Topic: Militia - LHN - 2/9/6
2nd/9th/6th ALH
2nd/9th/6th Australian Light Horse
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New South Wales Mounted Rifles [1888 - 1903]
2nd (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse [1903 - 1912]
9th (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse [1912 - 1918]
6th (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse [1918 - 1941]
6th (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Motor Regiment [1941 - 1943]
6th Australian Armoured Car Regiment [1941 - 1943]
6th (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Motor Regiment [1948 - 1949]
6th New South Wales Mounted Rifles [1949 - 1958]
Royal New South Wales Regiment [1958 - 1960]
Toujours pret - Always Ready
Allied with: King Edward's Horse (The King's Overseas Dominions Regiment).
History:
Below is a brief historical outline from RK Peacock, Evolution of Australian Light Horse Regiments 1841-1935, Unpublished MSS, c.1936, p. 6.
This regiment owes its origin to the formation in 1888 of a Corps of Permanent Mounted Infantry in NSW. In the following year the Upper Clarence River Light Horse and this unit, together with the Bega Battery of Artillery, the Reserve Companies of Infantry at Queanbeyan, Picton, Campbelltown and Inverell, were styled the New South Wales Cavalry Regiment, this continued until 1850 when the permanent corps was disbanded.
By 1893 the NSW Cavalry Regiment had become the New South Wales Mounted Rifles and held this title until the year 1903. At the Federal reorganisation in this year No. 1 Squadron from Molong, No. 2 Squadron from Picton and Camden, and No. 3 Squadron from Forbes, together with "C" Squadron of the 1st Australian Horse from Mudgee and Rylston, and "G" Company and "J" Company of the 3rd N.S.W. Infantry from Wellington and Forbes respectively were amalgamated and became the 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment (New South Wales Mounted Rifles). In addition there was the Canterbury 1/2 Squadron, raised in 1900, which became No. 6 Squadron attached to the 2nd A.L.H. Regitment.
In the same re-organisation No. 4 Squadron from Tenterfield and Glenn Innes became part of the 5th A.L.H. Regiment (15th L.H.).
The regiment continued as the 2nd until 1912, when, in the reorganisation of that year it became the 9th Light Horse (New South Wales Mounted Rifles). It saw a further change in 1918 when it was styled 6th Light Horse (New South Wales Mounted Rifles).
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History
New South Wales Mounted Rifles, History, Part 1, 1888 - 1889New South Wales Mounted Rifles, History, Part 2, 1890New South Wales Mounted Rifles, History, Part 3, 1891New South Wales Mounted Rifles, History, Part 4, 1893New South Wales Mounted Rifles, History, Part 5, 1894New South Wales Mounted Rifles, History, Part 6, 1895New South Wales Mounted Rifles, History, Part 7, 1896New South Wales Mounted Rifles, History, Part 8, 1897New South Wales Mounted Rifles, History, Part 9, 1898New South Wales Mounted Rifles, History, Part 10, 1899Newspaper Accounts
Regimental Structure 1889 -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 1889 and follow though each year till 1920.
New South Wales Mounted Rifles
New South Wales Mounted Rifles, 1889New South Wales Mounted Rifles, 1890New South Wales Mounted Rifles, 1891New South Wales Mounted Rifles, 1892New South Wales Mounted Rifles, 1893New South Wales Mounted Rifles, 1894New South Wales Mounted Rifles, 1895New South Wales Mounted Rifles, 1896New South Wales Mounted Rifles, 1897New South Wales Mounted Rifles, 1898New South Wales Mounted Rifles, 1899New South Wales Mounted Rifles, 1900New South Wales Mounted Rifles, 1901New South Wales Mounted Rifles, 1902New South Wales Mounted Rifles, June 19032nd Australian Light Horse2nd (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse, December 19032nd (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse, 19042nd (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse, 19052nd (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse, 19062nd (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse, 19072nd (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse, 19082nd (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse, 19092nd (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse, 19102nd (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse, 19112nd (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse, June 19129th Australian Light Horse9th (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse, December 1912
9th (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse, 1913
9th (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse, 1914
9th (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse, 1915
9th (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse, 1916
9th (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse, 1917
9th (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse, 1918
6th Australian Light Horse
6th (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse, 1919
6th (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse, 1920
The sister regiment, 5th Australian Light Horse, maintained the territorial name until completely breaking away and taking on the territorial title "Northern River Lancers" in 1907.
5th Australian Light Horse
5th (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse, December 19035th (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse, 19045th (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse, 19055th (New South Wales Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse, 1906
Roll of Honour
2nd/9th/6th Australian Light Horse, Roll of Honour
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
2nd/9th/6th Australian Light Horse
Militia Light Horse, New South Wales
Australian Militia Light Horse
Citation: 2nd/9th/6th Australian Light Horse, Contents
