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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.
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]
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 ]
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse; 2/5th Armoured Regiment (Australia) 2/6th Armoured Regiment (Australia) 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)
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)
2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry) Army Reserve. 12th/16th Hunter River Lancers; ... 10th Light Horse Regiment; Artillery. Regular Army
Militia unit, previously the 2nd Moreton Light Horse. Later renamed 2nd Cavalry Regiment. This unit was the 5th Division's reconnaissance battalion in mid-1942. 8th Reconnaissance Battalion December 1941 March 1944 Militia unit. This unit was the 3rd Division's reconnaissance battalion. Renamed 8th Cavalry Regiment in late 1942. 10th Light ...