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2/4 Qld Mounted

Meanwhile the Australian Colonies had agreed on Federation and the Commonwealth Government sent eight Battalions of the Australian Commonwealth Horse Regiment. The 7th Battalions of this Regiment was raised in Queensland in 1902.

In the period following the Boer War, the State Forces were amalgamated to form the Commonwealth Military Forces. The four Battalions of the Q.M.I. were re-formed as the 13th ,14th and 15th Australian Light Horse Regiments (Queensland Mounted Infantry).

King Edward VII awarded a Kings Banner to each unit, who served in the South African War.

With the introduction of compulsory military service the army was expanded and in 1912 the designation of the units of the Q.M.I. were again changed to 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 27th Light Horse Regiments (Q.M.I.).

During World War I these units continued to serve at home, while in 1914 a volunteer expeditionary force, the Australian Imperial Force, was formed. The 1st Light Horse Brigade as part of this force, included the 2nd A.L.H. from Queensland, and in its ranks were many officers and men who had previously served in South Africa.

The 2nd A.L.H. served at Anzac on the Gallipoli Peninsula where it distinguished itself and later served in Egypt, Palestine and Syria. It played a prominent role in all the successful operations in Sinai and Palestine during 1916 –1918.

In July 1918 the 1st ANZAC Battalion of the Imperial Camel Corps, which had fought with the Desert Mounted Corps, became the 14th Australian Light Horse Regiment. They took part in the final offensive which overthrew the Turkish right flank in Palestine and carried the Desert Mounted Corps from Jaffa Alleppo.

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