An informal picture of 8th Light Horse officers in Egypt.8th light horse, egypt, aif, a.i.f, ww1, world war 1

Wilfred ‘Billy’ Kent Hughes (1895-1970) appearing to question Bedouin men in Egypt. Kent Hughes was a Gallipoli veteran and later in 1917 won a Military Cross and was mentioned in dispatches four times. He served in World War Two, was captured at the fall of Singapore in 1942 and spent time as a Prisoner or War. He later was made a Knight of the Realm, served in the Menzies federal ministry and played a key role in organizing the Melbourne 1956 Olympics. He rode in the Anzac Day Parade in Melbourne in 1968 in full Light Horse uniform. kent hughes, ww1, natives, bedouin, egypt, aif, a.i.f

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A Light Horse trooper in full battle kit. The average Waler horse carried about sixty kilograms of equipment plus a trooper. light horse, horse, aif, a.i.f, ww1, world war 1

Possibly an officer’s batman (perhaps Stan Mountjoy’s own?) with tent and officers’ boots and other equipment loaded onto a packsaddle. soldier, horse, packsaddle, aif, a.i.f, ww1, world war 1

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A running race between officers, wearing nothing but towels, at a sports meeting of Light Horse regiments in Egypt. officers, running, race, aif, a.i.f, ww1, world war 1

Watering horses in a collapsible canvas trough in Egypt. The horses are fitted with fly veils on their bridles. trough, egypt, watering, horses, aif, a.i.f, ww1, world war 1

The carnage of war. Horses, their carcases swelling in the hot sun, killed during a skirmish at Bada, Egypt.bada, egypt, aif, a.i.f, 8th light horse, ww1, world war 1, battlefield, horses

Light Horse troops draw precious water from a desert well.light horse, horse, soldiers, watering, well, egypt, aif, a.i.f, ww1, world war 1

Taking a spell. Horse lines and troopers stop for a halt.light horse, resting, aif, a.i.f, ww1, world war 1

Turkish prisoners covered in dust and grime being held by British infantry.turkish prisoners, pow, prisoner of war, turkish, british infantry, ww1, world war 1

Regimental sports such as horse racing were keenly contested by Light Horse troops. horse race, sign, light horse, ww1, world war 1, aif, a.i.f, gaza

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