Boer War Australian Colonial Imperial forces prior to 1901
Colony of New South Wales:
New South Wales Lancers - Cavalry
New South Wales Army Medical Corps -
'A' Squadron NSW Mounted Rifles -Mounte dinifantry
New South Wales Mounted Infantry (later "E"Sqn) Mounted Infantry (+ 1 machine gun section)
First Australian Horse -Cavalry
'A' Bty. New South Wales Artillery
First New South Wales Mounted Rifles-Mounted Infantry
New South Wales Citizens' Bushmen - Mounted Infantry
New South Wales Imperial Bushmen - Mounted Infantry
Second New South Wales Mounted Rifles - Mounted Infantry (+ 1 machine gun section)
Third New South Wales Imperial Bushmen -Mounted Infantry
Third New South Wales Mounted Rifles Mounted Infantry (+ 1 machine gun section)
Special Service Officers (NSW)
Colony of Queensland
1st Queensland Mounted Infantry -Mounted Infantry
2nd Queensland Mounted Infantry -Mounted Infantry
Queensland Citizen Bushmen (later) 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry / 2nd Bushmen Regimen -Mounted Infantry
Queensland Imperial Bushmen - Mounted Infantry
5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen -Mounted Infantry / Bicycle Infantry, arrived with 3 mounted squadrons/ 1 cyclist company
6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen - Mounted Infantry
7th Queensland Imperial Bushmen - Mounted Infantry, 7th Contingent was in fact drafts for 5th and 6th Contingents
Special Service Officers (Queensland)
Colony of South Australia
1st South Australian Mounted Rifles - Mounted Infantry
2nd South Australian Mounted Rifles - Mounted Infantry
South Australian Nurses
South Australian Citizens' Bushmen -Mounted Infantry
South Australian Imperial Bushmen -Mounted Infantry
5th South Australian Imperial Bushmen -Mounted Infantry Amalgamated with 6th SA Imperial Bushmen in May 1901.
6th South Australian Imperial Bushmen -Mounted Infantry Amalgamated with 5th SA Imperial Bushmen in May 1901.
Special Service Officers (South Australia)
Colony of Tasmania
Tasmanian Mounted Infantry - Mounted Infantry
Tasmanian Citizen Bushmen Mounted Infantry.
1st Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen -Mounted Infantry
2nd Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen - Mounted Infantry
Special Service Officers (Tasmania)
Colony of Victoria
1st Victorian Mounted Rifles -Mounted Infantry
2nd Victorian Mounted Rifles -Mounted Infantry
Victorian Citizen Bushmen -Mounted Infantry
Victorian Nurses
Victorian Imperial Bushmen (Australian Imperial Regiment) -Mounted Infantry
5th Victorian Mounted Rifles -Mounted Infantry
Recruits for Scottish Horse -Mounted Infantry
Special Service Officers (Victoria)
Colony of Western Australia
1st Western Australian Mounted Infantry -Mounted Infantry
2nd Western Australian Mounted Infantry -Mounted Infantry
Western Australian Citizen Bushmen' -Mounted Infantry
Western Australian Nurses
4th Western Australian Mounted Infantry (Imperial Bushmen) -Mounted Infantry
5th Western Australian Mounted Infantry -Mounted Infantry
6th Western Australian Mounted Infantry -Mounted Infantry
Post Federation COMMONWEALTH of AUSTRALIA FORCES- Boer War.
1st Australian Commonwealth Horse -Mounted Infantry
2nd Australian Commonwealth Horse -Mounted Infantry
Commonwealth Army Medical Corps recruited from NSW, QLD, SA, VIC, WA
3rd Australian Commonwealth Horse -Mounted Infantry did not see action
4th Australian Commonwealth Horse -Mounted Infantry 5 mounted rifle sqns (3 VIC, 1 SA, 1 WA); did not see action
5th Australian Commonwealth Horse -Mounted Infantry 4 mounted rifle sqns (all NSW); arrived after war ended
6th Australian Commonwealth Horse -Mounted Infantry 4 mounted rifle sqns (all VIC); arrived after war ended
7th Australian Commonwealth Horse -Mounted Infantry 4 mounted rifle sqns, (all QLD); arrived after war ended
8th Australian Commonwealth Horse - Mounted Infantry 4 mounted rifle sqns (2 SA, 1 WA, 1 TAS); arrived after war ended.
VCs awarded:
NSW Medical Corps- Neville Howse
1st Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen- Trooper John Hutton Bisdee, and Lieutenant Guy Wylly.
5th Victorian Mounted Rifles - Lt Leslie Maygar.
6th Western Australian Mounted Infantry - Lt frederick william Bell.
