Throughout history, mounted troops have been known as elite men of arms.
The Australian Light Horse was no different and wore a decoration worthy of their distinction.
Apart from their well-recorded wartime exploits, folklore has endowed the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) light horsemen with a mystique and image that distinguishes them from their fellow diggers.
This plume became the symbol of the light horse, inseparable from its legend.
In typical Aussie digger larrikinism , when asked about their plumes, First AIF light horsemen pulled many legs by replying that they were, in fact, "kangaroo feathers!!!!"
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Australian Light Horse Plumes 
