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25.01.2022 Bill has arrived home and is now in the Murrumburrah studio. Details about where he will be permanently sited are yet to be finalised. Bill can be viewed thro...ugh the studio doors in Murrumburrah and close up viewings can be arranged by phoning Carl. An automatic sensor light is being installed to illuminate Bill for visitors.

23.01.2022 Don't forget to take advantage of this FANTASTIC MEMBERSHIP SPECIAL OFFER!!!!!!!! from ATHRA which is our peak Trail Riding Association. If you are either a ne...w or previous member, if you join between 1 Oct and 31 December the ATHRA fee component will be reduced by 50%. This will give you membership through to 31 December 2021. See below for further offers and info. :-) To join, go to the ATHRA website, memberships are all done online with paypal or credit card payments, and includes the SWCBTA membership, all processed through ATHRA. South West Capes Bridle Trails Association is an ATHRA Club, and there are others across WA - Midwest Horse Trekkers in the Geraldton area, WA Horse Trekkers in the Perth greater region as well as hold rides across most of South West, Albany Natural TrailRiders and Manypeaks Equestrian Club ATHRA in the Great Southern. Once you join one club as a full riding member, you can then join other clubs as an Associate member, enabling you to go on ATHRA trail rides right across the State. Membership Rates: SWCBTA All Membership categories $5 PLUS the ATHRA membership fee - Adult $100 A riding member of an ATHRA club, 18 years to 79 years of age Junior $40 A riding member of an ATHRA club, from 5 years of age to 17 Years of age Child $20 A riding member of an ATHRA club, under 5 years of age Senior $60 A riding member of an ATHRA club, 80 yrs of age & over Social $30 A non-riding member of an ATHRA club Family membership $100 -A Family in this regard is one adult riding member who is the Parent or Legal Guardian and one riding child/junior when registered or renewed at the same time One Adult and One Child

22.01.2022 Join us for a Bush ride thru Myalup Pines to OCRB this Sunday, leaving Thornton Drive at 1000hrs. Celebrate the last free Sunday in December with a trail ride and beverage. Join us for a Bush ride thru Myalup Pines to OCRB this Sunday, leaving Thornton Drive at 1000hrs. Celebrate the last free Sunday in December with a trail ride and beverage.

22.01.2022 Turkish gun captured by 10th Light Horse in Jenin, Palestine in September 1918. Now in Moora, WA.

21.01.2022 On behalf of the Tenth Light Horse Bunbury Troop inc. we all wish a safe and happy Christmas, to you and yours. We hope for a healthy and prosperous 2021. Stay ...safe. We hope to catch you or have you involved in the exciting projects we have on the horizon next year. Daniel McDonald President

19.01.2022 "They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them."

19.01.2022 https://youtu.be/Mxp0kDf0MHM

18.01.2022 Sari Bair is an XLH Battle Honour. The Battle of the Nek being part of the offensive to take control of the Sari Bair range. The battle for Sari Bair went fro...m 6 to 21 Aug 1915. It was a complex plan where a poor appreciation of the battle space during planning, inadequate comms and poor synch, coupled with questionable higher formation leadership resulted in great loss of life and only a small foothold being established on the range, which the ottomans then repulsed. Six Victoria Crosses were awarded for Lone Pine with another four across the remainder of the battle. The allied line would remain basically where it was until the withdrawal. Today marks the start with the ‘diversionary’ battle of Lone Pine which saw approx 2300 casualties and which the Turks almost immediately recognised as a diversion. The Nek battle took place the next day. The diversionary attack at Lone Pine had successfully drawn Ottoman reinforcements. But the Turks soon realised it was a feint. When it became clear that Sari Bair was under threat, they ordered their reserves to the north, to reinforce the defences on the range. The Allies' plan to capture Sari Bair was complex, and some attacks were hindered by miscommunication. Australian, British, Indian and New Zealand troops, commanded by Major General Alexander Godley, were ordered to assault Sari Bair. The men approached at night, through difficult terrain. In hindsight, they were operating under an unrealistic timetable. The attack on Sari Bair began with the New Zealand Infantry Brigade advancing on Chunuk Bair. The Turks offered fierce resistance. The New Zealanders reached the summit, but heavy Turkish counter-attacks forced them to retreat. When the 6th Gurkhas reached the summit, Allied warships hit them with misdirected fire. This drove them from the heights. Monash's 4th Brigade became lost in the tangle of steep ravines and razorback ridgelines. Unable to find their way in the dark under Turkish fire, they also failed to reach their objective. The dismounted 3rd Light Horse Brigade planned to attack Turkish positions at the Nek with support from New Zealand troops. The Light Horsemen expected the New Zealanders to approach from the newly occupied heights of Chunuk Bair. But the New Zealanders didn't attain their objective. They were nowhere near the Nek when the Australians charged. The Light Horsemen were slaughtered trying to cross the open ground in front of the Turkish trenches. British troops attempted relief on the shoulders of the range but were swept away in a ferocious Ottoman counter-attack.

17.01.2022 9th Reinforcements, 10th Light Horse 1915 [If you click on the link you can zoom into the photo]

16.01.2022 Battle of the Nek - Today - 7th August 1915

15.01.2022 The only horse to return from the First World War In the First World War 136,000 walers (the general name applied to Australian horses abroad) were sent overs...eas for use by the Australian Imperial Force and the British and Indian governments. One horse from the 136,000 made it back to Australia. Sandy belonged to Major General Sir William Bridges, who was killed at Gallipoli. He was one of 6,100 horses who had embarked for Gallipoli. However, very few of the animals were put ashore, as Lieutenant General Sir William Birdwood decided there was not room or requirement on Anzac Cove. On 5 May Birdwood sought approval to send the horses back to Alexandria. From 1 August 1915 Sandy was in the care of Captain Leslie Whitfield, an Australian Army Veterinary Corps officer in Egypt. Sandy remained in Egypt until he and Whitfield were transferred to France during March 1916. In October 1917 Senator George Pearce, Minister for Defence, called for Sandy to be returned to Australia for pasture at Duntroon. In May 1918 the horse was sent from the Australian Veterinary Hospital at Calais to the Remount Depot at Swaythling in England. He was accompanied by Private Archibald Jordon, who had been at the hospital since April 1917 and classed as permanently unfit for further active service. After three months of veterinary observation, Sandy was declared free of disease. In September 1918 he was boarded on the freighter Booral, sailing from Liverpool and arriving in Melbourne in November. Sandy was turned out to graze at the Central Remount Depot at Maribyrnong. Sandy saw out the rest of his days at the Remount Depot. Although he was originally intended to go to Duntroon, his increasing blindness and debility prompted the decision to have him put down, as a humane action, in May 1923. His head and neck were mounted and became part of the Memorial's collection. Sandy was displayed for many years, although is currently not on exhibition owing to deterioration through age.

14.01.2022 https://trailswa.com.au/trails/10th-light-horse-bridle-trail

14.01.2022 Happy 1 year anniversary of the opening of the Bridle Trail. This year with covid-19 we haven’t been able to effectively select a date for this years guided two day ride. But watch this space, an announcement will be made soon. Daniel McDonald President Tenth Light Horse Bunbury Troop inc 0417939575

14.01.2022 T_ THROSSELL Captain Hugh Throssell, 10th Australian Light Horse, was awarded the Victoria Cross in recognition of his gallantry at Hill 60 on 29th 30th Augus...t 1915. He gave an account of what he saw during that time. Hugo Throssell's Thrilling Tale. OF THE FIGHT AT HILL 60, GALLIPOLI. HOW GEO. LEAKE AND FRANK McMAHON DIED. See more

14.01.2022 Reinforcements for 10 LH in 1915 at Blackboy Hill Camp. Unfotunately this photo lacks clarity and some faces are distorted if the picture is enlarged.

12.01.2022 A hundred & three years ago today, My saddle here was far away. On a thirsty horse, On desert sand, Under Henry Chauvels command. ... For 36 hours; no water, Nightmarish. If the battle was lost All the horses would perish. Out on foot in that desert, And without a horse? Well there wasn’t an option, They’d take it of course. First mile of the charge, They were ordered to walk; Then trot for a bit, Then canter, don’t balk. When the first lot of horses Were hit by the shells, They galloped wide open To Beersheba’s well’s! Straight into the Turkish machine guns they raced, But the Turks thought they’d dismount And the guns were out paced; and into and over the trenches they rode em, What an honor it would be for us to have know’d em. Guy Haydon from Blanford Was wounded quite badly, There twenty more killed And twenty more sadly; Who limped or were carried On stretches by porters, But that didn’t matter, They had Beersheba’s waters. Sweet justice I’d say In return for the wreck, Of the 900 Light Horse Who were killed at the Nek. But the Turks met their match When combined with the Waler, The boys from the bush Who had come from Australia. When I sit in this saddle All the stories it tells, Of the boys of the Light Horse Who took Beersheba‘s Wells. Today talk of the charge of Beersheba is sparse; But you can all go and shove Halloween up your ....!

12.01.2022 Over 136,000 horses were sent overseas in WW1 and just one made it home. Here is the incredible story of Sandy The War Horse. #LestWeForget World Horse Racing

11.01.2022 FANTASTIC MEMBERSHIP SPECIAL OFFER!!!!!!!! from ATHRA. Now is a great time to join an ATHRA club, and if you join by 30th September 2020, your membership will ...roll over right through to end of December 2021. If you are already a member, your membership will roll over automatically to December 2021. If you are either a new or previous member, if you join between 1 Oct and 31 December the ATHRA fee component will be reduced by 50%. See below for further offers and info. :-) To join, go to the ATHRA website, memberships are all done online with paypal or credit card payments, and includes the SWCBTA membership, all processed through ATHRA. South West Capes Bridle Trails Association is an ATHRA Club, and there are others across WA - Midwest Horse Trekkers in the Geraldton area, WA Horse Trekkers in the Perth greater region as well as hold rides across most of South West, Albany Natural TrailRiders and Manypeaks Equestrian Club ATHRA in the Great Southern. Once you join one club as a full riding member, you can then join other clubs as an Associate member, enabling you to go on ATHRA trail rides right across the State. Membership Rates: SWCBTA All Membership categories $5 PLUS the ATHRA membership fee - Adult $100 A riding member of an ATHRA club, 18 years to 79 years of age Junior $40 A riding member of an ATHRA club, from 5 years of age to 17 Years of age Child $20 A riding member of an ATHRA club, under 5 years of age Senior $60 A riding member of an ATHRA club, 80 yrs of age & over Social $30 A non-riding member of an ATHRA club Family membership $100 -A Family in this regard is one adult riding member who is the Parent or Legal Guardian and one riding child/junior when registered or renewed at the same time One Adult and One Child

11.01.2022 Where the 10th Light Horse Bunbury Troop inc. Troopers & Horses will be over the ANZAC Day Weekend: Saturday 24th Feature Race Donaldson Park Bunbury Trotting T...rack. ‘The Diggers Cup’ 1800hrs Sunday 25th Yarloop Dawn Service 0545hrs Lake Clifton Dawn Service 0545hrs Bunbury Dawn Service 0545hrs Albany Dawn Service 0545hrs Brunswick Junction Morning Service 0720hrs Albany Main Service 1030hrs Boyanup Main Service 1100hrs Bunbury Main Service 1100hrs Dunsborough Main Service 1100hrs Margaret River Main Service 1130hrs Margaret River Pony Club 1300hrs ‘Sandy’ the Troop support vehicle, 1966 Ex-Army Land Rover Ambulance will be on display at the Bunbury war memorial from the Dawn Service all day. Monday 26th Feature Race Albany Race Course. Jericho Cup 2021 Qualifying round 3100m. Skill at arms display. Hosted by 10th Light Horse Albany Troop 1300hrs 13 events in 8 towns over 3 days. Come and say hello. Lest We Forget

10.01.2022 106 years after the event, Corporal Sid Ferrier from 10th Light Horse, has been posthumously awarded a Medal for Gallantry at an investiture ceremony in Victori...a, for his heroic efforts at Gallipoli. On 28 Aug 1915, a troop from 10 ALH was ordered to capture and occupy a section of trench at Hill 60, on the northern flank of the main ANZAC positions on Gallipoli. Following two days of heavy fighting incorporating small arms, bombs and hand to hand combat, the Australian forces under LT Hugo Throssell met with success but suffered severe casualties and losses. As a result of their actions LT Throssell was awarded the Victoria Cross, four men were awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal and a number of others received a Mentioned In Dispatches for their gallantry and devotion to duty. CPL Ferrier had been shot and suffered other wounds, but threw more than 500 bombs. One Turkish bomb he caught blew up in his right hand. He was evacuated to a hospital ship where surgeons removed what remained of his arm. Unfortunately he succumbed to tetanus and was buried at sea a few days later. Sid Ferrier's actions and bravery in holding the trench at Gallipoli went unrewarded. Subsequent investigations and reviews identified that his Troop Leader LT Throssell did write of his actions and made formal recommendations to his Commanding Officer to recognise his gallantry. These were never acted upon. Following numerous submissions and detailed investigations, the Governor General recently approved the award of the Medal for Gallantry to CPL Ferrier. In the Australian Government Gazette issued on 4 Dec 20, it was noted: Corporal Sutton Henry FERRIER Medal for Gallantry For acts of gallantry in hazardous circumstances during an assault by 10th Light Horse Regiment on Hill 60 at Gallipoli, Turkey, on 29 August 1915. CPL Ferrier was invested with the Medal for Gallantry in Victoria on 20 April. CPL Ferrier's great nephew Stuart Ferrier received the award on his behalf. Former Officer Commanding of A SQN 10th Light Horse, MAJ Geoffrey Craggs, who attended the investiture, said the deserved recognition of CPL Ferrier’s bravery has been a long time coming. It’s important, poignant and incredibly satisfying to have CPL Ferrier recognised after all this time," said MAJ Craggs. This award highlights the importance of Tenth Light Horse in Australia’s military history, and acknowledges the ongoing significance of this unit. Commander of 13th Brigade, Brigadier Brett Chaloner, said the courage and fortitude of Corporal Ferrier has contributed to the 10th Light Horse being the most storied unit in Western Australia, and the only Australian Light Horse unit that has, amongst its honours and awards recipients, the Victoria Cross and Medal for Gallantry. #ANZACDay2021 #lestweforget2021

09.01.2022 Departure of troops from Fremantle, 1914. Credit : State Library of WA.

08.01.2022 Today is a terrible anniversary for the 10th Light Horse, 105 years ago today was the Battle of the Nek, where four successive waves of 150 men charged out of t...renches on the sound of a whistle to be cut down by rifle and machine gun fire. Lest We Forget The Nek The Nek is a thin strip of ground leading up the range with steep drops on either side. The ANZAC attack of 7th August was to follow a predawn barrage. The element of surprise was lost when the barrage ended seven minutes early. The Turks knew what was coming and at 4:30am the 8th Light Horse leapt from their trenches to be cut down and were eliminated in half a minute by 'one continuous roaring tempest' of machine-gun fire. Two minutes later the next wave charged, and like the first was decimated, adding to the pile of bodies near the lip of the ANZAC trenches. At 4:45am the 10th Light Horse also charged to their deaths. One of them was Wilfred Harper, who was seen sprinting toward the enemy like an Olympian. Harper's run was part of the inspiration for Peter Weirs’ film Gallipoli. The film depicts a British Officer sending waves of Australians to their doom. In truth it was Australian officers who sent them to their deaths. The fourth wave, under the command of Major Scott, was lined up and ready to go forward. Without orders the troops on the right rose and rushed over the parapet. Many of the officers knew that Lieutenant Colonel Noel Brazier was trying to have the fourth charge called off; the men did not. No one seemed to know quite what happened. Major Scott managed to stop some men leaving the trench, but the fourth slaughter had begun. The scale of the tragedy at The Nek was the result of two inept Australian officers; Brigade commander Brigadier General Frederick Hughes and Lieutenant Colonel John Antill. Hughes was untried in this situation and assigned much responsibility to Antill. Antill could easily have been vindicated in calling the attack off after the slaughter of the first wave, but his direct order was to "push on". The charge at The Nek is considered to be the most senseless and tragic waste of Australian lives at Gallipoli. Approximately 374 Australians died at The Nek.

06.01.2022 Just a shout out to the fabulous Harry and his fellow troopers Alan and Simon !! Thankyou so much Harry for escorting us along the bridle trail mate! The girls... and I had an awesome ride and are now that little bit knowledgeable on how how diggers protected our land.. I loved the water hole! Just looking further into the picture I can visualise and only imagine what a lovely stop that would of been for the solders and their horses.. Bless you and all you do to remember our Light Horseman Regards Fiona Read

04.01.2022 Middle East, 10 Australian Light Horse, 1916. Christmas card with view of desert camp. Credit : Army Museum of Western Australia.

03.01.2022 This poem is good evidence of the good humoured mateship enjoyed by the troops even when faced by extreme hardship and danger. If anyone would like details on ...those members of the 26th reinforcements of the 10th Light Horse mentioned in this poem either send a message via Facebook or even better still, come along to ANZAC Cottage on Sunday 25 October between 1:30 and 4pm and chat to Anne and as a bonus hear Phil tell the story of the Battle of Beersheba. THE 26/10th LIGHT HORSE. (By Trumpeter W. Harrison of Subiaco.) There's Sergt. McWaters from W.A., A dinkum soldier I've heard them say: He's a good looking fellow when he's awake, But his ginger moustache, well, that takes the cake. There's Corporal Bob Fernie from gay Armadale. He's as sorry as hell for the day he set sail; But he's a decent fellow if there ever was one, And when the guns go he'Il be well in the fun. There's Corporal Robinson, the man with the feet: He once was a merchant in Wellington street; But Robbie's got brains, this no man can dispute, Although he's a thin, lanky, longlegged coot. There's old Jack O'Donough and little Bill Hankey, And Ginger Bert Wallace, about twice as lanky; There's Gabriel Morrell and his cobber McQueen; They're all from the country and a little bit green. There's Harold McKnight and his cobber Val Browne, They're not country bumpkins; they came from the town. They joined the Light Horse to join in the strife, And they both pushed a pen in civilian life. There's silly Stan Smith and old Billy Whitton: They're in charge of the taps and they won't be spit on. They're a bit out of place, for they both prefer beer, And when the guns go they'll be well in the air. There's fat Harry Gill, the troop's hungry man; He's very well named, for he eats all he can. He's first to the table, and never late, And when Gillie's finished it's no use to wait. There's farmer Dick Fulwood and young Bonnie Waters: They're both from the bush and at boxing they're snorters. They can snare an opossum and ride down a 'roo, And everyone says they're hot stuff on stew. There's old Tommy Silver and young Billy Higham: They're both decent fellows, and honest as I am; That's not saying much, but you know what I mean, For at paying their debts they're unnaturally keen. There's mess orderlies Wilson and big Charlie Collard: They're kings of the butter and bread made of pollard. They're last on parade and first into bed, So you see they're hard workers; I think nuff's said. There's Clark, Melbourne, Parnell, Bott and young Gordon White: They left W.A. to come out and fight; To fight did I say, well, I made a mistake, For they're going to Egypt the fun to partake. Well, that about all, I've no memory for names, For all I can think of are Horton and James; And they're both good fellows, of that there's no doubt, For when a chap's stony they always will shout. See more

02.01.2022 Trooper Kershaw pictured here with another soldier from the 10th Australian Light Horse in the Middle East in 1918, are both wearing the distinctive blue hospit...al dress known as the Convalescent Blues. Recovering soldiers of the Great War were required to wear this flannel uniform in hospital and in public. They were poorly made and did not fit properly but were clean and designed to replace filthy uniforms. For more information please see https://collectionswa.net.au//86fcb5ec-5355-4f0d-9286-61c4 See more