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They're not British Cavalry mate! They are The Australian Light Horse!



Here are some of the new Aussies on the Western Front from Heritage.

Figures are £25 ea and available now.

There are AIF infantry and dismounted Australian Light Horse. The sergeant with binos can be painted as an Aussie, as shown, a British unit, or Canadian. Just specify - and there is no extra cost!

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contact Ken to get your order in on 01723 864453,

or look at www.heritage-miniatures.com for details.
 
BattlewagonBruce said:
They're not British Cavalry mate! They are The Australian Light Horse!



Here are some of the new Aussies on the Western Front from Heritage.

Figures are £25 ea and available now.

There are AIF infantry and dismounted Australian Light Horse.
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Better check your history ..... the Light Horse didn't go to the Western Front after the withdrawal from Gallipoli, they stayed in the Middle East to combat the Ottoman Forces !!!

Also I've never seen the Unit Patches painted on the tin hats !!!!

John
 
Obee said:
Better check your history ..... the Light Horse didn't go to the Western Front after the withdrawal from Gallipoli, they stayed in the Middle East to combat the Ottoman Forces !!!

Also I've never seen the Unit Patches painted on the tin hats !!!!

John
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We did check. The helmet flash might be a little artistic licence, troops did paint the unit flashes on helmets in both wars, and may well have done here, but I will admit thats a little bit of license.

However, and this is important as we would like to sell some of these figures and wouldn't want people to think they were just dreamed up fantasy. The ALH 4th and 13th served on the western front:

Western Front

On their return to Egypt the regiment was required to raise a fourth squadron, known as 'D' Squadron. Together with 'B' Squadron, 'D' Squadron was detached from the regiment and assigned as the divisional cavalry formations, for the 1st and 3rd Divisions, and in mid-1916 they were sent to France, for service on the Western Front.[1]

These two squadrons later took part in the Battle of Messines, the Third Battle of Ypres, the Battle of Broodseinde, the Battle of Passchendaele, the Battle of the Lys, the Battle of Kemmel, the Second Battle of the Marne and the Battle of Tardenois. The two squadrons together with a squadron from New Zealand were eventually amalgamated and renamed the I Anzac Corps Mounted Regiment.[nb 1] and together earned nine battle honours on the Western Front.[1]

The 4th Light Horse Regiment was awarded the following battle honours:

Messines 1917 · Ypres 1917 · Broodseinde · Passchendaele · Lys · Kemmel · Marne 1918 · Tardenois · France and Flanders 1916–1918 · ANZAC · Defence at ANZAC · Suvla · Sari Bair · Gallipoli 1915–1916 · Egypt 1915–1917 · Gaza-Beersheba · El Mughar · Nebi Samwill · Jerusalem · Jordan (Es Salt) · Megiddo.

Last time I checked Messines, Ypres etc were in Western Europe. My Great Grandfather was killed at Ypres fighting with the Canadians, and its definitely in Belgium, not Egypt.

yours respectfully.
 
Thanks for pointing this out to me, I didn't know that, so I am now enlightened !!!

I suppose, being a Gunner, I wasn't all that knowledgeable and the 'guys on the horses', and all of the 'glory' that we are hearing about are their exploits in WW1 from Gallipoli and the Middle East.

Well done on producing this part of or nation's military history :)

John
 
Bruce mate,
Like your figures but a little confused. I was aware that 2 squadrons of the 4th ALH and a squadron of our Kiwi brothers plus also the 13th ALH Regt served in France. The 4th ALH is one of the three foundation Regiments that made up my old Regiment, the 4th/19th Prince of Wales Lighthorse, Armoured Recon. (4th, 17th and 19th were amalgamated). However in saying that I think you boys took a little more artistic license with the puttees and webbing on three of those nice figures. According to the ALH dress manual of the Great War leggings and bandoliers were the standard issue to all Lighthorsemen with the exception of when they were dismounted and sent to Gallipoli and were issued with puttees and infantry webbing. The ALH in France were all mounted.
Just some historical facts. Still like the figures anyway. Pity there are not 1/30th scale.
Cheers from the Land Downunder, Howard

PS The brown boots look nice.^&grin^&grin Couldn't help myself.{sm4} old joke.
 
Northgate Woods said:
Bruce mate,
Like your figures but a little confused. I was aware that 2 squadrons of the 4th ALH and a squadron of our Kiwi brothers plus also the 13th ALH Regt served in France. The 4th ALH is one of the three foundation Regiments that made up my old Regiment, the 4th/19th Prince of Wales Lighthorse, Armoured Recon. (4th, 17th and 19th were amalgamated). However in saying that I think you boys took a little more artistic license with the puttees and webbing on three of those nice figures. According to the ALH dress manual of the Great War leggings and bandoliers were the standard issue to all Lighthorsemen with the exception of when they were dismounted and sent to Gallipoli and were issued with puttees and infantry webbing. The ALH in France were all mounted.
Just some historical facts. Still like the figures anyway. Pity there are not 1/30th scale.
Cheers from the Land Downunder, Howard

PS The brown boots look nice.^&grin^&grin Couldn't help myself.{sm4} old joke.
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I sculpted the figures to 1/30th scale, As in 30 x smaller than life size. Average height 5'8" or 173 cm divide by 30 = 57 mm. 6' or 183 cm = 61 mm. 6' 5" or 195 cm = 65 mm. Even in the guards I didn't know many people that were six foot five! :) They may not match in with other manufacturers, but they are 1/30th !:salute::

Martin

p.s 183 cm divided by 65mm = 28 :)

p.p.s. You'll have to explain the joke ^&grin
 
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Northgate Woods said:
Bruce mate,
Like your figures but a little confused. I was aware that 2 squadrons of the 4th ALH and a squadron of our Kiwi brothers plus also the 13th ALH Regt served in France. The 4th ALH is one of the three foundation Regiments that made up my old Regiment, the 4th/19th Prince of Wales Lighthorse, Armoured Recon. (4th, 17th and 19th were amalgamated). However in saying that I think you boys took a little more artistic license with the puttees and webbing on three of those nice figures. According to the ALH dress manual of the Great War leggings and bandoliers were the standard issue to all Lighthorsemen with the exception of when they were dismounted and sent to Gallipoli and were issued with puttees and infantry webbing. The ALH in France were all mounted.
Just some historical facts. Still like the figures anyway. Pity there are not 1/30th scale.
Cheers from the Land Downunder, Howard

PS The brown boots look nice.^&grin^&grin Couldn't help myself.{sm4} old joke.
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Are you referring to the figures with the infantry kit and puttees etc? Those are 9th Australian Infantry Battalion. The have the correct patch for that unit, black over light blue split horizontally. They are not supposed to be ALH. I should have made that clear on the post.

As to the mounted issue, we are scoping out a horse holder figure to go with the men's horses so we can make up a patrol of troopers on vedette duty or such like. I think WW1 cavalry spent a lot of time dismounted.

As Martin says, Heritage figures are true 1/30th scale.

Thanks for your interest and kind words. I have a big soft spot for Australian forces as my instructor at Warminster on my Platoon Commanders All Arms Battle Course was on loan to us from the RAR. He was entertaining in the extreme!

thanks,

she'll be right!

Bruce
 
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