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Busselton Historical Society > Records

Light Horse Figurine

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Sands of Gallipoli

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Overview

Cold cast bronze figurine of an Australian Light Horseman that is titled "Sands of Gallipoli" and contains actual sand from Anzac Cove at Gallipoli in a small glass vial. The bronze statue is attached to a dark wood rectangular base. 5000 of these figurines were made to celebrate the achievements of the men of the Australian Light Horse in the Great War.

Historical information

The Australian Light Horse served in the Second Boer War and World War 1. These men and their horses were not conventional cavalry but rather mounted infantry who could use their mounts to quickly cover great distances to reach and, when need be, withdraw from the enemy. In battle they would dismount and fight on foot.

During the inter-war years, a number of regiments were raised as part of Australia's part-time military force. By the outbreak of WW1 there were 23 Light Horse regiments within Australia's part-time military force, consisting of 9,000 personnel. By Gallipoli the Light Horse regiments had been organised into 5 Brigades and the 3rd Brigade included the 10th Light Horse Regiment which originated from Western Australia. The 10th regiment traced its lineage back to mounted infantry units of the Colonial militia of Western Australia which were raised during the late 19th century.

The advent of the heavy weaponry that was developed in WW1 spelled the end for mounted divisions like the Light Horse.

Details

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Registration number

cwa-org-124-2020.446

Item type

Themes

War and Conflict
War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Width

12 cm

Height or length

17 cm

Depth

31 cm

Inscriptions and markings

Ed. No. 0771 of 5000

Keywords

Australian Light Horse

First World War

Place made

Camberra
ACT
Australia

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Links to additional resources

10th Australian Light Horse Regiment

The full records of the 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment as reported by the Australian War Memorial website

Busselton Historical Society

Busselton Historical Society

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