Topic: Militia - LHN - 1/7/1
7th ALH
7th (New South Wales Lancers) Australian Light Horse
December 1912
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
Cumberland
Brigade
3rd Light Horse Brigade, New South Wales
Headquarters
Parramatta
Honorary Colonel
The Right Honorable CR Carrington, Marquis of Lincolnshire, PC, GCMG, 9 February 1886
Commanding Officer
Major RC MacKenzie, Tenure of Command from 1 October 1911 to 30 September 1916.
Staff Officer and Adjutant
Vacant.
Quartermaster
Captain LD Phillips, Supernumerary.
Medical Officer
Captain P Fiaschi, 8 March 1909.
Veterinary Officer
Vacant
Machine Gun Section
Sydney
Second Lieutenant TE Williams, 22 May 1911.
"A" Squadron, Sydney
Major J McMahon, 30 September 1912.
Captain HV Vernon, South African Veteran, 15 March 1906.
Lieutenant J Milling, 14 January 1910.
Second Lieutenant ED Hordern, 1 May 1911.
Second Lieutenant FC Jordan, 1 May 1911.
"B" Squadron, Parramatta
Major FE Stowe, 1 October 1912.
Captain AJ Mills, 28 October 1912.
Lieutenant W Cox, 28 August 1911.
Second Lieutenant KL MacKenzie, 4 April 1909.
Second Lieutenant FB Jacob, 4 January 1911.
"C" Squadron, Richmond - Windsor - Penrith - Luddenham
Major R McEvilly, VD.
Captain WT Charley, 14 February 1910.
Captain EA Blow, 21 December 1900, Honorary Captain, 6 May 1902, South African Veteran, Area Officer, 14 February 1910.
Captain D McDonald, 13 March 1911.
Captain BR Walker, Supernumerary, 23 December 1912.
Second Lieutenant HFR Dunston, 12 February 1907.
Second Lieutenant CS Woodhouse, 22 May 1911.
Second Lieutenant AE Walker-Smith, 21 August 1911.
Second Lieutenant WH Rooney, 11 December 1911.
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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: 7th (New South Wales Lancers) Australian Light Horse, December 1912
