Topic: Militia - LHN - 1/7/1
1st ALH
1st (New South Wales Lancers) Australian Light Horse
December 1903
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
District
Sydney
Brigade
1st Southern and Western New South Wales
Headquarters
Parramatta
Honorary Colonel
The Right Honorable CR Carrington, Earl, PC, GCMG, 9 February 1886
Commanding Officer
Lieutenant Colonel WL Vernon
Staff Officer and Adjutant
Captain RC MacKenzie.
Quartermaster
First Lieutenant JM Purves, 8 November 1890 (Honorary Captain, 27 November 1893)
Staff
Second Lieutenant HS Darley, 9 April 1900, Supernumerary, Honorable Captain and extra Aide de Camp to His Excellency the Governor of New South Wales, 27 June 1902.
Number 1, Sydney Squadron
Captain FC Timothy, 1 May 1901
Lieutenant J McMahon, 5 December 1901
Lieutenant EAK Hudson, 1 January 1903
Second Lieutenant LD Phillips, 5 December 1901
Second Lieutenant HB Vernon
Number 2, Parramatta Squadron
Captain FH Cox, 11 November 1897, Honorary Lieutenant Colonel, 5 June 1901, Brevet Major, 5 December 1902 - South African Veteran.
Lieutenant RAP Waugh
Lieutenant EF Luke
Second Lieutenant FE Stowe
Number 3, Berry - Robertson Squadron
Major Commanding, Major R McEvilly
Number 3, Robertson Half Squadron
Major R McEvilly
Second Lieutenant JH Warby
Number 3, Berry Half Squadron
Lieutenant EA Blow, 21 December 1900, Honorary Captain, 6 May 1902, South African Veteran.
Lieutenant JD Wood
Number 4, Richmond - Windsor Squadron
Captain Commanding, Captain P Charley
Number 4, Richmond Half Squadron
Captain P Charley
Lieutenant WT Charley
Second Lieutenant H Skuthorp
Number 4, Windsor Half Squadron
Captain B Hall, 5 December 1901
Lieutenant RB Walker
Number 5, Sydney - Parramatta (Garrison) Squadron
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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: 1st (New South Wales Lancers) Australian Light Horse, December 1903
