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29th (Port Phillip) Australian Light Horse

Allied with: King Edward's Horse (The King's Overseas Dominions Regiment).

District

Melbourne

Brigade

7th Light Horse Brigade

Headquarters

South Melbourne

Honorary Colonel

Vacant.

Commanding Officer

Major Charles Edward Merrett, VD, Tenure of command 1 July 1912 to 30 June 1917.

Adjutant

Captain Stephen John Wright Armstrong, Absent on AIF duty.

Quartermaster

Honorary Lieutenant Alexander Charles Michaelson, 12 August 1912, Absent on AIF duty.

Medical Officer

Lieutenant Colonel The Honorable CC Salmon, VD.

Veterinary Officer

Vacant.

Signallers

Melbourne and Geelong

Vacant.

"A" Squadron, Melbourne - Kew - Caulfield

Captain Ronald John Livingstone Hildyard, 1 February 1913.

Lieutenant Harold Michael Horan, 1 July 1915.

Lieutenant Henry Osborne Vary, 1 July 1915.

Lieutenant TJ Boyd, 1 July 1915.

Lieutenant HJ Thornton, 1 July 1915.

"B" Squadron, Essendon - Bacchus Marsh - Melton - Northcote

Major Charles William Symons, 1 January 1915.

Lieutenant Packington Joseph Vallence, 1 July 1915, South African War Veteran, Absent on AIF duty.

Lieutenant Leonard Farrell, 1 July 1915.

Lieutenant D Gibson, 1 July 1915.

Lieutenant BEA Kerr, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF duty.

Lieutenant RAH Taggart, 1 July 1915.

Lieutenant AJ Baylis, 1 July 1915.

"C" Squadron, Geelong - Drysdale - Werribee

Captain Arthur Vivian Deeble, Absent on AIF duty.

Lieutenant SJ Richardson, 1 July 1915.

Lieutenant Columbus Leigh Price, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF duty.

Lieutenant Albert Naples Anderson, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF duty.

Second Lieutenant George James Sandford, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF duty.

Lieutenant JAH McKeown, 1 July 1915.

"D" Squadron, Box Hill - Ringwood

Lieutenant WG Jennings, 1 July 1915.

Lieutenant CA Lanpriere, 16 August 1915.

Lieutenant GB Hutchings, 16 August 1915.

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20th (Corangamite) Australian Light Horse, 1915
Topic: Militia - LHV - 11/20/4

20th ALH

20th (Corangamite) Australian Light Horse

1915

Victorian Mounted Rifles [1885 - 1903]
11th (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse [1903 - 1912]
20th (Corangamite) Australian Light Horse [1912 - 1918]
4th (Corangamite) Australian Light Horse [1919 - 1936]
4th/19th Australian Light Horse [1936 - 1938]
4th (Corangamite) Australian Light Horse [1938 - 1942]
4th (Corangamite Light Horse) Motor Regiment [1942 - 1944]
4th/19th (Prince of Wales Light Horse) Armoured Regiment [1948 - 1960]
"A" Squadron, 4th/19th Prince of Wales Light Horse ARA [1960 - 1965]
4th/19th Prince of Wales Light Horse [1965 - ]

Prest D'Accomplir - Quick to Act

11th/20th/4th Australian Light Horse

Allied with: King Edward's Horse (The King's Overseas Dominions Regiment).

District

Western Victoria

Division

2nd Division

Brigade

7th Brigade

Headquarters

Colac

Honorary Colonel

Major General, The Honorable Sir Reginald Arthur James Talbot, KCB, Boer War Veteran.

Commanding Officer

Major George Alfred McLeod, 16 February 1913, Tenure of Command from 1 July 1912 to 30 June 1917, Absent on AIF service.

Second in Command

Major Cyril Wilberforce St John Clarke, Boer War Veteran, 1 April 1910, Absent on AIF service.

Adjutant

Lieutenant Archibald Thomas MacArthur, Army and Instructional Staff, 16 May 1914.

Quartermaster

Honorary Lieutenant John Rankin, 2 October 1913.

Medical Officer

Captain Frank Humphrey Makin, 1 January 1915.

Veterinary Officer

Vacant.

Area Officers

Captain Jacob Edwin Hindhaugh, 1 February 1914, Absent on AIF service.

Secondment

Lieutenant George Ellot Roper, 1 July 1915, Seconded while attached to King Edward's Horse.

Machine Gun Section

Camperdown - Terang

Lieutenant Frederick Charles Timothy Eldridge, 1 July 1915.

"A" Squadron, Colac - Birrengurra - Beach Forest - Cororooke

Captain William Bannister, Boer War Veteran, 1 July 1913, Absent on AIF service.

Lieutenant Robert Ernest Baker, 1 July 1913, Absent on AIF service.

Lieutenant Benjamin Peter George Meredith, 1 March 1914, Absent on AIF service.

Lieutenant Charles Garnet Lucas, 1 March 1914, Absent on AIF service.

Lieutenant Urquhart Ramsay, 1 November 1914.

Lieutenant Albert Ernest Christie, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF service.

Lieutenant Samuel Charles Lewis, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF service.

"B" Squadron, Warrnambool - Koroit - Mortlake

Captain Thomas James Entwisle, 1 February 1914, Absent on AIF service.

Captain James Samuel Harrison, 19 February 1915, Absent on AIF service.

Captain William Horne, 16 March 1915.

Captain Donald Halley Jenkins, Boer War Veteran, 1 March 1915.

Lieutenant Thomas Harold Redford, 14 November 1907, Absent on AIF service.

Lieutenant William Albert Mitchell, 1 July 1913, Absent on AIF service.

Lieutenant Eliot Gratton Wilson, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF service.

Lieutenant Melsom Joseph Hemmons, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF service.

"C" Squadron, Hamilton - Casterton - Dunkeld

Lieutenant Robert Woodburn, 16 May 1913.

Lieutenant John Egbert Down, 16 May 1913, Absent on AIF service.

Lieutenant Kenneth Gordon Maxwell Hyslop, 1 March 1914, Absent on AIF service.

Lieutenant Joseph Shilton, 3 March 1915. ?661

Lieutenant Bryan Reginald Fitzgerald, 1 July 1915.

"D" Squadron, Camperdown - Noorat

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Citation: 20th (Corangamite) Australian Light Horse, 1915

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16th (Indi) Australian Light Horse, 1915
Topic: Militia - LHV - 8/16/8

16th ALH

16th (Indi) Australian Light Horse

1915

Victorian Mounted Rifles [1885 - 1903]
8th (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse [1903 - 1912]
16th (Indi) Australian Light Horse [1912 - 1918]
8th (Indi) Australian Light Horse [1919 - 1941
8th Indi Light Horse Recce Battalion [1942 - 1943]
8th Australian Cavalry Regiment [1943 - 1944]
8th/13th (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Armoured Regiment [1948 - 1960]
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles [1960 - ]

More Majorum - After the Manner of Our Ancestors

8th/16th/8th Australian Light Horse

Allied with: King Edward's Horse (The King's Overseas Dominions Regiment).

District

North Eastern Victoria

Division

2nd Division

Brigade

5th Light Horse Brigade

Headquarters

Benalla

Honorary Colonel

Colonel D McLeish, CMG, VD, South African War Veteran, Retired List, Absent on AIF duty.

Commanding Officer

Major JI Martin, VD, Tenure of Command from 1 March 1909 to 28 February 1916, Absent on AIF duty.

Adjutant

Lieutenant RV Pollock, Irish Guards, 1 July 1914, Absent on AIF duty.

Acting Adjutant

Lieutenant ET Brown, 1 May 1915.

Quartermaster

Honorary Lieutenant SE Simpson, 11 October 1907.

Medical Officer

Captain FW Grutzner.

Veterinary Officer

Captain AC Wilson.

Area Officers

Captain AE Deverell, 1 February 1914.

Lieutenant AJ Nicholl, 15 February 1915, South African War Veteran, Absent on AIF duty.

Lieutenant HS Hennessy, 1 July 1915, South African War Veteran, Absent on AIF duty.

Machine Gun Section

Goorambat

Lieutenant FR Hall, Absent on AIF duty.

"A" Squadron, Beechworth - Myrtleford - Bright - Moyhu

Captain HJ Shannon, 27 November 1911, Absent on AIF duty.

Lieutenant G Fay, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF duty.

Lieutenant H Mulholland, 1 July 1915.

Lieutenant RS Yule, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF duty.

Lieutenant DF Tait, 1 July 1915.

Lieutenant WA Ryan, 1 July 1915.

"B" Squadron, Yarrawonga - Tungamah - Benalla - Tatong

Lieutenant WW McLeod, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF duty.

Lieutenant DTW Manwell, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF duty.

Lieutenant JF Cahill, 1 July 1915.

"C" Squadron, Corowa - Rutherglen - Wangaratta - Thoona

Captain A McG McLaurin, 27 November 1911, Absent on AIF duty.

Lieutenant A Mitchell, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF duty.

Lieutenant JH Kingston, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF duty.

"D" Squadron, Euroa - Violet Town - Longwood - Strathbogie

Captain LC Maygar, VC, 9 May 1905, South African War Veteran, Absent on AIF duty.

Lieutenant HHH Locke, 1 July 1915, South African War Veteran, Absent on AIF duty.

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17th Australian (Campaspie Valley) Light Horse, 1915
Topic: Militia - LHV - 19/17

17th ALH

17th Australian (Campaspie Valley) Light Horse

1915

Royal Volunteer Cavalry Regiment [1862 - 1863]
Prince of Wales Regiment of Light Horse (Hussars) [1863-1874]
Sandhurst Cavalry Troop [1884 - 1891]
Victorian Mounted Rifles [1885 - 1903]
9th Australian (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Light Horse [1903 - 1910]
19th Australian (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Light Horse [1911 - 1912]
17th Australian (Campaspie Valley) Light Horse [1912 - 1927]
17th Australian (Bendigo) Light Horse [1927 - 1931]
17th/19th Light Horse Regiment [1931 - 1933]
17th Australian (Prince of Wales) Light Horse [1933 - 1934]
17th/19th Light Horse Regiment [1934 - 1936]
17th Australian (Prince of Wales Light Horse) Machine Gun Regiment [1936 - 1941]
17th (Prince of Wales Light Horse) Motor Regiment [1941 - 1941]
17th Australian Motor Regiment [1941 - 1942]
4/19th (Prince of Wales Light Horse) Armoured Regiment [1948 - 1960]
"A" Squadron, 4/19th Prince of Wales Light Horse ARA [1960 - 1965]
4/19th Prince of Wales Light Horse [1965 - ]

Loyalty

Allied with: King Edward's Horse (The King's Overseas Dominions Regiment).

District

Northern Victoria

Division

2nd Division

Brigade

7th Brigade

Headquarters

Bendigo

Honorary Colonel

Vacant.

Commanding Officer

Lieutenant Colonel Leonard Long, 9 February 1913, Tenure of Command from 1 April 1911 to 31 March 1916, Absent on AIF Service.

Major A Caddy, Calcutta Light Horse, 12 December 1914, Temporary Commander from 15 August 1914.

Adjutant

Lieutenant Stephen Bruggy, Boer War Veteran, Army and Instructional Staff, 1 March 1912, Absent on AIF Service.

Lieutenant Frank Levy, 25 August 1914.

Quartermaster

Honorary Lieutenant Robert Hampton, 16 May 1912.

Medical Officer

Captain Richard Henry Ebsworth, 15 September 1913.

Veterinary Officer

Vacant.

Area Officers

Captain Donald McLennan, 26 April 1910.

Machine Gun Section

Bendigo

Lieutenant Clifford Henry Kentish, 1 July 1915.

"A" Squadron, Inglewood - Castlemaine - Kyneton - Boort

Lieutenant Thomas Williams, 12 October 1910.

Lieutenant Francis Edgar Jones, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF Service.

Lieutenant Frederick James Reddrop, 1 July 1915.

Lieutenant Frank McCulloch Hunter, 16 August 1915.

Lieutenant Harold Edwards Leggo, 16 August 1915.

"B" Squadron, Echuca - Rochester - Elmore - Deniliquin

Captain George James Rankin, 28 April 1914, Absent on AIF Service.

Lieutenant John Cahill, 8 August 1910.

Lieutenant Thomas William Herbert Chilton, 24 August 1914.

Lieutenant Malcolm John Cochrane, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF Service.

Lieutenant Robert Henry, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF Service.

Lieutenant Norman Gordon Rae, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF Service.

"C" Squadron, Kerang - Barham - Pyramid - Swan Hill

Captain John William Chanter, 21 May 1907.

Lieutenant Thomas Edwin Aicken, Boer War Veteran, 15 January 1912.

Lieutenant Frederick Hamilton Milvane, 28 April 1914.

Lieutenant William Francis McIver, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF Service.

Lieutenant Robert John Roddan Eagle, 1 July 1915.

Lieutenant Charles John Neumann, 1 July 1915.

"D" Squadron, Mitiamo - Raywood - Dingee - Gunbower - Cohuna

Lieutenant Gordon Wilfred Carey, 1 July 1915.

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19th/17th Australian Light Horse

Citation: 17th Australian (Campaspie Valley) Light Horse, 1915

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13th Australian (Gippsland) Light Horse, 1915
Topic: Militia - LHV - 10/13

13th ALH

13th Australian (Gippsland) Light Horse

1915

Royal Volunteer Cavalry Regiment [1862 - 1863]
Prince of Wales Regiment of Light Horse (Hussars) [1863-1874]
Sandhurst Cavalry Troop [1884 - 1891]
Victorian Mounted Rifles [1885 - 1903]
10th Australian (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Light Horse [1903 - 1912]
13th Australian (Gippsland) Light Horse [1912 - 1939]
13th/19th (Gippsland) Australian Light Horse Regiment [1939 - 1940]
13th (Gippsland) Australian Light Horse Regiment [1941 - 1941]
13th Motor Regiment (Gippsland) Light Horse [1941 - 1943]
4/19th (Prince of Wales Light Horse) Armoured Regiment [1948 - 1960]
"A" Squadron, 4/19th Prince of Wales Light Horse ARA [1960 - 1965]
4/19th Prince of Wales Light Horse [1965 - ]

Loyal Till Death

10th/13th Australian Light Horse

Allied with: King Edward's Horse (The King's Overseas Dominions Regiment).

District

South Eastern Victoria

Division

2nd Division

Brigade

5th Brigade

Headquarters

Warragul

Honorary Colonel

The Honorable WM Pearson, MLC.

Commanding Officer

Lieutenant Colonel George Vernon Stephen, VD, 16 February 1913, Tenure of Command 1 April 1911 to 31 March 1916, Absent on AIF Service.

Major Charles Seafield Ogilvy, VD, 24 July 1911, Temporary Command from 17 October 1914.

Adjutant

Honorary Lieutenant George Henry Taylor, Army and Instructional Staff, 16 December 1914.

Quartermaster

Honorary Lieutenant Frederick James Higgs, 5 February 1912.

Medical Officer

Major Horace Francis Hayes, 27 August 1914.

Veterinary Officer

Captain David Thomas Jones, Boer War Veteran, 19 December 1913.

Area Officers

Captain Malwyn Hayley A'Beckett
Captain Walter Henry Manners McFarlane

Machine Gun Section

Bunyip
Lieutenant Harris Vivian Skelton Sleep, 1 July 1915.

"A" Squadron, Drouin - Thorpdale - Trafalgar - Dandenong

Captain Arthur Haywood A'Beckett, 1 February 1914, Absent on AIF Service.

Captain Frank Bennett, 1 November 1914.

Lieutenant Albert Julius Arndt, 24 August 1914.

Lieutenant Hugh George Essington Anstey, 20 March 1915.

Lieutenant Thomas Lockwood Murray, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF Service.

Lieutenant Edward James Hamilton, 1 July 1915.

Lieutenant Charles Forrester Greaves, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF Service.

"B" Squadron, Sale - Traralgon - Morwell - Maffra

Captain Bruce Effingham Lawrence, 1 February 1914, Absent on AIF Service.

Lieutenant James Swanson Tait, 1 February 1914.

Lieutenant Benjamin Ronald, 1 July 1915.

Lieutenant Frederick Ralph Mapleson, 1 July 1915.

Lieutenant Albert Willam John Stewart, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF Service.

Lieutenant Stephen Percy Ashton, 1 July 1915.

"C" Squadron, Bairnsdale - Lindenow - Briagolong - Stratford.

Captain James Forsyth, 6 February 1911.

Lieutenant James Duncan Alexander, 1 July 1915.

Lieutenant James Mosley Stuart, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF Service.

Lieutenant Norman Clyde Johnson, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF Service.

Lieutenant Henry Arthur Capuano, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF Service.

"D" Squadron, Lilydale - Healesville - Yarra Junction.

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Citation: 13th (Gippsland) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1915

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