During WW1 the troop ship Wiltshire made many voyages carrying Light Horse troops to the war zoneFramed painting of Troop Ship SS WiltshireSS Wiltshire Troopship A18 Australian Expeditionary Forces 4th Victorian (sic) Light Horse

Framed photo of 6 mounted Light Horsemen at Giza, Egypt, with Sphinx and Pyramid in background4th Australian Light Horse 1914-1918 Giza Egypt 1915 L-R No 192 Pte Miles Nigel Turner Enlisted 22/8/1914 KIA 8/8/1915 Gallipoli No 72 Pte John (Jack) McRae 1 ALH DOW 15/8/1915 Gallipoli No 510 LT Benjamin Meredith Enlisted 31/8/1914 KIA 31/10/1917 Beersheba No 140 Sgt George Campbell Murrell Enlisted 22/8/1914 RTA 15/11/1918 No 122 Pte Thomas Gordon Inglis Enlisted 20/8/1914 KIA 3/8/1915 Gallipoli No 140 Pte William John Smith Enlisted 18/8/1914 KIA 7/8/1915

1938 group photo of 4/19 PWLH Regiment members seated in about 8 rows4/19 "Prince of Wales" Light Horse Regiment Training Camp Broadmeadows 1938

Framed b&w photo of Murray Bourchier in Light Horse uniform mounted on his horseMurray Bourchier on his 18th birthday. On his horse "Skip". 1912

During WW1 Australia sent 39,348 Walers overseas to the AIF. Many Light Horsemen enlisted with their horses with a government promise that they would be able to bring their horses home with them. On the outbreak of peace, costs became important and it was deemed too costly to have horses repatriated to Australia - except for one horse, "Sandy", owned by General W T Bridges who died at Gallipoli in 1915 Quarantine was offered as a reason for not permitting the walers to return to Australia. However, the horses would have had a long sea voyage, giving time for problems to emerge. Many of the fit horses were sold to the Indian ArmyFramed print of poem "The Horses Stay behind". In days to come we'll wander west and cross the range again; We'll hear the bush birds singing in the green trees after rain; We'll canter through the Mitchell grass and breast the bracing wind: But we'll have other horses. Our chargers stay behind. Around the fire at night we'll yarn about old Sinai; We'll fight our battles o'er again; and as the days go by There'll be old mates to greet us. The bush girls will be kind. Still our thoughts will often wander to the horses left. I don't think I could stand the thought of my old fancy hack Just crawling round old Cairo with a Gyppo on his back. Perhaps some English tourist out in Palestine may find My broken-hearted waler with a wooden plough behind. No; I'd better shoot him and tell a little lie: "He floundered in a wombat hole and then lay down to die" May be I'll be court-martialled; but I'm damned if I'm inclined To go back to Australia and leave my horse behind. Trooper Bluegum

Framed photo of Capt S G A Hindhaugh standing, talking to a dismounted Light Horseman who is holding the reins of his horse. They are in a copse of palm treesCaption: 4th Australian Light Horse. Gentleman on left is Capt Stanley George A Hindhaugh. Egypt 1915

Framed photo of 1098 Cpl George Koehn MM, 4th Australian Light Horse. He is in uniform, standing at ease, plain background. He is wearing 4 LH colour patch but no collar badges nor badge of rank. Perhaps photo was taken in Melbourne prior to embarkationCaption - 4th Australian Light Horse - France 1098 Cpl George Koehn MM born 1893 Howlong NSW B Squadron 7th Reinf Enlisted 4th January 1915 RTA 11th May 1919

Framed studio b&w photo of Taggart family of 4th Australian Light Horse. Standing Tpr John Taggart, seated - Sgt Roy Taggart and Lcpl Jack TaggartOn back : "Picture Framing" by Mervyn Taggart 03 95988452 Caption: Trooper John Taggart, Sergeant Roy Taggart (Later WO1) Lance Corporal Jack Taggart (Later Corporal) Egypt February 1916

Framed photograph of an oil painting of Lt General Sir Harry ChauvelW B McInnes Oil on canvas 129.1 x 104.5 cm photograph of a painting in the Australian War memorial (13521)

Framed b&w head and shoulders photo of Major G J Rankin DSO & BarCaption: 4th Australian Light Horse 1914-1918 Major G J Rankin DSO & Bar 2nd in Command of the Regiment at the charge at Beersheba 31st October 1917

Framed b&w head and shoulders photo of LT COL James Lawson DSOCaption: LT COL James Lawson DSO Commanding Officer of the First Australian Armoured Car Regiment Horsham and Rupanyip circa 1934. As Major J Lawson led A Squadron at the charge of Beersheba

Framed photo of a Regiment of the Australian Light Horse on the march near Jerusalem in PalestineOn back: A Regiment of the Australian Light Horse on the march near Jerusalem in Palestine Donated by John and Margaret Kinton

Framed b&w head and shoulders photo of Major J C Chanter DSOCaption: 4th Australian Light Horse 1914-1918 Major J C Chanter DSO

Printed framed photo of Light Horse fording Jordan River during World War 1Colarts Sydney Caption: Light Horse fording Jordan River

Framed b&w photo of 2LT Bert Burnie, 4th Light Horse, at Broadmeadows. He is in the slope arms positionCaption: 4th Australian Light Horse 2LT Bert Burnie. Ready to go to War - Broadmeadows 1914

Framed photo of 4th Australian Light Horse soldiers posing with captured gun following Beersheba 31 Oct 1917. Caption: 4th Australian Light Horse soldiers posing with captured gun following Beersheba 31 Oct 1917. Photo taken by LTCOL Murray Bourchier

Brassard as worn by parade marshals for ANZAC Day marchesMaroon cotton brassard, rectangular with ends folded to points to which 23mm black cotton tapes attached With white embroidery "MARSHAL 1st A.I.F"MARSHAL 1st AIF

The 4/7 Royal Dragoon Guards was formed in 1922 as a British Army cavalry regiment. In 1992 it was amalgamated with the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards to form the Royal Dragoon GuardsThe 4/7 Royal Dragoon Guards is a British Army unit associated with the 4/19 Prince of Wales's Light Horse RegimentBritish Army Uniform No 2 Dress 1980 Pattern, 4/7 Royal Dragoon Guards. With Regimental badges and buttons, white lanyard and General Service Medal ribbon. No badges of rankOn maker's label - "Baldwin"uniform, 4/7 rdg

Glass fronted wooden frame in which is mounted examples of components at the various stages of making .303 inch round. Top row - samples of the various metals used Centre row - Examples of components at stages of manufacture of cartridge case Bottom row - Examples of components at stages of manufacture of bulletOn back - 4/19 PWLH Sgts Mess 97

Framed b&w photo of 8 member armed funeral escort in position along each side of a light truck presumably carrying the coffin of a German officer. The vehicle has some camouflage foliage on it and a wreath mounted in front on the radiatorCaption: WW1 Funeral for a German officer. Photo from the Museum's Whyte collection

Framed b&w photo. In foreground, Turkish cavalry waiting to go into action, a mounted officer in front of them. In middle distance a line of infantry in lying position on a ridge. On the left is a group of observers, probably HQ group.Caption: WW1 Turks in action against Light Horse at Sheria. The fighting lasted several days. The Turkish cavalry in foreground, waiting, ready to go into action. This was a struggle for water and was known as the Junction Fight. Photo from Museums Whyte collection

Framed b&w photo of HQ facility on coast. Three tents in foreground, four cars parked nearby, Radio antenna to the leftCaption: WW1 German Headquarters Samak, Palestine. Photo from Museums Whyte collection

Framed b&w photo of five seated Turkish Officer POW'sCaption: WW1 Captured Turkish Officers Photo from the Museums Whyte Collection

Framed b&w photo . Trooper Whyte is standing behind a large artillery shellCaption: WW1 Trooper Whyte demonstrating the size of artillery shells used against the British forces Gaza- October 1917 Photo from the Museum's Whyte Collection

Framed b&w photo. In foreground is a Turkish soldier standing by his horse . There are several soldiers and horses in the backgroundCaption: WW1 Captured Turkish Cavalry Photo from the Museums Whyte Collection ww1, turkish pow

1937 Pattern webbing pistol pouch, painted with black gloss paintDepartment of Defence logo, 1941

World War 2 productionService issue item for the Regiment1937 pattern webbing pistol holsterA.M. M.E ?? 1941

Ralph Eldridge graduated from Duntroon on 17th August, then served in world war 2 as an infantry officer at Tarakan. After the war he was posted to the Royal Australian Armoured Corps where he served as Corps Director. He also had peace time service in Papua New Guinea and a period in Britain as Deputy Head Joint Services Staff Australia House before another tour of duty in Papua New GuineaBiography of Brigadier Ralph Trevelyan Eldridge, OBE, 24 June 1917 - 19 November 2001. Paperback 109 pagesISBN 9780646485409