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Sunday, 4 July 2004

1st (Central Queensland) Australian Light Horse, 1914
Topic: Militia - LHQ - 15/1/5

1st ALH

1st (Central Queensland) Australian Light Horse Regiment

1914

Queensland Mounted Infantry [1885 - 1900]
3rd Battalion, Queensland Mounted Infantry [1900 - 1903]
15th (Queensland Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse [1903 - 1912]
1st (Central Queensland) Australian Light Horse [1912 -1 919]
5th (Central Queensland) Australian Light Horse [1919 - 1927]
5th (Queensland Mounted Infantry) Wide Bay & Burnett Light Horse [1927 - 1941]
5th (Queensland Mounted Infantry) Wide Bay & Burnett Motor Regiment [1942 - 1943]
"A" Squadron, 2nd/14th Queensland Mounted Infantry [1948 - 1952]
2nd/14th Queensland Mounted Infantry [1952 - ]

Forward

March: Soldiers of the Queen

South Africa 1899 - 1902

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

District

Central Queensland

Brigade

1st Light Horse Brigade

Headquarters

Gympie

Honorary Colonel

Vacant.

Commanding Officer

Major TW Glasgow, DSO, South African War Veteran, Tenure of Command from 1 July 1912 to 30 June 1917.

Staff

Captain IM Robinson

Captain GE Simcocks, Area Officer Charters Towers

Second Lieutenant EJ Dibdin, Area Officer Rockhampton

Second Lieutenant RE Mellor, Area Officer Mt Morgan

Adjutant

Lieutenant JCTEC Ridley, A & I Staff, 1 July 1913.

Quartermaster

Honorary Lieutenant TJ Brundrit, 31 March 1913.

Medical Officer

Captain DP O'Brien.

Veterinary Officer

Vacant.

Machine Gun Section

Rockhampton

Lieutenant F Donaldson, 29 November 1909.

"A" Squadron, Rockhampton - Gracemere - Biggenden - Gayndah

Second Lieutenant Thomas Beswick Fargher
Second Lieutenant Douglas Wallace Rutherford
Second Lieutenant CC Robinson

"B" Squadron, Mount Morgan

Captain BG Patterson
Lieutenant RS Brand
Lieutenant Samuel Alexander Richards, 16 October 1913
Second Lieutenant James McKnight, 14 August 1912

"C" Squadron, Gympie - Pie Creek - Kingaroy

Captain Allan William Nash, 1 December 1913
Second Lieutenant Leonard Claus Kessels
Second Lieutenant Bernard Mahoney
Second Lieutenant Alexander Chisholm

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Sources

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Further Reading:

15th/1st/5th Australian Light Horse

Militia Light Horse - Queensland

Australian Militia Light Horse

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