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Thursday, 23 December 2004

New South Wales Lancers, 1897
Topic: Militia - LHN - 1/7/1

NSWL

New South Wales Lancers

1897

New South Wales Lancers [1895 - 1903]
1st (New South Wales Lancers) Australian Light Horse [1903-1912]
7th (New South Wales Lancers) Australian Light Horse [1912-1918]
1st (New South Wales Lancers) Australian Light Horse [1919-1929]
1/21st Australian Light Horse [1929-1935]
1st (Royal New South Wales Lancers) Light Horse Machine Gun Regiment [1936-1942]
1st (Royal New South Wales Lancers) Armoured Regiment [1942-1948]
1st Royal New South Wales Lancers [1948-1956]
1/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers [1956- ]

[The elephant's head used on the badges is taken from the family crest of Lord Carrington, Governor of New South Wales from 1885 - 1890 and was appointed Honorary Colonel of the Regiment from 1885 until 1928.]

Tenax in fide - Steadfast in Trust

Honorary Colonel

The Right Honorable CR Carrington, Baron, PC, GCMG, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding 3rd Oxfordshire Light Infantry, 9 February 1886

Major Commanding

Major JJ Walters, 28 April 1894

Staff Officer and Adjutant

Captain GL Lee, 19 December 1892; Local Major 14 September 1895

Quartermaster

First Lieutenant JM Purves, 8 November 1890 (Honorary Captain, 27 November 1893)

Staff:

Captain TF Knox, 1 January 1890, Honorary Major, 9 January 1896, Seconded as Aide de Camp to the General Officer Commanding, Major General GA French, CMG.

Number 1, Sydney - Parramatta Squadron

Major Commanding, Major J Burns, 9 January 1896

Number 1, Sydney Half Squadron
Captain WL Vernon, 17 July 1893

First Lieutenant FH King, 15 January 1897

Second Lieutenant FC Timothy, 15 January 1897

Number 1, Parramatta Half Squadron
Major J Burns, 9 January 1896

First Lieutenant FH Cox, 13 May 1896

Second Lieutenant CJ Lamb, 9 January 1896
Second Lieutenant JS Brunton, (Supernumerary), 29 April 1897

Number 2, West Camden - Berry Squadron

Captain Commanding, Captain R McEvilly, 16 May 1895

Number 2, West Camden Half Squadron
Captain R McEvilly, 16 May 1895

First Lieutenant JD Wood, 13 May 1896

Number 2, Berry Half Squadron
First Lieutenant A Hay, 1 July 1896

First Lieutenant HM Osborne, 1 July 1896

Second Lieutenant HD Morton, 1 July 1896

Number 3, Maitland - Singleton Squadron

Captain Commanding, Captain WC Markwell, 16 May 1895

Number 3, Maitland Half Squadron
Captain WC Markwell, 16 May 1895

First Lieutenant CE Nicholson, 1 July 1895

Second Lieutenant W Clarke, 21 March 1896

Number 3, Singleton Half Squadron
Captain AS Bowman, 16 May 1895

First Lieutenant GH Allan, 1 January 1894

Second Lieutenant RH Dangar, 1 January 1894

Number 4, Richmond River - Lismore Squadron

Captain Commanding, Captain EC Taylor, 17 March 1891

Number 4, Richmond River Half Squadron
Captain FG Fanning, 8 August 1892

First Lieutenant CJ McRae, 28 October 1892

Second Lieutenant WE O'Brien, 22 May 1892 (Subsequently transferred to NSW Mounted Rifles.)

Second Lieutenant CFN North, 28 May 1897

Number 4, Lismore Half Squadron
Captain EC Taylor, 17 March 1891

Second Lieutenant JA Daley, 18 November 1895

Cadet, Parramatta Half Squadron

Second Lieutenant JG Laing, 19 June 1896

Second Lieutenant WC Anderson, 3 October 1896

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Further Reading:

1st/7th/1st (New South Wales Lancers) Australian Light Horse

New South Wales Lancers, Boer War Contingent

Militia Light Horse, New South Wales

Australian Militia Light Horse

Citation: New South Wales Lancers, 1897

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