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4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Newspaper cutting, Feb 1900
Relates to Boer WarPart of a page from the Leader Newspaper printed in Feb 1900 about casualties suffered at Rensberg. Th page is badly damaged but shows shows photographs of some of the casualties and their home townshipsboer war casualties -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Magazine article, 2011
A page from the 2011 edition of "Ironsides" The first part is a request for donations for the Boer War memorial in Canberra, and the second is a brief on the Australian involvement in that warboer war, memorial -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Documents, South African War
A collection of photocopied newspaper articles, line drawings and photos about the Boer War, together with transcripts of some telegrams received by 2nd Bn A.C.H while in South Africa, and a section of 1st Australian Commonwealth Horse diary from 12 Feb to 28 Feb on their departure from Melbourneboer war -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Photograph, The Argus Newspaper, 1950's
Previously, band members had a war function as stretcher bearers.Black & white photo of a soldier on a stretcher having his leg bandaged. A dozen or so are standing around watching. There are band instruments in the left foreground. This appears to be members of 4/19 PWLH Band receiving first aid training at an annual camp of the Regiment.Copyright photo - stamp of "The Argus" on backband, first aid -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, Page & Bird Commercial Printers, 4th Light Horse Regiment Association 40th Anniversary, 1954
A soft covered booklet containing a Christmas message from the President and some aspects of the war service of the Regiment 1914 to 19184th light horse association -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, 4th Light Horse Regiment Association, 2008
A booklet produced by the 4th Light Horse Regiment Association. It covers some aspects of the war service of the Regiment. Pages are heat sealed in plastic and are plastic bound4 light horse, association -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Document file, 4th LH Association, 1997
A light card folder containing photocopies of newspaper articles about the 80th anniversary of the Beersheba charge, four songs about the 4th's war and its Commanding Officers.4th light horse association, beersheba -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Letter, 13 Oct 1924
A typed letter from the Australian War Memorial to Col M W S Bourchier CMG, DSO, requesting papers, documents or maps of war interest that he may have.bourchier, australian war memorial -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Song Sheets, 4th Light Horse Regiment Association Annual Re-union 1926, 1926
Three songs written by and of the 4th Light Horse - entitled 'Us and the War', 'Palestine' and, 'The Fourth Light Horse'. Two are sung to the tune "It aint gonna rain no more' and the other to "Old Folks at Home" (Stephen Foster)4th light horse, re-unions -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Newspaper cuttings, The KIA ORA COOEE, 1918
Twelve photocopied pages from the Kia Ora Coo-ee newspapers of August, November and December 1918 covering operations in Palestine. There is some verse written by soldiers, stories and photographs. Articles feature the Holy Sepulchre, the Dome of the Rock, The Fall of Damascus and the Samaria Smashkia ora coo-ee, world war 1 -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Photograph, Australian War Museum Exhibition Buildings, 4 LH Officers at Tripoli, 1918
A black & white photo showing six mounted Light Horse officers.On back: Officers of the 4th ALH Tripoli, Syria December 1918photo, light horse, syria -
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Photograph, Australian War Museum, 1917?
A black & white photo showing horses being watered at a stream.On back: Members of the 4th ALH Regiment watering their horses from troughs at Auja in the Jordan Valley Palestinephoto, 4th light horse, jordan valley -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Certificate, Seventh War Loan. The Honor (sic) Flag, 14 Oct 1918
The Honor Flag consists of the Australian national Flag in the canton, a white field, with a blue Federal Star and three vertical blue bars in the fly. The flag has a red border. It was awarded to towns and districts that subscribed twice their quota of funds. Flags for individuals did not have the Federal Star nor the vertical bars. A yellow paper certificate that was presented to individuals who contributed to the Seventh War Loan. It has the title and the honour flag is depicted across the centre of the certificate, and a certification that the recipient had subscribed and the signature of W H Watt, Commonwealth Treasurer. This certificate was issued to Mr Hedley Harper and is dated 14 Oct 1918war loans, ww1 -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Photograph, A snow scene at Lebanon, in Syria, showing Australians among the famous cedars. January 1919, Jan 1919
Black and white photo, Eleven soldiers are relaxing on rocks on a hillside with cedars behind.Photograph No B839photo, lebanon, ww1 -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Photograph (2 copies), Prisoners, Esdrealan Plain, abt 1918
A black & white photo, showing a long line of prisoners under mounted escort on a flat open plain. There are three bodies in the foreground.No B258 Australian War Memorial, Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne. On back - 'Site of a battle between Indian Cavalry and enemy at Lejjun on Esdraelon Plain, also near site of Armageddon, Nazareth Hills in background. Prisoners captured during advance on Damascus'ww1, palestine, pow -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Christmas Card, 1917
A small, coloured Christmas card showing the rising sun badge, a sketch of purple pansies and the words" To greet you and wish you a Merry Christmas" on the front. There is a green woven cord down the spine holding the internal sheet on which is written "Christmas, 1917. Did you hear a whispered "Coo-ee". Did you feel a clasping hand, When the Christmas bells were ringing, In Australias Golden Land? For in my thoughts I send them you, From the shatter'd fields of war, That we might meet, greet as in dear days of yore; And O how low distant distant seem those times, When you and I were near, Oh would the Southern Cross and you were shining on me here. From 2987 Sapper C A Roney 1st Aust Divn Signal Coy AIF France"As describedchristmas card, ww1, france -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Photograph, Verdun, c 1918
A black & white photograph showing a brick house with a semi-collapsed roof. There is a lot of damage around the building . On the back: "In a deep excavation under this house the Crown Prince watched the battle of Verdun - a camera obscura having been obstructed with lens and periscope up the chimney. The house had been bought by a German some years before the war."photo, verdun, camera obscura -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Photograph, Wadi Henien, 1918
A black & white photograph. It shows a panorama at Wadi Henien near Richon in Syria, a favourite resting camp of the Light Horse brigadesPhoto No 444. Stamp of the War Museum and description on backphoto, light horse, wadi henien -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Stereographic Photographs, Rose, George, The Victorian Contingent. S.S. "Medic" off to South Africa, c. 1900
Contingent departing for Boer War of 1899-19022 photographs: albumen silver stereograph, It shows SS Medic pulling away from wharf, with a crowd of onlookersTitleboer war, ss medic -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Stereographic Photographs, Rose, George, The Victorian Contingent Taking Horses Aboard, c. 1900
Albumem silver stereograph. Horses are being led aboard transport shipTitleboer war, victorian contingent, loading horses -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Stereographic Photographs, Rose, George, Victorian Contingent. S.S.Medic Leaving the Pier, c. 1900
Albumem silver stereographs. The transport is pulling away from the pier. There is a crowd of onlookersThe titleboer war, victorian contingent -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Stereographic Photographs, Rose, George, Victorian Contingent Procession (Governor's Carriage), c. 1900
Albumem Silver photographs. Light Horse procession, a large crowd of onlookersTitleboer war, victorian contingent -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Stereographic Photographs, Rose, George, The Victorian Contingent Procession, c.1900
Albumem silver Stereographs. A large crowd is watching the Light Horse parade through the street. This is similar to Catalogue 1330 of the same title.The titleboer war, victorian contingent -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Stereographic Photographs, Rose, George, The Victorian Contingent Procession, c.1900
Albumem silver stereograph. A large crowd is watching the Light Horse parade through the street. This similar to Catalogue No 1329 of the same title.The titleboer war, victorian contingent -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Stereographic Photographs, Rose, George, Victorian Contingent. S.S. Medic Going Aboard, c.!900
Albumem silver stereographs. Shows S.S. Medic loading. This is similar to Cat No 1326The titleboer war, victorian contingent -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Stereographic Photographs, Victorian Contingent. S.S.Medic Leaving the Pier, c. 1900
Albumem silver stereograph. Shows SS Medic pulling away from the pier. A crowd is watchingThe titleboer war, victorian contingent -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Badge, Remembrance Day 1918, 1918
Produced for sale for Remembrance Day 1918A plastic covered paper badge. It is a a shield shape and has a map of Australia in gold surmounted by a red crown. Under the map is a blue ribbon with the word Australia in white. There is a laurel either side of the map in green with a yellow scroll under with 'Heroes, Gallipoli" under with April 25th 1915. On back: Proceeds in aid of State War Council for Soldiers, Widows and orphans and R.S.S.I.L.A.badge, remembrance day -
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Photograph, Arch Lobban, April 1988
4656 Private Archibald LOBBAN, a 21 year old Grazier from Springdale, Victoria. He enlisted on 16 January 1918. After embarkation and arrival in Egypt where he underwent additional training, he was allotted to the 4th Light Horse Regiment; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 15 June 1919A black & white photo of Mr Arch Lobban takenphoto, lobban, 4 light horse -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Newspaper articles, as described
Four newspaper articles about the First World War. 1. Australian Financial Review 2-3 Nov 2013 "Abbots new Western Front to usurp the Gallipoli legend" by Phillip Coorey 2. "Army" 13 Nov 2008 "Last to fall in Great War" by Peter Burness 3. The Australian 26-27 Sep 1998 "Digging In" by Ross McMullin about the mutinies in the 59th Battalion in 1918 4, The Age 10 Nov 1998 "Lest We Forget" by Geoffrey Blainey- A special feature to mark the 80th anniversary of the end gof World War 1newspaper articles, world war 1 -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Book, Government Press and Survey of Egypt, A Brief Record of the Advance of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force Under the Command of General Sir Edmund H H Allenby GCB, GCMB. July 1917 to October 1918, 1919
Provides historical information about operations of Australian Light Horse units in the Middle EastSoft covered A4 book, 112 pages plus mapsIn front cover: Joan Rice (Flawley) 41 Arnold Drive Chelsea vic 3196world war 1, middle east, egyptian expeditionary force