This Photograph Was Taken In 1917 Of Light Horse Troops With Their

Photograph Military Soldiers Light Horse Camp 1917 14278 Ehive The controversial photograph of the charge. for nearly sixty years, the authenticity of this photograph has been hotly debated. it was claimed to show the light horse charge at beersheba on 31 october 1917. but the photographer was unidentified, the original negative could not be located, and the viewpoint of the charge seemed unlikely. The 12th light horse regiment leaped the trenches, advancing headlong to beersheba. before long, the ottoman troops in the trenches and the defenders in beersheba had surrendered. together, the two regiments captured 1,148 prisoners and caused over 1,000 casualties. they lost only 31 men and 70 horses of their own.

A Memorial To The Australian Light Horse The Troopers And Their Waler C. 1917, photograph, srg 435 1 235 light horse troops in uniform, with their horses. mounted soldiers. c. 1917, photograph, srg 435 1 236 mounted soldiers riding along a street. troops and horses. c. 1917, photograph, srg 435 1 237. This photograph has been variously described as being one taken of: 1) the beersheba charge on 31 october 1917 2) some light horsemen practising a charge. 3) a re enactment of the beersheba charge. 4) a photo taken by a turkish soldier (whose camera was seized on the day of the beersheba charge). the australian light horse association has. A letter written by jack in reply to his brother reg gives a personal description of the charge at beersheba. belah 29 1 1918. my dear reg. your long letter to mill from hospital temporaire no 8, dated 4 12 1917, came along a few days ago and jolly glad i was to get it, as i was beginning to think something might have happened to you. The battle of beersheba is one of the most notable mounted charges by the australian light horse regiments. on 31 october 1917, the 4th and 12th australian light horse regiment launched a dramatic charge, with bayonets “swords” in hands, to defeat turkish troops near the town of beersheba. this charge took place 34 miles south of jerusalem.