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17.01.2022 Members of the 7th Field Company of Australian Engineers at their billets in the rest area near Steenvoorde, where the Company was located in November 1917, aft...er the Third Battle of Ypres. Left foreground on white horse, Major Eric Norman Webb MC, to his left is Lieutenant (Lt) Thomas Andrew Lawrie. On horseback, right to left: Lt John Campbell Close; Lt (later Captain) Alfred Leslie Polson MC; Lt Frederick Fisher Christian MC and bar; unidentified; 2688 Driver (Dvr) Norman Joseph Strettles; 2787 Dvr Bede Phillip Dwyer; 8660 Dvr Leonard Douglas Fernee; 6650 Dvr Archibald Craig. Back row, left to right: unidentified; Sapper (Spr)(later Second Lieutenant) Robert Harry Mervyn Eltis MM (killed in action 26 July 1918); 6676 Corporal (Cpl) Albert Edward Malin; 2744 Cpl Arthur Noel Cooper (killed in action 27 May 1918); 3741 Spr Frank Baines; 14990 Spr Charles Tammai; 6681 Spr Leonard Ernest Raven; unidentified; 2667 Sergeant (Sgt) Charles Sorrell (on horseback); 3143 Spr James Aaron Masters; 2773 Spr James Macintosh Wildman; 2708 Sgt James Burns Raeside DCM; 2610 Dvr John Busby (beside white horse at right behind Polson). Soldiers on extreme right are all unidentified. .

15.01.2022 The story behind the 1st Lighthorse involvement in the battle of dead mans ridge. Thanks to the ALHA website. http://www.lighthorse.org.au/the-battle-of-dead-mans-ridge/

09.01.2022 Bill Gibbins, the founder of The Jericho Cup has given his 2019 review, enjoy the read! Warrnambool Racing Club The Australian Light Horse Association If you have any questions or feedback please do not hesitate to leave a comment or send us a message. Enjoy your evening everyone :)

07.01.2022 A very heartwarming photograph of a driver from the Royal Regiment of Artillery, lying in the grass reading. His horse is lying resting on the grass with him. ... The caption for the photograph taken on the Western Front during WW1 is Good Friends. The photograph shows the strong bond that often developed between the drivers and their horses. There is no exact number of the horses, mules and donkeys lost in WW1, but some estimate it as high as 8 million. Conditions were very severe for horses on the Western Front. Many were killed by artillery fire, suffered from skin disorders, and were injured by poison gas. One of the most moving films I have seen is ‘War Horse’. A 2011 film directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg. If you haven’t seen it I highly recommend it... it is an incredible movie.' Lest We Forget. Photograph came from the National Library of Scotland.

02.01.2022 #OTD: Battle of Romani On the 3rd of August, we commemorate the Battle of Romani, one of the most important and decisive victories in World War 1. This battle w...ould put a stop to the Turkish threat to the Suez Canal, and mark the beginning of the British and Australian forces drive out of Egypt and into Palestine. In the late hours of the 3rd of August 1916, Turkish soldiers darted across the Sinai Desert towards the Romani tableland. Ahead lay isolated outposts of Major-General Harry Chauvel’s Anzac Mounted Division, which barred the way to the Turk’s objective, the Suez Canal. Close to dawn the Turkish army sighted the Australians and charged forward, slicing their way through the thin defences, destroying the posts before any resistance could be organised. This would be the beginning of the battle of Romani, a conflict which, after two days of intense bloody fighting, would destroy Turkish hopes of controlling the vital man-made waterway, the Suez Canal. Heavily outnumbered, the 1st Light Horse Brigade was forced to fall back but as the day progressed both mounted and infantry reinforcements steadily arrived, allowing the position to be stabilized around a massive dune known as Mount Royston, after the charismatic light horse officer Lieutenant Colonel "Galloping Jack" Royston. The position was held throughout the night and before dawn the next morning the 1st and 2nd Light Horse Brigades advanced on foot with the bayonet under the cover of a heavy British artillery bombardment. Turkish resistance collapsed at this point, and large numbers of prisoners were taken. At 6.30 am fresh troops of the 3rd Light Brigade were turned loose in pursuit of the retreating Turks. The Australians and new Zealanders launched a frenzied attack on the enemy still holding Wellington Ridge that the impetus of their charge drove the defenders back almost to the crest. It was too much for the Turkish soldiers, with the Australian and New Zealand troops taking a decisive victory. A final pursuit of the fleeing Turkish soldiers ensued with many falling back to their main position across the Sinai Dessert. The battle of Romani was over. The Australian casualties across the two day battle are estimated at approximately 623. The Turkish casualties were much higher at 9,200, including 4,000 prisoners. --------------------------------------------------------------- If you spot an error, please send me a message. Join our group here: https://business.facebook.com/groups/2626189084317964

01.01.2022 The Light Horse in training! The 12th Light Horse Regiment training at Holdsworthy camp at Liverpool. Circa 1914/1915.