The Caversham Rifles , which are known as J Company of the 1st Battalion Otago Rifle Volunteers, were formed on the same date as the Wakari Rifles; namely, the 11th of April, 1900. The officers of the corps are Captain A. M. Loasby, and Lieutenants R. J. Bremner and R. T. Emmerson.

Captain Andrew McCartney Loasby , of the Caversham Rifles, has been connected with volunteering for a number of years. He first joined the Nelson cadet corps, and was a member of the Blenheim and Masterton Rifles, and of the Alexandra Cavalry, Wanganui, before being transferred to the Otago Hussars. In 1900 he received the appointment of captain of the newly formed Caversham Rifles. Captain Loasby was quartermaster of the Federal Contingent, which went to Australia to take part in the Commonwealth celebrations. He carries on business as an indent merchant and wholesale chemist in Princes Street.

Lieutenant Robert James Bremner , of the Caversham Rifles, joined the old Caversham Rifles in 1890, and remained a member until the disbandment of the corps. For five years he belonged to the Peninsula Navals, which were also disbanded. In 1900 he joined the present Caversham Rifles as sergeant, and on his return from South Africa with the Tenth Contingent was elected lieutenant. Lieutenant Bremner won several trophies in the Caversham Rifles and Penisula Navals. As a Freemason he is a member of Lodge Hiram, New Zealand Constitution, and has passed through the chairs in the Order of Oddfellows.

Lieutenant Robert Teasdale Emmerson , of the Caversham Rifles, was born in Durham, England, and came with his parents to Dunedin in 1879. He was a page 134 corporal in the old Caversham rifle corps until its disbandment in 1888. In 1890 he joined the Garrison Band, and was a bandsman for five years. Lieutenant Emmerson subsequently joined the Dunedin Cycle Corps and was transferred, holding the rank of sergeant, to the position of lieutenant in the Caversham Rifles in 1903. He occupies a position in the warehouse of Messrs Hallenstein and Co., Dowling Street, Dunedin.