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To help celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Charge of the Australian Light Horse at Beersheba on October 31 1917, this book offers nearly 100 unpublished photographs taken in the field by brothers Guy and Barney Hayden, of the 12th Light Horse. Both Lieutenants, the Haydons were at the forefront of the skirmish and the attack itself, and like all the Walers, their great horses Midnight and Polo play their essential part, right to the Charge itself. With Guy Haydon's testimony and Trooper Ion Idriess' diary note on the great day's events, this book is a celebration of our Light Horse - and the world's final great Charge in World War One.
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A Note on the Haydon Family Photographs
When war broke out in 1914, Guy Haydon enlisted in the 12th Light Horse with his younger brother, Barney, and their horses, Midnight and Polo. The two brothers were sent to Gallipoli at the end of August 1915, leaving their horses in Cairo. After returning to Cairo, Guy was initially assigned another horse but was eventually reunited with his beloved mare. The Australian Light Horse did more training in the Sinai desert and their Waler horses, which had been trained in the Australian bush, had stamina and strength needed to withstand the 50 degree summer temperatures and the long treks, mostly at night. The 12th Light Horse regiment were part of the battle of Gaza. When this failed, their General Chauvel decided to trek inland and take the city of Beersheba. After riding for several nights and trying to sleep by day, on arrival at Beersheba the soldiers had to fight all day. As the sun was about to set, the 4th and 12th Light Horse regiment were ordered to charge for the town and its precious ancient Wells.
Supported by the 5th Light Horse in reserve, 800 Light Horsemen defeated 4,000 entrenched Turks in an audacious charge over several kilometres and jump the trenches before galloping into town and take the Wells.
Midnight and Lieutenant Guy Haydon were two of the casualties that day. A bullet went through Midnight’s stomach as she jumped the Turkish trench, continued through the saddle and lodged in Guy’s back, millimetres from his spine. Only Guy eventually recovered.
Most of these photographs were taken and printed in the field in October and November 1917, and form part of the Haydon family archive. Lieutenant Barney Haydon took the bulk of these, many on Velox paper in primitive printing conditions, and both did pencil notation before archiving them in albums. This is their first publication to help celebrate the last great cavalry charge 100 years ago by the Australian Light Horse.
A Christmas message from Trooper Bluegum.
It ain't no use a-swearin',
It ain't no good to fret;
There's little gained by grousin'
Or getting all upset.
This wilderness is rotten —
All flies, and dust, and tears,
But the Israelites they stuck it
For years and year and years.
It ain't no good to fret;
There's little gained by grousin'
Or getting all upset.
This wilderness is rotten —
All flies, and dust, and tears,
But the Israelites they stuck it
For years and year and years.
The Willie-Willies choke yer,
The dust-storms get yer down;
The red sun robs yer beauty
and burns yer black and brown.
The drought is something shocking:
The thirst, our squadron fears,
Can only be abolished
By beers and beers and beers.
The dust-storms get yer down;
The red sun robs yer beauty
and burns yer black and brown.
The drought is something shocking:
The thirst, our squadron fears,
Can only be abolished
By beers and beers and beers.
But war won't last for ever,
This scrap'll soon be done,
An' we'll have done our little bit
A-strafing o' the Hun.
An' when we get back home again,
An' meet our little dears,
All thought of Egypt will be drowned
In cheers and cheers and cheers.
This scrap'll soon be done,
An' we'll have done our little bit
A-strafing o' the Hun.
An' when we get back home again,
An' meet our little dears,
All thought of Egypt will be drowned
In cheers and cheers and cheers.
(Fro...
Table of contents
- A Note on the Photographs
- Breaking Camp
- The Stunt Begins
- Letter
- November 1st
- Desert Column