@svetovid.bsky.socialPhoto of Colonel Kenneth Mackay CB taken around the time of his return to Australia in July 1901 after having commanded the New South Wales Imperial Bushmen (6th Imperial Bushmen Contingent) in South Africa.
"The Sydney Mail", Saturday, 27 July 1901.
#ADF #nswcavalry #lighthorse
@svetovid.bsky.socialSergeant H Mackie and Sergeant F Fitzsimmons of the 1st Light Horse Regiment (New South Wales Lancers) demonstrating the operation of a Vickers Gun.
Lancer Barracks - circa late 1930s.
#ADF #lancers #lighthorse
@svetovid.bsky.socialThe helmet worn by Lieutenant Walter Liberty Vernon of the Sydney Light Horse - circa 1880s.
He later commanded the New South Wales Lancers.
@svetovid.bsky.socialCaptain W Whitlock MM, leading 'B' Squadron, 6th Light Horse (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) - Summer Street, Orange.
Circa 1937
#ADF #mountedrifles #lighthorse
(NB: I kind of think the pic is "compressed" somehow, as the legs and bodies seem a bit weird to me. (Personal observation )
