page_title: 3rd Light Horse Regiment (Australia)
section_title: Operational history
hierarchical_section_title: 3rd Light Horse Regiment (Australia) / Operational history
caption_attribution_description: English: NEAR BETHLEHEM, PALESTINE, 1914-1918 WAR. THE 3RD LIGHT HORSE REGIMENT AIF, WITH BETHLEHEM IN THE BACKGROUND.
context_page_description: The 3rd Light Horse Regiment was a mounted infantry regiment of the Australian Army during the First World War. The regiment was raised in September 1914, and by December as part of the 1st Light Horse Brigade had moved overseas. The regiment only fought against the forces of the Ottoman Empire, in Egypt, at Gallipoli, on the Sinai Peninsula, and in Palestine and Jordan. After the armistice the regiment eventually returned to Australia in March 1919. For its role in the war the regiment was awarded nineteen battle honours.
  During the inter-war years, the regiment was re-raised as a part-time unit based in the state of South Australia. It was later converted to a reconnaissance squadron during the Second World War but was disbanded in early 1943 without having been deployed overseas. In the post war period, the regiment was re-raised as an amalgamated unit, designated the 3rd/9th Light Horse, which is currently part of the Australian Army Reserve.
caption: 3rd Light Horse Regiment in front of Bethlehem
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