Historical information

The 20th Light Horse (Victorian Mounted Rifles) was raised in 1920 as part of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, Citizen Military Forces, with Headquarters at Seymour and depots along the Goulburn Valley from Mansfield to Tocumwal in southern NSW. The regiment was still horse mounted in 1937 when this trophy was awarded to the Mansfield Troop.

Significance

Fine example of a trophy awarded to a Citizen Military Forces sub-unit drawn from a country town in northeast Victoria prior to WWII.

Physical description

Silver cup with no handles and bakelite base being a trophy for snap shooting in 20th Light Horse Regiment.

Inscriptions & markings

20th Light Horse Regiment Shoot / Snap Shooting / won by / Mansfield Troop / 1937