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Originally Posted by Wmr-RHB
I found this thread today and it made me curious.
I was googling through the net to see if I could find something about the 1930-42 badge of the 9th Light Horse (Yarrowee Light Horse), when I stumbled in here. This thread seems to settle that, thanks.
My question: what would the members of this unit have worn when there was no regimental hat dress badge (or did they not wear hat dresses  )? |
19 LH Regt was raised in 1921 from the existing 19 and 29 LH and between that time and its disbandment on 1 July 1929 (AAO 363/1929) its ORs wore copper oxidised rising sun hat and collar badges. Its officers, and from 1928, its warrant officers, wore the rising sun cap and collars in gilt, or gilding metal. On 9 November 1929 its number was linked with that of 17 LH Regt to become 17/19 LH Regt (AAO 530/1929). 17/19 LH Regt did not take over the former areas of the 19 LH Regt (Ballarat and the Wimmera area).
With brief exception 19 LH Regt did not exist in any way, shape or form during the period 1929-1941, thus no badges.
On 1 September 1933 17/19 LH Regt was redesignated 17 LH Regt and 19 LH Regt was reconstituted as 19 LH AC Regt (AAO 193/1933) in the Wimmera area but after 8 months was redesignated 1 AC Regt effective 1 May 1934 (AAO 81/1934). By the same AAO, 17 LH Regt was redesignated 17/19 LH Regt. Possibly there was a design submitted for approval by 2 Cav Div for 19 LH AC Regt during this time but events would have been overtaken by the change in designation.
17/19 LH Regt was redesignated 17 LH(MG) Regt on 1 October 1936 (AAO 83/1937) and by the same AAO 4 LH Regt was renumbered 4/19 LH Regt.
4/19 LH Regt was redesignated 4 LH Regt on 1 August 1939, 13 LH Regt was redesignated 13/19 LH Regt on the same date.
Note that these were simply changes in unit designation and there was no change in recruiting areas or exchange of unit personnel.
13/19 LH Regt – redesignated 13 LH Regt on 6 November 1940. 19 MG Regt was raised as a new unit with RHQ at Horsham (I think) on 3 December 1940.
This information comes from the original AAOs and the Gradation Lists of Officers of the Australian Military Forces for dates of postings of officers to and from these regiments, also Allied Land Forces Postings Order No 8/1942 issued with GOs of 31 Jul 42, which gives an effective date for the unlinking of 13/19 LH Regt as 30 August 1940.
On 7 January 1941 the Military Board directed that no further supply of regimental badges, other than for the Permanent Forces, was to be made (MB (MGO) memo 1038 of 7 Jan 41). This would ensure that any proposed design for the new 19 MG Regt would have been rejected.
Keith