Topic: Militia - LHQ - 27/14
27th ALH
27th (North Queensland) Australian Light Horse
1914
Queensland Mounted Infantry [1885 - 1900]
4th Battalion, Queensland Mounted Infantry [1900 - 1903]
15th (Queensland Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse [1903 - 1912]
27th (North Queensland) Australian Light Horse [1912 - 1918]
14th (North Queensland) Australian Light Horse [1919 - 1927]
14th (Queensland Mounted Infantry) 14th West Moreton Light Horse [1927 - 1930]
2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment [1930 - 1941]
2nd (Queensland Mounted Infantry)Recce Battalion Morten Light Horse [1942 - 1942]
2nd (AIF) Cavalry Regiment [1942 - 1943]
"A" Squadron, 2nd/14th Queensland Mounted Infantry [1948 - 1952]
2nd/14th Queensland Mounted Infantry [1952 - ]
Forward
March: Soldiers of the Queen
Allied with: King Edward's Horse (The King's Oversea Dominions Regiment).
District
North Queensland
Brigade
1st Light Horse Brigade
Headquarters
Ayr
Honorary Colonel
Vacant.
Commanding Officer
Captain DML Graham, South African War Veteran, Tenure of Command from 1 July 1912 to 30 June 1917.
Staff
Lieutenant PM Swanson, Area Officer, 30 September 1912.
Adjutant
Second Lieutenant LS Alexander, 1 June 1914.
Quartermaster
Honorary Lieutenant BLM Black, 1 April 1914.
Medical Officer
Captain S Kay
Veterinary Officer
Vacant.
"A" Squadron, Ayr - Bowen
Lieutenant A Pott.
Lieutenant R St C Cheesman.
Lieutenant J. Leahy, 23 December 1912.
Lieutenant HH Betzel, 1 December 1913.
Lieutenant AR Heron, 1 December 1913.
"B" Squadron, Mackay - Townsville
Lieutenant CR Cameron, 16 October 1913.
Second Lieutenant G Milne, 12 June 1911.
Second Lieutenant WFJ Koch, 16 May 1913.
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Sources
Further Reading:
Militia Light Horse - Queensland
Australian Militia Light Horse
Citation: 27th (North Queensland) Australian Light Horse, 1914
