This page contains all items of australian first world war uniform we reproduce. Ww1 11th australian light horse puggaree and colour patch. A stint of protective duty along the line of communications through the sinai followed. The white over diagonal red colour patch, was the colour patch from 1915 to 1917. Regimental colour patches australian light horse association. In the case of light horse regiments, the leading and lower colour on any shoulder should be the brigade colour i. Colour patches australians in world war 1 research. All the colour patches are in this volume, and you can also find them in the online edition of the official history, volume 3, on the australian war memorial website. When the first australian imperial force aif set off for the middle east in 1914, the only badge it wore was on headgear and jacket collars. Jpg from the collection of 4th19th prince of waless light horse regiment unit history room simpson barracks macleod victoria. Black and yellow this is a full sized unitcolour patch. Unit colour patches the 14th light horse regiment was a mounted infantry or light horse unit of the australian army. Recruits went to the broadmeadows training camp to the north of melbourne, victoria, from 1 march 1915. Colour patches were worn on australian uniforms to indicate the division, battalion and brigade of the solider.
Administration was issued at mena on 8 march 1915 detailing the colour patches for the various units in the aif. The barossa light horse historical association has been barred from hosting its annual anzac day service, normally on the corner of north and east terraces in. Below the options below, is also included a table showing the uniform and equipment issued to various regiments of the a. The regiment fought against the forces of the ottoman empire, in egypt, at gallipoli, on the sinai peninsula, and in palestine and jordan. The 4th19th prince of waless light horse 419 pwlh is a cavalry regiment of the australian army and is a part of the 4th brigade. Upper sleeve and epaulets of a soldier of the 6th australian light horse regiment displaying brass or oxidised copper 6th light horse 6 lh shoulder badge, brass australia shoulder badge, the obverse left side 6th light horse colour patch, metal horseshoe denoting the role of farrier and sergeants chevrons. In order for the brigade colour to lead on both sleeves, the two patches must be mirror images of each other.
Available in natural colour so you can stain to your liking or dark brown. Unit colour patch a twotoned symbolic rectangular image. Detail from portraits of unidentified soldiers taken during world war i, h84. The 7 th regiment light horse had a rectangular patch with a black upper triangle and a red lower triangle. The first colour patch for the 4th light horse regiment. Light horse, artillery, engineer and medical units were also allocated colour patches. Ww1 6th australian light horse puggaree and colour patch ebay. Home unit shoulder patches 7 brigade 2nd14th light horse regiment. Gaza finally fell on 7 november, after a wide outflanking move via beersheba, in which the 1st light horse brigade played a.
Examples may be found of uniforms in the period 1921 1943 with two colour patches that are the same e. The regiment in its current composition was formed in 1948 when the citizens military force cmf was reraised after the completion of the demoblisation process following the end of the second world war and it was formed through the amalgamation. Media in category unit colour patch of the australian imperial force the following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. The regiment was raised in september 1914, and by december as part of the 1st light horse brigade had moved overseas. The 6th light horse regiment carried the red brigade colour as the lower triangle part of the colour patch, while the green unit colour was on the top. Unit colour patch the 3rd light horse regiment was a mounted infantry regiment of the australian army during the first world war. It is part of the south african army armour formation and is based at mount. Regimental biker patches biker patches embroidered biker patch supplied with your regimental insignia sewn on biker patches, select the sizes from the appropriate drop down box. History in the steps of the light horse 2017 photos. The 3rd light horse regiment was a mounted infantry regiment of the australian army during the first world war. The site is dedicated to the australian light horse regiments, and the light horsemen who served their country in both war and peace, and contains both historical and current information on famous regiments and famous battles, as well as information on both ordinary soldiers and commanders, existing military units, current historical troops. Colour patches ww2 light horse and motor regiments. Colour patches of various australian army units army.
Colour patch display australian light horse colour patches. The first division had a rectangular patch, the second division had a diamond. Chest insignia size circa 15 cm x 15 cm large back badge size circa 20 cm x 20 cm small arm patches size circa 6 cm x 6 cm if you wish to purchase a selection of the badges, or a more bespoke size please contact us. Keith glydes book distinguishing colour patches of the australian military forces 19151951 shows the two colour patches which were worn by the 101st motor regiment serials 491 and 495 refer. Light horse regiment veterans association, mount collins. Distinguishing colour patches of the australian military forces 19151952 by keith glyde. Colour patches were worn on australian uniforms to indicate the division.
This allows those wishing to purchase a uniform, to do so, without having to navigate through numerous pages and sections on the site. The upper colour was sky blue and the lower colour was yellow. The th light horse regiment was formed as part of the 4th australian light horse brigade, 1915, 4th contingent and attached to the australian division. In the left arm form, the patch was divided from the top left corner of the rectangle to the right bottom of the rectangle.
The unit takes its lineage from units raised as part of the colonial forces of the state of queensland in 1860 and served during the second boer war and world war i. To honour snowy david and his daughters will wear replicas of the unique 6th light horse regiment slouch hat with a wallaby fur puggaree or band rather than the emu plumes which other light horse regiments typically wore, and the 6th regiment colour patch of green over red. Home unit shoulder patches 7 brigade 2nd14th light horse regiment qmi return to previous page. Horizontally aligned rectangular colour patch for 8 light horse regiment, aif, divided diagonally yellow left below light blue.
History of australian colour patches the australian war. Unofficial badges worn by light horse units during ww1. Unit colour patch the 10th light horse regiment is a light cavalry regiment of the australian army reserve, raised in western australia wa. The above illustrations are for patches worn on the left shoulder. This group has been established with the aim of preserving the regiments history and that. The 8th light horse regiment was formed as part of the 3rd australian light horse brigade. They are worn so that the brigade colour is to the lower front edge. The 8th light horse regiment was a mounted rifles regiment of the australian army during the first world war.
The 12th light horse regiment was a mounted unit of the australian army. Colour patches 8th light horse victorian collections. Being heritage day, heinrich reiterated the importance of preserving all of south africas history and followed this with a potted history of the regiment which was interspersed with a. Dj, my corps cavalry a history of the th australian. Unit colour patch of the royal australian regiment. In november 1942 the patch was reversed with the apex made by the triangle pointing upwards with yellow now being the upper colour and sky blue the lower colour. Unit colour patches or simply known as colour patches identify the wearer as belonging to a military formation or unit it is believed that the australian system of colour patches is based upon the small patches of colours or tartan worn on the puggarees of the pith helmets of members of a number of british army units during the second boer war, the south african war of 18991902. The regiment was raised in september 1914, and assigned to the 3rd light horse brigade. The 8th light horse regiment was formed as part of the 3rd australian light horse brigade, 3rd contingent and attached to the australian division.
Although orders required that unit colour patches should replace other indications of belonging to a unit, such as shoulder badges, sometimes both were still worn until late. Light trench mortar batteries were manned by infantrymen, and so showed the colour patches of the infantry brigades over the blue bursting bomb, whereas medium and heavy trench mortar batteries were manned by artillery gunners and so showed the red and blue. Aif, anzac, light horse, vdc on offer is an original copy of distinguishing colour patches of the australian military forces 19151951original 1999 edition. The patch was five sided a common shape for a number of raac units. Ww1 6th australian light horse puggaree and colour. Light horse regiment veterans association home facebook. The patches of the australian forces, 19141918, are shown on the australian war memorial website along with an outline of the formation of each battalion. The australian armys system of colour patches arose from the need to solve an immediate problem. These photographs from our pictures collection, show soldiers wearing colour patches on their uniforms.
World war one australian army uniform, with 10th light horse regiment unit colour patch insignia. Hanging on side wall is an illuminated role of 7th light horse regiment 1907. This image of some of the colour patches is from the official history of australia in the war of 19141918 by c. Other units such as the flying corps, the light horse brigades, the. The 3rd light horse regiment was raised in adelaide on 17 august 1914. The 14th light horse regiment was a mounted infantry or light horse unit of the australian army. Unit colour patch the 12th light horse regiment was a mounted unit of the australian army. Apr 22, 2020 the barossa light horse historical association has been barred from hosting its annual anzac day service, normally on the corner of north and east terraces in the cbd, due to the covid19 pandemic. The 6th light horse regiment carried the red brigade colour as the lower triangle part of the colour patch, while the green unit colour was on the. Colour patches for wwi uniforms are worn centrally on each shoulder with the top of the patch 1. Colour patch display australian light horse colour.
It was raised in new south wales in 1915 as part of the australian imperial force aif for service during the first world war. The 4th light horse regiment wore two different colour patches during the great war. The johannesburg light horse regiment jlhr, formerly the light horse regiment lhr and imperial light horse ilh, is an armoured car reconnaissance unit of the south african army. Sep 12, 2017 to honour snowy david and his daughters will wear replicas of the unique 6th light horse regiment slouch hat with a wallaby fur puggaree or band rather than the emu plumes which other light horse regiments typically wore, and the 6th regiment colour patch of green over red.
Colour patches australians in world war 1 research guides at. This patch was replaced by the pale blue over diagonal dark blue in august 1917. Emyebk from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. The following is a rough description of the patches. Gaza finally fell on 7 november, after a wide outflanking move via beersheba, in which the 1st light horse brigade played a part.
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