World War 1, South West Asia, Sinai, 10 Light Horse, 1917
A cacolet or camel ambulance with wounded from the Battle of Romani in the Sinai, 1917
10 Light Horse was raised as a squadron, then a regiment in October 1914.and formed part of the 3rd Light Horse Brigade in Egypt. The Regiment served dismounted in Gallipoli and fought at the charge at the Nek on 7 August 1915, and at Hill 60 on 29-30 August. The only Victoria Cross awarded to a Light Horseman recognised the valour of Lieutenant Hugo Throssell at Hill 60.
After Gallipoli the Regiment was bought up to strength to defended Egypt from the Ottoman Army advancing on the Suez Canal. Through 1916 they drove the Turks across the deserts of Sinai, participating in the battles of Romani and Magdhaba.
In 1917 as part of the Desert Column they advanced into Palestine and participated in the bloody battles to break the Gaza-Beersheba line and helped capture Jerusalem. They participated in the Es Salt Raid in May 1918. In August they were equipped with swords and retrained as cavalry. In this role they took part in the rout of the Ottoman army in the Jordan Valley, a campaign the light horse referred to as "The Great Ride". In September the 10th was the first formed regiment to enter Damascus.
Turkey surrendered on 30 October 1918. After the end of the war, the regiment saw action in putting down the Egyptian uprising of 1919. The Regiment was one of the few to return home as a formed unit.
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Camels were used by Field Ambulance units for transport of casualties carried in cacolets, a form of litter carried on camels, one on each side. The gait of the camel made this form of transport extremely uncomfortable for the patients.
From currently unattributed album of 10 Light Horse photographs with contemporary and post war annotations
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- World War 1, Middle East, Sinai, Romani, 5 Australian Light Horse, 1336 McGOWAN1917 (70.49km away)
- World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, 932 BELL, 10 Light Horse (70.49km away)
- World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, 1998 BARRY, 10 Light Horse (70.49km away)
- World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, 405 FROST, 10 Light Horse (70.49km away)
- World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, 1182 MacLAREN, 10 Light Horse (70.49km away)
- World War 2, Middle East, ANDERSON, 2/11 Battalion, 1941 (70.49km away)
- World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, 1185 MOULTON, 10 Light Horse (70.49km away)
- World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, 829 SINCLAIR, 10 Light Horse (70.49km away)
- World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, 1046 SWEETING, 10 Light Horse (70.49km away)
- World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, JONES, 10 Light Horse (70.5km away)
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