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Message started by DoubleD on 05/12/05 at 4:54am

Title: Colonial Volunteer Corps.
Post by DoubleD on 05/12/05 at 4:54am

Were there Colonial Volunteer corps?

Title: Re: Colonial Volunteer Corps.
Post by dbm on 05/12/05 at 7:02am

There were some in Australia and Canada and possibly India. I don't have a lot of information on these though.

Anyone else with more information?

David

Title: Re: Colonial Volunteer Corps.
Post by Bill_Curtis on 05/12/05 at 10:24pm

Regulations for the Marking of and Preservation of Arms issued to the Corps of Colonial Volunteers 1859

Antigue Aa.
Bahama Islands B.I.
Barbadoes Bs.
Bermuda Ba.
British Columbia B.C.
British Guiana B.G.
Canada Ca.
Cape of Good Hope C.H.
Dominica Da.
Gambia Gba.
Gold Coast G.C.
Grenada Gda.
Heligoland Hd.
Honduras Hs.
Jamaica Ja.
Montserrat Mt.
Natal Nl.
Nevis Ns.
New Brunswick N. B.
Newfoundland Nd.
New South Wales N.W.
New Zealand N.Z.
Nova Scotia N.S.
Prince Edward Island P.E.I.
Queensland Q.L.
St.Christopher St.C.
St. Helena St.H.
St.Lucia St.L.
St.Vincent St.V.
Sierra Leone S.L.
South Australia S.A.
Tasmania Ta.
Tobago To.
Trinidad Td.
Turks Islands T.I.
Vancouver Island Vr.I.
Victoria Va.
Virgin Islands Vd.I.
West Australia W.A.

These were the Regs for 1859 although it would have taken some time for Corps to be set up in some of the colonies. I note that Hong Kong is not mentioned but I do know there were Volunteers there at a later date. I have a P/61 Short Rifle dated 1864 and marked to the Prince Edward Island Volunteers.

Title: Re: Colonial Volunteer Corps.
Post by QVR on 07/20/05 at 11:34am

Hi all,
Part of my research is to examine the connection between the service of British regulars in the Colony of Queensland 1861-69 and the rise of both the local Volunteer Forces & Queensland Rifle Assoc. I'd be happy to exchange info on anyone interested in Australian colonial volunteer units.

Title: Re: Colonial Volunteer Corps.
Post by A._Roads on 07/22/05 at 4:37am

Hi QVR,

Two references that fit your interest area, though you probably have them, are:
"Volunteers at heart, the queensland defence force 1860 - 1901" by D.H. Johnson & Stan Robinson "Arms in the service of Queensland".
Also there is an excellent re-enactor group doing the Qld Scottish Volunteers who have done heaps of research etc that may be of interest. Regards, Adrian.