More Info →Foxton Volunteers v. Shannon Riflemen, Empire Day 25 May 1903

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Description: Written with black ink pen above & below photo on mounting board, numbers for indentification of men - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Written with black ink pen on label paper (with blue border) glued at - left of photo – right of photo - Foxton Shannon 1 Capt. Walsh 2 Capt. Stephenson 13 Lieut. Mitchell 3 Rflm. Davey 14 Sergt. Clark 4 ” E. Spencer 15 Corp. Betty 5 ” G. Williams 16 Pt. Nye 6 ” W. Shearman 17 Sergt. Rand 7 ” G. Harris 18 Pt. Hickson 8 ” J. Curran 19 Corp. Hurley 9 ” J. Hallam 20 Pt. Smith 10 ” G. Woodmass 21 Bugr. Newth 11 ” N.B. Levien 22 Pt. Collins 12 ” E. Law 23 ” Munn 24 ” Ball 25 ” Morgan

Written with black ink pen on label paper (with blue border) glued below photo, as caption - Foxton Volunteers v Shannon Riflemen Empire Day May 25 1903

Written on back with black ink pen - Foxton Team 1 Capt. Walsh { owner of photo } 13 Lieut. Mitchell { James Hallam } 14 Sergt. Clark { Shannon } 17 ” Rand 19 Corp. Hurley 15 ” Betty J T Bovis 21 Bugler Newth 24 Private Ball 16 Private Nye 23 ” Munn 22 ” Collins 20 ” Smith 18 ” Hickson 25 ” Morgan Foxton Volunteers—Shannon Rifle Club at Foxton Rifle Range { Empire Day { May 25 1903 Men in mufti reading from the left. all Shannon riflemen President Stephenson. Riflemen Davey. EJS Spencer. G Williams. W Shearman Rflmen. G Harris. J Curran. J Hallam. G Woodmass, Levien, E Law. ” D Gardner (not on photo) Each man. 7 shots 200. 300. 500 Yds. { Shannon 868 points { Foxton 836 ” weather clear & calm. bull inner magpie outer 5 4 3 2

Foxton Volunteers v. Shannon Riflemen, Empire Day 25 May 1903 1 B&W photo print, mounted

Shannon Riflemen (back row) dressed in mufti (civilian clothes) while Foxton Volunteers are in military uniform (front row & both ends of back row).

Left to Right - Back Row: Capt. Walsh, Capt. Stephenson, Riflemen: Davey, E.J.S. Spencer, G. Williams, W. Shearman, G. Harris, J. Curran, J. Hallam, G. Woodmass, N.B. Levien, E. Law, Lieut. Mitchell. Front Row: Sgt. Clark, Corp. Betty, Pvt. Nye, Sgt. Rand, Pvt. Hickson, Corp. Hurley, Pvt. Smith, Bugler Newth, Privates: Collins, Munn, Ball, Morgan.

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