Light Horse Militia in Australia from
1903-14
Militia
– Light Horse Officers appointed as Area Officers from 1910-14
In 1910, a new position of Area Officer was established in
the Militia. His essential role was to assist in the carrying out of the
provisions of the Defence Act, within his area.
Area
Officers who died at Gallipoli, 1915
Area Officers - Military Order 304 of 1910
Appointed Area Officers, November 1910 - Part 1
Appointed Area Officers, November 1910 - Part 2
Area
Officers, 1910, Light Horsemen
Area
Officers, 1910, in Surname Alphabetical Order
Militia
Area Officers, 1910, in area order
Militia
Structure in Australia from 1903 to 1914
The part played by the inter-war Militia
Light Horse in creating the basic structure of the Australian Imperial Force
Light Horse formations is understated in the histories dealing with the
operations during the Great War. The period from the Boer War to the Great War
saw remarkable changes in thinking about the nature of Australian defence and
the role of the mounted infantry. This section aims to fill some of the gaps.
Militia Regiments
New South Wales
Australian Horse
The Australian Horse was known
later as 1st Australian Horse, then 3rd Australian Light
Horse, 11th Australian Light Horse and finally the 7th
Australian Light Horse.
History
1st Australian Horse, Military Modelling
Australian
Horse, History Part 1 Formation 1897-1899
Australian
Horse, History Part 2 Boer War 1899 -1901
Australian
Horse, History Part 3
Murray
1st
Australian Horse Boer War Service in detail - Murray
The Boys in Green
Australian
Horse, Birth of a Regiment 1897 - The Boys in Green, Part 1
Australian
Horse, Training Begins, 1898 - The Boys in Green, Part 2
1st
Australian Horse Boer War Service - The Boys in Green
Regimental Structure 1897-1920
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 1897 and follow though each year till the end.
1st
Australian Horse, 1898
1st
Australian Horse, 1899
1st
Australian Horse, 1900
1st
Australian Horse, 1901
1st
Australian Horse, 1902
1st
Australian Horse, March 1903
3rd (Australian Horse) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1903
3rd
(Australian Horse) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1904
3rd
(Australian Horse) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1905
3rd
(Australian Horse) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1906
3rd
(Australian Horse) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1907
3rd
(Australian Horse) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1908
3rd
(Australian Horse) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1909
3rd
(Australian Horse) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1910
3rd
(Australian Horse) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1911
3rd
(Australian Horse) Australian Light Horse Regiment, January 1912
11th
(Australian Horse) Australian Light Horse Regiment, July 1912
11th
(Australian Horse) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1913
11th
(Australian Horse) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1914
11th
(Australian Horse) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1915
11th
(Australian Horse) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1916
11th
(Australian Horse) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1917
11th
(Australian Horse) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1918
11th
(Australian Horse) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1919
7th
(Australian Horse) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1920
6th (Australian Horse)
Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1903-06
6th
(Australian Horse) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1903
6th
(Australian Horse) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1904
6th
(Australian Horse) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1905
6th
(Australian Horse) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1906
Miscellaneous items about the
Australian Horse
Australian
Horse Troops and Locations, 1897-1920
Australian
Horse Uniform, 1897-1912
Australian
Horse Officers, 1897-1920
Australian
Horse members who served in the AIF
New England Light Horse
The Australian Horse was known
later as 1st Australian Horse, then 6th Australian Light
Horse, 5th Australian Light Horse and finally the 12th
Australian Light Horse.
History
1st Australian Horse, Military Modelling
Australian
Horse, History Part 1 Formation 1897-1899
Australian
Horse, History Part 2 Boer War 1899 -1901
Australian
Horse, History Part 3
Murray
1st
Australian Horse Boer War Service in detail - Murray
The Boys in Green
Australian
Horse, Birth of a Regiment 1897 - The Boys in Green, Part 1
Australian
Horse, Training Begins, 1898 - The Boys in Green, Part 2
1st
Australian Horse Boer War Service - The Boys in Green
Regimental Structure 1897-1920
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 1903 and follow though each year till the end.
1st
Australian Horse, 1898
1st
Australian Horse, 1899
1st
Australian Horse, 1900
1st
Australian Horse, 1901
1st
Australian Horse, 1902
1st
Australian Horse, March 1903
6th
(Australian Horse) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1903
6th
(Australian Horse) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1904
6th
(Australian Horse) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1905
6th
(Australian Horse) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1906
Miscellaneous items about the New
England Light Horse
New
England Light Horse Troops and Locations, 1897-1920
Western Australia
Western Australian Mounted Infantry
The WAMI (Western Australian Mounted
Infantry) was known later as 18th Australian Light Horse, 25th
Australian Light Horse and finally the 10th Australian Light Horse.
History
WAMI
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, 1900
Western Australian Mounted
Infantry, 1901
Western Australian Mounted
Infantry, 1902
Western Australian Mounted
Infantry, March 1903
18th
(WAMI) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1903
18th
(WAMI) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1904
18th
(WAMI) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1905
18th
(WAMI) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1906
18th
(WAMI) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1907
18th
(WAMI) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1908
18th
(WAMI) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1909
18th
(WAMI) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1910
18th
(WAMI) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1911
18th
(WAMI) Australian Light Horse Regiment, January 1912
25th
(WAMI) Australian Light Horse Regiment, July 1912
25th
(WAMI) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1913
25th
(WAMI) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1914
25th
(WAMI) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1915
25th
(WAMI) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1916
25th
(WAMI) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1917
25th
(WAMI) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1918
10th
(WAMI) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1919
10th
(WAMI) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1920
Miscellaneous items about the
Western Australian Mounted Infantry
Western Australian Mounted
Infantry Troops and Locations, 1900-1920
Western Australian Mounted
Infantry Officers, 1897-1920
Western Australian Mounted
Infantry members who served in the AIF
Australian
Light Horse Regimental list for 1903
The coming of Federation brought
a radical change in the Australian Militia structure. The 1903 re-organisation
was the first step in Federalising the defence policy
of Australia.
Each Light Horse Regiment that was formed is detailed on the list below. Each
page details the name of the Regiment with its motto, its precedents in the
State’s militia, the Territorial Title, the catchment area of the Regiment in
the specific state, the uniform adopted by the Regiment, and the first officer
cadre of the Regiments as at 1 July 1903, although the list is current to 1
February 1904.
1903
Reorganisation, NSW, 1st ALHR
1903
Reorganisation, NSW, 2nd ALHR
1903
Reorganisation, NSW, Australian Horse, 3rd ALHR
1903
Reorganisation, NSW, 4th ALHR
1903
Reorganisation, NSW, 5th ALHR
1903
Reorganisation, NSW, Australian Horse and then New England Light Horse, 6th
ALHR
1903
Reorganisation, Vic, 7th ALHR
1903
Reorganisation, Vic, 8th ALHR
1903
Reorganisation, Vic, 9th ALHR
1903
Reorganisation, Vic, 10th ALHR
1903
Reorganisation, Vic, 11th ALHR
1903
Reorganisation, Tas, 12th ALHR
1903
Reorganisation, Qld, 13th ALHR
1903
Reorganisation, Qld, 14th ALHR
1903
Reorganisation, Qld, 15th ALHR
1903
Reorganisation, SA, 16th ALHR
1903
Reorganisation, SA, 17th ALHR
1903
Reorganisation, WA, Western Australian Mounted Infantry (WAMI), 18th ALHR
Militia Unit Locations in Australia in
1910
The reorganisation
of 1903 was Australia
wide and dealt with all formations and units. In every state new units were created from consolidating older formations or formed
because of population availability. Each state had a complete range of military
functions although the scale varied according to population size. This section
is a state by state analysis of the militia with each town identified detailing
its specific role within the defence system.
Town
by Town, Australian Militia activity location list 1910
The following list is a compilation
of all towns which were known to have some form or another of militia activity.
It aims to be as comprehensive as possible. It is noticeable that there are
quite a few towns within the list that no longer exist. Nanine
in Western Australia
is one example. A bustling gold mining town at the turn of the century, it is
now a land mark with no trace whatsoever of its former
past. Other towns have had name changes, especially the German names which were
changed during the Great War. The towns that were on the periphery of major
cities soon were absorbed and became just another suburb. The list has 1,527
entries, each indicating a discrete militia activity.
Australian
Militia activity location list 1910
New South Wales
Australian Light Horse
Regiments
NSW
Light Horse location list 1910
All other militia services
New
South Wales Militia Unit Location, 1910
Rifle Clubs
NSW
Rifle Clubs 1910
Victoria
Australian Light Horse
Regiments
Victorian
Light Horse location list 1910
All other militia services
Victorian
Militia Unit Location, 1910
Rifle Clubs
Victorian
Rifle Clubs 1910
Queensland
Australian Light Horse
Regiments
Queensland
Light Horse location list 1910
All other militia services
Queensland
Militia Unit Location, 1910
Rifle Clubs
Queensland
Rifle Clubs 1910
South Australia
Australian Light Horse
Regiments
South
Australian Light Horse location list 1910
All other militia services
South
Australia Militia Unit Location, 1910
Rifle Clubs
South
Australian Rifle Clubs 1910
Western Australia
Australian Light Horse
Regiments
Western
Australian Light Horse location list 1910
All other militia services
Western
Australian Militia Unit Location, 1910
Rifle Clubs
Western
Australian Rifle Clubs 1910
Tasmania
Australian Light Horse
Regiments
Tasmanian Light Horse
location list 1910
All other militia services
Tasmania
Militia Unit Location, 1910
Rifle Clubs
Tasmanian
Rifle Clubs 1910
Militia Unit Locations in Australia in
1913
The reorganisation of 1912 was Australia wide
and dealt with all formations and units. In every state new units
were created from consolidating older formations or formed because of
population availability. Each state had a complete range of military functions
although the scale varied according to population size. This section is a state
by state analysis of the militia with each town identified detailing its
specific role within the defence system.
Town by Town, Australian
Militia activity location list 1913
The following list is a
compilation of all towns which were known to have some form or another of
militia activity. It aims to be as comprehensive as possible. It is noticeable
that there are quite a few towns within the list that no longer exist. Nanine in Western
Australia is one example. A bustling gold mining town
at the turn of the century, it is now a land mark with no
trace whatsoever of its former past. Other towns have had name changes,
especially the German names which were changed during the Great War. The towns
that were on the periphery of major cities soon were absorbed and became just
another suburb. The list has 1,772 entries, each indicating a discrete militia
activity.
Militia Activities Removed
by 1913
1912
Re-organisation of the Militia – Activity losses
Militia Activities List
1913
Australian
Militia activity location list 1913
New South Wales
Australian Light Horse
Regiments
NSW
Light Horse location list 1913
All other militia services
New
South Wales Militia Unit Location, 1913
Rifle Clubs
NSW
Rifle Clubs 1913
Victoria
Australian Light Horse
Regiments
Victoria
Light Horse location list 1913
All other militia services
Victoria
Militia Unit Location, 1913
Rifle Clubs
Victorian
Rifle Clubs 1913
Queensland
Australian Light Horse
Regiments
Queensland
Light Horse location list 1913
All other militia services
Queensland
Militia Unit Location, 1913
Rifle Clubs
Queensland
Rifle Clubs 1913
Northern Territory
Rifle Clubs
NT
Rifle Clubs 1913
South Australia
Australian Light Horse
Regiments
South
Australia Light Horse location list 1913
All other militia services
South
Australia Militia Unit Location, 1913
Rifle Clubs
South
Australian Rifle Clubs 1913
Western Australia
Australian Light Horse
Regiments
Western
Australia Light Horse location list 1913
All other militia services
Western
Australia Militia Unit Location, 1913
Rifle Clubs
Western
Australian Rifle Clubs 1913
Tasmania
Australian Light Horse
Regiments
Tasmania
Light Horse location list 1913
All other militia services
Tasmania
Militia Unit Location, 1913
Rifle Clubs
Tasmanian
Rifle Clubs 1913
Australian
Light Horse Regimental list for 1914
The 1912 re-organisation was a
fundamental alteration in the defence policy of Australia in line with the
Kitchener Report. Each Light Horse Regiment that was formed is detailed on the
list below. Each page details the name of the Regiment with its motto, the
Territorial Title, the history of the Regiment, and the officer cadre of the
Regiment as at 1 January 1914 with a link to the National Archives of Australia
service file for those who saw service during the Great War.
1st
Light Horse, Qld
2nd
Light Horse, Qld
3rd
Light Horse, Qld
4th
Light Horse, NSW
5th
Light Horse, NSW
6th
Light Horse, NSW
7th
Light Horse, NSW
8th Light Horse
(Vacant)
9th
Light Horse, NSW
10th Light Horse
(Vacant)
11th
Light Horse, NSW
12th Light Horse
(Vacant)
13th
Light Horse, Vic
14th Light Horse
(Vacant)
15th
Light Horse, Vic
16th
Light Horse, Vic
17th
Light Horse, Vic
18th Light Horse
(Vacant)
19th
Light Horse, Vic
20th
Light Horse, Vic
21st Light Horse
(Vacant)
22nd
Light Horse, SA
23rd
Light Horse, SA
24th
Light Horse, SA
25th
Light Horse, WA
26th
Light Horse, Tas
27th
Light Horse, Qld
28th
Light Horse, NSW
29th
Light Horse, Vic
Australian
Infantry Regimental list for 1914
1st Infantry Regiment
(vacant)
2nd
Infantry (Kennedy Regiment)
3rd
(Port Curtis) Infantry
4th
(Wide Bay) Infantry
5th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
6th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
7th
Infantry (Moreton Regiment)
8th
Infantry (Oxley Battalion)
9th
(Logan and Albert) Infantry
10th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
11th
Infantry (Darling Downs Regiment)
12th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
13th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
14th
(Hunter River) Infantry
15th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
16th
Infantry (Newcastle Regiment) raised 1912
17th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
18th
(North Sydney) Infantry
19th
(Kuring-Gai) Infantry raised 1913
20th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
21st
(Woollahra) Infantry
22nd Infantry Regiment (vacant)
23rd Infantry Regiment (vacant)
24th
Infantry (East Sydney Regiment)
25th
Infantry (City of Sydney)
26th
Infantry raised 1913
27th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
28th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
29th
Infantry (Australian Rifles)
30th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
31st
(Leichardt) Infantry
32nd Infantry Regiment (vacant)
33rd
Infantry
34th
Infantry raised 1913
35th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
36th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
37th
(Illawarra) Infantry
38th
Infantry raised 1913
39th
Infantry
40th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
41st
(Blue Mountains) Infantry
42nd (Lachlan Macquarie)
Infantry
43rd
(Werriwa) Infantry
44th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
Sydney
University Scouts
45th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
46th
Infantry (Brighton Rifles)
47th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
48th
(Kooyong) Infantry
49th
(Prahran) Infantry
50th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
51st
(Albert Park) Infantry
52nd
(Hobson's Bay) Infantry
53rd Infantry Regiment (vacant)
54th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
55th
(Collingwood) Infantry
56th
Infantry (Yarra Borderers)
57th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
58th
Infantry (Essendon Rifles)
59th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
60th
(Princes Hill) Infantry
61st Infantry Regiment (vacant)
62nd Infantry Regiment (vacant)
63rd
Infantry (The East Melbourne Regiment)
64th
Infantry (City of Melbourne Regiment)
65th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
66th
(Mount Alexander) Infantry
67th
(Bendigo) Infantry
68th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
69th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
70th
Infantry (Ballarat Regiment)
71st
(City of Ballarat) Infantry
72nd Infantry Regiment (vacant)
73rd
Infantry (Victorian Rangers)
Melbourne
University Rifles
74th
(Boothby) Infantry
75th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
76th
(Hindmarsh) Infantry
77th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
78th
Infantry (Adelaide Rifles)
79th
(Torrens) Infantry
80th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
81st
(Wakefield) Infantry
82nd Infantry Regiment (vacant)
83rd Infantry Regiment (vacant)
84th
Infantry (Goldfields Regiment)
85th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
86th
Infantry (Western Australian Rifles)
87th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
88th
(Perth) Infantry
89th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
90th Infantry Regiment (vacant)
91st
Infantry (Tasmanian Rangers)
92nd
(Launceston) Infantry
93rd
(Derwent) Infantry
1st
Military District – Queensland and Northern New South Wales
Light Horse structure 1903
1903
Reorganisation, Queensland
New Regiments
13th A.L.H.R. (Queensland Mounted Infantry)
1903
Reorganisation, Qld, 13th ALHR
14th A.L.H.R. (Queensland Mounted Infantry)
1903
Reorganisation, Qld, 14th ALHR
15th A.L.H.R. (Queensland Mounted Infantry)
1903
Reorganisation, Qld, 15th ALHR
Towns throughout Queensland with a Light
Horse Troop, 1910
Queensland
Light Horse location list 1910
Light Horse structure 1914
Militia
Distribution in Australia, 1914, 1st Military District, Part 1
Militia
Distribution in Australia, 1914, 1st Military District, Part 2
Individual Light Horse Regiments
1st (Central
Queensland) Australian Light Horse Regiment
1st
Light Horse
1st
(Central Queensland) Light Horse members who served in the AIF
2nd (Queensland Mounted Infantry) Australian
Light Horse Regiment
2nd
Light Horse
2nd
(Queensland Mounted Infantry) Light Horse members who served in the AIF
3rd (Darling Downs)
Australian Light Horse Regiment
3rd
Light Horse
3rd
(Darling Downs) Light Horse members who served in the AIF
4th (New South Wales Northern Rivers Lancers)
Australian Light Horse Regiment
4th
Light Horse
27th (North
Queensland) Australian Light Horse Regiment
27th
Light Horse
Peacetime and Wartime Regimental Establishments
Peace
establishment of Australian Light Horse, 1903-14
1st Military District Staff Roster and Allocations
1st
Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 1
1st
Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 2
1st
Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 3
1914 Infantry, Artillery and other service arms distribution
Militia
Distribution in Australia, 1914, 1st Military District, Part 2
Militia
Distribution in Australia, 1914, 1st Military District, Part 3
Militia
Distribution in Australia, 1914, 1st Military District, Part 4
2nd
Military District – New South Wales
Light Horse structure 1903
1903
Reorganisation, New South Wales
New Regiments 1903
1st A.L.H.R. (New South Wales Lancers)
1903
Reorganisation, NSW, 1st ALHR
2nd A.L.H.R. (New South Wales Mounted Rifles)
1903
Reorganisation, NSW, 2nd ALHR
3rd A.L.H.R. (Australian Horse)
1903
Reorganisation, NSW, 3rd ALHR
Australian
Horse, History Part 1
Australian
Horse, History Part 2
1st
Australian Light Horse Boer War Service in detail
4th A.L.H.R. (New South Wales Lancers)
1903
Reorganisation, NSW, 4th ALHR
5th A.L.H.R. (New South Wales Mounted Rifles)
1903
Reorganisation, NSW, 5th ALHR
6th A.L.H.R. (Australian Horse)
1903
Reorganisation, NSW, 6th ALHR
Towns throughout New South Wales with a Light
Horse Troop, 1910
NSW
Light Horse location list 1910
Light Horse structure 1914
Militia
Distribution in Australia, 1914, 2nd Military District, Part 1
Militia
Distribution in Australia, 1914, 2nd Military District, Part 2
Individual Light Horse Regiments 1914
4th (New South Wales Northern Rivers Lancers)
Australian Light Horse Regiment
4th
Light Horse
5th (New
England Light Horse) Australian Light Horse Regiment
5th
Light Horse
6th (Hunter River
Lancers) Australian Light Horse Regiment
6th
Light Horse
7th (New South Wales Lancers) Australian Light
Horse Regiment
7th
Light Horse
9th (New South
Wales Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse Regiment
9th
Light Horse
11th (Australian Horse)
Australian Light Horse Regiment
11th
Light Horse
28th (Illawarra) Australian
Light Horse Regiment
28th
Light Horse
Peacetime and Wartime Regimental Establishments
Peace
establishment of Australian Light Horse, 1903-14
2nd Military District Staff Roster and Allocations 1914
2nd
Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 1
2nd
Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 2
2nd
Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 3
2nd
Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 4
2nd
Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 5
1914 Infantry, Artillery and other service arms distribution
Militia
Distribution in Australia, 1914, 2nd Military District, Part 3
Militia
Distribution in Australia, 1914, 2nd Military District, Part 4
Militia
Distribution in Australia, 1914, 2nd Military District, Part 5
Militia
Distribution in Australia, 1914, 2nd Military District, Part 6
Militia
Distribution in Australia, 1914, 2nd Military District, Part 7
Militia
Distribution in Australia, 1914, 2nd Military District, Part 8
Militia
Distribution in Australia, 1914, 2nd Military District, Part 9
3rd
Military District – Victoria
Light Horse structure 1903
1903
Reorganisation, Victoria
New Regiments 1903
7th A.L.H.R. (Victorian Mounted
Rifles)
1903
Reorganisation, Vic, 7th ALHR
8th A.L.H.R. (Victorian Mounted
Rifles)
1903
Reorganisation, Vic, 8th ALHR
9th A.L.H.R. (Victorian Mounted
Rifles)
1903
Reorganisation, Vic, 9th ALHR
10th A.L.H.R. (Victorian Mounted
Rifles)
1903
Reorganisation, Vic, 10th ALHR
11th A.L.H.R. (Victorian Mounted
Rifles)
1903
Reorganisation, Vic, 11th ALHR
Towns throughout Victoria with a Light
Horse Troop, 1910
Victorian
Light Horse location list 1910
Light Horse structure 1914
Militia
Distribution in Australia, 1914, 3rd Military District, Part 1
Militia
Distribution in Australia, 1914, 3rd Military District, Part 2
Militia
Distribution in Australia, 1914, 3rd Military District, Part 3
Individual Light Horse Regiments 1914
13th (Gippsland) Australian
Light Horse Regiment
13th
Light Horse
15th (Victorian Mounted Rifles)
Australian Light Horse Regiment
15th
Light Horse
16th (Indi) Australian Light
Horse Regiment
16th
Light Horse
17th (Campaspe Valley)
Australian Light Horse Regiment
17th
Light Horse
19th (Yarrowee)
Australian Light Horse Regiment
19th
Light Horse
20th (Corangamite) Australian
Light Horse Regiment
20th
Light Horse
29th (Port Phillip Horse)
Australian Light Horse Regiment
29th
Light Horse
Port Phillip Light Horse Officers, 1914
Peacetime and Wartime Regimental Establishments
Peace
establishment of Australian Light Horse, 1903-14
3rd Military District Staff Roster and Allocations 1914
3rd
Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 1
3rd
Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 2
3rd
Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 3
3rd
Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 4
3rd
Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 5
1914 Infantry, Artillery and other service arms distribution
Militia
Distribution in Australia, 1914, 3rd Military District, Part 3
Militia
Distribution in Australia, 1914, 3rd Military District, Part 4
Militia
Distribution in Australia, 1914, 3rd Military District, Part 5
Militia
Distribution in Australia, 1914, 3rd Military District, Part 6
Militia
Distribution in Australia, 1914, 3rd Military District, Part 7
Militia
Distribution in Australia, 1914, 3rd Military District, Part 8
Militia
Distribution in Australia, 1914, 3rd Military District, Part 9
Militia
Distribution in Australia, 1914, 3rd Military District, Part 10
4th Military
District – South Australia
Light Horse structure 1903
1903
Reorganisation, South Australia
New Regiments 1903
16th A.L.H.R. (South Australian
Mounted Rifles)
1903
Reorganisation, SA, 16th ALHR
17th A.L.H.R. (South Australian
Mounted Rifles)
1903
Reorganisation, SA, 17th ALHR
Towns throughout South Australia with a
Light Horse Troop, 1910
South
Australian Light Horse location list 1910
Light Horse structure 1914
Militia
Distribution in Australia, 1914, 4th Military District
Individual Light Horse Regiments 1914
22nd (South Australian Mounted
Rifles) Australian Light Horse Regiment
22nd
Light Horse
22nd
Australian Light Horse, HQ, MGS and "A" Sqn, 1912
22nd
Australian Light Horse, "B" Sqn, 1912
22nd
Australian Light Horse, "C" Sqn, 1912
23rd (Barossa) Australian Light
Horse Regiment
23rd
Light Horse
24th (Flinders) Australian Light
Horse Regiment
24th
Light Horse
Peacetime and Wartime Regimental Establishments
Peace
establishment of Australian Light Horse, 1903-14
4th Military District Staff Roster and Allocations 1914
Militia
Distribution in Australia, 1914, 4th Military District, Part 4
Militia
Distribution in Australia, 1914, 4th Military District, Part 5
1914 Infantry, Artillery and other service arms distribution
Militia
Distribution in Australia, 1914, 4th Military District, Part 2
Militia
Distribution in Australia, 1914, 4th Military District, Part 3
Militia
Distribution in Australia, 1914, 4th Military District, Part 4
5th
Military District – Western Australia
Light Horse structure 1903
1903
Reorganisation, Western Australia
New Regiments 1903
18th A.L.H.R. (Western
Australian Mounted Infantry)
1903
Reorganisation, WA, 18th ALHR
Towns throughout Western Australia with a
Light Horse Troop, 1910
Western
Australian Light Horse location list 1910
Light Horse structure 1914
Militia
Distribution in Australia, 1914, 5th Military District, Part 1
Individual Light Horse Regiments 1914
25th (Western Australian Mounted
infantry) Australian Light Horse Regiment
25th
Light Horse
25th
Light Horse - Officers and Men, 1914
Peacetime and Wartime Regimental Establishments
Peace
establishment of Australian Light Horse, 1903-14
5th Military District Staff Roster and Allocations 1914
5th
Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 1
5th
Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 2
1914 Infantry, Artillery and other service arms distribution
Militia
Distribution in Australia, 1914, 5th Military District, Part 1
Militia
Distribution in Australia, 1914, 5th Military District, Part 2
87th
Battalion, B Area, 1914
6th
Military District - Tasmania
Light Horse structure 1903
1903
Reorganisation, Tasmania
New Regiments 1903
12th A.L.H.R. (Tasmanian Mounted
Infantry)
1903
Reorganisation, Tas, 12th ALHR
Towns throughout Tasmania with a Light
Horse Troop, 1910
Tasmanian Light Horse
location list 1910
Light Horse structure 1914
Militia
Distribution in Australia, 1914, 6th Military District, Part 1
Individual Light Horse Regiments 1914
26th (Tasmanian Mounted
Infantry) Australian Light Horse Regiment
26th
Light Horse
Peacetime and Wartime Regimental Establishments
Peace
establishment of Australian Light Horse, 1903-14
6th Military District Staff Roster and Allocations 1914
6th
Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 1
6th
Military District Staff Roster and Allocations, 1914, Part 2
1914 Infantry, Artillery and other service arms distribution
Militia
Distribution in Australia, 1914, 6th Military District, Part 1
Militia
Distribution in Australia, 1914, 6th Military District, Part 2
Militia
- Military Orders
When Military Orders were issued, they appeared in the
Commonwealth Government Gazette. However, it was quickly recognised that this
was a cumbersome manner in dealing with specific military orders and thus the
orders were collected and published within a single volume on an annual basis
commencing from 1905. The annual Military Order volumes provide historians with
a wealth of detail about the structure of the Militia and the methodology of
undertaking its functions. In addition, the various manuals that were utilised
in training were also published through this source enabling one to keep
abreast of the contemporary military thought. This thread utilises some of
these entries to demonstrate the material available despite it being presented
in a drab format.
Military
Order 7, Rifle Club Capital Works Funding, 1907
Military
Order 44, Examination Results for Appointments of Adjutants, 1907
Military
Order 151, Syllabus for Officer Training, 1907
Military
Order 57, Regiments to be called Battalions, 1908
Military
Order 108, School Cadet Units, South Australia, 1908.
Military
Order No. 123, 1908, Granting to Territorial Units South African Battle Honours
Military
Order 157, Examination Results from the School of Musketry, Hythe, 1909
Military
Order 9, Rifle Club Construction Works, 1910
Military
Order 75, School Cadet Appointments and changes, 1910
Military
Order 209, Twinning Regiments, 1910
Military
Order 2, Changes in Militia Structure, 1911
Military
Order 5, Instructional Staff Transfers, 1911
Military
Order 349, Two Promotions for the 16th ALHR, 1911
Militia
– Miscellaneous Entries
Various subjects and topics too small in number
and diverse in nature to catalogue under its own thread.
NZ
man 33754 Pte James McVINNIE
South
Australian Militia Pay Rates, August 1901
Militia
- Rifle Clubs
One of the secondary props of the Militia system was the
quasi Militia Rifle Clubs. Although these were funded by the Department of
Defence with rifle ranges, rifles and ammunition, and the men who were members
wore uniforms and were drilled, they were not part of the Militia. These clubs
were formed reservoirs of semi trained men who resided in sparsely populated
areas where it was impossible to build a formal Militia structure. So they
filled this intermediary role which became an important element in providing a
recruiting structure for the AIF.
Philip Fargher
Biography
Philip
Fargher
Hints on
Rifle Shooting
At the beginning of the new
century, the well known and top Australian rifle shooter, P. Fargher of the Melbourne Rifle Club wrote the book called
Hints on Rifle Shooting, published by Sands and Mcdougal
in Melbourne.
The text deals with all the problems people found with the commonly available
service rifles employed in the first decade and beyond within the Australian
military forces.
Fargher - Hints on Rifle Shooting,
Part 1
Fargher - Hints on Rifle Shooting,
Part 2
Fargher - Hints on Rifle Shooting, Part 3
Fargher - Hints on Rifle Shooting, Part 4
Procedures for accessing funds
to build or repair a Rifle Range
Rifle
Club Construction Works - 1910 Military Order No. 9, p. 18
The Rifle Club Movement: A
DISTINCT FACTOR IN THE DEFENCE PROBLEM by J. B. CAMPBELL
This interesting essay called The
Rifle Club Movement: A DISTINCT FACTOR IN THE DEFENCE
PROBLEM by J. B. CAMPBELL (Captain of the Richmond Rifle Club) was read at
a Special Meeting of the Council of the Metropolitan Rifle Clubs Association,
held on 16 March 1909. It is a reflection on the past and the future of Rifle
Clubs in Australia.
The
Rifle Club Movement: A DISTINCT FACTOR IN THE DEFENCE PROBLEM.
Question 11 on the AIF
Attestation Paper
Rifle
Clubs
Rifle Clubs in Australia, 1910
NSW
Rifle Clubs 1910
Queensland
Rifle Clubs 1910
South
Australian Rifle Clubs 1910
Tasmanian
Rifle Clubs 1910
Victorian
Rifle Clubs 1910
Western
Australian Rifle Clubs 1910
Rifle Clubs in Australia, 1913
NSW
Rifle Clubs 1913
NT
Rifle Clubs 1913
Queensland
Rifle Clubs 1913
South
Australian Rifle Clubs 1913
Tasmanian
Rifle Clubs 1913
Victorian
Rifle Clubs 1913
Western
Australian Rifle Clubs 1913
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