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Australian Militia Forces, New South Wales, Military Structure, 1903
Topic: Militia - Inf - NSW

Australian Militia Forces

New South Wales

Military Structure, 1903

The following details the distribution of the military units in New South Wales as of 1 July 1903.

Light Horse

1st Australian Light Horse Regiment (NSW Lancers)

District - Sydney

Squadrons
1. Sydney
2. Paramatta
3. Berry-Robertson
4. Richmond-Windsor
5. Sydney-Parramatta (Garrison)

1st (New South Wales Lancers) Australian Light Horse, December 1903

2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment (NSW Mounted Rifles)

District - Camden and Western

Squadrons

1. Picton-Camden
2. Mudgee-Rylston
3. Molong-Forbes
4. Dubbo-Wellington
5. Milton-Caterbury (Garrison)

2nd (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse, December 1903

3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment (Australian Horse)

District - Southern NSW

Squadrons

1. Goulburn-Braidwood-Araluen
2. Bungendore-Michelago-Cooma
3. Bega
4. Murrumburra-Cootamundra-Gundagai

3rd (Australian Horse) Australian Light Horse, December 1903

4th Australian Light Horse Regiment (NSW Lancers)

District - Lower Hunter

Squadrons

1. Newcastle
2. Maitland
3. Singleton
4. -

4th Australian (New South Wales Lancers) Light Horse, December 1903

5th Australian Light Horse Regiment (NSW Mounted Rifles)

District - Northern NSW

Squadrons
1. Casino
2. Lismore
3. Tenterfield-Glen Innes
4. Inverell-Moree

5th (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse, December 1903

6th Australian Light Horse Regiment (Australian Horse)

District - Upper Hunter-Liverpool Plains

Squadrons
1. Muswellbrook-Scone-Beltrees
2. Armidale
3. Gunnedah
4. Tamworth

6th Australian (Australian Horse) Light Horse Regiment, December 1903

Australian Field Artillery

No. 2 NSW Battery, Australian Field Artillery
No. 3 NSW Battery, Australian Field Artillery
No. 4 NSW Battery, Australian Field Artillery
No. 5 NSW Battery, Australian Field Artillery

Australian Garrison Artillery

No. 1 NSW Company, Australian Garrison Artillery

No. 2 NSW Company, Australian Garrison Artillery

No. 3 NSW Company, Australian Garrison Artillery

No. 4 NSW Company, Australian Garrison Artillery

The Corps of Australian Engineers

No. 1 NSW Field Company

NSW Submarine Mining Company

Electric Company

Infantry

1st Infantry Regiment

Companies
A. Sydney
B. Sydney
C. Sydney
D. Sydney
E. North Sydney
F. Young
G. Hunter's Hill
H. Drummoyne

2nd Infantry Regiment

Companies
A. Sydney
B. Sydney
C. Sydney
D. Sydney
E. Kiama
F. Yass
G. Goulburn
H. Bowral

3rd Infantry Regiment

Companies
A. Windsor
B. Bathurst
C. Orange
D. Richmond
E. Lithgow
F. Mudgee
G. Parramatta
H. Penrith

4th Infantry Regiment

Companies
A. Newcastle
B. West Maitland
C. Singleton
D. East Maitland
E. Wellsend
F. Tamworth
G. Lambton
H. Armidale

New South Wales Scottish Rifles First Regiment

Headquarters - Sydney

Companies
Sydney

New South Wales Scottish Rifles Second Regiment

Headquarters - Lismore-Casino

Companies
Lismore
Casino

The Australian Rifle Regiment

Headquarters - Sydney

Companies
Sydney

The St George's English Rifle Regiment

Headquarters - Sydney

Companies
A. Sydney
B. Sydney
C. Sydney
D. Chatswood
E. Mossman
F. Leichhardt
G. Kogarah
H. Bulli

The New South Wales Irish Rifle Regiment

Headquarters - Sydney

Companies
Sydney

The Civil Service Rifles (NSW)

Headquarters - Sydney

Companies
Sydney

Sydney University Scouts

Headquarters - Sydney

Companies
Sydney

Austalian Army Medical Corps

Headquarters - Sydney

No. 1 Infantry Bearer Company

No. 2 Field Hospital

Veterinary Department

Headquarters - Sydney

Chaplains' Department

Headquarters - Sydney

Ordnance Department

Headquarters - Sydney

Further Reading:

Australian Militia Field Force, 1st Australian Infantry Brigade, 1903

New South Wales Infantry

Australian Infantry Militia

Militia 1899 - 1920

Citation: Australian Militia Forces, New South Wales, Military Structure, 1903

Posted by Project Leader at 12:01 AM EADT

Updated: Sunday, 9 October 2011 4:36 PM EADT

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