10th Light Horse Regiment (Australia)

10th Light Horse Regiment ("X LH")
10th Light Horse Regiment cap badge[1]
Active10 October 1914[2] – present
Country Australia
BranchRoyal Australian Armoured Corps; Army Reserve
TypeMounted infantry
RoleArmoured reconnaissance
SizeOne regiment
Part of13th Brigade
Garrison/HQIrwin Barracks Karrakatta
Motto(s)Percute et Percute Velociter (Latin: "Strike and Strike Swiftly").[3]
ColoursGold and black
March"Marching Song of the 3rd Light Horse Brigade (to the tune of Marching Through Georgia)"
Commanders
Colonel-in-ChiefKing Charles III
(Colonel-in-Chief, RAAC)
Notable
commanders		Lieutenant Colonel Noel Brazier
Insignia
Unit colour patch

The 10th Light Horse Regiment is a "mounted infantry"[4] regiment of the Australian Army Reserve, raised in Western Australia (WA).

While the name of the 10th Light Horse originated in the first months of World War I, the regiment traces its ceremonial lineage to mounted infantry units of the Colonial militia of Western Australia, raised during the late 19th century, such as the Western Australian Mounted Infantry. Consequently, its battle honours include: "South Africa" (Boer War) and; "Gallipoli", "Gaza-Beersheba", "Jerusalem", "Megiddo" and "Damascus" (World War I).

At present, the Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle, the 6x6 Surveillance & Reconnaissance Vehicles – a variant of the Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon – and the Hawkei PMV comprise the regiment's key operational vehicles.[4][5] It is part of the 13th Brigade, a reserve formation encompassing most reserve personnel in WA and is based at Irwin Barracks, Karrakatta, where it consists of two squadrons. Because of its operational role, the regiment's administrative grouping is the Royal Australian Armoured Corps.

  1. ^ "10th Light Horse Regiment Badge". Digger History. Archived from the original on 17 September 2006. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  2. ^ Western Mail 16 October 1914, p. 42
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Festberg46 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Army was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Hastie, Andrew (9 October 2021). "Returning 10th Light Horse to full strength a reminder of WA's strategic importance". The Age. Retrieved 10 October 2021.