User:Nford24/Queensland Defence Force

Queensland Defence Force
Queensland Defence Forces, Fort Lytton, 1893
Founded3 March 1860
Disbanded22 June 1911
Service branchesArmy
Navy
HeadquartersFort Lytton
Leadership
commander-in-chief of VolunteersSir George Bowen (1860-1868)
Colonel Samuel Blackall (1868-1871)
The Marquess of Normanby (1871-1874)
Sir William Cairns (1875-1877
Sir Arthur Kennedy (1877-1883)
Sir Anthony Musgrave (1883-1888)
Field Marshal Sir Henry Norman (1888-1895)
The Lord Lamington (1896-1901)
CommandantLTCOL M. O'Connell (1860-1871)

LTCOL J. McDonnell (1877-1879)
LTCOL G. Blaxland (1879-1884)
COL G. A. French (1884-1891)
MAJGEN J. F. Owen (1891-1894)
COL E. R. Drury (1894-1895)
COL H. Gunter (1895-1900)

COL Harry Finn (1900-1901)

The Queensland Defence Force (QDF) was established on 3 March 1860 by the Governor of Queensland Sir George Bowen following the establishment of Queensland.[1]

Organisation

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Land forces

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Line Infantry
Volunteers
  • Queensland Volunteer Rifles
  • Queensland Irish Volunteer Corps
  • Queensland Scottish Volunteer Corps
  • Queensland Teacher' Volunteer Corps
  • Cadet Corps
Mounted Infantry
  • Moreton Mounted Infantry
  • Darling Downs Mounted Infantry
  • Warrego Mounted Infantry
  • Wide Bay Mounted Infantry
  • Mackay Mounted Infantry[2]
  • Rockhampton Mounted Infantry
  • Charters Towers Mounted Infantry
  • Queensland Imperial Bushmen - Raised specifically for the Boer War.

1st Battalion (Moreton), Queensland Mounted Infantry 2nd Battalion (Darling Downs), Queensland Mounted Infantry 3rd Battalion (Wide Bay), Queensland Mounted Infantry 4th Battalion (North Queensland), Queensland Mounted Infantry

Engineers
  • Brisbane Engineers
  • Submarine Mining Section
Artillery
  • A Battery, Permanent Force
  • Brisbane Field Battery
  • Moreton Field Battery
  • Brisbane Garrison Battery
  • Bowen Garrison Battery
  • Cairns Garrison Battery
  • Townsville Garrison Battery
Medical Services
  • Brisbane Ambulance Corps (detachment at Ipswich)
  • Wide Bay Ambulance Corps (detachment at Maryborough)
  • Kennedy Ambulance Corps (detachment at Charters Towers)

Queensland Maritime Defence Force

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HMQS Paluma in 1889

Ships

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Gunboat
Auxiliary Gunboat
  • HMQS Bonito (1887-1963)
  • HMQS Bream (1887-?)
  • HMQS Stingaree (1887-?)
  • HMQS Pumba (1887-?)
  • HMQS Dolphin (1887-?)
  • HMQS Otter (1884-1906)
Naval Brigades
  • Brisbane Naval Brigade
  • Townsville Naval Brigade
  • Maryborough Naval Brigade
  • Rockhampton Naval Brigade
  • Cairns Naval Brigade

Notes and references

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  1. ^ "The Queensland Defence Force; History & Units 1859-1911". Digger History. Digger History. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  2. ^ Gympie Family History Society Inc. Gympie Family History Society Inc. https://www.gfhs.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Boer-War-flow-chart.pdf. Retrieved 18 September 2018. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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