Topic: Militia - LHQ - 15/1/5
15th ALH
15th (Queensland Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse Regiment
June 1912
Queensland Mounted Infantry [1885 - 1900]
3rd Battalion, Queensland Mounted Infantry [1900 - 1903]
15th (Queensland Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse [1903 - 1912]
1st (Central Queensland) Australian Light Horse [1912 -1 919]
5th (Central Queensland) Australian Light Horse [1919 - 1927]
5th (Queensland Mounted Infantry) Wide Bay & Burnett Light Horse [1927 - 1941]
5th (Queensland Mounted Infantry) Wide Bay & Burnett Motor Regiment [1942 - 1943]
"A" Squadron, 2nd/14th Queensland Mounted Infantry [1948 - 1952]
2nd/14th Queensland Mounted Infantry [1952 - ]
Forward
March: Soldiers of the Queen
District
Central and Northern Queensland
Brigade
5th Light Horse Brigade
Headquarters
Rockhampton
Honorary Colonel
His Excellency, the Right Honourable CWA Napier, Baron Lamington, GCMG, GCIE.
Commanding Officer
Lieutenant Colonel WG Thompson, 11 September 1911.
Adjutant
Lieutenant JF Richardson, Area Officer, 1 July 1911.Assistant Adjutants
Lieutenant EJ Dibden, 1 July 1911.
Lieutenant PM Swanson, Area Officer, 1 July 1911.
Quartermaster
Honorary Lieutenant HP Spanner, 5 May 1908.
Medical Officer
Captain TG Ross, 1 January 1911.
Veterinary Officer
Vacant.
Machine Gun Section
Rockhampton
Second Lieutenant G Williams, 1 July 1908.
1st Rockhampton - Mount Hedlow - Gracemere Squadron
Lieutenant F Donaldson, 29 November 1909.
Second Lieutenant JB Donelly, 8 March 1909.
Second Lieutenant GR Hook, 25 April 1911, South African War Veteran.
Second Lieutenant WF Shaw, 17 July 1911.
Second Lieutenant TB Fargher, 17 July 1911.
2nd Biggenden - Gayndah Squadron
Captain IM Robinson, 28 November 1904.
Second Lieutenant JF Barker, 13 May 1911, South African War Veteran.
Second Lieutenant LC Kessels, 15 May 1911.
3rd Mackay Squadron
Lieutenant CA Cumming, South African War Veteran.
Lieutenant G Birbeck, 31 March 1911.
Second Lieutenant WA Wright, 19 December 1910.
Second Lieutenant PM Swanson, Area Officer, 7 June 1911.
Second Lieutenant G Milne, 12 June 1911.
4th Mount Morgan Squadron
Captain GE Simcocks, 18 December 1911.
Second Lieutenant RE Mellor, 30 May 1910.
Second Lieutenant SA Richards, 9 January 1911.
Second Lieutenant RR Richards, 9 January 1911.
Second Lieutenant CG Simonds, 10 July 1911.
5th Bowen - Ingham (Garrison) Squadron
Lieutenant WV Brown, 11 July 1910.
Second Lieutenant AA Walker, 21 May 1907.
Second Lieutenant A Potts, 5 May 1908.
Second Lieutenant HH Betzel, 6 November 1911.
6th Townsville (Garrison) - Ayr Squadron
Major LC Wilson, 6 February 1911, South African War Veteran.
Lieutenant DHL Graham, 3 April 1911, South African War Veteran.
Second Lieutenant C Wetherell, 9 January 1911.
Second Lieutenant R StC Cheesman, 27 March 1911.
Second Lieutenant J Leahy, 1 May 1911.
Second Lieutenant HP Armit, 18 December 1911.
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Sources
Further Reading:
15th/1st/5th Australian Light Horse
Militia Light Horse - Queensland
Australian Militia Light Horse
Citation: 15th (Queensland Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse, June 1912
