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NELSON & MOTUEKA VOLUNTEERS
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| Nelson Volunteer Rifle Corps: One Company in Suburban North had enrolled 56 members and elected: February 18th 1860 | Captain James McKay 1st Lieut. Arthur S. Collins 2nd Lieut. Daniel Slater |
| Nelson Volunteer Rifles No 1 Coy. 61 enrolled. Sworn in at the Court House April 5th 1860 | Captain W.T.L. Travers 1st Lieut. H.E.Curtis 2nd Lieut. S.Kingdom |
| Nelson Volunteer Rifles No 2 Coy. 1860 | Captain N. Edwards Lieut. A. Kerr Ensign B.O. Hodgson |
| Nelson Naval Artillery Coy. Formed June 1860 | Captain W. Akersten 1st Lieut. Trewheelar 2nd Lieut. Frederick Stock Gunner Thomas Simcoe Carpenter Thomas Brown |
| Coy also formed # Motueka | Captain Fred. Horniman |
| # Waimea East | Captain George Sparrow |
| # Waimea South | Captain John Wilson |
| # Waimea West | Captain N.G. Morse |
| # Upper Moutere | Captain C.F. Kelling |
| The Government put the Militia Act into operation and called up a number of men but the service was soon given up the volunteer system proving sufficient. | Captain & adjutant of the Nelson Battalion J. Lockett |
| Nelson Rifle Corps March 1875 battery formed
to protect Nelson Entrance to the harbour. This Brigade was prominent 7
Aug. 1877 successfully picking up passengers off the ship Queen Bee shipwrecked
at Farewell Spit. 1897 this changed into an Infantry Corps. Called the Nelson Coast Guards |
Captain Ralph Richardson 1875 & 1881 Lt. P.L. Gully - died 1879 Lt. J. Infield Secretary E.H. Tribe Captain H.W.Drake 1879 Captain C.Y. Fell 5 years Captain William Simpson 12 years Captain R.W. Stiles |
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NZ Defence Act 1866 and the amended Act
of 1888 were framed for maintenance of forces. |
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| Nelson Naval Artillery 1890: 61 men | Captain William Simpson Lt. R. Watson Lt. E. Lukins |
| H. Battery N.Z.F.A.1890: 60 men | Captain A.F.Maginnity Lt. P. Topliss Lt. T. Wimsett |
| Nelson City Rifles 1890: 54 men | Lt. J. T. Veysey Lt. A.J. Gray |
| Stoke Rifles 1890: 53 men | Captain Geo. Harkness Lt. C. Ching Lt. J.H. Barker |
| Waimea Rifles 1890:53 men | Captain H. Wratt Lt. W.H. Bryant Lt. P.B. Ricketts |
| Nelson College Cadets 1890:56 men | Captain W.S. Littlejohn Lt. E.F.W. Cooke Lt. H. Gibbs |
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© Barbara Andrew 2002-2005
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