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WHAT WERE THE NAMES OF THE OFFICERS INVOLVED IN THE SIEGE AT GLENROWAN?
Here you will find the names of every officer that I know of involved in the siege. 

TROOPERS, MOUNTED CONSTABLES & OFFICERS.

NUMBER    NAME                                RANK                      ROLE AT GLENROWAN.

1925        Kelly  John               Senior Constable                Capture of Ned, in charge when Hare wounded.

2745        Phillips William       Mounted Constable

2228        Bracken Hugh         Constable                          
   The lone officer at Glenrowan.

2971        Arthur James M.    Mounted Constable             Sgt. Steele's foe, saved civilians.

2710        Barry Daniel            Mounted Constable             Interviewed by the Royal Commission.

                                                                                                 To be strapped to the engine! 

                 Kirkham Thomas

2986        Gascoigne  Charles Constable                      The officer who kept Ned's shoulder cap.

3100        Canny William         Mounted Constable 

                 Hare Francis          Superintendent

                 Sadleir John           Superintendent

1305        Whelan James       Sergeant

2312        Graham Robert      Mounted Constable

2688        Ryan Cornelius      Mounted Constable

3059        Wallace W.J.R.      Mounted Constable  

3105        Wilson Thomas.P.  Mounted Constable

3110        Stillard J.L.             Mounted Constable

1670        Kelly Patrick           Foot Constable

2041        Reilly Thomas        Foot Constable

2684         Milne John              Foot Constable

2963         Hewitt John.M.       Foot Constable

1179        Steele A.L.M.          Sergeant

2697        Mountiford J.            Mounted Constable  

2719        Moore William        Mounted Constable        Shot Ned's mare as she followed him.

2886        Healey Patrick        Mounted Constable

2507        Dwyer James          Constable   

                Sherritt Jack             (became a Constable after Glenrowan)

3046       Cawsey Robert

                Armstrong Harry.     Constable

                Johnston Charles    Senior Constable

3039        Dixon James           Constable

2037        Walsh Patrick          Constable                        Late arrival

2551        McHugh Robert       Constable    

2612        Glenny Richard        Foot Constable

3033        McColl Robert          Constable

                 Meagor C F             Mounted Constable

                 Stone  John H           Foot Constable

                 Wickham Richard       Foot Constable

 3072       McDonald Peter           Foot Constable

 1649       Alexander Anthony       Constable

                 Coghlan John                Constable                    Late arrival

                 Griffin Robert                 Constable                    Late arrival

                 Bunker Robert               Constable                    Late arrival

                 Maldriou Thomas          Constable                    Late arrival

                 McIntyre Thomas           Constable                    Late arrival, Stringybark survivor.

                 Perkins William             Constable                    Late arrival

2271        Smyth Robert                Senior Constable

2755        Alexander Robert         Constable

3106        Dwyer Thomas             Mounted Constable

                 Duross William              Constable

2918        Dowling Patrick

 

 

                O'Connor Stanhope    Sub-Inspector                In charge of the 

                                                                                         Trackers from Queensland.

 

 

Black Trackers.

Hero

Johnny

Jimmy

Jacky

Barney

Spider

Moses

 

According to McQuilton in 'The Kelly Outbreak', the Police arrivals at Glenrowan were as follows:

Number of Police        Time of Arrival            Officer in Command

        16                            3.00 a.m.                Hare until 3.30 a.m.
                                                                        3.30-5.30 a.m. disputed.

        26                            5.30 a.m.                Sadleir

        11                            9.00 a.m.                     "

         4                             12.00 p.m.                   "

          1                              4.30 p.m.               Standish

Total  57                        (Hare did not return to the field)