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Wednesday, 4 February 2004

26th (Tasmanian Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse, 1914
Topic: Militia - LHT - 12/26

26th ALH

26th (Tasmanian Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse

1914

Tasmanian Mounted Infantry [1900 - 1903]
12th (Tasmanian Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse [1903 - 1912]
26th (Tasmanian Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse [1912 - 1921]
22nd (Tasmanian Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse [1921 - 1930]
3rd (Tasmanian Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse [1930 - 1933]
22nd (Tasmanian Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse [1933 - 1942]
22nd (Tasmanian Mounted Infantry) Motor Regiment [1942 - 1943]

Pro Rege et Patria - for King and country

Allied with: King Edward's Horse (The King's Overseas Dominions Regiment).

District

Tasmania

Brigade

Tasmanian Brigade.

Headquarters

Launceston

Honorary Colonel

Vacant.

Commanding Officer

Captain JH Bisdee, VC, South African War Veteran, Tenure of Command from 1 August 1913 to 31 July 1918.

Adjutant

Lieutenant WT Tackaberry, A & I Staff, 1 July 1913.

Quartermaster

Honorary Lieutenant H Newall.

Medical Officer

Captain VR Ratten, 28 September 1908.

Veterinary Officer

Captain RCT Philp.

Area Officer

Major WG Hope, 1 July 1911.

Machine Gun Section

Evendale

Second Lieutenant AD MacKinnon, 16 March 1914.

"A" Squadron, Wynyard - Ulverstone - Penguin - Davenport - Latrobe - Sheffield - Wilmot.

Lieutenant JT Tyrrell.

Second Lieutenant JM Clerke, 20 November 1911.

Second Lieutenant AG Cox, 3 October 1912.

"B" Squadron, Deloraine - Chudleigh - Longford - Westbury - Ringarooma- Scottsdale.

Lieutenant HJ Dumaresq.

Lieutenant C Mills, 9 July 1912.

Second Lieutenant DK Cameron, 9 May 1910.

Second Lieutenant WJ Bennett, 16 January 1914.

"C" Squadron, Hobart - Kingston - Brighton - Cambridge - Oatlands - Ross - Campbelltown.

Captain DC Lewis, 4 October 1909.

Lieutenant E St L Lewis.

Lieutenant GS Brisdee, 14 March 1910.

Second Lieutenant RC Ibbott, 2 May 1910.

Second Lieutenant TB MacLeod, 11 September 1911.

Second Lieutenant NA Nicolson.

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