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The 4th Light Horse Regiment was raised, from recruits from Victoria in August 1914. It was one of three regiments of
the 4th Light Horse Brigade. The regiment sailed from Melbourne on 18th
October, 1914 and disembarked in Egypt on the 10th December. It fought in
many battles at Gallipoli and Palestine (including the famous charge at
Beersheba), before sailing home to Australia in
1919. It has the distinction of being the only Light Horse regiment to have
fought at Gallipoli, Middle East and the Western Front.
A group of soldiers and horses of B Squadron, 4th
Australian Light Horse Regiment, near Damanhour, Egypt. Circa 1919
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2348 Corporal
Leslie Oliver Langtip DCM, 4th Australian Light Horse Regiment.
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This page was last updated
30/12/06.
Tradition
Date of
Formation:
August 1914
Date of
Disbandment:
1st July 1919
Casualties:
105 killed, 332
wounded
Decorations:
4 DSO, 1 bar
1 OBE
5 MC, 1 bar
14 DCM
43 MM, 1 bar
31 MID
4 Foreign Awards
Victoria
Unit Colour Patch:
Unit History Book(s)Hooves, wheels and tracks: a history of the 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment and its predecessors
David Holloway
Men of Beersheba: a history of the 4th Light Horse Regiment 1914-1919
LT-COL Neil Smith
Traditions inherited by:
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse
4th Light Horse Regiment Colour Patch
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