Topic: Militia - LHN - 1/7/1
NSWL
New South Wales Lancers
The Uniform
New South Wales Lancers [1885 - 1903]
1st (New South Wales Lancers) Australian Light Horse [1903-1912]
7th (New South Wales Lancers) Australian Light Horse [1912-1919]
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).
Hand tinted photograph of Trooper Otto Armbruster wearing the 1895 - 1903 Uniform.
[From: Buckley, Sword and Lance, facing p. 18.]
Photograph of the coat rear from the 1895 - 1903 Uniform.
[From: Buckley, Sword and Lance, facing p. 18.]
Photograph of Lt Col Vernon wearing the 1895 - 1903 Uniform.
[From: Buckley, Sword and Lance, facing p. 19.]
Photograph of men wearing the post 1903 Uniform.
[From: Buckley, Sword and Lance, p. 253.]
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, The Uniform
