Official War History of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment 1914-1919
List of Illustrations
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List of Illustrations
Brigadier-General W. Meldrum, C. B., C.M.G., D.S.O. | Frontispiece |
The Regiment, under Lieut.-Colonel W. Meldrum, at Awapuni Camp, prior to embarkation | Frontispiece |
Original 9th Squadron, when at Awapuni, before embarkation | Frontispiece |
Major James Elmslie | Frontispiece |
(1) A baby "ship of the desert," (2) W.M.R. party near Sakhara Pyramid | Frontispiece |
(1) Captain (now Lieut.-Colonel) H. J. McLean having a rest on the desert near Cairo, (2) Horses of the W.M.R. swimming the Nile on an endless rope, (3) 2nd Squadron Officers at Zeitoun. just prior to Gallipoli, (4) Gallant W.M.R. Officers, all killed on Gallipoli | 16 |
(1) A W.M.R. crew "wrecked" in the Nile, (2) At the Barrage, near Cairo | 17 |
(1) Some W.M.R. Officers at Zeitoun, prior to Gallipoli, (2) Armistice Day on Gallipoli | 32 |
(1) Anzac Beach, (2) The road from Anzac Beach to Walker's Ridge | 33 |
Looking from Anzac towards Suvla Bay | 48 |
W.M.R. working party constructing road up Walker's Ridge, Gallipoli | 49 |
(1) Firing a periscopic rifle from the trenches on Gallipoli, (2) W.M.R trooper firing a periscopic rifle at Gallipoli, (3) Some valant Main Body Officers of the 2nd Squadron bathing at Gallipoli | 64 |
Big Table Top, a Turkish stronghold, captured by the W.M.R | 65 |
W.M.R. "dug-outs" on "Wellington Terrace" | 65 |
W.M.R. "dug-outs" on "Wellington Terrace," Gallipoli | 80 |
Destroyer Ridge. Gallipoli captured by the Wellington Mounted Rifles | 80 |
The accomplishment of a formidable task: Big Table Top captured by the W.M.R. during the August operations | 81 |
Some of the Turkish rifles captured by the W.M.R. on Big Table Top | 81 |
Major C. Dick, who commanded the W.M.R. advanced guard in the advance against Table Top, Gallipoli | 96 |
Captain Kelsall, the regiment's first Adjutant | 96 |
Some of the W.M.R. in reserve on Walker's Ridge, Gallipoli | 97 |
Corporal Moseley on Gallipoli | 97 |
Lieut.-Colonel Whyte, D.S.O. (and Bar), D.C.M. | 112 |
Troopers Higgie and Dixon, of the W.M.R | 112 |
No. 1 Outpost, Gallipoli | 113 |
Corporal Frank Corrie | 113 |
W.M.R. Outpost on Camel's Hump, Gallipoli | 128 |
After the heavy fighting at Chunuk Bair: Some of the remnants of the W.M.R. moving from Anzac to Hill 60 | 129 page break |
Hill 60 under shell-fire | 129 |
Sorting an ever-welcome mail from New Zealand | 144 |
Sergt.-Major Brown and Trooper Bailey | 144 |
Major A. Samuel | 145 |
(1) Portion of W.M.R. horse lines, Bir Et Maler, (2) "Bivvies" constructed of palm leaves by the W.M.R. at Bir Et Maler before tents arrived. (3) Egyptian Labour Corps constructing railway across the Sinai Desert, (4) The W.M.R. reconnoitring from Romani towards Katia | 160 |
(1) Main Body of the 9th Squadron still in the field. August, 1916. (2) A desert haircut. (3) The effect of bombs at Katia. (4) The W.M.R. in a desert camp, (5) Camels carrying water at Katia. (6) A desert telephone cart | 161 |
(1) Part of the battlefield after Bir El Abd, (2) Captain Herrick instructing his Lewis gun crew at Romani, (3) Turkish troops bivouacked in a hod during their advance on Romani, (4) Types of Bedouin and bints, (5) The exposed flat over which the W.M.R. advanced against the Turks at Katia | 176 |
(1) W.M.R. horses under cover at Bir El Abd, (2) Captain Jack Sommerville and Captain (Dr.) Wood, (3) Captain Levien rereturns from a "stunt." (5) W.M.R. Officers photographed on returning from the Battle of Bir El Abd-Romani operations | 177 |
Major C. R. Spragg | 192 |
(1) Captain Williams and reconnoitring party locate water near Gereirat, prior to occupation of El Arish, (2) 6th W.M.R. Squadron bivouac at Mustagidda, (3) 9th W.M.R. Squadron Officers at Romani, (4) 6th W.M.R. Squadron moving to Arnussi carrying firewood to boil their billies, (5) A spell after reconnaissance: W.M.R. Officers near El Arish, (6) Senior sergeants, W.M.R., 1916 | 193 |
(1) Preparing for the raid on Maghdaba, (2) A talk on the "door-step". (3) Turkish trenches at Rafa, (4) 1600 prisoners, captured at Rafa, (5) Prisoners captured at Rafa, (6) W.M.R. teams wrestling on horseback, (7) The Wadi Ghuzze, (8) Turkish trenches at Rafa | 196 |
(1) Bivouac of 6th W.M.R. Squadron on the beach near Khan Yunus, (2) Wadi Sultan: Led horses under cover during Ras El Nagb fight, (3) A W.M.R. troop entering Wari Fara, (4) Pits excavated by the Turks in front of their position at Weli Sheikh Nuran to retard and trap storm troops, (5) "Dad" Fitzherhert, (6) Pillars near Rafa, (7) Aotea Home, Heliopolis, (8) Dinner-time on the desert, (9) Crusaders' Church, Khan Yunus | 197 |
(1) A snap of Major Wilder, (2) The 2nd W.M.R. Squadron. (3) W.M.R. Cemetery at Ayan Kara, (4) Scene between Jerusalem and Bethlehem, (5) Main street, Jaffa. (6) Jewish quarters, Jaffa, (7) The W.M.R. marching out from the Ras El Nagb position | 204 page break |
(1) The mill on the Auja River, near Jaffa, (2) The road between Jerusalem and Bethlehem, (3) The Mount of Olives, (4) Major C. Sommerville's grave in the Jordan Valley, (5) Monastery near the Jordan River at Hajlah Crossing, (6) The Mount of Olives, near Jerusalem, (7) The Mosque of Omar, Jerusalem | 205 |
(1) Barrel bridge over the River Jordan, (2) Mar Elias Monastery, (3) Wellington Mounted Rifles returning to the Jordan Valley after raiding Amman | 208 [sic: 224] |
Major C. L. Sommerville | 209 [sic: 225] |
(1) At the entrance to a cave high up in the cliffs above the Jordan Valley, (2) The advance on Amman: Turkish party surrendered to a W.M.R. patrol, (3) After the fight at Damieh, Jordan Valley. (4) Transport abandoned by the Turks in the final advance against Amman, (5) Ready for inspection at Solomon's Pools | 224 [sic: 208] |
(1) The old amphitheatre at Amman, (2) The W.M.R. on trek in the Nile Delia during the Egyptian riots, (3) One of the guns captured by the W.M.R. in the final operations against Amman | 225 [sic: 209] |