Topic: Militia - LHN - 2/9/6
6th ALH
6th (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse
1919
New South Wales Mounted Rifles [1888 - 1903]
2nd (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse [1903 - 1912]
9th (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse [1912 - 1918]
6th (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse [1918 - 1941]
6th (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Motor Regiment [1941 - 1943]
6th Australian Armoured Car Regiment [1941 - 1943]
6th (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Motor Regiment [1948 - 1949]
6th New South Wales Mounted Rifles [1949 - 1958]
Royal New South Wales Regiment [1958 - 1960]
Toujours pret - Always Ready
Allied with: King Edward's Horse (The King's Overseas Dominions Regiment).
District
Western New South Wales.
Division
1st Division
Brigade
3rd Light Horse Brigade.
Headquarters
Sydney
Honorary Colonel
Lieutenant General Sir Edward TH Hutton, KCB, KCMG, CB.
Commanding Officer
Major, GMM Onslow, DSO, VD, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, AIF Service.
Major WH Pridham, temporary Commanding Officer, 29 May 1916.
Adjutant
Vacant.
Quartermaster
Honorary Lieutenant T Percival, 1 July 1912.
Medical Officer
Captain WT Newton, 1 July 1912.
Veterinary Officer
Vacant.
Area Officers
Captain J Heane, CB, CMG, DSO, VD, Brevet MajorArea Officer, 29 June 1911, AIF Service.
Captain AL Maclean, Area Officer, South African War Verteran, 1 July 1912, AIF Service.
Staff
Captain EE Martin.
Machine Gun Section.
Sydney
Lieutenant AW Hyman, CBE, 30 September 1912, AIF Service.
"A" Squadron, Camden - Picton - Mudgee - Dunedoo.
Captain FS Stacy, 27 June 1911.
Lieutenant JOH Nickoll, 1 July 1915, AIF Service.
Lieutenant AA Butler, South African War Verteran, 1 July 1915, AIF Service.
Lieutenant SM Moore, 1 July 1915, Honorary Captain, AIF Service.
"B" Squadron, Orange - Cowra.
Captain MF Dalton, 13 September 1915.
Lieutenant DWA Smith, DSO, Honorary Major, 29 November 1909, AIF Service.
Lieutenant SL Edmonds, 1 July 1915, AIF Service.
Lieutenant NC Bellamy, 1 July 1915, AIF Service.
Lieutenant WE West, 12 July 1915.
Lieutenant JF Holloway, Temporary Captain, 1 August 1916.
"C" Squadron, Molong - Condoblin - Wellington - Narromine.
Lieutenant JO Stevenson, Honorary Captain, 1 July 1915, Absent on AIF Service.
Lieutenant CK Bragg, 1 July 1915.
Lieutenant J Kemp-Bruce, 1 July 1915.
Lieutenant AF Fitzhardinge, Honorary Captain, South African War Verteran, 1 July 1915, AIF Service.
Lieutenant EStJN Binnie, 1 July 1915.
Lieutenant GR McKeown, 15 December 1918.
"D" Squadron, Gilgandra - Coonamble
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Further Reading:
2nd/9th/6th Australian Light Horse
Militia Light Horse, New South Wales
Australian Militia Light Horse
Citation: 6th (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse, 1919
