Canberra, Australia Mounted War Memorial 1970s

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• Picture / Image:  Canberra - memorial to the members of the Australia Light Hoorse etc.
• Publisher:  NuColorVu 
• Postally used:  no - written on but not posted
• Stamp:  n/a
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information:

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The Mounted Memorial, Canberra is on ANZAC Parade, the principal ceremonial and memorial avenue in Canberra, the national capital city of Australia.

The memorial shows two Australian Army horse riders. They are wearing the typical uniform of World War I including the slouch hat that is iconic of the 'Diggers'.

The horse on the right has been injured or shot, and the rider is falling to the ground; the rider on the left is supporting his mate.

A plaque at the font of the memorial records as follows:

This statue is a copy of one originally forming part
of a memorial which was erected at Port Said and
unveiled on 23 November 1932 by the Rt. Hon. William Morris Hughes, K.C. MP.

The original memorial bore the inscription
"Erected by their comrades and the governments
of Australia and New Zealand in memory of the
members of the Australian Light Horse, the New
Zealand Mounted Rifles, The Imperial Camel Corps
and the Australian Flying Corps who lost their lives
in Egypt, Palestine and Syria 1916 - 1919"

The statue itself was irreparably damaged during
the Suez Crisis in 1956. The remnants were brought
to Australia and a replica was constructed.
Two castings in bronze were made, the first of which
was erected on the original masonry base at Albany
Western Australia in 1964.