Historical information
Remembers the famous cavalry charge of the 4th and 12th Light Horse Regiments who galloped across open ground (they were in fact Mounted Infantry, not Cavalry and normally fought dismounted) to capture Gaza, the Turkish stronghold that marked the southern end of the Turkish defensive line on 31 October 1917.
Physical description
Cold cast bronze figurine of an Australian Light horseman charging on his "Waler" horse brandishing a bayonet. Mounted on a wooden base with a brass engraved nameplate.
Inscriptions & markings
THE CHARGE AT BEERSHEBA
AUSTRALIAN LIGHT HORSE
