Index

Australian Riflemen
   
Blannin, Alfred
  Hon. Secretary Victorian Rifle Association.
Accompanied the Victorian contingent of the Australian team to Creedmoor in 1876. Published (Melbourne, 1877) his journal of the tour and competitions: Hasty Notes of a Flying Trip with the Victorian Rifle Team to England and America in 1876.
Military: Captain (1876)
Draper, T.T.
 

Member Victorian Rifle Association.
1876: Member of the Australian team at Creedmoor, USA.
Military: Lieutenant (Volunteer?) Engineer Corps (1876).
Gee, Daniel
  Member New South Wales Rifle Association.
1876: Member of the Australian team at Creedmoor, USA.
Military: Sergeant (1876)
Greenfield, Alexander MacKay (c1839-1922)
  Member Victorian Rifle Association.
1876: Adjutant (and Reserve) of the Australian team at Creedmoor, USA.
Born c1839 at Berwick, Scotland. Arrived in Melbourne in 1857. Joined Ballarat Rangers in 1861.
Military: Captain 2nd Ballarat Rifles (1876)
King, H.J.
 

Member Victorian Rifle Association.
1876: Member of the Australian team at Creedmoor, USA.
Military: Captain East Melbourne Artillery (1876)
Lynch, John Stephen (c1833-1878)
  Member New South Wales Rifle Association.
1876: Member of the Australian team at Creedmoor, USA.
Maddocks, J.H.
  Member New South Wales Rifle Association.
1876: Reserve to the Australian team at Creedmoor, USA.
Military: Lieutenant (1876)
Morris, Augustus
  1876: Captain of the Australian team at Creedmoor, USA.
Slade, J.J.
  Member New South Wales Rifle Association.
1876: Member of the Australian team at Creedmoor, USA.
Sleep, Joseph Thomas (c1835-1924)
 

Member Victorian Rifle Association.
1876: Member of the Australian team at Creedmoor, USA.
Born c1835 at Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England. Came to Australia in 1856 settling in Ballarat, Victoria, and operating as a watchmaker and jeweller. Joined the Ballarat Volunteer Rifle Ranges in 1860. For many years he was returning officer for the Ballarat State electorate, and was a member of the managing bodies of many public orgainisations in Ballarat. Retired on his estate in South Gippsland.
Military: By 1861 he was a Sergeant in the Ballarat Volunteer Rifle Rangers (1863 Ballarat Volunteer Rangers). 1864 Lieutenant in the 1st Ballarat Corps. 1866 Captain and officer commanding the 3rd Ballarat Rifle Corps. By 1876 Major and from 1884 until his retirement Lieutenant-Colonel.
Smith, J. McGarvie
  Member New South Wales Rifle Association.
1876: Member of the Australian team at Creedmoor, USA.
Military: Captain (1876)
Wardill, B.J
  Member Victorian Rifle Association.
1876: Member of the Australian team at Creedmoor, USA.
Military: Captain East Melbourne Artillery (1876)