World War 2, Australia, Western Australia, Henderson, Naval Base, 10 Australian Light Horse, 1940
1940Group photograph of Harvey troop, 10 Light Horse, dismounted, Naval Base training Camp
The 10th Light Horse were the first unit to go into training at Naval Base. They entered camp on 14 November 1939 for a month, had a Christmas break, and went back into camp for another three months on 5 January 1940.
An estimated 75% of the members of the 10th Light Horse were rural men from the south-west of WA, places like York, Harvey, Bunbury, Toodyay, and Waroona, and most were farm workers or farmers leaving their property in the hands of family or staff. They brought their horses into the city by train, alighting at the Spearwood station and walking to Naval Base. The rest were from all over the Perth metropolitan area, men with businesses and jobs on hold for them while they undertook their national duty.
600 men, with 600 of their own horses, were encamped at Naval Base during that summer period. The camp was modern, with huts, stores, and kitchens, all with electric lights, and the regiment included cooks, bootmakers, saddlers, and tailors.
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