H01371 Accession Number: H01371

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Formal portrait of Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) M W J Bourchier (later Brigadier Honourable M W J Bourchier CMG DSO VD) who commanded the 4th (Victorian) Light Horse Regiment. He led his regiment in the charge at Beersheba and later in operations in the Es Salt region. During 1918 Lt Col Bourchier led the 4th Light Horse Brigade in operations leading to the capture of Damascus. This brigade consisted of the 4th and 12th Light Horse Regiments and became known as 'Bourchier's Force'.

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Accession Number
H01371
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
c 1917-1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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