Interviews with veterans of the 1st Light Horse Regiment for the 0-10 TV Series Australians at war. Accession Number: F10228

Description

Interviews with veterans of the 1st Light Horse Regiment. The veterans in order of appearance are Mr Albert William Cornish, Mr Alexander Lynne Fraser, Mr Reginald John Knodler and Mr Percy William Davis. Mr Cornish speaks of his experiences in the desert and the battles of Romani and Birelabd. He makes passing reference to the esteem Australians had for General Chauvel and gives some details of the circumstances when General Allenby reviewed the ANZAC Division after the war. Mr Fraser tells how he brought up ammunition at Khweife and mentions the privations of lack of water and a diet of bully beef and biscuits. Mr Knodler speaks of the memories of his enlistment and the reception in Sydney of "A' Squadron and his service at Romani, Beersheba & Quelkar. Mr Davis discussed differences between the Light Horse and the infantry and the inadequacies of the British Yeomanry whom the Light Horse replaced in the desert.

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Accession Number
F10228
Cinematographer
H J Heidrich
Classification
Film
Object Type
Interview
Physical Description
Colour: Colour
Film type: EkORP
Format: 16mm
Sound: sound
Measurement
Duration
Footage
Projection speed
Date Made
1976
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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