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The 3rd Light Horse Regiment was raised in Adelaide on 17 August 1914. Although most of its recruits were enlisted in South Australia, one of the regiment’s three squadrons was composed of Tasmanians and was raised and trained in Hobart. The two components sailed from their home ports in late October 1914 and arrived in Egypt in the second week of December. Here, they joined the 1st and 2nd Regiments to form the 1st Light Horse Brigade.
A group of original horses and unidentified
members of the 3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment, near Bethlehem. Circa 1917/18
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Two snipers of the 3rd Australian Light Horse
Regiment on the 'look-out' at Khurbetha-Ibn-Harith. 31st December 1917.
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This page was last updated
04/07/09.
Tradition
Date of
Formation:
August 1914
Date of
Disbandment:
30th June 1919
Casualties:
158 killed, 653
wounded
Decorations:
2 CMG
1 CBE
3 DSO
5 MC
4 DCM
8 MM
28 MID
2 Foreign Awards
South Australia (A and B Squadrons) and Tasmania (C Squadron)
Unit Colour Patch:
Unit History Book(s)The Story of the 3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment.
Blackwell, Frank M. & Douglas, D.R
The Third Australian Light Horse Regiment 1914-1918
LT-COL N Smith
Traditions inherited by:
3rd/9th Light Horse (South Australian Mounted Rifles)
3rd Light Horse Regiment Colour Patch
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