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

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

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

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

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

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

A black & white photo showing six mounted Light Horse officers.On back: Officers of the 4th ALH Tripoli, Syria December 1918photo, light horse, syria

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

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

Black and white photo, Eleven soldiers are relaxing on rocks on a hillside with cedars behind.Photograph No B839photo, lebanon, ww1

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

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

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

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

Albumem silver stereograph. Horses are being led aboard transport shipTitleboer war, victorian contingent, loading horses

Albumem silver stereographs. The transport is pulling away from the pier. There is a crowd of onlookersThe titleboer war, victorian contingent

Albumem Silver photographs. Light Horse procession, a large crowd of onlookersTitleboer war, victorian contingent

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

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

Albumem silver stereographs. Shows S.S. Medic loading. This is similar to Cat No 1326The titleboer war, victorian contingent

Albumem silver stereograph. Shows SS Medic pulling away from the pier. A crowd is watchingThe titleboer war, victorian contingent

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

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

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

Used during World War 2 and by the Regiment in post war trainingFolding case. This contains, on the right, a pocket in which are kept code cards, cursors etc. On the left is an aluminium frame for holding the code card when in use, and also two metal channels, one across the top and one down the left side, in which cursors slide. A clip is provided in the centre fold to hold message pads. Inclusions comprise code cards for Ops/Sigs, Med, RAA, RAE,AEME, Air, Q(a), 3 long and 3 short cursors., Instruction Card - "Seven steps to Slidex" and 8 page brochure "Instructions for the use of Slidex RT Code. ZAA 0532, CODES R/T SLIDEX , GOVT ARROWradio

Not of particular significance to this collection. Available for "swaps" with other collectionsWorld War 2 pattern greatcoat. With Australian Military Forces buttons and colour patch of 6 Division Engineers on each sleeveOn label sewn inside " M TX"clothing, uniforms, greatcoat

44 page soft covered bookshrine, war memorials

Soft covered book, stapled, detailing a general description, operation and user maintenance of the Wireless Control Harness Type 'A'WO Code No 11374book, training manuals, radio harness

Soft covered book detailing general description operation and user servicing of Station Radio C13WO Code 12289radio c13, handbook