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The Role of Armour in the Australian Defence Force is defined as:
"The co-ordination with other arms, to close with and destroy the enemy forces using fire, manoeuvre and shock action."
The 7th Light Horse (Australian Horse) was a Light Horse militia unit in New South Wales. It was disbanded in November, 1943.
7th Light Horse (Australian Horse) soldiers - Goulburn, New South Wales - 1937.
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7th Light Horse (Australian Horse) soldiers of the Gundagai Troop at the opening of Parliament - Canberra, ACT - 1937.
(National Library of Australia)
Soldiers of Canberra Troop, C Squadron, 7th/21st Light Horse Regiment (Australian Horse), holding their rifles and posed in front of a cup and Hotchkiss light machine gun. The men have attended an annual training camp with 275 lighthorsemen from the region. The camp ran for a week from 2nd December 1936, and involved medical, veterinary and kit inspection and drill training, fire and rifle exercise and map reading. From left to right: Back row: Bill Thompson, Alistair Scott, Ray Price, Jimmy Kinnane, P. Kinnane, Leon Blundell, Lieutenant Laurie Bird, George Day, A. Greenwood, Merv Blundell, Bill Reid, A. Maxwell. Front row: Jim Johnson, Chas Cottam, F. O'Sullivan, Jack Naylor, Algie Blundell, Biggen Johnson. - Acton racecourse, Canberra, ACT. circa 9th December 1936.
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This site was last updated
03/01/08.
Tradition
Date of Formation:1918 Date of Disbandment:
November, 1943
Unit Colour Patch:
Unit History Book:
None
Affiliation:
The King's Colonials (Yeomanry) - 1908
Alliance:
Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) - 1928
Motto:
For Hearths and Homes
