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WEBSITE Relevant, related pages on this site include: 1st AIF;
Gallipoli; Pozieres; Australian Light Horse (Victorian
Regiments); Victorian Mounted Rifles (Boer War) 'It was the
bravest, most awe inspiring sight I've ever witnessed, and they
were. . . yelling, swearing and shouting. There were more than
500 Aussie horsemen . . . As they thundered past my hair stood
on end. The boys were wild-eyed and yelling their heads off'.
Trooper Eric Elliot Trooper Elliot had crept to a hillock within
two miles of Beersheeba (a city now part of Israel, but then a
southern outpost of Turkey's Ottoman Empire) to act as range-
finder for artillery. He noticed a cloud of dust behind him. The
4th Light Horse Brigade suddenly was on the move. A thundering
line of charging light horsemen soon appeared over a crest in
extended order, followed by a second and then a third line.
Directly in their path, Elliot quickly mounted his horse to get
out of the way. The charging