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Black and white photo of Henry (Harry) RISEBOROUGH riding a police grey leading the 1975 Perth Anzac Day Parade.

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1975

Overview

Black and white photograph of Henry (Harry) RISEBOROUGH riding a police grey in the 1975 Perth Anzac Day Parade. There is a message on the back of the photograph written in blue ink

Historical information

Born in Port Pirie, South Australia, in 1897 Henry (Harry) RISEBOROUGH enlisted on 10 December 1914, listing his age as 18 years and his occupation as a labourer at Lime Lake, Wagin. He trained at Guildford and served in the Middle East in the 10th Light Horse Regiment in the Machine Gun section. Harry remained in this theatre of World War 1 and in February 1918 was detached to Officers’ School. He was promoted to Lance Corporal in September 1918, then detached from duty on 16 November before returning to Australia in April 1919 on HMAT Euripedes. Harry received the 1914/15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. Henry RISEBOROUGH was the last 10th Light Horseman to ride in the Anzac Day Parade.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2017.32.3

Item type

Photographs

Themes

Defence > Army
Social History

Material

Photo Paper

Width

84 mm

Height or length

131 mm

Weight

3 g

Inscriptions and markings

"To Ivy and Mick / With Best love from / Harry 1975. / This is a police grey / he is riding"

Contextual Information

On his return from war, Harry took up farming in Dungalocking, near Dumbleyung in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. In September 1921 he played a role in assisting Constable Wilson, also a bailiff, who had been shot in the stomach by a farmer who was in debt and had been served a notice that his property was to be seized. The Constable was able to drive his sulky to Riseborough’s farm and was taken to the police station. Wilson was then taken to Wagin Hospital and recovered from his wound. As a result of his actions, Harry was awarded a Citation and, later in life, permitted to ride a police grey in the Anzac Day Parade, thus becoming the last First World War 10th Light Horse serviceman to ride in the parade.

Keywords

Trooper Henry Riseborough

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