Yes guys there was a movie made about this.
It was the last of three war themed movies made by the South Australian Film Corporation.
The First movie was called, Breaker Morant and was based on a true story that happened during the Boer war.
The events that happenned soured relations between Britain and Australia for a very long time and when the movie came out it opened up some very nasty wounds again.
The movie was filmed in 1980 and starred Englishman, Edward Woodward as Harry (Breaker) Morant.
The filming took place about 50 miles from where I live, in a small town called Burra. They used an historic Jail called the Redruth Jail which is now a tourist museum for much of the filming.
The second movie was called, Gallipoli and is based on the story of the Anzacs and the ill fated and bloody landing at Gallipoli in Turkey during WW 1.
This film was made in 1981.
The last Movie made was, The Light Horsemen.
The charge and much of the desert scenes were filmed at Hawker, about 60 miles north of me.
The film extras who did the riding were locals from farms and stations plus high country hosemen brought in from the Victorian Alps.
This film was made in 1987.
As Pari's article indicates, the Light Horse was never meant to do a cavalry charge but instead, advance, dismount and fire.
The Australian officers took it upon themselves to do what they did because the horses were not going to survive another day without water and they needed to capture the water well intact.
As the Light Horse did not carry Sabres, the charge was done with Bayonets which were quite long in those days.
Apparently that was the last mass Cavalry charge the world would ever see.
At the time these movies were made they achieved almost cult status in Australia but I don't beleive they had much exposure elsewhere.
I have an interest in them because my maternal Grandfather was at Gallipoli and lived to tell the tale.
My paternal Grandfather was a Lighthorseman but was sent to France where cavalry was not required so they were redesignated as "drivers" ie, the guys who drove the horse teams that dragged the field guns through the mud and slush.
A couple of things have happened in the last 15 years or so that make me angry and sad.
The "walers" that are mentioned in Pari's article are a type of horse that the Light Horse rode.
In Australia our wild horses are called Brumbys and the Walers are a distinct sub section of that group.
Very few of them came home from the Middle East because the government would not allow it.
The few that still remain have in recent years been targeted by the zealots who will not tolerate introduced species wandering around in the wild.
As a consequence of this, they have been hunted and "back shot" from helicopters.
The people that do this don't care about any heritage value of these superb horses.
The other thing that is sad and annoying is the fact that our kids are not taught about these events anymore because it is cosidered to be glorifying war and the current crop of teachers are equally ignorant of our heritage.
I impress upon you to get hold of copies of the three movies and watch them in the order that they were made.
They will give you a very good understanding of the Anzac soldiers personalities and the esteem in which they were once and should forever be held.
The Light Horsemen is best watched in wide screen format.
If you watch the charge and the hairs on the back of your necks don't stand up, you will need to check your pulses.
Cheers.