12th Light Horse AIF Regimental Guidon Memorial Plaque, Armidale

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This war memorial is a brass plaque located within St Peter's Cathedral in Armidale. It refers to the Regimental Guidon of the 12th Light Horse AIF that was laid up on 18 November 1990. The plaque features the coloured badge of the regiment with the motto 'Virtutis Foruna Comes', which translates to 'Fortune is the Companion of Valour'. The text on the plaque includes a dedication to those who served or died, as well as a list of areas Australians served in during the Boer War and the First World War.  The memorial was dedicated on 4 November 2017 by the 12th/16th Hunter River Lancers Regiment. It is available for viewing when the church is open to the public for services.