The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Two collar badges. A palm tree between two crescent moons within a circle inscribed 'NORTHERN RIVERS LANCERS', surrounded by a wattle wreath and surmounted by an Imperial crown. At the base a scroll with 'LIGHT/ 15TH/ HORSE'. The badges are not a matched pair, one being made of oxidised brass, the other of white metal.
In 1921 a post-war Citizens Forces 15th Light Horse Regiment (Northern River Lancers) was raised which traced its lineage to a unit originally raised by the Chauvel family at Tabulam, New South Wales, in 1885. Like all Citizen's units in the 1920s, the regiment worn Australian General Service (Rising Sun) hat and collar badges, but in 1930 individual unit badges were created. General Sir Harry Chauvel, the regiment's honorary colonel, suggested the design of the new badge as well as the regiment's motto 'Nomina desertis inscripsimus' (We have inscribed our names on the desert). The badge features the date-palm insignia of Chauvel's wartine Desert Mounted Corps; the two crescent's come from the Chauvel family's coat-of-arms.
A palm tree between two crescent moons within a circle inscribed 'NORTHERN RIVERS LANCERS', surrounded by a wattle wreath and surmounted by an Imperial crown. At the base a scroll with 'LIGHT/ 15TH/
Pair of nickel-plated or whitemetal stamped collar badges with two brass lugs. The badge has a crowned elephant's head with raised trunk and at the elephant's neck are three fleur de lys. Collar bad
18 Light Horse Regiment collar badge. Circular brass badge surmounted by a crown with two crossed lances behind, their pennants trailing to the sides. The Roman numerals, 'XVIII' are at the center sur
Pair of 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse collar badges. Prince of Wales feathers overlain by a crown and scroll with the text `ICH / DIEN' [I serve] which is supported by two rearing horses. A
Officers' unofficial silver and enamel collar badge of 8 Light Horse Regiment, AIF. The badge shows a prancing horse within a circular blue enamelled garter. Within the garter are the words '. LIGHT .
Oval brass collar badge featuring a lion rampant surrounded by a garter with the words, 'NINTH LIGHT HORSE'. Beneath is a scroll with the words, 'PRO GLORIA ET HONORE'. This brass collar badge was w
