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      • 1. Forward and Introduction
      • 2. Standing Orders for Uniform Dress & Equip – AIF & Militia
      • 3. Conduct of Appearance And Embellishments
      • 4. Regimental Colour Patches
      • 5. Pictorial Dress – Boer War
      • 6. Pictorial Dress – WW1
      • 7. Pictorial Dress – Militia
      • 8. Pictorial Saddlery and Equipment
      • 9. Unofficial Badges worn by Light Horse Units during WW1
      • 10. ALH Regimental Crests (Badges)
    • The Association Cup and Skill at Arms – RULES AND GUIDELINES
      • The Association Cup Origins and Winners
      • The ALHA Presidents Cup Trophy – Annual Results
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      • Correct Fitting of Neck Rope – 1929
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      • The Battle of Dead Man’s Ridge
      • Charge of the 3rd Light Horse at the NEK
      • 12th Light Horse at Gallipoli
      • The Battle at Beersheba
        • The Controversial Photo of Beersheba
        • Photographs from Beersheba
        • An Account of the Charge at Beersheba
      • The Battle at Maghdaba
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      • The Charge at Sheria, Palestine
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      • The Siege of Elands River Post
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History of the Australian Light Horse

The Mounted Soldiers of Australia  

Australian Light Horse Units during WW1 1914-1918

Australian Mounted Division

Australian New Zealand Mounted Division
Australian Light Horse Regiments and Brigades
They shot the horses – didn’t they? – AWM Cite as:  Bou, Jean, “They shot the horses – didn’t they?”, Wartime 44 (2008) 54–57

ALHA Resources

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ALHA Competitions

  • The ALHA Presidents Cup – Annual Trophy

– The ALHA Presidents Cup  – Annual Results

  • ALHA Association Cup & Skill at Arms Events

– The ALHA Cup – Annual Results

News

  • ALHA Association Cup 2025 – Claiming the Date
  • ALHA Association Cup 2025 – Expressions of Interest
  • Membership Renewals for 2024/2025 are now open
  • ALHA Board Nominations – 2024/2025 Now Closed
  • NOTICE OF 2024 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND NOMINATION PROCESS

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