Mounted Memorial, Canberra

The Mounted Memorial, Canberra is on Anzac Parade, the principal ceremonial and memorial avenue in Canberra, the national capital city of Australia. DesignThe memorial shows Australian Army and New Zealand Army horse riders in action. They are wearing the typical uniform of World War I including the slouch hat and Lemon Squeezer that are iconic of the 'Diggers' of Australia and New Zealand respectively. The horse of the New Zealander 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. Plaques and HistoryA 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 Mounted Memorial, Canberra is on Anzac Parade, the principal ceremonial and memorial avenue in Canberra, the national capital city of Australia. DesignThe memorial shows Australian Army and New Zealand Army horse riders in action. They are wearing the typical uniform of World War I including the slouch hat and Lemon Squeezer that are iconic of the 'Diggers' of Australia and New Zealand respectively. The horse of the New Zealander 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. Plaques and HistoryA 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"