THE BRITISH CADET RIFLE TEAM

'Athelings'

The following Wellingtonians achieved recognition for excellence in full-bore marksmanship by being selected to represent Great Britain in the 'Athelings' (meaning Little Princes or Heirs to the Crown) for their annual tour to Canada and entry in the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association Meeting at Connaught Ranges, Ottawa in August.

1952    A.Harriss (A)
1961    R.Brook (Hn) and A.Stancomb (Hl)
1964    A.H.B.Evans (A)
1975    P.J.D.Hall (Bd)
1979    M.A.Hume (Hn)
1981    H.V.L.Smith (A)
1982    Lt. H.J.Adcroft (Adjutant)

1983    C.G. Jones (T)
1984    P.D. Thompson (Bl) and H.R. Dowdall (Hg) Res.
1986    Roger Cleave (Hl) and Richard Hebblethwaite (T)
1987    A.J. Adcroft (A)
1988    J.A.C. Orr (Hn) and S.C. Williamson (A)
1989    E.D.J. Brown and H.J. DePree (S) Res.
1990    A.G.Chapman (M)
1991    Simon Birkenhead (Bl)
1992    D.J.G. Rasor (Pn) and C.H. Wijsman (Pn)
1993    P.G. Daniel (C)
1994    Ed Reis (S)
1995    Colin Cunnington (A) John Lloyd (S) and John DePree (S) Res.
1996    Flt Lt Bruce Roth (Adjutant) and Angus Tilney (Bn)
1998    Philip Carter (Hg) and Mark Jeffery (M)
1999    Mike Burns (S)
2000    Piers Foster (Hn)
2001    Major Hylton Adcroft (Commandant)

2001 Team pictured at Frogmore House with HRH The Duke of Edinburgh

2002    Nick Vigors (S) and Edward Welford (L)
2003    James Norris (L)
2004    Chris Tootell (Hn)
2005    Robbie Watt (Hl)
2006    Christopher Redburn (Bd) (Captain) 
2007      Tom Ward (Hl), Ben Ebbetts (Bn)
2008      Angus Wilson (C)

Link to -  www.athelings.org