Hi Marje, It may pay to ask on the UK-MILITARY list. Mike Shingleton on that list is very knowledgeable & helpful. He is a respected military researcher & is very familiar with the WO records at TNA & other resources. He also does paid military research, his website being http://www.resthepast.co.uk/ There is some interesting info at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_forces_of_Australia which helps to explain why he might have been in different places. Bob Marmion has done a thesis "The Victorian Volunteer Force on the Central Victorian Goldfields 1858-1883". There is some interesting information about why he would have been instructing in Victoria (eg on page 23 - Ch 1). http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/thesis/public/adt-LTU20050430.150445/index.html You may find some good references in his Bibliography and there are some photos of volunteer corps (possibly men he would have trained). Hope this helps a little. Cheers, Deb. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marjedawn_1" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 5:50 AM Subject: Re: [HV] British Volunteer Army 19th Century > > Hello Ray, > > Thank you for your reply and the website of the TNA. > > However I was not able to find a result when I searched for James Brown - > any suggestions please? > > regards > Marje >