Historical information
16th Light Horse Regiment was raised in 1912 from former Light Horse units of Victorian Mounted Rifles, as part of reorganization of Commonwealth Military Forces ( Militia ) with troops in North East Victoria.
Significance
Fine photograph of citizen soldiers immediately prior to WW1
Physical description
Black and white photograph mounted on card of an Officer and 36 soldiers posed in three ranks.
Inscriptions & markings
" B. Troop C Squadron 16th L. Horse , 5 - 8 14 " and Heath Beechworth "
