Topic: Militia - LHN - 1/7/1
7th ALH
7th (New South Wales Lancers) Australian Light Horse
1917
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
Division
1st Division.
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 J McMahon, 30 September 1912, Tenure of Command from 1 September 1914 to 31 August 1919.
Staff Officer and Adjutant
Captain AJ Mills, 28 October 1912, Absent on AIF duty.
Major RC MacKenzie, 1 April 1915, acting.
On secondment with Intelligence Section, General Staff.
Captain HC de Low, 1 October 1914, Absent on AIF duty.
Quartermaster
Captain GA Taylor, 1 October 1914, acting.
Medical Officer
Captain RAP Waugh, Honorary Major.
Veterinary Officer
Vacant
Machine Gun Section
Sydney
Second Lieutenant TR Howard, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF duty.
Second Lieutenant HI Wikner, 1 July 1915.
"A" Squadron, Sydney
Major HV Vernon, South African Veteran, 24 August 1914, Absent on AIF duty.
Captain J Milling, VD, 16 May 1915.
Captain ED Hordern, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF duty.
Captain FC Jordan, 1 August 1915.
Lieutenant AR Hordern, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF duty.
Lieutenant HH McKeown, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF duty.
Lieutenant SL Molesworth, 1 July 1915.
Lieutenant AC Cooke, 13 September 1915.
"B" Squadron, Parramatta
Major FE Stowe, 1 October 1912."C" Squadron, Windsor - Penrith - Luddenham
Captain FB Jacob, 1 August 1915, Absent on AIF duty.
Lieutenant KL MacKenzie, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF duty.
Lieutenant N Anderson, 1 July 1915.
Lieutenant CC Milling, 1 July 1915.
Lieutenant SRJ Davison, 1 July 1915.
Captain EA Blow, 21 December 1900, Honorary Captain, 6 May 1902, South African Veteran, Area Officer, 14 February 1910.
Captain EAK Hudson, 1 March 1915, Absent on AIF duty.
Captain ED Hordern, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF duty.
Lieutenant ES Sutton, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF duty.
Lieutenant MC Bowley, 1 July 1915.
Lieutenant RO Holland, 1 July 1915.
Lieutenant RV Moore, 1 July 1915.
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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, 1917
