Horses of the Desert Mounted Corps Memorial - Sydney, NSW, Australia
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S 33° 51.931 E 151° 12.773
56H E 334693 N 6251317
Memorial honoring the horses of the World War I Desert Mounted Corps located near the south entrance to the Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney, Australia.
Waymark Code: WMFQFK
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 11/18/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Norfolk12
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The memorial was unveiled April 25, 1950 to honor the horses which accompanied the Australian Desert Mounted Corps during World War I.  The Desert Mounted Corps served on the Sinai Desert and into Palestine and the horses carried the troops and equipment.  The horses were not returned to Australia after the War due to strict Australian quarantine regulations. 

The memorial is inscribed:

Erected By Members Of
The Desert Mounted
Corps And Friends
To The Gallant Horses
Who Carried Them
Over Sinai Desert
Into Palestine

1915 - 1918

They Suffered Wounds
Thirst, Hunger And
Weariness Almost
Beyond Endurance
But Never Failed

They Did Not Come Home

We Will Never
Forget Them

From a small plaque:

This Memorial Was Unveiled
On ANZAC Day April 25 1950 By
Lady Chaumel Whose Husband
General Sir Harry Chaumel
C.C.M.G. K.C.B. Commanded
The Desert Mounted Corps
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 04/25/1950

Private or Public Monument?: Private

Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Members of the Desert Mounted Corps

Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Australia/New Zealand

Physical Address of Monument:
Macquarie Street - South Entrance to Royal Botanic Garden
Sydney, NSW Australia

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