Topic: Militia - LH
6th Military District
Staff Roster and Allocations
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After dealing with the structure of the 6th 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 Tasmania. 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 Tasmanian Light Horse Militia establishment, see:
Light Horse structure 1903
1903 Reorganisation, Tasmania
Light Horse structure 1914
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 6th Military District, Part 1
Individual Light Horse Regiments, see:
26th (Tasmanian Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse Regiment
26th Light Horse
Peacetime and Wartime Regimental Establishments, see:
Peace establishment of Australian Light Horse, 1903-14
6th Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, see:
6th Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 1
6th Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 2
For 1914 Infantry, Artillery and other service arms distribution, see:
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 6th Military District, Part 1
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 6th Military District, Part 2
Additional reference:
RK Peacock, Evolution of Australian Light Horse Regiments 1841-1935, Unpublished MSS, c.1936.
Douglas Morris Wyatt, Tasmanian Light Horse 1844-1943, Tasmania, 2007
Citation: 6th Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 2
