Jesse Alfred Wallingford (25 January 1872 – 6 June 1944) was a British sport shooter, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

He then left for Europe with the main group of the force, leading snipers and machine gunners on the peninsula.

[3][7] His actions in service were recorded in The Auckland Regiment by OE Burn in 1922:On the afternoon of the 27th, Wallingford greatly distinguished himself.

Arriving on the scene, he found that the casualties had been very heavy, that the Turks had obtained complete superiority of fire and were apparently massing, ready to storm over the disheartened few who were still holding on.

With the exception of Dr. Craig, no man was ever keener on salvaging the poor broken sufferers on the battlefield than this fighting soldier, of whom it is literally true to say that, like Saul of old, "he had slain his thousands."

In those early critical days the fiery enthusiasm, the tireless energy, the stark valour of this man were invaluable.

[8][9] Wallingford became known as the 'human machine gun' due to his accuracy and skill in shooting, with an estimated 5,000 Turkish troops being killed in the charge.

A member of his company, who has come back to New Zealand with a wound which almost proved mortal, relates with pride some of Captain Wallingford's exploits.

In a letter home, it may be remembered that this officer wrote that after several weeks at the front, that day was the first on which he had not killed a Turk.

[16] They had five children Sidney, who served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force during World War II, and four others, one of which died in infancy.