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Australian Light Horse Memorial Wall
Australian Light Horse Memorial Wall

Photographs supplied by Diane Watson

The Australian Light Horse Memorial Wall commemorates those who served in various units and regiments of the Australian Light Horse. Four rows of Unit plaques with attached colour patches are displayed vertically down either side of the centre plaques. A further three horizontal rows of plaques run across bottom. Poppies have been inserted to the right of all small unit plaques.

Australian Light Horse were mounted troops with characteristics of both cavalry and mounted infantry. They served in the Second Boer War and World War One. The Australian 4th Light Horse Brigade at the Battle of Beersheba in 1917 made a successful cavalry charge.

A number of Australian light horse units are still in existence today, most notably of the 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry), now a light armoured unit.

Location

Address:ANZAC Avenue , Pine Rivers District RSL Memorial Gardens, Kallangur, 4503
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -27.251944
Long: 152.988056
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Structure
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:Multiple
Actual Event Start Date:04-August-1914
Actual Event End Date:28-June-1919

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Saturday 3rd May, 2008
Front Inscription

Australian Light Horse

Plaque:
Australian Light Horse
Memorial Wall
Officially unveiled by 
Doug Formby 
President 
RSL (QLD Sub Branch)
Saturday 3rd May 2008.

Plaque:
Australian Light Horse
Memorial Wall

Officially dedicated by 
Chaplain John Simpson
Saturday 3rd May 2008.

Source: SKP,QWMR, MA
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