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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.
2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry) Army Reserve. 12th/16th Hunter River Lancers; ... 10th Light Horse Regiment; Artillery. Regular Army
The 3rd Light Horse Brigade was formed in Australia in October 1914 with the 8th, 9th, and 10th Light Horse Regiments and was posted to Egypt in March 1915. It was dismounted and served in Gallipoli from May to December attached to the New Zealand and Australian Division [ 5 ] (notably the Battle of Sari Bair ). [ 6 ]
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.
As a mixed brigade, it also included a single light horse regiment: the 10th Light Horse Regiment. [17] [18] Initially, the Citizens Forces units were maintained through a mixture of voluntary and compulsory service.