7th ALH

7th (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse

1909

Victorian Mounted Rifles [1885 - 1903]
7th (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse [1903 - 1912]
15th (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse [1912 - 1918]
20th (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse [1919 - 1941]
20th Australian (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Motor Regiment [1942 - 1943]
20th Australian Pioneer Battalion [1943 - 1945]
8th/13th (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Armoured Regiment [1948 - 1960]
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles [1960 - ]

Pro Rege et Patria - For King and Country

 South Africa 1899 - 1902 

District

Goulburn River and (or Central) Victoria

Brigade

3rd Northern Victoria Brigade

Headquarters

Seymour

Honorary Colonel

The Right Honorable Baron Hallam Tennyson, GCMG.

Commanding Officer

Major AW Crockett, 20 March 1908.

Adjutant

Lieutenant EAE Gregory, 1 January 1908.

Quartermaster 

Honorary Lieutenant RJ Anderson, 15 March 1906.

Medical Officer

Captain JC Morton.

Veterinary Officer

Vacant.

Machine Gun Section

Seymour

Lieutenant J Storey, 1 July 1906.

1st Seymour - Broadford - Avenel - Yea Squadron

Lieutenant AN Aitken.

Lieutenant JM Neill, 1 July 1906.

Second Lieutenant H McDonald, Honorary Lieutenant, 17 March 1908.

Second Lieutenant WJ Muntz, 2 June 1908.

Second Lieutenant TH Templeton, 28 August 1908.

Second Lieutenant RS McLeish, 2 September 1908.

2nd Mansfield - Cathkin - Alexandra Squadron

Major AW Crockett, 20 March 1908.

Captain OR Scale, 1 July 1905.

Lieutenant JG MacDonald, 15 March 1906.

Lieutenant W Parsons, 1 July 1906.

Lieutenant A Dunn, 1 July 1906.

3rd Murchison - Rushworth - Nagambie Squadron

Captain HJE Brisbane, 1 July 1905.

Second Lieutenant SR Lobb, 29 April 1905.

Second Lieutenant WJ Day, 12 February 1907.

 

4th Shepparton - Dookie - Numurkah Squadron

Captain J Nugent, 9 June 1908

Lieutenant SA Jacob, 1 July 1906.

Second Lieutenant FR De Castella, 9 July 1906.

Second Lieutenant MWJ Bourchier, 12 February 1907.

Second Lieutenant ED Arnold, 17 March 1908.

Previous: 7th (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse, 1908

Next: 7th (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse, 1910

Further Reading:

7th/15th/20th Australian Light Horse

Victoria Militia - Light Horse 

Australian Militia Light Horse

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Updated: Sunday, 27 June 2010 11:24 PM EADT

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3rd LHFA, AIF

3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance

Embarkation Roll, 26th Reinforcement

RMS Morea

3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, AIF, 26th Reinforcement, embarked Melbourne, Victoria on board RMS Morea 20 February 1917.

The RMS Morea weighed 10,890 tons with an average cruise speed of 16 knots or 29.63 kmph. It was owned by the P & O SN Co, London.

The ensuing individual soldier's embarkation information contains the following details:

Rank on embarkation;

Full name of the soldier

Declared age of the soldier;

The last occupation held;

The last address as a civilian;

Enlistment Date; and,

Fate.

Finding more about a service person.

See: Navigating the National Archives Service File 

Embarkation Roll

 

17082 Private Percy Joseph BEGBIE, an 18 year old Driver from East Ballarat, Victoria. He enlisted on 4 July 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 10 July 1919.

 

17083 Private Albert Douglas FRYER, a 23 year old Clerk from Jolimont, Victoria. He enlisted on 7 January 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 8 August 1919.

 

17084 Private William John James PARKER, a 24 year old Motorman from Moonee Ponds, Victoria. He enlisted on 15 February 1916; and at the conclusion of the war Returned to Australia, 16 January 1919.

 

Previous:  25th Reinforcement

Next: 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, AIF

Sources Used:

National Archives Service File.

Embarkation Roll, AWM8, Class 10, Light Horse.

Nominal Roll, AWM133, Nominal Roll of Australian Imperial Force who left Australia for service abroad, 1914-1918 War.

Collected Records of Steve Becker.

Acknowledgement: Many thanks to Steve Becker who provided much of the raw material that appears in this item.

Further Reading:

3rd Australian Light Horse Field Ambulance, Roll of Honour 

Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920

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Updated: Wednesday, 31 March 2010 7:11 AM EADT

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9th ALH

9th (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse

1909

 Pro Gloria - For Glory

 South Africa 1899 - 1902 

District

North Western Victoria

Brigade

3rd Brigade

Headquarters

Ballarat

Honorary Colonel

His Excellency the Right Honorable WH Earl of Dudley, PC, GCMG, GCVO.

Commanding Officer

Major T Anderson, 3 March 1908.

Adjutant

Lieutenant AH White, 1 January 1908

Quartermaster

Vacant.

Medical Officer

Captain The Honorable CC Salmon, MP.

Veterinary Officer

 Captain EW Mitchell.

Machine Gun Section

Ballarat

Second Lieutenant J Northcott, 14 August 1908.  

1st Ballarat - Learmonth Squadron

Captain JA Brazenor, 20 November 1905.

Captain CA Courtney, 5 May 1908.

Lieutenant D Baird, 1 September 1905.

Second Lieutenant EC Rogers, 17 December 1906.  

Second Lieutenant ES Walker, 17 March 1908. 

2nd Clunes - Talbot - Maryborough - Creswick Squadron

Captain PW Salmon, 1 August 1905.

Lieutenant J Parkin, 6 June 1906. 

Second Lieutenant SF Pollard, 1 July 1908.

3rd Bendigo Squadron

Captain L Long, 9 January 1907.

Lieutenant D McLennan.

Second Lieutenant JP Small, 11 April 1905. 

Second Lieutenant T Williams, 26 March 1907. 

Second Lieutenant FE Jones, 26 March 1907. 

Second Lieutenant JJ Raisbeck, 2 August 1907. 

Second Lieutenant JB Langdon, 13 July 1908.

4th Rochester - Echuca - Kerang - Pyramid Hill Squadron

Second Lieutenant TE Aicken, 26 March 1907. 

Second Lieutenant J Cahill, 26 March 1907. 

Second Lieutenant A Charleson, 26 March 1907.

Previous: 9th (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse, 1908

Next: 9th (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse, 1910 

Further Reading:

9th/19th Australian Light Horse

Victoria Militia - Light Horse 

Australian Militia Light Horse

Australian Light Horse Regimental Militia Field Force

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Updated: Sunday, 27 June 2010 10:20 AM EADT

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11th ALH

11th (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse

1909

Victorian Mounted Rifles [1885 - 1903]
11th (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse [1903 - 1912]
20th (Corangamite) Australian Light Horse [1912 - 1918]
4th (Corangamite) Australian Light Horse [1919 - 1936]
4th/19th Australian Light Horse [1936 - 1938]
4th (Corangamite) Australian Light Horse [1938 - 1942]
4th (Corangamite Light Horse) Motor Regiment [1942 - 1944]
4th/19th (Prince of Wales Light Horse) Armoured Regiment [1948 - 1960]
"A" Squadron, 4th/19th Prince of Wales Light Horse ARA [1960 - 1965]
4th/19th Prince of Wales Light Horse [1965 - ]

 South Africa 1899 - 1902

District

Western Victoria

Brigade

4th Southern Victoria Brigade

Headquarters

Warrnambool

Major General, The Honorable Sir Reginald Arthur James Talbot, KCB, Boer War Veteran.

Commanding Officer

Major William Waugh Hope, 13 October 1906.

Adjutant  

Lieutenant Stanley George Allen Hindhaugh, 6 June 1906.

Quartermaster 

Honorary Lieutenant Edward Thomas Apps, 1 September 1901.

Medical Officer

Captain Charles Crawford MacKnight, 4 June 1897.

Captain Andrew Edward Callow, 14 April 1899.

Machine Gun Section

Colac

Second Lieutenant Alexander Llewellyn Wettenhall, 21 September 1908.

1st Warrnambool - Allansford - Nirranda Squadron

Captain Cyril Wilberforce St John Clarke, 13 October 1904.

Lieutenant William Horne, 1 September 1905.

Lieutenant Thomas Harold Redford, 14 November 1907.
 
Second Lieutenant Stuart Brown Robinson, Boer War Veteran, 9 July 1906.

Second Lieutenant Bertram Kenelm Burnie, 9 July 1906. 

2nd Camperdown - Terang Squadron

Second Lieutenant Jacob Edwin Hindhaugh, 25 February 1908.

Second Lieutenant William Albert Mitchell, 3 March 1908. 

3rd Colac - Beeac Squadron

Captain George Alfred McLeod, 8 April 1908.
 
Lieutenant Urquhart Ramsay, 1 September 1905.

Second Lieutenant William Bannister, Boer War Veteran, 24 July 1906.

Second Lieutenant Percy Norman Calvert, 25 February 1908.

4th Hamilton - Dunkeld Squadron 

Captain William Henry Scott, 19 July 1907.

Second Lieutenant Robert Woodburn, 24 July 1906.

Second Lieutenant George Thomas Kerr, 6 July 1908.

Previous: 11th (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse, 1908

Next: 11th (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse, 1910

Further Reading:

11th/20th/4th Australian Light Horse

Victoria Militia - Light Horse 

Australian Militia Light Horse

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Updated: Saturday, 26 June 2010 8:16 AM EADT

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8th ALH

8th (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse

1908

Victorian Mounted Rifles [1885 - 1903]
8th (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse [1903 - 1912]
16th (Indi) Australian Light Horse [1912 - 1918]
8th (Indi) Australian Light Horse [1919 - 1941
8th Indi Light Horse Recce Battalion [1942 - 1943]
8th Australian Cavalry Regiment [1943 - 1944]
8th/13th (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Armoured Regiment [1948 - 1960]
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles [1960 - ]

Timeo nec sperno - Neither Fearing nor Despising

   South Africa 1899 - 1902

District

North Eastern Victoria

3rd Northern Victoria Brigade

Vacant.

Lieutenant Colonel WB Pleasents, VD.

Second Lieutenant JE Sergeant, Honorary Lieutenant, 3 March 1908.

Honorary Lieutenant SE Simpson, 11 October 1907.

Captain JH Patterson, 1 October 1905.

Lieutenant AC Wilson.

Machine Gun Section

Beechworth

Vacant.

Captain RD Crocker, 1 April 1905.

Captain LC Maygar, VC, 9 May 1905.

Lieutenant GE Lydiard, 1 September 1905.

Lieutenant FT Crocker, 1 September 1905.

Second Lieutenant G Fay, 17 March 1908.

Major JL Martin, 14 February 1906.

Lieutenant J Standish.

Second Lieutenant CE Clements, 10 September 1906.

Second Lieutenant A Mitchell, 1 July 1908. 

3rd Wangaratta - Rutherglen - Moyhu Squadron

Captain TG Clarke, 28 August 1907.

Lieutenant R Manley

Lieutenant JJ Teague, 1 September 1905.

4th Beechworth - Myrtleford Squadron

Captain RB Barnes, 13 August 1907.

Lieutenant HJ Shannon, 1 September 1905.

Second Lieutenant A McG McLaurin, 1 July 1905.

Second Lieutenant JE Regan, 9 November 1906.

Second Lieutenant AE Deverell, 1 July 1908.

Previous: 8th (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse, 1907

Next: 8th (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse, 1909

Further Reading:

8th/16th/8th Australian Light Horse

Victoria Militia - Light Horse 

Australian Militia Light Horse

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Updated: Tuesday, 29 June 2010 3:13 PM EADT

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