Topic: Militia - LHW-18/25/10
18th/25th/10th ALH
18th/25th/10th Australian Light Horse
Contents
Western Australian Mounted Infantry [1900 - 1903]
18th (Western Australian Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse [1903 - 1912]
25th (Western Australian Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse [1912 - 1918]
10th (Western Australian Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse [1918 - 1942]
10th (Western Australian Mounted Infantry) Recce Battalion [1918 - 1942]
10th (Western Australian Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse [1942 - 1944]
"A" Squadron 10th Western Australian Mounted Infantry [1948 - 1952]
10th Western Australian Mounted Infantry [1952 - ]
Spectemur Agendo - Let us be judged by our deeds
Regimental March - Marching Through Georgia
Allied with: King Edward's Horse (The King's Overseas Dominions Regiment).
Western Australian Mounted Infantry
History
The Western Australian Mounted Infantry or known by its common acronym, the “WAMI”. The Regiment was raised on 7 June 1900 as a consolidated mounted formation incorporating the volunteer cavalry units scattered around the southern region of the state of Western Australia. Into the fold came the Bunbury Rifle Volunteers, Mounted Infantry Section which itself was only formed on 20 January 1900 as the mounted section for the Bunbury Rifle Volunteers. This squadron sized formation drew on Troops located at Bunbury, Harvey, Donnybrook and Brunswick Junction. Another squadron came from the Pinjarra Mounted Infantry. Pinjarra had a long tradition of mounted units although none survived. The Pinjarra Mounted Infantry began on 1 March 1900 while the third squadron came from the Geraldton Mounted Infantry which was formed on 1 April 1900. A fourth squadron was created after June 1900 based around the Perth metropolitan area.
After the Commonwealth reorganisation of 1903, the Regiment was renamed to the 18th Australian Light Horse Regiment but still retained the Western Australian Mounted Infantry territorial title within its name. Similarly with the introduction of universal training in 1912, the reorganisation of that year brought with is a name change to 25th Australian Light Horse Regiment but again, the Regiment retained the Western Australian Mounted Infantry territorial title.
During the Great War, the WAMI formed the basis for recruiting the AIF Western Australian Regiment, the 10th Light Horse Regiment. This formation served in Egypt, Gallipoli, the Sinai, Palestine and Syria. On return of the Regiment in 1919, it was decided to retain this name in the Militia Regiment and so another name change occurred and henceforth the 25th was known as the 10th (WAMI) Light Horse Regiment, a name it has retained through all different permutations of this unit until the current day.
Brazier
Training by Lieutenant Colonel Noel Murray Brazier, 1914
Regimental Structure 1900-1920
This section explores the evolution of the Regiment from its first origins as a Commonwealth formation. Each year maps the movement of men and often locations of the various Squadrons and Troops. To get the flavour of the Regiment, it is best to begin the journey at 1900 and follow though each year till the end.
Western Australian Mounted Infantry
Western Australian Mounted Infantry, 1900
Western Australian Mounted Infantry, 1901
Western Australian Mounted Infantry, 1902
Western Australian Mounted Infantry, June 1903
18th (Western Australian Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse
18th (Western Australian Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse, 1903
18th (Western Australian Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse, 1904
18th (Western Australian Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse, 1905
18th (Western Australian Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse, 1906
18th (Western Australian Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse, 1907
18th (Western Australian Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse, 1908
18th (Western Australian Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse, 1909
18th (Western Australian Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse, 1910
18th (Western Australian Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse, 1911
18th (Western Australian Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse, June 1912
25th (Western Australian Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse
25th (Western Australian Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse, December 1912
25th (Western Australian Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse, 1913
25th (Western Australian Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse, 1914
25th (Western Australian Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse, 1915
25th (Western Australian Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse, 1916
25th (Western Australian Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse, 1917
25th (Western Australian Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse, 1918
10th (Western Australian Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse
10th (Western Australian Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse, 1919
10th (Western Australian Mounted Infantry) Australian Light Horse, 1920
Further Reading:
18th/25th/10th Australian Light Horse
Australian Militia Light Horse
Citation: 18th/25th/10th Australian Light Horse, Contents
