From Book Description:

The 8th Light Horse Regiment AIF was formed in Melbourne in 1914. Men were recruited from Victoria and the N.S.W border regions for the 8th Light Horse, whose fighting reputation would soon be among the finest of any formation to leave Australia's shores.

During its five years of service, the Regiment fought at Gallipoli, where in August of 1915 at 'the Nek' it was decimated, losing its first CO, LT-COL White. Then in October, LT-COL Leslie Maygar VC, a venerated Boer War veteran took command of the regiment, leading it through Sinai and Palestine where at Gaza the Regiment again suffered heavy losses in action. At Beersheba, the renowned Maygar was mortally wounded although his fighting spirit remained with the regiment, a paragon, for the rest of the war.

This well-illustrated study will serve as a detailed unit history, a medal roll, a Galliploi, Sinai and Palestine service record ad a ready 'who's who' of the members of the renowned fighting 8th Light Horse.

By their actions, the commanders, officers, and men of the 8th LHR wrote themselves into the annals of military history to become a legend in its own time. During the Gaza action, a question was asked, ' What regiment was that?"  Came the reply " Maygar's Boys" 

CONTENTS: Dedication - Table of Contents - Acknowledgments - Abbreviations - Authors's Preface - The Roll - Events, Actions and Battles - Regimental Headquarters - Machine Gun Section - A,B,C Squadron - 1st through to 31st Reinforcements - Supplement Roll - Appendix: Honours and Awards, Regimental Appointments, Boer War Veterans, WW2 Veterans, Gallipoli Rill 7/8/15, Letters and Reports, Select Bibliography, Index

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