Topic: Militia - LHN - 2/9/6
2nd ALH
2nd (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse
December 1903
New South Wales Mounted Rifles [1888 - 1903]
2nd (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse [1903 - 1912]
9th (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse [1912 - 1918]
6th (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse [1918 - 1941]
6th (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Motor Regiment [1941 - 1943]
6th Australian Armoured Car Regiment [1941 - 1943]
6th (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Motor Regiment [1948 - 1949]
6th New South Wales Mounted Rifles [1949 - 1958]
Royal New South Wales Regiment [1958 - 1960]
Toujours pret - Always Ready
1903 Reorganisation, New South Wales
"C" Squadron, 1st Australian Horse, and "J" and "G" Companies, 3rd Infantry Regimentt together with Nos. 1 and 2 Squadrons and the Forbes Half Squadron of No. 3 Squadron, New South Wales Mounted Rifles, to be formed into the 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment (New South Wales Mounted Rifles). The Canterbury Half Squadron, New South Wales Mounted Rifles, to be formed into two Troops of Australian Light Horse, and attached to the and Australian Light Horse Regiment (New South Wales Mounted Rifles). F" Company, 2nd Infantry Regiment, to be formed into one squadron of Australian Light Horse, and attached to the 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment (New South Wales, Mounted Rifles).
District
Camden and Western New South Wales.
Brigade
1st Southern and Western NSW Brigade.
Honorary Colonel -
Major General Sir Edward Hutton, KCMG, CB.
Commanding Officer -
Lieutenant Colonel JW Macarthur Onslow, ADC to the Governor General.
Adjutant -
Captain JM Arnott.
Quartermaster -
Honorary Second Lieutenant AS Robinson.
Medical Officer
Captain G Read.
Number 1, Picton - Camden Squadron.
Captain W Larkin.
Lieutenant GMM Onslow.
Lieutenant AJM Onslow.
Number 2, Mudgee - Ryleston Squadron.
Second Lieutenant VD Cox.
Number 3, Molong - Forbes Squadron.
Major C Smith
Lieutenant AL Robertson, Honorary Captain.
Lieutenant MF Dalton.
Second Lieutenant AE Cox
Second Lieutenant CM Smith
Number 4, Dubbo - Wellington Squadron.
Captain E Martin
Lieutenant J Heane
Lieutenant WH Pridham
Number 5, Milton - Two Troops - Canterbury (Garrison) Squadron
Captain CA Cork
Lieutenant A Warden
Second Lieutenant J Ogilvie
Second Lieutenant GJ Graham
Second Lieutenant JPG Cox
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Further Reading:
2nd/9th/6th Australian Light Horse
Militia Light Horse, New South Wales
Australian Militia Light Horse
Citation: 2nd (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse, December 1903
