28-626: John Donnelly may refer to: John Donnelly (Australian politician) (1885–1956), Australian politician John Donnelly (baseball) , 19th-century baseball player John Donnelly (footballer, born 1936) (1936–2009), Scottish footballer (Celtic, Preston North End) John Donnelly (footballer, born 1961) , Scottish footballer (Motherwell, Leeds United) John Donnelly (hurler) (born 1998), Irish hurler in Kilkenny John Donnelly (ice hockey) (born 1948), Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played in
56-526: A dentist. In 1918 he married Eileen Cecelia Crance. He then married Bridget Theresa McIntosh in 1946. Donnelly died in 1956 and was buried in the Hemmant Cemetery . Donnelly, representing the Labor Party , unsuccessfully contested the seat of Wynnum at the 1932 Queensland election . He once again contested Wynnum three years later and this time he defeated the sitting member, James Bayley , of
84-747: A raid on the Sana redoubt in August. They then had a break to refit. Subsequently, they participated in the victories in the Battle of Beersheba , the Third Battle of Gaza , and at the Battle of Mughar Ridge during October and November. By the end of the year the advance had crossed the Sinai and entered Palestine. Early in 1918, the ICC moved to the area of the Jordan valley and took part in
112-503: A small beginning the unit eventually grew to a brigade of four battalions , one battalion each from Great Britain and New Zealand and two battalions from Australia. Support troops included a mountain artillery battery, a machine gun squadron, Royal Engineers , a field ambulance , and an administrative train. The ICC became part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) and fought in several battles and engagements, in
140-632: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages John Donnelly (Australian politician) John Burton Donnelly (10 May 1885 - 30 June 1956) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly . Donnelly was born at Ipswich , Queensland , the son of the John Donnelly and his wife Louise Bridget (née Lachetelle). He joined the First Australian Imperial Force at
168-661: The Australian Light Horse regiments. Reinforcements from New Zealand intended for the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade formed two companies, one created in August and the second in November. The Imperial Camel Brigade was formed on 19 December 1916, under the command of Brigadier General Clement Leslie Smith VC . The brigade originally comprised three battalions, 1st (Australian), 2nd (British), and 3rd (Australian), plus supporting units. Each of
196-751: The Country and Progressive National Party . He only held the electorate for one term, being defeated by William Dart of the United Australia Party at the 1938 state election . Imperial Camel Corps The Imperial Camel Corps Brigade (ICCB) was a camel-mounted infantry brigade that the British Empire raised in December 1916 during the First World War for service in the Middle East . From
224-552: The Hejaz railway line. However, no reinforcements were assigned and the six remaining companies were reduced in strength to two before they were eventually disbanded in May 1919. Brigadier-General Claude Stuart Rome took over as Colonel of the corps in June 1918. Over two years of service cost the ICC 240 deaths: 106 British, 84 Australians, 41 New Zealanders, and nine men from India. A memorial to
252-588: The Second Transjordan attack on Shunet Nimrin and Es Salt , the camel brigade were assigned the western defence of the Jordan River ford at Umm esh Shert defending the left flank of the 4th Light Horse Brigade . The camel brigade was unable to support the light horsemen, which were attacked on the left flank and forced to withdraw. When the EEF advanced out of the Sinai and into Palestine, the change in terrain led to
280-863: The Senussi Campaign , the Sinai and Palestine Campaign , and in the Arab Revolt . The brigade suffered 246 men killed. The ICC was disbanded in May 1919 after the end of the war. The advantages of camels in a desert environment are well known, and the British Army had raised the Somaliland Camel Corps in 1912. However the British Army forces serving in Egypt at the start of the First World War did not possess their own camel formation. The first units of what became
308-565: The attack in March and April. The First Battle of Amman was unsuccessful; after three days of battle the British were unable to break through the Ottoman defences around the city and had to withdraw. The 4th (Anzac) Battalion did succeed in capturing Hill 3039 overlooking the city and managed to hold out for twenty-four hours in the face of artillery and infantry attacks, until ordered to withdraw. During
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#1733084746886336-609: The 97th Australian Dental Unit, which with only four men was the brigade's smallest unit. The brigade included the ICC Mobile Veterinary Section, and the brigade's logistic units were the ICC Brigade Ammunition Column and the ICC Brigade Train, which carried enough supplies for five days. The total brigade strength was around 4,150 men and 4,800 camels. In March 1916, after two months of training,
364-907: The Imperial Camel Corps was unveiled on the 22 July 1921, on the Thames Embankment in London. On one side it is inscribed with the names of all the members of the corps who died during the war, while on the front is the sentiment; To the Glorious and Immortal Memory of the Officers, N.C.O.s and Men of the Imperial Camel Corps ;– British, Australian, New Zealand, Indian – who fell in action or died of wounds and disease in Egypt, Sinai, and Palestine, 1916, 1917, 1918. The monument also lists all
392-650: The Imperial Camel Corps were four company -sized formations that conducted long-range patrols around the Suez Canal and the Sinai Desert . The companies were raised in Egypt in January 1916 from Australians returning from the failed Gallipoli Campaign . The Indian princely state of Bikaner supplied the first camels as the Bikaner Camel Corps already used camels. These camels were later only used as draught animals and
420-687: The Scott Medal John C. Donnelly (1839–1895), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient John H. Donnelly (1857–1926), American politician and government official John J. Donnelly (born 1952), Vice Admiral in the US Navy John P. Donnelly (1886–1949), American politician John Donnelly (playwright) , author of Going Forward in 2020 UK drama series Unprecedented See also [ edit ] Joe Donnelly (born 1955), American attorney, diplomat and politician (senator from Indiana) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
448-640: The Sinai outposts towards Gaza . This also reduced the need for independent camel patrols across the Sinai; in May the EEF consolidated the now-surplus companies into a new unit, the 4th (ANZAC) Battalion. The intensity of operations grew and the ICC were next involved in the capture of the Turkish force at Bir el Hassana , the defeats during the First Battle of Gaza in March, and the Second Battle of Gaza in April and
476-615: The WHA with the Ottawa Nationals John Donnelly (Irish farmer) , Irish farmer who was President of the Irish Farmers' Association, 1994–1998 John Donnelly (rowing) (1905–1986), Canadian Olympic rower John Donnelly (rugby league) (1955–1986), Australian rugby league footballer John Donnelly (whaler) (1822–1904), New Zealand whaler and gold prospector John Aiden Donnelly (born 1952), Gardaí officer and recipient of
504-410: The battalions had an authorised strength of 770 men and 922 camels. A battalion comprised four companies and a headquarters. The 4th (ANZAC) Battalion was raised in May 1917, but instead of increasing the brigade fighting strength, it was decided one battalion would always be resting and refitting, while three battalions served at the front. To complete the brigade structure and supply added firepower,
532-652: The brigade received some other units: the 265th (Camel) Machine Gun Squadron, with eight Vickers machine guns , and the Hong Kong and Singapore (Mountain) Battery, armed with six BL 2.75 inch Mountain Guns . Despite their title, the battery was formed by men from the British Indian Army . The brigade also had its own Royal Engineers (the 10th (Camel) Field Troop), a signal section , the Australian (Camel) Field Ambulance , and
560-493: The disbandment of the ICC. In June 1918, the Australian troops were used to form the 14th and 15th Light Horse Regiments . The New Zealand troops formed the 2nd New Zealand Machine Gun Squadron . All three units became part of the 5th Light Horse Brigade . The six British companies remained part of the ICC for a while longer. Two of them fought with T.E. Lawrence in the Arab Revolt , and in July 1918 carried out operations sabotaging
588-616: The first camel patrols left their depot at Abassi on the outskirts of Cairo to patrol the Libyan Desert . In 1915 the Senussi had attacked British and Egyptian outposts along the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean coast. The resulting Senussi Campaign was largely over by then, but the patrols were to show the Senussi that the British were watching them, and to protect the border areas. Around
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#1733084746886616-433: The lighter Egyptian camel became the mount chosen for carrying troops. The camels could cover an average distance of 3 miles (4.8 km) an hour, or 6 miles (9.7 km) an hour trotting, while carrying a soldier, his equipment, and supplies. The camel companies consisted of a small headquarters and four sections , each of seven groups of four men. The establishment of a company was 130 men, all armed with Lee–Enfields ,
644-452: The offensive in the Sinai Desert in August, winning the Battle of Romani . In support of these operations in December the brigade moved into the Sinai; their first large battle came during the Battle of Magdhaba on 23 December, two days after the brigade was formed. On 9 January 1917 the ICC was involved in another victory during the Battle of Rafa , which forced the Ottomans to withdraw
672-552: The practise of cavalry and mounted infantry units, one man of each group of four held the camels when the team was in action, which reduced a team's firepower by a quarter. However it was soon discovered that camels were not as nervous as horses when faced with artillery and rifle fire, and one man would look after twelve to sixteen camels once the troopers had dismounted. In March 1916 six new companies were raised from British yeomanry regiments. Then in June another four Australian companies were raised from reinforcements intended for
700-407: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Donnelly&oldid=1133168631 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
728-459: The same time long-range patrols, each of about thirty men, went into the south and south-east of the Sinai desert to detect any Ottoman incursion into the area. When the patrols discovered Ottoman outposts, the brigade organized a company-strength raid against the outposts. The ICC undertook similar patrols in the north to protect the rail and water lines, which were vital for any British attack. The Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) went over to
756-480: The standard British bolt action rifle of the time. However the move from patrol to a more active combat role in August 1916 led to a re-organisation. Each company added a machine-gun section of fifteen men with three Lewis guns ; the company headquarters also received extra staff. All this increased company strength to 184 men. The four companies were expected to operate as independent units that travelled by camel but then dismounted to fight as infantrymen. Following
784-619: The start of World War I and served with the 2nd Light Horse Brigade in Gallipoli where he was wounded. He then joined the Camel Corps and was stationed in Palestine before finally joining the AAMC and working in the dental services. He returned to Australia in December 1918 with the rank of Captain having lost a brother to fighting in April of the previous year. After the war he continued his work as
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