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World War 1, Australia, Sydney, Memorial to Horses, 1950

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Detail of Memorial to the Horses of Desert Mounted Corps, dedicated in 1950 in Sydney Botanic Gardens

Historical information

This memorial is located along Macquarie Street. on the south west external wall of the Royal Botanic Gardens. The cast bronze wall plate depicts an Australian Light Horse Trooper with three horses. It is dedicated to approximately 140,000 horses, only one of which was allowed back into Australia, that served in the Desert Campaign in the First World War. It was unveiled by Lady Chauvel in 1950.

Inscriptions: Erected by members of The Desert Mounted Corps and friends to the Gallant Horses who carried them over Sinai Desert into Palestine 1915 - 1918. They suffered wounds thirst, hunger and weariness. Almost beyond endurance but never failed. They did not come home. We will never forget them.
https://www.warmemorialsregister.nsw.gov.au/content/horses-desert-mounted-corps-memorial
https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/conflict/ww1/display/23202-horses-of-the-desert-mounted-corps-memorial/photo/2
https://placesofpride.awm.gov.au/memorials/188666
https://sydney-city.blogspot.com/2020/04/botanic-gardens-horses-of-desert.html

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-32-P1900.578

Item type

Photographs

Themes

War and Conflict
War and Conflict > World War 1

Year

1918

Geotag

-33.865414628697, 151.21293187785

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