8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles

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 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles was an Army Reserve armoured regiment. It was linked in 1991 with the 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse.

 

 

Lieutenant Leslie C. Maygar VC DSO - Victorian Mounted Rifles c 1901
Lt Maygar was the first Victorian to be awarded the Victoria Cross



Beersheba Day Parade Oct 31st 1992
(Victorian Mounted Rifles Museum)

 

This site was last updated 01/12/07.

Tradition

Colonel-in-Chief:
HRH The Prince of Wales
(Colonel-in-Chief, RAAC)

Affiliations - UK
 The Queen's Royal Hussars (The Queen's Own and Royal Irish)
The King's Royal Hussars

 Motto:
Pro Rece Et Patria
March:
 Quick - The Victorian Rifles
Slow - 

Location:
 VMR Museum, Bandiana, VIC
 

Unit Colour Patch:
None

Unit History Book(s)
 Maygar's Boys : a biographical history of the 8th Light Horse Regiment AIF 1914-19
Cameron Simpson

 My Corps Cavalry: The history of the 13th Light Horse Regiment
LTCOL Doug Hunter