1894 — Page 57

Blue Books 香港計冊 All AI Reviewed
Series Prev Next Source

RETURN OF MILITIA.

Nil.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS

That Corps which existed until 1893 consisted solely of an Artillery Corps. It was not made subject to the Army Act, and consequently was not held to be in a military sense a reliable force in the event of war.

In 1893 the force was disbanded by Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON and a new Volunteer Corps was formed under Ordinance 6 of 1893, which placed the Corps under the supervision of the military authorities as in England and made it subject to the Army Act to the same extent as the Volunteer Force in England.

The establishment of the Corps has been fixed as follows:

Unit Description
1 Battery Field (Mountain) Artillery
3 Companies Machine Gun

with a staff of 1 Commandant, 1 Adjutant and 2 Medical Officers.

The staff is complete, and the Field Battery and Machine Gun Company have already been formed, numbering respectively 65 and 48. The Field Battery has, in addition, 5 signallers and 1 Trumpeter (unenrolled boys) attached.

The Officers of the Corps are as follows:

STAFF

  • HONORARY Colonel: HIS EXCELLENCY Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON, K.C.M.G., GOVERNOR OF HONGKONG.
  • COMMANDANT: Col. F. B. J. JERRARD, (Acting).
  • ADJUTANT: Lieut. C. TAYLOR, R.A. (Acting).

Light Field BATTERY

  • Captain J. MCCALLUM.
  • Lieut. H. E. DENSON.
  • " A. CHAPMAN.
  • " W. MACHELL.

SURGEON

  • SURGEON CAPTAIN: JAMES CANTLIE.
  • SURGEON Lieutenant: JAMES ALFRED LOWSON.

No. 1 MACHINE GUN COMPANY

  • Captain W. H. E. MURRAY, (Acting), (The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment).
  • Lieut. J. ARMSTRONG.
  • " E. OSBORNE.
  • " J. MURRAY ADAMSON.

A new Commandant will however be appointed early in 1895, and a new Adjutant on 1st January, 1895. Names not yet known.

Edit History

2026-07-07 21:25:13 · NVIDIA / meta/llama-4-maverick-17b-128e-instruct
Live
View comparison
AI Proofread
RETURN OF MILITIA. Nil. HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS That Corps which existed until 1893 consisted solely of an Artillery Corps. It was not made subject to the Army Act, and consequently was not held to be in a military sense a reliable force in the event of war. In 1893 the force was disbanded by Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON and a new Volunteer Corps was formed under Ordinance 6 of 1893, which placed the Corps under the supervision of the military authorities as in England and made it subject to the Army Act to the same extent as the Volunteer Force in England. The establishment of the Corps has been fixed as follows: Unit Description 1 Battery Field (Mountain) Artillery 3 Companies Machine Gun with a staff of 1 Commandant, 1 Adjutant and 2 Medical Officers. The staff is complete, and the Field Battery and Machine Gun Company have already been formed, numbering respectively 65 and 48. The Field Battery has, in addition, 5 signallers and 1 Trumpeter (unenrolled boys) attached. The Officers of the Corps are as follows: STAFF HONORARY Colonel: HIS EXCELLENCY Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON, K.C.M.G., GOVERNOR OF HONGKONG. COMMANDANT: Col. F. B. J. JERRARD, (Acting). ADJUTANT: Lieut. C. TAYLOR, R.A. (Acting). Light Field BATTERY Captain J. MCCALLUM. Lieut. H. E. DENSON. " A. CHAPMAN. " W. MACHELL. SURGEON SURGEON CAPTAIN: JAMES CANTLIE. SURGEON Lieutenant: JAMES ALFRED LOWSON. No. 1 MACHINE GUN COMPANY Captain W. H. E. MURRAY, (Acting), (The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment). Lieut. J. ARMSTRONG. " E. OSBORNE. " J. MURRAY ADAMSON. A new Commandant will however be appointed early in 1895, and a new Adjutant on 1st January, 1895. Names not yet known.
Baseline (Original)
(E3) RETURN OF MILITIA. Nil. HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS. That Corps which existed until 1893 consisted solely of an Artillery Corps. It was not mado subject to the Army Act, and consequently was not hold to be in a military souse a rolinblo force in the event of war. In 1893 the force was disbanded by Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON and a now Volunteer Corps was formed under Onlinance 6 of 1893, which placed the Corps under the supervision of the military authorities as in England and made it subject to the Army Act to the summo extent as the Volunteer Force in England. The establishment of the Corps has been fixed as follows:— 1 Battery of Field (Mountain) Artillory. 3 Machino Gun Companios. with a staff of 1 Comunandant, I Adjutant aud 2 Modical Officors, The staff is complete, and the Field Battery and Machine Gun Company have already been formed, i numbering respectively 65 and 48. The Field Battery has, in addition, 5 signallers and 1 Trumpoter (unenrolled boys) attached. The Oflicors of the Corps are as follows :— STAFF. HONORARY Colonel. IIIS EXCELLENCY Sı WILLIAM ROBINSON, K.C.M.G., GOVERNOR OF HONGKONG. COMMANDANT— • Col. F. B. J. JERRARD, (Acting). ADJUTANT— Liout. C. TAYLOR, R.A. (Acting). · Light Field BATTERY- Captain J. MCCALLUM. Liout. H. E. DENSON. "I A. CHAPMAN. " W. MACHELL. SURGEON CAPTAIN— JAMES CANTLIE. SURGEON Lizutenant- JAMES ALFRED LOWSON. No. 1 MACHINE GUN COMPANY— Captain W. H. E. MURRAY, (Acting), (The Loyal North Lunenshiro Regiment). Licut. J. ARMSTRONG. E. OSBORNE. J. MURRAY ADAMSON. A new Commandant will however be appointed early in 1895, and a new Adjutant on 1st January, 1895. Names not yet known.
2026-07-07 21:25:13 · Baseline
View content

(E3)

RETURN OF MILITIA.

Nil.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.

That Corps which existed until 1893 consisted solely of an Artillery Corps. It was not mado subject to the Army Act, and consequently was not hold to be in a military souse a rolinblo force in the event of war.

In 1893 the force was disbanded by Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON and a now Volunteer Corps was formed under Onlinance 6 of 1893, which placed the Corps under the supervision of the military authorities as in England and made it subject to the Army Act to the summo extent as the Volunteer Force in England.

The establishment of the Corps has been fixed as follows:—

1 Battery of Field (Mountain) Artillory.

3 Machino Gun Companios.

with a staff of 1 Comunandant, I Adjutant aud 2 Modical Officors,

The staff is complete, and the Field Battery and Machine Gun Company have already been formed,

i numbering respectively 65 and 48. The Field Battery has, in addition, 5 signallers and 1 Trumpoter (unenrolled boys) attached.

The Oflicors of the Corps are as follows :—

STAFF.

HONORARY Colonel.

IIIS EXCELLENCY Sı WILLIAM ROBINSON, K.C.M.G., GOVERNOR OF HONGKONG.

COMMANDANT—

•

Col. F. B. J. JERRARD, (Acting).

ADJUTANT—

Liout. C. TAYLOR, R.A. (Acting).

·

Light Field BATTERY-

Captain J. MCCALLUM.

Liout. H. E. DENSON.

"I

A. CHAPMAN.

"

W. MACHELL.

SURGEON CAPTAIN—

JAMES CANTLIE.

SURGEON Lizutenant-

JAMES ALFRED LOWSON.

No. 1 MACHINE GUN COMPANY—

Captain W. H. E. MURRAY, (Acting),

(The Loyal North Lunenshiro Regiment). Licut. J. ARMSTRONG.

E. OSBORNE.

J. MURRAY ADAMSON.

A new Commandant will however be appointed early in 1895, and a new Adjutant on 1st January, 1895. Names not yet known.

Comments

Approved members can add comments, bookmarks, and private notes.

No comments yet.

Private Research Note

Private notes are available after approval.