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Anne Flood provides some background to the story of 'Bill the Bastard' - one of Australia's greatest war horses.
Peter Haydon tells the story of Midnight the Warhorse - another of Australia's great war horses.
In this article from the Australian War Memorial, Dr Jean Bou explains what happened to the horses after the campaign.
How the sport of horse racing remained part of the fabric of Anzac life through the campaign in the Middle East.
Contributed by Anne Flood - original article appearing in the November 1918, Kia-Ora-Coo-EE: The Magazine for the Anzacs in the Middle East.