Topic: Militia - LHT - 12/26
12th/26th ALH
12th/26th Australian Light Horse
Nominal Roll, 2 December 1902
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
Renumbering of the Regiment
Over the period of chaos that followed the formation of the Tasmanian Mounted Infantry, regimental numbers were also victim to this confusion. In an effort to reform and regularise regimental numbers, it was determined to re-issue new numbers to the men. On 2 December 1902, all enlisted men in the Tasmanian Mounted Infantry were allotted new regimental numbers. Consequently an order was drawn up listing the new numbers and the allottment to the enlisted man. From that list, although incomplete, it is possible to construct a nominal roll of the Tasmanian Mounted Infantry on that date. From a number of sources but most importantly utilising Tasmanian Mounted Infantry Regimental Order No. 11 of 2 December 1902 issued from Hobart Headquarters the following Nominal Roll of the Regiment is produced.
"A" Hobart - Kingston - Brighton - Sorell Squadron
Captain LFS Hore
Lieutenant DC Lewis
Lieutenant E St L Lewis
Lieutenant EF Lucas
4 QMS AJ Clark
45 Sgt J Green
24 Sgt E Johnson
5 Sgt D Young
46 Cpl GR Davis
25 Cpl WM James
21 Cpl W Keen
6 Cpl R Richmond
7 Bugler W Clark
36 Bugler FW Thompson
47 Tpr MG Allanby
26 Tpr EC Andrews
8 Tpr H Benjafield
41 Tpr RA Blacklow
22 Tpr AB Bryan
9 Tpr W Chant
59 Tpr F Clarkson
104 Tpr C Crowden
60 Tpr O Denabey
61 Tpr M Denholm
54 Tpr AE Dewhurst
50 Tpr EL Dunkley
99 Tpr HH Facy
95 Tpr A Featherstone
57 Tpr H Fenner
51 Tpr W Firth
49 Tpr C Gatehouse
48 Tpr G Gatehouse
106 Tpr H Goodman
58 Tpr GW Grant
69 Tpr J Hayton
10 Tpr RO Hazell
28 Tpr R Hindes
70 Tpr HTJ Hodgson
55 Tpr SJ Honiball
39 Tpr IE Hounslowe
96 Tpr G Hunt
27 Tpr O Hutt
42 Tpr RD James
16 Tpr F Medhurst
98 Tpr J Murdoch
20 Tpr H Newall
30 Tpr AA Norman
29 Tpr AR Norman
18 Tpr A Orpwood
19 Tpr JH Orpwood
11 Tpr H Parsons
52 Tpr B Pearall
31 Tpr HG Poke
44 Tpr CH Porter
43 Tpr E Propsting
62 Tpr JI Ranger
107 Tpr EC Salmon
12 Tpr E Seagar
63 Tpr F Smale
64 Tpr G Smale
67 Tpr R Stuart
72 Tpr WE Taylor
13 Tpr CH Tolman
71 Tpr W Turner
56 Tpr F Underwood
32 Tpr J Walker
14 Tpr LR Walker
73 Tpr CH Warburton
53 Tpr W Warburton
17 Tpr J Ward
74 Tpr W Watkins
40 Tpr MM Weston
15 Tpr JL Williams
34 Tpr AH Wood
33 Tpr WA Wood
75 Tpr H Wright
76 Tpr R Wright
"B" Ulverston Squadron
Lieutenant EL Mays, 20 March 1901
35 Bugler FSH Goucher
77 Tpr H Bishop
78 Tpr C Bonde
79 Tpr W Colthard
66 Tpr A Hanstein
105 Tpr C Heazlewood
102 Tpr HS Hewitt
37 Tpr WJ Kingston
1 Tpr GJ Knight
100 Tpr A Lette
2 Tpr WN McDonald
38 Tpr Frank Pearson
65 Tpr Jos Pearson
103 Tpr P Plapp
23 Tpr A Risby
101 Tpr E Short
108 Tpr Simpson
3 Tpr A Stewart
68 Tpr GP Taylor
"C" Ross Squadron
Captain AH Rigall, DSO, 8 November 1897
81 Tpr LC Bean
80 Tpr AC Bennett
109 Tpr PW Booth
82 Tpr WC Brown
83 Tpr J Cook
84 Tpr GB Davis
85 Tpr C Eley
86 Tpr AH Fisher
110 Tpr R Fleming
93 Tpr A Headlam
92 Tpr P Headlam
94 Tpr R Headlam
88 Tpr C Law
87 Tpr R Littlechild
91 Tpr HR Lowrie
89 Tpr EA Page
97 Tpr W Pulford
111 Tpr C Roberts
90 Tpr D Taylor
Further Reading:
12th/26th Australian Light Horse
Australian Militia Light Horse
Citation: Tasmanian Mounted Infantry, Nominal Roll, 1 December 1902
