Hoad Shield
1907Silver on wood shield
The shield was donated for competition among metropolitan rifle clubs by Inspector General J.C. Hoad in 1907.
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"Inspector General Hoad CMG Shield for Teams Competition 1907 to 1911" Final competition won by Perth Rifle Club. Previous winners are engraved on the shield as follows "Perth Police RC 1907"; "11th AIR 1908"; "PRC 1909 J Wilkie, R Grieves, A Wheeler, C Lloyd and ML Loyd (Commander)"; "PRC 1911 A Ford, EB Bayliss, WE Yeo, H Young, G Robinson (Commander)"
Sir John Charles Hoad (1856-1911) was born on 25 January 1856 at Goulburn, New South Wales and was a professional soldier in the Victorian colonial and later Australian army. In January 1907 he was promoted major general and confirmed as inspector general of armed forces for Australia. The donation of the shield was seen to legitimise the creation of civilian rifle clubs replacing the volunteer and militia formations of the colonial era. At the time there was some disagreement within military ranks over whether civilian rifle clubs should be supported.
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