Topic: Militia - LHQ - Qld
Queensland Mounted Infantry
1860 - 1866
Queensland Mounted Infantry [1860 - 1866]
Queensland Mounted Infantry [1885 - 1900]
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March: Soldiers of the Queen
Tracing the roots of the Queensland Mounted Infantry requires a journey back to 1860 with the formation of the first mounted units in Queensland, in this case, the Queensland Mounted Rifles. This initial item deals with the fledgling movement as different pressures are applied from all sectors of the community dooming this short lived manifestation to fail.
1860
Queensland Mounted Rifles
Brisbane Troop
Captain John Bramston, 30 March 1860
Ipswich Troop
Captain Alfred Delves Brooughten, 26 May 1860
Port Curtis Troop
Captain Alfred H. Brown, 1 December 1860
1861
Queensland Mounted Rifles
Brisbane Troop
Captain John Bramston, 30 March 1860
Ipswich Troop
Captain Alfred Delves Brooughten, 26 May 1860
Port Curtis Troop
Captain Alfred H. Brown, 1 December 1860
1862
Queensland Mounted Rifles
Brisbane Troop
Captain John Bramston, 30 March 1860
Ipswich Troop
Captain Alfred Delves Brooughten, 26 May 1860
1863
Queensland Mounted Rifles
Ipswich Troop
Captain Alfred Delves Brooughten, 26 May 1860
1864
Queensland Light Horse
Ipswich Troop
Captain James Leith Hay, 10 March 1864
1865
Queensland Light Horse
Ipswich Troop
Captain James Leith Hay, 10 March 1864
1866
Queensland Light Horse
Ipswich Troop
Captain James Leith Hay, 10 March 1864
Disbanded 25 April 1866.
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Further Reading:
Boer War - Queensland Mounted Infantry
Australian Militia Light Horse
Citation: Queensland Mounted Infantry, 1860 - 1866