Topic: Militia - LHQ - 15/1/5
5th ALH
5th (Queensland Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse Regiment
1920
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
Allied with: King Edward's Horse (The King's Overseas Dominions Regiment).
District
Central Queensland
Division
1st Division
Brigade
1st Light Horse Brigade
Headquarters
Gympie
Honorary Colonel
Vacant.
Commanding Officer
Lieutenant Colonel IM Robinson, 30 November 1918.
Staff
Captain GE Simcocks, Area Officer Charters Towers, N & MEF service.
Captain EJ Dibdin, DSO, 1 July 1915, Area Officer Rockhampton, AIF service.
Adjutant
Lieutenant JCTEC Ridley, Brevet Major, DSO, A & I Staff, 1 July 1913, AIF service.
Lieutenant RH Burbidge, 1 July 1918.
Quartermaster
Lieutenant RH Burbidge, 1 July 1918.
Lieutenant T Grace, 10 November 1915.
Medical Officer
Vacant.
Veterinary Officer
Captain GF Finlay, AIF service.
Machine Gun Section
Bundaberg
Lieutenant WI Rogers, 1 July 1915, AIF service.
Lieutenant JF Barker, 1 July 1915, South African War Veteran, AIF service.Lieutenant D Clark, 10 December 1918.
"A" Squadron, Gympie - Biggenden - Gayndah
Captain TW Kingel, 1 March 1915.
Captain Leonard Claus Kessels, Brevet Major, 16 June 1914, AIF service.
Lieutenant Thomas Beswick Fargher, 1 July 1915, AIF service.
Lieutenant Douglas Wallace Rutherford, Honorary Captain, 1 July 1915, AIF service.
Lieutenant CC Robinson, 1 July 1915.
Lieutenant Bernard Mahoney, 1 July 1915, AIF service.
Lieutenant RWP Burrow, 12 July 1915, South African War Veteran.
Lieutenant R Reaney, 1 October 1915.
"B" Squadron, Rockhampton - Mount Morgan
Captain Samuel Alexander Richards, 16 June 1918, AIF service.
Lieutenant James McKnight, 1 July 1915.
"C" Squadron, Kingaroy - Nanango
Capatin Alexander Chisholm, Brevet Major, DSO, 16 June 1918, AIF service.
Lieutenant AL Pointon, 1 July 1915.
Lieutenant RE Ellwood, Honorary Captain, 1 July 1915.
Lieutenant CP Stumm, Honorary Captain, MC, 1 July 1915, AIF service.
Lieutenant AF Ferris, 1 July 1915.
Lieutenant JS Mickan, 1 October 1915.
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Sources
Further Reading:
15th/1st/5th Australian Light Horse
Militia Light Horse - Queensland
Australian Militia Light Horse
Citation: 5th (Central Queensland) Australian Light Horse, 1919
