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INDIVIDUAL HONOURS

This page contains statistics and information for Guernsey shooters in international competitions at Wimbledon, Bisley and further afield, including the Sovereign’s Prize, the St George’s and the Imperial Meeting Grand Aggregate.

As of 2025, Guernseymen have racked up over sixty individual honours at the Imperial Meeting, which are detailed here. This tally includes two winners of HM The Queen’s Prize, and four winners of the St George’s. Nick Mace’s Silver Cross win in 2008 is the closest a Guernseyman has come to winning the Grand Aggregate.

WR Symons was the first islander to win silverware at the Imperial Meeting, then shot at Wimbledon, winning the Telegraph in 1880. By the end of the century, the island had its first winner of HM The Queen’s Prize in the form of William Priaulx, in 1899.

Winifred Leale, daughter of Guernsey captain Josiah Leale, became the first woman to compete in NRA competitions when she entered the 1891 Imperial Meeting. Leale made headlines across the Empire for her daring, and shooting prowess, which “equalled any man on Bisley Common” (Pall Mall Gazette, 1891).

1880WR SymonsTelegraph
1888AE JoryDaily Graphic
1895DysonAlexandra
1899WA PriaulxHM The Queen’s Prize, Gold Medal
1901J MahySt George’s, Gold Cross
1903H KingMartin’s Challenge Cup
1904EO DespointesMartin’s Challenge Cup
1908H Le M BrockHM The Queen’s Prize, Bronze Medal
1919F NoyonStock Exchange
1920D BissetStock Exchange
1920D BissetTelegraph
1920D BissetAll Comers’ Aggregate
1921JA SmithAll Comers’ Aggregate
1929A YoungDaily Mail
1937D BissetTimes
1938D BissetDuke of Gloucester
1938FJ CopeElkington
1951EE DespointesHM The King’s Prize, Bronze Medal
1958GT MartelSt George’s, Gold Cross
1961FW Le MaîtreSt George’s, Gold Cross
1963BRW ParkerCentury
1968MF MartelSt George’s, Gold Cross
1968GT MartelGovernor General’s Prize, Gold Badge
1969MF MartelHM The Queen’s Prize, Bronze Medal
1975CMY TrotterHM The Queen’s Prize, Gold Medal
1976MF MartelSt George’s, Bronze Cross
1977GR MartinConan Doyle
1982CMY Trotter (GM)Commonwealth Games, Bronze Medal
1982CMY Trotter (GM)Falklands
1984NC BlampiedHM The Queen’s Prize, Silver Badge
1985CMY Trotter (GM)Kenya
1986CMY Trotter (GM)Kenya
1987CMY Trotter (GM)Kenya
1990RG CourtneySaturday Aggregate
1990RG CourtneyConan Doyle
1993RG CourtneyAdmiral Hutton
2000NC MaceNew Zealand
2000 AM JoryAlexandra
2001PM JoryAll Comers’ Aggregate
2001 PM JoryLord Tedder
2002AM JoryLord Tedder
2003NC MaceTimes
2004MF MartelThe Queen’s Veterans
2007NC MaceNorthland
2008NC MaceClementi Smith
2008NC MaceElkington
2008NC MaceGrand Aggregate, Silver Cross
2009PM JorySunday Aggregate
2009PM JoryBrigadier
2009PM JoryNew Zealand
2009PM JoryElkington
2009NC Mace (SC)Stock Exchange
2012NC Mace (SC)Tucker Aggregate
2015PM JoryNorthland
2024NN ThompsonSt George’s, Bronze Cross
2024NN ThompsonGurkha Appeal