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--- victorian_militia [2025/01/21 09:17] – [Bibliography] 103.137.15.38
+++ victorian_militia [2025/02/27 22:54] (current) – [1st Brigade Garrison Artillery] Added officers commanding philip
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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 ? ===
-=== Footscray Battery ===
+Inaugural officer commanding in 1884 was Major W. H. Hall (page 131).
-=== No. 4 Battery Williamstown ===
+=== 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 ====
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 ==== Victorian Cavalry ====
-From page 85
+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 =====