Topic: Militia - LHN - 28
The 28th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Illawarra Horse
Allied with King Edward's Horse (The King's Overseas Dominions Regiment).
See: Twinning Regiments, MO 209, 1910
History:
This Regiment was formed from the Squadrons along the coastal region south of Sydney. From the 1st Light Horse Regiment, the 3rd and 5th Squadrons were added to 2nd Light Horse Regiment's 6th Squadron making the new 28th Light Horse Regiment. In 1921, the 28th Light Horse Regiment was joined to the 6th Light Horse Regiment becoming the 21st Light Horse Regiment. In 1929 it was linked to the 1st Light Horse Regiment to become 1/21st LHR and thus, as a unit ceased to exist.
28th (Illawarra) Light Horse.
(Attatched for training, 1913-14, to 3rd Light Horse Brigade.)
Head-Quarters - Albion Park
Commanding Officer - Captain Colin Dunmore Fuller, Tenure of command from 1 July 1912 to 30 June 1917
Adjutant - Lieutenant JA Raftery, 16 July 1913
Quartermaster -
Medical Officer - Captain KRW George
Lieutenant John Sylvester Dooley, Area Officer Bulli
"A" Squadron -
Albion Park (A Troop and B Troop), and
Robertson (C Troop and D Troop)
Captain P Connolly, 16 January 1913
Lieutenant JD Wood, VD
Second Lieutenant HG Fraser
Second Lieutenant WJ Payne, 2 December 1912
Second Lieutenant F Brownie, 30 April 1913
Second Lieutenant LJ Brooker, 16 October 1913
"B" Squadron -
Canterbury (A Troop and B Troop), and
Dapto (C Troop and D Troop)
Captain Sydney James Shillington, 16 January 1913
Captain Philip Arthur Chambers, 16 June 1913
Second Lieutenant Harold William Baker, 16 February 1913
Second Lieutenant MA Brown, 1 August 1913
"C" Squadron -
Milton (A Troop and B Troop), and
Berry (C Troop and D Troop)
Second Lieutenant Rupert Frederick Cork, 9 December 1912
Second Lieutenant C Zeims, 16 February 1913
Second Lieutenant TJ Grey, 16 February 1913
Second Lieutenant J McElroy, 16 June 1913
Second Lieutenant Edward Spencer Hordern, 16 October 1913
The number of men who went onto serve with the AIF after the declaration of war is highlighted by the links to the individual service files of each man who enlisted or was commissioned. Click on the link and the service file held by the National Archives will open for that particular individual.
Further Reading:
For the New South Wales Light Horse Militia establishment, see:
Light Horse structure 1903
1903 Reorganisation, New South Wales
Light Horse structure 1914
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 2nd Military District, Part 1
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 2nd Military District, Part 2
Individual Light Horse Regiments, see:
4th (New South Wales Northern Rivers Lancers) Australian Light Horse Regiment
4th Light Horse
5th (New England Light Horse) Australian Light Horse Regiment
5th Light Horse
6th (Hunter River Lancers) Australian Light Horse Regiment
7th (New South Wales Lancers) Australian Light Horse Regiment
9th (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse Regiment
9th Light Horse
11th (Australian Horse) Australian Light Horse Regiment
11th Light Horse
28th (Illawarra) Australian Light Horse Regiment
28th Light Horse
Peacetime and Wartime Regimental Establishments, see:
Peace establishment of Australian Light Horse, 1903-14
2nd Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, see:
2nd Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 1
2nd Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 2
2nd Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 3
2nd Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 4
2nd Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 5
For 1914 Infantry, Artillery and other service arms distribution, see:
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 2nd Military District, Part 3
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 2nd Military District, Part 4
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 2nd Military District, Part 5
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 2nd Military District, Part 6
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 2nd Military District, Part 7
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 2nd Military District, Part 8
Militia Distribution in Australia, 1914, 2nd Military District, Part 9
Additional reference:
RK Peacock, Evolution of Australian Light Horse Regiments 1841-1935, Unpublished MSS, c.1936.
Citation: 28th Light Horse
