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Commonwealth of Australia
So. 904. Department of Defence,
Melbourne. 24th July, 9^3
COMMONWEALTH MILITARY FORCES.
CONVERSION, DISBANDME3ST, AND RE-ORGANIZATION OF CORPS.
HIS Excellency the Governor-General in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, by and with the
advice of the Executive Council thereof, in exercise of the powers conferred by the undermentioned
State Acts, namely—
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aud by the Constitution of the Commonwealth, has been pleased to approve of the following conversion,
disbandment, and re-organization of Corps, to take effect on aud from the 1st day of July, 1903 ; butyiothing
in this order will bring Qorps under the Partially-paid system which are not already existing as such, or be
taken as an authority for the expenditure of public moneys:—
NEW SOUTH WALES.
(Six Regiments of Australian Light Horse.)
Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 6 Squadrons, New South Wales Lancers, to be formed into the 1st Australian Light
Horse Regiment (New South Wales Lancers) and one squadron attached.
"C" Squadron, 1st Australian Horse, and " J and "G" Companies, 3rd Infantry Regiment>
together with Nos. 1 and 2 Squadrons and the Forbes Half Squadron of No. 3 Squadron, New South
Wales Mounted Rifles, to be formed into the 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment (New South Wales
Mounted Rifles).
The Canterbury Half Squadron, New South Wales Mounted Rifles, to be formed into two Troops of
Australian Light Horse, and attached to the 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment (New South Wales
Mounted Rifles).
" F " Company, 2nd Infantry Regiment, to be formed into one squadron of Australian Light Horse, and
attached to the 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment (New South Wales,, Mounted Rifles).
The Bega Half Squadron of No. 3 Squadron. New South Wales Mounted Rifles, and " K " Company,
2nd Infantry Regiment, together with " A " and "B" Squadrons, 1st Australian Horse, to be formed into
the 3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment (Australian Horse).
No. 4 Squadron and the Newcastle Half Squadron, New South Wales Lancers, to be formed into the
4th Australian Light Horse Kegiment (New South Wales Lancers).
No. 5 Squadron, New South Wales Lancers, and " K " Company, 4th Infantry Regiment, together with
No. 4 Squadron, New South Wales Mounted Rifles, to he formed into the oth Australian Light Horse
Regiment (New South Wales Mounted Rifles).
"G " Company, 4th Infantry Regiment, together with "D" and " E" Squadrons, 1st Australian
Horse, to be formed into the 6th Australian Light Horse Regiment (Australian Horse).
The Border Scouts to be disbanded.

Australian Field Artillery.—(Four Batteries.)

" B " Battery, New South Wales Field Artillery, to be designated No. 1 New South Wales Battery,
Australian Field Artillery.

--" C " Battery, New South Wales Field Artillery, to be designated No. 2 New South Wales Battery,
Australian Field Artillery.

" I" Company, 1st Infantry Regiment, to be formed into No. 3 New South Wales Battery, Australian
Field Artillery.

"G" and " H " Companies, 1st Infantry Regiment, to be formed into No. 4 New South Wales Battery,
Australian Field Artillery.

Australian Garrison Artillery.—(Four Companies.)

Nos. 3, 4, 5, and 6 Companies, New South Wales Garrison Artillery, to be designated Nos. 1, 2, 3, and
4, New South Wales Companies, Australian Garrison Artillery, respectively, the Establishments to be as

follows :—

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Corps op Australian Engineers.

The Companies of the New South Wales Corps of Engineers (Militia) to be reformed, and designated as

follows:—

No. 4 (Half) Company, Corps of Australian Engineers, to be formed from No. 1 Company, New South
Wales Corps of Engineers.

No. 1 Field Company, Corps of Australian Engineers, to be formed from l he remainder of No. 1 Com
pany, New South Wales Corps of Engineers, and No. 2 Company, New South Wales Corps of Engineers,

No. 1 Submarine Mining Company, Corps of Australian Engineers, to be formed from No. 3 Company,
New South Wales Corps of Engineers. .

No. 1 Electric Company, Corps of Australian Engineers, and the Field Telegraph Section, Corps of
Australian Engineers, to be formed from No. 4 Company, New South Wales Corps of Engineers.

Australian Infantry.

" J "Company, 2nd Regiment, New South Wales Infantry, together with "A," <CB," " C," " D," "E,"
" K," and the Drummoyne Company, 1st Regiment, New South Wales Infantry, to be formed into the 1st
Australian Infantry Regiment.

"F" Company, 1st Regiment, New South Wales Infantry, together with "A," "B," "C," "D," "E,"
" G," and " H " Companies of the 2nd Regiment, New South Wales Infantry, to be formed into the 2nd
Australian Infantry Regiment.

"A," 44B," "C5" ;'D," "E," "F," "H," and "K" Companies, 3rd Regiment, New South Wales
Infantry, to be formed into the 3rd Australian Infantry Regiment.

"A," u B," "C," "D," " E," "F," "H," and "I" Companies, 4th Regiment, New South Wales
Infantry, to be formed into the 4th Australian Infantry Regiment.

Australian Infantry.

"A," "B," "C," and "D" Companies of the 5 th Regiment of New South Wales Infantry (Scottish
Rifles) to be formed iuto the 1st Regiment, Australian Scottish Rifles.

" E " and " F " Companies of the oth Regiment of New South Wales Infantry (Scottish Rifles) to be
formed into the 2nd Regiment, Australian Scottish Rifles (three companies).

That the Establishments of the 6th, 7th) and 8th New South Wales Infantry Regiments be as follows:—

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The Establishment of the Civil Service Volunteer Infantry Corps and the University Volunteer Hi fie
Corps (two Companies each) to be as follows

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Australian Army Service Corps.

The Establishment of the Australian Army Service Corps (New South Wales) to be as follows ♦

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Australian Army Medical GWps.

The Australian Army Medical Corps (New South Wales) to be formed into—

Staff, Field, and Garrison Forces,

Officers attached to Regiments and Forts.

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1 Mounted Bearer Company.
1 Infantry Bearer Company.
3 Field Hospitals.

VICTORIA.

{Five Regiments of Australian Light Horse.")

The Broadford, Avenel, Yea, Cathkin, Mansfield, Murchison, Rush worth, and Shepparton Detachments
of Victorian Mounted Rifles to be formed into the 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment (Victorian Mounted
Rifles).

The Euroa, Longwood, Violet Town, Benalla, Thoona, Wangaratta, Rutherglen, a|i4 Beeehwoyth
Detachments of Victorian Mounted Rifles to be formed into the 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment (Victorian
Mounted Rifles).

• The Rochester, Echuca, Kerang, and Macorna Detachments of Victorian Rangers, together with the
Ballarat, Bacchus Marsh, Cluues, Talbot, Maryborough, Elmore, Wharparilla, Kerang, Durhafii Ox, and
Pyramid Hill Detachments of Victorian Mounted Rifles, to be formed into the 9th Australian Light Ifprse
Regiment (Victorian Mounted Rifles).

The Sale, Stratford, Rosedale, Cowwarr, Dandenong, Morwell, Warragul, and Drouin Detachments of
Victorian Rangers, together with the Sale, Moe, Thorpdale, and Warragul Detachments of Victorian
Mounted Rifles, to be formed into the 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment (Victoriau Mounted Rifles).

The Melbourne, Pakenham, and Lilydale Detachments of Victorian Mounted Rifles to be formed iuto
one squadron of Australian Light Horse, and attached to the 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment (Victorian
Mounted Rifles),

The Wamiambool, Woodford, Nirranda, Panmure, Terang, Cake, Coimperdown, Bran x holme, Hamilton,
Dunkeld, By^duk, Casterton, and Narrawong Detachments of Victorian Mouuted Rifles to be formed into the
11th Australian Light Horse Regiment (Victorian Mounted Rifles).

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Australian Field Artillery,—(Four Batteries.)

"A," "B," and "C" Batteries, Victorian Field Artillery to be formed into Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 5 Victorian
Batteries, Australian Field Artillery.

The Hastings Battery (Victorian Rangers) to be formed into No. 6, Victorian Battery, Australian
Field Artillery.

The Establishment of a batterv to be as follows :—

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Corps of Australian Engineers.

The Companies of the Victorian Engineers (Militia) to be re-formed and designated as follows —

The Field Company of the Victorian Engineers to form No. 2 Field Company, Corps of Australian
Engineers, and part of No. 2 Electric Company, Corps of Australian Engineers.

Submarine Mining Compau}7, Victorian Engineers, to form No, 2 Submarine Mining Company, Corps of
Australian Engineers, and pare of No. 2 Electric Company, Corps of Australian Engineers.

Australian Infantry.

The 1st Battalion, Infantry Brigade, to be formed into the 5th Australian Infantry Regiment.

The 2nd Battalion, Infantry Brigade, to be formed into the 6th Australian Infantry Regiment.
The 3rd Battalion, Infantry Brigade, to be formed into the 7th Australian Infantry Regiment.

The 4th and 5th Battalions, Infantry Brigade, to be formed into the 8th Australian Infantry Regiment.
The Victorian Scottish Regiment to form one regiment of Infantry.

"A," " B," " C," " D," " F," uG," and half " K. " Companies, Victorian Rangers, to be formed into one
regiment of Infantry (Victorian Rangers).

The Establishments of the above regiments to be as follows :—

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The Establishment of the Victorian Raihvaj's Regiment to be as follows

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Australian Army Service Corps.

The Establishment of the Australian Army Service Corps (Victoria) to ie as follows :—

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The Australian Army Service Corps (Victoria) to be formed into one Infantry Supply Column and

Details for Garrison Troops.

Australian Army Medical Corps.

The Australian Army Medical Corps (Victoria) to be formed into—

Staff and Officers attached to Regiments and Forts.
One Infantry Bearer Company.

QUEENSLAND.

Three Regiments of Australian Light Horse.

"A," B," il C," and " E " Companies, 1st Battalion, Queensland Mounted Infantry, to be formed into
the 13th Australian Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry).

" D " and "F " Companies, 1st Battalion, Queensland Mounted Infantry, to be formed into one squadron,
Australian Light Horse, and attached to the 13th Australian Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted
Infantry).

The 2nd Battalion, Queensland Mounted Infantry, to be formed into the 14th Australian Light Horse
Regiment (Queensland Mounted lufantry).

" A" Company, 3rd Battalion, " B," " C," and " D " Companies, 4th Battaliou, and the Biggenden
Company, Queensland Mounted Infantry, to be formed into the 15th Australian Light Horse Regiment
(Queensland Mounted Infantry).

"B" and " C" Companies, 3rd Battalion, Queensland Mounted Infaiitiy, to be formed into one
squadron, Australian Light Horse, and attached to the 15th Australian Light Horse Regiment (Queensland
Mounted Infantry).

"A" Company, 4th Battalion, Queensland Mounted Infantry, to be formed into one squad rcn, Austi alia n
Light Horse, and attached to the 15th Australian Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry).

Australian Field Artillery (Two Batteries).

Nos. 1 and 2 Batteries, Queensland Field Artillery, to be designed Nos. 1 and 2 Queensland Batteries,
Australian Field Artillery, respectively.

Australian Garrison Artillery (Three Companies).

The Brisbane Garrison Battery to be designated No. 1 Queensland Company, Australian Garrison Artillery.
The Townsville Garrison Battery to be designated No. 2 Queensland Company, Australian Garrison
Artillery.

The Torres Strait Garrison Battery to be designated No. 3 Queensland Company, Australian Garrison
Artillery.

The Establishments to be as follows :—

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Coeps of Australian Engineers

The Brisbane Submarine Mining Company to be reformed and designated as follows :—

No. 5 Field Company (one Section) Corps of Australian Engineers.

No. 3 Submarine Mining Company, Corps of Australian Engineers, and one Electrical Section

attached.

Australian Infantry.

The 1st Queensland (or Moreton) Regiment to be designated the 9th Australian Infantry liegiment
(Moreton Bay Regiment).

The Establishment of the 2nd Queensland (or Wide Bay and Burnett) Regiment to be as follows ;—

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Australian Army Medical Corps—(Militia),

The Establishment of the Australian Army Medical Corps to be as follows :—

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The Australian Army Medical Corps (Queensland) to be formed into—

1 Mounted Bearer Company.
^ Infantry Bearer Company.
1 Field Hospital.

Details for the Garrison Troops.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

{Two Regiments, Australian Light Horse.)

The Machine Gun Corps, together with the South Australian Mounted Rifles (Active and Reserve
Forces), to be formed into the 16th and 17th Australian Light Horse Regiments (South Australian Mounted
Rifles) and one squadron attached, as follows: —

The 16th Australian Light Horse Regiment to be formed from—

No. 1 Squadron, Mounted Rifles ... .... ... ... (Active Force).
No. 2 Squadron
No. 4 Squadron

No. 5 (Half) Squadron, Narracoorte
The Machine Gun Corps.

The 17th Australian Light Horse Regiment to be formed from—

No. 3 Squadron ... ... ... )

No. 6 Squadron ... ... ... I Mounted Rifles Reserve
No. 7 Squadron ... ... ... f . Force.
The Machine Guii Corps ... ... )

No. 5 (Half) Squadron, Blackwood (Mounted Rifles Reserve Force), to be formed into one squadron
Australian Light Horse, and attached to the 16th Australian Light Horse Regiment (South Australian
Mounted Rifles).

Australian Field Artillery—(One Battery).

a A" Battery (Active Force) to be designated No. 1 South Australian Battery, Australian Field

Artillery. The Establishment to be as follows :—

Mounted Rifles Reserve

F orce.

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Australian Garrison Artillery (One Company').

Nos. 1 and 2 Companies, South Australian Garrison Artillery to be formed into No. 1 South Australia
Company, Australian Garrison Artillery. The Establishment to be as follows : —

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Australian Infantry.

The 1st and 2nd Battalions, 1st Regiment (Active Force), to be farmed into the 10th Australian
Infantry Regiment (Adelaide Rifles).

The 1st and L'nd Battalions, 2nd Regiment, except UB" Company, 2nd Battalion (Reserve Force), to be
formed into the South Australian Infantry Regiment.

The Establishments to be as follows :—

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"B" Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Regiment (Reserve Force), to be formed into two companies of
Infantry, and attached to the 10th Australian Infantry Regiment (Adelaide Rifles).

Australian Army Medical Corps.

The Australian Army Medical Corps, South Aus'ralia, to be formed hro—

Offict rs attached lo Regime utsau <3 Forts.
1 Field Hospital. 7%&fs
Details forthe Garrison Tro^pf*

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

(One Regiment Australian Light Horse.)

The Western Australian Mounted Infantry to be formed into the 18th Aust'alian Light Horse
Regiment (Western Australian Mounted Infantry). The .Establishment to be as follows :—

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Australian Field Autillery—(Two Batteries).

Nos. 1 and 2 Batteries, Western Australian Field Artillery, to be designated Nos. 1 and 2 Western Aus
tralian Batteries, Australian 3'ield Artillery, respectively. The Establishment of a Batteiy to be as follows: —

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Australian Garrison Artillery.—(One Company.)

No. 1 Company, Western Aushalum C arrieon Artillery, to be designated No. 1 Western Australian
Company, Australian Garrison Artillery.

The Establishment to be as follows :—

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Australian Infantky.

The 1st and 2nd Battalions, Western Australian Infantry, to be formed into tlie 11th Australian
Infantry Regiment (Perth Regiment).

The 3rd and 4th Battalions, Western Australian Infantry, to be formed into the 1st Western Australian
Infantry Regiment.

The 5th Battalion, Western Australian Infantry, to be formed into the 2nd Western Australian
Infantry Regiment (CJold-fields Regiment). The Establishment to be as follows :—

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TASMANIA.

{One Regiment Australian Light Horse.)

" D " Company, 3rd Battalion Tasmanian Infantrj7, together with the Ross and Ulverstone Troops,
Tasmanian Mounted Infantry, to be formed into the 12th Australian Light Horse Regiment (Tasmanian
Mounted Infantry).

The Hobart Squadnn, Tasmanian Mounted Iufautiy, to be formed into one squadron, Australian Li<iht
Horee, and attached to the 12th Australian Light Horse Regiment (Tasmanian Mounted Infantry).

Australian Field and Garrison Artillkry.

The Launceston Artillery (Field and Siege) to be formed into No. 1 Tasmanian Battery, Australian
Field Artillery, and No. 2 Tasmanian Battery (one section), Australian Field Artillery.

The Southern Tasmanian Artillery (Garrison) to be formed into No. 2 Tasmanian Battery (one section),
Australian Field Artillery, and No. 1 Tasmanian Company, Australian Garrison Artillery.

The Establishment of No. 1 Tasmanian Company, Australian Garrison Artillery, to be as follows:—

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Corps of Australian Engineers.

The Tasmanian Engineer Corps to be reformed, and designated as follows:—

No. 5 Field Company (one section), Corps of Australian!Engineers.
No. 3 Electric Company, Corps of Australian Engineers.

Australian Infantry.

The 2nd Battalion, Tasmanian Infantry, to be formed into the 12th Australian Infantry Regiment
(Launceston Regiment).

The 1st Battalion, Tasm&niau Infantry, to be formed into the 1st Tasmanian Infantry Regiiiieiit.

" A," " B," " C," "E," u F," " G," and "H" Companies, 3rd Battalion, Tasmanian Infantry, to be
formed into the 2nd Tasmanian Infantry Regiment.

The Establishment of the 2nd Tasniauian Infantry Regiment to be as follows :—

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Australian Army Medical Oorps.

The Australian Army Medical Corps (Tasmania) to be formed into—

Officers attached to Regiments and Forts.
1 Section Infantry Bearer Company.
1 Field Hospital.

Details for the Garrison Troors.

JOHN FORREST,

Minister of S*ate for Dufenee.

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