8th Light Horse Memorial Day
Wed, Aug 07
|Melbourne
The 8th Light Horse Regiment is commemorated at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Victoria. On August 7, 2024, there will be a wreath-laying ceremony at the Memorial Tree B28 to honor their service and sacrifice1. During World War I,
Time & Location
Aug 07, 2024, 12:00 AM – 12:30 AM
Melbourne, Birdwood Ave, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia
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About the event
8th Light Horse memorial Day at The Melbourne Shrine Of Remeberanc . The 8th Light Horse was a mounted rifles regiment raised in Broadmeadows, Victoria on 23 September 1914. They sailed from Melbourne on 24 February 1915 with a strength of just over 500 men alongside the rest of the 3rd Light Horse Brigade.
During the First World War, the 8th Light Horse served on Gallipoli and in the Sinai and Palestine campaigns against the Ottoman Empire. They took part in the Battle of Beersheba, the capture of Jerusalem and the capture of Damascus.
The date of this service remembers the Battle of the Nek on 7 August 1915. The 8th Light Horse, sent to Gallipoli without their horses, formed the first two waves of attack on an easily defended Turkish position. Rushing the enemy over open ground and facing rifle and machine gun fire, the 8th Light Horse suffered…