AIF - 9th Australian Light Horse Regiment

The 9th Light Horse Regiment was formed in Adelaide and trained in Melbourne between October 1914 and February 1915. Approximately three-quarters of the regiment hailed from South Australia and the other quarter from Victoria. As part of the 3rd Light Horse Brigade, it sailed from Melbourne on 11th February and arrived in Egypt on 14th March 1915. It fought in many battles at Gallipoli and Palestine before sailing home to Australia on 10th July 1919.

Members of the 9th Australian Light Horse Regiment in trenches, Russell's Top, Gallipoli, 1915

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Members of the 9th Light Horse Regiment in a machine gun post on Turk's Point, ANZAC, to the left of Walker's Ridge. This spot is only 120 yards from the enemy position across The Nek. Gallipolli 1915

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This page was last updated 30/12/06.

Tradition

Date of Formation:
5th October 1914

Date of Disbandment:
11th August 1919

Casualties:
190 killed, 481 wounded

Decorations:
3 CMG
5 DSO, 1 bar
6 MC
8 DCM
14 MM
1 MSM
44 MID
2 Foreign awards

State Raised:
South Australia

Unit Colour Patch:

Unit History Book(s)
With the Ninth Light Horse in the Great War
T.H. Darley

Traditions inherited by:

3rd/9th Light Horse (South Australian Mounted Rifles).

9th Light Horse Regiment Colour Patch

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9th Light Horse Regiment Badge *

* Either an unofficial WW1 hat badge or an association badge - AWM records this as an unofficial hat badge.

9th Australian Light Horse Regiment

Tradition

The Regiment

Personnel

Battles

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