Sandy - Tallangatta, Vic, Australia
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S 36° 13.004 E 147° 10.660
55H E 515969 N 5991997
The sculpture commemorates Sandy who was the only one of Australia’s 136,000 war horses to return home from World War One.
Waymark Code: WM183V5
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 05/25/2023
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Sandy had been assigned to the commander of the Australian 1st division, the first ashore at Gallipoli. It was the dying wish of General Sir William Bridges, who was shot by a sniper, that his horse be returned to Melbourne at war’s end.
Sandy arrived back in Australia in November 1918 and was turned out to graze at the Remount Depot on the Maribyrnong defence site where horses were broken in and trained for the army in land next to the explosives factory.
He was put down in May 1923 due to blindness and debility, his sculpture was unveiled on May 20th 2023 100 years later
Type of Memorial: statue
Type of Animal: service, work animal
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