| Places | |
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| Accession Number | P00755.001 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Stuart Studio |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England |
| Date made | 1897 |
| Conflict |
Australian Colonial Forces, 1854-1900 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Lieutenant Colonel Henry Venn King, Commander of the Queensland Mounted Infantry Contingent to ...
Description
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Venn King, Commander of the Queensland Mounted Infantry Contingent to the Diamond Jubilee in 1897, mounted on his horse talks to two unidentified officers of the 3rd Hussars and a special correspondent during army manoeuvres. King was in command of the Queensland Contingent to England for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 1897. King was born in 1842. As a Captain in the Mounted Infantry, King was sent to Charleville and Cunnamulla during the 1891 shearer's strike. He was promoted to major in 1894 and lieutenant colonel in 1899. In 1903 he commanded the 14th Australian Light Horse for a short period, and in 1904, the 5th Light Horse Brigade as colonel. After a period on the retired list he was appointed as Honorary Colonel in the 3rd Light Horse in 1913, and at the age of 73, he was officer commanding the 2nd Remount Unit in Egypt from 1915 to 1916. He retired in 1921 and died at Toowoomba in 1929.