A number of Australian mounted soldiers who fought on horseback during World War One, especially in the Middle East (including Laurie).
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The Light Horse Term Timeline in Black Diggers
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Act Two
...church in the city of Mount Gambier. Someone stops and asks if he was in the Light Horse , fighting in Palestine. The man recognizes him, since “you’d hardly forget a face like...
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