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ChrisH
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Australia
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 Posted - 26/05/2005 : 10:41:25 PM
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Hi
Would like to know "who were the first day" casualties wounded or K.I.A. for each Light horse Regiment that landed at ANZAC with their Regiments.
I have Trooper David Doran s/n 722 of the 10th L.H. regiment who was wounded upon disembarking on the 21/05/1915 and sent to Hospital.
Trooper David Doran was born in Melbourne Victoria, age 30 on enlistment 24/11/1914, town where he joined was at Meekatharra WA. Joined the 2nd reinforcements to the 10th L.H. as attested by Hugo Throssell at Blackboy Hill WA 16/02/1915. Trade listed is "labourer".
Returned to ANZAC where wounded again on 29/08/1915, Returned to ANZAC 12/10/1915, evacuated sick 15/10/1915. Later K.I.A. 12/05/1917 whilst in Hospital by a bomb whilst recovering from Appendicitis.
If any one has a photo of David Doran or knows of one it would be greatly appreciated if a copy could be made available.
Cheers Chris
"Remember the Old Tenth"
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stevebecker
Veteran Forum Member
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Posted - 27/05/2005 : 08:14:14 AM
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Chris,
You don't mention what Sqn he served in.
Do you have those records as find what Sqn's for men of the 10th LHR.
Have checked the routine orders of the 10th LHR held in AWM.
Check my article on the 12th LHR on Gallipoli to find who there's was.
Cheers
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Posted - 27/05/2005 : 8:43:16 PM
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C.E.W.Bean in his book "Anzac to Amiens" Illustration no 5 Page 48
shows a photo of "lighthorsemen of the original force before departure"
Below the photo is the following quote "The trooper on the right (W.H.R. Woods) was one of the first of the Light Horse to be killed on Gallipoli"
I think that this Woods came from NSW and was related to Talbot Woods ( 8th LH) who was also killed but at the Nek at Gallipoli. |
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Bryn
Veteran Forum Member
Japan
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Posted - 27/05/2005 : 11:31:02 PM
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The first Light Horse deaths at Anzac were on 13/14 May 1915. There were a total of 25; 22 of the 2nd LHR, two of the 1st LH, and one of the 3rd LH.
Trooper WHR ('Wylie') Woods, 1st LHR, of Sydney, was mortally wounded at Quinn's Post by shrapnel wounds to the stomach on 14 May and died the following day. He was the brother of Lieut. Cecil Talbot Woods, 8LHR.
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ChrisH
Forum Member
Australia
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Posted - 28/05/2005 : 01:20:50 AM
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Steve
I have not been able to find out what squadron Trooper Doran was attached too, I know he wasn't in C squadron as I have a copy of C squadron's diary for the first four months at Gallipoli with the names of those that landed. Trooper Doran service records don't shed any light either.
Cheers Chris
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Jeff Pickerd
Veteran Forum Member
Australia
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Posted - 28/05/2005 : 02:03:35 AM
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The only two men of the 8th Light Horse Regiment to wounded while coming ashore at Anzac Cove about 4pm, Friday 21st May 1915.
These men were wounded by shrapnel from Beechy Bill when it opened up as the last boats brining the 8th ashore reached the beach.
2nd Lt Eliot Gratton Wilson, O.C. "D" Troop,“B” Sqdn, received a slight shrapnel wound to the knee and was evacuated.
Tpr Alfred John McCauchie, No.219, “B” Sqdn was wounded by shrapnel when landing.
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miraustin
Advanced Forum Member
Australia
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Posted - 28/05/2005 : 07:02:29 AM
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Jeff, do you have a good account of the 8th landing at gallipoli?Or can you point me to one?
regards,
miranda
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Jeff Pickerd
Veteran Forum Member
Australia
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Posted - 28/05/2005 : 09:12:11 AM
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Good Morning Miranda,
I have now got a fairly accurate picture of the 8th's landing at Anzac Cove, built up by the accounts from several of the officers and men.
Also now, thanks to Bill, have the names of all three Torpedo Destroyers, and which Squadrons of each of the 8th & 9th were aboard.
Have you got your Email up and running again, if so mail me and I will forward all I have to you. Its a little too long to put up here, but happy to outline information if anyone is interested.
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Posted - 31/05/2005 : 9:24:50 PM
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Dear Jeff
I notice on the awm website some photos of the machine gun section of the 8lh being farewelled from Egypt by the Regiment. Does this suggest that the machine gun section arrived on Gallipoli as an advance party so to speak?
Regards John
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Jeff Pickerd
Veteran Forum Member
Australia
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Posted - 31/05/2005 : 10:57:54 PM
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Good evening John,
The 8th, 9th & 10th LH Machine Gun Sections embarked for Gallipoli before the 3rd LH Bde. They embarked on board the HMT "Kamerun" from Alexandria on Monday 10/5/15, with the 1st LH Bde & NZ Mounted Rifles Bde.
The photographs you refer to from the AWM, were taken by Signaller James Pinkerton Campbell on the morning of Sunday 9/5/15. These show the brigades machine gun sections formed up at the close of the Church Parade and being addressed by Colonel Hughes, who was bidding them farewell before departing for Gallipoli.
Your father, C. G. Woods was at this time in hospital in Egypt and did not join the MG Section on Gallipoli until arriving with Reinforcements under the command of Temporary Captain C Talbot-Woods on Thursday 27/7/15.
I shall forward the new material I have of the machine gun section on Gallipoli, to you shortly.
If I have not mentioned the photographs of James Pinkerton Campbell to you before, I recommend you have a look at all 184 photographs held by the National Library of Australia, Canberra. These can be found on the libraries web site, under picture collections.
Another quicker method of finding these is to do a Goggle search, using, J P Campbell (James P.). This will bring up one photograph, go across to the left of screen to access the photograph album, this will access all 184.
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Posted - 03/06/2005 : 09:00:03 AM
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Dear Jeff
Thanks for the information and the direction to the photos. I found the photos a splendid resource. Are there any other collections of photos such as these?
I read with interest about when my father arrived at Gallipoli. The papers that we have been provided with by the Army records don't show any information about his movements prior to being in hospital after Gallipoli. How do I find out about these earlier days in Egypt?
In his papers I found a photo of him "in cricket attire" with ten others also suitably kitted out and the background is possibly a war ship of some size. I can only assume this occurred at the end of the war.
Regards John |
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Jeff Pickerd
Veteran Forum Member
Australia
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Posted - 04/06/2005 : 12:50:25 AM
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John,
The only way I know of getting some kind of picture of your father's time with the 8th prior to Gallipoli, is from the letters and diaries of other men of the Regiment.
Apart from the Embarkation Rolls, Routine Orders, War Diary and Service Records, I know of no other official documents that could furnish such information. Information on the 8th LH MG Section is particularily sparse and until hopefully, more first hand accounts of them turn up, we can only make a comparative assumtion of what they experienced.
All descriptions by the officers and men of the 8th, covering Broadmeadows Camp, voyage to Egypt, Mena & Heliopolis Camps and sight seeing in Cairo, would have been similar experiences of your father.
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