Feb 15, 2025
No battles, except on the most unusual sporting field!
This one has two parts.
It looks firstly at the YMCA in the Middle East Theatre in World War One.
Secondly a fun look at the Imperial Camel Corps sports day in February 1918 so if you want to learn about 'The Galoot' then listen in.
Feb 24, 2024
It never stops does it? The Holy Land is in the news now as it was in 1917. We take a look at the fall of Jerusalem and the entry of General Allenby into the city marking the start of just over 30 years of British rule. Oliver Hogue, a 10th Light Horse trooper and a local bystander tell the story of the attacks leading...
Oct 1, 2023
This one covers fan-boy Oliver's description of the work done by General Allenby, the widely attributed last cavalry charge of history by the Australian Light Horse on Beersheba and later battles around Gaza and Khulweilfe. We also cover the death of a great Aussie cricketer, Albert 'Tibby' Cotter and...
Jun 26, 2023
This one is about the hardships of living in the desert, the Bedouin, camels, Mount Sinai and blowing up railway lines. All fun stuff, to be sure.
Be advised: Politically incorrect language and poor pronunciation warnings!
Apr 7, 2023
We won that battle, didn't we? .... We did, we did! Trust us, we'd never lie. Honest!
Spin doctors were alive and well in WW1 and they worked overtime on the Australian and British public after the disastrous battles around Gaza in the Holyland in early 1917.
Oliver gives a reasonable account of the battles,...