tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post4233674237450164..comments2024-03-28T22:50:02.315+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: Australian and New Zealand light horsemen in Beersheba, 1917Helshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-40358458172150222892019-04-25T16:21:48.158+10:002019-04-25T16:21:48.158+10:00Thanks ClubsNSW
Let me bring a film to your atten...Thanks ClubsNSW<br /><br />Let me bring a film to your attention.<br /><br />Gen Sir Henry George Chauvel was famous in his day. But his nephew, Charles Chauvel, became an excellent film director who was even better known in his generation. Charles' films included Forty Thousand Horsemen (1940), about the Battle of Beersheba.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-75597430311915148442017-06-07T10:44:32.068+10:002017-06-07T10:44:32.068+10:00Six young people from across NSW will have the opp...Six young people from across NSW will have the opportunity of a lifetime to travel to historic battlefields in Greece and Israel as part of the 2017 Premier’s Anzac Ambassadors Program. Minister for Veterans Affairs David Elliott said it is important for young people and students to understand and commemorate the great sacrifices the Anzacs made over 100 years ago in foreign wars and on foreign battlefields. The six successful applicants will travel to Lemnos in Greece and to Israel for the centenary of the Charge of the Fourth Light Horse Brigade at Beersheba as part of a two-week tour that is sponsored by ClubsNSW.<br /><br />Interested students have been asked to submit a 1000-word essay on “Why is the Centenary of Anzac important for modern Australia and what lessons are learned from the Battle of Beersheba in 1917?” For more information about how to enter please visit www.clubsnsw.com.au/anzacambassadors<br />ClubsNSWhttp://www.clubsnsw.com.au/community/community-support/nsw-premiers-anzac-ambassadors-programnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-3523530507168749612015-11-09T09:47:23.354+11:002015-11-09T09:47:23.354+11:00Gerald
You are so right...but what a tragedy. For...Gerald<br /><br />You are so right...but what a tragedy. For both sides, actually. Young mounted horsemen with nothing but swords, about to be massacred they assumed. On the other side, young lads with machine guns who will never sleep normally, marry or hold down a proper job for the rest of their lives. I would not have wanted my sons to have been there.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-18761211867749402912015-11-08T09:34:48.537+11:002015-11-08T09:34:48.537+11:00Warfare is a fascinating subject. Despite the dubi...Warfare is a fascinating subject. Despite the dubious morality of using violence to achieve personal or political aims. It remains that conflict has been used to do just that throughout recorded history.<br /><br />Your article is very well done, a good read.Geraldhttp://www.greatmilitarybattles.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-9439661762881133752014-09-21T02:58:19.945+10:002014-09-21T02:58:19.945+10:00Friday 31st October 2014
The Australian Embassy an...Friday 31st October 2014<br />The Australian Embassy and the Municipality of Be’er Sheva invite you to the commemoration of the 97th anniversary of the Battle of Be’er Sheva which marks the fall of the Ottoman controlled city of Be’er Sheva to British and ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) troops on 31st October 1917. The historic charge of the 4th Light Horse Brigade of the Australian Mounted Division played a critical part in this major battle.<br /> <br />The Embassy service is as follows:<br />1. Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery<br />09:00 Commemoration service<br />2. Turkish Memorial Monument<br />10:00 Commemoration service<br />3. Park of the Australian Soldier<br />10:00 morning tea<br />10:45 Tribute to the Australian Light Horse BrigadeBe’er Sheva Commemoration Annual Memorial Servicenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-6163994214267441752014-03-27T16:06:13.872+11:002014-03-27T16:06:13.872+11:00ahhh that makes sense, thank you. The Turkish sold...ahhh that makes sense, thank you. The Turkish soldiers were committed to their cause, intelligent and well trained. To say they "were unnerved by the mass of Light Horsemen thundering closer and they could not adjust their sights fast enough. Their bullets began to whistle harmlessly over the heads of the charging troops" didn't make sense, by itself.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-22021667990582215432014-03-27T15:50:07.122+11:002014-03-27T15:50:07.122+11:00Peter Allen said it is important to appreciate tha...Peter Allen said it is important to appreciate that the Australian Light Horse were not true cavalry - they were mounted infantry. That is why the Turks were caught out at the Beersheva charge; they expected the Australians to dismount and then attack on foot, as was the Light Horsemen's role. At Beersheva, the Australians continued to ride, beneath the range of the Turkish artillery, an incredible almost reckless action.Australian Jewish Newshttp://www.jewishnews.net.au/category/newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-53081505778381091612013-11-02T17:48:40.822+11:002013-11-02T17:48:40.822+11:00Thanks Hels. I added this link to my post now. Sho...Thanks Hels. I added this link to my post now. Should have thought of that yesterday but it was so late at night ...<br />Wish I could have found and met your son at the commemoration. Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461925401870320466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-226533808330459672013-10-11T00:39:44.236+11:002013-10-11T00:39:44.236+11:00Attache Pr
Thank you :) Do you read historical re...Attache Pr<br /><br />Thank you :) Do you read historical references from that era?Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-82913232433362608392013-10-11T00:38:26.897+11:002013-10-11T00:38:26.897+11:00Mandy
Fictional films help our understanding, nod...Mandy<br /><br />Fictional films help our understanding, nod. So do photos, museums, sculpture and memoriial parks. <br /><br />I hope modern people remember that generation of young men, whatever country we live in. Probably mine is the last generation that remembers WW1 from a direct family link (grandpa was born in the late 1890s).Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-24146768873570460342013-10-10T19:22:42.359+11:002013-10-10T19:22:42.359+11:00The historical parts are represented by the post. ...The historical parts are represented by the post. Thanks for sharing and giving us an idea about.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05432344212942871695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-65882039729454842042013-10-10T18:34:33.497+11:002013-10-10T18:34:33.497+11:00Another fantastic post Hels. I loved your account ...Another fantastic post Hels. I loved your account of the battle and the bullets zooming over the soldiers' heads. It always seems so easy in films but I enjoyed learning about the technical limitations in adjusting sights over great distances. It reminds me of the scene in <i>The Hurt Locker</i> where it is a two-man job to aim at the insurgents hiding in the hut. Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931248631361366673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-49753536531318276152013-10-09T23:06:23.305+11:002013-10-09T23:06:23.305+11:00Here is what Reuven said at the reunion party of o...Here is what Reuven said at the reunion party of our year in Israel. He wrote the speech in Spanish, spoke in Hebrew and then typed it up into English for me. <br /><br />"Over any other place or person or event in 1966, I remember Hotel Josef. It was small, it was not painted, Josef had no hot water, Josef gave bad food, the hotel was located behind shops like a garage. If anyone wanted a bath, he had to boil pots of water and pour them into the tub. Do you remember Josef's stories from the First World War? He got candies from the soldiers.<br /><br />I do not think our mothers would have given permission for us to live there."Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-55000720995759902662013-10-09T10:28:04.206+11:002013-10-09T10:28:04.206+11:00Dina
Thank you. Sending in young lads on horsebac...Dina<br /><br />Thank you. Sending in young lads on horseback with swords, over 6 ks of open ground ....against gunners protected in trenches... was an act of military lunacy. How brave those soldiers were, 10,000 ks away from their loved ones at home, fighting against an enemy they knew nothing about.<br /><br />I am a peacenik, but I would certainly go to the service being held at the Park of the Australian Soldier.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-12256140753793263912013-10-09T03:33:09.127+11:002013-10-09T03:33:09.127+11:00I love the way you present this strange story. The...I love the way you present this strange story. The figures are very interesting.<br />Just today the Australian Embassy emailed invitations to "the commemoration of the 96th anniversary of the Battle of Be’er Sheva, marking the fall of the Ottoman controlled city of Be’er Sheva to ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) and British troops on 31 October 1917. The service will be held at the Park of the Australian Soldier."<br /><br />See details at the Embassy website: <br />http://www.israel.embassy.gov.au/tavv/home.html<br /><br />Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461925401870320466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-47937317495301780392013-10-07T01:10:22.771+11:002013-10-07T01:10:22.771+11:00Parnassus
the story was insanely dangerous. What ...Parnassus<br /><br />the story was insanely dangerous. What were the commanders thinking???? <br /><br />"The Light Horse Brigade took part in what is now known as the 'last great cavalry charge'. Waving bayonets overhead, they charged across six kilometres of open ground, cheating bombs, shells and bullets before capturing, in a desperate hand-to-hand battle, the Turkish trenches that held the key to the strategic stronghold of Beersheba". <br /><br />The charge was indeed a turning point in Britain's war against the Ottoman Empire, sending the Turks fleeing north to ultimate defeat. But it was an insanity, nonetheless.<br />Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-45823840844577274372013-10-07T01:00:47.461+11:002013-10-07T01:00:47.461+11:00Joe
thank you. I will add the reference to the po...Joe<br /><br />thank you. I will add the reference to the post straight away.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-48059794423859479152013-10-07T00:28:40.049+11:002013-10-07T00:28:40.049+11:00Hello Hels, This is a dramatic recounting of the ...Hello Hels, This is a dramatic recounting of the battle of Beersheba. It seems odd that less than 100 years ago, a battle of this intensity and valor was fought on horses.<br />Parnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-23618846253377950162013-10-06T22:24:41.536+11:002013-10-06T22:24:41.536+11:00I have bought Paul Daley's book Beersheba. Whe...I have bought Paul Daley's book Beersheba. When Joe Hockey gave his maiden speech in parliament in 1996, he proudly described his grandfather's participation in the Charge in Beersheba. Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-1734870122482996132013-10-06T01:23:01.280+10:002013-10-06T01:23:01.280+10:00We Travel
I too have stood in Gallipoli and found...We Travel<br /><br />I too have stood in Gallipoli and found it very emotional. And ANZAC Day in Jerusalem was very emotional too. The cemetery and chapel are serene, and the Charge in Beersheba and the Battle of Jerusalem are both well exhibited.<br /><br /><br />Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-41189240734030898662013-10-06T01:17:06.961+10:002013-10-06T01:17:06.961+10:00Andrew
perfect timing! Once the parents of WW1 so...Andrew<br /><br />perfect timing! Once the parents of WW1 soldiers died themselves, who was going to honour the memory in a personal way? It took communities a while to organise themselves, but eventually there were cemeteries overseas, and church plaques/fountains/arches of honour/bandstands etc at home.<br /><br />But statues of individual people, like Simpson, are probably more emotional.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-67822427845762610942013-10-06T00:36:37.039+10:002013-10-06T00:36:37.039+10:00My grandfather was in the AIF. So after our course...My grandfather was in the AIF. So after our course on WW1 memorials, husband and I travelled to the Somme, Gallipoli and Jerusalem, but not Beersheba. We saw Australians and New Zealanders everywhere.We Travelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-57118086116709764112013-10-05T20:00:22.962+10:002013-10-05T20:00:22.962+10:00Great battle stories Hels and some interesting his...Great battle stories Hels and some interesting history. If anyone hasn't seen the War Memorial statue of Simpson and his donkey, see my blog post tomorrow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com