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The Castlemaine Company of The Mt
Alexander Battalion outside the old drill hall,
in Lyttleton St, Castlemaine, Victoria.
Sgt Henry Cook on extreme right. 1860s.
The photographs on this webpage kindly provided by Mr
Tom Corfmat of VCIA Inc.
(Left) Sgt. Henry Cook, Castlemaine
Company, Mt.
Alexander Battalion. (Right) an unknown
soldier
believed to be a member of the Ballarat
Rifles. Both
photos from the 1860s.
`Riflefire',
the magazine of the Victorian Colonial
Infantry
Association Inc.
Castlemaine, Australia Day 1999: Mt
Alexander Rifles saluting the
Flag. From left, Sgt Instructor of
Musketry Geoff Gleadall, then a
new recruit, Capt Garry James, (in
the background) and
Cpl of Pioneers Tom Corfmat..
A wedding in period costume at Mitcham,
Victoria, 12 July '98:
From left: Sarah, Margaret, Geoff
and Katie Gleadall, Ewa and
Garry James, Jill and Lewis Scheuch-Evans
(Lt, 95th Regiment
of Foot [Napoleonic period]), ring-bearer
Lincoln James, and Cpl.
Tom Corfmat.
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