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Australian Light Horse MemorialPrint Page
11-December-2013
Photographs supplied by Sandra Brown
The monument commemorates those who have served in the various units of the Australian Light Horse in conflicts in which Australia has been involved.
Location
Address: | Seymour-Tooborac Road & Morobe Road, Royal Australian Armoured Corps Museum, Hopkins Barracks, Puckapunyal, 3662 |
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State: | VIC |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.008537 Long: 145.023538 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Monument |
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Monument Theme: | Conflict |
Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Friday 31st October, 1997 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MATHE AUSTRALIAN LIGHT HORSE MEMORIAL
"The Australian Light Horseman combines with a splendid
physique a restless activity of mind.. on every
variety of ground - mountain, plain, desert, swamp or jungle
the Australian Light Horseman has proved himself equal to the best.
He has earned the gratitude of the Empire and the
admiration of the world."
General Sir Edmund Allenby
Commander British Army
Palestine 1919
Dedicated to the Australian Light Horse
by His Excellency Sir William Deane, AC,
Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia
31 October 1997
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au