Jocelyn Barlow

Brigadier Jocelyn Barlow was one of the best known British rifle shooters in the years leading up to, and immediately after, World War II. He won the coveted King’s Prize at Bisley in 1934 and 1938. He also won the Grand Aggregate Silver Cross in 1939. Barlow not only won the King’s Prize more than once, something only a handful of men had done, but also reached the final 24 times between 1927-61. The Army Champion in 1930 and 1931, he shot for the Army Eight 16 times between 1924-48 and, for 22 of those 25 years, was team captain. He also captained England and Great Britain, and was captain at the 1948 British Olympic team. He contested his second Olympics four years later.

The author of two books on rifle shooting, Barlow served in the Middle East and Italy during World War II, where he was an inspector of enemy weapons and armoury. He was awarded the CBE in the 1944 Birthday Honours list, and retired from the Army in 1953.