We had ample troops (but to this moment, only part of Anzac Division had been employed, together with a couple of batteries) and now that the intention of the enemy, and his objective had been disclosed, it was a simple matter to check him. The 3rd Light Horse Regiment was raised in Adelaide on 17 August 1914. The final British offensive of the campaign was launched along the Mediterranean coast on 19 September 1918, with the ANZAC Mounted Division taking part in a subsidiary effort east of the Jordan aimed at Amman. 2. It was opened immediately after the capture of the town and rem... A half-Chinese station hand from outback Queensland is poised to be recognised as one of Australia’s greatest war heroes. And now, at about 0600, we could see the 2nd Brigade coming out to support us. this site is freely available for private research use only and if used as such, should be appropriately acknowledged. Belgian Doden Register The result was inevitable; the party walked right into the advancing enemy who withheld their fire till the escort had but little chance of escape and [33] no chance of protecting the convoy. Light Horse Training Squadrons. Major Markwell had been sent to direct and hasten that operation, but had had difficulty in finding him owing to the darkness. Scrymgeour, JTS, Echoes of the Australian Light Horse in Egypt and Palestine, 1917-1918,  Warwick 1918. This post is image-heavy, but everyone has broadband now don't they? Bourne, GH, "Nulli Secundus" - The History - of the 2nd Light Horse Regiment Australian Imperial Force - August 1914 - April 1919, Melbourne 1926. The Ottoman forces were expelled from the Sinai and were poised to be tackled in Palestine. While this pennant was useful in distinguishing horse and troop lines, it failed to identify the individual with a unit. The 4th Australian Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron in training on the range with .303 Vickers at Belah. The owners of the land that became Cockburn were the Beeliar Nyungar, and they called their land Beeliar Boodjar. The position was reached at daylight on 9th. It was involved in the Amman (24-27 February) and Es Salt (30 April-4 May) raids and the repulse of a major German and Turkish attack on 14 July 1918. The 2nd Brigade on that day consisted of the 2nd and 7th L.H. Two machine-guns under Lieut. 3. The Cockburn district had a unique experience of war, particularly World War Two, as both an agricultural district and one with many military installations around its isolated coastal areas. Egypt. NEW ZEALAND MOUNTED RIFLES ASSOCIATION Each man is linked to a brief military biography where ever possible. 9. The rest were from all over the Perth metropolitan area, men with businesses and jobs on hold for them while they undertook their national duty. Small businesses like grocers, bakers, and dairies kept the farming communities of the Cockburn district running smoothly, and hotels provided some much-needed respite and leisure. WARNING: This site contains: names, information and images of deceased people; and, language which may be considered inappropriate today. It left Gallipoli on 14 December 1915. Please Note: No express or implied permission is given for commercial use of the information contained within this site. Use this login for Shop items, and image, film, sound reproductions, throughout Australia. Boer War 23.11.1901 for gallantry in the face of the enemy, C-LG 11.2.1902. Acknowledgement: Many thanks to Steve Becker who provided much of the raw material that appears in this item. Our collection contains a wealth of material to help you research and find your connection with the wartime experiences of the brave men and women who served in Australia’s military forces. This first one…. 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.