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The 13th Light Horse Regiment was raised in Victoria in March 1915. Being the thirteenth regiment raised within the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) they were soon given the nickname the "Devil's Own" regiment, [1] and comprised twenty-five officers and 497 other ranks serving in three squadrons, each of six troops. [2]
The Australian squadrons of XXII Regiment were amalgamated with the 13th Australian Light Horse Regiment. For a month in 1918 during the battles of Hundred Days Offensive , the 13th was attached to the III British Corps, while Sir Alexander Godley briefly commanded III Corps and regarded the regiment as his personal troops.
The brigade was reformed in January 1917 – with the 4th Light Horse Regiment in place of the 13th – and joined the division on formation. [ 8 ] The 5th Mounted Brigade was formed as part of the Territorial Force in 1908 as the 1st South Midland Mounted Brigade with three yeomanry regiments: the Warwickshire Yeomanry , the Royal ...
Previously 18th Light Horse Regiment and 18th Motor Regiment 13th Armoured Regiment: May 1942 October 1943 Previously 13th Light Horse Regiment. Re-designated 13th Motor Regiment in March 1943 14th Armoured Regiment: June 1942 March 1943 Previously 17th Machine Gun Regiment, 4th Armoured Regiment and 104th Motor Regiment 1st Army Tank Battalion ...
5th Light Horse Brigade (13th (Gippsland), 15th (Victorian Mounted Rifles), and 16th (Indi) Light Horse Regiments) 7th Light Horse Brigade (17th (Campaspe), 19th (Yarrowee), and 20th (Corangamite) and 29th (Port Phillip Horse) Light Horse Regiments) 7th Australian Field Artillery Brigade (19th, 20th, and 25th Batteries)
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.
As a result, the 13th Brigade was re-raised as part of the 5th Military District, headquartered in Perth, Western Australia, and consisted of the 11th, 16th, 28th, and 44th Infantry Battalions. As a mixed brigade, it also included a single light horse regiment: the 10th Light Horse Regiment. [17] [18]
The 2/8th Armoured Regiment was formed in July 1941 as part of the 2nd Armoured Brigade of the 1st Armoured Division. [1] Under the command of Lieutenant Colonel William Hopkins who had previously served in the Militia with the 13th Light Horse Regiment, [2] the 2/8th was initially located at Puckapunyal, Victoria, and was equipped with Universal Carriers for training purposes while more ...