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Friday, 31 December 2004

6th/5th/12th Australian (New England) Light Horse, Contents
Topic: Militia - LHN - 6/5/12

6th/5th/12th ALH

6th/5th/12th Australian (New England) Light Horse

Contents

Australian Horse [1897 - 1903]
6th Australian (Australian Horse) Light Horse [1903 - 1906]
6th Australian (New England Light Horse) Light Horse [1907 - 1912]
5th Australian (New England Light Horse) Light Horse Regiment [1912 - 1918]
12th Australian (New England Light Horse) Light Horse Regiment [1919 - 1942]
12th (New England Light Horse) Motor Regiment [1942 - 1942]
12th (New England Light Horse) Armoured Car Regiment [1942 - 1943]
12th/16th (Hunter River Lancers) Armoured Car Regiment [1948 - ]

Virtutis Fortuna Comes - Fortune is the Companion of Valour

South Africa 1899 - 1902

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

Below is a brief historical outline from RK Peacock, Evolution of Australian Light Horse Regiments 1841-1935, Unpublished MSS, c.1936, p. 12.

The Regiment originally sprang from the 6th Australian Light Horse Regiment (Australian Horse) which was brought into existence in 1903. In 1907 the 6th Australian Light Horse Regiment became known as the 6th Australian Light Horse Regiment (New England Light Horse), a title it carried until 1912 when it was known as the 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment (New England Light Horse). It carried this title until the divisional organisation of 1921 when it became designated as the 12th Australian Light Horse Regiment (New England Light Horse).

New England Light Horse

Originally known as The Australian Horse, after the split of the regiment in 1903, the northern regiment was still the Australian Horse, and then after 1907, New England Light Horse.

History

1st Australian Horse, Military Modelling
Australian Horse, History Part 1 Formation 1897-1899
Australian Horse, History Part 2 Boer War 1899 -1901
Australian Horse, History Part 3

Murray
1st Australian Horse Boer War Service in detail - Murray

The Boys in Green
Australian Horse, Birth of a Regiment 1897 - The Boys in Green, Part 1
Australian Horse, Training Begins, 1898 - The Boys in Green, Part 2
1st Australian Horse Boer War Service - The Boys in Green

Regimental Structure 1897-1920

This section explores the evolution of the Regiment from its first origins as a Commonwealth formation. Each year maps the movement of men and often locations of the various Squadrons and Troops. To get the flavour of the Regiment, it is best to begin the journey at 1897 and follow though each year till 1920.

1st Australian Horse
1st Australian Horse, 1898
1st Australian Horse, 1899
1st Australian Horse, 1900
1st Australian Horse, 1901
1st Australian Horse, 1902
1st Australian Horse, June 1903

6th Australian (Australian Horse) Light Horse Regiment.
6th Australian (Australian Horse) Light Horse Regiment, December 1903
6th (Australian Horse) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1904
6th Australian (Australian Horse) Light Horse Regiment, 1905
6th Australian (Australian Horse) Light Horse Regiment, 1906

6th Australian (New England Horse) Light Horse Regiment.
6th Australian (New England) Light Horse Regiment, 1907
6th Australian (New England) Light Horse Regiment, 1908
6th Australian (New England) Light Horse Regiment, 1909
6th Australian (New England) Light Horse Regiment, 1910
6th Australian (New England) Light Horse Regiment, 1911
6th Australian (New England) Light Horse Regiment, June 1912

5th Australian (New England) Light Horse Regiment.
5th Australian (New England) Light Horse Regiment, December 1912
5th Australian (New England) Light Horse Regiment, 1913
5th Australian (New England) Light Horse Regiment, 1914
5th Australian (New England) Light Horse Regiment, 1915
5th Australian (New England) Light Horse Regiment, 1916
5th Australian (New England) Light Horse Regiment, 1917
5th Australian (New England) Light Horse Regiment, 1918

12th (New England Horse) Australian Light Horse Regiment.
12th Australian (New England) Light Horse Regiment, 1919
12th Australian (New England) Light Horse Regiment, 1920

3rd Australian (Australian Horse) Light Horse Regiment
See: NSW 3/11/7 ALHR
3rd (Australian Horse) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1903
3rd (Australian Horse) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1904
3rd (Australian Horse) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1905
3rd (Australian Horse) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1906

Miscellaneous items about the Australian Horse
Australian Horse Troops and Locations, 1897-1920
Australian Horse Uniform, 1897-1912
Australian Horse Officers, 1897-1920
Australian Horse members who served in the AIF

Roll of Honour

6th/5th/12th Australian (New England) Light Horse, Roll of Honour
Lest We Forget

Further Reading:

6th/5th/12th Australian (New England) Light Horse

6th/5th/12th Australian (New England) Light Horse, Roll of Honour

Militia Light Horse, New South Wales

Australian Militia Light Horse

Citation: 6th/5th/12th Australian (New England) Light Horse, Contents

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