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World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, WATERHOUSE, 10 Light Horse
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Photograph of 1276 Trooper Frederick Wicknea Waterhouse from Cottesloe, 9th Reinforcements, enlisted 21 June 1915, returned 31 December 1917
Historical information
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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Registration number
cwa-org-32-55-278
Contextual Information
This photograph is part of the extensive Phil Sullivan 10th Light Horse Collection donated to the Army Museum in November 2023.
Geotag
-31.993461468546, 115.75484886811
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Nearest geotagged records:
- AWAS on Rottnest - WF90083 McALLAN (0.2km away)
- AWAS on Rottnest - WF94363 ASHTON (married BURNETT) (0.35km away)
- World War 2, Australia, Western Australia, Cottesloe, 1939 (0.36km away)
- AWAS on Rottnest - W45451 BELL (0.41km away)
- AWAS on Rottnest - WF96658 BROWN (married JUON) (0.64km away)
- World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, 883 MORROW, 10 Light Horse (0.72km away)
- AWAS on Rottnest - W45388 SOLOMON (married McEVOY) (0.8km away)
- AWAS on Rottnest - WF94352 SCARTERFIELD (married WILKINSON) (0.89km away)
- World War 1, Australia, TANNER, 16 Battalion, 1918 (0.89km away)
- AWAS on Rottnest - WF53361 HANSEN (1.07km away)
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