4th Light Horse Commemorative Regiment
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Chauvel The Light Horse fought as infantry on the Western Front and at Gallipoli.
"The Australian Light Horseman is of a type peculiarly his own... The life he has been accustomed to lead has fitted him to become... second to no cavalry soldier in the world."Lt.- General Sir H.G. The 4th Light Horse Commemorative Regiment is a living history organization that honors and preserves the memory of the Australian Light Horse Regiments of the First World War. But their greatest contribution was their horse-mounted campaign in the Middle East. The Light Horse regiments were the key element in the British Campaign against the Ottoman Turks, eventually driving the Turkish forces entirely out of Egypt, Palestine, Syria, and Lebanon.
10/31/2022
11/12/2018
Honored to be part of our Veteran's Day/Remembrance Day ceremonies this morning.
02/27/2017
Not everyone had a tall, handsome Waler! :)
10/30/2016
On 31 OCT 1917, the Australian Light Horse charged the machine-guns to take Beersheba with arguably the last great cavalry/mounted infantry charge in history. Certainly worth remembering – lest we forget.
04/29/2016
Today we celebrate the service and honor the sacrifice of our brothers-in-arms from Australia and New Zealand. From the Australian War Memorial:
"Anzac Day goes beyond the anniversary of the landing on Gallipoli in 1915. It is the day on which we remember all Australians who served and died in war and on operational service. The spirit of Anzac, with its qualities of courage, mateship, and sacrifice, continues to have meaning and relevance for our sense of national identity."
04/06/2016
Gotta love this kid..............Mary
02/05/2016
Exhibit at the National Army Museum (UK): http://www.nam.ac.uk/microsites/war-horse/
War Horse Exhibition at the National Army Museum, London War Horse Exhibition at the National Army Museum, London
Happy Australia Day from the States to all of our friends Downunda! Enjoy your warmth and sunshine and beach parties you bastards... :)
01/14/2016
Another photo of the late-war reproduction walking-out uniform: Colour patches to designate unit affiliation were issued to AIF troops begining in March 1915. Prior to that, unit distinctive insignia of blackened copper were worn on the shoulder straps of other ranks' and on the collars of officers' uniforms. Insignia consisted of a unit type abbreviation (in the case, LH for Light Horse), and a numeral. Some men retained these insignia even after the issuance of colour patches and wore both simultaneously. The brass A on the color patch was authorized in 1917 for men who had served in the Gallipoli campaign. (The 4 and LH insignia are reproductions which are being made in steel with a gilt plating. After a couple experiments, I found that painting with a satin black enamel followed by baking gave a reasonable approximation of blackened copper. The AUSTRALIA shoulder title is an original for comparison of what the finish should look like.)
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