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C1890
The Colonial Rifle Volunteers of Australia
Artist:
William Overend
Lieutenant-Colonel Tom Price was appointed by the government in 1885 to raise, command and organise a colonial corps known as the Victorian Mounted Rifles. It numbered about 1000 and was purely voluntary. Lt. Col. Price entered the British army in … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
The Colonial Rifle Volunteers of Australia
Date:
C1890
Artist:
William Overend
Engraver:
P. Naumann
Condition:
Technique:
Image Size:
335mm
x 235mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1890
Description:
Lieutenant-Colonel Tom Price was appointed by the government in 1885 to raise, command and organise a colonial corps known as the Victorian Mounted Rifles. It numbered about 1000 and was purely voluntary. Lt. Col. Price entered the British army in June 1861 and served with the 103rd Fusiliers and Madras Staff Corps until 1883, when he was employed in organising police in a similar fashion to the Victorian Mounted Rifles. Source Australian War Memorial.
