Topic: Militia - LH
Staff Roster and Allocations
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After dealing with the structure of the 5th Military District, the next task is to fill in the headings with people. This page from the Staff and Regiment Lists, 1914 details the permanent commissioned staff who were appointed to oversee the implementation of the training schemes for Western Australia. One quick look at the list and the reader will discover numerous names of people who served with distinction in the AIF after war was declare some seven months after this list was prepared.
Further Reading:
For the Western Australian Light Horse Militia establishment, see:
Light Horse structure 1903
1903 Reorganisation, Western Australia
Light Horse structure 1914
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 5th Military District, Part 1
Individual Light Horse Regiments, see:
25th (Western Australian Mounted infantry) Australian Light Horse Regiment
25th Light Horse
25th Light Horse - Officers and Men, 1914
Peacetime and Wartime Regimental Establishments, see:
Peace establishment of Australian Light Horse, 1903-14
5th Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, see:
5th Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 1
5th Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 2
For 1914 Infantry, Artillery and other service arms distribution, see:
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 5th Military District, Part 1
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 5th Military District, Part 2
Additional reference:
RK Peacock, Evolution of Australian Light Horse Regiments 1841-1935, Unpublished MSS, c.1936.
Grant, JR, From Captains to Colonels, Perth, 1991.
Citaiton: 5th Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 2
