Topic: Militia - LHN - 1/7/1
1st ALH
1st (New South Wales Lancers) Australian Light Horse
1909
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
Allied with: King Edward's Horse (The King's Overseas Dominions Regiment).
District
Sydney
Brigade
1st Southern and Western New South Wales Brigade
Headquarters
Parramatta
Honorary Colonel
The Right Honorable CR Carrington, Earl, PC, GCMG, 9 February 1886
Commanding Officer
Captain FH Cox, 11 November 1897, Honorary Lieutenant Colonel, 5 June 1901, Brevet Major, 5 December 1902 - South African Veteran, Commanding Officer, 2 April 1908.
Staff Officer and Adjutant
Major RC MacKenzie, 18 November 1907.
Quartermaster
Honorary Major JM Purves, VD.
Medical Officer
Vacant.
Veterinary Officer
Vacant
Pom Pom and Machine Gun Section
Parramatta
Second Lieutenant RC Richie, 13 July 1908.
Number 1, Sydney Squadron
Captain J McMahon, 19 March 1907.
Lieutenant EAK Hudson
Lieutenant LD Phillips, 15 March 1906.
Lieutenant HV Vernon, 15 March 1906.
Second Lieutenant J Milling, 30 April 1907.
Number 2, Parramatta Squadron
Captain EF Luke, 16 August 1907.
Lieutenant FE Stowe, 18 August 1905.
Lieutenant AJ Mills, 21 January 1908.
Number 3, Berry - Robertson Squadron
Major R McEvilly
Lieutenant JD Wood
Lieutenant EA Blow, 21 December 1900, Honorary Captain, 6 May 1902, South African Veteran.
Second Lieutenant JH Warby
Second Lieutenant JS Dooley, 9 October 1906.
Number 4, Richmond - Windsor Squadron
Captain B Hall
Lieutenant WT Charley
Second Lieutenant HFR Dunston, 12 February 1907.
Number 5, Albion Park - Shellharbour (Garrison) Squadron
(Permenant troops attached to the 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment for training purposes.)
Captain CD Fuller, 21 January 1908.
Lieutenant FP Dowdell, 16 August 1907.
Number 6, Ulladulla (Garrison) Squadron
(Permenant troops attached to the 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment for training purposes.)
Captain CA Cork, VD
Lieutenant FP Dowdell, 16 August 1907.
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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, 1909
