Topic: Militia - LH
DISTRIBUTION OF MILITIA FORCES.
1ST MILITARY DISTRICT.
LIGHT HORSE.
1st LIGHT HORSE BRIGADE.
Brigade Head-Quarters - Brisbane.
1st (Central Queensland) Light Horse.
Head-Quarters - Gympie
Machine Gun Section - Rockhampton
"A" Squadron - Rockhampton (A Troop and B Troop), Biggenden (C Troop), Gayndah (D Troop)
"B" Squadron - Mount Morgan
"C" Squadron - Gympie and Pie Creek (A Troop and B Troop), Kingaroy (C Troop and D Troop)
2nd Light Horse (Queensland Mounted Infantry).
Head-Quarters (less Signalers) - Brisbane
Signallers - Ipswich
Machine Gun Section - Brisbane
"A" Squadron - Beenleigh (A Troop), Hemmant (B Troop), Beaudesert (C Troop), Woodhill (D Troop)
"B" Squadron - Ipswich (A Troop), Lowood (B Troop), Rosewood (C Troop), Marburg (D Troop)
"C" Squadron - Gatton (A Troop), Ma Ma Creek (B Troop), Forrest Hill (C Troop), Laidley (D Troop)
3rd (Darling Downs) Light Horse.
Head-Quarters - Toowoomba
Machine Gun Section - Toowoomba
"A" Squadron - Toowoomba (A Troop), Crow's Nest (B Troop), Pittsworth (C Troop), Oakey (D Troop)
"B" Squadron - Warwick (A Troop), Allora (B Troop), Pratten (C Troop), Thane (D Troop)
"C" Squadron - Roma (A Troop and B Troop), Clifton (C Troop and D Troop)
15TH SIGNAL TROOP (ENGINEERS) - BRISBANE
24TH ARMY SERVICE CORPS - BRISBANE
24th ARMY MEDICAL CORPS (LIGHT HORSE FIELD AMBULANCE) - TOOWOOMBA
4th Light Horse (New South Wales Northern Rivers Lancers).
2nd Light Horse Brigade. Attached for training, 1913-14, to 1st Light Horse Brigade.
Head-Quarters - Lismore
Machine Gun Section - Lismore
"A" Squadron - Casino (A Troop and B Troop), Grafton (C Troop), Maclean (D Troop)
"B" Squadron - Lismore (A Troop), Coraki (B Troop), Kyogle (C Troop and D Troop)
"C" Squadron - Murwillumbah (A Troop and B Troop), Bungalow (C Troop), Mullumbimby (D Troop)
Further Reading:
For the Queensland Light Horse Militia establishment, see:
Light Horse structure 1903
1903 Reorganisation, Queensland
Light Horse structure 1914
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 1st Military District, Part 1
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 1st Military District, Part 2
Individual Light Horse Regiments, see:
1st (Central Queensland) Australian Light Horse Regiment
1st (Central Queensland) Light Horse
2nd (Queensland Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse Regiment
2nd (Queensland Mounted Infantry) Light Horse
3rd (Darling Downs) Australian Light Horse Regiment
3rd (Darling Downs) Light Horse
4th (New South Wales Northern Rivers Lancers) Australian Light Horse Regiment
4th Light Horse (New South Wales Northern Rivers Lancers)
27th (North Queensland) Australian Light Horse Regiment
27th (North Queensland) Light Horse
Peacetime and Wartime Regimental Establishments, see:
Peace establishment of Australian Light Horse, 1903-14
1st Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, see:
1st Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 1
1st Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 2
1st Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 3
For 1914 Infantry, Artillery and other service arms distribution, see:
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 1st Military District, Part 2
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 1st Military District, Part 3
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 1st Military District, Part 4
Additional reference:
Ivan B. Bates, Queensland mounted units, 1860-1940, Victoria Barracks Historical Society, Brisbane, 2003.
Citation: Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 1st Military District, Part 1
