Inspiring service to the community
Charles Arblaster his story from schoolboy to cadet, soldier, inspiring leader and consummate diarist. He served with 8th Light Horse Regiment on Gallipoli where he was wounded, and later on the Western Front.
An article about the life of Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Cecil Maygar V.C., D.S.O., & VD
This article provides a fascinating insight into the careers of two great Australians that had their origins in the late-19th Century around the birth of the Australian Federation.
Known as the ‘Empire Soldiers Club’, this became one of the best-known and best-loved institutions in Egypt.
The incredible story of Frank Massie at Beersheba and the map that he passed on for posterity,
What happened when teenage students and their teacher started researching about the Light Horse as a local history research project? They produced a comprehensive book, in an outstanding piece of research!
Honor Auchinleck tells us the story of Banjo Paterson's association with the NSW town of Yass.
The August offensive in Gallipoli, 1915 by Anne Flood.
With military service in his blood, it wasn’t surprising that when the Second World War broke out that Freddy From would enlist and in 1940 he joined the Seventh Divisional Cavalry.
A book review by John Boyce
Lady Edith Bridges Passed the Torch to Lady Sibyl Chauvel OBE
Stephen O'Brien tells us about his Grandfather's experience during the campaigns in the Middle East.
Read about this great veterinarian's contribution to the war.
Martin Balsarini took part in the great charge at Beersheba as a member of the 4th Light Horse Regiment. He gave a vivid account of the battle for an article published in The Border Mail in 1986.
Rupert Curnow rode with the 8th Light Horse Regiment in Harry Chauvel’s mounted forces in the Sinai and Palestine from 1917 until victory in 1918, leaving the Army in 1919. Overcoming health problems that arose during his war service, he was an outstanding citizen who later helped returning service men and women after World War II.
The Upper Murray has had a long association with the Light Horse. In conjunction with the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One, Georgia Dally and Stephen Learmonth conducted a book study with their Year 5 and 6 students at Corryong College.
When Dave Owens, a member of the renowned 13th Light Horse Regiment, met French waitress Therese Tillier, it was love at first sight, or at least love at half-light.
John Boyce tells us about his experience meeting some of the 'old boys of the 4th Australian Light Horse.
A Review
Read about how Jim Sheehan influenced the creation of a national day of commemorating the fallen.