Grandson of Carbine.

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David Gamble
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Grandson of Carbine.

Postby David Gamble » Wed Apr 02, 2008 4:28 pm

My family is planning to sponsor a race next year at the Alexandra Picnic races in honour of "Iniskillen"(also spelt "Inneskillen"). Iniskillen was my grandfather's charger that he rode all through the dessert campaigns during the first world war.

I am trying to track his genealogy - I have several photos of him marked "Grandson of Carbine". So far I have managed to track the progeny of Carbine but the next generation is proving difficult. My guess is that he was born in Australia, probably around 1910, possibly provided to my grandfather by the Army (9th Light Horse).

Iniskillen never returned to Australia. All the light horses were destroyed at the end of the war. This was the hardest job my Grandfather ever had to do.

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Postby nferro9925 » Tue Apr 08, 2008 8:29 am

Why did they have to destroy their horses?

David Gamble
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Postby David Gamble » Tue Apr 08, 2008 11:00 pm

They could not be brought back to Australia because of quarantine requirements, also I guess the cost.

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Postby nferro9925 » Wed Apr 09, 2008 11:12 am

Wow. :shock:

Anyway, I have looked in the Aust Stud Book under both listings and couldn't find him. I will keep an eye for him though if I can.

Do you know any more of his lineage? Sire or dam?

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Postby David Gamble » Sun Apr 13, 2008 4:56 pm

No info on sire or dam, only a couple of photos with "Grandson of Carbine" written below - which I would post if I could figure out how....