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The 10th Light Horse Regiment is a "mounted infantry" [4] regiment of the Australian Army Reserve, raised in Western Australia (WA).. While the name of the 10th Light Horse originated in the first months of World War I, the regiment traces its ceremonial lineage to mounted infantry units of the Colonial militia of Western Australia, raised during the late 19th century, such as the Western ...
The 10th Light Horse Regiment is a regiment of the Australian Army. Part of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps, the regiment is part of the army reserve. The regiment is one of the oldest in Australia, being formed in 1900 as the Western Australia Mounted Infantry. The regiment has seen action in the Second Boer War, World War I and World War II.
2/7th Armoured Regiment (Australia) 2/8th Armoured Regiment (Australia) 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles; 2/9th Armoured Regiment (Australia) 10th Light Horse Regiment (Australia) 2/10th Armoured Regiment (Australia) 2/11th Armoured Car Regiment (Australia) 12th/16th Hunter River Lancers; 12th Armoured Regiment (Australia) 13th Armoured ...
By 1945, only two units remained. The first of these was the 20th Light Horse Regiment, which as the 20th Motor Regiment, served overseas, at Merauke, and was later converted into a pioneer regiment. The second unit was the 1st Light Horse Regiment, which became the 1st Tank Battalion, and as such fought in New Guinea and Borneo. [28]
0–9. 1st Royal New South Wales Lancers; 2nd Light Horse Regiment (Australia) 3rd/9th Light Horse (South Australian Mounted Rifles) 3rd Light Horse Regiment (Australia)
In March 1901, the Australian Army came into existence as the Commonwealth Military Forces through the amalgamation of the former colonies military forces. The existing regiments and battalions of the colonies were reorganised and renumbered due to their absorption into the national army and subsequently formed the first military units of a united Australia.
The APC regiment was established as the 3rd Cavalry Regiment. The CMF 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse, 10th Light Horse Regiment, 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment and 3rd/9th Light Horse (South Australian Mounted Rifles) were also converted to the cavalry regiment structure during 1966. [36]
10th Light Horse Regiment; 13th Engineer Regiment; 109th Signals Squadron; 11th/28th Battalion, Royal Western Australia Regiment; 16th Battalion, Royal Western Australia Regiment; 13th Combat Service Support Battalion; The barracks also house: 3rd Light Battery, Royal Australian Artillery. Formerly (until 2018) a component of the 13th Brigade.