Topic: Militia - LHW - WA
Western Australian Militia
3rd Battalion, W.A. Infantry Brigade
The following is an extract from the book written in 1962 by George F. Wieck called The Volunteer Movement in Western Australia 1861-1903, p. 64:
3rd Battalion, W.A. Infantry Brigade
"E" (Guildford) Company of the former 1st Infantry Regiment formed the nucleus of this Battalion. To it were added the formerly independent corps at Geraldton, Bunbury and York, each forming a Company of the new body. The York Company was disbanded in 1902.
Each centre dealt direct with the Ordnance Services and generally there was little administrative guidance except at camps of training when all were assembled.
At the dissolution of the W.A. Infantry Brigade on 1 July 1903, the Guildford Company of the Battalion was allotted to the 11th Infantry Regiment (See: 1st Battalion, W.A. Infantry Brigade) whilst the Geraldton and Bunbury Companies were amalgamated with the 4th Battalion to form the new 1st Battalion, W.A. Infantry Regiment (See also 4th Battalion, W.A. Infantry Brigade).
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Further Reading:
Western Australian Militia, Light Horse
Western Australian Militia, Infantry
Citation: The Volunteer Movement in Western Australia, 3rd Battalion, W.A. Infantry Brigade
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