Topic: Militia - LHV - 8/16/8
8th/16th/8th Australian Light Horse
Victorian Mounted Rifles [1885 - 1903]
8th (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse [1903 - 1912]
16th (Indi) Australian Light Horse [1912 - 1918]
8th (Indi) Australian Light Horse [1919 - 1941
8th Indi Light Horse Recce Battalion [1942 - 1943]
8th Australian Cavalry Regiment [1943 - 1944]
8th/13th (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Armoured Regiment [1948 - 1960]
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles [1960 - ]
8th (VMR) ALH [left] - 16th (Indi) ALH [right]
Timeo nec sperno - Neither Fearing nor Despising, 1903-1912
More Majorum - After the Manner of Our Ancestors, 1912-1944
History:Extracted from RK Peacock, Evolution of Australian Light Horse Regiments 1841-1935, p. 8.
This regiment sprung from the Victorian Mounted Rifles a volunteer unit raised i 1885. Detachments existed at Euroa, Longwood, Violet Town, Benalla, Thoona, Wangaratta, Rutherglen and Beechworth and formed part of the 1st Battalion Victorian Mounted Rifles until 1901. During the Federal organisation of 1903, these detachments were formed into a separate unit style 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment (Victorian Mounted Rifles). The regiment continued under this title until 1912 when four squadrons of the 8th were designated the 16th Light Horse (Victorian Mounted Rifles). In the following year, 1913, it became the 16th (Indi) Light Horse, reverting to the 8th (Indi) Light Horse in 1918, this was later altered to 8th Light Horse Regiment (Indi Light Horse).
Regimental Structure 1903 -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 1920.
8th (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Australian Light Horse
16th (Indi) Australian Light Horse
8th (Indi) Australian Light Horse
Roll of Honour
Lest we forget.
Citation: 8th/16th/8th Australian Light Horse, Contents