1873 Militia officers

Staff

• Lieut-Governor and Commander-in-Chief: Major General Philip Melmoth Nelson Guy
• Acting ADC: Lieut Maitland Moore Lane RA
• Fort Major; Lieut-Col Richard Roney Dougal, half pay, late Depot Battalion
• Government Secretary: Lieut-Col J F Murray
• Commanding RA: Lieut-Col Thomas Crowe
• Commanding RE: Col John Moggridge
• Commanding 1-16th Regiment: Lieut-Col and Brevet Col A G C Chichester
• Staff Officer of Pensioners: Major J E Harvey
• Deputy Commissary: H F Travers
• Chaplain: The Rev R C Browne

Militia Staff

• Adjutant-General: Lieut-Col T P Touzel
• Chief Assistant Inspector and Chief Instructor of Musketry: Lieut-Col T P Touzel
• Medical Inspector-General: Alexander Low
• Deputy Medical Inspector-General: John Fixott

Assistant inspectors

• Artillery: Capt Philip Sorel
• 1st (NW) Regiment: Capt James Gibaut
• 2nd (N) Regiment: Capt H W Saunders
• 3rd (E) Regiment: Capt W C Gray
• 4th (S) Regiment, St Lawrence Battalion: Ensign C J Nicolle
• 4th (S) Regiment, St Helier Battalion: Capt Henry Bailhache
• 5th (SW) Regiment: Capt J Brayn

Artillery

With dates of last commissions

• Lieut-Col Giffard Nicholas Le Quesne - 2 May 1857
• Lieut-Col Philip du Heaume - 23 May 1868
• Lieut-Col William Gaudin - 26 April 1871

Captains

• Clement A de Quetteville - 26 April 1859
• Philip Sorel - 13 April 1861
• Gervais Le Gros - 17 May 1864
• Charles P Le Cornu - 24 February 1865
• J J de La Taste - 23 May 1868
• Thomas Simon - 13 August 1868
• Edward Mourant - 4 November 1871
• J N Westaway - 27 April 1866
• Louis Hooper Le Bailly - 28 April 1866
• Elias Neel - 23 May 1868
• Edward Le Quesne - 4 November 1871
• Daniel Le Geyt - 20 April 1872

Lieutenants

• Clement W Hemery - 13 August 1868
• W J Eckford - 15 August 1868
• Thomas Anthoine - 26 April 1871
• John Geffrard Pirouet - 13 March 1869
• Philip J Le Cornu - 17 March 1870
• John A Coutanche - 18 March 1870
• Henry P D'Auvergne - 19 March 1870
• Knowles Townsend - 17 November 1871
• Ernest W Le Quesne - 18 November 1871
• Robert Nicholson - 6 April 1872
• R Eckford - 6 May 1872 ^[1]
• Edward M de La Taste - 8 June 1872
• Adjutant and Inspector of Gunnery: Capt Philip Sorel - 1 February 1850
• Quartermaster: John de Caen - 26 April 1871
• Surgeons: Joseph Dickson - 5 August 1843; John Le Cronier - 15 April 1859
• Assistant Surgeon: John E Dickson - 21 January 1871
• Chaplain: Rev W B Le Maistre - 2 July 1859
• Veterinary surgeon: John Kell Haire - 5 September 1868

Corps of Troopers

• Captain J T du Jardin - 28 September 1868
• Lieut T Le Sueur - 14 January 1871
• Cornet Walter Arthur - 4 March 1871

Infantry

1st (NW) Regiment

• Lieut-Col E C Malet de Carteret - 26 September 1863
• Major Frederick Carrel - 30 March 1865

Captains

• Philip Le Quesne - 7 July 1856
• James Gibaut - 29 August 1857
• Nicholas Arthur - 18 October 1860
• Joshua Blampied - 24 October 1860
• John Simon - 26 September 1863
• Philip Le Brun - 30 March 1865
• John Le Brun - 31 August 1868
• Peter Mourant - 31 May 1869
• Thomas Howard - 29 July 1871

Lieutenants

• Frederick Stericker - 20 February 1865
• Joseph B Haynes - 21 February 1865
• Peter Bichard - 22 February 1865
• Philip John Le Boutillier - 21 August 1868
• James Le Brun - 22 August 1868
• John de Caen - 13 May 1871
• George Hocquard - 7 June 1872
• David Romeril - 8 June 1872

• Adjutant: Capt James Gibaut - 8 August 1857
• Quartermaster: John Le Brocq - 26 April 1855
• Surgeon: Walter Duret Aubin - 8 July 1872

Field Battery

• Captain Charles P Le Cornu - 24 February 1865
• Captain Daniel Le Geyt - 20 April 1872
• Lieut Henry P d'Auvergne - 19 March 1870
• Lieut Knowles Townsend - 17 November 1871

2nd (N) Regiment

• Lieut-Col James Godfray - 10 August 1861
• Major Francis Charles Gruchy - 11 July 1867

Captains

• F N de Quetteville - 29 June 1857
• Walter Bertram Godfray - 13 December 1861
• D N de Quetteville - 14 December 1861
• Elias Nicolle - 26 September 1863
• John de Gruchy - 11 July 1867
• George Clement Bertram - 12 July 1867
• John Vaudin - 27 AUgust 1868
• John de Gruchy - 28 August 1868
• H Walbank C Saunders - 29 August 1868

Lieutenants

• Walter Renouf Nicolle - 26 September 1863
• John Charles Le Quesne - 11 July 1867

Ensigns

• Reginald R Lempriere - 10 July 1862
• Francis G Bertram - 9 October 1862
• Joseph Norman - 11 July 1867
• John Norman - 12 July 1867
• Charles Thomas Larbalestier - 7 June 1867
• John Cabot - 8 June 1869
• George Quesnel Larbalestier - 17 November 1871
• John Frederick Nicolle - 18 November 1871

• Quartermaster: E Payn - 13 April 1846
• Surgeon: John Le Gros - 8 December 1856
• Chaplain: Rev W Lempriere - 5 July 1862

Field Battery

• Capt Edward Mourant - 4 November 1871
• Capt Edward le Quesne - 4 November 1871
• Lieut Ernest William Le Quesne - 18 November 1871

3rd (E) Regiment

• Hon Colonel F Le Breton - 8 April 1840
• Lieut-Col John Touzel - - 29 January 1859
• Major Thomas Filleul - 20 February 1860
• Major George Helier Horman - 15 April 1871

Captains

• Lerrier Godfray - 18 March 1852
• Philip Gosset - 30 March 1860
• William Charles Gray - 6 October 1860
• Clement Lerrier Aubin - 25 July 1867
• Thomas Godfray - 2 July 1869
• Alfred George de Veulle - 3 July 1869
• George Ereaut - 18 May 1870
• Joshua Francis Le Bailly - 15 April 1871

Lieutenants

• Joshua Norman Falle - 21 April 1863
• Philip Le Breton - 29 April 1864
• William Thomas Harrison - 30 April 1864
• Alfred Jackson Aubin - 25 July 1867
• Albert Le Jeune - 2 July 1869
• Philip James Falle - 3 July 1869
• Henry Ereaut - 15 April 1871
• William Simonet - 15 July 1871

Ensigns

• Charles Durell Marett - 8 July 1865
• John Alfred Seale - 4 November 1865
• Philip Robin - 23 May 1868
• Charles John Clifford Touzel - 25 August 1869
• Charles F Le Cornu - 5 June 1871
• James Roney-Dougal - 6 June 1871
• Thomas Charles Horman - 18 November 1871
• Elias Falle - 4 October 1872
• Alfred Falle - 5 October 1872

• Adjutant: W C Gray - 5 October 1860
• Quartermaster: Henry Luce Manuel - 27 May 1871
• Surgeon: Charles Vaudin - 1 January 1866
• Assistant surgeon: Andrew Dunlop - 6 March 1868
• Chaplain: Charles Marett - 7 January 1871

Field Battery

• Captain Thomas Simon - 13 April 1868
• Captain Elias Neel - 23 May 1868
• Lieut Thomas Anthoine - 26 May 1871

4th (S) Regiment, St Lawrence Battalion

• Lieut-Col C Nicolle - 23 November 1872
• Major Edward Denize - 23 November 1872

Captains

• Aaron de Ste Croix - 3 December 1858
• Philip Le Sueur - 28 May 1859
• John Pinel - 16 May 1863
• Francis G Dallain - 7 July 1866

Lieutenants

• Francis Bishop Voisin - 13 June 1862
• Elias de Carteret - 14 June 1862
• Francis Laurens Ahier - 13 June 1863
• Gautier de Ste Croix - 25 March 1865
• Philip Nicolle - 1 February 1866
• Henry Coutanche - 2 February 1866

Ensigns

• George Alphonsus Trachy - 10 May 1864
• Philip H Rideout - 25 March 1865
• Joseph Hamon de Carteret - 1 February 1866
• Walter J Ennis - 16 May 1871
• Oliver E Mauger - 19 May 1871
• John Peter Clement - 8 June 1872
• Charles John Nicolle - 9 September 1872

• Quartermaster: Francis Labey - 27 May 1871
• Surgeon: Joseph Smith - 9 November 1872

Field Battery

• Captain Gervais Le Gros - 1 May 1864
• Lieut Philip J Le Cornu - 17 March 1870
• Lieut Robert Eckford - 6 May 1872
• Lieut M de La Taste - 8 June 1872

St Helier Battalion

• Hon Colonel Sir John Le Couteur - 27 April 1850
• Lieut-Col Clement Hemery - 16 September 1853
• Major E de La Taste - 10 November 1865
• Major H Bailhache - 13 March 1852
• Major Edward Dickson Le Couteur - 17 April 1872

Captains

• Peter Philip Guiton - 31 January 1860
• Francis Edward Hyne - 3 February 1860
• Philip Le Rossignol - 29 October 1860
• Philip W Le Quesne - 19 June 1861
• James John Ereaut - 10 November 1865
• John Thomas Le Riche - 2 May 1867
• William L de Gruchy - 2 May 1872
• Philip Baudains - 3 May 1872
• George F Perrot - 1 July 1872
• John Voisin - 2 July 1872

Lieutenants

• Charles Durell Sorel - 20 June 1861
• Elias Pequin Falle - 6 April 1865
• Philip H de Gruchy - 7 April 1865
• Philip Henry Guiton - 10 November 1865
• Charles John Le Quesne - 2 May 1867
• Francis Le Sueur - 7 May 1872
• John Dumaresq - 8 May 1872
• John Francis Gaudin - 1 July 1872

Ensigns

• William Le Vavasseur dit Durell - 14 May 1869
• Henry E le Vavasseur dit Durell - 24 May 1870
• Winter Ahier - 24 June 1871
• Philip W Picot - 24 June 1871
• Ernest Esnouf - 24 June 1871
• Alfred de La Taste 8 June 1872

• Quartermaster: W J Ogier - 15 April 1868
• Surgeon: A Le Rossignol - 3 June 1872
• Assistant surgeon: Thomas J Aubin - 3 June 1872

Field battery

• Capt John J de La Taste 23 May 1868
• Capt Louis H Le Bailly - 28 April 1868

Lieutenants

• Clement W Hemery - 13 August 1868
• W J Eckford - 15 August 1868
• J G Pirouet - 13 March 1869
• John Arnold Coutanche - 18 March 1870
• Robert Nicholson - 6 April 1872

5th (SW) Regiment

• Lieut-Col Joshua Brayn - 3 February 1872
• Major P Poingdestre - 17 February 1872

Captains

• George Orange - 7 November 1863
• John Ereaut - 7 September 1866
• Philip John Blampied - 15 April 1868
• Joshua Brayn - 24 February 1871
• Graves Chapman Swan - 25 February 1871
• Philip Simon - 17 February 1872

Lieutenants

• Albert F H Macreight - 17 May 1868
• Frederick S de C Bisson - 1 April 1870
• Frederick George Le Quesne - 17 February 1872
• Samuel E Le Marquand - 13 May 1872

Ensigns

• James John Blampied - 13 May 1872
• John Elias Mourant - 14 May 1872
• John Le Gresley - 15 May 1872
• John William Norman - 16 May 1872
• John Langlois - 17 May 1872

• Quartermaster: Francis Le Feuvre - 10 April 1864
• Surgeon: Alexander Low - 7 April 1829
• Assistant surgeon: Robert G F Smith - 4 March 1871
• Chaplain: Rev G Poingdestre - 4 November 1850

Field battery

• Captain C A de Quetteville - 16 April 1859
• Lieut J N Westaway - 27 April 1866

Unattached list

Colonels

• Moses Gibaut - 30 July 1842
• John Hammond - 4 May 1843
• John Mourant - 26 March 1852
• P Hemery - 15 March 1858

Lieut-Cols

• F J Le Couteur - 23 January 1834
• F Janvrin - 1 July 1840
• Isaac Falle - 21 July 1846
• J J Hammond - 30 December 1851
• C W Robin - 26 March 1852
• Charles W Le Geyt - 11 June 1853
• T P Alwynne - 19 September 1853
• John P de Ste Croix - 26 July 1855
• J J Le Touzel - 6 August 1855
• John Aubin - 13 January 1857
• Edward Nicolle - 20 October 1859
• F J Le Montais - 23 May 1868
• Peter Marett - 22 February 1842

Majors

• Moses Gibaut - 3 December 1850
• F J Simonet - 26 December 1850
• Charles Arthur - 4 January 1853
• J H Robin - 1 December 1856
• John Bennett - 1 December 1856
• George Falle - 24 May 1858
• John Syvret - 7 December 1859
• Charles Gruchy - 12 July 1867
• John Gabourel - 26 February 1868
• John Monamy - 3 July 1868
• Philip Bauche - 22 May 1869

Captains

• Thomas Payn - 14 May 1845
• F P Pirouet - 7 May 1850
• Edmund Le Cornu - 20 June 1850
• John R Poignand - 18 January 1851
• John Le Gallais - 14 February 1855
• James Le Quesne - 6 August 1855
• J Le B Chevalier - 30 June 1757
• Nicholas Arthur - 18 October 1860
• Thomas Anthoine - 26 December 1860
• Philip M de La Taste - 1 June 1861
• John T Aubin - 19 April 1863
• C Alexandre - 7 September 1866
• George J du Heaume - 13 July 1867
• John Sullivan - 10 April 1869
• Philip Le Neveu - 3 July 1869
• Philip de La Taste - 26 April 1871
• William John Le Feuvre - 26 April 1871
• Samuel Neel - 15 July 1871

Surgeons

• George S Hooper - 15 November 1832
• Philip Langlois - 6 November 1863

Drill sergeants

• John Henry Brine
• Nicholas J Poingdestre
• Philip Hubert
• George Skewlton
• William Coombe
• Helier Nicolle
• James Ahier
• John Falle
• P G Le Sautyeur
• Charles W Laffoley
• G D Helleur
• J Tuberville
• Charles Fauvel
• S Mc Elhinney
• George de Carteret
• John Francis Mannan

Militia arsenal keepers

• George Skelton (St My)
• William Coombs (St Mt)
• P G Le Sauteur (Gr)
• Samuel McElhinney (St H)
• W C Laffoley (St L)
• John Francis Mannan (St P)

Notes and references

1. ↑ Late Captain 23rd Foot