Topic: Militia - LHN - 4/6/16
4th/6th/16th ALH
4th/6th/16th Australian Light Horse
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New South Wales Lancers [1885 - 1903]
4th Australian (New South Wales Lancers) Light Horse Regiment [1903 - 1906]
4th Australian (Hunter River Lancers) Light Horse Regiment [1907 - 1912]
6th Australian (Hunter River Lancers) Light Horse Regiment [1912 - 1918]
16th Australian (Hunter River Lancers) Light Horse Regiment [1919 - 1936]
16th (Hunter River Lancers) Light Horse Machine Gun Regiment [1936 - 1942]
16th (Hunter River Lancers) Motor Regiment [1942 - 1943]
[The elephant's head used on the badges is taken from the family crest of Lord Carrington, Governor of New South Wales from 1885 - 1890 and was appointed Honorary Colonel of the Regiment from 1885 until 1928.]
Tenax in fide - Steadfast in Trust
Allied with: King Edward's Horse (The King's Overseas Dominions Regiment).
History:
Extracted from RK Peacock, Evolution of Australian Light Horse Regiments 1841-1935, p. 16.
This regiment may claim its origin to the 4th Australian Light Horse Regiment (New South Wales Lancers) in the Federal re-organisation of 1903.
In 1907 the 4th becme the 4th ALH Regiment (Hunter River Lancers) and remained as such until 1912 when it became the 6th Light Horse Regiment Hunter River Lancers).
This designation it carried unti 1918 when it became the 16th Light Horse Regiment Hunter River Lancers).
Items
History
New South Wales Lancers, outline 1895 - 1903
Royal New South Wales Lancers, The Uniform
Royal New South Wales Lancers History, Vernon.
Royal New South Wales Lancers 1885 to 1897
Royal New South Wales Lancers 1897 to 1900
Royal New South Wales Lancers, South African War
Newspaper Accounts
The NSW Lancers, South African War, Murray Outline
The NSW Lancers, The Fighting 28
Royal New South Wales Lancers, South African War
The NSW Lancers, Town and Country Journal, 9 December 1899
DAILY LIFE IN CAMP, Town and Country Journal, 10 February 1900
Regimental Structure 1895 -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 1890 and follow though each year till the end.
New South Wales Lancers
4th Australian (New South Wales Lancers) Light Horse
4th Australian (New South Wales Lancers) Light Horse, December 1903
4th Australian (New South Wales Lancers) Light Horse, 1904
4th Australian (Hunter River Lancers) Light Horse
4th Australian (Hunter River Lancers) Light Horse, 19074th Australian (Hunter River Lancers) Light Horse, 19084th Australian (Hunter River Lancers) Light Horse, 19094th Australian (Hunter River Lancers) Light Horse, 19104th Australian (Hunter River Lancers) Light Horse, 19114th Australian (Hunter River Lancers) Light Horse, June 19126th Australian (Hunter River Lancers) Light Horse6th Australian (Hunter River Lancers) Light Horse, December 19126th Australian (Hunter River Lancers) Light Horse, 19136th Australian (Hunter River Lancers) Light Horse, 19146th Australian (Hunter River Lancers) Light Horse, 19156th Australian (Hunter River Lancers) Light Horse, 19166th Australian (Hunter River Lancers) Light Horse, 19176th Australian (Hunter River Lancers) Light Horse, 191816th Australian (Hunter River Lancers) Light Horse16th Australian (Hunter River Lancers) Light Horse, 191916th Australian (Hunter River Lancers) Light Horse, 1920
Roll of Honour
South African War
Great War
4th/6th/16th Australian Light Horse, Roll of Honour
Lest We Forget
Further Reading:
The NSW Lancers, South African War
4th/6th/16th Australian Light Horse
Militia Light Horse, New South Wales
Australian Militia Light Horse
Citation: 4th/6th/16th Australian Light Horse, Contents