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The Victorian Mounted Rifles (VMR) was a regiment composed of Australian forces that served in the Second Boer War. It was first raised by Colonel Tom Price in the mid-1880s, composed of voluntary forces. It was composed of several contingents, the most notable being the 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.

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Victorian Mounted Rifles

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The Victorian Mounted Rifles (VMR) was a regiment composed of Australian forces that served in the Second Boer War. It was first raised by Colonel Tom...

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Colonial forces of Australia

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attendance. Nevertheless, at the start of the decade the Victorian Mounted Rifles were used by the Victorian government to provide assistance to police during...

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Military history of Australia during the Second Boer War

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1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles, 'A' Field Battery of the NSW Artillery, the NSW Medical Team, and the 2nd Victorian Mounted Rifles all arrived in February...

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Royal Australian Armoured Corps

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Jobson 2009, p. 118. Victorian Mounted Rifles Association (8 April 2020). "Beret and Badge". Official Site of the Victorian Mounted Rifles Association. Hopkins...

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Lou Lieberman

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Harris Boyd. He also did National Service and served in 8/13 VMR (Victorian Mounted Rifles) working with Centurion tanks. He served on the local consultative...

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Slouch hat

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by military forces in Australia in 1885 when the newly created Victorian Mounted Rifles adopted the hat as part of their uniform after their commanding...

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Uniforms of the Australian Army

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of the Victorian Mounted Rifles on manoeuvres in 1889. A trooper of the New South Wales Mounted Rifles, c. 1900. South Australian Mounted Rifles training...

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Leslie Maygar

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worked on his father's property. In March 1891 he enlisted in the Victorian Mounted Rifles. Following the outbreak of the Second Boer War, Maygar unsuccessfully...

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Australian Light Horse

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Australian Light Horse were mounted troops with characteristics of both cavalry and mounted infantry, who served in the Second Boer War and World War...

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Wilbur Dartnell

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Dartnell joined the Victorian Mounted Rifles, a part-time colonial militia unit. The regiment was mobilised as the 5th Victorian (Mounted Rifles) Contingent in...

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Stan Reid

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months in Victorian Mounted Rifles." The Traralgon & District Historical Society; The Australian Boer War Memorial: Victorian Mounted Rifles. [1] The events...

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George John Bell

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before joining the Victorian Mounted Rifles. Following the outbreak of the Second Boer War, Bell enlisted in Victorian Mounted Infantry as a private...

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Chris Muller

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and his troops overpowered about 350 men of the Australian 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles at Wilmansrust, Transvaal seizing ammunition, pom-pom guns, clothing...

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Battle of Diamond Hill

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by the Western Australian Mounted Infantry of Hatherley Moor. The hill was attacked by the New South Wales Mounted Rifles, who trotted across the plain...

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Kings Domain

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Hamilton and erected in 1904 with members of the fifth Victorian Contingent Victorian Mounted Rifles. The Walker Fountain was donated by Ron Walker, Lord...

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Kyneton

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Kyneton Mounted Rifle Corps was among the earliest in the colony of Victoria. The corps was later amalgamated in the 1880s to form the Victorian Mounted Rifles...

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Tanks in the Australian Army

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tanks in the immediate post–war period, including the 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles (8th/13th VMR) and the 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse (4th/19th...

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List of Australian armoured units

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Reconnaissance Regiment (Australian Horse) 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles 6th New South Wales Mounted Rifles 15th Northern River Lancers 1st Armoured Regiment...

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South Australian Mounted Rifles

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The South Australian Mounted Rifles (SAMR) was a mounted infantry unit of the Colony of South Australia that served in the Second Boer War. The first...

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List of Australian Victoria Cross recipients

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Battalion Estrees, France AWM Leslie Maygar 1901 Second Boer War 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles Geelhoutboom, South Africa AWM Dominic McCarthy 1918 First World...

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John Hoad

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military staff. On 4 June 1886, Hoad was appointed as adjutant of the Victorian Mounted Rifles, and through his aptitude, was quickly promoted to captain, and...

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Fort Tenedos

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Natal Hussars, the Durban Mounted Rifles, Alexandra Mounted Rifles, Stanger Mounted Rifles, and the Victorian Mounted Rifles. There were also some 2,200...

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