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--- victorian_militia [2025/01/20 22:45] – Added Geelong Battery philip
+++ victorian_militia [2025/02/27 22:54] (current) – [1st Brigade Garrison Artillery] Added officers commanding philip
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 At its inception in 1884 it consisted of different units. Although listed as 'corps' in official records these were named and functioned as brigades.
-Each brigade was led by a major.
+Each brigade was led by a major or captain.
 ==== Field Artillery Brigade ====
 Inaugural commanding officer in 1884 was Major King.
-Divided into batteries, each commanded by a captain.
+Divided into batteries, each commanded by a captain (although some had majors too).
 === A Battery ===
 === B Battery ===
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 === No. 1 (Geelong) Battery ===
+Inaugural officer commanding in 1884 was Major J. or L. Price (page 127).
+=== No. 2 Battery South Grant ? ===
+Inaugural officer commanding in 1884 was Major W. H. Hall (page 131).
+=== No. 3 Footscray Battery ===
+Inaugural officer commanding in 1884 was Major Goldstein (page 137).
+=== No. 4 Battery Williamstown ===
+Inaugural officer commanding in 1884 was Major Perin (?) (page 141).
+==== 2nd Brigade Garrison artillery ====
+=== Portland Battery ===
+Inaugural officer commanding in 1884 was Major Jas Frangmar.
+=== Belfast Battery ===
+=== Warrnambool Battery ===
+Inaugural officer commanding in 1884 was Major Cramer.
+==== Engineer Corps ====
+Commanded by a major.
+==== 1st Battalion Victorian Rifles ====
+Inaugural commanding officer in 1884 was Lieutenant-Colonel Alfred (?) Freeman.
+=== A Company ===
+Inaugural officer commanding in 1884 was Major R Robertson.
+=== B Company ===
+Inaugural officer commanding in 1884 was Major ?
+=== C Company ===
+Inaugural officer commanding in 1884 was Captain W Gane.
+=== D Company ===
+Inaugural officer commanding in 1884 was Captain John Lang.
+==== 2nd Battalion Victorian Rifles ====
+Inaugural commanding officer in 1884 was Lieutenant-Colonel ?
+Strength in 1884 was 664 officers and enlisted men.
+=== A Company ===
+Inaugural officer commanding in 1884 was Captain ?
+=== B Company ===
+Inaugural officer commanding in 1884 was Captain Christopherson (?)
+=== C Company ===
+Inaugural officer commanding in 1884 was Lieutenant Powell.
+=== D Company ===
+Inaugural officer commanding in 1884 was Captain A. Gillery (?)
+==== 3rd Battalion Victorian Rifles ====
+Inaugural commanding officer in 1884 was Lieutenant-Colonel ?
+=== A Company ===
+Inaugural officer commanding in 1884 was Major L. H. Hildahl (?)
+=== B Company ===
+=== C Company ===
+=== D Company ===
+==== 4th Battalion Victorian Rifles ====
+Inaugural commanding officer in 1884 was Lieutenant-Colonel John Aitken(?).
+Based in Castlemaine in 1884.
+=== A Company (Sandhurst Detachment) ===
+Inaugural officer commanding in 1884 was Major Pall...?
+=== B Company (Sandhurst Detachment) ===
+Inaugural officer commanding in 1884 was Captain Dyason.
+=== C Company ===
+Inaugural officer commanding in 1884 was Captain Thomas Templeton.
+==== Victorian Cavalry ====
+Inaugural officer commanding in 1884 was Captain R B Sibley. Possibly 'A Troop'?
+==== Sunbury Section (?) ====
+Page 90
+==== Field Artillery Brigade ====
+Inaugural officer commanding in 1884 was Lieutenant-Colonel Turner.
+Some officers had a 'horse allowance' to hire horses. e.g. Page 95.
+Headquarters of Field Artillery Brigade in August 1885 listed as "117 Collins Street West".
+Payments appear to have been made from the Naval Military Forces (page 95).
+Total strength in August 1885 listed as:
+  * A Battery: 80
+  * B Battery: 101
+  * C Battery: 98
+  * Headquarters: 2
+Total 281.
+=== A Battery ===
+Inaugural officer commanding in 1884 was Major King
+=== B Battery ===
+Inaugural officer commanding in 1884 was Major John Hacher(?)
+=== C Battery ===
+Inaugural officer commanding in 1884 was Major A. Y. Woods. Also Captain W. W. Kelly.
+From page 95
 ===== Bibliography =====
-  * National Archives of Australia. Records of the Victorian Militia. https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ListingReports/ItemsListing.aspx?series=B5437
+  * National Archives of Australia. Records of the Victorian Militia. https://www.naa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-05/fs-134-colonial-defence-personnel-records-held-in-melbourne.pdf
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+{{tag>"Victorian Militia"}}