Portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) (later Major) Oliver Hogue, 2nd Light Horse Brigade, later of the ...

Portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) (later Major) Oliver Hogue, 2nd Light Horse Brigade, later of the 14th Light Horse Regiment, mounted on his horse. Lt Hogue of Sydney, NSW, worked as a journalist prior to his enlistment on 16 September 1914. This photograph was sent as a postcard to W Farmer Whyte at the Sydney Morning Herald office in November 1915, postmarked Maadi. The message on reverse reads "Just a line to say I'm A1. Thank you for looking after Jean. Sent you a few screeds recently about Aden Canal & Invasion. Hope they got through. Kind regards to the girls at the ABC and the boys at the office Yours Ol." Lt Hogue served through almost the entire Gallipoli campaign, and later commanded the 14th Light Horse Regiment during the lightning campaign that cleared the Turks out of Palestine and Syria. Under the pen-name of 'Trooper Bluegum', Lt Hogue chronicled his experiences and wrote three books: 'Love Letters of an Anzac', 'Trooper Bluegum at the Dardanelles' and 'The Cameliers'. Lt Hogue died of influenza in London on 3 March 1919. He is mentioned in despatches for his gallantry and devotion to duty.