Topic: Militia - LHW - WA
Western Australian Militia
Bunbury Rifle Volunteers
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. 53 - 54:
Bunbury Rifle Volunteers
There is no recorded endeavour to raise an Infantry Volunteer corps in the Bunbury district until a scheme to do so was presented by Mr J. Marshall on 3 September 1892. The scheme was approved and the formation of the "Bunbury Rifle Volunteers" with an Establishment of 50 all ranks, under the Command of Captain T. H. Lovegrove, was "gazetted" on 24 October 1892.
The corps flourished from the outset, sufficient recruits being always forthcoming. A very useful mounted section was created within the corps; it was frequently referred to as the South-West Mounted Infantry and eventually became the nucleus of the mounted regiment raised during the period of the war in South Africa.
Records contain many favourable comments concerning this corps which may be regarded as one of the best raised in the Colony. It was one of the country corps which were bracketed to form the 3rd Battalion, W.A. Infantry Brigade in 1900. See: 3rd Battalion, W.A. Infantry Brigade.
Officers of the Bunbury Rifle VolunteersCaptain TH Lovegrove, 24 October 1892
Lieutenant H Stanley, 24 October 1892
Second Lieutenant E Maxted, 11 April 1893
Second Lieutenant J Marshall, 11 April 1893
Major E Woodrow, 20 March 1894
Captain NJ Moore, 2 May 1895
Captain DE Williams, 23 June 1896
Second Lieutenant OH Hough, 23 June 1896
Lieutenant FB Timperley, 30 June 1899
Lieutenant MM Clifton, 1 April 1900
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Further Reading:
Western Australian Militia, Light Horse
Western Australian Militia, Infantry
Citation: The Volunteer Movement in Western Australia, Bunbury Rifle Volunteers
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