12th Light Horse Regiment

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The 12th Light Horse Regiment was an Australian mounted infantry unit of the First World War, noted for its role in the Sinai and Palestine campaign, including the famous charge at Beersheba.

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instanceOf Australian Army light horse regiment
mounted infantry unit
allegiance British Empire
associatedWith Australian Light Horse tradition NERFINISHED
battleHonour Damascus NERFINISHED
Egypt 1915–17
Gallipoli 1915–16 NERFINISHED
Gaza-Beersheba NERFINISHED
Jaffa NERFINISHED
Jerusalem NERFINISHED
Magdhaba NERFINISHED
Megiddo NERFINISHED
Rafa NERFINISHED
Romani NERFINISHED
branch Australian Imperial Force cavalry
campaign Sinai and Palestine campaign NERFINISHED
conflict World War I
surface form: First World War
country Australia
decorations members received various British and Commonwealth gallantry awards
disbanded 1919
doctrine fought dismounted as infantry
engagement Battle of Beersheba NERFINISHED
Battle of Magdhaba NERFINISHED
Battle of Megiddo (1918) NERFINISHED
Battle of Rafa NERFINISHED
Battle of Romani NERFINISHED
Gallipoli campaign NERFINISHED
Third Battle of Gaza NERFINISHED
capture of Damascus (1918)
equipment horses
garrisonDuringWar various locations in Egypt and Palestine
higherFormation 4th Light Horse Brigade NERFINISHED
Australian Mounted Division NERFINISHED
notableAction mounted charge at Beersheba on 31 October 1917
notableFor participation in the charge at Beersheba
partOf First Australian Imperial Force NERFINISHED
raised 1915
raisedAt New South Wales NERFINISHED
recruitedFrom New South Wales NERFINISHED
role mounted infantry
serviceEnd post-Armistice occupation duties in the Middle East
theatre Middle Eastern theatre of World War I NERFINISHED
type mounted rifles

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Battle of Beersheba (1917) combatantUnit 12th Light Horse Regiment