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On 10 October 1914, "C" Squadron of what had until then been known as 7th Light Horse Regiment was officially re-designated the 10th Light Horse Regiment. It was the only AIF light horse unit raised in Western Australia.
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On 10 October 1914, "C" Squadron of what had until then been known as 7th Light Horse Regiment was officially re-designated the 10th Light Horse Regiment. It was the only AIF light horse unit raised in Western Australia, with initial members forming "C Squadron" of the 7th Light Horse Regiment at Guidford in October 1914. When it was obvious that an entire unit could be formed in WA, the existing members became "A Squadron" of the new '''10th Light Horse Regiment''' while "B & C Squadrons" formed up at the Claremont Agricultural Showgrounds before moving to join the original men at Guildford until December when they all relocated to Claremont. Following Christmas leave, on 6 Jan 1915 the unit boarded ''SS Zephyr'' at the Claremont jetty for Rockingham where they remained until early February when they returned to Claremont to prepare for embarking overseas.  
  
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The regiment was sent to Egypt as part of the 3rd Light Horse Brigade, embarking from Fremantle on [[HMAT A47 Mashobra]] in two stages, beginning 7 February 1915, and arriving in Egypt on 8 March 1915.
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The Regiment (less "C" Squadron ) embarked on [[HMAT A47 Mashobra]] on 8 Feb 1915 and sailed in convoy for Colombo, arriving there to re-coal the ships on 21 Feb 1915. Departing two days later they reached Alexandria in Egypt on 8 Mar 1915. From there they travelled by train and by march to Mena Camp."C Sqadron" arrived in Suez aboard [[HMAT A59 Surada]] on 22 Mar 1915, and joined the rest of the Regiment at Mena Camp the following day.  
  
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The regiment's first action came during the Gallipoli campaign. Due to the terrain and the static nature of the fighting on the peninsula, it was felt that mounted units could not play a part; however, a number of light horse units were deployed in a dismounted role as infantry. The 10th Light Horse Regiment arrived at Gallipoli on 20 May 1915 and initially it was largely used in a defensive role. In August, however, the Allies attempted to break the stalemate, launching the August Offensive. The regiment's action at the Nek during this offensive was immortalised in the final scenes of the 1981 Peter Weir film Gallipoli. It was also involved in the Battle of Hill 60 later in August before being evacuated along with the rest of the Allied troops in December 1915.
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The regiment's first action came during the Gallipoli campaign. Due to the terrain and the static nature of the fighting on the peninsula, it was felt that mounted units could not play a part; however, a number of light horse units were deployed in a dismounted role as infantry. These units left 25% of their personnel in Egypt to care for the horses. The 10th Light Horse Regiment landed at Gallipoli on 21 May 1915 from the [[SS Lutzow]]. Initially they were used in a defensive role, but in August, with the Allies attempting to break the stalemate, they were active participants in the August Offensive. The regiment's action at '''The Nek''' during this offensive was immortalised in the final scenes of the 1981 Peter Weir film ''Gallipoli''. It was also involved in the Battle of '''Hill 60''' later in August before being evacuated along with the rest of the Allied troops in December 1915.
  
 
Reverting to its original mounted infantry role, the regiment saw service in the Middle East for the remainder of the war, taking part in numerous actions including those at Romani and Beersheba. The regiment was later given the honour of leading the Australian Mounted Division, and accepted the formal surrender of the city of Damascus on 1 October 1918. During its service during the war, the regiment suffered 237 killed and 479 wounded.
 
Reverting to its original mounted infantry role, the regiment saw service in the Middle East for the remainder of the war, taking part in numerous actions including those at Romani and Beersheba. The regiment was later given the honour of leading the Australian Mounted Division, and accepted the formal surrender of the city of Damascus on 1 October 1918. During its service during the war, the regiment suffered 237 killed and 479 wounded.

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10th LHR Machine Gun on Rhododendron Spur, Gallipoli. AWM photo G01339


Brief History

On 10 October 1914, "C" Squadron of what had until then been known as 7th Light Horse Regiment was officially re-designated the 10th Light Horse Regiment. It was the only AIF light horse unit raised in Western Australia, with initial members forming "C Squadron" of the 7th Light Horse Regiment at Guidford in October 1914. When it was obvious that an entire unit could be formed in WA, the existing members became "A Squadron" of the new 10th Light Horse Regiment while "B & C Squadrons" formed up at the Claremont Agricultural Showgrounds before moving to join the original men at Guildford until December when they all relocated to Claremont. Following Christmas leave, on 6 Jan 1915 the unit boarded SS Zephyr at the Claremont jetty for Rockingham where they remained until early February when they returned to Claremont to prepare for embarking overseas.

The Regiment (less "C" Squadron ) embarked on HMAT A47 Mashobra on 8 Feb 1915 and sailed in convoy for Colombo, arriving there to re-coal the ships on 21 Feb 1915. Departing two days later they reached Alexandria in Egypt on 8 Mar 1915. From there they travelled by train and by march to Mena Camp."C Sqadron" arrived in Suez aboard HMAT A59 Surada on 22 Mar 1915, and joined the rest of the Regiment at Mena Camp the following day.

The regiment's first action came during the Gallipoli campaign. Due to the terrain and the static nature of the fighting on the peninsula, it was felt that mounted units could not play a part; however, a number of light horse units were deployed in a dismounted role as infantry. These units left 25% of their personnel in Egypt to care for the horses. The 10th Light Horse Regiment landed at Gallipoli on 21 May 1915 from the SS Lutzow. Initially they were used in a defensive role, but in August, with the Allies attempting to break the stalemate, they were active participants in the August Offensive. The regiment's action at The Nek during this offensive was immortalised in the final scenes of the 1981 Peter Weir film Gallipoli. It was also involved in the Battle of Hill 60 later in August before being evacuated along with the rest of the Allied troops in December 1915.

Reverting to its original mounted infantry role, the regiment saw service in the Middle East for the remainder of the war, taking part in numerous actions including those at Romani and Beersheba. The regiment was later given the honour of leading the Australian Mounted Division, and accepted the formal surrender of the city of Damascus on 1 October 1918. During its service during the war, the regiment suffered 237 killed and 479 wounded.

Later, while awaiting repatriation, the regiment was used to suppress a nationalist uprising in Egypt in 1919.

Following its return to Australia, the 10th Light Horse Regiment was disbanded in 1919.


Regiment Personnel

Battle Honours

  • South Africa
  • Gallipoli
  • Gaza-Beersheba
  • Jerusalem
  • Megiddo
  • Damascus

Individual Honours

Notes

Content for the history and honours sections has come from a combination of Wikipedia and the Australian War Memorial websites.

  1. ↑ "10th Light Horse Regiment". Australian Army. Retrieved 21 April 2012.

External Links

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