6 полк легкой кавалерии

[litregol]

Вот такая парочка залежалась..на гурте надпись:

"1917 Pte. F. Matzonas. 6. L. H. A. I. F."

 

Думаю возможно что это литовец (хотя может быть и грек) так как фамилия оканчивается на букву "С"

 

QUOTE

6th Light Horse Regiment The origins of the 6th Light Horse Regiment can be traced back to the 11th of September 1888, when 1 Captain, 1 Sergeant and 30 Troopers were sworn in at Victoria Barracks, Sydney. In September 1914, the 6th Light Horse Regiment Australian Imperial Force was raised at Holsworthy Military Camp under the command of Lt Col C. F Cox CB, CMG, DSO, VD also a Boer War veteran who had distinguished himself while in command of a squadron of New South Wales Lancers during the conflict in the South Africa. On the 19th of December 1914, the Regiment sailed aboard the transport "SUEVIC", bound for Egypt and the Suez Canal. After training, they landed at Gallipoli on the 20th of May 1915. The regiments distinguished service on Gallipoli and in the Middle East is well recorded. Shrapnel Gully, Johnsons, Jolly, Romani, Amnan, Es Salt, Beersheba, Gaza, Meggido, Jordan Valley. At Romani it was the first time that they had served together as a complete mounted Regiment and, along with other Light Horse units, took over 11,000 prisoners. On the 28th of June 1919, a total of 15 officers and 391 other ranks sailed for home after having been detained since the previous December due to their policing duties during the Egyptian Rebellion, finally arriving in Sydney on the 3rd of August 1919.

 

http://www.lighthorse.org.au/unitsact/6thlight.htm

Изменено 19 февраля, 2009 пользователем litregol

[litregol]

Вторая медаль

[litregol]

Ну и колодочка

[onestardiamond]

Насчет греков и прибалтов не уверен, но вещица совсем нечастая. Особенно в наших краях.