Jacket, dark khaki, cream piping at cuffs and epaulettes, a scarlet bar over cream patches under the badges at the throat. Pale brass buttons with monogram "GR VII" inscribed "Australian Commonwealth". The regimental badges at the throat combine the Colonial Victorian Mounted Rifles badge with the Australian Light Horse. They show a golden kangaroo surrounded by two silver wattle branches and the motto "Pro Gloria" over "VMR" on a ribbon, all in silver. Beneath is a gold ribbon inscribed "9th AUS Lt HORSE" jacket, taylor, 9 light horse

Black & white photograph of the 4/19 PWLH Band being inspected by (?) after a performance. The photo was taken outside the South Melbourne football ground in November 1977Army Public Relations Photo YOR 77 NR 3MD 5 Nov 77photograph, 4/19 pwlh band

A black & white photograph of a soldier operating a valve on a fuel bladder. There are tents in the background. On back: "Shorty" Shaw from Reservoir, Bandsman. Stamp of Army Public Relations YOR 76 137photo, band, shaw

Association Secretary Ray Keen was a Regimental Sergeant Major of 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Three Christmas cards, two identical, from the Association. The internal inscriptions are the same except that two have Fenton denny as President and Ray Keen as Secretary. The other (1977) has A Sullivan as President and W R J McKell as Secretary4th light horse regiment

Three newspaper articles from the Herald Sun newspaper. 1. Unveiling the State's first monument to the Light Horse. 2. A new battle to save the Australian Waler 3. The use of colour photography in WW1newspaper, light horse

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

Return to Australia of 4th Light Horse RegimentA poem written about the voyage home of the 4th Light Horse on the troopship "Essex". It tells of the heat, the animals on board and the harsh conditions endured. Together with a black & white photo - Loading the Troopship "Essex"4th light horse

Commemorates members of the 4th Light Horse killed in action at the charge at BeershebaFour photographs of the memorial erected by the 4th Australian Light Horse at Beersheba, 1917beersheba, memorial, 4th light horse

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 sepia toned photograph mounted on card, of a well laid out camp. Lines of soldiers are marching past a saluting station. There is no indication of where or who it is. The buildings in the background suggest Egypt. Uniforms are Australianphoto, light horse parade, egypt

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

A sepia toned photograph of 84 British and Australian officers outside a wooden building. The location appears to be in Egypt."Anglo-Swiss Photo Studio Cairo" impressed into bottom right corner photo, cairo, officers

A sepia tone stereoscopic photograph of the Light Horse of the Australian Expeditionary Force in Collins Street melbourne12,923 "STURDY SONS OF THE EMPIRE" The Light Horse of the Australian Expeditionary Force, Collins St Melbourne. The Rose Steriographsphoto, light horse, melbourne

Two Beagles post cards, both of Australian soldiers in the victory march through London on 3 May 1919photo, victory march, ww1

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 14 Australian soldiers with picks and shovels digging in at Anzac Covephoto, gallipoli

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 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

A personal letter, on thick paper, complete with envelope, sent to Sgt Major Strong of the 4th Australian Light Horse when he was recuperating in hospital. It was from John Horton (?) of the Welch Horse Brecon Wales, dated 11 Oct 1915. It appears to be an offer of a commission in the 2nd Regiment Welch Horse, commanded by Lord Kenyon sgt major strong, 4 light horse, letter

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

Compact Disc containing 62 photos of the 4th Australian Light Horse commemorative parade held at the Shrine of Remembrance on 17 August 2014cd, photos, 4 light horse commemoration

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

A colour brochure describing the cemetery and monuments at Villers-Bretonneux and other places in the areabrochure, villers-bretonneux

Eleven colour photographs of and around Villers-Brettoneux showing some of the memorials and plaques dedicated to 1st AIF soldiers. Two show Ypres Fire Brigade buglers at the Menin Gate who play the last post there daily. There is also a post card showing the Franco Australian Museum in the townphotos, villers-bretonneux, menin gate

An article from "Sabretache", the Journal of the Military Historical Society of Australia, about the 4th Light Horse Regiment in France and Belgium. In then published material about that area reference to the 4th was very light. The author corrects some of the errors and omissions and investigates the activities of the 4th between 1916 and 1918.Sabretache Vol XXVI - April/June 19854th light horse regiment, western front

An article written for presentation to the Australian War Memorial History Conference of 8 - 12 Feb 1983. The paper examines the issue of discipline and its application on active service and the apparent lack of discipline in the case of Australiansaif discipline

Registry file dealing with Museum matters in particular Project Army Heritage and (then) proposed Army Museum of Australian Light Horse & Armour (AMALA)594-3-1 Part 2 Closed 19/3/97. New file raised 19 Mar 97amala