Topic: Militia - LHW - WA
Western Australian Militia
No. 2 Battery, Field Artillery
The following is an extract from the book written in 1962 by George F. Wieck called The Volunteer Movement in Western Australia 1861-1903, pp. 52 - 53:
No. 2 Battery, Field Artillery
This corps was created by changing the designation of the Fremantle Artillery Volunteers as from 24 October 1892. Nothing else was changed at the time. Strength was low, there being only 22 names on the Roll.
In 1902 the 9Pdr R.M.L. field guns [9 pounder rifled muzzle loading field guns], were replaced by two 15 Pdr B.L. field guns [15 pounder breach loading field guns], complete with limbers, wagons, etc. This was the type of field gun used by the British Army throughout the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-02.
The corps was absorbed by the Federal Defence Organization on 1 July 1903.
Officers of No. 2 Battery, Field ArtilleryCaptain E Mayhew, 24 October 1892
Major JW Hope, 24 October 1892
Captain GF Moore, 20 June 1893
Lieutenant RW Needham, 9 August 1897
Lieutenant AD Goodsir, 4 November 1898
Lieutenant EA Mann, 23 May 1900
Second Lieutenant D Hearder, 16 March 1903
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Further Reading:
Western Australian Militia, Light Horse
Western Australian Militia, Infantry
Citation: The Volunteer Movement in Western Australia, No. 2 Battery, Field Artillery
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Updated: Friday, 4 September 2009 9:42 PM EADT
