Location, 1913
Rifle Clubs
Australian Light Horse Regiments
Victorian Light Horse location list 1913
All other militia services
Victoria Militia Unit Location, 1913
Rifle Clubs
Victorian Rifle Clubs 1913
Australian Light Horse Regiments
Queensland Light Horse location list 1913
All other militia services
Queensland Militia Unit Location, 1913
Rifle Clubs
Australian Light Horse Regiments
South Australian Light Horse location list 1913
All other militia services
South Australia Militia Unit Location, 1913
Rifle Clubs
South Australian Rifle Clubs 1913
Australian Light Horse Regiments
Western Australian Light Horse location list 1913
All other militia services
Western Australia Militia Unit Location, 1913
Rifle Clubs
Western Australian Rifle Clubs 1913
Australian Light Horse Regiments
Tasmanian Light Horse location list 1913
All other militia services
Tasmania Militia Unit Location, 1913
Rifle Clubs
Tasmanian Rifle Clubs 1913
Australian
Light Horse Regimental list for 1914
The 1912 re-organisation was a
fundamental alteration in the defence policy of
8th Light Horse (Vacant)
10th Light Horse (Vacant)
12th Light Horse (Vacant)
14th Light Horse (Vacant)
18th Light Horse (Vacant)
21st Light Horse (Vacant)
Australian Infantry Regimental list for
1914
1st Infantry Regiment (vacant)
2nd Infantry (Kennedy Regiment)
5th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
6th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
7th Infantry (Moreton Regiment)
8th Infantry (Oxley Battalion)
9th (Logan and Albert) Infantry
10th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
11th Infantry (Darling Downs Regiment)
12th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
13th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
15th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
16th Infantry (Newcastle Regiment) raised 1912
17th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
19th (Kuring-Gai) Infantry raised 1913
20th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
22nd Infantry Regiment (vacant)
23rd Infantry Regiment (vacant)
24th Infantry (East Sydney Regiment)
25th Infantry (City of Sydney)
27th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
28th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
29th Infantry (Australian Rifles)
30th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
32nd Infantry Regiment (vacant)
35th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
36th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
40th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
41st (Blue Mountains) Infantry
42nd (Lachlan
44th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
45th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
46th Infantry (Brighton Rifles)
47th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
50th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
53rd Infantry Regiment (vacant)
54th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
56th Infantry (Yarra Borderers)
57th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
58th Infantry (Essendon Rifles)
59th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
61st Infantry Regiment (vacant)
62nd Infantry Regiment (vacant)
63rd Infantry (The East Melbourne Regiment)
64th Infantry (City of Melbourne Regiment)
65th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
66th (Mount Alexander) Infantry
68th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
69th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
70th Infantry (Ballarat Regiment)
71st (City of Ballarat) Infantry
72nd Infantry Regiment (vacant)
73rd Infantry (Victorian Rangers)
75th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
77th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
78th Infantry (Adelaide Rifles)
80th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
82nd Infantry Regiment (vacant)
83rd Infantry Regiment (vacant)
84th Infantry (Goldfields Regiment)
85th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
86th Infantry (Western Australian Rifles)
87th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
89th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
90th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
91st Infantry (Tasmanian Rangers)
1st Military District –
Light Horse structure 1903
1903 Reorganisation, Queensland
New Regiments
13th A.L.H.R. (
1903 Reorganisation, Qld, 13th ALHR
14th A.L.H.R. (
1903 Reorganisation, Qld, 14th ALHR
15th A.L.H.R. (
1903 Reorganisation, Qld, 15th ALHR
Towns throughout
Queensland Light Horse location list 1910
Light Horse structure 1914
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 1st Military District, Part 1
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 1st Military District, Part 2
Individual
Light Horse Regiments
1st (
1st (Central Queensland) Light Horse members who served in the AIF
2nd (
2nd (Queensland Mounted Infantry) Light Horse members who served in the AIF
3rd (Darling
3rd (Darling Downs) Light Horse members who served in the AIF
4th (
27th (
Peacetime
and Wartime Regimental Establishments
Peace establishment of Australian Light Horse, 1903-14
1st
Military District Staff Roster and Allocations
1st Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 1
1st Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 2
1st Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 3
1914
Infantry, Artillery and other service arms distribution
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 1st Military District, Part 2
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 1st Military District, Part 3
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 1st Military District, Part 4
2nd Military District –
Light Horse structure 1903
1903 Reorganisation, New South Wales
New Regiments 1903
1st A.L.H.R. (
1903 Reorganisation, NSW, 1st ALHR
2nd A.L.H.R. (New
1903 Reorganisation, NSW, 2nd ALHR
3rd A.L.H.R. (Australian Horse)
1903 Reorganisation, NSW, 3rd ALHR
4th A.L.H.R. (
1903 Reorganisation, NSW, 4th ALHR
5th A.L.H.R. (New
1903 Reorganisation, NSW, 5th ALHR
6th A.L.H.R. (Australian Horse)
1903 Reorganisation, NSW, 6th ALHR
Towns throughout
NSW Light Horse location list 1910
Light Horse structure 1914
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 2nd Military District, Part 1
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 2nd Military District, Part 2
Individual
Light Horse Regiments 1914
4th (
5th (
6th (
7th (
9th (New
11th (Australian Horse) Australian Light Horse Regiment
28th (Illawarra) Australian Light Horse Regiment
Peacetime
and Wartime Regimental Establishments
Peace establishment of Australian Light Horse, 1903-14
2nd
Military District Staff Roster and Allocations 1914
2nd Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 1
2nd Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 2
2nd Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 3
2nd Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 4
2nd Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 5
1914
Infantry, Artillery and other service arms distribution
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 2nd Military District, Part 3
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 2nd Military District, Part 4
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 2nd Military District, Part 5
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 2nd Military District, Part 6
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 2nd Military District, Part 7
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 2nd Military District, Part 8
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 2nd Military District, Part 9
3rd Military District –
Light Horse structure 1903
New Regiments 1903
7th A.L.H.R. (Victorian Mounted Rifles)
1903 Reorganisation, Vic, 7th ALHR
8th A.L.H.R. (Victorian Mounted Rifles)
1903 Reorganisation, Vic, 8th ALHR
9th A.L.H.R. (Victorian Mounted Rifles)
1903 Reorganisation, Vic, 9th ALHR
10th A.L.H.R. (Victorian Mounted Rifles)
1903 Reorganisation, Vic, 10th ALHR
11th A.L.H.R. (Victorian Mounted Rifles)
1903 Reorganisation, Vic, 11th ALHR
Towns throughout
Victorian Light Horse location list 1910
Light Horse structure 1914
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 3rd Military District, Part 1
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 3rd Military District, Part 2
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 3rd Military District, Part 3
Individual
Light Horse Regiments 1914
13th (Gippsland) Australian Light Horse Regiment
15th (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse Regiment
16th (Indi) Australian Light Horse Regiment
17th (
19th (Yarrowee) Australian Light Horse Regiment
20th (Corangamite) Australian Light Horse Regiment
29th (Port Phillip Horse) Australian Light Horse Regiment
Port Phillip Light Horse Officers, 1914
Peacetime and Wartime Regimental Establishments
Peace establishment of Australian Light Horse, 1903-14
3rd Military District Staff Roster and Allocations 1914
3rd Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 1
3rd Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 2
3rd Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 3
3rd Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 4
3rd Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 5
1914 Infantry, Artillery and other service arms distribution
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 3rd Military District, Part 3
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 3rd Military District, Part 4
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 3rd Military District, Part 5
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 3rd Military District, Part 6
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 3rd Military District, Part 7
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 3rd Military District, Part 8
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 3rd Military District, Part 9
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 3rd Military District, Part 10
4th Military District –
Light Horse structure 1903
1903 Reorganisation, South Australia
New Regiments 1903
16th A.L.H.R. (South Australian Mounted Rifles)
1903 Reorganisation, SA, 16th ALHR
17th A.L.H.R. (South Australian Mounted Rifles)
1903 Reorganisation, SA, 17th ALHR
Towns throughout
South Australian Light Horse location list 1910
Light Horse structure 1914
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 4th Military District
Individual
Light Horse Regiments 1914
22nd (South Australian Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse Regiment
22nd Australian Light Horse, HQ, MGS and "A" Sqn, 1912
22nd Australian Light Horse, "B" Sqn, 1912
22nd Australian Light Horse, "C" Sqn, 1912
23rd (Barossa) Australian Light Horse Regiment
24th (Flinders) Australian Light Horse Regiment
Peacetime
and Wartime Regimental Establishments
Peace establishment of Australian Light Horse, 1903-14
4th
Military District Staff Roster and Allocations 1914
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 4th Military District, Part 4
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 4th Military District, Part 5
1914
Infantry, Artillery and other service arms distribution
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 4th Military District, Part 2
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 4th Military District, Part 3
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 4th Military District, Part 4
5th Military District –
Light Horse structure 1903
1903 Reorganisation, Western Australia
New Regiments 1903
18th A.L.H.R. (Western Australian Mounted Infantry)
1903 Reorganisation, WA, 18th ALHR
Towns throughout
Western Australian Light Horse location list 1910
Light Horse structure 1914
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 5th Military District, Part 1
Individual
Light Horse Regiments 1914
25th (Western Australian Mounted infantry) Australian Light Horse Regiment
25th Light Horse - Officers and Men, 1914
Peacetime
and Wartime Regimental Establishments
Peace establishment of Australian Light Horse, 1903-14
5th
Military District Staff Roster and Allocations 1914
5th Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 1
5th Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 2
1914
Infantry, Artillery and other service arms distribution
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 5th Military District, Part 1
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 5th Military District, Part 2
6th Military District -
Light Horse structure 1903
New Regiments 1903
12th A.L.H.R. (Tasmanian Mounted Infantry)
1903 Reorganisation, Tas, 12th ALHR
Towns throughout
Tasmanian Light Horse location list 1910
Light Horse structure 1914
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 6th Military District, Part 1
Individual
Light Horse Regiments 1914
26th (Tasmanian Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse Regiment
Peacetime
and Wartime Regimental Establishments
Peace establishment of Australian Light Horse, 1903-14
6th
Military District Staff Roster and Allocations 1914
6th Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 1
6th Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 2
1914
Infantry, Artillery and other service arms distribution
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 6th Military District, Part 1
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 6th Military District, Part 2
When Military Orders were issued, they appeared in the Commonwealth Government Gazette. However, it was quickly recognised that this was a cumbersome manner in dealing with specific military orders and thus the orders were collected and published within a single volume on an annual basis commencing from 1905. The annual Military Order volumes provide historians with a wealth of detail about the structure of the Militia and the methodology of undertaking its functions. In addition, the various manuals that were utilised in training were also published through this source enabling one to keep abreast of the contemporary military thought. This thread utilises some of these entries to demonstrate the material available despite it being presented in a drab format.
Military Order 7, Rifle Club Capital Works Funding, 1907
Military Order 44, Examination Results for Appointments of Adjutants, 1907
Military Order 151, Syllabus for Officer Training, 1907
Military Order 57, Regiments to be called Battalions, 1908
Military Order 108, School Cadet Units, South Australia, 1908.
Military Order 157, Examination Results from the School of Musketry, Hythe, 1909
Military Order 9, Rifle Club Construction Works, 1910
Military Order 75, School Cadet Appointments and changes, 1910
Military Order 209, Twinning Regiments, 1910
Military Order 2, Changes in Militia Structure, 1911
Military Order 5, Instructional Staff Transfers, 1911
Military Order 349, Two Promotions for the 16th ALHR, 1911
Militia
– Miscellaneous Entries
Various subjects and topics too small in number and diverse in nature to catalogue under its own thread.
NZ man 33754 Pte James McVINNIE
South Australian Militia Pay Rates, August 1901
One of the secondary props of the Militia system was the quasi Militia Rifle Clubs. Although these were funded by the Department of Defence with rifle ranges, rifles and ammunition, and the men who were members wore uniforms and were drilled, they were not part of the Militia. These clubs were formed reservoirs of semi trained men who resided in sparsely populated areas where it was impossible to build a formal Militia structure. So they filled this intermediary role which became an important element in providing a recruiting structure for the AIF.
Fargher - Hints on Rifle Shooting
At the beginning of the new
century, the well known and top Australian rifle shooter, P. Fargher of the Melbourne Rifle Club wrote the book called
Hints on Rifle Shooting, published by Sands and Mcdougal
in
Fargher - Hints on Rifle Shooting, Part 1
Fargher - Hints on Rifle Shooting, Part 2
Fargher - Hints on Rifle Shooting, Part 3
Fargher - Hints on Rifle Shooting, Part 4
Procedures for accessing funds to build or repair a Rifle Range
Rifle Club Construction Works - 1910 Military Order No. 9, p. 18
The Rifle Club Movement: A
DISTINCT FACTOR IN THE DEFENCE PROBLEM by J. B. CAMPBELL
This interesting essay called The Rifle Club Movement: A
DISTINCT FACTOR IN THE DEFENCE PROBLEM by J. B. CAMPBELL (Captain of the
Richmond Rifle Club) was read at a Special Meeting of the Council of the
Metropolitan Rifle Clubs Association, held on 16 March 1909. It is a reflection
on the past and the future of Rifle Clubs in
The Rifle Club Movement: A DISTINCT FACTOR IN THE DEFENCE PROBLEM.
Question 11 on the AIF Attestation Paper
Rifle Clubs in
South Australian Rifle Clubs 1910
Western Australian Rifle Clubs 1910
Rifle Clubs in
The taking of the wells at
Accounts of the
The accounts in this section include only those from eye witnesses or authors who were able to report on the events because of their unique ability to access the characters involved in the event. Later secondary sources, of which there are many volumes written, are excluded from this list.
Australian Unit Histories
1st ALHR AIF account about the fall of Beersheba
1st Australian Armoured Car Section - Beersheba
1st Australian Signal Troop, AIF account about the fall of Beersheba
2nd ALHR AIF account about the fall of Beersheba
2nd FSE, AIF account about the fall of Beersheba
2nd Australian Signal Troop, AIF account about the fall of Beersheba
3rd ALHR AIF account about the fall of Beersheba
3rd LH Bde, AIF account about the fall of Beersheba
3rd LHFA, AIF account about the fall of Beersheba
3rd LHMGS, AIF account about the fall of Beersheba
4th LH Bde, AIF account about the fall of Beersheba
4th LHR, AIF account about the fall of Beersheba
5th LHR, AIF account about the fall of Beersheba
6th LHR, AIF account about the fall of Beersheba
7th LHR, AIF account about the fall of Beersheba
8th LHR, AIF account about the fall of Beersheba
8th Sanitary Section, AIF account about the fall of Beersheba
9th ALHR AIF account about the fall of Beersheba
9th Mobile Veterinary Section, AIF account about the fall of Beersheba
10th LHR, AIF account about the fall of Beersheba
11th LHR, AIF account about the fall of Beersheba
12th LHR, AIF MSS 38 account about the fall of Beersheba
ICC account about the fall of Beersheba
British Unit Histories
20th Machine Gun Squadron account about the fall of Beersheba
Fife and Forfar Yeomanry account about the fall of Beersheba
AMR, NZMRB account about the fall of Beersheba
CMR, NZMRB account about the fall of Beersheba
WMR, NZMRB account about the fall of Beersheba
Official War Histories
British Infantry account about the fall of Beersheba
British Official War History account about the fall of Beersheba
Gullett [Official Australian War History] account about the fall of Beersheba
New Zealand Official History account about the fall of Beersheba
Australian Analytical Accounts
Foster account about the fall of Beersheba
Keogh account about the fall of Beersheba
British Analytical Accounts
Kearsey account about the fall of Beersheba
British General Accounts
Massey account about the fall of Beersheba
Lock account about the fall of Beersheba
German Accounts
Kress's account about the fall of Beersheba
Newspaper Accounts
Massey Times account about the fall of Beersheba
Sydney Mail account about the fall of Beersheba
War Diary accounts of the
1st ALHR, AIF, War Diary, account about the fall of Beersheba
2nd ALHR, AIF, War Diary, account about the fall of Beersheba
3rd ALHR, AIF, War Diary, account about the fall of Beersheba
5th ALHR, AIF, War Diary, account about the fall of Beersheba
5th Mounted Brigade, War Diary, account about the fall of Beersheba
6th ALHR, AIF, War Diary, account about the fall of Beersheba
7th ALHR, AIF, War Diary, account about the fall of Beersheba
8th ALHR, AIF, War Diary, account about the fall of Beersheba
9th ALHR, AIF, War Diary, account about the fall of Beersheba
10th ALHR, AIF, War Diary, account about the fall of Beersheba
Orders issued regarding the impending
4th LH Bde, AIF, Operation Order No. 37
Personal Diary accounts of the
Auchterlonie [8th LHR] account about the fall of Beersheba
Fowler [12th LHR] account about the fall of Beersheba
Idriess
and his Beersheba Charge description
Lieutenant Colonel Hüseyin Hüsnü Emir, Yildirim
Part II Chapter III - Events during October in
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 96
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 97
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 98
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 99
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 100
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 101
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 102
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 103
Part III Chapter I - The
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 104
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 105
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 106
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 107
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 108
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 109
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 110
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 111
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 112
Hüsnü’s observations and critiques
on the Ottoman conduct of the capture of Beersheba, 31 October 1917.
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 113
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 114
Karm and surrounding supply stations
Train Timetable for October 1917
Desert Mounted Corps Operational Orders - Train Timetable
The Charge
Pictures (taken 2006) of the route taken by the 4th LHB charge at Beersheba
Hand drawn map of the 4th LHB prior to charging into Beersheba, 31 October 1917
Official map of the Beersheba Charge
Colonel Cameron, 12th LHR, letter to Dr Bean
FAMOUS CHARGE BY 4TH AUSTRALIAN LIGHT HORSE BRIGADE by Vivian Sharpe
The alleged Elliott photograph examined
Fleas on fleas -The results from careless work - a case study
Ottoman Dispositions
Turkish map detailing troop dispositions and the battle at Beersheba
Turkish intelligence assessment of projected Allied attacks, August 1917
Palestine
– The Battle of El Buqqar (Buggar) Ridge, 27 October
1917
The Battle of El Buqqar (Buggar)
Ridge was the opening battle in the operations known as the Third Battle of
Gaza. It was the only battle in which a Victoria Cross was won during this
offensive. This unknown battle has left its legacy in various places,
especially the “Lafone Cup” in
Hill 720, El Buqqar Ridge Maps
Cyril Falls - Official British War History account of El Buqqar, 27 October 1917
W.T. Massey, How Jerusalem was Won
9th LHR description of the operations at El Buqqar Ridge, 27 October 1917
S. F. Hatton, The Yarn of a Yeoman, El Buqqar, 27 October 1917
Turkish account of El Buqqar Ridge, 27 October 1917
Major Alexander Malius Lafone Victoria Cross Citation
El Buqqar Casualty Discrepancies
Parks
– Ataturk Memorial Gardens, Canberra
In a remarkable tribute to forge a
reconciliation between two peoples, who quite by accident, fought
against each other. To celebrate our shared position in the world and to put
any residual enmity to rest, in 1985, 70 years after the Gallipoli expedition,
Ataturk Memorial Garden, Canberra
Ataturk Memorial Garden, Canberra, Part 2
Ataturk Memorial Garden, Canberra, Part 3
Ataturk Memorial Garden, Canberra, Part 4
This thread holds biographies that are interesting but cannot be placed under the conventional thread headers.
3664 Cpl George Paul, one of the oldest men in the AIF
Rouget's story with the 13th Light Horse Regiment
The peculiar case of Arthur Carrington Smedley
35878 Gunner Randolph "Randy" Lycett
This thread aims to discuss the various manifestations of propaganda during the Boer War and Great War.
Boer War
Australian Boer War Propaganda, Punch, 9 January 1902
Women in Propaganda
The use of women in Australian enlistment propaganda
British Propaganda for use against the Turkish forces
Using Turkish Troops for Propaganda Purposes
Using Turkish Troops for Propaganda Purposes 2
British Propaganda dropped over Turkish lines late 1917
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 during his service with “B” Troop, “A” Squadron, 9th Light Horse .
Military Biography
2823 Private Herbert Leslie Schramm
Diary
May 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 28 May 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 29 May 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 30 May 1918
Bert
Schramm's Diary, 31 May 1918
June 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 1 June 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 2 June 1918
Bert
Schramm's Diary, 3 June 1918
September 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 11 September 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 12 September 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 13 September 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 14 September 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 15 September 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 16 September 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 17 September 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 18 September 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 19 September 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 20 September 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 21 September 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 22 September 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 23 September 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 24 September 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 25 September 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 26 September 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 27 September 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 28 September 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 29 September 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 30 September 1918
October 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 1 October 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 2 October 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 3 October 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 4 October 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 5 October 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 6 October 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 7 October 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 8 October 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 9 October 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 10 October 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 11 October 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 12 October 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 13 October 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 14 October 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 15 October 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 16 October 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 17 October 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 18 October 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 19 October 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 20 October 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 21 October 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 22 October 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 23 October 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 24 October 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 25 October 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 26 October 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 27 October 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 28 October 1918
Bert Schramm's Diary, 29 October 1918
Signals
– 3rd Light Horse Brigade (3rd LHB)
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 occurrence 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.
Signals
Signal, 25 April 1915, 8th LHR, Supply & Heliopolis
Signal, 26 April 1915, 8th LHR, Supply & Heliopolis
Signal, 7 May 1915, MGS, Condensers, Page 1
Signal, 7 May 1915, MGS, Movement to Gallipoli
7 May 1915, MGS, Movement to Gallipoli, Page 2
3rd LHB, 25 May 1915, Gallipoli, Signal 1
3rd LHB, 25 May 1915, Gallipoli, Signal 2
3rd LHB, 25 May 1915, Gallipoli, Signal 3
3rd LHB, 26 May 1915, Gallipoli, Signal 1
3rd LHB, 27 May 1915, Gallipoli, Signal 1
3rd LHB, 30 May 1915, Gallipoli, Signal 1
3rd LHB, 30 May 1915, Gallipoli, Signal 2
Gallipoli Signal No. 1, 1 June 1915
Gallipoli Signal No. 2, 1 June 1915
Gallipoli Signal No. 3, 1 June 1915
Gallipoli Signal No. 4, 1 June 1915
Gallipoli Signal No. 5, 1 June 1915
Gallipoli Signal No. 6, 1 June 1915
Gallipoli Signal No. 7, 1 June 1915
Gallipoli Signal No. 8, 1 June 1915
Gallipoli Signal No. 9, 1 June 1915
Gallipoli Signal No. 10, 1 June 1915
Gallipoli Signal No. 11, 1 June 1915
Gallipoli Signal No. 12, 1 June 1915
Gallipoli Signal No. 1, 3 June 1915
Gallipoli Signal No. 2, 3 June 1915
Gallipoli Signal No. 3, 3 June 1915
Gallipoli Signal No. 4, 3 June 1915
Gallipoli Signal No. 5, 3 June 1915
Gallipoli Signal No. 1, 29 June 1915
Gallipoli Signal No. 2, 29 June 1915
Gallipoli Signal No. 3, 29 June 1915
Gallipoli Signal No. 4, 29 June 1915
Gallipoli Signal No. 5, 29 June 1915
Gallipoli Signal No. 6, 29 June 1915
Gallipoli Signal No. 7, 29 June 1915
Gallipoli Signal No. 8, 29 June 1915
Gallipoli Signal No. 9, 29 June 1915
Hughes asks for his son to be transferred, 8 August 1915
Signals from 3rd LHB, 11 August 1915
Signals from 3rd LHB, 11 August 1915 - Part 2
Signals
to 3rd LHB regarding 10th LHR attack 27 August 1915
3rd LHB Signals about Ammunition, 1 November 1915
Sinai
– The Battle of Magdhaba, 23 December 1916
The Battle of Magdhaba was the first occasion when the
Australian and
Maps
Comparison of Maps - Australia, Britain and Turkey
Mapping the 3rd LHR attack at Magdhaba - 23 December 1916
Mapping the Magdhaba Redoubts - 22 December 1916
Accounts of the
The Battle of Magdhaba by Steve Becker
With the Ninth Light Horse in the Great War - Magdhaba
Olden and the 10th LHR Account - Magdhaba
3rd Light Horse Regiment War Diary - Magdhaba
8th Light Horse Regiment War Diary, 23 December 1916
George Auchterlonie's account of Magdhaba
9th Light Horse Regiment War Diary, 23 December 1916
El Arish and El Magdhaba with the 9th Light Horse Regiment
Sinai
– The Battle of Romani, 4 – 9 August 1916
The Battle of Romani was the first major engagement after Gallipoli which involved the Light Horse working as a mounted formation.
Pictures
Encampment near Romani, August 1916
1:40,000 map of Mt Meredith area
1:40,000 map of Mt Royston area
1:40,000 map of Dueidar, Hassaia and Nuss area
1:40,000 map of Bir el Abd area
Official British War History map of Romani, 4 August 1916
1:250,000 German map of Romani area
Accounts
Gullett Australian Official History account about Katia
Gullett Australian Official History account about Romani
Powles New Zealand Official History account about Romani
Australian Unit Histories
1st ALHR AIF account about Romani
AMR, NZMRB account about Romani
CMR, NZMRB account about Romani
WMR, NZMRB account about Romani
Newspaper Accounts
New York Times account of Romani, 6 August 1916
The large scale of the Great War often gave people a sense of alienation from the activities of the government and the army. To overcome this, newspapers of the day commenced columns called Query Club or similar names, where ordinary people could clarify their understanding of the complex processes.
Various subjects and topics too small in number and diverse in nature to catalogue under its own thread.
Soldier's Housewife - the "Hussif"
What's on at the movies? December 1917 Movie Ads.
William Willis Snr and William Willis Jr
All wars have their spies. The Great War was no different.
States
– New South Wales (NSW)
Items of social interest from
Items of social interest from
The Advertising Ball, Brisbane, September 1900
Farewells in Queensland, Kingaroy, 1914
Longreach Rifle Club Parade, September 1914
Embarkation to Enoggera, Townsville, 1914
Embarkation to Enoggera from Townsville, September 1914
1st Garrison Battery, Townsville, August 1914
Items of social interest from
War? What war? The Critic, 5 August 1914
Mount Gambier Fallen Soldier's Memorial Ceremony, 13 September 1914
Mount Gambier Fallen Soldier's Memorial
Eyre Peninsular men serving in the AIF, February 1916
Items of social interest from
Brighton and Pontville, Tasmania
Infantry parading at Pontville
"Fall in", 93rd Derwent Infantry Regiment
Brighton and Pontville Camps, Tasmania
Items of social interest from
March Past, Melbourne, 24 September 1914
Broadmeadows Camp, Inducting Recruits, September 1914
Items of social interest from
Helena Valley Camp, August 1914
Blackboy Hill Camp, September 1914
The Fremantle "Silver Chain" Ball, September 1914
Changing the Guard - 86th Infantry Regiment
Lieutenant
Colonel Hüseyin Hüsnü Emir, Yildirim, Genelkurmay Basim Evi, Ankara 2002
The book written by Hüsnü is one
of the single most important first hand Turkish accounts of the last year of
the Sinai and
Preface, Contents, Illustrations and Maps
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Preface
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 3
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 4
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 5
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 6
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 7
Part I Chapter I
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 8
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 9
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 10
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 11
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 12
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 13
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 14
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 15
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 16
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 17
Part I Chapter II
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 18
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 19
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 20
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 21
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 22
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 23
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 24
Part I Chapter III
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 25
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 26
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 27
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 28
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 29
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 30
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 31
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 32
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 33
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 34
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 35
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 36
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 37
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 38
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 39
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 40
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 41
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 42
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 43
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 44
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 45
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 46
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 47
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 48
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 49
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 50
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 51
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 52
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 53
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 54
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 55
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 56
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 57
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 58
Part I Chapter IV
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 59
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 60
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 61
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 62
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 63
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 64
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 65
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 66
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 67
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 68
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 69
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 70
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 71
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 72
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 73
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 74
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 75
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 76
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, The Kemal Letter, Page 77
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, The Kemal Letter Page 78
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, The Kemal Letter Page 79
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, The Kemal Letter Page 80
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, The Kemal Letter Page 81
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 82
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 83
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 84
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 85
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 86
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 87
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 88
Part I Chapter V - Events in
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 89
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 90
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 91
Part II Chapter I - Towards
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 92
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 93
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 94
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 95
Part II Chapter III - Events during October in
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 96
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 97
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 98
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 99
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 100
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 101
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 102
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 103
Part III Chapter I - The
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 104
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 105
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 106
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 107
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 108
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 109
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 110
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 111
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 112
Hüsnü’s observations and critiques
on the Ottoman conduct of the capture of Beersheba, 31 October 1917.
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 113
Colonel Hüsnü, Yildirim, Page 114
Turkish
Units – 1st Battalion 33rd Infantry Regiment (1/33 IR)
Diary, April 1915
This diary came into the hands of the defending Australian soldiers at Gallipoli. It gives an extraordinary insight into the actions of the Turkish forces in their efforts to repel the Anzac invasion.
Personnel
Officers commanding in the 33rd Infantry Regiment
1/33rd IR Roll of Honour, April 1915
The Diary
Turkish OC of 1/33 IR diary up until his death, 30 April 1915
Turkish OC of 1/33 IR diary up until his death, 30 April 1915, Part 2
Turkish OC of 1/33 IR diary up until his death, 30 April 1915, Part 3
Turkish OC of 1/33 IR diary up until his death, 30 April 1915, Part 4
Turkish OC of 1/33 IR diary up until his death, 30 April 1915, Part 5
Maps
Map detailing the placement of 1/33 IR, 25 April 1915
Map detailing the placement of 1/33 IR, 25 April 1915 - Part 2
Map of attack at Anzac involving 33rd IR, 27 April 1915
The situation at Anzac, 1 May 1915
The
treatment of Turkish POWs by the Allies
This thread looks at the conditions and life of the Turkish POWs.
Turkish Prisoners in Egypt - Heliopolis Camp
The Hotchkiss Gun was introduced in the Light Horse formations during the early months of 1917. The introduction of this robust and portable gun gave the Light Horse Regiments additional mobile fire power which considerably added to their ability to sustain light combat situations and defend against vastly numerically superior forces. Apart from being an excellent weapon, it was in much demand by the Turkish forces who considered the capture of a Hotchkiss Gun well worth any risks involved in the process. An understanding of the Australian Light Horse tactics of 1917 and 1918 requires a familiarity with the workings of this weapon.
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The Senussi Rebellion took place in the Western Desert of Egypt towards the end of 1915. Allied attention was focused upon Gallipoli so the action in this region remains quite forgotten. Because of Gallipoli, only scratch forces were available. The Australian Light Horse Regiment Training Centres and Detail Depots were asked to provide troops and horses. Through the issue of swords and rifle buckets, this was the first occasion the Australian Light Horse rode out as proper cavalry rather than mounted infantry, although this was not repeated again till 1918.
Australian troop commitment to the Western Frontier Force
1st Battalion New Zealand Rifle Brigade, report of action at Bir Shola, 23 January 1916.
The History of the Composite Australian Light Horse Regiment – Steve Becker
Senussi Rebellion and the 9th LHR – Bill Woerlee
Progress so far.
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