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1877

Unit
Size
Commanding Officer
Pinjarra Mounted Infantry
1 Troop (31)
CPT Fawcett
Metropolitan Rifle Volunteers
1 Company (138)
CPT Hillman
Fremantle Rifle Volunteers
1 Company (97)
CPT Sutherland
Perth Horse Artillery
1 Troop (32)
CPT Phillips
Guildford Rifle Volunteers
1 Company (62)
LT Hamersley
Geraldton Rifle Volunteers
1 Company (56)
CPT Hillman
TOTAL
353 Infantry & 32 Artillery & 31 Cavalry (416)
LT COL Harvest

1886

Unit
Size
Commanding Officer
Metropolitan Rifle Volunteers
2 Companies (125)
CPT Thomas Sherwood
Fremantle Rifle Volunteers
2 Companies (121)
CPT George Humble
Perth Artillery Volunteers
1 Battery (39)
CPT Edward W Haynes
Guildford Rifle Volunteers
1 Company, 1 Mounted Section (52)
CPT Stephen Gardiner
Geraldton Rifle Volunteers
1 Company (59)
LT Edward Shenton
Albany Defence Rifles
1 Company (81)
CPT Dr. Cecil Rogers
Fremantle Naval Artillery
1 Battery (39)
LT F Wemyss
Northampton Rifle Volunteers
1 Company (38)
CPT Samuel Mitchell
Medical Department
2 Surgeons
Surgeon Charles B Elliot
TOTAL
476 Infantry & 78 Artillery & 2 Support (556)
LT COL William J Philimore

1889

Metropolitan Rifle Volunteers
2 Companies (150)
CPT Thomas Sherwood
Fremantle Rifle Volunteers
2 Companies (120)
CPT Charles Clifton
Perth Artillery
1 Battery (42)
CPT Edward W Haynes
Guildford Rifle Volunteers
1 Company (80)
MAJ Stephen Gardiner
Geraldton Rifle Volunteers
1 Company (60)
CPT Robert Cowan
Plantagenet Rifles
1 Company (80)
CPT Lancel De Hamel
Fremantle Naval Artillery
1 Battery (38)
CPT Edward Mayhew
Northampton Rifle Volunteers
1 Company (40)
CPT Samuel Mitchell
Medical Department
2
Surgeon-CPT Charles B Elliot
TOTAL
530 Infantry & 80 Artillery & 2 Support (610)
LT COL William J Philimore

1894

Unit
Size
Commanding Officer
1st Volunteer Infantry Regiment
304
A, B Companies (Perth Rifles)
2 Companies (96)
MAJ Thomas Sherwood
C, D Companies (Fremantle Rifles)
2 Companies, 1 Mounted Section (78)
CPT William Payne
E,F Companies (Guildford Rifles)
2 Companies, 1 Mounted Section (130)
MAJ Stephen Gardiner
Unattached
430
Perth Artillery Volunteers
1 Battery (44)
MAJ Edward W Haynes
Geraldton Rifle Volunteers
1 Company (58)
CPT Robert H Cowan
Fremantle Artillery Volunteers
1 Battery (44)
CPT James W Hope
Northampton Rifle Volunteers
1 Company (36)
CPT Samuel Mitchell
Plantagenet Rifle Volunteers
1 Company (51)
CPT Frederick Clare
York Infantry Volunteers
1 Company (102)
CPT Frederick A. Hare
Bunbury Rifle Volunteers
1 Company (51)
CPT Thomas H Lovegrove
Perth Mounted Rifles
1 Squadron (44)
CPT Edward Haynes
Permanent Force
50
Headquarters Staff
3
LT COL Henry Slane Flemming
Medical Staff
6
CPT Charles B Elliot
Chaplain Department
8
Chaplain 3rd Class, Dean Of Perth, Very Reverend Frederic Goldsmith
Permanent Force Artillery
1 Battery (33)
CPT Hector Harvest
TOTAL
602 Infantry, 121 Artillery, 44 Mounted Infantry, 17 Support (784)
LT COL Henry S Flemming

1897

1st Volunteer Infantry Regiment
252
Commanding Officers
A,B Companies (Perth Rifles)
2 Companies (108)
MAJ John Strickland
C,D Companies (Fremantle Rifles)
2 Companies, 1 Mounted Section (95)
CPT John Humble
E Company (Guildford Rifles)
1 Company, 1 Mounted Section (49)
CPT James Munday
Field Artillery
165
No 1 (Perth) Battery
1 Battery (91)
MAJ Edward W Haynes
No 2 (Fremantle) Battery
1 Battery (74)
MAJ James W Hope
Unattached
277
Geraldton Rifles
1 Company (80)
CPT William M Buchanan
Northampton Rifles
1 Platoon (40)
CPT Samuel Mitchell
York Infantry Volunteers
1 Company (70)
LT Alexander J. Monger
Bunbury Rifle Volunteers
1 Company (87)
CPT Edward Woodrow
Permanent Force
88
Headquarters Staff
5
COL Alexander Wilson KCB
Medical Staff
6
CPT Charles B Elliot
Chaplains Department
16
Chaplain 2nd Class, LT COL, Right Reverend Charles O L Riley
Permanent Force Artillery
1 Troop (30)
CPT William Crume
Headquarters Band
1 Platoon (31)
LT T Bryan
TOTAL
529 Infantry, 195 Artillery, 58 Support (782)
COL Alexander Wilson KCB

1901

Infantry Brigade
1,900
1st Battalion (Perth Infantry)
4 Companies (~400)
MAJ John Strickland
2nd Battalion (Fremantle Infantry)
4 Companies (~400)
CPT John Humble
A Company, 3rd Battalion (Guildford Infantry)
1 Company (~100)
CPT Compton/CPT Abbott
B Company, 3rd Battalion (Geraldton Infantry)
1 Company (~100)
MAJ Robert H Cowan
C Company, 3rd Battalion (Bunbury Infantry)
1 Company (~100)
CPT Edward Woodrow
D Company, 3rd Battalion (York Infantry)
1 Company (~100)
?
4th Battalion (Metropolitan Civil Service)
3 Companies (~300)
CPT Hugh Hunt/CPT H.W.S. LOW
5th Battalion (Goldfields Battalion of Infantry)
4 Companies (~400)
LT COL Henry Judd
Field Artillery
200
No 1 (Perth) Battery
1 Battery (~100)
MAJ Joseph J T Hobbs
No 2 (Fremantle) Battery
1 Battery (~100)
MAJ James W Hope
Permanent Force
100
Headquarters Staff
~10
COL George H Chippindall
Medical Staff
11
LT COL Charles B Elliot
Chaplains Department
19
Chaplain 2nd Class, LT COL, Right Reverend Charles O L Riley
Permanent Force Artillery
1 Troop (~30)
MAJ Vernon Beer
Headquarters Band
1 Platoon (~30)
LT T Bryan
Western Australian Mounted Infantry
355
?
Bunbury Mounted Infantry
~60
CPT Newton J Moore
Pinjarra Mounted Infantry
~60
LT Harris Davies/LT Alfred E Thomas
Geraldton Mounted Infantry
~60
?
Newcastle Mounted Infantry
~25
?
Northam Mounted Infantry
~25
?
Cannington Mounted Infantry
~25
LT James W Clydesdale
Greenough Mounted Infantry
~25
?
Fremantle Mounted Infantry
~25
?
Busselton Mounted Infantry
~25
?
Karridale Mounted Infantry
~25
?
Unattached
20
Albany Volunteer Garrison Artillery
~20
CPT Phillip H Meeks
Small amounts of soldiers untraceable
~125
TOTAL
2,696
COL George Herbert Chippindall

1903

11th Infantry Regiment
A, B & C Companies (Perth)
D & E Companies (Fremantle)
F Company (Guildford)
Goldfields Infantry Regiment
A, B, C & D Companies (Goldfields)
Western Australian Infantry Regiment
A Company (Geraldton)
B Company (Bunbury)
C & D Companies (Perth)
Australian Field Artillery
No. 1 Western Australian Battery (Perth)
No. 2 Western Australian Battery (Fremantle)
Australian Garrison Artillery
No. 1 Western Australian Company
18th Light Horse Regiment