Lighthorseman “Kangaroo Feathers”. According to legend, Major Percy Ricardo and Captain Harry Chauvel began to wear the feathers after a pet emu had died.
Two stockmen picked up the feathers and placed them in their hats, which was said to have looked smart and so it began.
Appreciating a practical joke, when asked about their emu plumes, the light horsemen replied that they were, in fact, “Kangaroo Feathers” a true blue Australian export Over 100 years of Emu Plumes are still the iconic symbol of Australian soldiers’ bravery.
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