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TH E DIE-HARDST H E J O U R N A L O F T H E M I D D L E S E X R E G I M E N T

( D u k e o f C a m b r i d g e ' s O w n )

V o l . II. N o . 7. F E B R U A R Y , 1927. P r i c e 9 d .

TH E M ID D LESEX REG IM EN T (D UKE OF CAM BR ID G E ’S OWN).[57]

Home Counties Area.The Plume of the Prince of Wales. In each of the four corners the late Duke of Cambridge’s Cypher and Coronet.

w-««» ” “ Seringapatam,” “ Albuhera,” “ Ciudad Rodrigo,” ' Badajoz, Vittona, ^ " ’’“ Inkerman,” “ Sevastopol,” “ New Zealand,” “ South Afnca, 1879,” “

.. vw=’" “ Marne 1914,” “ Ypres, 1915, ’ 17, 18,” “ Albert, 1916, ’18," “ Bazentin, Mods, 9 “ Suvla,” “ Jerusalem,” “ Mesopotamia, 191;

Vittoria,” “ Pyrenees,” “ Nivelle,” “ Nive,” “ Peninsula” Relief ot Ladysmith,” “ South Africa, 1900-02,”

Cambrai, 1917, ’18." “ Hindenburg Line,” Mesopotamia, 1917-18.”

“ Neuve 1916,

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Chapelle,” “ Delville

Thiepval,” “ Le Transloy,” “ Ancre Heights,” “ Ancre,1916, ’ 18,” ‘ Scarpe. 1917, ’ 18,” “ Arleux,” “ Messines, 1914, ’I7. '18,” “ Pilckem,”

Menin Road," “ Polygon Wood ” “ Broodseinde,” “ Poelcappelle,” “ Passchendaele,” “ St. Quentin,” •• — <*tt.-*--— n .< Hazebrouck,” “ Bailleul,” " Kemmel,” “ Scherpenberg, Canal

<< 1 e Gateau ” “ Retreat from Mons,” “ Aisne, 1914, ’ 18,” “ La Bassée, 1914,” “ Annentières 1914,» rtovpnSafel ” “ St. Tulien," “ Frezenberg ” “ Bellewaarde,” “ A ubers,” H ooge, 1915, ” ‘ Loos, Som me, w S d " “ Pozières,” “ G inchy,” “ Flers-Courcelette,” “ M orval,” “ ■■ < Ranaume 1917, ’ 18,” “ Arras, 1917, ’ i8," Vuny, 1917,■■Uneemarck, 1917,” “ Menin Road,” “ Polygon Wood

“ Awe ” “ Villers Bretonneux," “ Lys,” “ Estaires, . ------------------------ -, .j “ St Quentin Canal,” “ Courtrai ” “ SeUe,” “ Valenciennes,” “ Sambre,” “ France and Flanders, 1914-18, Italy,du <■ struma ” “ Doiran, 1918,” “ Macedonia, 1915-18," “ Landing at Suvla,” “ Scimitar Hill, Gallipoli, 1915, >f Rumam,

“ Egypt ’ 1915-16,” “ Gaza,” “ El Mughar,” “ Jericho,” “ Jordan,” “ Tell ’Asur, Palestine, 1917-18.“ Murman, 19x9," “ Dukhovskaya,”

1917-18,"“ Siberia, 1918-19.”

Agents— Lloyds Bank, Limited, Cox’s & King’s Branch.

Regu lar and M ilit ia B attalions.Uniform— Scarlet. F a cin g s— Lemon Yellow.

,st Bn (57th Foot) ... .......... Shanghai Defence Forceind Bn. (77th Foot) .................. Ahmednagarith Bn (R- Elthorne Mil.) ....................Mill Hill.6 5 Bn (R-East Middlesex Mil.) ..Mill Hill.

Depot— Mill Hill. Record Office— Hounslow. T errito ria l A rm y Battalions,

ith Bn ... Drill Hall, Priory Road, Hornsey, N.Rn’ Drill Hall, Hanworth Road, Hounslow.

9th Bn! '.!! ... DriB HaU. Pound Lane, Willesden, N.W.10.Affiliated Territoria l A rm y Battalions.

7th Citv of London Regiment ... 24, Sun Street, Finsbury' 1 Snnare. E C.2.

Allied Regim ents of C anad ian M ilitia.

The Peterborough Rangers The Wentworth Regiment

Peterborough, Ontario. Dundas, Ontario.

Allied Regim ent of Dom inion of New Zealand.

The Taranaki Regiment.

C olon el-in -C hief:Col H R.H. the Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall, K.G.,

K.T., G.C.S.I., G.C.M.G., G.C.I.E., G.C.V.O., G.B.E., M.C., Col W. Gds., Colonel-in-Chief 12th L., R. S. Fus., S. Wales Bard., D.C.L.I., P.W. Vols., Seaforth, and R. Wilts Yeo., Personal A.D.C. to the King.

C o lo n e l:Gen. Sir Ivor Maxse, K.C.B., C.V.O., D.S.O.

C O N T E N T S

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Football Team, 2nd Battalion . . . F r o n t i s p i e c e

Editorial ................................................... 366Regimental F ixtu res f o r 1927 ............... 366Major N. J. R. Blake, D .S .O . { w i t h P h o t o ) 367ist Battalion N otes (I l l u s t r a t e d ) ............... 368The Late Sergt.-D mr. James D eacon

{w ith P h o t o ) ..................................................... 377

2nd and 4th Battalions F ired F irst andLast Shots in the W a r ........................... 379

Old Comrades’ Annual Dinner (I l l u s t r a t e d ) 380

2nd Battalion N otes (.I l l u s t r a t e d ) ............... 384An Old “ D ie-H ard ” and Sportsman

(I llu s tr a te d ) 400The Old Colours of the 2nd Battalion

(I llu s tr a te d ) .................................................... 402

The 77TH Fo o t ................................................... 404

Depot Notes 405The Taranaki Regiment ........................... 409

PAGERegimental A ssociation N otes ............... 4 11O ld Comrades’ Q u arterly C oncert ... 4UArm istice D a y .......................................... 4*4

O ffig e rs ’ C l u b ................................................. 4 J5

“ Some Reminiscences of the D ie-H ards ”(co n tinu ed ) ... ........................... ••• 4 I 5

7TH Battalion N otes (Illu stra ted ) ............... Al 9

8th Battalion N o t e s .......................... 4229th Battalion N otes (Illu stra ted ) ............... 425

2 / ioth Battalion R eunion D in n e r ...... r.32; th City of L ondon Regiment (Post

O ffice ) .............................................................. 434

O bituary ............................................................... 434

L ist o f O ffice rs o f the R egim ent...... 435

Seniority R oll of W arrant O fficers andN .C .O s. ..................................................... 436

W est A frican Regiment .............................. 44°

366 THE DIE-HARDS

N O T I C E T O C O N T R I B U T O R S , &c.

“ T h e D i e - H a r d s ” i s p u b l i s h e d e a r l y i n F e b r u a r y , M a y , A u g u s t , a n d N o v e m b e r , a n d c o p i e s m a y be o b t a in e d th r o u g h a l l M e s s r s . W . H . S m i t h & S o n ’ s B o o k s h o p s a n d B o o k s t a l l s .

A l l C o n t r i b u t i o n s in t e n d e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n s h o u l d r e a c h th e E d i t o r n o t l a t e r th a n th e is* o f th e m o n th p r e v i o u s t o th a t o f i s s u e . C o n t r i b u t i o n s m u s t b e w r i t t e n o n o n e s id e o f th e p a p e r o n l y a n d s ig n e d , s t a t i n g w h e th e r i t i s d e s i r e d to p u b l i s h c o n t r i b u t o r ' s n a m e o r n o t . R e j e c t e d m a n u s c r i p t s , & c . , w i l l o n l y b e r e t u r n e d i f a c c o m p a n i e d b y a s t a m p e d a n d a d d r e s s e d e n v e l o p e . T h e E d i t o r w i l l t h a n k f u l l y r e c e i v e C o n t r i ­b u t io n s f r o m p a s t o r p r e s e n t M e m b e r s o f th e R e g i m e n t o r o th e r s i n t e r e s t e d , b u t n e c e s s a r i l y r e s e r v e s t o h i m s e l f th e r ig h t o f p u b l i c a t i o n . A l l c o m m u n i c a t i o n s c o n ­c e r n i n g th e p a p e r , i n c l u d i n g A d v e r t i s e m e n t s , s h o u l d be a d d r e s s e d t o th e E d i t o r , " T h e D i e - H a r d s ” J o u r n a l , M i l l H i l l B a r r a c k s , N . W .

S u b s c r i p t i o n s s h o u l d b e f o r w a r d e d t o th e E d i t o r , t o w h o m a l l C h e q u e s a n d P o s t a l O r d e r s s h o u l d b e m a d e p a y a b l e a n d c r o s s e d " — &■ C o . ”

C a s e s f o r b i n d i n g th i s J o u r n a l a r e a v a i l a b l e : H a l f r o a n , 4s. 6d . ; h a l f c lo th , 2s. 6d . ; o r V o l u m e I b o u n d c o m p l e t e — H a l f r o a n , 18s. ; h a l f c lo th , 15s. B a c k n u m b e r s o f th e J o u r n a l c a n b e s u p p l i e d , 6d . e a c h .

A N N U A L S U B S C R I P T I O N 3 / - ( P o s t F r e e ) .

T Î E I N G a N e w Y e a r issue, w e m u s t

-*-* com m ence b y w is h in g a ll o u r read e rs

happ ine ss and p ro s p e r ity f o r 1927. M a y

i t p ro v e a k in d l ie r y e a r th a n 1926.

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I t is w it h m uch re g re t th a t w e h a ve to

in fo rm o u r re ad e rs th a t th e p ric e o f th e

J o u rn a l has been ra is ed f ro m 6d. to çd.

F o r a co n s id e rab le t im e th e J o u rn a l has

n o t p a id its w a y . I n sp ite o f e v e ry e ffo rt

to inc rease th e c irc u la t io n and to o b ta in

m o re a d v e rt is e m e n ts o u r inco m e has fa ile d

to c o ve r th e cost o f p ro d u c t io n . T h e

C o m m itte e o f th e R e g im e n ta l A s s o c ia t io n

a t th e Q u a r t e r ly M e e t in g in N o v e m b e r

la s t dec ided th e re fo re to inc rease th e cost

o f th e J o u rn a l r a th e r th a n decrease its

size.

W e t r u s t th a t th e e x t r a cost o f is . p e r

a n n u m w i l l n o t a ffec t th e c irc u la t io n , and

th a t o u r re ad e rs w i l l c o n t in u e to g ive tl

sam e s u p p o rt to th e J o u rn a l as thev h * * done in th e past.

* * *

T h e 9 th B a t ta l io n a re to be congratu

la te d on w in n in g th e T e r r i t o r ia l Arrnv

C o o k e ry C o m p e t it io n — U n iv e rs a l Cookerv and F o o d E x h ib i t io n , 1926. ’

* * *

W e a lso c o n g ra tu la te S e rg t. W . R owe

once S e rg e a n t- M a s te r- C o o k o f the 4th

B a t ta l io n , b u t t ra n s fe rre d on the disband­

m e n t as S e rg e an t- M as te r- C o o k of the

D e p o t, T h e B u ffs , on w in n in g the Armv

A d va n c e d C o o k e ry C o m p e tit io n , 1926 '

E R R A T A .

V o l . I I , P a g e 328, “ T h e 57th and 77th

R e g im e n ts a t th e B a t t le o f In k e r in a n .”

L in e 3 2 .— L ie u t .- G e n e ra l S ir George

B ro w n s h o u ld h a ve been show n as the full

C o lo n e l o f th e 7 7 th R e g im e n t only, and

n o t 57 th and 77 th R e g im e n ts .— G. W . S.

REGIMENTAL FIXTURES FOR 1927.

J a n u a ry 1 s t: Q u a r t e r ly Conce rt, at the

M a s o n ic F la il , “ G o a t and Com­

passes,” 341, E u s to n R o ad , N .W ., at

7-3° P-m -A p r i l 2 n d : Q u a r t e r ly C o nce rt at the

M a s o n ic H a l l , “ G o a t and Com­

passes,” 341, E u s to n R o ad , N .W ., at

7 .30 p .m .

Ju n e 2 7 t h : C r ic k e t , T h e Reg im en t v.A . N . O th e r , a t th e D e p o t, M i l l H ill,

a t 11.30 a.m .

Ju n e 28 th : C r ic k e t , T h e R e g im e n t v. The

C ry p t ic s , a t th e D e p o t, M i l l H ill, at

11.30 a.m .

Ju n e 28 th : O ff ic e rs ’ C lu b D in n e r, at the

T ro c a d e ro R e s ta u ra n t, a t 7.45 p.m.

Ju ne 29 th : C r ic k e t , T h e R e g im e n t v. The

F re e F o re s te rs , a t th e Depo t, M ill

H i l l , a t 11.30 a.m .

Ju n e 2 9 th : O ff ic e rs ’ C lu b “ A t Home,

a t th e D e p o t, M i l l H i l l , at 2.30 p.m

Ju n e 2 9 th : O ld C o m ra d e s ’ G athering , at

th e D e p o t, M i l l H i l l , a t 2.30 p.m.

Ju n e 3 0 t h : C r ic k e t , T h e Reg im en t v.A . N . O th e r , a t th e D e p o t, M i l l H ill,

a t 11.30 a.m .

THE DIE-HARDS 367

rv to b e r 1st: Q u a r t e r ly C o nc e rt, a t th e

M ason ic H a l l , G o a t and C o m ­

passes,” 341, E u s to n R o a d , N . W . , a t

7 30 p.m .N o v e m b e r 5th : A n n u a l G e n e ra l M e e t in g

of the R e g im e n ta l A s s o c ia t io n , a t th e

G rea t C e n t ra l H o te l, M a ry le b o n e

Road, N . W . , a t 7.0 p .m .

November 5th : O ld C o m ra d e s ’ A n n u a l

' D in n e r, a t th e G re a t C e n t ra l H o te l,

M a ry le b o n e R o a d , N . W . , a t 7 .30 p .m .

November n t h : A rm is t ic e D a y S e rv ic e

at the R e g im e n ta l M e m o r ia l , a t th e

Depot, M i l l H i l l , a t 10.45 a -m -

H e se rved in th e Z u lu W a r , 1879, f o r

w h ic h he rec e ived th e w a r m ed a l.

O n r e tu r n in g f ro m th e w a r he se rved

in I re la n d and e ls ew he re u n t i l jo in in g th e

2nd B a t ta l io n M id d le s e x R e g im e n t, on

p ro m o t io n as a M a jo r , in In d ia , 1890.

H e re tu rn e d to E n g la n d w it h th is

B a t ta l io n in 1898, and se rved a t W o o lw ic h

u n t i l th e b re a k in g o u t o f th e S o u th

A f r ic a n W a r , w he n he accom pan ied th e

B a t ta l io n th e re as second in c o m m and .

H e w as p re se n t a t th e e n g a g e m e n ts o f

A lle m a n s N e k , P ie te rs H i l l , th e R e lie f o f

L a d y s m ith , and S p io n K o p . D u r in g th e

T H E L A T E M A J O R N . J . R . B L A K E , D .S .O .

MAJOR N. J. R. BLAKE, D.S.O.

T 'H E la te M a jo r N a p o le o n Joseph

R o do lph B la k e jo in e d th e 57 th

Regiment in I re la n d in 1873, ar>6 P r 0 ~

ceeded the same y e a r w it h h is re g im e n t to Ceylon.

la t te r b a t t le he w as in te m p o ra ry co m ­

m and o f h is B a t ta l io n , as C o l. A . W . H i l l

w as in te m p o ra ry co m m and o f th e 10 th

B r ig a d e .

F o r th is w a r M a jo r B la k e w as m e n ­

t io n e d in despatches and rec e ived th e

D .S .O . and tw o w a r m eda ls . H e re t ire d

in 1901.D u r in g h is la t te r se rv ic e he w as m uch

368 THE DIE-HARDS

hand icap p ed b y deafness, w h ic h a f te r­

w a rd s p re v e n te d h im ta k in g an a c tiv e p a r t

in th e G re a t W a r , th o u g t i f o r a tim e he

w as e m p lo ye d a t cen so r w o rk .

A f t e r h e re t ir e d he s e tt le d d o w n a t

C a m b e rle y , w h e re he w as a lw a y s v e r y

p leased to m ee t a n y o f h is o ld fr ie n d s in

th e R e g im e n t.

G . W . W . S.

T h e fu n e ra l to o k p lace a t S t. M ic h a e l’s

C h u rc h y a rd o n M o n d a y , O c to b e r 25 th ,

1926, f o l lo w in g a se rv ic e a t S t. T a rc is iu s

C h u rc h . T h e R e v . F a th e r T w o m e y

o ffic ia ted a t th e R e q u ie m M a s s a t 9 a .m .,

and a lso a t th e in te rm e n t a t n o o n .

T h e m o u rn e rs w e re M is s B la k e

( d a u g h te r) and M r . P a g e H e n d e rs o n

(b ro the r- in - law ). O th e rs p re se n t inc lud ed

C o l. R o w c ro f t , C o l. and M rs . L e m p r ie re ,

C o l. W . E . A . B la k e n e y , M a jo r

W i l lo u g h b y , M a jo r H a r la n d , M a jo r

F . C . L . T h o m a s , M a jo r R . A . H a v i la n d ,

C ap t. H . E . F o s te r, M r . and M rs . W . J.

W h i t e and M is s W h i te .

B r ig .- G e n . G a rs t in e xp ressed re g re t

th a t he w as i l l and a w a y f ro m h o m e a t

th e t im e , w h ic h p re v e n te d h im f ro m

a tte n d in g .

W re a th s w e re sen t b y th e f o l lo w in g : —

M rs . and M is s B la k e (w ife and

d a u g h te r) .

C o l. R . B la k e .

C o l. and M rs . P ag e- H en d e rso n .

M r . and th e M is se s P ag e- H en d e rso n .

O ff ic e rs o f th e M id d le s e x R e g im e n t.

C o l. and M rs . S a v ile .

C o l. and M rs . L e m p r ie re .

C ap t. and M rs . F o s te r .

L a d y P in k e y .

C o l. a nd M rs . B la k e n e y .

C o l. O rm a n .

G en . and M rs . T h o ro ld .

M r . and M rs . W h i te .

M rs . B e n t le y .

M r . and M rs . P e n n e ll.

M r s . and th e M is se s D ’A rc y .

M a jo r and M rs . T h o m a s .

M r . and M rs . C ra c k n e ll.

M rs . H u n te r .

N u rs e s H a in e s and H u n t .

O p H E B a t ta l io n le f t A ld e rs h o t w ith many

re g re ts , w h ic h w e re somewhat

a lle v ia te d b y th e k in d th in g s w h ich were

sa id to us on o u r d e p a rtu re .

S i r P h i l ip C h e tw o d e , th e G.O.C.-in-

C h ie f, d in ed w it h th e officers shortly

b e fo re w e le f t . G en . S ir C ec il Romer,

c o m m a n d in g th e 1st D iv is io n , and Col.-

C o m m a n d a n t T h e H o n . A . G. Hore

R u th v e n , V .C . , c o m m a n d in g 1st Guards

B r ig a d e , h e ld fa re w e l l parades, at which

b o th o ffice rs m ade re fe ren ce to the unique

re c o rd set up b y th e B a t ta l io n at work

and s p o rt d u r in g its th re e yea rs at Aider-

sho t, and exp ressed re g re t a t i t leaving

th e A ld e rs h o t C o m m a n d .

T h e o ffice rs o f th e B r ig a d e o f Guards

h a ve p re se n te d th e o ffice rs w it h a very

b e a u t ifu l s ta tu e tte o f a gua rdsm an . A

re fe ren ce to th is , ta k e n b y permission

f ro m th e H o u s e h o ld B rig a d e Magazine, appea rs e ls e w he re in th is number,

to g e th e r w it h a p h o to g ra p h .

W e f in a lly le f t A ld e rs h o t a t 9.30 p.m.

on O c to b e r 5 th , b e in g p la yed to the

s ta t io n b y th e m assed d ru m s of the

G u a rd s B r ig a d e , and b e in g seen off at

th e s ta t io n , desp ite th e la teness of the

h o u r , b y a la rg e n u m b e r o f o ld friends,

in c lu d in g o u r p o p u la r B r ig a d e Com­

m a nd e r. T h e jo u rn e y to C a tte r ic k was

m ade in tw o tra in s , and w e reached our

d e s tin a tio n a t 7.30 a .m . th e fo llow ing

m o rn in g , f in d in g on o u r a r r iv a l tha t the

O ff ic e r C o m m a n d in g advance p a rty had

m ade e x c e lle n t a r ra n g e m e n ts fo r our

rec ep tio n .

T o be q u ite f ra n k , w e do no t, as yet,

l ik e o u r n e w s ta t io n ; c ircum stances have

been a g a in s t a n y lo v e a t f ir s t s ig h t. The

co a l s t r ik e caused us to be placed on

h a lf- ra t io n s o f in f e r io r coal, and the

w e a th e r has been b i t t e r ly co ld , and until

re c e n t ly in v a r ia b ly w e t. C a tte r ic k mud

is a n e a r re la t io n to th a t o f Flanders.

S p o rts g ro u n d s a re in t h e i r in fancy, whilst

w e fe e l c ram p ed in th e recons truc ted huts

a f te r th e spac ious b a r ra c k s o f A ldershot.

THE DIE-HARDS 369

However th e re are c o m p e n s a tio n s : th e S lr r ie d fam ilies are h a p p y in g ra n d n ew

r ters T h e in s t itu te s a re , o n th e

qljanie fa r s u p e r io r to tho se w e le f t

hehind and w e h a ve d in in g h a lls b u i lt

n m odern p la n s— connec ted w it h th e

k itc h e n s— in s tead o f c o n ve rte d b a r ra c k

r°O u r ’ f irs t ca re has been to t r y to g e t

ourselves o u t o f th e m ire , and to th is

“ pose a ll e xcep t th e spec ia lis ts and

weapon-tra in ing s tu d en ts , h a ve becom e

ad-makers. T h e C o m m a n d in g O ff ic e r

received p e rm is s io n to p u l l d o w n c e rta in

derelict b u ild in g s , and to da te a ra i lw a y

station, fa rm b u i ld in g s and a la rg e b re ad

and meat s to re ha ve been d em o lish ed , and

have d isappeared in th e a ll- e n g u lf in g m ud ,

but we b eg in to see s ig n s o f a ro ad .

Th ro w n back on o u rs e lv e s f o r e n te r­

tainment, c e r ta in ta le n te d m em b e rs o f the

Batta lion ha ve r is e n to th e occas ion n o b ly

under the m a n a g e m e n t o f L ie u t . M usse l-

white. These e x c e lle n t p eop le a re g iv in g

us w o nd e rfu l e n te r ta in m e n ts and p la y in g

to ve ry f u l l houses.Accounts o f th e few gam es w e have

been able to p la y a p p ea r e ls ew he re . I n th e

A rm y Cup w e h a ve been s in g u la r ly

unfortunate. A t A s s o c ia t io n , a f te r d ra w ­

ing once w ith th e E a s t Y o r k s , casua ltie s

left us f in a lly o n ly e ig h t m en o n th e f ie ld

when we w e re bea ten in th e re-p lay.

A t R u g b y w e h a ve been d is ap p o in te d a t

getting no n ew b lo o d f ro m S a n d h u rs t, th e

2nd B a tta lio n h a v in g re c e ived a ll th e la s t

young officers f o r th e p as t tw o yea rs .

However, o u r lo ss is t h e ir g a in . A s a

result, seve ra l o ffice rs w ho se R u g b y days

should be a l i t t le p as t h a ve h ad to ta k e

the fie ld a g a in , f o r tu n a te ly s h o w in g no

signs th a t th e y a re n o t as g o o d as e ve r.

A t B o x in g w e lo s t b y th e n a r ro w e s t o f

margins (one p o in t) to th e T r a in in g

Batta lion R o y a l C o rp s o f S ig n a ls . A t

Hockey w e s t i l l l iv e , h a v in g bea ten th e

Royal E n g in e e rs b y 2 g o a ls to 1. T h e

w inning g o a l w as sco red b y S e rg t .- D m r.

Palmer, v e ry n e w ly a r r iv e d f ro m In d ia .

As soon as th e d if f ic u lty o f p la y in g

grounds has been o ve rco m e , w e hop e to

devote th e re m a in d e r o f th e season to

developing th e p ro m is in g y o u n g ta le n t

which e x is ts in th e B a t ta l io n , b o th a t

Rugby and A s s o c ia t io n , w it h a v ie w to a

fu rthe r o n s la u g h t on th e e lu s iv e A r m y

Cups n e x t ye a r.

S e v e ra l o ffice rs a re h u n t in g r e g u la r ly

n o w w it h th e B e d a le and Z e t la n d H o u n d s .

A M e ss s h o o t has p ro d u ce d m ix e d bags

and a g re a t dea l o f am usem en t.

T h e f ir s t d ra f t to In d ia o f 100 le f t on

D e c e m b e r 15th , and a f u r th e r s ix t y s ho u ld

s a il on F e b ru a ry lo th . W e im a g in e th a t

th e y a re a ll p leased a t th e chance o f see ing

s o m e th in g m o re o f th e w o r ld . T h e y a re

g o o d m a te r ia l, and ta k e o u r bes t w is h es

w it h th em .

T h e o ld e r in h a b ita n ts o f th is fu tu re

A ld e rs h o t o f th e N o r t h assu re us th a t th e

p lace is so h e a lth y th a t one g ro w s to l ik e

i t im m e n se ly , in sp ite o f its defec ts. W e

a re h o p in g th a t th is fe e lin g w i l l b e g in to

m a ke its e lf f e lt b y us v e r y s h o r t ly , b u t

w e w is h th a t th e p o w e rs th a t be h ad fo u n d

a s ite n e a re r L o n d o n .

W e re g re t lo s in g R .S .M . H . A n d e rs o n ,

M .C . S ince w e re fo rm e d a t C lip s to n e in

1919 he has been o u r R e g im e n ta l

S e rg e a n t- M a jo r , and a g re a t d ea l o f th e

h o n o u r o f o u r p re se n t p ro u d p o s it io n

m u s t be a t t r ib u te d to h im . H e w as an

e x c e p t io n a lly fine a th le te , and rep re se n te d

th e A r m y a t soccer a t le f t b ack o n m a n y

occas ions. H e w as a lso runne r- up in th e

A r m y P u t t in g th e W e ig h t C h a m p io n sh ip ,

bes ides b e in g a v e r y fine h u rd le r and

ju m p e r . W e w is h h im e v e ry success in

h is n e w c a re e r in th e W a r D e p a r tm e n t

C o n s ta b u la ry . W e c o n g ra tu la te R .S .M .

B e a m a n on h is p ro m o t io n , and in h im w e

h a ve a w o r th y successo r w h o has a lso

d is t in g u is h e d h im s e lf in th e a th le t ic

w o r ld , p a r t ic u la r ly in b o x in g .

C o n g ra tu la t io n s to L ie u t . W . L .

R o b e r ts , M .C . , on h is m a r r ia g e to M is s

M a r jo r ie B in d lo s s , d a u g h te r o f D r . and

M rs . B in d lo s s , o f F a rn b o ro u g h .

L ie u t . H u d s o n , w h o is a ttached to th is

B a t ta l io n no w , is an a ll- ro und a th le te , and

com es to us f ro m th e A i r F o rc e . C ap t.

N . H . B . L y o n is a lso a tta ched p e n d in g

p o s t in g to e ith e r B a t ta l io n . H e has been

C o u r ts - M a r t ia l O ff ic e r on R h in e A r m y

H e a d q u a r te rs fo r som e yea rs . H e is a

f ir s t c lass c r ic k e te r .

A n o th e r C h r is tm a s has com e and gone,

and fo r th e t h i rd t im e in succession

“ H . Q . ” W in g w e re f ir s t in th e d eco ra ­

t io n s c o m p e t it io n . A la rg e n u m b e r o f th e

B a t ta l io n w e re on le a ve , b u t i t is q u ite

safe to re m a rk th a t th o se w h o re m a in e d

b e h in d h ad an e x c e e d in g ly g o o d tim e .

370 THE DIE-HARDS

R U G B Y F O O T B A L L .

S in ce 1923, w h e n w e f ir s t m ade a re a l

s ta r t in th e R u g b y w o r ld , v e r y few

changes h a ve been m ade in o u r te am .

Y e a r b y y e a r w e h a ve b a t t le d on w it h a

te am , th e le ad e rs o f w h ic h a re g ra d u a l ly

g e t t in g o ld e r and a re o f a less su ita b le age

fo r R u g g e r .

A sound fo u n d a t io n h a v in g n o w been

e s tab lish ed to th e g am e , i t is fe lt th a t th e

t im e has com e w h e n c e r ta in m e m b e rs

w h o h a ve reached , o r w h o a re re a c h in g ,

th e age l im i t s h o u ld re t ire .

W e m u s t n o w lo o k to o u r y o u n g e r

o ffice rs, non- co m m iss ioned o ffice rs and

m en to ta k e t h e i r p laces in o rd e r th a t w e

m a y c o n t in u e a lo n g th e sam e ro a d o f suc­

cess.

F o l lo w in g o u r a r r i v a l in th e N o r t h , w e

h a ve p ro v id e d th e N o r t h e r n R u g b y C lu b

w it h C ap t. H a y d e n and L ie u ts . W o r to n

and C lin c h , f o r w h ic h c lu b th e y h a ve

p la ye d r e g u la r ly on S a tu rd a ys .

W o r to n is n o w b ac k a g a in in th e

ra n k s o f th e H a r le q u in s , and is g o in g h a rd

f o r a n o th e r In te r n a t io n a l cap.

C lin c h w e c o n g ra tu la te on once a g a in

b e in g se lec ted to p la y f o r I re la n d v ersu s F ra n c e on N e w Y e a r 's D a y : h is f if te e n th

appea rance fo r I re la n d , w e b e lie ve .

W e a re s o r r y to lo se th e se rv ic e s o f

S e rg t . L a m b e r t , w h o fo r th e p as t fo u r

y e a rs has done s te r l in g w o rk , and is w e ll

w o r th h is p lace in a n y te am .

F o r th e f ir s t t im e w e h a ve r e a l ly been

ab le to g e t d o w n to c o m p a n y m atches,

w h ic h h a ve n o w becom e a re g u la r fe a tu re

o f o u r w e e k ly sp o rts p ro g ra m m e . T h is

w i l l , no d o ub t, p ro d uce th e m uch-needed

y o u n g b lo o d .

A r m y C u p — is t R o u n d .v. T r a in in g B a t t a l io n R o y a l S ig n a l s .

T h is m a tc h w as p la ye d on W e d n e sd a y ,

N o v e m b e r 10th , 1926, in bad w e a th e r,

w it h a s t ro n g w in d b lo w in g , and th e co n­

t in u o u s r a in o f th e p re v io u s w eeks had

m ade th e g ro u n d in a v e r y b ad s ta te .

T h e S ig n a ls e a r ly to o k th e g am e in to

o u r “ 25 ,” b u t a f te r f if te e n m in u te s ’ p la y

w e to o k up th e o ffens ive . T h e S ig n a ls

th e n m ade a d an g e ro u s a tta c k , w h ic h w as

s topped ju s t s h o r t o f th e lin e . C ap t.

H a y d e n th e n g o t w e ll o ve r, b u t th e a n g le

w as to o acu te f o r L ie u t . W o r to n to co n­

v e r t . A few m in u te s la te r Capt. Hayden a g a in g o t o v e r a f te r a b r i l l ia n t run , but

L ie u t . W o r to n w as a g a in unab le to

c o n ve rt.

I n th e second h a lf , w it h th e w ind in our

fa v o u r, w e k e p t up a c o n t in u o u s pressure

and L ie u t . W o r t o n sco red a few minutes

b e fo re tim e . A g o o d p iece o f w o rk by the

th re e - q u a rte rs and a n ea t pass b y L ieu t

C lin c h re s u lte d in C ap t. H a yd e n scoring

th e f o u r th t r y o f th e m a tch .

N o t r y w as c o n ve rte d , th e w ind and

m u d d y c o n d it io n o f th e le a th e r m ak in g it

a lm o s t an im p o s s ib i li ty . T h e S igna ls had

tw o fre e k ic k s , f ro m w h ic h th e y also failed

to score.

W i t h o u t h e s ita t io n w e w e re the better

X V .

R e s u l t : 12 p o in ts to n il.

v. T h e B o r d e r R e g im e n t .T h is m a tc h w as in th e 2nd round of

th e A r m y C up , and w as p layed on the

R ic h m o n d S c ho o l G ro u n d .

B e fo re th e co m m ence m e n t o f the game

b o th te am s re a liz e d th a t th e y w ou ld have

to p la y a t th e to p o f th e ir fo rm in order

to w in .

T h e g am e w as one o f th e hardest and

Keenest w e h a ve e v e r w itne ssed , bo th sides

a lte rn a te ly p re ss in g , o n ly to be once

a g a in d ra w n b ac k o n th e defensive.

O u r th re e - q u a rte rs m ade seve ra l good

m o ve m en ts , o n ly to be stopped near the

lin e , and th e B ro th e rs C ham b e rs fo r the

B o rd e rs b ro u g h t off som e good runs. A t

t im e n e ith e r s ide had scored.

E a r l y in th e second h a lf o f the extra

t im e w e w e re u n fo r tu n a te ly penalized in

f ro n t o f o u r g o a l f o r a fo rw a rd ly in g 011

th e b a ll, w h ic h re s u lte d in a p ena lty goal

f o r th e B o rd e rs .

O u r te a m a f te rw a rd s pressed hard, but

w e re u n ab le to fo rc e a score.

A f t e r such a gam e , w he re the team

p la y e d so w e ll, i t seems in v id io u s to pick

o u t in d iv id u a ls f o r c o n g ra tu la t io n s , but I

c a n no t h e lp r e m a rk in g a t th e splendid

g am e p la ye d b y B a t t a t scrum-half. He

h as le a rn t th e g am e e n t ire ly w ith the

B a t ta l io n d u r in g th e la s t tw o years, and

has d e ve lop ed in to a p la y e r w ith tons of

d r iv e . A n s o m , b ro u g h t in at the last

m o m e n t to p la y back, p la yed also as sound

a g am e as c o u ld be des ired .

THE DIE-HARDS

A S S O C IA T IO N F O O T B A L L .

A f te r th e debac le a t L ic h f ie ld , the

Selection C o m m itte e n o w , f o r th e f ir s t

time fo r th re e yea rs , a re f re e to set o u t

on a p o lic y o f f in d in g n e w p la y e rs and

bu ild ing up a n ew y o u n g te am , w h ic h w e

hope w il l c a r r y us a lo n g th e sam e suc­

cessful p a th as d id th e 19 25 te am . W e

would lik e to ta ke th is o p p o r tu n i ty o f

¡„.pressing o u r th a n k s to C .S .M . P e lly ,

pte. L in d sa y , P te . H a n c e , S e rg t . C u lle n

and o the rs fo r th e ir g re a t assis tance.

There is a n ew te am in t r a in in g , and i t

w ill p lay in N o r t h R id in g A m a te u r

Cup, and in th e N o r t h e r n C o m m a n d Cup ,

which c o m p e tit io n s ta ke p lace in th e N e w

Year. S e rg t .- D m r. P a lm e r is a g re a t

acquisition to o u r te am , and s h o u ld do

well.

A r m y C u p .— i s t R o u n d . v. E a s t Y o r k s h i r e R e g im e n t .

T h is m a tc h w as p la ye d a t h om e on

N ovem be r n t h , 19 2 6 , and re s u lte d in a

draw, a f te r p la y in g e x t r a tim e . O f th e

four goa ls scored , Sca les had th re e to h is

credit and Jo nes one. T h e E a s t Y o r k ­

shires w e re a g o o d te a m : th e ir fo rw a rd

line v e ry fas t, and g e n e ra lly w e w e re

lucky to d ra w . G ilb e r t p la ye d w e ll in

goal and saved s e ve ra l d if f ic u lt sho ts ;

Jones, at cen tre-ha lf, fed th e fo rw a rd lin e

well, and w as a t tim e s e x t r a o rd in a r i ly

good, a lth o u g h he seem ed s lo w co m p a red

with h is p re v io u s p la y in g o f fo rm e r

seasons.

A r m y C u p— i s t R o u n d ( R e - p l a y ) , v. E a s t Y o r k s h i r e R e g im e n t .

A t L ic h f ie ld . O u r te a m p la yed u n ­

changed f ro m th e e le ven th a t rep re sen ted

us at C a tte r ic k . F ro m s ta r t to f in is h bad

luck dodged us. A t th e end o f fo u r

m inutes L in d s a y w as in ju re d and le f t th e

field, to ta k e 110 f u r th e r p a r t . F if te e n

m inutes la te r F le tc h e r ’s kn ee g ave o u t

and he becam e a p asseng e r f o r th e re s t

of the gam e. T h is , h o w e ve r, w as n o t th e

end of o u r t ro u b le s , f o r a q u a r te r o f an

hour b e fo re th e end K e e p a lso le f t th e

field in ju re d . T h e fe a tu re o f th e gam e

was the t r u ly w o n d e r fu l g o a lk e e p in g b y

G ilb e rt: b u t f o r h im w e m u s t ha ve been

beaten b y a c r ic k e t score. H a n c e w o rk e d

u n tir in g ly in h is e ffo rts to g e t a th ree-m an

fo rward lin e g o in g , b u t w ith o u t a va il.

T h e w in n e rs a re a fas t, w e ll-ba lanced

te am , w h ic h w e e xp ec t to go f a r in th e

c o m p e tit io n .

B O X IN G .

W e w e re u n lu c k y to d ra w th e T r a in in g

B a t ta lio n , R o y a l C o rp s o f S ig n a ls , th e

te am w h ic h w e ha ve m e t f o r th e la s t tw o

ye a rs in th e sem i- fina l, each o f us g a in in g

a dec is ion . I t seems p e r fe c t ly c e r ta in

th a t th e y a g a in w i l l reach the sem i- fina l.

W e lo o k fo rw a rd to g a in in g an e a r ly

re ve n g e n e x t season. I t is n o te w o r th y

th a t fo r th e la s t th re e y e a rs th e re s u lt o f

th e co n te s t w it h o u r v ic to rs has a lw a ys

been dec ided on th e odd f ig h t in e leven .

W e a re v e r y g ra te fu l to C .S .M . B eam an

and h is a ss is tan t, C .Q .M .S . C o o k , and to

th e te am , f o r a ll th e h a rd w o r k th e y have

p u t in in t r a in in g u n d e r v e r y adve rse

c o nd it io n s .

A r m y C h a m p io n s h i p s .— i s t R o u n d . v . T r a in in g B a t t a l io n , R o y a l C o r p s o f

S ig n a l s .W e lte r - w eig h t (O fficers). — L ie u t .

C u b it t v . L ie u t . S p e nc e r: L ie u t . S pence r

w as th e b e tte r b o xe r. H e soon

“ f lo o re d ” L ie u t . C u b it t , w ho , h o w e ve r,

w as up to tim e . L ie u t . C u b it t w as th e n

kn o c ke d o u t b y a le f t s w in g e n d in g th e

f ig h t in th e f ir s t m in u te .

B a n ta m -w eig h t ( O th e r R a n k s ) .— Bdsn .

E l l io t t v . S ig . F o w le r : E l l io t t opened

w e ll, and assum ed the o ffens ive and

app ea red to be le a d in g on p o in ts a t th e

end o f th e f ir s t ro u n d . I n th e second and

th i rd ro u n d s he fa ile d to m a in ta in h is

a d va n ta g e , and g ra d u a l ly w eakened ,

lo s in g th e f ig h t on p o in ts .

F ea th e r-w e ig h t (O th e r R a n k s ) .— S e rg t.

F le m in g v . S ig . G o v ie r : S e rg t . F le m in g

w as e a s ily s u p e rio r . C o m m e n c in g

g ra d u a l ly , he inc reased h is a tta c k as th e

f ig h t w e n t on, and w o n c o m fo r ta b ly on

p o in ts . A g oo d e xa m p le o f a c lean f ig h t.

L ig h t-w e ig h t (O th e r R a n k s).— L . / C p l.

L a g a rn s v . L . / C p l. J o ne s : L . / C p l. Jones,

th e Im p e r ia l S e rv ic e s C h a m p io n , w as to o

g oo d fo r L a g a rn s . A t th e end o f th e

second ro u n d L a g a rn s appea red so m e­

w h a t exhaus ted . I n th e la s t ro u n d he

re co ve red a g re a t dea l, and la nd ed Jones

a p o w e r fu l b lo w w h ic h “ f lo o re d ” h im .

Jones, h o w e ve r, m anag ed to la s t th e

ro u n d and g a in ed th e dec is ion .

372 THE DIE-HARDS

W e It er-zv e ig h t { O th e r R a n k s ) .— P te .

B a y lis s v . S ig . W h e e le r : T h e f ig h t w as

c h a ra c te r iz e d b y a la c k o f g u a rd 011 th e

p a r t o f b o th m en . A g o o d dea l o f h a rd

h i t t in g to o k p lace, e sp ec ia lly in th e la s t

ro u n d , w h e n W h e e le r g o t h o m e w ith h is

le f t n e a r ly e v e ry t im e .

W e lter -w e ig h t { O th e r R a n k s ) .— C p l.

M c M u rd ie v . S ig . W i l l i a m s : A l iv e ly

f ig h t, in w h ic h M c M u rd ie w as a t a d is ­

a d va n ta g e o w in g to W i l l ia m s ’ lo n g e r

reach . M c M u rd ie k n o c ke d h is m a n d o w n

in th e t h i r d ro u n d , b u t he m a na g e d to

re c o v e r b e fo re th e g o n g sounded .

W i l l ia m s w as lu c k y to w in on p o in ts .

M id d le -w e ig h t { O th e r R a n k s ) .— C p l.

O ’C o n n o r v . L . / C p l. T a p le y : L . / C p l.

T a p le y seem ed a g o o d b o x e r, b u t n o t

g oo d e n o u g h fo r C p l. O ’C o n n o r, w ho

k n o c ke d h im o u t in th e f ir s t ro u n d .

M id d le - w eig h t {O fficers).— 2 / L ie u t .

G o u ld e n v . L ie u t . K e d d ie : T h is w as a

w ild , s c ra m b lin g f ig h t , in w h ic h L ie u t .

G o u ld e n g a in e d th e dec is ion .

L ig h t H ea v y -w e ig h t { O th e r R a n k s ) .—

C p l. J a c kso n v . S ig . R o d d a : T h is w as

one o f th e bes t f ig h ts o f th e e ve n in g .

B o th m en h a ve re p re se n te d th e A rm y .

T h e f ir s t tw o ro u n d s Ja c kso n fo u g h t a t a

te r r i f ic pace, g a in in g m a n y p o in ts , w h ic h

g a ve h im th e dec is ion .

H e a v y -w e ig h t { O th e r R a n k s ) .— L . / C p l.

T im s o n v . S ig . S t u a r t : A h a rd , w e ll-

fo u g h t f ig h t , w it h T im s o n t r y in g f o r a

kn o c k- o u t and S tu a r t th e b e t te r b o xe r.

I n th e second ro u n d T im s o n u n lu c k i ly cu t

h is eye, w h ic h hand icap p ed h is v is io n . In

th e la s t ro u n d he w as “ f lo o re d ,” b u t

p lu c k i ly re c o ve re d to lo se th e f ig h t on

p o in ts .

H e a v y -w e ig h t {O fficers).— L ie u t . C lin c h

v . 2 / L ie u t . C a m p b e ll: L ie u t . C lin c h so

e a s ily ou tc lassed h is o p p o n e n t th a t th e

re fe re e s to pp ed th e f ig h t in th e f ir s t

ro u n d .

E D U C A T I O N U P T O D A T E .

G e n e r a l K n o w l e d g e .

I n s tr u c to r : W h a t is a c e n tu r io n ?

B r ig h t Y o u th {aged 18 ): “ O ld so ld ie r,

S e rg e a n t ; one o f th e m w o t goes to

C h e lse a .”

A lte r n a tiv e B r ig h t Y o u t h (sa m e c la s s ): “ O ld s o ld ie r o v e r 100 y e a rs .”

C e R G C T l N T S °M ess NoTes

I t is re g re t te d th a t th e la s t issue did

n o t c o n ta in a n y no tes f ro m th e Mess, and

w e hop e th e E d i t o r w i l l o v e r lo o k ’ this

la x i t y . T h e M e s s has been a “ m ov ing ’’

c o nce rn o f la te , and i t has been difficult

to o b ta in m uc h m a t te r f o r th e Jou rna l.

A ld e r s h o t w as le f t w it h m a n y regrets F ro m the s o c ia l p o in t o f v ie w i t was par exce llence .

W e h a ve h ad s e v e ra l w h is t d rives and

dances he re , and th e y h a ve been most

e n jo y a b le . A l l h a ve been w e ll attended.

O n D e c e m b e r I2 t h w e en te rta in e d the

R o y a l T a n k C o rp s S e rg e a n ts ’ Mess at

b il l ia rd s , and w o n b y 103, b u t in the

re tu r n m a tc h , w h ic h in c lud ed snooker, we

lo s t b y 30.

C h r is tm a s w as h e ld w it h g re a t gusto

b y th e fe w w h o w e re le f t b eh ind , but we

b e lie ve th a t these few m em b e rs a re asking

f o r a c o u rse o f h o u s e b re a k in g to finish

th e ir t r a in in g .

W e h a ve had jo in us f ro m India

C .Q .M .S . S m ith and S e rg t .- D m r. Palmer,

w h o m w e w e lco m e to o u r N o rthe rn

h om e . W e re g re t to lo se C .Q .M .S . K in g

and S e rg t . H e a th , and a lso Sergt.

L a m b e r t , w h o w i l l be in In d ia b y the time

these no tes a re p ub lis h e d . W e w ish them

a ll lu c k and p ro s p e r ity .

A s h o r t n o te has been p laced elsewhere

in th e J o u rn a l a b o u t o u r la te R .S .M ., so

w e w i l l h e re w is h h im th e v e r y best o f luck.

I n h is p lace w e h a ve R .S .M . Beam an, and

w e c o n g ra tu la te h im on h is p ro m o tio n .

G a s p a .

C O R P O R A L S ’ M E S S N O T E S .

I t has ta k e n som e t im e to g e t used to

o u r n ew s ta t io n , b u t b e fo re lo n g th ings

s h o u ld be g o in g as w e ll as w he n w e were

a t A ld e rs h o t .

A s soo n as w e a r r iv e d w e made the

acqua in tan ce o f th e C o rp o ra ls o f the 1st

C a m e ro n ia n s and a lso th e m em b e rs of the

C o rp o ra ls ’ R o o m o f th e 4 th R o y a l Tank

C o rp s , b o th b e in g o u r immediate

n e ig h b o u rs .

A b il l ia rd s to u rn a m e n t w as he ld in the

C o rp o ra ls ’ R o o m o f th e Cam eron ians

TH E D IE-H ARD S 373

towards the end o f O c to b e r w h e n w e

»re lu c ky e n o u g h to w tn b y a fe w p o in ts .

I t was a g ood t im e f o r us, and no one

fa iled to e n jo y it.

Q u ite rece n t ly w e h e ld a b i l l ia r d and

nooker to u rn a m e n t w it h th e C o rp o ra ls ’

L ess of the R o y a l T a n k C o rp s , in w h ic h

team w as n o t so lu c k y , as th e y lo s t

L a cons ide rab le m a rg in . N e v e rth e le s s ,

it was a m o s t e n jo y a b le e v e n in g , and w e

hope fo r a r e tu r n m a tc h v e r y s h o r t ly .

T h is sum s up o u r soc ia l a c tiv it ie s

except th a t w e exp ec t to h o ld a dance v e r y

few o ld fr ie n d s h a ve le f t us re c e n t ly

to go to th e A r m y R e se rv e — L . / C p ls .

McG lone, L a m b e r t and K e l ly . W e w is h

them e ve ry success in t h e ir n ew sphe re

of life- .O u r c o m p lim e n ts to a ll C o rp o ra ls

Messes o f th e R e g im e n t.

“ A ” C O M P A N Y .

R u m o u r is fo re v e r s ilenced . N o lo n g e r

do we h e a r w h is p e rs o f D e v o n p o r t ,

Shorncliffe and th e S u n n y S o u th , fo r w e

have a r r iv e d a t C a tte r ic k .

Acres and a co w a re n o t to be co m p a red

with the p o lic y o f th is d is tr ic t, f o r h e re

everyone has h is p lo t o f la n d w h ic h he

carries w ith h im .

O u r a r r iv a l w as m ade an occas ion o f

festiv ity b y o ld , y e t n e w f r ie n d s , w h o sent

their bands to m ee t us, e n l iv e n in g o u r

progress to cam p b y l iv e ly tu nes . So

eagerly w as o u r a r r i v a l a w a ite d th a t th e

bandsmen co u ld h a rd ly c o n ta in th e m ­

selves, and th e y led th e w a y to o u r new

quarters a t a g re a t pace. I t w as a lm o s t

a general s ta te o f “ b e llo w s to m end ” as

the num e rous s m a ll b um p s w e re s u r­

mounted. H o w e v e r , e v e ry b o d y packed

well, and w e a ll a r r iv e d to g e th e r to do

full jus tice to a g o o d b re a k fa s t.

Then came th e d is t r ib u t io n o f k e y s b y

our C om pany re p re s e n ta t iv e , and th e y do

say th a t m o s t o f th e m a r r ie d m en had

found th e ir q u a r te rs b y d inne r- tim e .

The n e x t few days w e re spen t in

re triev ing ho u seh o ld effects f ro m the

various dum ps. B y th e end o f th e w ee k

it could sa fe ly be sa id th a t w e had a r r iv e d .

Sho rtly a fte rw a rd s a n ew sys tem w as

inaugurated, and in th e s h o r t t im e w h ic h

has elapsed s ince its s ta r t, i t is s u rp r is in g

w h a t a la rg e su rfac e o f g ro u n d has been

c o ve re d (o v e r) .

A l lo tm e n ts a re a lso a n o th e r sou rce o f

am use m e n t, and q u ite a n u m b e r a re

a s su m in g a respec tab le appea rance.

S p o rts ta k e th e i r u s u a l p a r t , and

a lth o u g h i t has n o t been p oss ib le to p la y

as m a n y gam es as a t A ld e rs h o t , a f a i r

n u m b e r ha ve been p la y e d w it h a s h a re o f

success. C o m p a n y R u g b y is a n in n o v a ­

t io n , b u t w e a re h a p p y in th e possess ion

o f a sc ru m h a lf , w ho , i f n o t q u ite up to

H a r le q u in s ta n d a rd , c e r ta in ly has th e

w e ig h t and dash on h is s ide. B u t o f th a t ,

m o re anon .

C h ris tm a s d in n e r w as p a r ta k e n o f b y

ab o u t t h i r t y m em b e rs o f th e C o m p a n y ,

w ho th o ro u g h ly e n jo ye d th e fa re and

e n te r ta in m e n t p ro v id e d . S om e o f th e

tu rn s w e re o f th e m o s t o r ig in a l n a tu re ,

p a r t ic u la r ly th e v a n is h in g t r ic k as p o r­

t ra y e d b y a y o u n g lance-co rp o ra l. So

successfu l w as h is p e rfo rm a n c e th a t i t

w as som e t im e b e fo re he fo u n d h im s e lf.

T h is and o th e r s tra n g e tu rn s k e p t th e

C o m p a n y f u l ly occup ied u n t i l th e la te

h o u rs o f th e e ve n in g , and a lto g e th e r i t

w as vo te d as a m o s t e n jo y a b le tim e .

S ince le a v in g A ld e rs h o t o u r C .Q .M .S .

a nd 21 o th e r ra n k s h a ve le f t us to jo in

th e 2nd B a t ta l io n . W e w is h th e m the

bes t o f lu c k and a safe re tu rn .

T h e C o m p a n y w is h a ll o ld fr ie n d s and

s e rv in g m em b e rs a ll th e bes t f o r 1927,

n o t e x c e p t in g o u r o ld and esteem ed fr ie n d

S e rg t . M a c d o n a ld , w ho se se rv ices and

adv ice w e re a lw a ys re a d ily g iv e n to an y

o f th e C o m p a n y w ho asked h is he lp .

I n c lo s in g , h e a r ty c o n g ra tu la t io n s a re

te n d e re d to L ie u t . C lin c h on h is a g a in

b e in g se lec ted to re p re se n t I re la n d a t

R u g g e r . W e u n d e rs ta n d th e m a tc h is

b e in g p la ye d in P a r is , so t r u s t th a t b y th e

t im e these no tes app ea r in p r in t th a t o u r

fr ie n d s ac ross th e w a te r w i l l h a ve f u l ly

reco ve red .

“ B ” C O M P A N Y .

T h e m o ve to C a t te r ic k m e n tio n e d in

la s t q u a r te r ’s n o tes has ta ke n p lace, and

he re w e a re , tu c ke d a w a y in th e “ w ild s

o f Y o r k s h ir e , m em b e rs o f a b ra n d n ew

b rig a d e , th e 13th.

S p o rt in the C o m p a n y has n o t y e t had

t im e in w h ic h to d eve lop , a lth o u g h one o r

tw o f r ie n d ly gam es h a ve been p la yed .

“ B ” C o m p a n y o f th e T a n k s , w ho , w ith

374 T H E D IE -H ARD S

th e C a m e ro n ia n s , a re o u r n e ig h b o u rs ,

g a ve us a g o o d g am e o f h o c ke y , w h ic h

ended in a d e fea t b y th e s m a ll m a rg in o f

2 — I .

D u r in g N o v e m b e r a t r ip to L ic h f ie ld , a

d is tance o f a h u n d re d and som e odd m ile s ,

w as m ade in buses, to see th e B a t ta l io n

fo o tb a ll te a m p la y o ff th e f ir s t ro u n d o f

th e A r m y C up . T h is a lso ended in

de fea t, a lth o u g h i t d id n o t d am p o u r

s p ir its on th e jo u rn e y back.

O n D e c e m b e r 14th m a n y o ld faces le f t

us fo r th e 2nd B a t ta l io n , to w h o m w e

w is h ed bon v o y a g e a nd e v e ry g o o d w is h

f o r th e ir fu tu re w e lfa re . I n F e b ru a ry

y e t a few m o re a re to le a ve us, and to

these a lso w e te n d e r o u r s in c e re s t g oo d

w ishes .C h r is tm a s p ro v e d a m e r r y t im e ,

a lth o u g h o n ly a s m a ll p a r t y w e re le f t in

b a r ra c k s f o r th e fe s t iv it ie s , f o r t y s it t in g

d o w n to d in n e r as th e re p re s e n ta t iv e s o f

“ B . ” A f t e r d in n e r, w h ic h w as se rved

in th e C o m p a n y d in in g h a ll, g o rg e o u s ly

d eco ra ted f o r th e occas ion , a “ s in g

s o n g ” w as o rg a n iz e d , P tes . “ C h o p p e rs "

and “ W a g g H a n c e ” b e in g w e ll to th e

fo re .I t w as w it h deep r e g re t th a t w e bade

fa re w e ll to L . / C p l . C a rn e y , w h o le f t us

s h o r t ly b e fo re C h r is tm a s f o r “ c i v v y ”

l ife , b u t t r u s t he w i l l accept o u r best

w ishes .B e e r - K o i .

“ C ” C O M P A N Y .

W e exp ec t a ll co m p an ie s w i l l be r e p o r t­

in g on th e m o ve to C a t te r ic k , so w i l l

r e f ra in f ro m c o m m e n t in g m uc h on i t w it h

th e e xc e p t io n th a t th o se w h o w e re lo o k in g

fo rw a rd to th e c hang e f ro m A ld e rs h o t

w is h th a t th e y w e re s t i l l th e re . B u t

th in g s a re a lw a ys w o rs e b e fo re th e y a re

b e tte r , and th o u g h th e p a th s a ro u n d the

h u tm e n ts c o u ld n o t be v e r y w e l l te rm e d

as such, a l l ra n k s h a ve n o w im p ro v e d

th in g s a g o o d dea l, and i t is c e r ta in ly

m o re p le a s a n t to w a lk w ith o u t h a v in g to

c a r r y a lo t o f m ud on o ne ’s p u tte e s and

boo ts .W h e n th is issue is p ub lis h e d m a n y o ld

faces w i l l be m issed . C .S .M . T u n g a te ,

D .C .M . , has le f t us to r a to u r o f d u ty

w it h th e 7 th B a t ta l io n , and w e w is h h im

e v e ry success.

W e h a ve a lso sa id ad ieu to S e rg ts . H i l l ,

C o lb o u rn e and C o o k , and a lso to C p l.

B a l la rd , o f th e 2nd B a t ta lio n , w ho were

a tta c h ed to us. T o th e tw o fo rm e r we

ow e m uc h fo r th e g oo d re su lts obtained

b y th e casua ls in th e ir A n n u a l M usketrv

C o u rse .

A n o th e r d ra f t has le f t us fo r Ind ia , and

w e s h a ll m iss th e i r c h ee ry vo ices both on

th e m a rc h and in b a rra c ks , b u t those

r e m a in in g w i l l n o t soon fo rg e t them.

W e h a ve a lso lo s t S e rg t . Law rence and

P te . B o n n e r , M . M . , th e fo rm e r on

t r a n s fe r to th e A r m y R e se rve and the

la t t e r to d is c ha rg e .

W e w e lco m e th e a r r i v a l o f C.S.M

G o o d a ll f ro m th e 7 th B a t ta lio n , and also

th e n ew d ra f t f ro m th e D e p o t, whom we

lo o k to to c a r r y th e to rc h .

W e had hopes o f re ta in in g the

M u s k e t r y S h ie ld fo r th e th i rd yea r in suc­

cess ion, b u t “ A ” C o m p a n y w ere very

lu c k y .

O u r c o n g ra tu la t io n s a re extended to

L ie u t . B a i le y o n h is success in the

r e g im e n ta l conce rts , espec ia lly when

a p p e a r in g as a c o u n t ry squ ire , o r, should

w e say, a p o ache r ?

A s o u r c o rre s p o n d e n t has no t yet

s e ttle d d o w n o u r l i t e r a r y a ttem p t has been

in consequence v e r y sm a ll, b u t w a it until

th e n e x t is s u e !

C o r k .

“ D ” C O M P A N Y .

S ince o u r la s t n o tes appeared in print

th e lo n g - aw a ite d m o ve to C a tte ric k has

ta k e n p lace. “ ’N u f f s a id ,” b u t i t must be

u n d e rs to o d th a t f ir s t im p ress io ns are not

a lw a y s la s t in g ones.

O n a r r i v a l w e w e re m e t by the

m u s ic ia n s o f o ld c hu m s o f A ld e rs h o t, who

e n d e a vo u re d to l iv e n th e p roceedings by

s p r ite ly m us ic , and a lth o u g h th e ir efforts

w e re u n d o u b te d y app rec ia ted b y many, a

few fo u n d th e s tra in a l i t t le too much

f o r age and se rv ice , to say no th ing of

b ad s ta t io n s .H o w e v e r , e v e ry b o d y reached camp to

f in d b re a k fa s t -w a iting , to w hich full

ju s t ic e w as done.

T h e n e x t few days w e re spent in

d ig g in g in (and o u t) and m a k in g our­

se lves c o m fo rta b le . E re w e had quite

s e ttle d d o w n , th o u g h , m o s t o f us dis­

c o ve red th a t th e re w as q u ite a lo t more

d ig g in g to be done, and i t is re a lly sur­

p r is in g h o w adep t e ve ryo n e has become

in th e use o f th e ir im p le m e n ts .

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Cnnrts has re lie v e d th e te d iu m o f

, S L g and ju d g in g b y th e p ro m is e

t, wn b y som e n e w c o m e rs f ro m the

t w i t the d a ily o p e ra t io n o f d e lv in g has

ved g ood t r a in in g . O f A s s o c ia t io n

o i d i e s p la yed to da te th e C o m p a n y has

S 1 fa ir sha re o f success, and on r e tu rn

of tlie leave w a lla h s w e hop e to do even

D e c e m b e r 1 6 th w e lo s t a f e w o f th e r nm nany, w h o l e f t u s t o s t a y w i t h th e ,nd B a t ta lio n . W e w is h th e m e v e r y success, an d h o p e t o h a v e th e m m 19 3 0 -3 1.

\ la rg e and lu c k y p a r t y m anag ed

Christmas in th e “ S m o k e ,” and w e t r u s t

that they had a g o o d tim e , as d id tho se

who rem a ined b eh in d . Q u ite a m e r r y

oarty sat d o w n to C h r is tm a s d in n e r, and

judging b y app ea rances th o ro u g h ly

enjoyed them se lve s . A f t e r d in n e r th e

Company had a s ing-song , and k e p t h a rd

at it u n ti l th e y w e re e ith e r v o lu n ta r i ly o r

com pulsorily re t ire d H ow eve r, a l l s w e l l th a t ends w e ll, and

we are now lo o k in g fo rw a rd to th e N e w

Year and n ew t r a in in g g ro u nd s .

In c los ing , th e C o m p a n y c o n g ra tu la te

R .S .M . B e am an on his_ p ro m o t io n , and

trust he w i l l re m a in w it h us f o r m a n y

m0011S- tv/r »>M i g r a t i n g M i c k .

S IG N A L S ’ N O T E S .

W e have n o w s e ttle d d o w n to o u r new

station, and a re lo o k in g fo rw a rd to a

prosperous N e w Y e a r . T h e n ew class

are show ing g re a t p ro m is e , p a r t ic u la r ly

those w ho h a ve been tra n s fe r re d to

“ H .Q .” W in g . W e have , u n fo r t u ­

nately, a ccom p lished l i t t le in th e w a y o f

sport, b u t w e hop e to m a ke a g o o d show

very soon.

Thanks to o u r m uch d iscussed three-

valve w ire le ss set, w e a re n o w e n jo y in g

some exce llen t p ro g ra m m e s . A s y e t, w e

are m ore o r less in th e e x p e r im e n ta l

stage, and som e o f us a re r a p id ly b eco m ­

ing “ rad io f ie nd s .”

W e w ish a ll s ig n a lle rs , p as t and p re sen t,

a b rig h t and p ro sp e ro u s N e w Y e a r .

M o n k e y N u t .

“ D R U M S . ”

Since o u r la s t c o n t r ib u t io n w e have

been ve ry b us y m a k in g o u rse lve s co m ­

fortable in o u r n ew s ta t io n , a lth o u g h

th e re is n o t m uch he re . T h e D ru m m e rs

seem to f ind p le n ty to am use th e m se lve s ,

w h ile th e re s t o f “ H . Q . ” W in g m o an

ab o u t th e cam p. (T h e A c tin g - S e rg e an t-

M a jo r ’s ta b le is u s u a l ly lo ad ed w e l l w ith

passes fo r D a r l in g to n — c h ie f ly d ru m m e rs . )

I n s p o rt w e a re p ro g re s s in g fa v o u ra b ly ,

and a t la s t w e h a ve fo rm e d a R u g b y te am ,

w h ic h , u n d e r th e tu i t io n o f S e rg t .

L a m b e r t , w i l l no d o u b t ach ie ve fam e.

P le n ty o f n ew ta le n t h a ve jo in e d us f ro m

d u ty , and w e s in c e re ly hope th a t th e y w i l l

keep up o u r re p u ta t io n .W e h a ve g a in e d a v a lu a b le asse t in

S e rg t .- D m r. P a lm e r, and w e a ll w e lc o m e

h im c o rd ia l ly . A ls o w e a re s o r r y to

anno unce th a t w e a re lo s in g s e ve ra l o f

o u r d ru m m e rs th is y e a r, and a lth o u g h w e

s h a ll m iss th e m v e r y m u c h th e y h a ve o u r

bes t w is h e s w h e n th e y s ta r t in c iv i lia n

life .S e rg t .- D m r. H e a th has le f t us f o r

In d ia , and w e a ll w is h h im “ b on v o y a g e .”

C o n g ra tu la t io n s to S e rg t . B ra y on h is

re c en t a p p o in tm e n t. “ T h e D ru m s ” w is h

a ll ra n k s o f th e R e g im e n t a h a p p y and

p ro sp e ro u s N e w Y e a r .D u n D r u m .

“ E M M A G E E " G R O A N S .

W e r e a lly h a ve a reaso n fo r g ro a n in g

a t la s t. W e h a ve a r r iv e d in o u r new

s ta t io n , and f in d i t to be a w o n d e r fu l

p lace (w h e n s u m m e r com es). A n y w a y ,

w e have se ttled d o w n to o u r re a l bus iness,

and th a t is t r a in in g .W e w e lc o m e th e n ew g un n e rs , and hope

th a t th e y w i l l u p h o ld th e h o n o u r o f th e

P la to o n , b o th in w o r k and p la y . A m o n g

th e m a re C p ls . B la k e and T h e o b a ld , to

w h o m w e w is h e v e ry success w h e n th e y

go on th e ir In s t ru c to rs ’ C o u rs e a t

N e th e ra v o n .

W e c o n g ra tu la te L . / C p l. A n s o n on

o b ta in in g a Q i ' on h is course , and w e

hope th a t L . / C p l . Case, w h o has ju s t

re tu rn e d , has done as w e ll, i f n o t b e tte r.

T h o s e o f th e o ld g un n e rs th a t a re le f t

ha ve had a “ p le a s a n t” d iv e rs io n f ro m

th e g un . T h e y h a ve been s tre n u o u s ly

e m p lo yed m a k in g p a th s and fo o tb a ll

f ie ld s / J u d g in g f ro m th e re m a rk s passed,

w e t h in k th a t th e y h a ve e n jo y e d th e m ­

selves.S p o rt is g o in g 011 v e r y w e ll 111 th e

P la to o n . W e s ho u ld s t i l l h a ve a g oo d

fo o tb a ll te am , as w itn e s s th e fac t th a t w e

376 THE DIE-HARDS

ha ve p la y e d th e D e p o t “ G re e n H o w a rd s ''

tw ic e , a m o n g o th e r te am s, and have

b ea te n th e m on each occas ion . C ro s s ­

c o u n t ry ru n s h a ve a lso been o rg a n iz e d .

M o s t o f th e g u n n e rs h a ve jo in e d th e

“ J e w s ’ S q u a d ,’ ’ u n d e r th e ab le le a d e rs h ip

o f L . / C p l. F ro s t . T o a ll th e u n in it ia te d

th e “ J e w s ’ S q uad ’ ’ s tands f o r tho se w ho

a re “ on th e m o ss .”

A n o th e r d e p a r tu re o f th e P la to o n is

g a rd e n in g . U p to th e da te o f g o in g to

p re ss no f lo w e rs h a ve m a te r ia liz e d .

G am es, such as d ra u g h ts and ta b le

te n n is , h a ve been p u rchased o u t o f th e

P la to o n F u n d s , and n o w i t is s t ra n g e ly

q u ie t in th e b a r ra c k ro o m s , th e reason

b e in g th a t o u r “ C h a r le s to n s t i f f s ” a re

d eep ly e ng ro ssed in d ra u g h ts o r a s tre n u ­

ous g am e o f d a rts .

W e ta k e th is o p p o r tu n ity o f w is h in g a ll

th o se o ld “ g u n n e r s ” w h o h a ve le f t th e

B a t ta l io n f o r In d ia e v e ry success in th e ir

n e w s ta t io n . W e a lso w is h a ll g u n n e rs

o f th e 2nd , 7 th , 8 th and 9 th B a t ta lio n s

e v e ry success d u r in g th e N e w Y e a r .

F e e d - B l o c k .

E x tr a c t fr o m “ H o u s e h o ld B rig a d e M a g a z in e

P R E S E N T A T I O N T O i s t B N .

M I D D L E S E X R E G IM E N T .

O n th e d e p a r tu re o f th e 1st B n . T h e

M id d le s e x R e g im e n t f ro m A ld e rs h o t in

O c to b e r, th e o ffice rs o f th e B a t ta l io n

w e re p re se n te d w it h a s i lv e r s ta tu e tte b y

o ffice rs o f b a t ta lio n s o f th e B r ig a d e o f

G u a rd s w h o h ad se rved w ith th e m in th e

i s t G u a rd s B r ig a d e . T h e s ta tu e tte , w h ic h

w as e xe cu ted b y M e s s rs . C a r r in g to n ,

re p re se n ts a C o lo u r- S e rg e a n t o f th e

G re n a d ie r G u a rd s in G u a rd O rd e r . I t

is m o u n te d on an e b o n y p lin th b e a r in g

th e badges o f th e f ive re g im e n ts o f th e

B r ig a d e , and th e in s c r ip t io n : “ T o the

O ff ic e rs , i s t B n . M id d le s e x R e g im e n t

(D u k e o f C a m b r id g e ’s O w n ) f ro m th e ir

o ld f r ie n d s in th e B r ig a d e o f G ua rd s ,

A ld e rs h o t , 1923-1926.” P re v io u s re fe r ­

ence has been m ad e to th e re g re t fe lt at

th e d e p a r tu re o f th e b a t ta l io n b y a ll w h o

h a ve s e rved w it h th e m in th e 1st G ua rd s

B r ig a d e . I n a l l b ra nches o f m i l i t a r y

t r a in in g and s p o r t th e y w e re w o r th y

o p p o ne n ts o r in v a lu a b le a llie s as c irc u m ­

stances d ic ta ted .

W h e n th e m assed d ru m s o f th e is t

G ua rd s B r ig a d e p la ye d th e b a tta lio n to

th e s ta t io n 011 O c to b e r 15th , th e y repre­

sen ted th e m a n y h u nd re d s o f Guardsmen

w ho w e re p re se n t in s p ir i t to b id farewell

to th e ir o ld fr ie n d s . L ie u t.- C o l. W . A

S te w a r t and a ll w h o se rved unde r him

m a y re s t assu red th a t th e y c a rry with

th e m to C a t te r ic k , and la te r on foreign

s e rv ic e , th e h e a r t ie s t g oo d w ishes of all

w h o s e rved w it h th e m a t A ld e rs h o t.

P r e s e n te d t o O f f ic e r s , 1s t B a tta lio n , by O f f i c e r s B r ig a d e o f G u a rd s .

C O R R E S P O N D E N C E .

T o the E d ito r , “ H o u s e h o ld Brigade M a g a z in e .”

D e a r S i r ,—

T h ro u g h yo u , m a y I exp ress the very

re a l re g re t o f a ll ra n k s o f th e battalion

u n d e r m y co m m and , th a t th e ir three

TH E DIE-HARDS 377

vears ’ a ssoc ia tio n w ith th e B r ig a d e o f

Guards is a t an end.1 As the lin e b a t ta l io n in th e is t G ua rd s

Brigade w e h a ve been b r ig a d e d w ith a ll

our b a tta lio n s . I t has been fo r us

an in te re s t in g and m o s t p le a s u rab le

e x p erien ce . . . . ,M y b a t ta lio n has app rec ia ted the g ood

comradeship w h ic h th e B r ig a d e o f G ua rd s

have extended to it, and w i l l a lw a y s look­

back upon the yea rs 1924-1926 w it h th e

very happ ies t o f m e m o rie s .

Y o u rs , e tc.,

A r c h i b a l d S t e w a r t , L ie u t.-C o lo n e l,C o m m a n d in g i s t B n . M id d le s e x

R e g im e n t.A ld e rsh o t,

O ctob er 5 th, 1926.

283 M a in S tre e t,

B r isb a n e .

N o v e m b e r 12 th , 1926.

D ea r C o l o n e l S t e w a r t ,—

I rece ived y o u r le t t e r and have to th a n k

you fo r s en d in g on th e n o te to C o l.

Elgee.I have th e b es t a u th o r i t y f o r b e lie v in g

that he rece ived it , because he spen t a

day w ith us la s t w e e k , and m y w ife and I

were d e lig h te d to f in d th a t he w as so

much b e tte r in h e a lth . H e w e n t on th e

same n ig h t to S in g a p o re .

M y lo n g d e la y in r e p ly in g to y o u r

le tter was due to m y w is h to send y o u a

copy o f th e o n ly v is ib le re c o rd o f th e 57th

in B risbane, th e to m b s to n e o f C o lo u r-

Sergeant P i t t a r d ’s in fa n t d a u g h te r.

I have n o w o b ta in e d i t and send i t a lo n g

to you— the g ra v e f o rm e r ly s to od on th e

rive r b ank w it h in th e c it y b o u n d a ry .

The 57th w e n t f ro m h e re to In d ia

before 1833. I n th a t y e a r M o re to n B a y

was s t i l l a p ena l s e ttle m e n t, and P it ta rd

must have h e ld som e c iv i l e m p lo y m e n t in

connection w it h it.

T he d e tachm en t in B r is b a n e in 1833

was fu rn is h ed b y th e 17th F o o t, C ap t.

Clunee, o f th a t re g im e n t, b e in g C o m m a n ­

dant here, f ro m th e dea th o f C ap t. L o g a n

of the 57th t i l l h e w e n t to In d ia . T h e re

he com m anded th e B u ffs in th e G w a lio r

Campaign, u n d e r o ld “ D a d d y ” G o u g h ,

in 1843.

The re is an a ccoun t o f C ap t. L o g a n ’s

death in th e U n ited S e rv ice J o u rn a l fo r

1831.

I h a ve one o r tw o 57 th b u t to n s and

re lic s o f th e M a o r i W a r o f th e ’s ix t ie s ,

w he n C ap t. L o g a n ’s son co m m anded the

R e g im e n t, I b e lie ve .

I w as ab le to s h o w C o l. E lg e e a p h o to ­

g ra p h o f M a jo r L o c k y e r , o f th e

w h ic h I h ad re c e n t ly rec e ived f ro m h is

son, S i r N ic h o la s L o c k y e r , o f M e lb o u rn e .

M a jo r L o c k y e r w as in B r is b a n e in 1825.

H is son w as la s t h e re in 1925.

I w as v e r y g la d ind eed th a t m y no tes

w e re o f in te re s t to yo u . H is t o r y is a

h o b b y o f m in e , m y re a l bus iness in li fe

b e in g th a t o f a P ro fe s s o r o f L a w .

T h e h o b b y is a re lic o f O x fo rd days.

I n o tic e d in th e T im e s th e o th e r d ay

th a t y o u had c rossed th e B a s in g s to k e

C ana l. I h a ve n o t seen i t s ince the

Ju b ile e R e v ie w in 1887.

Y o u r s s in c e re ly ,

F . W . S. C u m b r a e S t e w a r t .

In sc r ip tio n o n g ra v e sto n e n o w in T o o w o n g C e m e te ry , B r isb a n e , Q u e e n s ­land :—

S A C R E D T O T H E M E M O R Y O F

J A N E P I T T A R D

D A U G H T E R O F J O H N P I T T A R D

L A T E C O L O U R - S E R G T .

O F T H E 5 7 T H R E G I M E N T

W H O D E P A R T E D T H I S L I F E

J A N U A R Y 2 3 R D , 1 8 3 3

A G E D 1 2 M O N T H S A N D 1 3 D A Y S .

SERGEANT-DRUMMER JAMES DEACON.

Th e l a t e s e r g t .-d m r . j a m e s

D E A C O N w as b o rn in T ip p e ra r y on

A u g u s t 18th, 1851, and se rved c o n t in u ­

o u s ly in th e 57 th R e g im e n t ( la te r 1st

B a t ta l io n ) u n t i l d is c ha rg ed on A u g u s t

20 th , 1913, w h e n he h ad co m p le te d 47

yea rs 246 d ays ’ se rv ice .

H e se rved w it h th e 57 th R e g im e n t

th ro u g h o u t th e Z u lu W a r , b e in g w o u n d e d

a t G in g in h lo v o on A p r i l 2nd , 1879, and

w as aw a rd e d , a t th e te rm in a t io n o f th e

c am p a ig n , th e S o u th A f r ic a n M e d a l w it h

c lasp, 1879.H e w as a lso in possess ion o f th e

M e r i to r io u s M e d a l, w it h a n n u ity , L o n g

THE DIE-H ARDS

M a je s t ie s K in g G e o rg e and Q ueen M arv

a t th e D u rb a r . H e w as one of f0Ur

b ro th e rs , a l l o f w h o m se rved in the

M id d le s e x R e g im e n t.

H e w as in f a i r ly ro b u s t h e a lth up till

a b o u t s ix m o n th s ago , w he n he com­

m enced to dec line , and d u r in g the last

tw o m o n th s w as co n fin ed to bed, finally

p a s s in g p e a c e fu lly a w a y on Novem ber

is t , 1926.

T h e a r ra n g e m e n ts f o r th e fu n e ra l were

m ade b y th e R e g im e n ta l Association,

and to o k p lace 011 F r id a y , N o ve m b e r 5th,

1926.

T h e g u n c a rr ia g e , p ro v id e d by “ 0 ”

B a t te ry , R . H . A . , S t. J o h n ’s Wood,

p a rad ed w ith a b e a re r p a r t y from the

D e p o t, c o n s is t in g o f C .S .M . Gray,

S e rg ts . G r if fe n , R a in d le , H a r t , W es t, and

L . / S e r g t . H o r r e x , a t th e R o y a l Hospita l,

C he lsea , and rec e ived th e body. This

w as co nve yed , accom p an ied b y a m ourn­

in g coach in w h ic h rod e the chief

m o u rn e rs — M rs . A d a M o l lo y (s iste r), and

M r . Jam es M o l lo y (nep hew ), and also

M r . E . M o r r i s and M r . Rose (late

d ru m m e r) to W i l le s d e n L a n e , K ilbu rn ,

w h e re i t w as m e t b y a f i r in g and funeral

p a r t y f ro m the D e p o t, u n d e r the com­

m a nd o f L ie u t . I . D . S. G o rd o n .

T h e c o rtè g e th e n p roceeded to Pad­

d in g to n C e m e te ry , th e 9 th B a t ta lio n band

S e rv ic e and G o o d C o n d u c t M e d a l, and

th e In d ia D u r b a r M e d a l.

D u r in g h is se rv ic e he co m p le te d o v e r

tw en ty- f ive y ea rs a b ro ad , and w he n

s e rv in g in In d ia w as p re se n te d to th e ir

J A M E S D E A C O N ,

T h e la t e S e r g e a n t - D r u m m e r .

F U N E R A L O F T H E L A T E S E R G E A N T - D R U M M E R J A M E S D E A C O N .

THE DIE-HARDS 379

preceding i t and p la y in g th e D e a d M a rc h

111A specia l c u sh io n res ted on th e U n io n

lack c o v e r in g th e co ffin , on w h ic h w e re

the m edals b e lo n g in g to th e deceased.

The in te rm e n t to o k p lace in th e p r iv a te

grave o f M r . E . M o- rris a t P a d d in g to n

Cemetery. T h is ac t o f k in d n e s s w as the

last to ken o f lo v e fo r a v e r y o ld

aI1d esteem ed co m rade , and is m uch

appreciated b y a ll ra n k s o f th e R e g im e n t.

A la rg e n u m b e r o f o ld com rades

attended, m a n y c o m in g f ro m lo n g d is ­

tances, and a g re a t a r ra y o f cho ice f lo ra l

tributes w e re b o rn e on th e g u n c a rr ia g e ,

m ou rn ing coach, and c a rr ie d b y th e

fo llowers.A f te r th e c o m m itm e n t th e f i r in g p a r ty

fired th re e v o lle y s o v e r th e g ra v e , and

the b ug le rs sounded th e “ L a s t P o s t

and “ R é v e il lé . ”The fo l lo w in g w e re a m o n g th o se w ho

a ttended :— C o l. P a s s in g h a m , M a jo r s

Jefferd, S teed and A m o r , C ap ts . S to c k ,

Lawson, T . J. S m ith , R o s a m , R .S .M .

M an te ll, R .Q .M .S . P u rc e ll, C .S .M . T is ­

dale, C .S .M . K e l ly , and M e ss rs . E .

W a rren , W . C la rk e , H . H e w it t , B a th ,

Pasby, L o w e n , R y a n , R . S tephens , H . A .

Edwards, M u l la l le y , G o o d w in , H o lm e s ,

T ipper, E . M o r r is , W . B ro o k s , B.

W o rle y , H . R o se , M c K e n z ie , A l lu m ,

lames, E . F . Jam es , and H . B ead le .

The f lo ra l t r ib u te s in c lud ed w re a th s

sent by th e f o l lo w in g : — M rs . M o l lo y

(sister); a ll ra n k s , 1st B a t ta l io n ;

R eg im en ta l A s s o c ia t io n ; a ll ra n k s ,

Depot, M id d le s e x R e g im e n t ; 8 th

B a tta lio n ; 9 th B a t ta l io n ; S e rg e a n ts ’

Depot, M id d le s e x R e g im e n t; M r . E .

M o rris and M r . and M rs . S te vens .

‘ d)

2nd ® 4th BATTALIONSF IR E D F I R S T A N D L A S T S H O T S I N

T H E W A R .

A 7 0 L U M E S co u ld be w r i t t e n a ro u n d

the co inc idences n o te d d u r in g th e

war, bu t p ro b a b ly th e m o s t w o n d e r fu l o f

them a ll is re c o rd e d b y L ie u t .- C o l. J . H .

Boraston and C ap t. C y r i l E . O . B a x in

the ir s to ry o f “ T h e E ig h th D iv is io n in

W ar, 1914-1918,“ p ub lis h e d b y th e

M edic i S oc ie ty , L td . W h e n th e A rm is t ic e

cam e th e 2nd M id d le s e x , p a r t o f th e

E ig h th D iv is io n , w as th re e and three-

q u a r te rs m ile s n o rth- no rth- e as t o f M o n s .

T h e n ig h t b e fo re , th e y e s tab lish ed posts

in th e v i l la g e o f G h lin . “ T o th e n o r th

o f th e v i l la g e , " i t is s ta ted , “ is s itu a ted

th e C hâ te au o f L a V e r r ie re , and its

o w n e r in fo rm e d th e m en o f th e 2nd

M id d le s e x th a t in A u g u s t , 1914, th e ir

c o lle ag u e s o f a n o th e r b a t ta l io n o f th e

sam e re g im e n t ( th e 4 th M id d le s e x ) had

been b il le te d th e re . A re m a rk a b le

co inc idence , b u t th e re w as one s t i l l m o re

e x t r a o rd in a r y . F o r th e re w e re a n u m b e r

o f m en th e n in th e 2nd M id d le s e x to

w h o m th e in fo rm a t io n w as a lre ad y

f a m i l ia r ; f o r th e v e r y g o o d reason th a t

th e y th e m se lve s had a c tu a lly been s e rv in g

w it h th e 4 th M id d le s e x in A u g u s t , 1914.

T h e s e m en had , on th é m o rn in g o f

A u g u s t 23 rd , 1914, f ire d th e f ir s t sho ts o f

th e w a r on th e B r i t is h f r o n t ; on

N o v e m b e r n t h , 1918, h a v in g s u rv iv e d a ll,

f ro m th e sam e spo t th e y f ire d w h a t m a y

w e ll h a ve been th e la s t .” — G en . H e n e k e r ,

w ho co m m anded th e D iv is io n f o r tw o

yea rs , re m a rk e d , in h is fa re w e l l m essage :

“ I n offence, as w e ll as in defence, I h a ve

w a tched w ith a d m ira t io n th e w o n d e r fu l

s p ir it w h ic h p e rvad e d a ll ra n ks . N e i th e r

th e w in te r w in d o f th e Passchendae le

S a lie n t, n o r th e s leep less days and n ig h ts

o f th e re t re a ts on th e S o m m e and th e

A is n e , appea red ab le to d e s tro y th e ch ee r­

fu lness , o r d im in is h th e m a rv e llo u s

d e vo tio n to d u ty w h ic h w as d isp la yed b y

o ffice rs and m en . I h a ve com e o u t o f th e

w a r w it h one c o n v ic t io n , a t a ll e ven ts , and

th is is th a t th e fin es t m a n on G o d ’s e a rth

is th e B r i t is h p r iv a te s o ld ie r .” I n h is

fo re w o rd to th e b o o k E a r l H a ig pays a

g re a t c o m p lim e n t to th e e x p lo its o f th e

8 th D iv is io n . “ H ig h a m o n g th e m ,” he

w rite s , “ is s u re ly th e p e rfo rm a n c e o f th e

8 th D iv is io n in m e e t in g th e g re a t G e rm a n

o n s la u g h t o f M a rc h , 1918, and, p e c u lia r ly ,

th e m a g n if ic e n t s tand a t R o s ie re s , w he n

fo r th ir ty - s ix c r it ic a l h o u rs th e D iv is io n

h e ld up th e e n e m y ’s p ro g re s s to w a rd s

A m ie n s . ’’

P a t : “ T h e re a re a g re a t m a n y d ifferences

be tw een to w n and c o u n try . One is, th a t

in th e c o u n try , i f yo u h a ve a s ir lo in of beef

fo r d in n e r e ve ryo ne know s it , w hereas in

L o n d o n yo u m a y h a ve a s tew ed e lep han t

and no one cares a jo t . ’’

THE DIE-HARDS

OLD COMRADES ANNUAL DINNER.

T H E O ld C o m rad e s A n n u a l D in n e r w as

h e ld a t th e G re a t C e n t ra l H o te l,

M a ry le b o n e R o a d , L o n d o n , on S a tu rd a y ,

N o v e m b e r 6 th , 1926.

T h e g a th e r in g w as a v e r y g o o d one,

m a n y o ffice rs and o ld m e m b e rs o f th e

R e g im e n t c o m in g lo n g d is tances to p u t in

an appea rance , b u t o w in g to th e m o ve o f

th e 1 st B a t ta l io n to C a t te r ic k a few w eeks

p re v io u s th e n u m b e rs d id n o t reach tho se

o f la s t y e a r. H o w e v e r , w e hop e th a t

w h e n th e n e x t d in n e r is h e ld th a t m a n y

f ro m th e w ild s o f Y o r k s h ir e w i l l a r ra n g e

to be on le a ve in L o n d o n , and a g a in p u t

in th e ir m o s t w e lc o m e appea rance . T h e

C o m m a n d in g O ff ic e r and a n u m b e r o f th e

o ffice rs d id m a ke th e jo u rn e y , a v e r y lo n g

and te d io u s one, and o n ly a r r iv e d a few

m in u te s b e fo re th e d in n e r w as t im e d to

com m ence . T h e i r c o ns id e ra te and s p o r t­

in g e f fo r t w as g re a t ly ap p rec ia ted b y the

o ld m e m b e rs o f th e R e g im e n t, and a

h e a r ty w e lc o m e a w a ite d th e m .

G en. S i r I v o r M a x s e , K .C .B . , C . V .O . ,

D .S .O . , C o lo n e l o f th e R e g im e n t, p re ­

s ided , th e g ues ts b e in g C o l. C . H . P a n k ,

C .M .G . , D .S .O . , T . D . , H ig h S h e r if f o f

M id d le s e x ; M r . C ec il D e S a lis , C h a irm a n

o f M id d le s e x T e r r i t o r ia l A s s o c ia t io n ; S ir

B e n ja m in G o tt, M . A . , M id d le s e x E d u c a ­

t io n C o m m itte e ; and M r . E . S. W . H a r t ,

M .B .E . , C le rk to th e M id d le s e x C o u n ty

C o u n c il.T h e C h a irm a n w as su p p o rte d b y C o ls .

L e m p r ie re . P a s s in g h a m and Beach ,

L ie u t.- C o ls . S te w a r t, S am u e l and B a k e r,

M a jo r Je ffe rd , and C a p ta in F o s te r.

T h e fo l lo w in g te le g ra m s w e re rece ived

d u r in g th e e v e n in g : —

G e n . S i r I v o r M a x s e ,G re a t C e n t ra l H o te l.

T h e K in g s in c e re ly th a n k s th e O ld

C o m ra d e s o f th e M id d le s e x R e g im e n t

f o r t h e ir lo y a l m essage co nve yed b y

yo u , and hopes th e y w i l l e n jo y th e ir

a n n u a l g a th e r in g .

S t a m f o r d h a m .G e n . M a x s e ,G re a t C e n t ra l H o te l.

M y s ince re th a n k s to a ll ra n k s fo r

k in d te le g ra m .

E d w a r d , P.,

Colo nel-in-(hief.

C h a i r m a n ,O ld C o m ra d e s A s so c ia t io n ,

M id d le s e x R e g im e n t.

O ld C o m rad e s , E a s t S u r re y Regi­

m en t, h e a r t i ly re c ip ro c a te g reetings

G e n . L o n g l e y .

M i d d l e s e x R e g i m e n t a l D in n e r , G re a t C e n t ra l H o te l.

R o y a l F u s i l ie r s A s so c ia tio n send

h e a r ty g re e t in g s to th e ir o ld friends

th e M id d le s e x R e g im e n t.

G e n . P i n n e y .C a n n o n S tre e t H o te l.

T h e B a n d o f th e 9 th B a t ta lio n played

an e x c e lle n t p ro g ra m m e o f m us ic during

th e d in n e r, and th e C o m m a n d in g Officer

and B a n d m a s te r R o u se a re to be con­

g ra tu la te d in possess ing a band w ith such

c a p a b ilit ie s , th e re n d e r in g o f th e items

b e in g m uch app rec ia ted b y a ll present.

T h e lo y a l to as ts h a v in g been proposed

and rec e ived w it h a c c lam a tio n and musical

h o n o u rs , G en . S ir I v o r M a x s e proposed

th e to a s t o f th e e ve n in g , “ T h e Reg i­

m e n t,” and in th e co u rse o f h is remarks

s a id : I s o m e tim e s re f le c t u po n the wider

aspect o f o u r R e g im e n ta l A ssoc ia tion of

O ld C o m rad e s , and t r y to re a liz e w hat is

a t th e ro o t o f o u r d es ire to keep i t going.

T h e h e lp o f o u r S e c re ta ry is, o f course,

ind isp en sab le . H e p re ve n ts us from

d r i f t in g a p a rt, b u t w e shou ld n o t second

h is e ffo rts n o r subsc rib e o u r necessary

m ite w e re i t n o t an es tab lished fact that

th e A s s o c ia t io n fu lf i ls a h um an want.

W h a t e x a c t ly does th a t w a n t am oun t to,

and w h y has i t such a h o ld on us?

T h is a n n u a l d in n e r is th e o u tw a rd and

v is ib le e xp re s s io n o f o u r comradeship,

and a n o th e r s ig n o f i t is to be found in

th e e ig h ty- th re e m en w e have placed in

p e rm a n e n t jo b s d u r in g th e year, but

b e yo nd o r b eh in d o u r p h ila n th ro p y and

co m rad e sh ip th e re e x is ts an even stronger

m o t iv e w h ic h bands us in to a l i t t le society

o f p a t r io ts , m en w h o a re n o t e loquen t and

do n o t m a ke speeches and a re u su a lly bored

i f th e y h a ve to lis te n to speeches. T he ir

p a t r io t is m has been te s ted b y action

r a th e r th a n b y ta lk , and th e y have

a cq u ire d th e h a b it o f g e t t in g th in g s done

and s a y in g l i t t le a b o u t it.I th in k s o ld ie rs in s t in c t iv e ly m istrust

e loquence, b u t h a ve a w a y o f understand;

incr one a n o th e r w it h o u t w o rd s o r books,

and th u s th e o rd in a ry p a r t y po lit ic ian s

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o ra to r y o r p ro p a g a n d a lea ves th e m stone

co ld . B u t o u r in a r t ic u la te in t im a c y is a

l i v in g fo rc e ; i t h o ld s us to g e th e r, and y o u

a ll k n o w th a t th e b ond o f th e R e g im e n t

re m a in s f o r y e a rs and y e a rs a f te r y o u have

ceased to s e rve th e K in g . In d e e d , I do

n o t n o tic e in a n y c iv i l ia n in s t i t u t io n th a t

a s im i la r t ie b inds its m e m b e rs so p e r­

m a n e n t ly , and , th e re fo re , I t h in k th a t o u r

R e g im e n ta l A s s o c ia t io n s , s c a tte red as

th e y a re th ro u g h o u t th e la n d , a re a

n a t io n a l asset o f c o ns id e rab le v a lu e ,

e sp ec ia lly in these days o f a l lu r in g s u g ­

g es tio n s b y o ra to r ic a l a r t is ts w h o seem

to p ro m is e y o u a n y th in g , such as d oub le

p ay f o r less w o rk , o r h om e s fo r h e roe s a t

p o p u la r p rices .

U p and d o w n th e c o u n t ry y o u can h e a r

t h e ir vo ices , and som e even advo ca te th e

d e s tru c tio n o f co a l m in e s , w h ic h w o u ld

d e p riv e m in e rs o f t h e ir l iv e l ih o o d in th e

fu tu re . C an y o u im a g in e a n y s o ld ie r

a d v o c a t in g th e d e s tru c tio n o f h is o w n

re g im e n t, and w it h i t h is o w n p a y and

ra t io n s ?H o w e v e r , h e re y o u a re assem b led to ­

n ig h t in y o u r h u nd re d s , and w it h o u t an

e x p e c ta t io n o f g e t t in g s o m e th in g fo r

n o th in g , o r o f a c h ie v in g m o re th a n a few

h o u rs spen t w it h c o m rad e s w h o m yo u

t r u s t and w h o m y o u g re e t a g a in w ith

p le a su re and en th us ia sm .

I w is h th e re w e re m o re o f y o u , f o r a

w e e k o r tw o ag o w e saw in L o n d o n a

w o n d e r fu l p a rad e o f G ua rd sm e n , w ho

tu rn e d u p in th e ir th o u sa n d s f ro m I re la n d ,

S c o t la n d , W a le s and E n g la n d , a t th e ir

o w n expense, to d e m o n s tra te t h e ir r e g i­

m e n ta l s p ir it . W o u ld y o u n o t l ik e to

h a ve a s im i la r p a rad e fo r th e 100,000 m en

w ho se rved in th e fo r ty - s ix b a t ta lio n s o f

th e M id d le s e x R e g im e n t d u r in g th e W a r ?

S u c h p a rad es can o n ly be o rg a n iz e d

th ro u g h R e g im e n ta l A s s o c ia t io n s , and

o n ly b y th e m i f th e y a re in to u c h w it h th e

m a jo r i t y o f th e ir d e m o b iliz e d so ld ie rs .

W e hope in t im e to s tre n g th e n o u r o w n

A s s o c ia t io n b y g e t t in g e v e ry m a n to ta k e

a k e e n e r in te re s t in i ts d o in g s on le a v in g

th e C o lo u rs . E v e r y m a n w h o has se rved

in th e R e g im e n t, no m a t te r w h e th e r

R e g u la r , M i l i t i a o r T e r r i t o r ia l , a u to m a t i­

c a lly becom es a m e m b e r f ro m th e f ir s t d ay

he w e a rs th e b ad g e o f th e R e g im e n t.

T h u s w it h th o se s e rv in g s o ld ie rs th e b ond

o f f r ie n d s h ip b e tw e e n a ll “ D ie - H a rd s ” is

e s tab lished . W h a t w e a im a t is g e t t in g

tho se w h o le a ve th e C o lo u rs to keep in

c lo s e r to u c h w it h th e Reginienta; A s s o c ia tio n , and a p os tc a rd once a year

g iv in g h is nam e and address,

a c co m p lis h th is . W e can th e n watch the

in te re s ts o f o u r m em b e rs , th e ir wives

w id o w s and c h ild e n , h e lp them to gel

e m p lo ym e n t and a id in g th e m in distress

w it h in th e l im its o f o u r a n nua l income’

w h ic h w as £ 7 0 0 la s t y e a r.

C o m rad e s , I g iv e y o u the toast of

■' Y o u r R e g im e n t , " and lo n g may it

se rve th e K in g .

M r . E , W a r r e n th e n p roposed the toast

o f " T h e O ff ic e rs , " s a y in g : Comrades, I

h a ve th e h o n o u r o f p ro p o s in g the toast

o t th e o ffice rs o f th e R e g im e n t, both past

and p re se n t, f ro m o u r Colonel-in-Chief,

H . R . H . T h e P r in c e o f W a le s , down to the

la s t- jo in ed s u b a lte rn , b u t m os t particu­

la r ly tho se w h o h a ve ho n o u re d us with

th e ir p resence h e re to - n ig h t. W e have in

th e c h a ir th e C o lo n e l o f th e Regiment,

C o l. L e m p r ie re , C o l. P a n k , the Com­

m a n d in g O ff ic e rs o f th e 1st, 8 th and 9th

B a t ta l io n s and D e p o t, and severa l other

o ffice rs to o n u m e ro u s to mention by

nam e , m uc h as I s ho u ld lik e to , but you

w i l l a l l be ab le to see w h o a re present by-

r e f e r r in g to th e n e x t issue of the

R e g im e n ta l J o u rn a l, in w h ic h w il l appear

a ll t h e ir nam es, to g e th e r w it h yo u r own.

T h o s e w ho a re n o t a lre a d y subscribers

1 s t r o n g ly adv ise to w r i te a t once to the

S e c re ta ry o f th e R e g im e n ta l Association

and e n ro l.

T h e p resence h e re th is even ing of all

these o ffice rs show s y o u the v e ry great

in te re s t th e y ta k e in a ll y o u comrades, and

I am su re y o u w i l l b ack m e up when I say

th a t o u r o ffice rs a re second to none.

C o m rad e s , I n o w ask y o u to rise and

d r in k to th e to a s t o f “ O u r O fficers.

T h e nam es o f th o se w h o w e re present

a re as f o l lo w s : M r . A v e r i l l , M r. H.

A v e r i l l , P te . A . A d am s , Pte. C.

A le x a n d e r , P te . R . A tk in s , M a jo r A. C.

A rn o ld , M a jo r E . H . A m o r , M r . E. Ash,

C .S .M . A l l u m , P te . T . B o nd , Pte. W.

B i lh a m , P te . W . B a r r e t t , P te . J. Baulch.

C ap t. C . S. B u rd o n , M r . B . J. Buxton,

M a jo r G . C . B u c k n a ll, M r . W . Bridge,

M r . J. T . B u x to n , M r . F . Barnes, Col.

Beach , M r . C . B e a tty , M r . F . E . Bowen,

M r . S. C. B o d den , M r . J. B oo thby. Mr.

F . B ru c a s , M r . B e n t le y , M r . Bussard,

R .S .M . B eas le y , M r . A . B lin co , Lieut.

F . E . B o s to c k , M r . T . W . B a ile y , Chelsea

P e n s io n e r S. C o n n o lly , P te . C . Christmas,

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„ T C la rk e , M r . P . C re ed o n , P te .

r erfh d d , M r . W . C la rk e , B d m s tr . J. W .

J-i i ' I ie u t J. D . C lin c h , L ie u t . H . W .

Ä n M r . J . R- C a r te r , M r . T . A .

9nel M r . H . A . d u e t t , M r . A . C.

rhfdley M r- C . L e e C la r k , M r . A . B .

S id ic o tt, M r . W . C u th b e r t, C ap t. A . B .

H a r k M r . W . J- C o o k , M r . W . E .

C tier M r . H . E . C rosd , M r E S.

r 1 man S e rg t . C o w p e r, M r . A . D is-

r M r T F- D ib le y , M r . A . G .

n .irran t M r . J. D o n o u g h u e , M r . L .

D rinkw ate r, M a jo r Ar C D u n d a s M r .

r b D e llo w , M r . G . L I. E . D u ff ie ld ,

hjr j H . D e n n is , P te . W . D o w n e r , M r .

nr G. D ines , P te . J. D o d g s o n , P te . A

nickel C .S .M . D e n to n , M r . H . A .

Edwards, P te . E . E d m o n d s . P te . G.

E llio tt P te J. E v e r i t t , M r . R . E d w a rd s ,

M r R E vans , M r . R . F u rm a n , P te . L .

Pilbv O .R .C .S . F in c h , M r . A . C. F u rs e ,

M r I F ry , M r . H . F o rd , C .Q .M .S . F i t z ­

gerald, Capt. H . E . F o s te r , M r . W .

Field, S e rg t .- M a jo r F u rm s s , M r . P .

Folev P te. F . G re e n , P te . H . G riff ith s ,

C Q M .S . W . J. G ra y , M r . V . F . G a rle b ,

M r C. W . G ib son , M r . W . J. G re e n la n d ,

M r ]. G o u ld in g , M r . J. G e a ry , M r . J . F .

Goch, L ie u t . I . D . S. G o rd o n , M r .

Goodwin, M r . J. G u n n in g h a m , M r . H .

Gales M r . J. G o o d a ll, M r . H . G re g o ry ,

Capt. B. G . H o r ro c k s , M r . B . T . H in e y ,

Mr. W . J. H a l l, M r . F . H a rd in g , M r . A .

Hayward, M r . M . H u n t , M r . W . J.

Hazell, M r . A . W . H a v a rd , M r . J. W .

Holwell, M r . W . H a ye s , M r . J .H a r r ig a n ,

Mr. A . H eacock , M r . H o lm e s , M r . F . J.

Holman, M r . J . H o l l in g s , M r . T . C.

Harris, M r . G . H a n k s , M r . S. H a l l id a y ,

Capt. S. F . H e d g ec o e , M r . A . H o w a rd ,

Mr. F. E . H o lm e s , P te . L . Im a g e ,

Sergt.-Dmr. In k s te r , P te . W . Jacobson ,

Mr. F . E . Jam es, M a jo r W . W . Je ffe rd ,

Mr. Jackm an, M r . C. P . Jones, P te . F .

Knights, M r . W . H . K in g , M r . E . K in g ,

Mr. G. W . K e r s w i l l , S e rg t . F . K e n d a ll,

Mr. J. L a m b o u rn e , M r . A . L a m b o u m e ,

Pte. H . L e o n a rd , C o l. G . B . L e m p r ie re ,

Mr. G. L a n e , M r . H . L o w e n , M r . G .

L id ing ton, M r . H . L i t t i n g , M r . J.

Lavender, M r . F . L in to n , C ap t. E . C.

Lawson, C ap t. L lo y d - W il l ia m s , M r .

A. G. L a m k in , L ie u t . S. C . M a x w e l l,

Major H . G . M o n e y , P te . R . M o r r is ,

Pte. E . M a r t in , L ie u t . D . M c D o n a ld ,

Gen. S ir I v o r M a x s e , M r . W . G .

Matthews, C ap t. F . M e a so r , M r . E .

Morris. M r . W . M o llo v . M r . R . T .

G usc o tt, M r . E . M c L e rn o n , M r . W . A .

M e a c he n , S e rg t . M a t th e w s , R .S .M . M a n

te ll, M r . G . M u l la le y , P te . M e e k in s , C p l.

M a n is te r , S e rg t . M e d o w s , C .S .M . F I.

M a n d e rs , M r . T . K . M a c ke n z ie , M r . A .

M o re y , M r . E . E . Needes , P te . R .

O u t ra m , L ie u t . W . O ’D o n o u g h u e , M r .

H . J. O rm is to n , P te . W . P o u lte r , Col.-

C o m d t. C. H . P a n k , M r . W . P h ip p s , M r .

W . E . P asby , M r . J . C . P a rso n s , M r .

F . C . P i lg r im , M r . T . P a t r ic k , C ap t.

N . P . P a lm e r, C o l. A . M . O . A n w y l

P a ss in g h a m , L ie u t . F . G . P a rk e r , P te . G .

P a lm e r, M r . A . J. P a r k e r , M r . G . P usey ,

M r . W . A . P e rc y , R .Q .M .S . A . P u rc e ll,

C p l. W . D . P e r t , Capt~ W . H . P a rm e te r,

C ap t. H . C. P h il l ip s , M r . W . G . W .

Q u ic k , P te . S. R o ss, M r . V . E . R ic e ,

M r . W . R o u se , P te . O . R y a n , M r . F .

R y d e r , C .S .M . F . W . R o se , M r . J. R y a n ,

C ap t. W . R o sa m , P te . W . S he p p a rd , P te .

H . S m ith , S e rg t . E . S haw , P te . G . S m ith ,

P te . L . S he ffie ld , M r . F . L . S chap e r, M r .

W . A . S m ith , M r . F . G . S p a rk s , M r . F .

S haw c ro ss , M a jo r F . S. S teed , M r . - G .

S ha w , C ap t. V . E . S to c k , M r . J. S.

S ta n g e r, M r . G . S te vens , C ap t. T . j .

S m ith , M ir. C . H . S tacey, M r . C. S e x to n ,

M r . W . S tacey , L ie u t.- C o l. W . IT .

S am u e l, C ap t. S he rw o o d . P te . P . S ande rs ,

C p l. G . S e ym o u r, M r . H . W . S m ith .

L ie u t .- C o l. W . A . S te w a r t, M r . A .

S tephens , M r . A . S a ffe rty . M a jo r R . A .

S lee, P te . J. T u rn e r , M r . G . T a b e rsh a m ,

M r . H . A . T w ig g , M r . E . G . T u l le y , M r .

J. H . T ip p in g , M r . A . S. T h o m p s o n , M r .

A . T o d m a n , M a jo r J . W . H . T u p p e r ,

L . / C p l. T u p p , M r . E . J. T e p p e r, M r . L .

V iv ia n , S e rg t . S. V in c e , P te . H . W e b b ,

P te . T . W a r r e n , M r . A . W e s to n , M r .

H . E . W a m s le y , M a jo r N . E . G .

W i l lo u g h b y , M r . B . G . W a tk in s , L ie u t .

E . A . M . W i l l ia m s , M r . E . H . W i l l ia m s ,

M r . G . W a ts o n , M r . H . W e lls , M r . A . E .

W a r r e n , M r . H . W i l lm e r , and M r . J. M .

W e d d e ll.W e o ffe r o u r h e a r ty c o n g ra tu la t io n s

and m a n y th a n k s to M r . E . M o r r is

(c h a irm a n ) and ’ h is c o m m itte e , com posed

as u n d e r, f o r th e e x c e lle n t a r ra n g e m e n ts

m ade , w h ic h assu red us e n jo y in g such a

p le a san t e ve n in g . C o m m itte e : M r . R . E .

E v a n s , M r . J. E d w a rd s , R .Q .M .S .

P u rc e ll, M r . J. W . H o lw e l l, M r . G . W .

K e r s w i l l , M r . C . W . B e a s le y , S e rg t .

C a r te r (7 th B a t ta l io n ) and M r . E . J.

W a r re n .

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O F F IC E R S ’ N O T E S .

J ^ IE U T . - C O L . H . P. F . B I C K N E L L ,

D .S .O . , w as g ra n te d tw o m o n th s '

p r iv i le g e leave , in In d ia , f ro m S e p te m b e r

1st to O c to b e r 30 th , 1926.

M a jo r P. G ro v e - W h ite c o m m anded

th e B a t ta l io n d u r in g th e absence o f

L ie u t .- C o l. H . P . F . B ic k n e ll, on leave .

L ie u t . P . P a te r re jo in e d f ro m le a ve in

th e U n ite d K in g d o m on S e p te m b e r 14th,

and w as a d m itte d to th e C o n n a u g h t

M i l i t a r y H o s p ita l, P o o n a , on O c to b e r 8 th ,

1926. L ie u t . P . E . C . T u c k e y re jo in e d

f ro m le a ve in th e U n ite d K in g d o m on

N o v e m b e r 28 th , 1926.

C ap t. J . R . T h o rp assum ed th e a p p o in t­

m e n t o f O f f ic ia t in g D . A . A . G . , P o ona

D is t r ic t , on A u g u s t 22nd, and re lin-

q u ished the a p p o in tm e n t on S e p te m b e r 14th, 1926.

H e p roceeded to B o m b a y on N o v e m b e r

17th, 1926, on a p p o in tm e n t, as A d ju ta n t

to th e B o m b a y B a t ta l io n , A . F . I .

( ^ t . - M a jo r ) O . H . T id b u r y ,

M .C . , assum ed the a p p o in tm e n t o f O ff i­

c ia t in g B r ig a d e M a jo r , 16th In d ia n

In f a n t r y B r ig a d e , on A u g u s t 26 th , and

re lin q u is h e d th e a p p o in tm e n t on O c to b e r

18th, 1926. H e d ep a rted fo r E g y p t , p e r

ss. R a zm a k , to g e th e r w it h h is fa m ily ,

e x B o m b a y on N o v e m b e r 20 th , 1926, to

ta k e up th e a p p o in tm e n t o f G .S .O .3 a t

A r m y H e a d q u a r te rs , C a iro .

L ie u t . E . M . G . W r a y , D .S .O . , passed

a co u rse o f R a n g e ta k in g a t th e M a c h in e

G u n S c ho o l, A h m e d n a g a r, on S e p te m b e r

6 th , 1926, and a lso q u a lif ie d a t th e second

M a c h in e G u n Q u a li f y in g C o u rse , a t the

sam e schoo l, o n A u g u s t 20 th , 1926.

2 / L ie u t . M . A . Jacob q ua lif ie d a t a

T r a n s p o r t T r a in in g C lass , h e ld a t P o o na ,

on A u g u s t 23 rd , 1926.

C ap t. F , A . L . L a w re n c e re lin q u is h e d

th e a p p o in tm e n t o f S ta f f C a p ta in , 16th

In d ia n In f a n t r y B r ig a d e , on S e p te m b e r

2nd , 1926, and , on b e in g rep os ted to th e

B a t ta l io n , to o k o v e r com m and of “ b ., C o m p a n y .

L ie u t . S . J . C la r k passed in subject no

a t th e O ff ic e rs ’ P ro m o t io n E x a m in a tW

h e ld in P o o n a , on S ep te m b e r 27th, ^

L ie u t . H P . L a m b e r t qua lified a t" i C o u rse o f In s t ru c t io n h e ld a t the Arm

V e t e r in a r y S pho o l ( In d ia ) , P o om y S e p te m b e r 15th , 1926. ' 011

E x tr a c t fr o m the “ T im e s o f In d ia " da ted S e p te m b e r y d , 1926.

M I D D L E S E X W I N R O V E R S F O O T B A L L C U P .

P R E V I O U S R E C O R D E Q U A L L E D

W e d n e sd a y w as B o m b a y ’s b ig footer

day , th e occas ion b e in g th e fina l of the

R o v e rs T o u rn a m e n t. A b ig crowd

tu rn e d up, and fo r once the w eathe r was

k in d , 110 ra in f a l l in g d u r in g the match

T h e M id d le s e x w o n the cup fo r the third

t im e in succession b y th e w id e m arg in of

f o u r g o a ls to n il , a f te r a typ ica l Army

cup-tie, in w h ic h th e re w as p le n ty of good

fo o tb a ll. I t w as, h o w e ve r, m a rred by an

acc iden t to th e cap ta in o f the Gordon

H ig h la n d e rs , S e rg t . H is c o c k , who sus­

ta in e d a b ro k e n le g e a r ly in the game

and w ho w as ta k e n s t ra ig h t from the

f ie ld to th e h o s p ita l. I t w as bad luck for

th e G o rd o n s . H is c o c k ’s accident had a

bad effect on th e te am fo r some time, and

d u r in g th is p e r io d th e M id d le se x made

th e m se lve s safe. T h e ho ld e rs gave full

v a lu e f o r th e ir w in . T h e y p layed good

fo o tb a ll, h a rd ly e v e r p u t t in g a foot

w ro n g , and p la ye d th e ir best game of the

to u rn a m e n t. T h e y w e re the better side

a ll th ro u g h , e v e ry m an p la y in g well, the

fo rw a rd s e sp ec ia lly b e in g v e ry dangerous,

w h i le th e y w e re w e ll le d b y Se rg t. Capd.

w ho p la y e d a b ra in y g am e a t centre-half,

h is fo rm b e in g in k e e p in g w ith the fine

re p u ta t io n he has g o t as a p layer. The

s t re n g th o f th e M id d le s e x was again

t h e ir backs , and P a lm e r and A rn o ld were

se ldo m passed, and L in c o ln in goal had

a l ig h t a fte rn o o n . T h e ha lves a ll played

w e ll, N e ig h b o u r g e t t in g th ro u g h a lo t of

w o r k and C ap e l o p e n in g up the game

n ic e ly . T h e fo rw a rd s p layed go-ahead

soccer, c u t t in g o u t a ll f r i l ls and making

th e g o a l th e ir o b je c t iv e a ll the tim e, while

t h e ir c o m b in a t io n w as exce llen t. Hie

G o rd o n s p la ye d f o r th e m a jo r ity of the

g am e u n d e r a b ig hand icap . T o lose

TH E DIE-H ARDS 385

.12,, cap ta in , w h o is th e ir bes t d e fende r,

“ ’ r ly in the gam e , w as a b ig shock, and

ft unse ttled th e m . T h e y p la yed g ood

football, h o w e ve r, b u t w e re o v e rw e ig h te d

f , th e ir o pp onen ts , w h o w e re a lso fast.

Had H is c o c k been 011 th e f ie ld th e w h o le

“ e 'it is v e r y p ro b a b le th a t th e score

would ha ve been d if fe re n t; i t w o u ld c e r­

ta in ly have been m u c h c lo se r. T h e g am e

was p layed in a f in e s p o r t in g s p ir it , h a rd

knocks w e re ta k e n in th e t r u e A r m y

a l i t t le in m id- fie ld , th e team s e v id e n t ly

fe e lin g one a n o th e r. T h e M id d le s e x w e re

th e f ir s t te a m to g e t th e b a l l o v e r th e

g o a l lin e . F ro m th e g o a l k ic k th e

H ig h la n d e rs ad vanced on th e le f t , b u t

K in n a ir d w as m e t b y P a lm e r, w h o tra n s ­

fe r re d th e b a ll to th e o th e r h a lf o f th e

f ie ld . T h is s ta r te d a M id d le s e x a tta c k ,

and H a r t le y w as n o tic e ab le w it h som e

g oo d ta c k l in g n e a r th e c o rn e r f la g . T h e

M id d le s e x ke p t up the a tta c k , and B aco n

good, v ig o ro u s fo o tb a ll o f th e full-

blooded typ e . R e fe re e L o w e h and led th e

game a d m ira b ly .

T H E G A M E .

A f te r b o th team s had u n d e rg o n e the

ordeal o f th e p h o to g ra p h e r , th e G o rd o n s ,

as cha llenge rs , e n te red th e f ie ld f ir s t to

the s k ir l o f t h e ir p ip e rs , w h i le th e

M idd lesex rece ived a b ig re c e p tio n f ro m

the c row d. C ap e l b ea t H is c o c k in th e

toss, and th e G o rd o n s k ic k e d off to w a rd s

the d ress ing- room g o a l. P la y h u n g fo r

d an g e ro us , b u t G o w headed c lea r. A w a y

w e n t th e G o rd o n s , s h o w in g n ice co m ­

b in a tio n , and G o ud ie sent o v e r a b e a u t ifu l

c en tre w h ic h D ic k e n s headed in to th e

g o a l, b u t L in c o ln s a fe ly c a u g h t th e b a l l

and p un ted up fie ld . T h e pace w as a fas t

one, and b o th sets o f a tta c k e rs w e re

s how ing ' g oo d fo rm , b u t a l l f o u r f u l l

backs w e re p la y in g w e ll and th e g o a l­

keepe rs d id n o t ha ve a lo t to do. C ape l

sen t B u g d e n aw ay , w h o t r a n s fe r re d to

B ud d , w ho in tu r n g a ve the b a l l to G le w ,

b u t th e ins id e r ig h t w as ro b b e d in th e

B ack R o w - Arnold, Lincoln, Sgt.-Dmr. Palmer.Second R<rw— ‘Corpl. Neighbour, Glew, Sgt. Capel, Budd, Mackie.

F irst Rote —Sgt. Hewitt, Bugdon, Bacon.

2nd B A T T A L I O N T E A M , R O V E R S C U P , 1926 .

386 THE DIE-HARDS

g o a l- m o u th b y a c le v e r ta c k le b y H a r le y .

P la y w as co n fin ed to m id- fie ld f o r a b it.

T h e n th e h o ld e rs dashed a w a y , and G le w ,

ta k in g a f irs t- tim e r, sen t o v e r, w h i le

P a lm e r s to pp ed a m o v e m e n t b y th e

G o rd o n s ' le f t w in g . B aco n w as d is ­

possessed n e a r th e c o rn e r f la g , b u t th e

M id d le s e x cam e a g a in and H e n d e rs o n

had to m a ke th e f ir s t re a l save o f the

m a tc h , th e le n g th y g o a lk e e p e r d iv in g to

th e pos t and p u s h in g the fas t g ro u n d

sho t b eh ind . D u r in g th is a tta c k H is c o c k

w as k ic k e d on th e sh in and d ro pp ed , and

w he n th e b a ll had g one o v e r th e lin e he

w as p ic ked up and c a rr ie d off. T h is -dis­

o rg a n iz e d th e G o rd o n s ’ defence, b u t th e y

w e re th e n e x t to a tta c k , t h e ir f o u r f o r ­

w a rd s — D ic k e n s h ad d ro pp ed b ack in to

th e ha lf-back l in e — a d va n c in g ra p id ly , b u t

N e ig h b o u r ro b b e d C u l l as he tra p p e d

G o u d ie ’s c en tre and w as in th e act o f

s h o o tin g , H e n d e rs o n m ade a g o o d save

f ro m B aco n , and B ud d t r y in g to ta k e a

d ro p p in g b a ll f ir s t t im e d id n o t g e t h o ld

o f i t p ro p e r ly , and H e n d e rs o n s a fe ly d ea lt

w ith it.

T h e F i r s t G o a l .

T h e G o rd o n s w e re m is s in g H is c o c k ,

and th e M id d le s e x to o k c h a rg e o f th e

gam e . T h e y w e re p la y in g g o o d fo o tb a ll,

and th e d is o rg a n iz e d defence o f th e H ig h ­

la n d e rs w e re f in d in g i t v e r y d if f ic u lt to

h o ld th e ir l iv e ly f o rw a rd lin e . T h e y g o t

d o w n , h o w e v e r, and Jones li f te d a cen tre

f ro m G o u d ie o v e r th e b a r, and la te r C u ll

a lso sen t th e b a ll to o h ig h . C ap e l sen t

B aco n a w a y w it h a lo n g pass to th e

w in g , b u t th e w in g e r d ro pp ed th e b a l l

in to th e c ro w d b eh in d th e g o a l.

D i r e c t ly a fte r , th e f ir s t g o a l came.

B u g d e n , re c e iv in g in th e p e n a lty a rea

and b e a t in g th e back, d ro v e th e b a ll in to

the ne t, g iv in g th e M id d le s e x th e lead.

F ro m the re s ta r t th e G o rd o n s dashed

aw ay , and a g o o d s h o t f ro m G o u d ie w as

c a u g h t b y L in c o ln . E v e r y t im e th e b a l l

w as in th e a i r th e G o rd o n s ’ fo rw a rd s

w e re hand icap p ed b y la c k o f inches, and

i t w as in v a r ia b ly a M id d le s e x d e fende r

w ho g o t h is head to it. T h e “ D ie-

h a rd s ” n o w set up a h o t p re ssu re , and

the G o rd o n s app ea red ra tt le d . C ape l

li f te d th e b a l l o v e r th e b a r, w h ile , f o l­

lo w in g c le v e r c o m b in a t io n , B u d d sho t

o ve r. T h e second g o a l w as a g o o d one.

N e ig h b o u r ro b b e d K in n a ir d , d r ib b le d th e

b a l l up a m o n g h is fo rw a rd s and g a ve it

to B u g d e n , w h o tra n s fe rre d to Glew

w ho to o k a f irs t- tim e r, and th e ba ll was

in th e n e t b e fo re H e n d e rs o n knew anv

th in g a b o u t it. A lm o s t im m ed iate ly

a f te rw a rd s a th i rd one cam e, th is time

B u g d e n m a k in g an o p e n in g fo r Budd

w ho d ro v e th e b a ll in to th e ne t w ith a

le ft- fo o ted sho t. T h e G o rd o n s w ere at

th is p e r io d b e in g o u tp la yed , the

M id d le s e x p la y in g s to rm in g football

H a r le y sen t th e M id d le s e x back w it li a

c le v e r sc re w k ic k , b u t th e y returned

ag a in . T h e defence, h o w e ve r, p revailed

and th e G o rd o n s ’ r ig h t w in g aga in got

g o in g and L in c o ln d id w e ll to tip

G o u d ie ’s s h o t o v e r th e b a r. S tra ig h t

f ro m th e c o rn e r a w a y dashed the

M id d le s e x , and th e y w e re a n o th e r goal

up, B u d d a g a in b e in g sco re r. T h is was

th e la s t in c id e n t o f n o te be fo re the

in te r v a l, w he n th e M id d le s e x he ld a w in­

n in g lead . H a lf- t im e sc o re : —

M id d le s e x ... ... 4 goa ls

G o rd o n s ... ... N i l

A n U p h i l l G a m e .

A f t e r th e re s u m p tio n th e p la y hung

a b o u t m id- fie ld , b u t th e M id d le s e x were

th e f ir s t to a tta c k , a g oo d header by

B u d d b e in g c a u g h t b y H e n d e rs o n , while

th e g o a lk e e p e r d ro pp ed on a fas t g rounder

n e a r th e p os t, p u s h in g i t out. The

h o ld e rs , h o w e ve r, k e p t up th e ir attack,

and B ud d d ro v e h a rd a g a in s t th e bar, the

b a ll re b o u n d in g to G le w , w ho had too

m uch e le v a t io n on h is sho t, and the ball

w e n t o ve r. T h e G o rd o n s w e re p la y in g a

g oo d u p h i l l g am e , b u t th e M id d le s e x had

a h o ld on th e p la y th e y n e ve r relaxed.

D ic k e n s w as d o in g g oo d w o r k as a half­

back, and b o th th e G o rd o n s ’ backs were

p la y in g w e ll, b u t H e n d e rs o n , th o ug h he

g o t th e sho ts a ll r ig h t , d id n o t inspire

confidence. T h o u g h c h ie f ly on the defen­

s ive th is h a lf , th e H ig h la n d e rs often

ra id e d th e M id d le s e x g o a l, b u t th e y found

P a lm e r and A r n o ld d iff ic u lt to beat.

K in n a ir d cam e in to th e p ic tu re w ith a

g o o d ru n and c en tre , w h ic h , however,

caused L in c o ln no tro u b le . Bacon was

soon d a sh in g d o w n th e M id d le s e x left

w in g , b u t h is sho t w as w e ll saved at the

expense o f a c o rn e r, w h ic h was put

b eh ind .

C l e v e r F o o t b a l l .

T h e M id d le s e x w e re p la y in g , clever

fo o tb a ll, th e ir c o m b in a t io n b e in g excel-

THE DIE-HARDS 3 8 /

but th e ir fo rw a rd s w e re n o t so

dangerous as th e y w e re in th e f irs t h a lf.

T- pel tr ie d to ru n th ro u g h 011 h is o w n ,

and lobbed the b a l l on to B u g d e n ’s head,

but the c e n tre - fo rw a rd headed ju s t w ide .

Bacon h it th e side o f th e n e t, and C ape l

repeated h is fo rm e r e ffo rt, th is tim e

■hooting h im se lf, b u t H e n d e rs o n dea lt

w ith the sho t a ll r ig h t . A lo t o f th e

interest had g one o u t o f th e gam e , b u t

tbe G o rdons w e re p la y in g in a d e te r­

mined m a nn e r, and th e M id d le s e x ,

though th e y had th e best o f th e gam e ,

found goa ls f a r m o re d if f ic u lt to ge t. T h e

D ie-Hards w'ere th e fa s te r te am , and th e ir

height s tood th e m in g o o d stead w he n

the ba ll w as in th e a ir . G o ud ie , w ho w as

doing good w o r k on th e G o rd o n s ’ r ig h t ,

once m o re d ro pp ed in a g o o d cen tre , b u t

Dickens, w h o m e t i t , w as ro b b e d b y

Capel at th e expense o f a c o rn e r. P a lm e r

closured a G o rd o n r ig h t- w in g advance

w ith a good ta c k le , and th e n b o th C ape l

and C u ll su s ta in ed k ic k s w h ic h s lo w ed

them up a lo t. K in n a i r d le d a ra id w h ic h

came to n o th in g , and a w a y w e n t th e

M iddlesex ag a in , th is tim e B aco n c ro ss in g

the ba ll to H e w e tt , w ho se sho t w as

stopped b y H e n d e rs o n . B u d d sen t o ve r,

as did H e w e tt , th e n th e r ig h t- w in g e r

was also h u r t , h a v in g to go b eh in d the

line fo r a m in u te o r tw o . H e re tu rn e d ,

but was n o t so l iv e ly a fte rw a rd s . T h e

M idd lesex w e re n o w c a r r y in g a co up le o f

crocks in C ape l and H e w e tt , b u t th e

centre-half m anag ed to ra is e a ru n n o w

and again, b u t he w is e ly b ro u g h t b ack

Bugden to assis t in th e defence, b e in g

content to h o ld on to th e lead he had.

The ho lde rs eased up to w a rd s th e end,

and the G o rd o n s h ad a l i t t le m o re o f th e

game, G oud ie d ro p p in g th e b a l l in to th e

goal. L in c o ln s a fe ly p un te d up th e fie ld .

W ith p la y n e a r th e h a lf- w a y lin e th e f in a l

whistle w en t. T h e r e s u lt : —

M id d le s e x ... ... 4 g oa ls

G ordons ... ... N i l

The team s w e re : —

M iddlesex. — L in c o ln ; A r n o ld and

Palmer; N e ig h b o u r , C ap e l and M a c k ie ;

Hewett, G le w , B u g d e n , B u d d and B acon .

Gordon H ig h la n d e rs . — H e n d e rs o n :

Gow and H a r le y ; G ib son , H is c o c k and

Tosh; G oud ie , C u ll, Jones, D ic k e n s and

K inna ird .

Re fe ree: S . / S e rg t . A . D . L o w e ,

R .A .S .C .

P r e s e n t a t i o n o f t h e C u p .

A t th e c o nc lu s io n o f th e m a tc h , M r .

J . A . K a y , th e P re s id e n t o f th e W . I . F . A . ,

c o n g ra tu la te d th e M id d le s e x on w in n in g

the cup fo r th e t h i r d y e a r in succession,

and s ta ted th a t as th e y had p re v io u s ly w o n

in 1897 th e y h ad eq u a lle d th e re c o rd o f

th e C hesh ire s , w h o had a lso w o n i t fo u r

tim es , th re e in succession. H e co m ­

m ise ra te d w it h th e G o rd o n s , and re fe r re d

to th e acc iden t to S e rg t . H is c o c k ,

a n n o u n c in g th a t th e c en tre-ha lf had

b ro k e n h is le g . H e th e n a sked M rs .

Reade to p re se n t th e tro p h ie s , w h ic h ,

besides th e R o v e rs C up , in c lud ed th e

H a rw o o d L e a g u e T r o p h y and th e L e s lie

R u n n in g C up . S e rg t . C ap e l rec e ived an

o v a t io n as he cam e up to re c e ive th e h a n d ­

som e R o v e rs C up fo r th e th i rd y e a r in

succession.

E x tr a c t fr o m the “ T im e s o f I n d ia ,” dated N o v e m b e r 30th, 1926.

M I D D L E S E X W I N P O O N A

F O O T B A L L T O U R N E Y .

A S P L E N D I D G A M E .

A n e x t ra o rd in a r y g oo d g am e o f fo o tb a ll

w as w itne ssed b y a la rg e g a th e r in g

o f spec ta to rs la s t e ve n in g , w h e n th e

M id d le s e x R e g im e n t f ro m A h m e d n a g a r

and the 4 / 7 th D ra g o o n G ua rd s f ro m

S ecunde rab ad m e t in th e f in a l o f th e D is ­

t r ic t T o u rn a m e n t on th e Q u e e n ’s O w n

R o y a l W e s t K e n t R e g im e n t's g ro u n d at

G h o rp u r i, th e m a tc h f in a lly re s u lt in g in a

v ic to ry f o r th e fo rm e r b y th e odd g o a l in

th ree .

F ro m th e in i t ia l k ic k th e D ra g o o n s to o k

up th e o ffens ive , and the b a l l w as k e p t in

th e M id d ie s ’ t e r r i t o r y fo r an app rec iab le

le n g th o f t im e , a t th e end o f w h ic h a n ice

c en tre f ro m R eeves , th e D ra g o o n s r ig h t

e x tre m e , w as headed o v e r th e c rossba r.

F ro m the g o a l k ic k th e D ie - H a rd s t r a n s ­

fe r re d p la y to th e ir o pponen ts ' g o a l area,

and a c o rn e r w e n t b e g g in g . A co n s id e r­

ab le a m o u n t o f m id- fie ld p la y fo llo w e d

b e fo re th e D ra g o o n s once a g a in becam e

d an g e ro u s and fo rced a c o rn e r , w h ic h

p ro ve d a b o rt iv e . S h o r t ly a f te r th is

a n o th e r c o rn e r re s u lte d in th e f ir s t p o in t

b e in g scored , W is e , th e in s id e r ig h t o f th e

G ua rd s , h e a d in g a b e a u t i fu l ly p laced k ic k

in to th e c o rn e r o f th e ne t. T h is

a d van tag e , how-ever, w as n o t h e ld f o r

lo n g , f o r th e M id d ie s fo rced th e p la y , and

7*88 THE DIE-HARDS

a p e rfe c t c en tre b y th e ir le f t e x t re m e

re s u lte d in a s c rim m a g e in f ro n t o f th e

D ra g o o n s ’ g o a lm o u th , f ro m w h ic h B u d d

g o t th e b a l l and sco red th e e q u a liz e r w it h

a lo w sho t w h ic h e n te re d th e c o rn e r o f th e

ne t. T h e g am e n o w becam e a se rie s o f

a tta c ks and c o un te r- a ttac ks on b o th

c itade ls , th e M id d ie s h a v in g th e b e t te r o f

th e e xchange s , b u t b o th defences ke p t

th e ir g o a ls in ta c t t i l l th e in te r v a l a r r iv e d .

T h e W i n n i n g G o a l .

C ro s s in g o v e r on le v e l te rm s , th e

D ra g o o n s a tta c ked , b u t th e y w e re sen t

b ack, and soon a f te r th e re- s ta rt th e

M id d ie s g o t ahead , a n ice pass f ro m B u d d

e n a b lin g B u g d e n to score w h a t p ro v e d to

be th e w in n in g g o a l. T h e s t ru g g le

becam e fie rce , and f ro m a co ns id e rab le

a m o u n t o f p la y in th e m id d le o f th e fie ld

th e M id d ie s re tu rn e d to th e a tta c k ,

N e w la n d , th e D ra g o o n s ' c u s to d ia n , on

one occas ion b r in g in g off a b r i l l ia n t save

w h ic h e lic ite d a ro u n d o f app lause .

S h o r t ly a f te r th is B u g d e n sen t o v e r f ro m

c lose q u a rte rs , and f ro m th e o th e r end th e

D ra g o o n s ’ in n e r fo rw a rd s w e re n o t in

t h e ir p laces to ta k e a g o o d pass f ro m H i l l ,

th e ir o u ts id e le f t , th u s m is s in g a fine

o p p o r tu n ity fo r e q u a liz in g . N e w la n d s

once a g a in cam e in to p ro m in e n c e b y

b r in g in g o ff a g o o d save, as a lso d id th e

M id d le s e x g o a lie a l i t t le la te r , w he n he ju s t

m anag ed to g e t to a sho t b y R eeves ,

w h ic h w as saved a t th e expense o f a

c o rn e r, w h ic h w as f ru it le s s . T o w a rd s th e

la s t f if te e n m in u te s o f th e g am e the

D ra g o o n s e x e rte d a g re a t d ea l o f p re s ­

su re , w h ic h n ecess ita ted th e tw o in n e r

fo rw a rd s o f th e M id d le s e x te a m fa l l in g

b ack to h e lp th e defence, w h ic h r e a lly d id

n o t re q u ire e x t r a a id . I n th e la s t f ive

m in u te s o f p la y th e re o c c u rre d w h a t one

o f th e sp e c ta to rs r ig h t l y defined as “ S om e

s h o t! S om e sa ve ! ” B u d d sen t in a

b e a u t ifu l g ro u n d sho t, w h ic h a ll t h o u g h t

w o u ld f in d its m a rk , b u t N e w la n d s m ade

a d iv e f o r th e b a ll, w h ic h he m anag ed to

reach a f te r m e a s u r in g m o re th a n h is

le n g th on th e g ro u n d . B o th th e sho t and

th e save w e re lo u d ly app laud ed . F u l l t im e

a r r iv e d w it h th e score—

M id d le s e x R e g im e n t. . . 2 g oa ls

4 / 7 th D ra g o o n G u a rd s 1 g o a l

B e fo re p re s e n t in g th e cup and s ilv e r

m ed a ls to th e w in n e rs and b ro n ze m ed a ls

to th e runne rs- up , C o l. G ra n t, C o m m a n d ­

in g th e Q u e e n ’s O w n R o y a l W e s t Kent

R e g im e n t, m ade a s h o r t speech, in which he exp ressed th e D is t r ic t C om m ande r’s

r e g re t a t n o t b e in g ab le to be present o w in g to h is b e in g a w a y f ro m Poona on

d u ty , and c o n g ra tu la te d b o th teams 011

th e g o o d e x h ib i t io n th e y had g iven .

C R IC K E T .

M i d d l e s e x R e g i m e n t v . R o y a l W e s t

K e n t R e g i m e n t .

T h e re tu rn m a tc h v er su s the Royal

W e s t K e n ts to o k p lace a t Ahm ednagar

on S e p te m b e r 29 th and 30 th . W eather

w as o f a re a l c r ic k e t n a tu re . B o th sides

w e re a t f u l l s t re n g th , and a v e ry close

g am e w as a n tic ip a te d . W h i le the result

w as n o t so c lose as w as expected, the

sp e c ta to rs w e re recom pensed by real

b r ig h t and g o o d c r ic ke t.

P la y com m enced a t 11 a.m . Capt.

W h in n e y w o n th e toss, and e ve ry shady

spo t w as occup ied w he n S e rg t . Capel and

L . / C p l. W e ls h cam e o u t to open against

th e b o w lin g o f L ie u t . P lo w le t t and Bdsn.

A d am s . T h e fo rm e r cam e fre sh from

h is successes in th e Q u a d ra n g u la r Tou r­

n a m e n t gam es, w h ic h co rre sp ond with

c o u n ty c r ic k e t a t h om e , and w as expected

to do g re a t th in g s , b u t w h ile h is bowling

w as accu ra te in le n g th he d id no t seem

to be a t hom e on th e m a t t in g w icket.

T h e fe a tu re o f th e f ir s t s ix overs was

s m a r t cu ts th ro u g h th e s lip s b y both

ba tsm en . T h e i r s te ady p la y caused a

d o ub le chang e , S e rg t . D a v is and Cpl.

P eaco ck n o w s h a r in g in th e a ttack. The

fo rm e r m e t w it h e a r ly success in taking

th e le g s tu m p o f W e ls h : 34— 1— 5.

S e rg t . W i ls o n jo in e d C ape l, w ho was

p la y in g v e r y sound c r ic k e t ; his leg

s tro ke s b e in g f re q u e n t ly applauded.

W i ls o n and L in c o ln , w h o fo llo w ed , were

q u ic k ly d isposed o f b y m eans o f catches.

T h e sco re n o w s to od a t 58 fo r 3.

S e rg t .- D m r. P a lm e r n o w jo in e d Capel.

and tre a te d th e sp e c ta to rs to some bright

c r ic k e t u n t i l L ie u t . H o w le t t , w ho had

com e on a t 60, ju s t to uched the top of

h is le g s tum p . P a lm e r ’s 16 (made in

seven m in u te s ) in c lud ed tw o boundaries.

C .S .M . S id d o ns n o w came in, and

rec e ived an o v a t io n , th is b e in g his last

re g im e n ta l m a tc h in v ie w o f his ean)

d e p a rtu re to th e U n ite d K in g d o m . B e

w e n t o u t to a lo n g ho p f ro m Adam s, who

THE DIE-HARDS 389

had rep laced D a v is . T h e b a ll fa ile d to

rise; re su lt, 91— 5— 1. C ap e l and B u t te r ­

field fe ll to s lip catches, b o th o f w h ic h

were he ld b y P te . C annaco t, w hose

fie ld ing th ro u g h o u t th e d ay w as r e m a rk ­

ably good. C a p e l’s 40 w as an e x c e lle n t

effort, m ade up w it h a ll- round- the-w icke t

strokes. C ap t. W h in n e y and P te .

W o rg e r w e re n o w assoc iated , and

togethe r to o k th e score to 120 b e fo re the

lunch in te rv a l. L u n c h w as a d m ira b ly

served in th e co o l shade o f th e p a v ilio n ,

one fro m L ie u t . H o w le t t , and re t ire d fo r

44. T h e fac t th a t these tw o p la ye rs , in

m a k in g th e ir 91 ru n s , o n ly sco red fo u r

b o u nd a rie s , speaks v o lu m e s fo r b o th th e

accu ra te le n g th b o w lin g , and c a re fu l

p la c in g b y th e ba tsm en . T h e in n in g s

c losed fo r 193. T h e f ie ld in g o f th e R o y a l

W e s t K e n ts w as kee n th ro u g h o u t .

T h e K e n ts cam e in to b a t, M a jo r

H a rd y and L . / C p l. H a y w a rd fa c in g the

b o w lin g o f C .S .M . S id do ns and P te .

L in c o ln . T h e f ir s t b a ll d isposed o f th e

C R I C K E T T E A M , 2 n d B A T T A L I O N .Back Row— L./Corpl. Mecldows, Butterfield, Worger, Lincoln, Kemp, Addinall, R.S.M. Cox.Second R ow -S gl. Wilson, C.S.M. Siddons, Capt. C. T . Whinney, M.C., Sgt.-Dmr. Palmer, Sgt. Capel. Front Row— Milehand, L./Corpl. Welsh.

both team s s it t in g d o w n to g e th e r w ith

officers o f th e R e g im e n t.

The w e a th e r w as v e r y h o t w he n p la y

was resum ed. R u n s cam e fas t, and, by

excellent c r ic k e t, th e score w as ta ke n to

187 before th e e ig h th w ic k e t fe ll, C ap t.

W h inney b e in g c au g h t. H is score o f 47

was made up o f h is u sua l sound c r ic ke t,

and the co m b ined e ffo rts o f h im s e lf and

W o rg e r p u t on 90 ru n s fo r th e e ig h th

wicket and p u lle d th e g am e ro u n d f ro m

what appeared a t f ir s t to be a p o o r show .

W o rg e r p u t h is le g in f ro n t o f a s t r a ig h t

fo rm e r , a l ig h tn in g catch b e in g h e ld b y

L in c o ln , a f te r C ape l had b ro k e n the

s t in g b y g e t t in g h is g lo ve s to it. T h e

same o v e r saw H a y w a rd b o w le d b y a

y o r k e r w h ic h sp readeag led th e w h o le

w ic ke t. A t th e end o f h is f ir s t th re e

o ve rs S id d o n s ’ a ve ra g e s to od a t : — 3

o ve rs , 1 m a id en , 3 run s , 4 w ic ke ts . T h e

th i rd , fo u r th , f if th and s ix th w ic k e ts fe ll

f o r no a d d it io n to th e score. T h e tea

in te r v a l fo und th e b o a rd re a d in g 14 fo r 6.

A f t e r te a th e f ie ld in g , w h ic h had been

e x c e p t io n a lly good , w as b r i l l ia n t .

390 THE DIE-HARDS

P a lm e r a t c o ve r, b y v e r y c lean re tu rn s

a t g re a t speed, a b ly assis ted b y C ape l

b eh in d th e w ic k e t , caused th e d ism issa l

o f tw o ba tsm en . E v e n th e n th e K e n ts

h ad n o t been ta u g h t to respec t th e fie ld ,

and W i ls o n , b y a s m a r t r e tu rn , caused

th e d ism is sa l o f th e th i rd . T h e K e n ts

w e re n o w s t r u g g lin g h a rd to a v e r t a

fo llo w - o n , b u t i t w as n o t to be. !. te.

A s k e w , a p p a re n t ly a new a d d it io n to

th e ir re g im e n ta l s ide, p u lle d e v e ry th in g

to le g and c o n t r ib u te d 20 to th e score

b e fo re b e in g r u n o u t. L ie u t . H o w le t t

c o m p ile d 31 b e fo re b e in g c a u g h t in th e

g u lle y .

T h e in n in g s c losed at 81, w h ic h neces­

s ita te d a f o l lo w on.

C lo se o f p la y f o r th e d ay saw th e score

s ta n d in g a t 28 f o r 2, th e K e n ts r e q u ir in g

84, w it h e ig h t w ic k e ts to fa l l, to a v e r t

an in n in g s de fea t.

T h e second day 's p la y w as a s t ru g g le

b y th e K e n ts to a v e r t th e in n in g s defea t.

T h e y h ad to c o n tend a g a in s t accu ra te

b o w lin g and s m a r t g ro u n d w o rk . W h e n

th e sco re s to o d a t 86— 6 th is d id n o t seem

poss ib le . B u t e v e n tu a lly th e in n in g s

c losed fo r 122, le a v in g th e R e g im e n t 10

to g e t. T h is w as m a n a g e d w it h o u t loss,

so th a t th e re s u lt w as a w in fo r th e

M id d le s e x b y 10 w ic ke ts .

A v e r y e n jo y a b le and keen g am e w as

th e o p in io n o f a ll w ho w itne sse d th e

gam e , and , as f a r as th e re g im e n ta l

te a m w as conce rned , a f i t t in g f in a l to the

season ’s c r ic k e t . S c o re s : —

M iddlesex Regiment. i s t I n n i n g s .

S e rg t. C ap e l, c C a n n a c o t b H o w le tt ................. 40L . /C p l . W e lsh , b D a v is ............................................. 15S e rg t . W ilso n , c D av is b P e a co c k ................. 3P te . L in c o ln , c H o w le tt b D a v is . . . .. . 4S e rg t .-D m r . P a lm e r , b H o w l e t t ............................... 16C .S .M . S id d o n s , b A d am s ............................... 1C a p t. W h in n e y , c C rav e n b D av is ................. 47P te . B u tte rfie ld , c C a n n a c o t b H o w le tt .. . 6P te . W o rg e r , lbw b H o w le tt .. . .. . 44B d sn . M ileh an d , b H o w le tt ... - ■ ••• 3L . /C p l . A d d in a ll, n o t o u t ............................................. 1

E x t ra s ................................................................ J4

T o ta l 194B o w lin g .— H o w le tt , 5 fo r 5 5 ; A d am s , 1 lo r 3 8 ;

P e a c o c k , 1 fo r 3 0 ; D a v is , 3 fo r 4 9 .2 n d I n n i n g s .

L . /C p l . W e lsh , n o t o u t ............................................. 7P te . B u tte rfie ld , n o t o u t ................. 6

T o ta l ( fo r n o w ick e ts ) . . . 13

R oyal W est K ent R egiment.1 s t I n n i n g s .

M a jo r H a rd y , c L in co ln b Sid donsL ./ C p l. H a y w a rd , b S id d o n s .................C a p t. K e r r , c B u tterfield b L in co ln S e rg t . D a v is , c C a p t. W h in n e y b SiddonsL ieu t. M acklin , b S id d o n s...............................L ie u t. H o w le tt, c S u b stitu te b A d d in all P te . C a n n aco t, run o ut ...B d sn . A d a m s, run out L ie u t. C ra v e n , not out C p l. P e a co ck , b A d d in a ll ...P te . A sk in , run o u t .................

E x tr a s .................

T o ta l .................B o w lin g .— S id d o n s, 4 fo r 26; L in co ln , 1 for 26;

L ./ C p l. A d d in a ll, 2 fo r 13.

2 n d I n n i n g s .

M a jo r H a rd y , c M ilehand b L i n c o l n ................ 0L ./ C p l. H a y w a rd , c S id do n s b L in co ln ... 23C a p t. K e rr , c C apel b C a p t. W h in n e y ................ 3S e rg t . D a v is , c W e lsh b D a v i s ................................ 2oL ie u t. M ack lin , st C a p el b L in c o ln ... ... 5L ie u t. H o w le tt, b L in c o ln ............................... ... 19P te. C a n n a c o t, b S i d d i n s ................................................17B d sn. A d a m s, c C apel b S id d o n s 9L ie u t. C ra v e n , not o ut ................. 0C p l. P e a c o c k , c C a p t. W h in n e y b Siddons ... 0P te . A sk in s , c A d d in a ll b S id d o n s ................ 6

E x tr a s . . . . . . 20

T o ta l ................. 122

B o w lin g .— C a p t. W h in n e y , 1 fo r 8 ; Lincoln, 5 fo r 33 ; S id do n s, 4 fo r 33.

S H O O T I N G N O T E S .

S . I . R . A . C h a m p io n s h ip M e e t in g .T h e abo ve m e e t in g w as held in

S e p te m b e r a t B a n g a lo re , th e Batta lion

b e in g re p re se n te d in a ll th e team and

in d iv id u a l even ts . I n th e fo rm e r , lu c k was

n o t on o u r s ide, and e ffo r ts to b r in g back

th e m uch-coveted B a n g a lo re C up proved

f ru it le s s . W e w e re bea ten , and well

b ea ten , b y a v e r y hne te a m sent down by

th e 1st B a t ta l io n M a d ra s and Southern

M a h ra t t a R a i lw a y R e g im e n t (A .F .I.) ,

w ho , c o n s id e r in g th e c lim a tic conditions

on th e d ay o f th e shoo t, p u t up a

m a g n if ic e n t p e rfo rm a n c e , and w on by a

la rg e m a rg in o f p o in ts f ro m the runners-

up, th e S o u th e rn In d ia R a i lw a y Batta lion

( A . F . I . ) . A l t h o u g h bea ten , o u r team did

c re d ita b ly , and i t is o n ly to be hoped that

n e x t y e a r w e s h a ll h a ve b e tte r lu c k than

on th e la s t occas ion. I n th e O ffice rs and

N o n- co m m iss io ne d O ff ic e rs ’ C up neither

te a m sho t up to fo rm , espec ia lly in the

la t te r , w h ic h w e f u l ly e xpec ted to w in.

A n o ffic e rs ’ r e v o lv e r team , cons is ting of

L ie u t . F . W a ld e n , L ie u t , and Quarter-

TH E DIE-H ARDS 391

te r R T . D o u th e t and 2 / L ie u t . C . M .

m ddw in co m pe ted fo r th e R e v o lv e r C up ,

M tied fo r t h i rd p lace w ith th e R o y a l

Tank C o rp s C o m p a n y s ta t io n ed at

Bangalo re . T h e l / i s t M a d ra s P io n e e rs

were the w in n e rs o f th e t ro p h y .

As re g a rd s in d iv id u a l even ts , th e

B a t t a l io n ’ s re p re se n ta t iv e s f ig u re d p ro ­

m inently in th e p r iz e lis t , and C .S .M . H .

Siddons and C p l. S. B u c k le a re to be

cong ra tu la ted on w in n in g re s p e c tiv e ly th e

" S i p resen ted b y th e K o la r G o ld F ie ld

M in in g B o a rd and th e M a h a ra ja h o f

■ f i le f o l lo w in g is a d e ta ile d l is t o f o u r

p rize-w inne rs : —

The K o la r G o ld F ie ld M in in g B o a rd C ut (200 Y a rd s S lo zv ) . — 1st, C .S .M . IT .

Siddons, " A ” C o y .; 4* , L / C o l A .

Jones, " C '■ C o y . ; 6 th , S e rg t . P . H e w e tt ,

■ ■ h . Q . " W in g : 7 th , P te . S. B a rg e m a n ,

■■ D ''~Coy. (206 e n tr ie s .)

The M adras and S o u th e r n M ahratta Railway R e g im en t C u p ("300 Y a rd s S lo w ) . — 2nd, S e rg t. F . H e w e tt , “ H . Q . ” W in g .

(219 en tries .)The G o v e rn o r 's C u p (400 Y a rd s S lo w ) .

- 4th , R .S .M . S. A . C o x , “ H . Q . ” W in g ;

10th, P te . W . S m ith , “ A ” C o y . (210

entries.) - „ ,The K r ish n ia h C lie tty t u p (500 Y a rd s

Slow ).— 15th, S e rg t . F . P eck , “ D ” C o y .

(215 en trie s .)The B a rto n C u p (600 Y a rd s S lo w ) .—

3rd, C .S .M . H . S id do n s , “ A ” C o y .;

10th, L ie u t , and Q u a r te rm a s te r R . T .

Dou thet. (215 e n tr ie s .)

The M aharajah o f M y s o r e ’ s C u p (200 Yards S n a p s h o o t in g ) .— 1st, C p l. S.

Buckle, “ C ” C o y . ; 4 th , C .Q .M .S . W .

O ’B rien , “ C ” C o y .', 10th, L . / C p l.

Deamer, ” B ” C o y .; 12th , P te . W .

Robinson, ” H . Q . ” W in g : 21st, 2 / L ie u t .

C. M . B a ld w in . ~ (205 e n tr ie s .)

The Y u va raja h o f M y s o r e 's C up /400

Yards R a p id .— 15th, R .S .M . S. A . C o x ,

" H .Q .” W in g . (134 e n tr ie s .)

The M ariam C u p /500 Y a rd s R a p id ) .—

13th, Cp l. S. B u c k le , “ C ” C oy.

The B accala C u p /300 Y a rd s to 200 Yards).— 15th, L . / C p l. A . Jones, “ C ’

Coy.

In the d ec en tra liz e d m a tches , “ A ” and

" D ” C o m p an ie s a re to be c o n g ra tu la te d

on g a in in g second p lace in th e “ Y o u n g

So ld iers’ ” and “ T h e R a w lin s o n Cups

respective ly. O n ly a few p o in ts sepa ra ted

th e m f ro m th e w in n in g te a m in b o th

cases.L ie u t , and Q u a r te rm a s te r R . T . D o u th e t

and C .S .M . H . S id d o n s a re a lso to be

c o n g ra tu la te d on b e in g se lected fo r th e

t h i r d y e a r in succession to s h o o t in th e

A r m y E ig h t a g a in s t th e A u x i l ia r y F o rc e .

B o th sho t w e ll th ro u g h o u t th e m e e tin g ,

and e sp ec ia lly S id do n s , w h o w i l l be v e iy

m uch m issed in th e B a t ta l io n te am n e x t

ye a r.

B O X I N G N O T E S .

N o v ic e s ’ T o u r n a m e n t .A n o th e r N o v ic e s ’ T o u rn a m e n t w as

he ld b e tw een O c to b e r 4 th and O c to b e r

8 th . and once a g a in e x c e lle n t e n tr ie s

w e re rece ived , th e to ta l n u m b e r f a l l in g

ju s t s h o r t o f a h u nd re d . A s on the

p re v io u s occas ion, “ C ” C o m p a n y p ro ­

v id ed the b u lk o f th e c o m p e t ito rs , and

f u l ly d ese rved to w in th e “ S c isso rs

C h a lle n g e C up . N o t m a n y o f th e ir

b o x e rs s how ed m uch sc ience, b u t th e y

a ll f o u g h t g a m e ly to th e la s t, and a re

h e a r t i ly t o " be c o n g ra tu la te d on the

c re d ita b le p e rfo rm a n c e th e y p u t up. O n

th e w ho le , th e s ta n d a rd o f b o x in g w as

n o t up to th a t s ho w n in th e p re v io u s

to u rn a m e n t, b u t th a t could^ h a rd ly be

expec ted , as a ll p re v io u s C lass “ A ”

w in n e rs w e re b a rre d f ro m c o m p e t in g

a g a in . H o w e v e r , som e p ro m is in g

nov ices w e re d iscove red . e sp ec ia lly

L . / C p l. S m ith , P tes . H a m e r, S la te , and

K e r r , w h o a ll w o n th e ir respec tive

w e ig h ts . W i t h m o re e xp e rie n ce these

sh o u ld a ll be w o r th y o f a p lace in th e

B a t ta l io n team . A s h o r t accoun t o f th e

f in a ls is g iv e n b e lo w : —

C l a s s “ A , ”

F ly -w e ig h ts .— P te . P u g h , “ B ” C o y .,

v L . / C p l. J e ffe ry , “ H . Q . ” W in g : T h is

b o u t d id n o t la s t lo n g , P u g h u s in g th e

r ig h t h o o k to ad van tag e and k n o c k in g

o u t h is o p p o ne n t in th e f ir s t ro u n d .

B a n ta m -w eig h ts.— P te . S la te , ” B

C o y v. P te . G o rm a n , “ C ” C o y . : T h is

w as fo u g h t a t a fast pace, S la te w in n in g

e a s ily on p o in ts . G o rm a n to o k a lo t o f

p u n is h m e n t and s to od up to h is o p p o n e n t

w e ll, b u t he m us t le a rn th e use o f a

s t r a ig h t le ft.F ea th e r-w e ig h ts . — P te . T f a y h o rn e ,

“ D ” Co . t 1. L . / C p l. S m ith . “ D ”

C o y . : B o th end ea vo u red to w in b y th e

392 THE DIE-HARDS

kno c k- o u t, b u t w ith o u t success. S m ith

e v e n tu a lly w o n on p o in ts , and show ed

g o o d s ty le th ro u g h o u t . H e used h is le ft

h a n d to a d va n ta g e , and has a sound

defence. W i t h m o re e xp e rie n c e he

s h o u ld do w e ll.

L ig h t-w e ig h ts .— L . / C p l . M i ln e , “ C ”

C o y . v . P te . S a ye rs , “ B ” C o y : A v e ry

c lose f ig h t , th e d ec is io n b e in g in d o ub t

to th e la s t. M i ln e opened w it h h e a v y

b o d y punches, b u t S a y e rs ’ le f t h o o ks and

ja b s w o n h im th e v e rd ic t on p o in ts .

W e lte r -w e ig h ts .— P te . H a m e r , " D ”

C o m p a n y , v . P te . L o w r y , “ C ” C o m ­

p a n y : F ro m th e o u ts e t b o th t r ie d f o r th e

kno c k- o u t. H a m e r w as th e c le v e re r

b o x e r, and a vo id e d som e p u n is h in g

b lo w s b y c o v e r in g u p w e ll. H e g ra d u a l ly

w o re L o w r y d o w n , and w o n th e f ig h t in

th e second ro u n d .

M id d le -zv e ig h ts .— P te . E v a n s (7 ° ) ,

“ A ” C o y . v. P te . J a c kso n , “ C ” C o y :

E v a n s w as th e m o re a g g re s s iv e , and

sho w ed m o re s k i l l th a n Jac kso n , w h o w as

kn o c ke d o u t b y a r ig h t h o o k in th e second

ro u n d . E v a n s , w it h m o re e xp e rie n c e and

co ach in g , s h o u ld d eve lop in to a g ood

b o x e r. H e has a g o o d s t r a ig h t le f t , b u t

a t p re se n t seems to k i l l m o s t o f th e p o w e r

b eh in d h is p un c h b y s ta m p in g h is fo o t as

he d e liv e rs a b lo w .

L ig h t H e a v y -w e ig h ts .— L . / C p l. H a m ­

m o nd , “ C ” C o y ., w a lk o ve r.

C l a s s “ B . ”

B a n ta m -w e ig h ts .— P te . I le t t , C ”

C o y . v . P te . M e e rs , “ C ” C o y . : I le t t

m ade use o f g o o d s t r a ig h t le fts and w o n

w it h c o m p a ra t iv e ease.

F ea th e r-z v e ig lits .— P te . K e r r , “ A ”

C o y . v . P te . B u t le r , “ B ” C o y . : K e r r ,

w h o is a v e r y p ro m is in g y o u n g b o xe r,

fo u g h t w e ll th ro u g h o u t , and w o n an

in te re s t in g b o u t on p o in ts .

L ig h t- w e ig h ts .— P te . B ra d y , B ”

C o y . v . C .S .M . R a n d , “ C ” C o y . : A

g o o d , s p o r t in g b o u t, in w h ic h R a n d

s how ed th a t he has speed and s k i l l, e ven­

tu a l ly b e a t in g B ra d y f a i r ly e a s ily on

p o in ts .

W elter-zv e ig h ts . — C p l. N e ig h b o u r ,

“ D ” C o y . z1. P te . W a d d in g to n , “ D ”

C o y . T h is b o u t p ro d uce d p le n ty o f h a rd

h its , and w as fo u g h t a t a fas t pace f ro m

b e g in n in g to end. W a d d in g to n w o n b y

a s m a ll m a rg in o f p o in ts .

M id d le -zv e ig lits .— P te . P a in te r , “ C ”

C o y . v . P te . S im p so n , “ A ” C oy. : S imp­

son, w ho is p o w e r fu l ly b u i lt , was awarded

the f ig h t in th e f ir s t ro u n d , a f te r he had

f lo o re d h is o p p o n e n t th re e tim es .

S p e c ia l F o u r -R o u n d C o n te st .— L ./C o l

S k u l l, “ A ” C o y . v. P te . C ab le , “ H .Q ”

W in g : A w e ll- con tes ted f ig h t w ith

p le n ty o f h a rd h it t in g . B o th displayed

som e k n o w le d g e o f in- f ig h ting , but

C ab le , w h o is a m o re e xp e rien ced boxer

g a in e d a p o p u la r v ic to ry on po in ts .

O n th e co nc lu s io n o f th e la s t night’ s b o x in g the B r ig a d e C o m m a n d e r, Col.-

C o m d t. A . W . IT . M . M o ens , C.B

C .M .G . , D .S .O . , p re se n te d th e cup to thé

w in n e rs , “ C ” C o m p a n y , and medals to

th e in d iv id u a l w in n e rs and runners-up.

T h e f o l lo w in g o ffic ia ted d u r in g the

to u rn a m e n t : —

R e fe r e e s .— C ap t. E . B ye rs , i/2nd

P u n ja b R e g im e n t ; L ie u t . F . J. P. Dew-

h u rs t, R o y a l T a n k C o rp s ; L ie u t . F.

W a ld e n .

J u d g e s .— B t.- M a jo r O . H . T id b u ry

M .C . , L ie u t . E . M . G . W r a y , D .S .O .!

L ie u t . H . P . L a m b e r t , 2 / L ie u t . M . A.

Jacob , 2 / L ie u t . N . G . G ilb e r t , 2 /L ieu t.

C . M . B a ld w in .

T im e k e e p e r s .— L ie u t , and Q rm r . R . T.

D o u th e t and 2 / L ie u t . G . A . N . Chisholm .

M . C .— R .S .M . S. A . C o x .

R in g M a n a g e r .— S e rg t . F . Peck.

C le rk o f the S c a le s .— C .S .M . E . Burns

R e g is te r K e e p e r .— S e rg t. W . F letcher.

I n a d d it io n to th e above , the Boxing

C o m m itte e w is h to th a n k C .Q .M .S . T.

S m ith and S e rg t . W . T h o m p s o n fo r their

t ire le s s e ffo rts in c o nne c tio n w ith the

p re p a ra t io n s f o r th e to u rn a m e n t. The

fo rm e r , w h o n o w , u n fo r tu n a te ly , has left

th e B a t ta l io n on tr a n s fe r to the Home

E s ta b lis h m e n t, w as a g re a t he lp in every

w ay , and m o re e sp ec ia lly in the financial

s ide o f th e m e e tin g s . H e w i l l be g reatly

m issed in fu tu re to u rn a m e n ts , fo r there

w as n o th in g he w as n o t p re p a red to do,

e xcep t, p e rhap s , b o x h im s e lf ! !

S e rg t . W . T h o m p s o n has on the last

tw o occas ions been e n t ir e ly responsible

f o r th e l ig h t in g a r ra n g e m e n ts , and has

m ade co n s id e rab le im p ro v e m e n ts in that

d ire c t io n . H is h e lp and adv ice h a v e been

in v a lu a b le .

T h e f in a l p la c in g s o f com pan ies in the

“ S c isso rs ” C h a lle n g e C up fo r the year

1926 a re as fo llo w s : —

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P o in ts .. • C ” C o m p a n y (w in n e rs ) ... 261

• • A " C o m p a n y ....................................... 1 3 2

“ D ” C o m p a n y ............................ t.22•• B ” C o m p a n y . . .

*' H Q ” W i n g ....................................... ° S

T e a m a n d I n d i v i d u a l C h a m p i o n s h i p s .

The B a t ta l io n T e a m and In d iv id u a l

Cham p ionsh ips to o k p lace in N o v e m b e r,

nd as w as to be expec ted , som e e xc e l­

lent’b o x in g w as w itn e sse d . T h e enc lo su re

was packed each e v e n in g , and th e re w as

eat e xc ite m en t th ro u g h o u t th e T o u rn a ­

ment to see w ho w o u ld e v e n tu a lly be

w inners o f th e “ S hab o od een ” C up . In

the end “ D ” C o m p a n y w e re th e w in n e rs ,

,,id are h e a r t i ly to be c o n g ra tu la te d 011

the ir success. T h e y w e re a w e ll-ba lanced

team, and dese rved th e ir v ic to ry . “ A

Company, la s t y e a r 's w in n e rs , f in ish e d up

fourth a few p o in ts b e h in d “ B ” and

•‘ H . Q . , ” » 0 t ie d fo r second p lace.

“ C ’’ C o m p an y w e re n o t v e r y successfu l;

most o f th e ir b o x e rs a re n o v ices and

hard ly up to th e B a t ta l io n c h a m p io n sh ip

standard ye t. N e x t y e a r, h o w e ve r, shou ld

see an im p ro v e m e n t in t h e ir te a m , and it

is hoped th e n th a t th e y w i l l f in is h up

h igher th a n th e y h a ve done th is y e a r. In

addition to th e cup f o r th e w in n in g team

challenge b e lts a re b e in g o b ta in e d fo r th e

ind iv idua l w in n e rs . U p to th e p re sen t

four have been p ro m is e d and h a ve been

presented fo r th e fo l lo w in g w e ig h ts : —

Fea the r-w e igh ts (b y C ap t. C . T . W h m n e y .

M .C ., and L ie u t . E . M . G . W r a y ,

D .S .O .), L ig h t- w e ig h ts (b y th e o ffice rs),

W e lte r-w e ig h ts (b y M a jo r M . B ro w n e ,

M .C .), and M id d le - w e ig h ts (b y H . F .

Shaboodeen). I t is hoped th a t these w i l l

be ready fo r p re s e n ta tio n a t th e n e x t

Novices' T o u rn a m e n t to be h e ld e a r ly in

the N ew Y e a r .

The fina ls to o k p lace on S a tu rd a y ,

N ovem be r 13th , b e fo re , as s ta ted above,

a packed house, and a b r ie f d e s c rip t io n o f

each f ig h t is g iv e n b e lo w : —

F ly-w eight C h a m p io n sh ip .— P te . P u g h ,

" B ” C o y ., V. P te . J e rm a n , “ H . Q . ”

W in g ; T h is w as a v e r y e v e n ly con tes ted

fight w h ile i t las ted . In th e f irs t tw o

rounds b o th w e re q u ic k , and P u g h

especially b o xe d w e ll a g a in s t a m an m uch

ta lle r and w it h a lo n g e r reach . In th e

last ro und , a f te r an e xc h a n g e o f b lo w s ,

Pugh kno c ke d o u t h is o p p o ne n t w ith a

c lean s t r a ig h t le f t to th e ja w . T h e w in n e r

is an im p ro v e d b o x e r, and shou ld do w e ll

w ith m o re e xp e rien ce .

B a n ta m -w eig h t C h a m p io n sh ip . P te .

G ea rd , “ B ” C o y . v . P te . B e rk s , " C ”

C o y . : O n the w ho le , th is w as a tam e

f ig h t, a lth o u g h G e a rd show ed th a t he w as

a c le v e r b o xe r, and defended w e ll. A t th e

end o f th e second ro u n d G e a rd w as le ad ­

in g on p o in ts , and m a in ta in e d th is

a d va n ta g e in th e la s t ro u n d . I t w as n o t

k n o w n u n t i l a f te rw a rd s th a t th e w in n e r

had, 011 th e p re v io u s day , been b it te n b y

a sc o rp io n on h is le f t h a nd , w h ic h co n­

s id e ra b ly hand icap p ed h im ¡11 th is f ig h t.

F ea th e r-w e ig h t C h a m p io n sh ip . — C p l.

D o n a ld so n , “ B ” C o y ., v . D m r . D e a rm a n ,

“ H . Q . ” W in g : F ro m th e o u ts e t h a rd

b lo w s w e re e xchanged , and D o n a ld s o n

to o k th e lead. I n th e second ro u n d

D e a rm a n w as b ad ly shaken b y u p p e r cu ts

and b o d y punches, b u t fo u g h t p lu c k ily .

I n th e la s t ro u n d b o th t r ie d fo r a k n o c k

o u t, b u t w ith o u t success, D o n a ld s o n

e v e n tu a lly w in n in g on p o in ts . D e a rm a n

show ed g re a t p lu c k th ro u g h o u t , and

s tu c k to h is m an w e ll.

L ig h t-w e ig h t C h a m p io n sh ip . — _Cpl.

R e a d in g , “ B ” C o y ., v . P te . C o o k , “ C

C o y . : T h is w as, as an tic ip a te d , th e f ig h t

o f th e e ve n in g , and w as f u l l o f in te re s t

f ro m s ta r t to f in is h . C o o k w as th e m o re

p o lis h ed b o x e r, b u t R e a d in g , w ho w as a

no v ic e a t th e b e g in n in g o f th e season,

g ave h im no res t, and fo u g h t e x t re m e ly

w e ll. A t th e end o f th e second ro u n d

C o o k w as ahead 011 p o in ts . I n th e th i rd

ro u n d R e a d in g becam e m o re ag g re s s ive ,

and show ed to a d van tag e w ith le fts and

r ig h ts . A t th e end o f th e b o u t th e ju d g e s

d isag reed , and an e x t r a ro u n d w as

o rd e red , w h ic h C o o k , b y s u p e r io r b o x in g

and r in g c ra f t , w o n b y a n a r ro w m a rg in .

I t w as an e x c e lle n t f ig h t th ro u g h o u t , and

b o th w e re lo u d ly chee red on le a v in g th e

r in g . R e a d in g is one o f th e m os t

im p ro v e d b o xe rs in th e B a t ta lio n , and

s ho u ld do re a lly w e ll w ith m o re e x p e r i­

ence. M o re w i l l be h e a rd o f h im in th e

fu tu re .W elter -w eig h t C h a m p io n sh ip .— L . / L p l .

H o w le t t , “ A ” C o y ., v . P te . H a m e r ,

" D ” C o y . : H o w le t t w o n th e C h a m p io n ­

sh ip la s t y e a r, and once a g a in s how ed th a t

he is th e best a t h is w e ig h t in th e

B a t ta lio n . H e is q u ic k , and h its h a rd w it h

b o th hands. H a m e r a lso is a g oo d b o x e r,

394 THE DIE-HARDS

b u t la c ks th e e xp e rie n ce o f h is o p p o ne n t.

T h e f ir s t ro u n d opened w it h h a rd h i t t in g

on b o th s ides, and i t lo o k e d as th o u g h

th e f ig h t w o u ld soon end w he n H a m e r

w as sen t d o w n fo r a c o un t. H e reco ve red ,

h o w e v e r, and w as f ig h t in g s t ro n g ly a t th e

end o f th e ro u n d . T h e second ro u n d w as

e v e n ly con tes ted , b u t H o w le t t w e n t ahead

in th e la s t ro u n d to w in on p o in ts . T h is

w as a g o o d b o u t th ro u g h o u t , and w as

fo u g h t a t a fas t pace.

M id d le -w e ig h t C h a m p io n sh ip . — P te .

O rm e s , “ A ” C o y ., v . P te . T a y lo r , “ B ”

C o y . : B o th w e re w e ll m a tc hed p h y s ic a lly ,

b u t O rm e s p ro v e d h im s e lf to be a b e tte r

b o x e r f ro m th e s ta r t , and h it h a rd e r.

T a y lo r w as d is t in c t ly o u tc lassed in th e

second ro u n d , b u t fo u g h t p lu c k ily . O rm e s

g ave h im no re s t, and w o n th e b o u t

to w a rd s th e end o f th e second ro u n d w it h

a r ig h t to th e ja w .

L ig h t H e a v y -w e ig h t C h a m p io n sh ip .—

P te . H ig g s , “ D ” C o y ., v . P te . H o rn e t t ,

“ A ” C o y . : T h is w as a d is a p p o in t in g

f ig h t, w o n b y H ig g s in th e second ro u n d .

H ea v y -w e ig h t C h a m p io n sh ip . — P te .

S c u lp h e r, " D ” C o y ., v . P te . P a g e , “ D ”

C o y . : S c u lp h e r w as e a s ily th e b e tte r

b o x e r, and o u tc lassed h is o p p o n e n t f ro m

th e s ta r t , w in n in g e a s ily on p o in ts .

I n a d d it io n to th e c h a m p io n sh ip f in a ls

th re e co n tes ts w e re a r ra n g e d , a ll o f

w h ic h w e re k e e n ly con tes ted . T h e

w in n e rs w e re L . / C p l. S la te , P tes . B e ll

a nd B a g g e , a l l o f ‘‘ B ” C o m p a n y . A t

th e co nc lu s io n o f th e b o x in g th e T e a m

C h a lle n g e C up w as p re se n te d to th e

w in n e rs , D ” C o m p a n y , and p re se n ta ­

t io n m ed a ls to th e ch am p io n s and

runne rs- up in each w e ig h t b y th e C o m ­

m a n d in g O ff ic e r, w h o c o n g ra tu la te d a ll on

th e e x c e lle n t sho w th e y h ad g iv e n . T h e

u n d e rm e n t io n e d w e re th e o ffic ia ls

th ro u g h o u t th e m e e t in g : —

R e fe r e e s .— C ap t. E . B y e rs , i / 2 n d

P u n ja b R e g im e n t, and L ie u t . H . A .

H a ye s , R .A .

J u d g e s .— B t.- M a jo r O . H . T id b u r y ,

M .C . , L ie u t . F . J. P . D e w h u rs t , R o y a l

T a n k C o rp s , L ie u t . E . M . G . W r a y ,

D .S .O . , L ie u t . F . W a ld e n , and L ie u t .

H . P . L a m b e r t .

T im e k e e p e r .— L ie u t , and Q u a r te rm a s te r

R . T . D o u th e t .

M . C .— R .S .M . S. A . C o x .

R in g M a n a g e r and C le r k o f the S c a les . — S e rg t . F . P eck.

R e g is te r K e e p e r S e rg t . W . F letcher.

G re a t c re d it is due to S e rg t . F . p eck

a b ly assis ted b y P te . C ane, fo r the excel­

lence o f th e r in g - s ide a rra ng e m en ts , and

a lso to S e rg t . W . T h o m p s o n fo r the

m a n y h o u rs he spen t in th e lig h ting

a rra n g e m e n ts , w h ic h im p ro v e w ith each

to u rn a m e n t th a t is h e ld .

L a s t ly , th o s e w h o w o rk e d “ beh ind the

sc e n e s ” m u s t n o t be fo rg o t te n . C .S.M

B u rn s , as c h ie f w h ip , and C .Q .M .S O ’B r ie n and C p l. F is h e r , as dressing-

ro o m s te w a rd s , p e r fo rm e d th e ir somewhat

u n p le a s a n t ta s ks m o s t e ff ic ien tly , and

th ro u g h o u t th e m e e tin g , th e re was no

h itc h o f a n y k in d , e xce p t th e ra in on the

second n ig h t , f o r w h ic h th e y cannot be b la m e d !

T h e f in a l p la c in g s o f com pan ies in the

T e a m C h a m p io n sh ip s w e re as fo llo w s : —

Points" D ” C o m p a n y (w in n e rs ) ... 39

B ” C o m p a n y ... ... 3 4“ H . Q . ” W i n g ........................ 3 4“ A ” C o m p a n y ... ... 30

“ C ” C o m p a n y ... ... 19

S E R G E A N T S ’ M E S S N O T E S .

T h e q u a r te r u n d e r re v ie w has been a

q u ie t one. S o c ia l e n te r ta in m e n t, as far

as m esses a re co nce rned , cons isted of just

th e u su a l dances. T h e outstanding

fe a tu re w as th e R e g im e n ta l Q uad rangu la r

C r ic k e t T o u rn a m e n t, w h ic h w il l be

re p o rte d on e lsew he re . T h e las t match

o f th e to u rn a m e n t, O ff ic e rs v . Sergeants,

w as a d oub le e ve n t, as i t a lso constituted

th e r e tu rn o f tw o m a tches o f a social

n a tu re w h ic h a re in d u lg e d in b y us and

e a g e r ly lo o k e d fo rw a rd to . I n th is case

th e O ff ic e rs w e re “ a t hom e ” to the

m e m b e rs o f th e S e rg e a n ts ’ Mess and

th e ir w iv e s , and a v e r y p lea san t tim e was

sp e n t; b u t I c a n no t pass i t o v e r w ithout

a few re m a rk s ab o u t th e p lay . The

m a tc h w as th e d e c id in g fa c to r as to who

s h o u ld h o ld th e d o u b tfu l h o n o u r of!bottom

p lace in th e le ag ue . I n v ie w o f th e result

(a d ra w ), w h ic h necess ita ted i t sha ring it,

th e cap ta in s tossed as to w h o should be

p r in te d las t. T h e R .S .M . , w ho had

a p p a re n t ly ta k e n G il l ig a n as an ideal, lost,

so th a t 's th a t . N o w to g e t back to the

m a tc h p ro p e r. B o th team s w e re at full

s t re n g th . T h e S e rg e a n ts b a tte d firs t, and

a t tea tim e , a f te r tw o h o u rs ’ p lay, had

THE DIE-HARDS 395

omple ted a sco re o f 216 fo r 3— R .S .M .

Cox 13, S e rg t . C ap e l 39, S e rg t . W i ls o n

too S e rg t.- D m r. P a lm e r 42 n o t o u t w e re

the'scorers. T h is h u g e score m u s t n o t be

considered as due to bad b o w lin g , w h ic h ,

¡n spite o f a v e r y w a rm sun, k e p t g ood

length. I t w as lu c k as m uc h as a n y ­

thing- S e rg t . W i ls o n ’s 100 w as an e xce l­

lent e ffo rt. H e g o t th e m in tw o h o u rs ,

and helped h im s e lf to th ir te e n 4 ’s and tw o

g’s P a lm e r w as a lw a y s safe and lo o ke d

like s ta y in g 011, b u t w ith W i ls o n b e in g

stumped the R .S .M . dec la red and tea w as

served. T h e te a in te r v a l w as u t i l iz e d as

a favou rab le o p p o r tu n ity f o r th e p re se n ­

tation o f th e " K e n t ” C up to C .S .M .

Siddons, as th e best r if le sho t in th e M ess

for 1925-1926. M rs . P . G ro v e - W h ite

kind ly consented to p re se n t it.

The O ffic e rs w e n t in to b a t a f te r tea,

and at the c lose o f p la y had g a th e re d 155

runs fo r the loss o f 4 w ic ke ts . T h e P a d re

32, L ie u t. W r a y 12, L ie u t . G i lb e r t 27,

Capt. W h in n e y 42 n o t o u t, and L ie u t .

Douthet 12 n o t o u t, w e re re spo ns ib le .

Capt. W h in n e y n e v e r lo o ke d lik e b e ing

shifted, and p la yed a sound gam e . T h re e

hundred and seven teen ru n s in f o u r h o u rs ,

with the m e rc u ry b u b b lin g , is som e

going. O ne is a lm o s t te m p ted to w r i te

to the D aily M a il and ask i f th is can be

beaten.

Th is m a tch w as a lso th e la s t in w h ic h

C.S.M . S id do ns and S e rg t .- D m r . P a lm e r

w ill be seen in a c tio n f o r th e B a t ta lio n .

They have rep re se n te d th e B a t ta l io n in

all matches d u r in g th e p as t seven yea rs ,

and have he lped la rg e ly to th e g ood

record w e h a ve m ade in th e th re e

countries w e h a ve se rved in . T h e i r loss

w ill be fe lt in o u r c r ic k e t w o r ld .

Th is q u a r te r has seen s ix m em b e rs

leave us fo r m o re h e a lth y c lim es— C .S .M .

Siddons, C .Q .M .S . ( “ P a s h a ” ) C u sh io n ,

Sergts. L io n e and C lif fo rd to c iv i l ia n

life; C .Q .M .S . S m ith and S e rg t .- D m r.

Palmer to th e 1st B a t ta l io n . W e m o s t

heartily w is h th e m th e bes t o f g o o d fo r ­

tune in th e ir n ew spheres.

Last s u m m e r's le a ve p a r t y has jo in e d

us again, and th e ir h e a lth y and ro b u s t

appearance ( in tw o cases 1 suppose

“ ro tund ” w o u ld be a b e tte r w o rd ) m akes

us lo ng fo r a chance to ta k e a t r ip w es t­

ward. C o lle c tiv e t r a in in g w i l l n o w c la im

. our constant a tte n t io n f o r s ix w eeks . W e

go to camp c o m m e n c in g N o v e m b e r 12th.

B y th e t im e th is appea rs in th e '* Y e l lo w

b o o k ” on w h ic h th e sun n e v e r sets,

C h r is tm a s and a ll i t m eans to fo lk s a w a y

f ro m hom e w i l l be on us. S o he re 's

w is h in g a ll “ D ie - H a rd s ” , and a tta c h ­

m en ts th e re to , th e h app ie s t o f days and a

p ro sp e ro u s N e w Y e a r . ” M a y y o u n e ve r

see th e t ro u b le s I ’v e seen ,” as an o ld

f r ie n d o f o u rs w as w o n ’t to say. P r o ­

v id in g th e re is a n y th in g o f us le f t a f te r

th e e x e r t io n s to com e, w e hop e to tu rn

up s m il in g in th e n e x t q u a r te r . In

c lo s in g , w e w o u ld l ik e to o i le r o u r co n­

g ra tu la t io n s to R .S .M . M a n te ll 011 h is

m a r r ia g e , and a lso to S e rg t . F a irc h i ld

on h is .

“ B ” C O M P A N Y .

S ince th e la s t J o u rn a l th e re h a ve been

m a n y changes in th e C o m p a n y . O u r

C o m p a n y C o m m a n d e r, M a jo r T id b u r y ,

has been A c t in g B r ig a d e - M a jo r , and is

n o w off to C a iro to ta k e up a S ta ff

a p p o in tm e n t. W e a ll w is h h im e v e ry suc­

cess and the best o f lu c k . C ap t. G a r ro w

is a t p re se n t a t th e S m a ll A rm s S cho o l,

P a c h m a r i, g o in g th ro u g h a course .

L ie u t . W r a y , w ho has co m m anded the

C o m p a n y fo r th e la s t tw o m o n th s , is n o w

a ttached to th e M a c h in e G u n P la to o n ,

and has handed th e co m m and o f th e

C o m p a n y o v e r to C ap t. L a w re n c e . W e

a ll w e lco m e C ap t. L a w re n c e to " B "

C o m p an y .

W e d id v e r y w e ll in th e C o m p a n y

C r ic k e t L e a g u e . T h re e com pan ies,

n a m e ly , “ A , ” “ B ” and ” D , ” tie d fo r

second p lace in th e L e a g u e . T h ese

com pan ies p la yed off f o r th e runners-up

m ed a l, and ” B ” C o m p a n y cam e o u t

w in n e rs .

S e rg t . W i ls o n , L . / C p l. W e ls h and P te .

L in c o ln w e re la rg e ly re sp o ns ib le fo r o u r

success. L . / C p l. W e ls h is to be co n ­

g ra tu la te d on g e t t in g h is p lace in th e

R e g im e n ta l X I .

T h e C o m p a n y has s ho w n a d is t in c t

im p ro v e m e n t in th e b o x in g o f th e

B a t ta lio n . In th e N o v ic e s ’ C o m p e t it io n

we had q u ite g oo d e n tr ie s . I n th e la s t

O p e n B a t ta l io n C h a m p io n sh ip th e C o m ­

p a n y w e re w e ll to th e fo re . T h re e

w e ig h ts w e re w o n o u t r ig h t , and w e w e re

runne rs-up in tw o o th e r w e ig h ts . C p l.

R e a d in g p u t up a v e ry g oo d sho w , g e t­

t in g th ro u g h to th e f in a l o f h is w e ig h t,

w h e re he w as bea ten , 011 p o in ts , b y P te .

396 THE DIE-H ARDS

C o o k , o f “ C ” C o m p a n y , a f te r an e x t r a

ro u n d . C p l. D o n a ld s o n , P tes . P u g h ,

T a y lo r and G e a rd a lso d id e x t re m e ly w e ll.

I t a ll show s a g re a t im p ro v e m e n t, w h ic h

is m o s t ly due to th e e n c o u ra g in g e ffo rts

o f C .S .M . B u rn s .

W e a re , u n fo r tu n a te ly , lo s in g a g oo d

n u m b e r o f m e n th is t ro o p in g season,

in c lu d in g a f a i r n u m b e r o f r e g u la r

C o m p a n y p la y e rs a t m o s t gam es. I t is

a lw a y s ra th e r a sad bus iness s ee in g these

m e n le a ve th e B a t ta l io n . T h e re s t o f th e

C o m p a n y w is h th e m e v e ry success and the

best o f lu c k in c iv i l ia n life .

T h e C o m p a n y a re n o w off to C o m p a n y

and B a t ta l io n C am p a t V i la d f o r s ix

w eeks .

“ C ” C O M P A N Y .

S h o o t i n g .

W e h e ld a v e r y successfu l s h o o t 011

A u g u s t 29 th . T h e sun d id n o t b u rs t fo r th

in a l l its g lo r y in th e m o rn in g , b u t fo u n d

its w a y f ro m b e h in d th e c lo uds b e fo re w e

co m m enced f ir in g . A f t e r w e h ad w a ite d

an h o u r , th e buses a r r iv e d w it h a f lo u r is h

o f m o to r h o rn s , and co nve yed us to th e

ra n g e . S hab o od een w as p re se n t in a ll

h is g lo r y w it h a g o o d s u p p ly o f te a and

“ w a d s .” B e e r w as co nsp icuo us b y its

absence. I t is ru m o u re d th a t th e re w as a

s m a ll q u a n t it y o f “ p ig s ’ e a r ,” b u t i t w as

la b e lle d “ F o r o ffice rs o n ly . ”

G re a t keenness w as s h o w n b y a ll ra n k s ,

and th e o p in io n o f a ll th e C o m p a n y is th a t

i t d id a g re a t d ea l to w a rd s im p ro v in g o u r

m u s k e t r y a v e ra g e th is yea r.

E v e n t N o . I w as w o n b y N o . 9 P la to o n .

E v e n t N o . 2 w as w o n b y N o . 9 P la to o n .

E v e n t N o . 3 w as w o n b y N o . 12 P la to o n

( tw o p h o to g ra p h s enc losed).

E v e n t N o . 4 w as w o n b y N o . 9 P la to o n .

T h e f in a l p la c in g s w e re : —

1st, N o . 9 P la to o n .

2nd , N o . 12 P la to o n .

3 rd , N o s . 10 and 11 P la to o n s (t ie ).

A p o o l b u l l w as in f u l l s w in g a ll th e

m o rn in g , and a ll ra n k s m ade g oo d use o f

it. P te . C o llin s w as th e o n ly one to

o b ta in a p o o l b u ll, and i t is sa id th a t he

m ade g oo d use o f th e m o n e y . H e d id

n o t v is i t th e can teen th a t n ig h t .

W e h a ve ju s t co nc luded o u r A . W . T . C . ,

and th e re s u lts a re a g re a t im p ro v e m e n t

o n la s t y e a r ’s. C o m p a n y a ve ra g e s : R if le ,

86 '4 ; la s t y e a r, 66. L e w is gun , 147; ]as(

y e a r 102.

R u n n i n g .

O u r In te r- P la to o n C ross-co un try R un

w as h e ld on S un d a y , S ep te m b e r 19th, but

th e a ttend ance w as v e r y sm a ll. L ./Cp]

H a r r is , o u r s ta r ru n n e r , cam e in f irs t w ith

a le ad o f a b o u t 800 ya rd s . N o . 12 Platoon

c a rr ie d o ff th e s h ie ld w it h a to ta l of n p o in ts . T h e y w e re fo llo w e d b y platoons

as f o l lo w s : — N o . 11 P la to o n , 4 points-

“ C ” C O M P A N Y , 2 n d B A T T A L I O N .

N o . 9 P la to o n , 3 p o in ts ; N o . 10 P latoon,

2 p o in ts .

B o x i n g .

W e p u t f o r th fo r ty - fo u r en trie s in the

N o v ic e s ’ C o m p e t it io n , and w e w ere pre­

sen ted w ith th e “ S c is s o rs ’ Cup on the

f in a l n ig h t . W e s ta r te d w it h a lead of

38 p o in ts w h ic h w e g a in ed 011 the last

to u rn a m e n t, and fin ish e d w ith a to ta l of

261 p o in ts . “ A ” C o m p a n y w e re second

w ith 134 p o in ts .

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The fo l lo w in g w e re aw a rd e d m ed a ls : —

Class “ A ” R u n n e rs- u p .— L . / C p l.

M ilne P te . L o w r y , and P te . Jackson .

Class “ B ” W in n e r s .— B a n tam - w e ig h ts ,

Pte I le t t ; L ig h t- w e ig h ts , C .S .M . R a n d .

Pte. E l l in g h a m w as aw a rd e d a g ood

loser’s p rize .O u r C o m p a n y o ffice rs w e re so p leased

with the e ffo rts m ade b y a ll ra n k s th a t

they decided th a t w e s h o u ld c e leb ra te the

occasion w ith a d in n e r and co nce rt. W e

held the same a t th e F o r t on S a tu rd a y ,

O cto b er 9 th , and a ll m e m b e rs o f th e

C om pan y w h o w e re p ro c e e d in g hom e

during the t ro o p in g season w e re in v ite d .

tro u p e m anag ed to re m o v e h im f ro m the

s tage. L ie u t . C h is h o lm o b lig e d w it h tw o

songs, w h ic h , as u sua l, w e re v e r y w e ll

re nd e re d . O u r C .S .M . w as consp icuous

b y h is absence f ro m th e s tage. I t is sa id

th a t h e w as o u t lo o k in g fo r h id d en

tre a s u re — I w o n d e r w h a t i t w as? T h e

w h o le sho w w as a g re a t success, b u t o u r

C .S .M . d id n o t f in d w h a t he w as lo o k in g

fo r.M o v e s .

C ap t. T h o rp has a g a in le f t us. T h is

tim e he has le f t us f o r a f a i r ly lo n g t im e .

W e w is h h im th e bes t o f lu c k as A d ju ta n t

o f th e B o m b a y B a t ta l io n A . F . I .

“ C ” C O M P A N Y , 2 n d B A T T A L I O N .

About 75 o ffice rs, w a r r a n t o fficers, n o n ­

commissioned o ffice rs and m en sa t d o w n

to d inner. L . / C p l. C h a m p io n p ro ve d

himself, once m o re , an e ff ic ien t c a te re r.

When d in n e r w as f in is h e d and th e u sua l

speeches m ade , w e a d jo u rn e d to th e

concert h a ll, w h e re w e w e re e n te r ta in e d

by the C o m p a n y C o n c e rt P a r ty . T h e

p rogram m e on th e w h o le w as w e ll re n ­

dered and f u l l o f life . P te . W ig m o re d id

his u tm o s t to re m a in on th e s tag e u n t i l

the fo llo w in g m o rn in g , b u t a f te r a lo t o f

persuasion th e o th e r m em b e rs o f th e

C ap t. M a n so n , M .C . , has a g a in ta ke n

o v e r c o m m and o f th e C o m p an y . S e rg t .

C o lb o u rn e has re jo in e d us f ro m le ave , and

w e a re h o p in g th a t he w i l l be a g re a t

asset to o u r fo o tb a ll and h o c ke y team s

th is yea r.

“ D ” C O M P A N Y .

T h e m o s t im p o r ta n t to p ic th is q u a r te r

is th e g o in g o f “ P a s h a ” (C .Q .M .S .

C u sh io n ) , w ho has le f t us a t la s t to b e g in

a n ew c a re e r in c iv i l ia n life . H e has ta ke n

39« THE D IE-H ARD S

w ith h im a c lo c k p re se n te d b y C ap t.

W h in n e y f ro m th e o ffice rs, non-com m is­

s io ned o ffice rs and m en o f “ D " C o m ­

p a n y as a to k e n o f o u r a p p re c ia t io n o f h is

g o o d w o r k d u r in g h is seven y e a rs w ith

“ D . ” W e a ll s in c e re ly w is h h im “ b on

v o y a g e ,” and th e v e r y bes t o f lu c k .

H is p lace has been f il le d b y S e rg t .

H i l ls , w h o m w e c o n g ra tu la te on h is r is e

to C o m p a n y Q u a rte rm a s te r- S e rg e a n t.

W e a re s t i l l p ro g re s s in g fa v o u ra b ly in

th e re a lm o f s p o rt. N o . 16 P la to o n

m anag ed to reach th e sem i- fina l o f th e

P la to o n H o c k e y K n o c k- o u t. I n th e

B a t ta l io n c ro ss- co un try r u n w e to o k

second p lace, P te s . P o u ls o n , A d a m s and

G re e n b e in g a m o n g th e f ir s t s ix hom e .

T h e B a t ta l io n O p e n B o x in g T o u rn a m e n t

has ju s t s ta r te d , and ju d g in g b y th e fo rm

o f o u r te a m th e re is e v e ry reason to hope

th a t w e s h a ll g a in to p p lace. N o . 13

P la to o n ’s c ra c k sho t cam e second in th e

R a w lin s o n C u p S h o o t in g C o m p e t it io n ,

lo s in g to th e w in n in g te a m b y th e n a r ro w

m a rg in o f f ive p o in ts . C o n s id e r in g th e

la rg e n u m b e r o f e n t r ie s th e te a m can be

p ro u d o f i ts p lace, and each m e m b e r is

n o w in possess ion o f a b ro n ze m ed a l p re ­

sen ted b y th e S . I . R . A .

T h e B a t ta l io n O p e n B o x in g C o m p e t i­

t io n is n o w o ve r, and w e h a ve g a in e d fo r

o u rs e lv e s to p p lace, th e re b y w in n in g th e

S hab o o d ee n C up . I t is im p o s s ib le to

c o n g ra tu la te each o f th e in d iv id u a l b o x e rs

in tu rn , as a ll s how ed g re a t d e te rm in a t io n

and keenness f ro m th e b e g in n in g , and w e

a re o n ly s o r r y w e d id n o t w in m o re

in d iv id u a l p rize s . W e m u s t c o n g ra tu la te

P te . H a m e r on b e in g run n e r- u p fo r M a jo r

B ro w n e ’s b e lt (w e lte r- w e ig h t) , P te .

H ig g s on w in n in g th e l ig h t h ea vy- w e ig h t,

and P te . S c u lp h e r and P te . P a g e on b e in g

the w in n e r and runne r- up o f th e Catch-

w e ig h t C h a m p io n sh ip .

W e a re n o w p re p a r in g to m a rc h to

V i la d C a m p as advance p a r ty , w h e re w e

s ta y t i l l D e c e m b e r 22nd. So th e re is no

d o u b t th a t a f te r t r ip p in g o v e r th e h i l ls

and w a l lo w in g in th e d us t f o r f iv e w eeks

w e sh a ll lo o k f o rw a rd to o u r C h r is tm a s

ho lid a ys .

W e c o n g ra tu la te L . / C p ls . E ld r id g e ,

B a ld w in , S im m o n d s and S m ith on th e ir

p ro m o t io n to c o rp o ra l, and w is h th e tw o

last-nam ed g oo d lu c k in th e ir n ew co m ­

pan ies.

“ I T .Q . ” W IN G .

T h e “ H . Q . ” W in g has passed through

its y e a r ly c o n te s t w it h th e p ay w a rra n t as

to w h e th e r i t can d ra w 6d. a day 01-

re tu r n i t to th e S ta te . In m os t cases we

a re g la d to say th e s o ld ie r has won, and

th e re s u lts o f th e m u s k e try have 'been

m o s t s a tis fa c to ry , and p a r t ic u la r ly so as

o u r a rch e n e m y “ In d ia n w e a th e r ” was in

its m o s t t ru c u le n t m oo d . W e have added

to o u r la u re ls s ince w e la s t w ro te . In the

c ro ss- co un try r u n w e w e re a t the top of

th e tre e . O u t o f f o r t y c o m p e tito rs not

one fa ile d to pass th e p os t w ith in the time

lim it . A m o n g s t th e f o r t y w e re five of our

boys , and tw o o f th e m w e re w e ll to the

fo re . A m o s t c re d ita b le re s u lt considering

t h e ir age.

T h e W in g has sco red a n o th e r success

b y w in n in g th e In te r- P la to o n Hockey

T o u rn a m e n t . T h e w in n in g te am came

f ro m th e D ru m s and th e o ld s ta lw a rts of

th e E m p lo y e d G ro u p . Sergt.-Dm r.

P a lm e r c ap ta in ed th e v ic to r io u s team.

T h e S ig n a ls reached th e fin a l, and the

B an d w e re o n ly de fea ted b y a p la toon of

“ A ” C o m p a n y a f te r th re e d ra w n games.

W e c e r ta in ly h ad o u r f u l l share of

h o n o u rs in th is to u rn a m e n t.

T h e M a c h in e G u n P la to o n is fu ll of

sm iles . I n th e f ir s t p lace th e y formed

th e b u lk o f th e successfu l cross-country

te a m , and , seco nd ly , th e ir machine-gun

m u le s g a in e d f ir s t p lace a t Po ona Horse

S h o w re c e n t ly . In th is connec tion also

th e D is t r ic t C o m m a n d e r, a t h is recent

f a re w e ll in sp ec tio n , to ld th e Comm anding

O ff ic e r th a t he h ad been a t th e show, and

th e y w e re th e bes t tu rn ed - o u t machine-

g u n m u le s he h ad seen in h is service. As

h is se rv ic e c o v e rs a p e r io d o f some forty

y e a rs th is is h ig h p ra is e indeed. W e must

n o t fo rg e t to g iv e S e rg t . Bone, our

t r a n s p o r t s e rg e an t, h is sha re o f praise, as

m uch w as due to h is c a re fu l supervision

and u n t i r in g d e vo tio n to th e cause.

W e h a ve sa id good-bye to the first

b a tch o f th o se fo r tu n a te ones who are

p ro c e e d in g hom e . I t w as a sad good-bye

fo r som e, w h o h a ve spen t tw e n ty odd

y e a rs in th e R e g im e n t, and i t is ha rd to

say w h e th e r w e o r th e y fe lt th e parting

m o s t. A m o n g s t th e m w as C.S.M .

S id do n s , a fo rm e r m e m b e r o f o u r D rums,

and o f la te y e a rs a s ta lw a r t opponent in

m a n y h a rd - fo u g h t g am es betw een the

W in g and “ A ” C o m p a n y . H e never

TH E DIE-H ARDS 399

t jr0t Ins o ld a s so c ia t io n w it h us, and

ften said he ow ed a ll h is s p o r t in g

atta inm ents to th e e a r ly te a c h in g in th e

p rum s. H e is an in s p ir in g e xa m p le to

our p resent boys .

Am ongst tho se w ho h a ve le f t th e W in g

are C . Q . M .S . T . S m ith , S e rg t .- D m r.

Palmer, L . / C p l. M e d d o m s and P te .

Kemp-' A l l f o u r h ad been assoc iated w ith

the B a tta lio n fo r m a n y yea rs , and the

W ing can ill- a ffo rd to lose such m em b ers ,

pte K e m p h a v in g lo o k e d a f te r th e

officers’ m ess s ilv e r f o r s ix y e a rs , nad to

be a lm ost d ra g g e d to th e s ta t io n b e fo re

he w ou ld le ave th e cups, w ho se h is to r y

he knew so w e ll. I t is a t such m o m e n ts

that we fee l m o s t v iv id ly th e s t re n g th o f

the w o n d e rfu l g if t o f t ru e c o m rad e sh ip

which e x is ts in th e A r m y and b in d s a ll

ranks to g e th e r. W h e n th e t im e com es

to go we fee l as i f p a r t o f o u rs e lv e s w as

being d ra w n o u t and le f t w it h o u r

Regim ent. W e w is h th e m e v e ry success

on th e ir a r r i v a l in E n g la n d .

B A N D N O T E S .

Since o u r la s t n o tes w e have been at

the h e igh t o f e xp e c ta tio n , and th e re ha ve

been a few changes. B u t b e fo re w e go

any fu r th e r w e w is h o u r E d i to r and staff

a happy C h ris tm a s and a v e r y p ro sp e ro u s

New Y e a r.The re have been one o r tw o p ro m o t io n s

in our ra n ks , and w e o ffe r o u r c o rd ia l

cong ra tu la tio ns to C p l. H a rw o o d , p ro ­

moted se rgean t, and L . / C p l. H a th a w a y ,

promoted c o rp o ra l. W e w is h th e m e v e ry

success fo r fu tu re p ro m o t io n .

W e have re c e n t ly p la yed o ff th e p la to o n

knock-out (h o c ke y ), and i t w as in th e

early stages o f th is th a t w e w e re a t th e

height o f e xp e c ta tio n , b u t, a las, w e fa ile d

to re ta in th e s h ie ld , w h ic h w e w e re th e

holders of. I t happened th a t w e w e re

drawn to p la y a g a in s t o u r o ld opponen ts ,

No. 2 P la to o n , ' “ A ” C o m p an y , in th e

first round . I t w as a v e r y kee n and h a rd

strugg le b e fo re i t w as dec ided w ho th e

winners w e re , N o . 2 P la to o n f in a lly b e in g

the v ic to rs .

Th is w as n o t dec ided u n t i l w e had

played five successive gam es, e x t ra t im e

being used fo r each. A t one t im e w e w e re

the w inne rs b y one g o a l t i l l n o t less th a n

ten seconds b e fo re th e f in a l w h is t le . I t

was at a t im e w h e n v ic to ry seemed

in e v ita b le . T h e scores w e re as fo llo w s : —

I — i, o— o, I — i and 2— 1. T h e s h ie ld w as

w o n b y th e D ru m s and E m p lo y e d :

" H . Q . ” W in g a f te r a ll.

O n e o fte n h e a rd th e te rm “ Jam used,

and as i t w o u ld ta k e such a g re a t dea l o f

space to speak o f o r ig in a t io n , w e p ro ­

pose le a v in g i t o u t, b u t, n e ve rth e le s s , w e

h a ve been w o n d e r in g w h e re and how ' N o .

2 P la to o n g o t th e ir ja m . A t th e t im e o f

w r i t in g w e a re p re p a r in g f o r a s ix w e e k s ’

s ta y a t cam p, a h o lid a y m uch a p p re ­

c ia ted . S om e lo o k w it h d re ad on th e

c o m in g days, and o th e rs— w e ll, w e

w o n d e r i f th e y a re in th e ir r ig h t senses.

I t le aves us p u z z lin g i f w e s h a ll f ix up

in t im e fo r th e C h r is tm a s fe s tiv a l, as w e

do n o t a r r iv e b ack in b a rra c k s t i l l ju s t a

le w days b e fo re C h ris tm a s . A s o ld ie r is

n o ted fo r f in d in g a w 'ay o u t o f h is d iff i­

c u lt ie s , so I th in k th a t w e s h a ll m a ke

th in g s a g re a t success.

W e s h a ll soon have B and -S e rg t. G lo v e r

w ith us ag a in , w h o is b r in g in g w it h h im

som e new ta le n t f ro m A ld e rs h o t . W e

hope th e n ew boys w he n th e y a r r iv e w i l l

soon se ttle d o w n to th e n ew life in th e

w ild s o f 'N a g a r .

B e tw e e n n o w and th e n e x t issue w e m a y

be g iv e n som e g re a te r in s p ira t io n s , so w e

hope fo r th e best. F o r th e p re se n t, w e

w is h one and a ll a v e r y h a p p y C h ris tm a s

and th e best o f lu c k in th e N e w Y e a r .

T h o s e w h o le a ve o u r m id s t f o r c iv i lia n

li fe w e w is h th e bes t o f fo r tu n e .S o l o i s t .

M A C H IN E G U N N O T E S .

T h e w r i t e r has n o t been w it h th e

■‘ E m m a G e e s " v e r y lo n g , so p ro b a b ly

th is ep isode w i l l be s h o rt and sw eet. T h e

P la to o n has been g o in g on s te a d ily w it h

th e ir " M o u n t G u n ” and “ A . S .D . 6 , ”

k n o w n n o w b y th e in it ia te d as S .S . S .T .

5, and e v e ry th in g has been p ro g re s s in g

fa v o u ra b ly , in sp ite o f th e s ta t io n o f d ea r

o ld ’N a g a r . B y th e w ay . w e h ad a chang e

o f s ta t io n th is yea r. (T h e nam e o f th e

b a rra c k s w as chang ed f ro m E a s t R id g e

to S a n d h u rs t.) O f course, a ll th e g u n n e rs

a re ju s t as loose in th e t i le s as e ve r. T h e

B a t ta l io n sen t a c ross-co un try te a m to

P o o n a on O c to b e r 31s t to co m pe te f o r

th e P o o n a D is t r ic t C up . T h e P la to o n

w as w e ll re p re se n te d b y L . / S e r g t .

H o w a rd , C p ls . J e n k in and F is h e r , and

400 THE D IE -H ARD S

P tes . D a v is , C o p e lin and H o lla n d . I

th in k th a t th e te a m fin is h e d c o n s id e ra b ly

w e ll, as w e h ad h a d v e r y l i t t le in te n s iv e

t r a in in g b e fo re h a n d . W e f in ish e d f ir s t

a g a in s t th e W e s t K e n ts and C h e sh ire s on

th e T u e s d a y , and th e n th e f o l lo w in g

S a tu rd a y co m p e ted in th e f in a l a g a in s t

th e L o y a ls . E v e n tu a l ly w e becam e

runne rs-up , and each re c e ived a m ed a l.

B o th cou rses w e re f ive m ile s each. T h e

f ir s t w as a “ cake w a lk , ” b u t th e second

w as “ h e a v e n ly ” ( i t w as c e r ta in ly

u n e a r th ly a n y w a y ) . I can u n d e rs ta n d

w h y the am b u lance fo llo w e d us ro u n d th e

road .

T h e B r ig a d e M a c h in e G u n c o n c e n tra ­

t io n b eg in s 011 N o v e m b e r 19th and

te rm in a te s on D e c e m b e r 4 th . F ro m th a t

da te w e p ro ceed to cam p a t V i la d .

W e s h a ll s h o r t ly be lo s in g a fe w o f our-

m o s t p o p u la r non- co m m iss ioned o ffice rs in

C p ls . H a t f ie ld , F r a n k l in and F is h e r . W e

w is h th e m b on vo yag e . W e a lso m iss

a p o p u la r n on-co m m iss ioned office r,

L . / S e r g t . L io n e , w h o le f t f o r E n g la n d 011

th e H . T . D e r b y s h ir e .

L a s t o f a ll, b u t n o t le as t, w e w e lc o m e

th e r e tu r n o f S e rg t . P a lm e r f ro m

f u r lo u g h in E n g la n d . O nc e a g a in he

ta ke s o v e r m ach in e g u n se rg e an t.

T R A N S P O R T N O T E S .

L a s t S e p te m b e r, f o r th e f ir s t t im e s ince

o u r a r r i v a l in In d ia , w e sen t in te am s fo r

th e P o o n a H o rs e S h o w , w it h e x t re m e ly

g r a t i f y in g re s u lts . I n th e In te r- U n it

M a c h in e G u n T e a m C o m p e t it io n w e

secu red f ir s t p lace. T h e ju d g e s m ade a

spec ia l n o te o f th e c o n d it io n s o f th e

m u le s , th e tu rn - o u t a lso g e t t in g a spec ia l

m e n tio n .

H is E x c e l le n c y th e G o v e rn o r o f

B o m b a y p re se n te d th e cup. W e w e re

bea ten a t th e p os t in th e L e w is g u n te am

e ve n t b y one p o in t. T h e re w as an e n t ry

o f n in e te am s, and a f te r a lo n g a rg u m e n t

a m o n g th e ju d g e s w e to o k second p lace.

S e rg t . B o ne , o u r e n e rg e t ic t r a n s p o r t

s e rg e a n t, m us t be c o n g ra tu la te d in secu r­

in g a f ir s t and second p lace.

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M atches m a y be m ade in heaven , b u t

th e y a re som e tim es d ip ped in th e o th e r

p lace.

AN OLD “ DIE-HARD” AND SPORTSMAN.

O A M U E L H O P P E R P O W E L L was

^ b o rn o n S e p te m b e r 21st, 1835, a{

L u c a n H o u se , S h a ro w , Y o r k s h ir e (West

R id in g ) . H is b o yh o o d w as spent at

S h a ro w L o d g e , R ip o n , Y o rk s , the resi­

dence o f h is fa th e r , th e R e v . S. H . Powell

(S q u a rso n ). H is schoo l w as Shrew sbury

H e re ce ived a c o m m is s io n in th e A rm y

b y n o m in a t io n o f S ir F re d e r ic k Thesiger

a f te rw a rd s L o r d C h e lm s fo rd , and was

g a ze tte d E n s ig n in th e 57 th R e g im e n t 011

M a rc h 14th , 1855. H e s h o r t ly afterwards

jo in e d the D e p o t o f th e R e g im e n t, then

s ta t io n e d a t B i r r ( K in g ’s County),

I re la n d , b e in g p ro m o te d L ie u te n a n t on

A u g u s t 31st. S h o r t ly a f te rw a rd s he pro­

ceeded w it h a d ra f t to th e C r im ea , and in

S ep te m b e r, 1855, ju s t a f te r the second

a s sau lt o f th e R e d a n jo in e d the head­

q u a r te rs o f th e R e g im e n t th e re , continu­

in g to se rve w it h i t u n t i l th e end of the

w a r.

I n O c to b e r, 1855, L ie u t . P o w e ll was

p re se n t w it h h is R e g im e n t at the

b o m b a rd m e n t and c a p tu re o f K im burn .

T h e B r ig a d e w h ic h c a rr ie d ou t this

o p e ra t io n w as c o m m and e d b y Major-Gen.

th e H o n . A . A . S pence r, and consisted of

th e 17th , 20 th , 21 st, 57 th and 63 rd Regi­

m en ts . R e m a rk a b le as i t m a y appear, it is

a fac t th a t L ie u t . P o w e ll possessed the

o n ly te lescope (a D o llo n d ) in th e Brigade.

T h is w as v e r y p ro p e r ly com m andeered for

th e o p e ra t io n s b y th e G e n e ra l Officer

C o m m a n d in g . T h e te lescope is s t i l l to be

seen in M a jo r P o w e ll’s H a m p s h ire home.

N o n e o f th e o ffice rs on th e K im bu rn

e x p e d it io n even had f ie ld g lasses.

I n N o v e m b e r, a t th e conc lus ion of

th e o p e ra tio n s , G en . S p e nc e r’s Brigade

re tu rn e d to th e C r im e a , and the 57th, 011

la n d in g , m a rc h ed b ac k to its o ld camp on

C a th c a rts H i l l , and w as em p loyed in

b r in g in g up p la n k s and h o u s in g from

B a la c la v a , w it h w h ic h to c o ns truc t huts

f o r th e w in te r , p lo s t i l i t ie s w ere then

p ra c t ic a lly a t a s ta n d s t il l, th e enemy on

th e n o r th s ide o f S eb as to p o l contenting

h im s e lf w it h o c c a s io n a lly f i r in g at the

w o r k in g p a rt ie s en g ag e d in destroying

t h e , docks. O n M a rc h 1st, 1856, an

a rm is t ic e w as p ro c la im e d , w h ic h lasted

u n t i l th e 3 0 th id em , w h e n th e tre a ty of

peace w as s ig ned .

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The 5 / th re m a in e d in th e C r im e a fo r

, r lv a coup le o f m o n th s a f te r th e con­

tu s io n o f peace, and on M s iy 27 th , 1856,

1 ieut P ow ell em barked w ith his R e g i­ment for M alta, w here it form ed part o f the garrison o f the island fo r tw o years. T w o com panies w ere, h ow ever, in September, 1837, detached fo r duty at Aden and in M arch , 1858, to o k part in a very successful opera tion in the n e ig h b ou r­hood against the A rabs , w h o w ere seriously threaten ing the tow n .

In M a y , 1858, o rd e rs w e re

received fo r th e R e g im e n t, less

the Aden d e ta chm en t, to p roceed

from M a lta to In d ia , w h e re the

suppression o f th e m u t in e e rs w as

still incom p le te . T h e jo u rn e y w as

somewhat e v e n tfu l, as th e ra ilw a y

from C a iro to S ue z had o n ly ju s t

been com m enced, and th e dese rt

had in consequence to be c rossed

to the la t te r p lace on d onkeys .

On a r r iv a l a t S ue z th e R e g im e n t

em barked fo r B o m b a y , a r r iv in g

on June 6 th . and re m a in in g th e re

th ro ug h o u t th e ra in y season, at

the conc lus ion o f w h ic h i t w as

ordered to p roceed on fie ld se r­

vice aga in s t th e re m n a n ts o f th e

m utineers, w ho s t i l l h e ld o u t in

Cen tra l In d ia . L ie u t . P o w e ll d id

not re m a in lo n g in In d ia ,

but was t ra n s fe r re d to th e A d e n

detachment in A u g u s t, 1858, co n­

tin u ing to s e rve w it h i t th e re u n t i l

i860, m e a n w h ile ta k in g an ac tive

part in a ll s p o rts and g ym kh a n a s

held in th a t r a th e r b a r re n q u a r te r.

In A p r i l, i8 60 , he w e n t h o m e on

leave o f absence, and d id no t

again re jo in th e R e g im e n t, b u t

re tired b y sa le o f h is co m m iss io n .

On D ecem b e r 29th , i8 60 , he w as

appointed A d ju ta n t o f A u x i l ia r y

Forces (1st N o r t h A o rk s h ire R o y a l

V o lu n te e r C o rp s ), b e in g g ra n te d in 1874 th e te m p o ra ry ra n k o f C ap ta in ,

and in 1879 the h o n o ra r y r a n k o f M a jo r .

He he ld the a p p o in tm e n t o f A d ju ta n t o f

A u x il ia r y F o rc e s f o r tw en ty-o ne yea rs ,

res ig n ing h is c o m m iss io n as such on

A p r i l 1st, 1881, c o n t in u in g to re ta in th e

hono ra ry ra n k o f M a jo r .

D u r in g h is A d ju ta n c y M a jo r P o w e ll s

headquarte rs w e re a t R ic h m o n d , one o f

the m ost s p o r t in g n e ig h b o u rh o o d s o f th e

N o rth R id in g , and m a r r y in g as he d id

in to a fa m i ly re s id e n t in th a t p a r t o f

Y o r k s h ir e he had e v e ry fa c i l i ty fo r

in d u lg in g h is p ro c liv it ie s fo r a ll b ranches

o f sp o rt. F ie r e g u la r ly h u n te d w it h th e

B eda le , th e H u r w o r t h , and L o r d Z e t la n d s

hound s, sho t g ro u se on th e S w a le d a le

and o th e r m o o rs ro u n d R ic h m o n d , and

fished th e t r o u t s tre a m s in th e v ic in it y .

A f t e r h is re t ire m e n t M a j'o r P o w e ll liv e d

at B is h o p to n , R ip o n , f o r som e tw e n ty

yea rs , d u r in g w h ic h tim e he c o n t in u e d to

in d u lg e h is s p o r t in g tas tes to th e u tm o s t

in a p a r t o f th e c o u n try w h e re he w as so

w e ll- k n o w n and v e r y p o p u la r . I n 1904 he

m o ve d to K in g ’s L y n n , N o r f o lk , w h e re

he had b o u g h t a sm a ll p lace in s u rro u n d ­

in g s w h ic h enab led h im to c o n t in u e to

in d u lg e h is p ro p e n s itie s fo r s p o rt. H e

co n tin u ed , indeed, to h u n t u n t i l th e co m ­

m encem en t o f th e G re a t W a r , w h e n he

w as close on e ig h ty y e a rs o f age , and o n ly

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M a jo r S . H . P o w e l l (c e n tr e ) a t a m e e t o f th e C o u r t e n a y - T r a c e y O t t e r h o u n d s o n th e R iv e r M e o n , H a n ts .

402 THE DIE-HARDS

th e n g ave up h u n t in g ' on accoun t o f t l ie

p a u c ity o f ho rses .

I n 1920, b y w h ic h t im e he h ad becom e a

w id o w e r . M a jo r P o w e ll becam e th e

o w n e r, f ro m the m a te rn a l s ide o f h is

f a m ily , o f h is p re se n t H a m p s h ire hom e .

H e th e n so ld h is N o r f o lk p ro p e r ty and

se ttled d o w n in h is new s u rro u n d in g s .

H e re he c o n t in u e d to in d u lg e h is ta s te fo r

s h o o t in g and f is h in g u n t i l in c re a s in g ly

in d if fe re n t s ig h t necess ita ted h is p ra c t i­

c a lly g iv in g up these s p o rts w h ic h he

lo v e d so w e ll. B u t f is h in g , a t a l l e ven ts ,

d ied h a rd w it h h im . E v e n th o u g h h is

s ig h t w as v e r y bad , he c o n tin u ed , u n t i l

c o m p a ra t iv e ly re c e n t ly , to th ro w a f ly

s u cce ss fu lly fo r th e t r o u t in th e s tre a m

w h ic h ru n s th ro u g h th e v i l la g e o f W ic k ­

h am . N o w , h o w e ve r, th a t h is s ig h t w i l l

n o t p e rm it h im to do even th is , th e g a l la n t

v e te ra n , in no w a y daun ted , goes o u t

w it h th e B e ag le s and O t t e r H o u n d s w he n

th e y m ee t w it h in p ra c t ic a b le d is tance o f

h is h om e . In s e t is a re p ro d u c t io n o f a

p h o to g ra p h w h ic h app ea red in T h e T a tle r o f 13th O c to b e r, 1926.

T h is p h o to g ra p h w as ta k e n on S e p te m ­

b e r 23 rd , 1926, a t a m ee t o f th e

C o u rte n a y- T ra c e y O t t e r H o u n d s a t M iss-

lin g fo rd , on th e M e o n R iv e r . I t show s

M a jo r P o w e ll (a v e r y g oo d lik e n e ss ) in

th e c en tre , w ith h is d a u g h te r , M rs .

A th e r to n P o w e ll, and th e M a s te r o f

¿he H o u n d s , C ap t. H u s s e y , on e ith e r

s ide o f h im . W h a t an in d e fa t ig a b le

s p o rtsm a n M a jo r P o w e ll is w i l l be e v id e n t

f ro m th e fac t th a t tw o days subsequen t to

th e above p h o to g ra p h b e in g ta ke n , v iz .,

S e p te m b e r 26 th , 1926, he w as a g a in p re ­

sen t w it h th e se O t t e r H o u n d s w he n th e y

k i l le d a t S o u th w ic k , and w as p re sen ted

w it h th e m a sk , w h ic h p leased h im g re a t ly .

H e f re q u e n t ly a lso goes to m ee ts o f

B e ag le s w h e n these a re h e ld in th e

n e ig h b o u rh o o d . H e does n o t n o w , o f

cou rse , f o l lo w on fo o t, b u t does so in h is

c a r w h e re v e r poss ib le .

M a jo r P o w e ll re ta in s th e g re a te s t

a ffe c tio n f o r h is o ld R e g im e n t. H e w as

a lw a y s m o s t p o p u la r w it h tho se , n o w v e r y

few in n u m b e r, w h o se rved w it h h im in

it . H e w as p re se n t a t th e A lb u h e ra

C e n te n a ry D in n e r on M a y 16th, 1911, and

a tte nd ed th e a n n u a l d in n e r c o m m e m o ra ­

t iv e o f th e fam o us b a t t le in th e m e m o r­

ab le y e a r 1914 a t W o o lw ic h , w hence som e

th re e m o n th s la te r h is o ld b a t ta lio n

p roceeded to F ra n c e as p a r t o f th e “ 011

C o n te m p tib le s ” o f g lo r io u s m em o ry . Q n

th a t occas ion , o w in g to th e unavoidable

absence o f C o l. L o r d S in c la ir and Gen

S i r C h a r le s M a n s f ie ld C la rk e , M a jo r

P o w e ll fo u n d h im s e lf th e sen io r officer

p re se n t a t th e d in n e r, and as such made

an a d m ira b le speech. A t its conclusion

he in v ite d th e la s t- jo in ed o ffice r to reply

f o r th e y o u n g “ D ie - H a rd s .” T h is chal­

le n g e w as a p t ly responded to in a capital

speech b y 2 / L ie u t , (n o w C ap ta in ) p au]

w h o a t th e t im e occup ied th a t enviable p o s it io n .

T h e M id d le s e x R e g im e n t m ay w e ll be

p ro u d o f th is v e te ra n s o ld ie r and sports­

m an , w h o has a lre a d y ce leb ra ted his

n in e ty- f irs t b ir th d a y . T h e w r i t e r earnestly

hopes, as he is su re a n y w h o m ay read this

l i t t le n o tic e w i l l e q u a lly nope, th a t M a jo r

P o w e ll m a y y e t be spa red fo r a num ber of

y e a rs in h e a lth and s tre n g th to en jo y the

s p o rts o f w h ic h he is so fond .

THE OLD COLOURS OF THE 2nd BATTALION.

n r H E o ld C o lo u rs o f th e 2nd Batta lion

w e re handed o v e r b y G en. S ir Ivo r

M a x s e , C o lo n e l o f th e R e g im e n t, to the

C h a irm a n o f th e M id d le s e x County

C o u n c il on O c to b e r 28 th , 1926.

T h e c e re m o n y to o k p lace a t a meeting

o f th e C o u n c il in th e C o u n c il C ham b e r of

th e G u i ld h a ll a t W e s tm in s te r , w he re the

C o lo u rs w i l l h a n g to g e th e r w ith those of

th e 3 rd and 4 th B a t ta lio n s , w h ich were

handed o v e r tw o y e a rs ago .

Th e se C o lo u rs w e re p resen ted to the

77 th R e g im e n t in 1876 b y F ie ld-M arsha l

H . R . H . T h e D u k e o f C am b rid g e , and

w e re c a rr ie d b y th e R e g im e n t fo r forty-

n in e yea rs .

T h e re w e re p re se n t a t th e ce rem ony on

O c to b e r 28 th th re e v e te ra n s w ho were

p re se n t on th e p a rad e in 1876 w hen the

C o lo u rs w e re p re sen ted , v iz ., ex-

C o l. / S e rg t . W h ite s id e s , ex-Regimental-

P a ym a s te r- S e rg t. W a r r e n , and ex-

S e rg t . / D m r . N u g e n t T a y lo r .

In h a n d in g o v e r th e C o lo u rs , S ir Iv o r

M a x s e tra c ed th e h is to r y o f th e Reg im en t

f ro m th e h o n o u rs b o rn e on th e Colours.

H e p o in te d o u t th a t th e p re se n t ceremony

[By courtesy of The Topical Press.2 n d B A T T A L I O N C O L O U R S .

T h r e e o ld 7 7 th N .C .O s . w h o w e r e o n p a r a d e w h e n th e C o lo u r s w e r e p r e s e n te d .Ex-Sgt.-Dmr. Nugent Taylor, Major Jefferd (Commanding Depot), Ex-Colour-Sgt. W illiam Whitesides,

General S ir Ivor Maxse, Ex-Paymaster-Sgt. E. Warren.

[By courtesy of The Topical Press.

2 n d B A T T A L I O N C O L O U R S .T h e C o lo u r s b e in g h a n d e d o v e r a t t h e M id d le s e x G u i ld h a l l .

404THE DIE-HARDS

w as a f u r th e r o p p o r tu n i ty f o r b r in g in g

th e R e g im e n t in to c lo se r to u c h w it h th e

c iv i l ' a u t h o r i t ie s o f th e c o u n ty .

M r . T o d d , C h a irm a n o f th e C o u n ty

C o u n c il o f M id d le s e x , in accep tin g th e

c h a rg e o f th e C o lo u rs , e xp ressed the

des ire o f th e c iv i l a u th o r it ie s o f th e c o u n ty

to m a in ta in c lose to u c h w it h th e

R e g im e n t.

THE 77th FOOT.

R E M I N I S C E N C E S O F F I F T Y Y E A R S

A G O .

RE A D I N G in T h e D ie - H a r d s J o u rn a l

o f th e p re s e n ta t io n o f n ew C o lo u rs

to th e 2nd B a t ta l io n a t A h m e d n a g a r ca lls

to m y m in d th e p re s e n ta tio n o f th e

C o lo u rs n o w rep laced .

T h e re a re n o t m a n y le f t w h o w e re on

th a t p a rad e , b u t one w h o is w e ll- kn o w n

to a n u m b e r o f o ld co m rades is Co l.-

S e rg t . W i l l ia m W h ite s id e s , w h o w as r ig h t

g u id e o f th e c o m p a n y w h ic h esco rted th e

o ld C o lo u rs a t t h e ir la s t t ro o p in g .

T h e s e w e re e v e n tu a lly p laced on M a y

8 th , 1876, in S t. P a u l’s C a th e d ra l, and th e

f o l lo w in g ve rses w r i t t e n b y an o ld s o ld ie r

o f th e 7 7 th R e g im e n t app ea red in th e

M o r n in g A d v e r tis e r tw o days la te r :

S a in t P a u l ’ s , 8t h M a y , 1876.

B lu b b e r in g , w e l l p ’r ’aps I am a b i t :

I t com es o v e r a fe lle r y e r k n o w

T o ca tch s ig h t o ’ th e C o lo rs he m a rc hed

b e h in d

A score o f y e a rs ago .

I t m akes h is s t if f lim b s g ro w yo un g aga in

A n d p u ts h is b lo o d in a g lo w .

Y es , th a t 's m y b o y w it h th e c o rp o ra l s t r ip e s ;

’T is a c o m fo r t to t h in k th a t he,

W h e n th e t im e s h a ll com e, w i l l f ig h t fo r

h is Q u ee n

In th e sam e o ld ra n k s as m e.

W h y , he le a rn e d to lo ve th e S even ty-S eve n th

A s he to d d le d a b o u t m y k n e e !

G o d b less th e g lo r io u s ra g s , says I ,

I re m e m b e r ’em sp ic k and span,

T h e re w a s n ’t a re n t o r a h o le in ’em th e n

’F o re th e R o o s h ia n W a r b eg an .

’T w a s a d if f ’re n t ta le w h e n th e A lm a w as

c ro s s ’d

A n ’ th e v ’d w a ve d t h r o ’ In k e rm a n .

W h a t a s to r y th o se ta t te rs co u ld te ll,

T h e r e ’s a h is t ’r y in e v e ry ho le .

See, s ir, fo r fe a r th e y shou ld d rop r ig h t off

T h e y ’ve p in n e d ’em on to th e pole.

I m in d w h e n th e R e g im e n t w as much the

sam eW h e n th e y c a lled th e m u s te r ro ll.

’T w a s a h o t t is h t im e w h i le i t lasted, sir,

A n ’ 'tw a s v e r y few a t la s t

A s c o u ld a n sw e r “ H e re , ” b u t we

s h o u ld e re d u p close

A n ’ t r ie d to fo rg e t th e past.

B u t now -to-day, i t a l l w ill com e back,

A n ’ m y h e a r t ’s a b e a t in ’ fas t.

Is i t a n y w o n d e r m y b lo o d ru n s th ic k

A s I t h in k 0 ’ th a t A p r i l day,

W h e n w e m u s te re d s ile n t ly u n d e r those

flag s

A n d h e a rd o u r C o lo n e l say,

“ T h e r e ’s som e f ig h t in g b e fo re us to-day,

m y la d s ,”

I n h is b ra v e a n ’ k in d ly w a y ?

T h e n o u t w e s tre am ed w ith lip s pressed

t ig h t

T o th e R o o s h ia n r if le p its ;

W h y t a lk a b o u t f ig h t in g th a t licked the

lo t

A s e v e r I ’d done in to fits.

B u t w e d id th e t r ic k , t h o ’ th e enem y’s fire

K n o c k e d us n e a r ly a ll to b its .

Y e s , w e p a id fo r i t d ea r, 'tw a s a bloody

f ig h t,

G o d h e lp m e— i t m ade m e sw ea r

W h e n a c ru e l b u l le t c u t d o w n b y m y side

P o o r y o u n g C a p ta in L e m p r ie re .

H e w as o n ly a b o y— b less h is sm iling

face—

B u t a re g u la r d e v il to dare .

I saw C o lo n e l E g e r to n p ic k h im up

A n d c a r r y h im b ac k to th e re a r,

A n ’ th e n he cam e s t r id in g on aga in ;

H e w as s ix fo o t fo u r , s ir , c lea r.

A n ’ th e n a b u l le t d ro p p ’d h im dead

W h i ls t h is lip s w e re s h a p in g a cheer.

B u t th e re — I co u ld g oss ip o f th e deeds all

dayT h a t th e s ig h t o f o u r C o lo rs recalls.

T h a n k G od I ’ve seen ’em p laced at rest

O n o u r M o n u m e n t in S a in t P a u l’s.

’T w i l l be g oo d to t h in k th a t tho se glorious

ra g s

Is safe w it h in sacred w a lls .

TH E DIE-H ARDS 405

D i d y e r see h o w th e m en g azed up a t th e

flags,D id y e r lo o k a lo n g th e lin e

And w a tch t h e ir faces, s ir , w h e n the band

‘ B u rs t o u t w it h “ A u ld L a n g S yne ” ?

T h a t’s th e s o r t o f t h in g to m ake m en f ig h t

A n ’ to s top th e a rm y ’s dec line.

These C o lo u rs , w h ic h w e re p laced ,

toge the r w it h th e o ld C o lo u rs o f th e 57th,

over the R e g im e n ta l M e m o r ia l in S t.

Paul’ s C a th e d ra l, can s t i l l be seen, and a re

to be fo u n d in s id e th e le f t o f th e m a in

entrance. __

DEPOT NOTES.

FO U R squads a re a t p re se n t u n d e r­

g o in g t r a in in g a t th e D e p o t. F ro m

ind ica tions w e a re led to b e lie ve th a t w e

may soon be f il le d up to s ix squads o r

even m o re . A d ra f t o f th ir ty - tw o p ro ­

ceeded to jo in th e 1st B a t ta l io n on J a n u a ry

7th, 1927.N o w th a t th e 1st B a t ta l io n a re so fa r

away f ro m L o n d o n w e h a ve been g iv e n

a u th o rity in c e r ta in cases to send re c ru its

on co m p le tio n o f r e c ru i ts ’ t r a in in g on

the ir m o n th ’s a n n u a l f u r lo u g h , th u s

saving th e m th e e xp en s ive jo u rn e y f ro m

C a tte ric k and back.

A new r e c ru i t in g e x p e r im e n t is b e in g

tried, and w e, to g e th e r w it h tw o o th e r

depots o f o u r g ro u p , h a ve been se lected

as the v ic t im s .

B rie f ly , w e accept no re c ru its fo r th e

R eg im en t a t M i l l H i l l o th e r th a n spec ia l

cases en lis ted on A . F . B .203 , b u t squads

are f illed up f ro m W h i te h a l l.

O rd in a ry e n lis tm e n ts a t M i l l H i l l a re

sent to o th e r re g im e n ts o f th e zone,

depending on w h ic h is “ o p e n e d ” fo r th e

moment. I t is c la im e d fo r th is sys tem

that squads w i l l be fo rm e d q u ic k e r th a n

p re v io us ly , and th a t th e re w i l l be less

waste as s e ve ra l d epo ts w i l l n o t h a ve h a lf

completed squads a t th e same tim e .

The re s u lts w e h a ve y e t to see, b u t

the tw o squads fo rm e d on th is s ys tem up

to date c o n ta in o n ly a s l ig h t ly la rg e r p ro ­

po rtion o f m en f ro m th e p ro v in c e s—

Scotland and I re la n d — th a n squads fo rm e d

at M i l l H i l l , so th a t f o r th e p re se n t o u r

T e r r ito r ia l c o nn e c tio n is n o t s e r io u s ly

menaced.

W e c o n g ra tu la te M a jo r B u c k n a ll, M .C . ,

on th e b ir th o f a son.

2 / L ie u t s . C o le m a n and C h a tte y , S u p p le ­

m e n ta ry R e s e rv e o f O ff ic e rs , a re c a r r y in g

o u t th e ir in i t ia l t r a in in g a t th e D e p o t.

O n N o v e m b e r n t h th e u s u a l o u td o o r

pa rad e se rv ic e w as h e ld a t th e R e g im e n ta l

M e m o r ia l , M i l l H i l l B a r ra c k s . R e p re ­

sen ta tive s o f a ll b a t ta lio n s o f th e

R e g im e n t w e re p re se n t, and m a n y f r ie n d s

and re la t iv e s o f th o se w h o fe ll. W re a th s

w e re la id b y a ll b a t ta lio n s b y th e T e r r i ­

to r ia l A s s o c ia t io n and R e g im e n ta l

A s s o c ia t io n a t th e c lose o f th e se rv ic e .

T h e a n n u a l C h r is tm a s d in n e r w as h e ld

on S a tu rd a y , J a n u a ry 1st.

S e rg t . S h a w and h is e x p e r ts as u s u a l

p e rfo rm e d p ro d ig ie s , and a re to be

h e a r t i ly c o n g ra tu la te d .

O n ” T h u rs d a y , D e c e m b e r 3 0 th th e

a n n u a l tea , e n te r ta in m e n t and C h ris tm a s

tre e w e re h e ld in th e L e c tu re R o o m fo r

a ll m a r r ie d non-com m iss ioned o ffice rs and

m en and th e ir w iv e s and fa m ilie s . T h e

tea w as a d m ira b ly ru n b y th e N . A . A . F . I . ,

and w e th e n had an e x c e lle n t P u n c h and

J u d y sho w f ro m L o n d o n . F a th e r

C h r is tm a s (a b ly fe a tu re d b y S e rg t . G r if f in )

b e in g t h o ro u g h ly up to date a r r iv e d b y

a e ro p lan e , b r in g in g h is C h r is tm a s tre e

and p re se n ts f o r a ll c h ild re n .

W e b ro k e up a t seven o 'c lo c k a f te r a

m o s t successfu l a fte rn o o n .

S P O R T S N O T E S .

G e n e r a l .T h e s p o r t in g a c tiv it ie s a t th e D e p o t

h a ve g o ne s te a d ily fo rw a rd d u r in g th e

pas t q u a r te r.A m o s t successfu l B o x in g T o u rn a m e n t

w as h e ld f o r re c ru its a t th e end o f

N o ve m b e r.P a s sb a ll is u n q u e s t io n a b ly th e m o s t

p o p u la r g am e a t th e D e p o t, and m a n y

gam es h a ve been m o s t k e e n ly con tes ted

b y a ll ra n k s . T h e o fficers d is t in g u is h e d

■ themselves b y w in n in g th e P a ssb a ll

L e a g u e w ith o u t lo s in g a m a tch .

C r o s s - c o u n t r y R u n n in g .T h is has n o w becom e a re g u la r i te m o f

th e sp o rts agenda , and w e h a ve a t le a s t

o u r ru n o f a p p ro x im a te ly th re e and a h a lf

m ile s e v e ry m o n th . P tes . S he ff ie ld and

C la d d b o th ra n w e l l in w in n in g th e la s t

tw o run s .

40b TH E D IE-H ARD S

F o o tb a ll .A lt h o u g h w e h a ve n o t e n te re d a te a m

in a le a g u e th is season, w e h a ve p la yed

s e ve ra l f r ie n d ly g am es w ith v e r y sa tis ­

fa c to ry re s u lts . N u m e ro u s in te r- squad

g am es h a ve a lso been p la yed .

H o c k e y .

U n fo r tu n a te ly , th e bad s ta te o f th e

g ro u n d has a lm o s t c o m p le te ly p re ve n te d

o u r te am o b ta in in g a n y p ra c t ic e ; n e v e rth e ­

less, w e h a ve m a na g e d to f ie ld a v e r y

u s e fu l s ide on th e few O ccasions w e have

been ab le to p la y .

P a s s b a l l .

T h e D e p o t S ta ff P a s sb a ll L e a g u e has

ju s t been co m p le te d , w h ic h re s u lte d in th e

O ff ic e rs w in n in g , w it h th e S e rg e a n ts

runne rs-up .

P h y s i c a l E f f i c i e n c y M e d a l .

N o .6197358 P te . R . M o r r is , o f Y p re s

S quad , w o n th e C o m m a n d in g O ff ic e r’s

M e d a l fo r th e bes t r e c ru i t a t P .T . and

P .E .

S E R G E A N T S ’ M E S S N O T E S .

T h e la s t th re e m o n th s o f th e o ld y e a r,

w it h one o r tw o e xce p tio n s , has been a

p e r io d o f in a c t iv i ty , s o c ia lly o f course .

O n N o v e m b e r 19th w e w e re a t h o m e to

th e C o rp o ra ls in a B i l l ia r d s T o u rn a m e n t,

w h e re w e m anag ed to tu r n th e ta b le s on

th e m . T h e f in a l scores w e re : —

Sergeants.S e rg t . M e w e tt ................. . . . 100C .S .M .I . E l l i o t t ............................... . . . 100C .S .M . G ra y , D .C .M ..................... . . . 89R .S .M . M a n t e l l ............................... . . . 50S e r g t . S h a w ............................... ... 50S e rg t . W ilc o c k so n . . . 100

489

C o r p o r a l s .C p l. K in g d o m ............................... . . . 79L ./ C p l. W o o d ro ff ................. 60L ./ C p l. A ld rid g e . . . 100L ./ C p l. F o le y ............................... . . . 47L ./ C p l. W e s t ............................... . . . 18L ./ C p l. T h o m p so n . . . 42

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O n A rm is t ic e D a y th e u su a l im p re s s iv e

se rv ic e w as h e ld a t th e W a r M e m o r ia l ,

d e ta ils o f w h ic h ap p ea r in th is issue o f th e

J o u rn a l.

T h is w as a lso th e occas ion o f a v is it

f ro m se ve ra l ex-m em bers o f th e Reg im en t.

W e h e ld a dance in th e L e c tu re H a l l on

N ovem b er 12th. T h is w as well patronized,and p ro v e d a g re a t success, Sergts!

R a in d le and S h a w c a r r y in g o u t th e duties

o f M .C . O u r new ly- au g m en ted dance

o rc h e s tra m ade its f irs t appearance, and

w as m uch app rec ia ted . D a n c in g con­

t in u e d f ro m 8 p .m . u n t i l 2 a.m .

H a v in g rec e ived a c h a lle n g e fro m the

S e rg e a n ts ’ M ess , 7 th B a t ta lio n The

M id d le s e x R e g im e n t, T . A . , to a B illia rd s

T o u rn a m e n t w e p roceeded to S un Street

in f u l l fo rc e on D e c e m b e r 3 rd . Despite

o u r de fea t, w e spen t a v e r y enjoyab le

e v e n in g , and a re lo o k in g fo rw a rd to a

r e tu r n m a tc h e a r ly in th e N e w Y e a r . The

scores w e re as fo l lo w s : —

D epot.S e rg t . W ilc o c k so n ............................... 96R .S .M . M an tell ... 102L ./ S e r g t . C o b b ett ............................... 102S e rg t . S h a w ............................................. 5«S e rg t . M ew ett 99

457

7T1-1 Battalion.S e rg t . C a rve ll ............................................. 100C .S .M . A d d i s o n ............................................. 100C .S .M . H o o p e r ............................................. 77S e rg t . B ro w n ............................................. 121R .Q .M .S . ........................................................... 100

498

D u r in g ; th e C h r is tm a s h o lid a ys a ll thes in g le m em b e rs w e re a w a y on leave, and

th e m a r r ie d m en h e ld u nd isp u te d sway,

S e rg t . G r if f in a c tin g as “ w o r th y host.’’

A n im p ro m p tu soc ia l w as h e ld in th e Mess

on C h r is tm a s n ig h t , and the w ives and

m em b e rs w e re g iv e n th e p r iv ile g e of

a tte n d in g . A m o s t e n jo y a b le evening

w as spen t. T h e re m a in d e r o f th e holiday

w as passed v e r y s a t is fa c to r ily . There

w e re a few m oans , caused b y some of the

m e m b e rs h a v in g to c hang e th e ir diet, the

c a te re r h a v in g so ld a ll th e b o tt le d beer.

W e a re n o w on th e eve o f o u r annual

d in n e r, to be fo llo w e d b y a dance in the

L e c tu re H a l l. T h is s h o u ld a ffo rd ample

scope fo r n ew s in o u r n e x t issue.

I n w e lc o m in g S e rg ts . W e s t and M ew e tt

to th e D e p o t, w e b id God-speed to Sergt.

W a lk e r (U n c le H o o k e y ) , w ho has le ft us

to jo in th e 2nd B a t ta l io n in “ O ld Stagers

L a n d ” and S e rg ts . W ilc o c k s o n and

H o r r e x , w h o h a ve g one to the 1st

THE DIE-H ARDS 407

B a tta lio n in “ S to d g e y L a n d . Acco rd-

■ e t0 w h is p e rs vacanc ies in th e D e p o t

are at a p re m iu m in th e 1st B a t ta l io n , and

“ G um b oo ts ” a re g o in g cheap.

O S C I L L A T I O N S .

W h o w as th e m e m b e r w h o sat on

■■ Rose M a r ie , ” and w as i t w o r th half-a-

<*°w n? * * *

W ill a c e r ta in m e m b e r's N e w Y e a r

re s o lu tio n s necess ita te re v o lu t io n s ?

* * *

W A N T E D . — A reason fo r th e m y s te r i­

ous d isappea rance o f s e ve ra l y a rd s o f

“ c lo th e s lin e copper w ire , T*r n d re c e p tive ,”

from the v ic in i t y of th e m a rr ie d q ua rte rs .

* * *

H ea rd in th e la u n d ry . L o c a l b ro adcas t

w ill fo l lo w im m e d ia te ly .

D o t: H a v e y o u h e a rd ? S h — w h is p e re d

consu lta tion .

Dash : W h o to ld y o u ? P o in ts v io le n t ly

in the d ire c t io n o f “ R e p ro d u c e r ’s ”

abode.

D o t: N o .

D ash (w ith v io le n t g e s tic u la t io n s ) : I n

“ O r ig in a to r ’s ” d ire c t io n , “ H e r ” ?

D ot (w ith em p h a t ic nods in th e a ff irm a ­

tive) : D o n ’t te l l no one.

A n d so a n o th e r re p u ta t io n goes th e

way o f th e soapsuds.B o ’ S U N .

C O R P O R A L S ’ R O O M N O T E S .

H a v in g in tro d u c e d m y s e lf d u r in g th e

last issue o f th is J o u rn a l, and u p . to th e

time o f w r i t in g rec e ived no co m p la in ts , I

w ill now re c o u n t th e v a r io u s h ap p en ing s

in the C o rp o ra ls ’ R o o m d u r in g th is

quarte r.

A t the b e g in n in g o f th e q u a r te r w e w e re

k ind ly in v ite d to a B i l l ia r d T o u rn a m e n t

by the se rgean ts , w h ic h to o k p lace in th e

Sergeants’ M ess. A v e r y e n jo y a b le e ve n ­

ing was spent, and a lth o u g h w e w e re no t

the w in n e rs o u r w o r th y cu is ts d id th e ir

very best— w ith th e cue.

D u r in g th e la t te r p a r t o f O c to b e r a

dance w as he ld . U n fo r tu n a te ly , D a m e

F o rtune d id n o t sm ile on us, f o r i t p o u red

w ith ra in .

E a r ly in N o v e m b e r w e e n te r ta in e d a

Social C lu b f ro m E d m o n to n to a B i l l ia rd s

T o u rnam en t, and ra n o u t w in n e rs b y a

few p o in ts . O nce a g a in a v e r y e n jo y a b le

e v e n in g w as spent.

N o th in g m o re o f n o te happened u n t i l

D e c e m b e r 10th , w he n a c a rn iv a l dance

w as he ld . A l l v o te d i t w as th e best w e

h a ve h e ld , and w e w e re h o n o u re d b y

h a v in g p re se n t s e ve ra l m e m b e rs o f th e

1st B a t ta l io n C o rp o ra ls ’ R o o m . P ro fe s s o r

R i le y g a ve us som e v e r y g o o d e x h ib it io n s

o f th e C h a r le s to n . F o u r p r iz e s w e re g iv e n

f o r spo t w a ltze s , w h ic h w e re w o n b y C ap t.

S a v ile , M .C . , and M is s T u c k e r , C p l.

K n o c k and M rs . W . C la rk e .

W e have had s e ve ra l t r ie s to d is lo d g e

th e o fficers f ro m th e to p o f th e s h o o t in g

la d d e r. O nce w e w e re successfu l, b u t,

sad to re la te , w e a g a in s tand second.

I n th e D e p o t P a s sb a ll L e a g u e w e h a ve

u n fo r tu n a te ly f in ish e d a t th e b o t to m . So

fa r, in th e D e p o t F o o tb a ll L e a g u e w e

have p la yed one gam e , a g a in s t th e D e p o t

S ta ff P r iv a te s , w h ic h w e w o n 1— 0. A s

th e y a re p ro b a b ly o u r s tro n g e s t opp onen ts

I hop e to be ab le to re c o rd in th e neat-

fu tu re h o w w e fin is h e d to p o f th e L e a g u e .

W e te n d e r a s ince re w e lc o m e to “ T im

E g a n , w h o has jo in e d o u r m ass ive ra n k s

f ro m th e la n d o f “ M u d and M o a n s .”

S om e l i t t le b ird w h is p e re d th e re a re m a n y

m o re w ho w o u ld p re fe r M i l l H i l l to th e ir

p re se n t d om ic ile . S ince jo in in g us o u r

“ T im ” has n o t been id le . W h i ls t on

leave he jo in e d th e M u s ta rd C lu b , and

s ince h is r e tu rn he has been b u s i ly p re ­

p a r in g h is n o tes f o r a le c tu re on

“ S is te rs .”

W e c o n g ra tu la te L . / C p l. W o o d ro f f on

p ass ing h is R e fe re e and J u d g in g C o u rse

a t S h o rn c lif fe , and fo r b r in g in g b ac k a

g oo d s u p p ly o f bandages.

B e fo re c lo s in g w e te n d e r o u r s incere

ap o lo g ie s to C p ls . P a in te r , S h o r t and

P in d e r on o m it t in g to c o n g ra tu la te th e m

on th e ir p ro m o t io n to c o rp o ra l in la s t

q u a r te r ’s issue, so w e n o w ta k e th e

g re a te s t p le a su re in d o in g so.

W e a lso w is h o u r C o m m a n d in g O ffic e r,

M a jo r W . W . Je ffe rd , w ho is a t th e t im e

o f w r i t in g these no tes in h o s p ita l, a

speedy re c o ve ry , and s in c e re ly hop e he

w i l l soon be w o r k in g a m o n g us ag a in .

E . A . B .

R E C R U I T S ’ IN T E R - S Q U A D B O X IN G

T O U R N A M E N T .

O u r R e c ru i ts ’ B o x in g T o u rn a m e n t w as

h e ld in th e G y m n a s iu m on N o v e m b e r

4o8 TH E DIE-H ARDS

25 th , and a lth o u g h th e s t re n g th o f th e

D e p o t w as r a th e r w e a k w e m u s te re d

se ven ty- th ree e n tr ie s .

O w in g to la c k o f space w e w i l l n o t

d e ta il o u r f ir s t se rie s o f t h i r t y f ig h ts , b u t

w i l l be c o n te n t w it h s h o w in g th e p o in ts

o b ta in e d b y th e v a r io u s squads, w h ic h

w e re as f o l lo w s : — Y p re s S quad , 67

p o in ts ; N iv e l le S quad , 58^ p o in ts ; M o n s

S quad , 52J p o in ts .

T h e second se rie s o f th e above-

m e n tio n e d to u rn a m e n t to o k p lace on

D e c e m b e r 1st.

T h e re w e re th ir ty - f iv e con tes ts . R e ­

su lts as fo l lo w s : —

S e m i- f in a l B a n ta m - w e ig h ts . — P te .

Im a g e b ea t P te . L a z a ru s . P te . W i l l ia m s

bea t P te . L in d s a y . T h is w as a v e r y c lose,

c o n tes t, L in d s a y o n ly lo s in g b y a n a r ro w

m a rg in .

F in a l.— P te . W i l l ia m s b ea t P te . Im a g e

on p o in ts .

S em i-fin a l F e a th e r -w e ig h ts .— P te . E l l io t t

b ea t P te . S aund e rs , th e lo s e r p u t t in g up a

v e r y g am e f ig h t. P te . N e a l b ea t P te .

B a r r a t t , th e la t te r b e in g a g am e lo se r.

F in a l.— P te . N e a l b ea t P te . E l l io t t .

S e m i-fin a l. L ig h t - w e ig h t s . — P te .

A d a m s w a lk o ve r, P te . W in te rb u rn

d am ag ed h and . P te . O u t ra m bea t P te .

Jacobson . T h e lo s e r h ad p le n ty o f p lu c k

and end u rance .

F in a l.— P te . A d a m s b e a t P te . O u t ra m .

S em i-fin a l W e lte r -w e ig h ts .— P te . C ro ss

b ea t P te . W a lk e r . P te . Jo nes b ea t P te .

B u tf ie ld .

F in a l.— P te . Jones b ea t P te . C ross .

T h e re fe re e and ju d g e s dec ided th a t

P tes . L in d s a y and Jacob son w e re th e best

lo se rs , and th e y w e re aw a rd e d spec ia l

m eda ls .

P o in ts f o r th e B o x in g S h ie ld :— Y p re s

S quad , 1 0 8 I p o in ts , w in n e rs ; N iv e l le

S quad , 106 p o in ts , ru n n e rs- up ; and M o n s

S quad , 63 p o in ts .

A t th e c o nc lu s io n o f th e to u rn a m e n t

M a jo r A . C . A r n o ld , O .B .E . , M .C . , p re ­

sen ted th e p rize s , a n d c o n g ra tu la te d a ll

th e c o m p e tito rs , e sp e c ia lly th e w in n e rs

and runne rs-up .

P o s t i n g s .

S e rg t . A . W a lk e r : P o s te d to 2nd

B a t ta l io n (4 /1 0 /2 6 ).

S e rg t . R . M e w e t t : P o s ted f ro m 2nd

B a t ta l io n (4 /1 0 /2 6 ).

C p l. C . E g a n : P o s te d f ro m is t B a tta lio n

(1 4 /1 1 /2 6 ).

L . / S e rg t . G . H o r r e x : P os ted to is t

B a t ta l io n (1 4 /1 1 /2 6 ).

L . / C p l . B . C a r r o l l : P o s ted to is t

B a t ta l io n (2 4 /1 1 /2 6 ).

C .Q .M .S . W . G ra y : P o s ted to is t

B a t ta l io n (6 /1 2 /2 6 ).

S e rg t . J. W ilc o c k s o n : P o s ted to is t

B a t ta l io n (1 9 /1 2 /2 6 ).

S e rg t . W . W e s t : P o s ted fro m 2nd

B a t ta l io n (1 9 /1 2 /2 6 ).

R e c ru its pos ted to H o m e B a tta lio n

d u r in g p as t q u a r te r , s ix ty- e ig h t.

C o u r s e s o f I n s t r u c t i o n .

S e rg t . J. G r if f in , I . M . : A ttended

C o u rs e o f In s t ru c t io n a t th e R .A .S ,

F a c to ry , O c to b e r 17 th to 30 th , 1926, and

o b ta in e d C e rt if ic a te s o f P ro f ic ie n c y in

K e e p in g R if le s and L e w is G u n in order.

C p l. E . P in d e r : Q u a lif ie d a t a F ire

F ig h t in g C o u rs e a t A ld e rs h o t from

2 /1 0 /2 6 to 2 7 /1 0 /2 6 .

C e r t i f i c a t e s o f E d u c a t i o n .

T h e u n d e rm e n t io n e d w e re aw arded 3rd

C lass C e rt if ic a te s o f E d u c a t io n d u r in g the

p as t q u a r te r : —

6197314 P te . R . A tk in s , 6197331 Pte. T.

C la d d , 6197355 P te . S . D a y , 6197348 Pte.

A . G ib b o ns , 6197338 P te . A . Adams,

6768735 P te . T . B r in d , 6197353 P te. E.

E d m o n d s , 6197328 P te . W . H ayw a rd ,

6195890 P te . W . Jacobson , 6197376 Pte.

H . L o v e lo c k , 6197346 P te . R . Saunders,

6197389 P te . R . S im m o n s , 6197313 Pte. R.

B o w d e n , 6197341 P te . D . B ro o k s , 6197363

P te . C . C h r is tm a s , 6197350 P te . J. E llio tt ,

6197362 P te . W . P o u lte r , 6197351 P te. W .

B a r re t t , 6584440 P te . F . B u t tf ie ld , 6197386

P te . N . F o o te r , 6197387 P te . J. M a rm e r,

6197365 P te . H . L e o n a rd , 6197359 P te. E.

M a r t in , 6197361 P te . L . S he ffie ld . 6197390

P te . J. W a lk e r , 6197099 P te . H . P lunke tt,

6197182 P te . T . C la r k e j 6197352 Pte. J.

D o d g s o n , 6197235 P te . A . F letcher,

6757404 P te . R . W e a v e r , 6197342 P te. A.

B ic k e l, 6197385 P te . N . D u sso n , 6197364

P te . L . F i lb y , 6197347 P te . L . Image,

6197393 P te . J. L a w le r , 6197368 P te. G.

P a y , 6197357 P t e - G. S m ith , 6197305 Pte.

A . W i l l ia m s , 6197323 P te . A . S tokes.

D i s c h a r g e s a n d T r a n s f e r t o A r m y

R e s e r v e .

6188447 L . / C p l . S . H u t to n : D ischarged

u n d e r K . R . 363 ( x x i ) (7 /1 1 /2 6 ).

THE DIE-HARDS 409

6191102 L . / C p l. F . W e ls h : T o A r m y

,® 9 I8 c !q /!m !s . F . C u s h io n : D i s ­

c h a r g e d u n d e r K . R . 363 0“ >) (2 0 /1 1/26).

600708 L . / S e r g t . E . L io n e : T o A r m y

% V3U 8 W s S t . H . C l i f fo rd : T o

Army R e se rve ( 2 8 / 1 1 / 2 6 ) .619.039 L . / C p l H M e d d o m s : T o

A rm y R e se rve (1 0 /1 2 /2 6 ).

6188457 C .S .M . F I. S id d o n s : D is ­

c h a r g e d u n d e r K . R . 363 ( ^ i ) (2 0 /1 2 /2 6 ).

A p p o i n t m e n t .

7810286 L . / S e r g t . W . C o b b e t t : A p ­

pointed pa id L a n c e - S e rg e a n t (1 4 /1 1 /2 6 ).

E x t e n s i o n o f S e r v i c e .

6189232 C p l. H . S h o r t : R e-engaged at

M ill H i l l to co m p le te 21 y e a rs w it h th e

Colours (2 3 /1 1 /2 6 ).

L o n g S e r v i c e a n d G o o d C o n d u c t

M e d a l s .

The u n d e rm e n t io n e d have been aw a rde d

Lo n cr S e rv ic e and G o o d C o n d u c t M e d a ls ,

in accordance w it h th e lis t p ub lis h e d w ith

A rm y O rd e rs fo r O c to b e r, 1926: —

Warrant O fficers, C la ss I I , w ith G ra tu ity .6188459 A . W . C la r k : 6192171 A . F . C.

Purcell.

N on-com m issioned O fficers and M e n , w ith G ra tu ity .

6,88523 C .O .M .S . C . J. K e n t , 6192447

Sergt. W . E . A l lu m , 6191970 S e rg t . E . P .

Heath, 6188488 S e rg t . E . K e l ly , 6188719

Sergt. F . W . R o se , 6192434 C p l. J- J.

O 'B rie n . 6191840 C p l. A . S te n m n g ,

6192094 P te . H . B lo o m b e rg , 6188518 P te .

W . D ay.B i r t h s .

C l a r k . — O n N o v e m b e r 21st, 1926, a t

A ld e rs h o t, th e w ife o f 6191643 P te . J.

C la rk — d a u g h te rs (E l le n M a y and

M a r y A n n ) .

D e n t o n .— O n D e c e m b e r 3 rd , 1926, a t

W o o lw ic h , th e w ife o f 6190793 P te .

H . D e n to n — a d a u g h te r (R o se M a y ) .

M a r r i a g e .

G r a in g e r — D o n o g h u e . — 6 1 9 4 3 5 3 P te .

C. G ra in g e r, m a rr ie d a t W e s t H a m

on M a y is t , 19 2 6 , to E l le n M a y

D o n o g h u e .

THE TARANAKI REGIMENT.

W E have rec e ived f ro m N e w Z ea la nd

a co py o f " The T a ra n a k i R if le

V o lu n te e rs : A C o rp s w it h a H is to r y , ” b y

W J . P en n , n o w th e T a ra n a k i R e g im e n t,

o u r A l l ie d re g im e n t, o f th e D o m in io n o f

N e w Z ea land .T h e T a ra n a k i R if le V o lu n te e rs w e re

ra ised a t N e w P ly m o u th in 1858 in

consequence o f th e th re a te n in g a t t itu d e o f

th e M a o r is .T h e y se rved th ro u g h o u t th e M a o r i W a r

f ro m 1859 to 1865.T h e y w e re th e f ir s t B r i t is h V o lu n te e rs

e v e r to be in a c tio n a g a in s t an enem y.

T h is w as a t th e B a t t le o f W a i r e k a on

M a rc h 28 th , i860 .D u r in g th e S o u th A f r ic a n W a r , 1899'

1902, th e y c o n tr ib u te d a n u m b e r o f m en

to th e v a r io u s N e w Z e a la n d c o n t in g e n ts

w h ic h to o k p a r t in th a t c am p a ig n . T h e

T a ra n a k i R e g im e n t w as a ll ie d to T h e

M id d le s e x R e g im e n t in 1913. D u r in g th e

G re a t W a r th e re g im e n t s e rved in E g y p t ,

G a ll ip o l i and F ra n c e .T h e T a ra n a k i R if le V o lu n te e rs and th e

57 th R e g im e n t se rved to g e th e r a t N e w

P ly m o u th and in th e s u rro u n d in g d is tr ic ts

d u r in g th e M a o r i W a r o f i8 6 0 to 1865.

S om e accoun t o f th e ac tions and even ts

in w h ic h th e y w e re to g e th e r d u r in g th is

p e r io d is g iv e n b e lo w . .

T h e 57 th la nd ed in N e w Zea land^ in

J a n u a ry , 1861, and w e re s ta t io n ed a t N e w

P ly m o u th . W i t h in a few days a p o r t io n

o f th e R e g im e n t w as in a c tio n w it h th e

T a ra n a k i V o lu n te e rs n e a r O m a ta .

T h e y w e re a g a in in a c tio n to g e th e r a t

th e c a p tu re o f th e O m a ta S to c kad e on

M a rc h 23 rd . 1861.O n Ju ne 25 th . 1861, C o lo u rs w e re p re ­

sen ted to th e T a ra n a k i R if le V o lu n te e rs

b y M rs . W a r r e , th e w ife o f C o l. W a r r e ,

C .B ., th e C o m m a n d in g O ff ic e r o f th e

57th.' O n th is occas ion th e 57 th w e re

fo rm e d up in d iv is io n in f ro n t and re a r

o f th e V o lu n te e rs .

M rs . W a r r e read th e f o l lo w in g add ress

to th e T a ra n a k i R e g im e n t : —

“ M a jo r H e rb e r t , O ffic e rs , N o n- co m ­

m iss io n ed O ff ic e r and M e n o f th e T a ra n a k i

M i l i t i a and V o lu n te e rs . T h e la d ie s o f

T a r a n a k i h a ve done m e th e h o n o u r to

se lect m e to p re se n t to y o u these C o lo u rs ,

4io THE DIE-HARDS

w h ic h y o u r c o u n try- w o m e n d es ire y o u to

accept as a to k e n o f t h e ir g ra te f u l and

a ffe c tio n a te in te re s t , and th e i r deep sense

o f y o u r b ra v e ry and d e vo tio n . T h e y b eg

o f y o u to accept and h o n o u r these C o lo u rs

as y o u r r a l ly in g s ta nd a rd s s ho u ld occa­

s io n o b lig e y o u to u n f u r l th e m in defence

o f y o u r fa m ilie s and y o u r adop ted

c o u n try .

“ I re m in d y o u th a t th e c o lo u rs o f a

re g im e n t a re co ns ide red as p led g es o f o u r

f a i th and o f o u r a lle g ia n c e to o u r Q u ee n

and c o u n t ry ; to be h o n o u re d and p re ­

se rved as a sac red d u ty , and to be

de fended to th e la s t a t th e cost o f life

its e lf . B u t to y o u g a l la n t M i l i t i a and

V o lu n te e rs w h o h a ve a lre a d y fo u g h t fo r

y o u r c o u n try , and m a n y o f y o u in th e

ra n k s o f E n g la n d ’s no b le A r m y ; to y o u

w h o h a ve g o n e th ro u g h so m a n y tr ia ls ,

w h o have seen w a r and its effects in its

saddest fo rm ; to y o u I fee l th a t no such

appea l is necessa ry. W h e n e v e r y o u have

been c a lled u po n , w h e n e v e r y o u have been

eng ag e d , y o u h a ve p ro v e d th a t y o u a re

w o r th y o f th e t r u s t , and h a ve sho w n

th a t y o u r t r u e E n g l is h b lo o d has n o t

d e te r io ra te d b y y o u r t ra n s fe r to th is d is ­

ta n t c o lo n y .

“ M o s t d eep ly do I s ym p a th iz e in th e

m is e ry th a t th e la te u n h a p p y s t ru g g le has

b ro u g h t u p o n m a n y w h o a re n o w

assem b led h e re — a s t ru g g le th a t I f u l ly

b e lie v e h ad fo r i ts end the s u b ve rs io n o f

th e Q u e e n ’s a u th o r i t y in th is c o u n try , and

p o s s ib ly th e s u b ju g a t io n o f h e r sub jec ts.

O n y o u h a ve th e re s u lts o f th is s t ru g g le

m o s t h e a v i ly fa l le n ; y o u r fa m ilie s ha ve

been sca tte red , y o u r hom es have been

d es tro yed , b u t y o u m a y be su re th a t

E n g la n d w i l l n o t a llo w y o u to su ffe r

w ith o u t red re ss . W h o e v e r appea led to

E n g la n d o r h e r b e lo ved Q u ee n in v a in ?

“ C o m p e n sa tio n w i l l d oub tle ss be

g ra n te d fo r y o u r losses, b u t y o u have

a lre a d y a c o m p e n sa tio n b eyo nd a ll p ric e

in th e k n o w le d g e th a t y o u have done y o u r

d u ty ; th a t y o u have supp ressed re b e llio n

and u p h e ld th e Q u e e n ’s sup rem acy .

“ I n c o n c lu d in g , a llo w m e to e xp ress

th a t s a tis fa c tio n I fee l in b e in g asso­

c ia ted w it h th e lad ie s o f T a r a n a k i on th is

occas ion, and p e rm it m e to o ffe r y o u , in

m y one and C o l. W a r r e ’s nam e , o u r best

w is h es f o r y o u r fu tu re w e lfa re and suc­

cess.”

O n S e p te m b e r 24 th , 1863, a p a r t y o f

th e 57 th and tw o com pan ies o f the

V o lu n te e rs e n c o u n te re d a b ody 0 f th

M a o r is in th e B e ll D is t r ic t , w ho m thev

d ispe rsed and d ro v e in to th e bush.

O n th is occas ion D m r . Dudlev S ta g p o o l, o f th e 57 th , ea rned th e medal

fo r d is t in g u is h e d co nd uc t in th e field bv

h is e n e rg y and c o u rag e , tw ice b ring ing

111 w o u n d e d m en , a lth o u g h himself

w o un d e d in th e head . T h e Ta ranak i

V o lu n te e rs rec e ived g re a t p ra ise from

C o l. W a r r e f o r th e ir b e h a v io u r in this a ffa ir .

T o w a rd s th e end o f Sep tem b e r, 186?

th e reb e ls b eg an to be m o re active in

T a r a n a k i, and s e ve ra l l i t t le skirm ishes

to o k p lace, in w h ic h th e V o lu n te e rs had

a sha re , th e m o s t s e rio u s be ing on

O c to b e r 2nd a t A l l e n ’s H i l l . B o th Capt

A tk in s o n 's and C ap t. W e b s te r ’s com­

pan ies w e re e ng ag e d in these skirm ishes.

T h e y rec e ived g re a t p ra ise fro m Col.

W a r r e fo r th e ir b e h a v io u r upon a little

b ru s h in th e B e ll d is t r ic t on September

29 th . T h e C o lo n e l’s re p o r t sa id : “ I t is

w it h m uc h p le a su re I d ra w the Lieutenant-

G e n e ra l’s a tte n t io n to th e satisfactory

re s u lt o f th is e n c o u n te r betw een the

c iv i l ia n fo rces o f th is p ro v in c e and the

reb e l M a o r is , and to th e persevering

e ffo rts o f Cap ts . A tk in s o n and W ebster

and th e o ffice rs and m en u n d e r th e ir com­

m and to c a r ry o u t th e im p o r ta n t duties

e n t ru s te d to th e m . In a ll w e a th e r and at

a ll h o u rs h a ve th e se com pan ies sough t the

enem y, and i t is to th e ir co ns tan t pa tro l­

l in g n o t o n ly th e im m e d ia te v ic in ity of the

to w n b u t th e o u ts k ir ts o f se ttlem en t that

I a t t r ib u te th e l i t t le annoyance we have

exp e rie n ced f ro m th e p resence of, i t is now-

s ta ted , som e 500 o f th e rebe ls , w ho occupy

s t ro n g p o s it io n s on th e edge o f the bush

b e tw ee n th e B e ll B lo c k s tockade and

M a ta ita w a . C ap t. A tk in s o n possesses all

th e e n e rg y and p e rse ve rance requ is ite to

m a ke h im a f irs t- ra te ‘ g u e r i l la ’ leader, and

he is m o s t a b ly seconded b y th e officers he

has tra in e d , as w e ll as b y th e non-commis­

s ioned o ffice rs and m en w ho fo rm his

fo rce . T h e y h a ve co-operated w ith the

R e g u la r tro o p s on se ve ra l occasions, and

I am m uch ind eb te d to th e ir exertions,

th e ir e nd u rance o f fa t ig u e , and th e ir w ill­

in g c h ee rfu ln e s s in th e ir p e rfo rm ance of

th e ir a rd u o u s d u t ie s .”

In h is re p o r t o f th e A l l e n ’s H i l l affair,

C o l. W a r r e e xp ressed h is indebtedness to

THE DIE-H ARDS 4 11

Capts. A tk in s o n and W e b s te r , o f th e

Vo lun tee rs , and a ll th e o fficers, “ w h o set

n exam p le to th e ir m en w h ic h w as n o b ly

responded to . ” H e a lso s in g le d o u t fo r

special p ra ise D m r . D u d le y S ta g p o o l, o f

the 5 7 th ; P te . A n to n io R o d r iq u e z , o f th e

M ilit ia , and C ap t. M ace , o f th e M i l i t ia ,

and h is m o u n te d o rd e r lie s . T h e M i l i t i a

and V o lu n te e r fo rc e e ng ag e d in th is

skirm ish cons is ted o f C ap t. A tk in s o n ,

Capt. W e b s te r , C ap t. M e s se n g e r, L ie u t .

Jonas, E n s ig n B ro w n , A s s is ta n t- S u rg e o n

W ebber, 5 s e rgean ts , 2 d ru m m e rs , and 84

rank and file.

F o r th e ir co nd u c t in th e a ffa ir o f

October 2nd E n s ig n D o w n and D m r .

Dud ley S ta g p o o l w e re b o th aw a rd e d the

V ic to ria C ross . T h e y p a r t ic u la r ly d is­

tingu ished th e m se lv e s b y ru s h in g in to th e

open, u n d e r h e a v y f ire f ro m th e concea led

Maoris, and b r in g in g in a w o u n d e d co m ­

rade w ho w as ly in g a t th e edge o f th e

bush and on th e p o in t o f f a l l in g in to th e

enemy’s hands.

“ O n W e d n e sd a y , D e c e m b e r 23 rd ,

1863, Co l. W a r r e m ade an a tta c k on the

native fo r t if ic a t io n s a t K a ita k e , in w h ic h

both com pan ies o f th e b u s h ra n g e rs , u n d e r

Capts. W e b s te r and A tk in s o n , to o k p a r t . ”

T o w a rd s th e end o f M a rc h , 1864,

operations w e re d ire c ted b y C o l. W a r r e

against th e p r in c ip a l s tro n g h o ld o f th e

M aoris, s itu a te d a m o n g s t th e m o u n ta in s

of K a ita k e , on th e b o rd e rs o f an

impenetrab le ju n g le and s t ro n g ly fo r t if ie d ,

from w h ic h th e y co m m anded tw o m ile s o f

level g ro u n d b e tw ee n th e m o u n ta in s and

the sea, and th re a te n e d th e w h o le le n g th

of road b e tw ee n N e w P ly m o u th and

Ta ta ra im a ka . T h e p lace had been reco n ­

noitred th e p re v io u s y e a r b y L ie u ts .

W a lle r and C . M . C la r k e (n o w G en. S ir

Charles M a n s fie ld C la rk e ) , o f th e 57th

Regim ent.

The fo rce cons is ted o f a b o u t 300

Regu la r tro o p s , a h a lf- b a tte ry o f R o y a l

A r t i l le ry , a few o f th e 70 th and ab o u t 200

° f the 57th , and a b o u t 400 V o lu n te e rs and

M ilit ia , and he d isposed th e m so as to

attack the M a o r is ’ e n tre n c hm e n ts on a ll sides s im u lta n e o u s ly .

A lu c k y sho t f ro m one o f th e f ie ld g uns

having set f ire to th e w h a r r ie s in s id e th e

enemy's s tockade , a p a r t y o f M i l i t ia , w ho

had been p laced u n d e r c o ve r n e a r th e

r ig h t of th e e n tra n c h m e n t, to o k a d van tag e

of the sm oke and rush ed fo rw a rd to a tta c k

it. T h e o th e r p a r t ie s im m e d ia te ly

advanced f ro m th e ir s e ve ra l p o s itio n s .

C ap t. L lo y d ’s c o m p an y o f th e 57 th and

C ap t. W r i g h t ’s o f th e 70 th fo rc in g th e

r ig h t o f th e p o s it io n , and tw o co m p an ie s

o f th e 57th th e le f t o f i t , w h i le th e

V o lu n te e rs w h o had m ade th e ir w a y a lo n g

a v e r y in t r ic a te and c irc u ito u s t r a c k

b eh in d th e K a it a k e , g u id e d b y L ie u t .

C . M . C la rk e , a tta c ke d th e en e m y in re a r,

and C ap t. R u s s e l’s c o m p a n y o f th e 57th

fo rced th e ir w a y th ro u g h th e d o u b le lin e

o f p a lisad es in f ro n t .

T h e i r p o s it io n b e in g ta k e n in re ve rs e

and th e h ig h e r p o r t io n o f i t c a p tu re d , th e

reb e ls g a ve up th e co n tes t, a b a n d o n in g

th e ir lo n g lin e o f defences and f ly in g in to

th e m o u n ta in s and th e bush , w h e re i t w as

im p o ss ib le to fo l lo w th e m .

T h e c a p tu re o f th is s t ro n g h o ld w as a

g re a t b lo w to th e M a o r is , and p re ve n te d

a n y f u r th e r a tta c k on th e c o m m u n ic a tio n s

b e tw een N e w P ly m o u th and T a ta ra im a k a .

P a r t ie s o f th e 57 th and th e T a ra n a k i

V o lu n te e rs w e re to g e th e r in v a r io u s

b ru shes w it h th e en e m y up to th e end o f

1864, b y w h ic h t im e th e 57 th h ad been

co nce n tra ted a t W a n g a n u i. A y e a r la te r

th e 57 th le f t N e w Z e a la n d fo r hom e .

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REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION NOTES.

S E C R E T A R Y ’S R E P O R T F O R

Q U A R T E R E N D E D

D E C E M B E R 31 s t , 1926.

A m o u n t o f g ra n ts m ade : £ 1 62 16s. n d .

N u m b e r o f cases d e a lt w i t h : 207.

N u m b e r o f cases assis ted : 80.

N u m b e r o f m en re g is te re d fo r e m p lo y ­

m e n t : 101.

N u m b e r o f m en fo und p e rm a n e n t

e m p lo y m e n t: 16.

N u m b e r o f m en o ffe red e m p lo y m e n t :

49-N u m b e r o f m a rr ie d coup les fo und

e m p lo y m e n t: 1.

N u m b e r o f p a rce ls sen t o u t f ro m L a d ie s ’

G u ild : 16.

T h e Q u a r te r ly M e e t in g o f th e E x e c u t iv e

C o m m itte e w as h e ld a t th e C e n t ra l

L o n d o n R e c ru i t in g D e p o t. W h i te h a l l, on

S a tu rd a y , N o v e m b e r 6 th , 1926.

412 THE DIE-HARDS

P r e s e n t : C o l. A . M . O . A n w y l

P a s s in g h a m , O .B . E . ( in th e c h a ir ) , C o l.

G . B each , O .B .E . , T . D . , C o l. G . B .

L e m p r ie re , L ie u t .- C o l. W . H . S am u e l,

M a jo r W . W . Je ffe rd , M a jo r A . C.

A rn o ld , O .B .E . , M .C . (2nd B a t ta l io n ) ,

M a jo r G . C . B u c k n a ll, M .C . ( i s t

B a t ta l io n ) , M a jo r R . A . S lee , C ap t. H . E .

F o s te r, C ap t. V . E . S to c k , M .C . ,

R .Q .M .S . A . P u rc e ll, M r . J. W . H o lw e l l,

and M a jo r F . S. S teed , D .C .M . (S e c re ta ry

a nd H o n . T re a s u re r ) .

T h e S e c re ta ry , in th e absence o f th e

C h a irm a n o f th e D in n e r C o m m itte e ,

e x p la in e d th e a r ra n g e m e n ts m ade fo r

h o ld in g th e A n n u a l O ld C o m ra d e s ’

D in n e r , w h ic h w e re ap p ro ve d .

T h e finances o f th e R e g im e n ta l H is to r y

F u n d w e re d iscussed, and a r ra n g e m e n ts

w e re m ade to m ee t th e cost o f p u b lic a tio n

o f V o lu m e I .

C o l. B each , C h a irm a n o f th e sub-com­

m it te e a p p o in te d to d ea l w it h th e c la im

f o r re fu n d o f In c o m e T a x , e x p la in e d the

steps th a t w e re b e in g ta k e n to m a ke g ood

th e c la im , and sa id th a t he hop ed to

o b ta in a fa v o u ra b le d ec is ion in th e n e a r

fu tu re .

T h e q u e s tio n o f th e R e g im e n ta l J o u rn a l

finance w as co ns ide red , and i t w as decided,

w ith m u c h re luc tance , a f te r th e p o s it io n

h ad been c a re fu l ly re v ie w e d , th a t th e p ric e

m u s t be ra is ed to 9d. p e r copy, th e

enhanced p ric e to com e in to effect f ro m

th e f ir s t issue o f 1927.

A n n u a l G e n e r a l M e e t i n g .

T h e A n n u a l G e n e ra l M e e t in g o f th e

A s s o c ia t io n w as h e ld a t th e G re a t C e n t ra l

H o te l, M a ry le b o n e , on S a tu rd a y , N o v e m ­

b e r 6 th , 1926.

P re s e n t : G en . S i r I v o r M a x s e , K .C .B . ,

C . V .O . , D .S .O . ( in th e c h a ir ) , C o l.

A . M . O . A n w y l P a s s in g h a m , O .B .E . ,

C o l. G . B each , O .B .E . , T .D . , L ie u t .- C o l.

W . A . S te w a r t , O .B .E . , L ie u t .- C o l.

W . H . S am u e l, L ie u t .- C o l. E . E . F .

B a k e r , D .S .O . , M .C . , M a jo r W . W .

Je ffe rd , M a jo r A . C . A rn o ld , O .B .E . ,

M .C . , M a jo r N . E . G . W i l lo u g h b y , M a jo r

A . C . D u n d as , O .B .E . , M a jo r R . A . S lee,

C ap t. H . P h il l ip s , M .C . , C ap t. H . E .

F o s te r , C a p t. A . B . C la r k , L ie u t . H . W .

C la yd e n , M a jo r F . S. S teed , D .C .M .

(S e c re ta ry and H o n . T re a s u re r ) , and

a b o u t tw e n ty o th e rs .

T h e C h a irm a n , G en . S i r I v o r M a x s e ,

p re sen ted the re p o r t , and exp la in ed the

w o r k p e r fo rm e d b y th e E x e c u t iv e Com ­

m it te e d u r in g th e p as t y e a r, w hich , he

sa id , re f le c ted g re a t c re d it on a ll con­

cerned .

A f t e r som e p o in ts h ad been raised by

M r . D u ff ie ld on th e g e n e ra l w o rk in g of

th e A s s o c ia t io n , th e re p o r t w as adopted.

C O R R E S P O N D E N C E .

C o . T i p p e r a r y .

O c to b e r 24th, 1926.

H o n . S e c r e t a r y .

L a d i e s ’ G u i l d .

D e a r M a d a m ,

I w is h to th a n k y o u fo r th e splendid

p a rc e l o f c lo th in g w h ic h came on F riday,

22nd, a lso fo r th e b o o ts and shoes which

cam e b y p os t y e s te rd a y .

I c a n no t c o n ve y m y fe e lin g s properly,

b u t I hope y o u w i l l b e lie ve m e w hen I say

I am d eep ly g ra te fu l.

T h e w o o lle n ves ts , je rse ys , l i t t le hats,

and th e b o o ts f o r th e tw o g ir ls should be

seen on th e c h ild re n ju s t n o w to get the

m easu re o f h o w g re a t ly th e y are appre­

c ia ted , and th e lo v e ly co a t fo r the little

g ir l , b u t p e rhap s i t m ig h t am use you to

k n o w th e k id d ie s w e re as m uch , if not

m o re , d e lig h te d w it h th e d o lls (B e tty and

F e l ix ) as a n y o th e r p iece o f c lo th in g . My

w ife g o t a lu m p in th e th ro a t w hen she

saw th e tw o d o lls , and w e b o th rea lize your

th o u g h tfu ln e s s , f o r i t w as, indeed, a happy

idea, and w e th a n k yo u .

I m y s e lf fee l th e b ene fit o f th e cardigan

ja c k e t, f o r i t is b i t te r ly co ld , and m y wife,

to o , fee ls th e d iffe re nce w ith the warm

w o o lle n d ress. S he is v e r y g ra te fu l for

a ll th e th in g s sen t h e r, espec ia lly so for

th e shoes, as she h ad n o t a boo t o r shoe

to h e r feet.

W e a re a ll v e r y w e ll o ff n o w fo r boots

and shoes and w a rm c lo th in g , a ll due to

th e k ind ness and g e n e ro s ity o f the Asso­

c ia t io n .

W e s h a ll a lw a y s re m e m b e r a ll th a t has

been done fo r us, and a t a pe riod when

assis tance w as m o s t u rg e n t ly needed— to

use a v e r y w o rn p h ra se — w hen we were

“ d o w n and o u t . ” W e had no visible

m eans o r p ro spec ts o f p ro c u r in g boots or

c lo th in g , and i f th e re had n o t been an

A s s o c ia t io n o f a R e g im e n t lik e the

M id d le s e x th e n I do n o t k n o w w ha t would

h a ve happened to m y fa m ily .

THE DIE-HARDS 413

1 close m y eyes and sh ud d e r w he n I

1 ink how w e w o u ld h a ve fa re d th is w in te r

■f it had n o t been fo r y o u and th e

Association.T h a n k in g yo u a g a in .

I am , D e a r M a d a m ,

G ra te fu l ly ,

J o h n C .

L I o l l o w a y , N .7 .

Dear S i r ,I beg to a c kn o w le d g e re c e ip t o f y o u r

letter 'da ted O c to b e r 29 th , 1926, and

parcel, w h ic h a r r iv e d th is a fte rn o o n .

M y w ife and I re s p e c tfu lly re q ue s t th a t

you w il l p lease accept, and a lso c o n ve y to

¡be m em bers o f th e L a d ie s ’ G u ild , o u r

heartfelt th a n k s , a s s u r in g y o u th a t e v e ry

article was indeed a g re a t necess ity . T h e

fact th a t th e tw o l i t t le k id d ie s a re n o w

attending schoo l d ecen tly c lad and shod

must in i ts e lf be a g re a t c o n so la t io n to a ll

concerned in such a sp lend id r e l ie f w o rk .

B e lie v e m e to re m a in ,

Y o u r s v e r y th a n k fu l ly ,

E . A . M .

B r o n d e s b u r y , N .W .2 .

D e c e m b e r 21 st, 1926.

T he Se c r e t a r y ,M i d d l e s e x R e g i m e n t a l

A s s o c i a t i o n ,

T he B a r r a c k s ,Mill H i l l , N .W .7 .

D ear S i r ,re 1---- B ---- , K ilb u r n .

I am e x t re m e ly g ra te fu l to y o u fo r th e

splendid p a rc e l o f c lo th e s w h ic h y o u ha ve

sent fo r th is fa m ily . M r . ---- has been

ill in bed w it h in f lu e n za , and so has

M r s . ---- , b u t she is ju s t ab le to g e t

about aga in . W h e n g iv e n th e c lo the s th e

poor w om an c o m p le te ly b ro k e d ow n , and

was m ore th a n g ra te fu l to yo u . O n e co u ld

not exp ress h e r g ra t itu d e in w o rd s .

I shou ld l ik e to ta k e th is o p p o r tu n ity o f

thanking y o u f o r th e e x c e lle n t p a rce ls o f

clothes w h ic h y o u h a ve sen t to o u r cases

¡11 this d is tr ic t.

1 also rec e ived th e p a rc e l f o r M r .

A. J. C. --- , o f , b u t h a ve n o t y e t

seen h im . I k n o w th a t th is f a m i ly w i l l

also app rec ia te y o u r k ind n ess . W i t h so

m a n y sm a ll c h ild re n it m us t be te r r ib le to

k n o w w h e re to p ro v id e fo r th e m a ll.

Y o u r s t r u ly ,

E l i n o r P e n n G a s k e l l ,

H o n . S e c re ta ry ,

S o ld ie rs ’ and S a i lo r s ’ F a m ilie s

A s s o c ia t io n .

R o y a l H o s p i t a l .

D e c e m b e r 21 s t, 1926.

D e a r S i r ,M a n y th a n k s ind eed fo r y o u r v e r y k in d

le t te r , C h r is tm a s ca rd , and p re se n t w h ic h

y o u so k in d ly sen t m e. I t w as v e ry

accep tab le ind ee d : and a lso to th a n k y o u

fo r y o u r v e r y k in d w ishes .

I r e tu r n m y bes t th a n k s to a ll w h o have

been so k in d to re m e m b e r us o ld bo ys a t

C he lsea , so w is h in g y o u one and a ll a

h a p p y C h ris tm a s , and m a n y o f th e m .

O nce m o re , w it h m a n y th a n k s , I w i l l co n­

c lude.

Y o u r s m o s t re s p e c tfu lly ,

C . H i n d .

[ M r . H in d , la te 77 th R e g im e n t, is

s e ve n ty y ea rs o f age .— E d i t o r . ]

C h a r l e m o n t , M o y ,

C o . T y r o n e .

N o v e m b e r 6 th, 1926.

T o t h e S e c r e t a r y ,

R e g i m e n t a l A s s o c i a t i o n .

S i r ,I b eg to th a n k y o u m o s t k in d ly f o r y o u r

k in d th o u g h t in le t t in g m e k n o w o f th e

dea th o f M r . D e aco n , a g re a t o ld c hu m o f

m ine .In m y e a r ly days he w as a b o y in th e

B and . ' T h e re w e re th re e b ro th e rs ,

G e o rg e , J o h n and Jam es, a ll re a l g oo d

so ld ie rs , w ho se rved a lo n g t im e in th e

57 th R e g im e n t.

I am .

M o s t re s p e c tfu lly yo u rs ,

J a m e s M o o n e y ,

la te 57 th R e g im e n t.

M i l l H i l l , N .W .7 .

D e c e m b e r iS t li, 1926.

M a j o r S t e e d .

D e a r S i r ,E n c lo se d p lease f in d re g is t r a t io n fo rm

f il le d in as reques ted .

M a y I ta k e th is o p p o r tu n i ty o f th a n k in g

y o u and y o u r s ta ff f o r th e p ro m p tn e s s and

4M THE DIE-HARDS

c o u rte s y rec e ived b y m y husb and and

m y s e lf w he n w e cam e to y o u r offices?

W e have , w it h y o u r he lp , fo u n d a co m ­

fo r ta b le h o m e w ith e x c e p t io n a lly k in d and

co n s id e ra te em p lo ye rs .

Y o u r s f a i th f u lly .

C M C .

OLD COMRADES’ QUARTERLY CONCERT.

A V E R Y p le a san t e v e n in g w as spen t a t

th e M a s o n ic R o o m s , E u s to n R o a d ,

on N e w Y e a r ’s D a y , w h e n th e O ld C o m ­

rades assem b led fo r t h e ir u sua l q u a r te r ly

c o nce rt.

W e h ad fe a rs th a t a f te r th e la rg e

n u m b e r th a t p u t in an appea rance a t th e

p re v io u s co nce rt w e s h o u ld a g a in be o v e r­

w he lm e d , b u t th e fe s t iv it ie s o f N e w Y e a r ’s

E v e h ad th e effect o f k e e p in g th e a tte n d ­

ance d o w n , w it h th e re s u lt th a t a lth o u g h

the ro o m w as f u l l i t w as n o t o ve rc ro w d e d ,

and a llo w e d tho se p re se n t to e n jo y th e

p ro g ra m m e in c o m fo rt .

T h e H a ro ld E d w y n n e E n te r ta in e rs

p ro v id e d th e m u s ic a l item s . T h e y w e re

e x c e p t io n a lly g o o d and s c re a m in g ly

fu n n y , and th e c o m p a n y b e in g in a m e r ry

m o o d a m o s t h a p p y e v e n in g w as spent.

M r . E . M o r r i s p re s id ed , and w as sup­

p o rte d b y C o l. P a s s in g h a m , L ie u t.- C o l.

S am u e l, and C ap t. F o s te r .

T h e fo l lo w in g w e re a m o n g th e c o m p an y

p re s e n t : —

C o l. A . M . O . A n w y l P a s s in g h a m ,

O .B .E . , L ie u t .- C o l. S am ue ls , M a jo r F . S.

S teed , D .C .M . , M a jo r W h i t t a k e r , C ap t.

H . E . F o s te r, L ie u t . D . M c D o n a ld ,

M a d a m e G . C o r r i, R .Q .M .S . A . P u rc e ll,

M r . E . M o r r i s (C h a irm a n ) , M r . a n d 'M rs .

H . C o x , S e rg t . and M rs . J o hn s to n e (9 th

B a t ta l io n ) , S e rg t . and M rs . S il ic e r , M r .

E . W a r r e n , M r . and M rs . K in g , M r .

W h i t in g , M r . and M rs . H . E d w a rd s ,

M rs . L u c k e n , M r . C a tte ll, S e rg t . and

M rs . M a n d e rs , M r . N e w to n , M r . H i l l ie r

and f r ie n d . M rs . and M a s te r H o lw e l l, M r .

and M rs . W e n d o m , M r . and M rs . W .

H a l l, M r . and M rs . G a r re t t , M r . and M rs .

M c L e rn o n , M r . , M rs . , M is s and M a s te r

S au n d e rs , M r . and M rs . B . W a r le y , M r .

Judd , M r . and M rs . N e th e rc o t t , M r . and

M rs . B u x to n , M r . C h am b e rs , M r . and

M rs . T h o m p s o n , M r . and M rs . Meachen M r . and M rs . S tacey, M r . and Mrs

L a n s d a le , M r . and M rs . V iv ia n , M r . and

M rs . B a ld ry , M r . , M rs . and M a s te r Clel-

la nd . M a s te r C a rv e ll , M r , and 'M rs . Hames

M r . H a m e s ,‘M r . and M rs . D o n o u g h ue and

f r ie n d , M rs . G o d fre y , M r . B . Sullivan

M r . H e lp s , R .S .M . , M rs . and the Misses B e as le y , S e rg t . T h o m p s o n , M r . and Mrs

Q u ic k , M rs . T e p p e r , M r . and M rs . Pa<*e

M r . and M rs . S eag e r, M r . W . G. Evans'

M r . and M rs . A tk in s , M r . and Mrs

B a ile y , M r . and M rs . H om es , M r

F u rn is s , M is s C h u rc h , M r . and Mrs

W h ite , M r . F o le y , M r . A v e ry , M r

M a c ke n z ie .

P r o g r a m m e .P a r t I .— T h e C o m p a n y a r r iv e ; we

“ S m ile , G r in and S m i le ” ; C ec il Stuart

and S ta n le y S ta n to n and “ M y G ir l’s

M o t h e r ” ; F r a n k G lo v e r w i l l sing

“ S a n c tu a ry ” ; th e C o m p a n y v is it a Farm ­

y a rd ; E v e ly n G lo v e r says “ S o r ry ! I t ’s

q u a ite A l r i g h t ” ; th e C o m p a n y t r y some

“ V a r ia t io n s o f a S o n g ” ; V io le t Houghton

s in g s “ B re a k o ’ D a y ” ; H a ro ld Edwynne

t r ie s to s in g ; S ta n le y S tan to n and

‘ ‘ P e rc y ” ; a B-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-1 B a lle t by the

E n t i r e C o m p a n y ; in te r v a l (to a llow the

aud ience to re c o ve r) .

P a rt I I .— T h e C o m p a n y re tu rn ; Frank

G lo v e r asks “ Is i t n o th in g to yo u ? ” ; an

In t e r r u p t io n ; F ra n k and E v e ly n and a few

“ T i t - B i t s ” ; V io le t H o u g h to n w il l sing

“ C a ris s im a ” ; O h ! H a p p y D a y ! ! ! ;

S ta n le y S ta n to n and “ Tennessee ";

E v e ly n G lo v e r in a C o m e d y Character

I te m ; th e C o m p a n y in T h e H igh lands;

“ G od save th e K in g . ”

<S>»— -‘<S>

ARMISTICE DAY.

' T ' H E A rm is t ic e D a y M e m o r ia l Service

w as h e ld a t th e R e g im e n ta l Memo­

r ia l, M i l l H i l l B a r ra c k s , on Novem ber

n t h , 1926.R e p re s e n ta tiv e s f ro m a ll b a tta lio n s were

p re se n t, and th e D e p o t paraded at full

s t re n g th .

C ec il D e S a lis , E sq ., D . L . , J .P ., Chair­

m an o f th e M id d le s e x T e r r i t o r ia l Associa­

t io n , a ttend ed , and p laced a w reath on

th e M e m o r ia l on b e h a lf o f th e members

o f th e T e r r i t o r ia l A s so c ia t io n .

THE DIE-H ARDS 415

The R e v - E . H o w a rd C o bb , V ic a r o f

st P au l’s C h u rc h , M i l l H i l l , o ffic ia ted , th e

"' rv jce c o n s is t in g o f a h y m n , a s h o rt

5 i.lress T w o M in u te s ’ S ilence , and the

sounding o f th e “ L a s t P o s t ” and

• • R é ve illé .”

\ good a sse m b ly o f re la t iv e s o f th e

fallen and a n u m b e r o f O ld C o m rad e s

attended, a ll o f w h o m p laced f lo ra l t r ib u te s

at the base o f th e M e m o r ia l a t th e co n­

clusion o f th e se rv ice .

The fo l lo w in g w e re a m o n g tho se p re ­

sent : —Col. A . M . O . A n w y l P a s s in g h a m .

Chairman R e g im e n ta l A s s o c ia t io n ; L ie u t . -

Col W . A . S te w a r t, O .B .E . , 1st

Batta lion ; M rs . C o les , M rs . A rn o ld , M rs .

Parker, M rs . C la y d e n ; M r . E . M o r r is ,

M r E . J. W a r r e n , M r . R . S tephens , M r .

W. C la rke , M r . H . H e w it t , M r . W h a l le y ,

M r. M ac ke nz ie , M r . H . L o w e n , M r . and

Mrs. W . H a l l. M r . , M r s . and th e M isse s

Lam bourne, M rs . S ta p le y , M r . H e w le t t ,

Mr. Coo ley, M r s . M a n te ll , M r s . C le m en ts ,

Mr. C ook, M rs . H a r t , M rs . S op e r, M rs .

Raindle, and M rs . S p e rry .

The T e r r i t o r ia l B a t ta lio n s w e re re p re ­

sented b y L ie u t . C o les , 7 th B a t ta l io n ;

Capt. H edg eco e , 8 th B a t ta l io n ; and

C.S.M . K e l ly , 9 th B a t ta lio n .

A t the c o nc lu s io n th e f o l lo w in g p laced

wreaths on th e M e m o r ia l : —

L ieu t.-C o l. W . A . S te w a r t, a l l ra n k s 1st

Ba tta lion ; M a jo r A . C . A rn o ld , a ll ra n k s

2nd B a t ta lio n ; L ie u t . A . G . C o le , a ll ra n k s

7th B a t ta lio n ; C ap t. S. F . H e dg eco e , a ll

ranks 8 th B a t ta l io n ; C .S .M . K e l ly , a ll

ranks 9 th B a t ta l io n ; M a jo r W . W . Je ffe rd ,

from O ffice rs , D e p o t; R .S .M . M a n te ll ,

from S e rg e an ts , D e p o t; C p l. B ea rn e .

from C o rp o ra ls , D e p o t; P te . See rs , f ro m

Privates, D e p o t; I n m e m o ry o f C p l. A . E .

H exney; I n m e m o ry o f S e rg t . B ro w n s e l l;

In m em o ry o f G . L o w e n ; In m e m o ry o f

L. S. D o w n in g ; C o l. P a s s in g h a m . f ro m

Reg im enta l A s s o c ia t io n ; C ec il D e Sa lis .

Esq., f ro m C h a irm a n and M e m b e rs o f th e

T e r r ito r ia l A s s o c ia t io n o f th e C o u n ty o f

M iddlesex.

.< s >

" Oh, A lg e rno n , I w ish y o u w ere ta l le r . ' ’

" M y lo ve, so do I i f ”

“ I f w ha t ? "

I f i t w o u ld m ake m e h ig h e r in y o u r

estimation."

OFFICERS’ CLUB.

' T ' H E Q u a r t e r ly M e e t in g o f th e E xecu-

t iv e C o m m itte e w as h e ld a t th e C en ­

t r a l L o n d o n R e c ru i t in g O ffice , G re a t

S c o tla n d Y a rd , W h i te h a l l, 011 S a tu rd a y ,

N o v e m b e r 6 th , 1926.

P re s e n t: C o l. A . M . O . A n w y l

P a ss in g h a m , O .B . E . ( in th e c h a ir ) , C o l.

G . B . L e m p r ie re , C o l. G . B each . O .B .E . ,

T . D . , L ie u t .- C o l. W . H . S am u e l, M a jo r

W . W . Je ffe rd , M a jo r A . C . A rn o ld ,

O .B .E . , M .C . , M a jo r G . C . B u c k n a ll,

M .C . , M a jo r R . A . S lee , C ap ts . IT . E .

F o s te r and V . E . S to c k , M .C . , and M a jo r

F . S. S teed , D .C .M . (H o n . S e c re ta ry and

T re a s u re r) .

T h e m in u te s o f th e p re v io u s m e e tin g

w e re read and c o n firm ed .

I t w as p roposed , seconded and passed

th a t th e sum o f £1 5 be e xp end ed in f u r th e r

fu rn is h in g a C lu b G ue s t R o o m a t th e

D e p o t, and th a t m em b e rs u s in g th e ro o m

be c h a rg e d one s h i l l in g p e r n ig h t .

I t w as dec ided th a t in fu tu re th e A n n u a l

C lu b D in n e r w i l l be h e ld on th e la s t T u e s ­

d ay in June , and th a t th e re w i l l be one

“ A t H o m e ” h e ld on the d ay fo l lo w in g .

A f u r th e r re s o lu t io n w as passed l im i t ­

in g th e c r ic k e t to fo u r days in th e same

w eek , th e T u e s d a y o r W e d n e sd a y to be

inc lud ed , b u t th e o th e r tw o days to be

f ixe d b y th e O ff ic e r C o m m a n d in g D e p o t

and C r ic k e t S e c re ta ry .

M e m b e rs a re re m in d e d th a t re g im e n ta l

ties , sca rves and tobacco pouches a re

ke p t in s tock , and can be had on a p p li­

c a tio n to th e H o n . S e c re ta ry .

<3> »-—-<»-«.< <v>

“ SOME REMINISCENCES OF THE DIE-HARDS. ”*B y S e r g t . - M a j o r E . B e z a r (la te

57 th R e g im e n t) .

(iC o n tin u ed fr o m page 344. N o v e m b e r , 1926.)

C h a p t e r I I .

A F T E R a s ta y a t K a fre z- Z a ia d o f a

co up le o f h o u rs , w e re-en te red th e

t r a in and s ta rte d on o u r jo u rn e y . W e

seemed to have c rea ted som e in te re s t

* P u b lish ed D u n ed in , N ew Z ea la n d , 1891.

4 16 THE DIE-HARDS

a m o n g th e n a t iv e s : so m a n y o f us a ll

d ressed a lik e . A t e v e ry s to p p in g p lace

th e y c ro w d e d ro u n d th e t r a in s e llin g

w a te r . T h e y o ffe red v e r y l i t t le e lse, and

th e y d id n o t d r iv e m uc h tra d e in th a t , as

i t h ad n o t th e lo o k o f h a v in g issued f ro m

a c le a r r u n n in g b ro o k o r s p r in g ; n o r d id

i t a p p ea r to h a ve been f ilte re d . S e v e ra l

n a tiv e s w e re v e r y in q u is it iv e . T h e y

w an te d to k n o w w h a t w e w e re , and w h e re

w e w e re g o in g . S o m e o f th e re p lie s

w e re h ig h ly a m us in g . O n e sa id w e w e re

n a v v ie s g o in g to In d ia to m a ke ra ilw a y s .

T h is d id n 't seem to ta k e , n o r d id a n o th e r

th a t w e w e re p i lg r im s o ff to pay o u r

h o m a g e to th e ir g re a t M a h o m e t. T h e

l i t t le c o u n t ry v i l la g e s d o tte d h e re and

th e re re m in d e d m e v e r y m uch o f th e

b ea ve rs ' houses. A la rg e n u m b e r w e re

c lu s te re d on a space, in m a n y cases no t

e xc e e d in g a q u a r te r o f an acre , and i t

w o u ld h a ve a nam e . F a n c y t h a t ! T h o s e

p eop le th o u g h t th e y w e re o f m uch im p o r ­

tance . no d o u b t; th e y m u s t be a h a p p y

lo t . X o T o w n C o u n c ils o r R o a d B o a rd s

to e lec t; no p o lit ic s to b re a k th e m d o w n ;

no one s c ra m b lin g a f te r m o re th a n h is

s h a re o f th e ra te s to m a ke h is fo o tp a th

b e tte r th a n h is n e ig h b o u r ’s. B u t a ll th e

m o n e y to be g o t in one o f th o se v illa g e s

w o u ld n o t m a ke a chap r ic h . I f one

b ro ached th e “ S in g le T a x to th e m

th e y ’d ju m p a t i t and say w e a lw a y s p ay

d o ub le and tre b le ta xe s .

T h e s ys tem o f i r r ig a t io n is in te re s t in g ,

b u t, l ik e e v e ry th in g else, i t is as o ld as

th e h il ls . A la rg e beam p ivo te d on an

u p r ig h t p o le : a t each end is a ru d e c o n ­

s t ru c t io n to ta k e up w a te r . T h is is

c o nve yed b y a t r o u g h to th e o th e r end,

w h ic h is lo w e re d to d is c h a rg e th e w a te r

in to a n o th e r p ad d ock. T h u s th e y c o ve r

la rg e a reas o f c o u n try . I h a ve hea rd

m a n y c o m p la in o f th e s h a k in g o f o u r

t ra in s , b u t th e y w o u ld a sce rta in w h a t re a l

s h a k in g m eans i f th e y had ta k e n a t r ip a t

th a t t im e .

T h e n e x t b ra n c h o f th e N i le , th e

D a m ie tta b ra n c h , is c rossed b y an i ro n

b r id g e . W h e n d ra w in g n e a r C a iro , w e

g o t a g lim p s e o f th e P y ra m id s . W e

reached th a t c ity a t a b o u t 5 p .m . T h e

s ta t io n m a s te r, w h o w as an E n g lis h m a n ,

tu rn e d o u t in e v e n in g d ress. H e expec ted ,

he sa id , to h a ve had th e p le a su re o f see ing

som e re d coats W e o n ly had ab o u t

f if te e n m in u te s to s ta y a t th e o ld c ity .

E v e ry o n e w o u ld h a ve lik e d a fe w h o u rs

th e re , b u t th a t w as n o t in th e contract

T h e lin e f ro m C a iro to S ue z is a thino- (0r

w as th e n ) to be rem e m b e re d . Enterino-

th e d ese rt, ju s t a t n ig h t f a ll , is one of t l r

m o s t d eso la te scenes im a g in a b le , the vast

d re a ry space b e in g n o th in g b u t driftino

sands.

T h e F e lla h s , o r E g y p t ia n labourers

a lo n g th e lin e , h a ve to depend 011 the

t ra in s f o r w a te r , and g re a t is th e ir joy

w h e n i t a r r iv e s a t one o f th e stoppino-

p laces. A m o b o f th e m rushes down to

th e t r a in , as i f a t ta c k in g it, and I must

c a n d id ly a d m it th a t m a n y o f us d rew our

c lasp-kn ives , th e o n ly w eapons we had

p re p a re d to s e ll o u r liv e s dea rly . We

soon becam e acq u a in ted w ith the real

cause o f c o m m o tio n . T h e c a rry in g of

w a te r b y th e tra in s w as no sm a ll matter

and a few re m a rk s he re w il l , I th in k , not

be o u t o f p lace. T h e w a n t o f w a te r cuts

d o w n th e p ro f its o f th e lin e . F o r th irtv

m ile s w a te r has to be ta k e n fro m Cairo,

and i t w i l l be su ffic ien t to s ta te th a t loco­

m o t iv e p o w e r eq ua l to h a lf th a t required

to d ra w th e t r a in w as c o n s ta n t ly employed

in c a r r y in g w a te r fo r th e b o ile rs alone.

T h e p ra c t ic a l e ffect o f th e w a n t of water,

and th e g ra d ie n ts , w as to l im it the number

o f tra in s , and to red uce the average

w e ig h t f ro m 130 to n s to 40 tons. Thus

th e a v e ra g e cost o f t ra n s p o r t on the Cairo

and S ue z lin e , as co m p a red w ith the

A le x a n d r ia and C a iro lin e , w as as 2\ to 1.

T h e p o w e r th a t cost is . on th e la tte r, cost

2s. 6d. on th e fo rm e r . W i t h regard to

th e g ra d ie n ts f ro m C a iro to Suez, the

lin e ascends u n t i l a s u m m it o f 800 feet

is reached . T h e n i t descends 850 feet to

Suez. B u t a t th e t im e I re fe r to , the line

o n ly w e n t w it h in tw en ty- f ive m iles of

S ue z , b u t i t w as, o f course , surveyed.

T h e lin e s u rve ye d b y M r . R . Stevenson.

M .P . , w as a lm o s t a dead le ve l, and took

in a m uch m o re f e r t i le c o u n try . I t com­

m enced a t Z a g a z ig , a b ranch already

re a c h in g th e re f ro m B ena Lassa l, and

tra v e l le d d o w n th e W a d i T o u m ila t or

a n c ie n t la n d o f G oschen . W h a t the ra il­

w ays n o w a re , I h a ve n o t to deal w ith :

I am sp e a k in g o f o v e r t h i r t y yea rs ago.

X o d oub t, E g y p t has k e p t pace w ith the

tim es , in f lu enced as i t is b y the great

p o w e rs . T h e f ir s t lin e , a f te r a lo t of

ta lk , w as com m enced in 1851, and. in spite

o f th e m a n y d ra w b a c ks insepa rab le from

such u n d e rta k in g s in a c o u n t ry lik e Egvpt.

i t w as opened f ro m A le x a n d r ia to Cairo,

TH E DIE-H ARDS H 7

.. d istance o f 131 n ii le s , e a r ly in 1856.

t i • a ve rage cost p e r m ile w as ¿6 ,700 w it h

,:no-le lin e o f ra ils , b u t an e m b a n km e n t

vide "enough fo r tw o . I h e a rd th a t w he n

w h e e lb a rro w s w e re handed o v e r to

e F e lla h s th e y f il le d th e m r ig h t en o u g h

hut one to o k h o ld o f th e hand les and

nothe r th e w h e e l and c a rr ie d th e m to

die place o f d ischa rg e . T h a t sys tem w as

" e in k e e p in g w it h th e ir anc ie n t

customs. A t Suez th e S te am S h ip Com-

oanv keeps a ta n k s h ip to s u p p ly th e

steamers w it h w a te r , b ro u g h t f ro m a

distance o f a d a y ’s sa il.W e a r r iv e d a t th e te rm in u s a t ab o u t

I0 p m . H e re w e w e re a g a in m a rc hed

into a ia rg e m a rq u e e , to a n o th e r sp read

laid out fo r a l l hands. T h is w as a v e r y

welcome s ig h t, and it is need less to say

that we soon eased th e tab le s . W e had

not to uched a n y th in g s ince w e le f t

Kaffrez-Za iad, a t m id-day, as th e re w e re

no s to res a t w h ic h to pu rchase , and th e

supply on th e tab le s d id n o t a d m it of

putting a n y th in g a w a y fo r th e jo u rn e y .

I was fo r tu n a te en o u g h to b r in g w it h m e

from M a l ta a b o x o f c ig a rs , and th is

eased off th e p ang s o f h u n g e r ; b u t i t is

aston ish ing h o w l i t t le th o u g h t one g iv e s

to ea ting w h e n ru s h in g th ro u g h a new

country, esp ec ia lly one l ik e E g y p t , g a z in g

w ith open m o u th a t e v e ry l i t t le th in g to

be seen. W e soon d ispatched a ll th e

eatables, and w e re a n x io u s ly g a z in g ro u n d

for a n o th e r cou rse , b u t a la s ! w e g azed in

vain, and w h e n w e fo u n d w a it in g w o u ld

b ring no s u b s ta n t ia l re s u lt , w e c lea red

out. to h a ve a lo o k ab o u t. B e in g m id ­

night, and in th e v e r y h e a r t o f th e d ese rt

of E g yp t, th e s ig h t w as n o t an in teresting-

one, b u t to m a ke up in som e w a y fo r w h a t

we could n o t see, o u r ea rs w e re co n­

stantly g re e te d w ith th e g o b b lin g s o f the

natives, w ho w e re b us y g e t t in g th e team s

ready to c o n ve y us to Suez. S h o r t ly , to

our jo y , th e b u g le sounded “ G ro g o h !

Th is so m e w ha t s ta r t le d th e n a tive s , b e ing ,

of course, r a th e r an u n u su a l th in g in th a t

live ly p a rt. Tt to o k n e a r ly f if t y c a ra van s

to accom m odate us, fo u r h o rses in each—

or tw o m u le s and tw o ho rses and tw o

postilions. T h e w o r k p e rfo rm e d , and

tile v e ry cho ice b ro k e n E n g l is h used, to

show us th a t w e had n o t a ll th e E n g lis h

language to o u rse lve s , w as m o re th a n

amusing. I th in k i t w as a b o u t m id n ig h t

when w e g o t on o u r w a y . T h e scene

and noise w e re s o m e th in g fo r a ll p re sen t

to re m e m b e r f o r th e re m a in d e r o f th e ir

days. W e h ad no asses. T h e y w e re le ft

fo r th e re m a in d e r o f th e R e g im e n t to

fo l lo w us, w h ic h th e y d id e ig h t m o n th s

la te r . T h e y d id th is p a r t o f th e jo u rn e y

o n d o n ke ys . L e t a n yo n e p ic tu re to

h im s e lf a lo t o f fe llo w s o v e r s ix fee t on

s m a ll E g y p t ia n d o n ke ys , and a lad poking-

each up b eh in d w it h som e p o in te d in s t ru ­

m en t, and fan c y m e n h a v in g to h o ld up

th e ir le g s to p re v e n t th e m t r a i l in g 011 the

g r o u n d ! In t im e th is w o u ld becom e

ra th e r te d io us , and th e y w o u ld , in o rd e r

to s tre tc h th e ir le g s , w a lk n o w and th en ,

s t i l l k e e p in g the a n im a ls u n d e r th e m , w ho ,

i t m a y be p re sum ed , d id n o t o b je c t to it.

T h o u g h I d id n o t see th is , I can f u l ly

u n d e rs ta n d w h a t i t w as. M a n y jo k e s w e re

co ined in a f te r ye a rs . M o u n te d in f a n t r y

w as u n k n o w n in th o se days , b u t m a n y

e xp ressed the m se lve s to th e effec t th a t

s ho u ld H e r M a je s ty th e Q u e e n e ve r

dec ide to t u r n one o f h e r fo o t re g im e n ts

in to one o f c a v a lry , th e “ D ie - H a rd s

had th e f irs t c la im , a f te r th e ir r id e th ro u g h

E g y p t on d on keys . W e a re a ll p re t t y

fa m i lia r w it h th e k in d o f E n g lis h

fo re ig n e rs u s u a lly le a rn f irs t. W e l l , on

th is t r ip , th e y d id am p le ju s t ic e to th e ir

tu to rs . W e h ad n o th in g to v ie w no w .

b e in g on o u r w a y to S uez, so w e t r ie d

to s te a l f o r t y w in k s , b u t th a t w as a lm o s t

im p oss ib le , fo r a b o u t e v e ry dozen ya rd s

o r so th e w hee ls w o u ld com e in co n tac t

w ith a lu m p o f ro c k , and m a n y w e re th e

c rie s to th e d r iv e rs , in la n g u a g e m o re

fo rc ib le th a n p o lite , to keep d e a r o f th e m .

O th e rw is e th e d r iv e w as a p leasan t one.

and re m in d e d m a n y (b u t n o t m e) o f th e

t im e th e y w e re a t hom e d o in g a d r iv e in

th e fa m i ly conveyances. S leep w e fo u nd

im p o ss ib le . T h e p o s ti lio n s , I th in k , m us t

ha ve m ade up th e ir m in d s th a t w e shou ld

n o t s lu m b e r, ju d g in g f ro m th e w a y th e y

k e p t th e ir to n g u e s g o in g , e ith e r a t th e ir

a n im a ls o r a t each o th e r. T h e i r no ise

and th e jo l ts o v e r th e s tones caused specia l

p ra y e rs to be o ffe red up fo r th e ir sa fe ty .

A n im a ls w e re chang ed ab o u t e v e ry seven

m ile s . T h e sun w as ju s t r is in g w h e n w e

a r r iv e d a t Suez. W e co u ld see th e

P . & O . C o m p a n y ’s s te am e r, A lm a , o u t in

th e o ff ing , w a it in g fo r us.

W e had b u t l i t t le t im e to w a i t b e fo re

w e w e re co nveyed in a tu g s te a m e r to th e

A lm a . C o n se q u en tly , Suez w as n o t s u r­

ve y e d ; b u t, lo o k in g a t i t f ro m o u r h a lt in g

p lace. w e th o u g h t w e d id n o t m iss m uch

THE DIE-HARDS

o f a t re a t . A b o u t 4 p .m . e v e ry th in g w as

re a d y f o r th e s ta r t up th e R e d Sea, and

w e w e re a ll c a lled to g e th e r to p a y a

p a r t in g c o m p lim e n t to C o l. P a c k lin g to n ,

w h o w as ju s t g o in g a sh o re a f te r see ing

us f in a lly f ix e d fo r th e la s t s tag e o f o u r

jo u rn e y . N e v e r , I th in k , d id tw o h u nd re d

m e n s h o u t m o re h e a r t i ly th a n w h e n ca lled

on b y M a jo r L o g a n (w h o se d ea th as

G e n e ra l L o g a n w as cab led o u t on

J a n u a ry 31st, 1890) fo r th is p u rp ose . H e

re fe r re d to th e u n p le a s a n t in c id e n t w he n

e m b a rk in g a t M a l t a ; b u t he sa id , “ O n

m y r e t u r n th e re I s h a ll m a ke such a

g lo w in g re p o r t o f y o u r co nd uc t s ince th e n

to y o u r c o lo n e l (n o w G e n e ra l S i r H . J.

W a r r e , K .C .B . ) , th a t I fee l s u re he w i l l

f o rg iv e a l l . ” H e sa id i t w as im p o ss ib le

f o r m e n to b eha ve b e tte r th a n w e had,

a n d w it h n o th in g b u t c o m p lim e n ts th e tu g

s te a m e r m o ve d o ff a m id s t lo u d h u rra h s .

T h is w as O c to b e r 7 th , 1857. W e had

tw o des ires n o w — one w as to s leep, and

th e o th e r to h a ve a lo o k a t th e R e d Sea—

and th is la t te r w as m o s t p ro m in e n t, so

w e le f t th e f o rm e r t i l l n ig h t , f o r w ho

k n e w b u t th a t w e w e re p ass in g o v e r th e

p lace w h e re P h a ra o h and h is h o s t m e t

th e i r d o o m w h e n ru s h in g a f te r p o o r o ld

M o s e s and h is tr ib e . E v e ry o n e b eg an

to m a ke use o f a n y l i t t le b ib lic a l k n o w ­

le d g e he possessed. A p r ie s t 011 b o a rd

p o in te d o u t w h a t w as supposed to be th e

spo t w h e re P h a ra o h and h is h o s t w e re

c o axe d to f o l lo w M o ses . M o s e s ’ ro c k

w as p o in te d o u t, o r r a th e r , th e d ire c t io n

in w h ic h i t la y ; b u t he p o in te d to th e

E g y p t ia n s ide, w h e re a s I h a ve a lw a ys

u n d e rs to o d th a t th is happened a fter he

c ro ssed th e R e d Sea. O n e and a ll fe lt

p leased th a t M o se s g o t s a fe ly o v e r and

th a t P h a ra o h d id n ’t ; th a t he o n ly m e t a

ju s t d oo m . S om e d o u b ted w h e th e r such

a th in g e v e r o c c u rre d ; o th e rs m a in ta in e d

th a t i t h ad , f o r w as n o t one o f th e c h a r io t

w he e ls fis hed up n o t lo n g ag o ? T h is w as

co ns id e re d b y som e as s o lid p ro o f o f th e

g re a t e ve n t— fo r a g re a t e ve n t i t m u s t

be co ns id e re d fo r w a te r to open o u t,

le a v in g a d ry p a th fo r th e p o o r p u rsue d

ones to pass. A t s u n d o w n w e w itne ssed

a te r r ib le scuffle . A l l th e L a s c a rs becam e

s u d d e n ly a ll l ife , and i t w as som e few

m in u te s b e fo re w e k n e w w h a t i t w as a ll

a b o u t ; th e y had to ta k e p os t a t s u nd o w n

in a ll p a rts , and th e y d id s w a rm up th e

r ig e in g , and seemed th o ro u g h ly up to

t h e ir w o rk . T h e re w e re s e ve ra l on

b o a rd besides us— tw o h u nd re d gentle

m en , and o th e rs o ff to th e E a s t. R exj

m o rn in g I w as up fe a s tin g m y eyes on the

scenery . A t b re a k fa s t th e na tives were

sq u a tted a b o u t in g ro u p s as m a n y as could

f in d ro o m ro u n d a la rg e d ish o f currie

and r ic e . T h is w as n o t a v e ry rem a rk­

ab le o p e ra t io n to w a tc h . U n fo r tu n a te ly

w h e n p ass in g a g ro u p , m y shadow

happened to c ross th e ir tu c ke r. l n an

in s ta n t th e y s p ra n g up and heaved the

c o n ten ts o f th e d ish o ve rb o a rd , and

scow led a t m e in a w a y th a t said as plain

as w o rd s : “ M y b oy , i f w e had yo u away

f ro m th e c ro w d o f C h r is t ia n dogs, we’d

soo n p u t y o u in a w a y th a t y o u r disgustino

sh ad o w s h o u ld n e v e r p o llu te th e food of

th e ‘ F a i t h f u l ' a g a in .” N o n e o f these

p eop le had a v e r y w a rm fe e lin g towards

a n y w h ite fo lk s . T h e In d ia n M u t in y was

th e n in f u l l sw in g . W e soon became

su ff ic ie n tly acqu a in ted w it h th e ir custom

so as n o t to in te r fe re w it h th e ir appetites.

I becam e acq u a in ted w it h th e butcher on

b o a rd — a E u ro p e a n . H e sa id : “ I ’ll

sh o w yo u chaps som e fun , bye-and-bye.

Y o u k n o w tho se fe llo w s have a great

d re ad o f a p ig . ” T h a t d ay he carried

o u t h is p ro m is e . H e le t a p ig loose just

as th e y w e re a b o u t th e deck, and M r.

P o rk e r w as o n ly to o g la d to have a good

r u n a f te r b e in g p enned up so lo ng . The

y e lls and sc ream s o f th e Lasca rs were

te r r ib le . T h e r ig g in g w as lined with

th e m , and th e re th e y rem a in ed t i l l M r.

P o rk e r w as re c a p tu re d and p u t up. This

none o f o u r m en o r th e E u ro p e a n sailors

w e re in a h u r r y to do. T h is was the

jo k e th e b u tc h e r p ro m is e d us. W e had

a p re t t y w a rm vo yag e . O n e o f the crew

— -a C h in a m a n — g o t a f lo g g in g at the

hands o f one w h o appea red to be well

ab le to do th e o p e ra t io n ju s tic e . H e had

pu rchased som e a r t ic le o f one of our

m e n ’s o u tf its — a v e r y ro u g h and bad

c h a ra c te r he w as— and he h im se lf was

p un ish e d fo r s e llin g . T h is w as the last

t r ip m ade b y th e A lm a f ro m Suez, fo r she

w as w re c k e d o n h e r r e tu r n tr ip . She

w as pu rchased b y a P a rsee m erchan t in

A d e n , and w h e n he w e n t d o w n to inspect

h is n e w pu rchase , she g e n t ly lowered

h e rs e lf u n d e r w a te r , and he had to return

so m e w h a t c re s tfa lle n . A n o ffice r of ours.

L ie u t . W a l le r , w as on h is w a y back to

r e jo in h e a d q u a rte rs a t M a lta , and the

w re c k occas ioned h is r e tu r n to Aden.

T h is o ffice r, a f te rw a rd s in th is co lony, was

THE DIE-HARDS 419

• d at b y an am buscade in T a r a n a k i on

SJ5L 2c tln 1863, tw en ty-o ne days a f te r th e

murder o f L ie u t . T r a g g e t t , D r . H o p e , and

-tY M r . W a l le r escaped, b u t h is h o rse

-^5 killed- T h is e ve n t le d to th e c ap tu re

"f H o r i,* th e ha lf-caste, w h o had been

0 c e r n e d in th e m u rd e r , on w h o m w e re

found seve ra l a r t ic le s o f je w e lle r y be long-

• t0 the m u rd e re d p a r ty , and w h o w as

duly tr ied fo r m u rd e r and sentenced to

( T o be c o n tin u ed .)

* Hori w as captu red b y S e r g t . B e za r and the particulars are in the “ O fficial H is to ry o f the

War.”

T h e baske t-b a ll e n th u s ia s ts o f H o rn s e y

a re re jo ic in g th e h e a rts o f th e lo c a l G as

C o m p a n y o w in g to th e h e a v y c a s u a lty in

m a n t le s th a t occurs each n ig h t ; w h i le we

u n d e rs ta n d th a t th e “ fea the r-p ushe rs ” o f

H ig h g a te a re so sa tis f ied w it h t h e i r p ro ­

g re ss th a t th e y h a ve c h a lle n g e d th e lo c a l

B a d m in to n C lu b to p la y th e m .

W e a re v e r y g la d to re p o r t th a t th e

C h a lle n g e S h ie ld p re sen ted b y th e M id d le ­

sex T . A . A . f o r th e bes t k e p t m in ia tu re

ra n g e in th e B r ig a d e has th is y e a r been

w o n b y “ A ” C o m p a n y . T h is is th e

second B r ig a d e C o m p e t it io n th a t th e

B a t ta l io n w o n in 1926, th e o th e r

7 th B N . M I D D L E S E X R E G I M E N T T . A . M I N I A T U R E R I F L E T E A M . W in n e r s o f ch e L a d y R e g n a r t C u p .

7th BATTALION NOTES.

' T H E past th re e m o n th s ha ve been

no tab le fo r soc ia l and s p o r t in g

activities ra th e r th a n th e m o re m a r t ia l

side of T e r r i t o r ia l life . A l l f o u r co m ­

panies have been re g a lin g us w it h a series

of most successfu l dances. M o s t o f th e

companies ha ve a lso tu rn e d th e ir a t te n t io n

towards in d o o r am use m e n ts fo r th e m en

of the com pan ies, w it h e x c e lle n t re su lts .

b e in g th e S te e rs C up fo r th e best

o ffice r sho t, w o n b y 2 / L ie u t . C . N .

D u n c a n . L e t us hope, h o w e ve r, th a t th is

is o n ly a b e g in n in g , and th a t 1927 w i l l see

a. s te ady f lo w o f cups f ro m th e n e ig h b o u r­

hood o f P o u n d L a n e , W ille s d e n , and

H a n w o r th R o a d , H o u n s lo w , in th e d ire c ­

t io n o f H o rn s e y .

W e c o n g ra tu la te B ” C o m p a n y on

w in n in g th e B a t ta l io n E ff ic ie n c y C o m p e t i­

t io n fo r th e second y e a r in succession, and

w e can o n ly hope th a t th e o th e r th re e

420 THE DIE-HARDS

co m p an ie s w i l l n o t le t th is g ro w in to a

h a b it w it h th e m .

W e ta k e th is o p p o r tu n ity o f c o n g ra tu la t­

in g C ap t. A . F . T h o m s o n and L ie u t . E . C.

K e n t on th e ir p ro m o t io n , and also

w e lco m e 2 / L ie u t . S. A . W . B ro w n and

2 / L ie u t . S . M . P r a t t to th e B a t ta lio n .

B A T T A L I O N E F F IC I E N C Y

C O M P E T I T I O N , 1926.

W in n e r s : “ B " C o m p a n y , H ig h g a te .

B e lo w is g iv e n th e re s u lts o f th e v a r io u s

c o m p e t it io n s : —

" A . ” " B ” “ C ” " D ’ \ D r i l l A tte n d a n c e s ... 170 191 288 143

K in g C up 60 30 30 —

H o rn s e y C u p ... 30 30 — 60

V o lu n te e r C u p ... 60 40 — 20

S p o rts C u p ... ... — 28 45 28

B o x in g C up ... 30 45 15 —

M u s k e t r y ... ... — 60 20 40

T o ta l ...

P o in ts lo s t

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O B I T U A R Y .

I t is w ith g re a t re g re t th a t w e announce

th e d ea th o f M a jo r and Q u a r te rm a s te r

J. T . H . H u d so n , D .S .O . , w h ic h to o k

p lace a t h is h om e in S t. J o h n 's W o o d on

D e c e m b e r n t h , 1926.

M a jo r H u d so n , w ho o n ly re t ir e d in

1925, h ad been connec ted w it h th e 7 th

M id d le s e x s ince 1889, w he n he en lis ted

in th e 3 rd M id d le s e x R if le V o lu n te e rs .

H e w as p ro m o te d H o n o r a r y L ie u te n a n t

and Q u a r te rm a s te r in 1902, and se rved

w it h th e 7 th M id d le s e x d u r in g th e w a r .

H e w as tw ic e m e n tio n e d in despatches,

and rec e ived th e D is t in g u is h e d S e rv ic e

O rd e r in 1918.

M i l i t a r y h o n o u rs w e re acco rded a t th e

fu n e ra l, w h ic h to o k p lace a t G o ld e rs

G re e n . T h e co ffin w as co nve yed on a

g un - ca rr iag e , and e ig h t non-com m iss ioned

o ffice rs o f th e B a t ta l io n ac ted as b ea re rs .

A m o n g th o se p re se n t as m o u rn e rs w e re

C o l. M a it la n d , C o l. S m ith , M a jo r C ossa r,

C ap t. S a v ile , C ap t. M u i r , and C ap t.

M u r r a y , bes ides s e ve ra l re t ire d o ffice rs o f

th e R e g im e n t. W re a th s w e re sen t f ro m

a ll ra n k s o f th e 7 th M id d le s e x R e g im e n t

and th e N o n- co m m iss io n e d O ff ic e rs ’ M ess.

“ A " C O M P A N Y .

O n e o f o u r N e w Y e a r reso lu tions was to p u rc h ase a pen and a p o t o f ink, and to ta k e o u r p lace as re g u la r co n trib u to rs to

th e J o u rn a l, a m a t te r in w h ic h we have

been so m e w h a t rem is s f o r som e tim e past

T h e re s u lts o f th e v a r io u s competitions

o f th e la s t T e r r i t o r ia l Y e a r fo rm the main

ite m s o f new s. I n th e B a t ta l io n Efficiency

C o m p e t it io n w e find ou rse lves in third

p lace, and. in o f fe r in g o u r congratu la tions

to “ B ” C o m p a n y w e shou ld like to

assu re th e m th a t w e m ean to g ive them a

v e r y h a rd r u n th is y e a r. In the other

c o m p e tit io n s w e m anag ed to g ive a fair

a ccoun t o f o u rs e lv e s b y w in n in g the

W a r n e r D r i l l C up , a lso th e K in g Cup for

m in ia tu re ra n g e te am -sho o ting . In the

V o lu n te e r ( L e w is G u n ) C up we took

second p lace, and t ie d f o r second place

w it h " B ” C o m p a n y in th e H o rnse y Cup

— m in ia tu re ra n g e sec tio n shoo ting . Our

b o x in g te a m w as second ag a in to “ B "

C o m p a n y in th e B a t ta l io n B o x in g Com­

p e t it io n .

O u r h e a r ty c o n g ra tu la t io n s a re extended

to C p l. P o r te r , w in n e r o f th e Battalion

M a rk s m e n ’s C u p ; to C p l. S ug g e tt, who

to o k second p lace ; and to P te. Larner,

w in n e r o f th e B a t ta l io n L e w is G un Cup.

E a r l y in N o v e m b e r w e organized a

C o m p a n y S p o rts C lu b , and such games as

B a d m in to n , deck te n n is and quoits are

b e in g p la ye d on n ig h ts o th e r th an parade

n ig h ts . A f t e r th e u s u a l parades, basket­

b a l l is v e r y p o p u la r as a f in is h in g touch

to m i l i t a r y a c tiv it ie s , and o u r boxers are

n o w v e r y b us y p re p a r in g fo r th e Battalion

C o m p e t it io n , w h ic h ta ke s place towards

th e end o f th is m o n th .

A n In v i t a t io n D ance , h e ld in the D rill

H a l l 011 S a tu rd a y , D e c e m b e r n th , pro­

v id e d a m o s t e n jo y a b le even ing . Sergt.

M a r c h ’s S ync o p a te rs p la yed excellently,

and a n ew n o te w as s tru c k b y Sergt.

C o w ta n , w ho , as M .C . , p ro v id ed himself

w it h an o rd e r ly b u g le r . I t is proposed to

h o ld a t le a s t tw o m o re dances before the

c lose o f th e w in te r season.

W e w e lco m e 2 / L ie u t . S. A . W . Brown,

w h o has been p os ted to th e Company.

A n d so th e w eap o n t ra in in g , on which

a ll o u r e n e rg ie s w i l l be concentrated

d u r in g th e n e x t th re e m on ths .

T H E D IE -H A R D S 421

“ B ” C O M P A N Y .

q'he w eap o n t r a in in g season is once

more w it h us, and w e a re h o p in g to see

all ra n ks b u s y in th e D r i l l H a l l w it h a

view n o t o n ly to r e ta in in g th e E ff ic ie n c y

Shield fo r a n o th e r y e a r, b u t a lso w it h an

eye on tho se B r ig a d e C o m p e tit io n s .

'O n D e c e m b e r 4 th th e C o m p a n y he ld

th e ir f irs t dance o f th e season. T h is w as

w ell a ttended , and p ro v e d a g re a t suc-

cess. I n response to a g e n e ra l dem and ,

we u n d e rs ta n d th a t m o re a re to fo llo w .

The A n n u a l C o m p a n y D in n e r ta k e s p lace

on F e b ru a ry 5 th , w h e n th e C o lo n e l has

p rom ised to be p re sen t.

A lo t o f h a rd w o r k is b e in g p u t in b y

our b o x in g te am , w h o hop e to re ta in th e ir

g rip on th e B o x in g C up , w h ic h is b e in g

competed fo r s h o r t ly .

W e w e lco m e M r . P ra t t , w h o has ju s t

been pos ted to th e C o m p a n y as a

Second-L ieu tenan t.

T h e C o m p a n y h a ve s ince th e b e g in n in g

of the w in te r ta k e n up B a d m in to n . G re a t

keenness has been sho w n , la rg e n u m b e rs

tu rn in g up fo r g am es on S un d a y m o rn ­

ings and a f te r d r i l ls . O n F r id a y , J a n u a ry

7th, w e p la ye d o u r f ir s t m a tch a g a in s t

G. A . G ra n t, E s q . ’s V I . A lt h o u g h bea ten

by s ix sets to th re e , w e g a in e d som e v e r y

va luab le e xp e r ie n ce , w h ic h s h o u ld do

much to im p ro v e th e s ta n d a rd o f o u r p la y .

The p la y o f C p l. E l l is and P te . S p ic e r is

especia lly w o r th y o f m e n tio n . T h e y p u t

up v e ry g o o d f ig h ts in each set, and s ho u ld

s ho rtly be a fo rm id a b le p a ir.

“ C ” C O M P A N Y .

O w in g to a c e r ta in la x i t y on th e p a r t

of o u r sc rib e , o u r n o tes a re la te in g o in g

to press. W e th e re fo re a p o lo g iz e fo r

th e ir sho rtn e ss and la c k o f sweetness.

C h ris tm as com es b u t once a y e a r, and he

rea lly had been “ a w fu l ly b u s y ’’ . . .

W e a re r a th e r d is ap p o in te d w it h o u r­

selves. T h e re s u lt o f th e B a t ta l io n

E ffic iency C o m p e t it io n la s t y e a r w as, f ro m

our p o in t o f v ie w , n o t so good . T o come

second to “ B “ C o m p a n y a f te r le a d in g

for the g re a te r p a r t o f th e y e a r does n o t

do us m uch c red it.

A lth o u g h o u r g e n e ra l s ta n d a rd o f

efficiency co m p a re s fa v o u ra b ly w it h th a t

of o th e r com pan ies , w e seemed to su ffe r

from co m p le te in a b i l i t y to w in c o m p e ti­

t io n s . T h is re g re t ta b le s ta te o f a ffa irs

m ust-be re c tif ie d a t once.

W e h a ve ju s t re c o ve re d f ro m a shock

rec e ived a t th e end o f O c to b e r, w he n

th e re appea red on th e D r i l l H a l l N o t ic e

B o a rd sheets o f foo lscap b e a r in g th e

le g e nd “ R u le s f o r In te r- P la to o n and

In te r- S e c tio n E ff ic ie n c y C o m p e t it io n s . ’’

I n due co u rse these m ys te r ie s w e re e x ­

p la in e d to us, and w e g a th e re d th a t th e

idea is to m a ke w o r k m o re in te re s t in g b y

in s t it u t in g c o m p e t it io n s o f a ll k in d s , and

b y g iv in g us s o m e th in g m o re p e rso n a l in

w h ic h to ta k e an in te re s t . P o in ts a re

a llo w e d fo r n e a r ly e v e ry co nce ivab le

th in g , e ve n to th e n u m b e r o f p o in ts a

sec tio n w i l l re c e ive i f one o f its m em b e rs

b o xe s fo r th e T e r r i t o r ia l A rm y ._ W e

u n d e rs ta n d th a t th e re is 110 t r u t h in th e

r u m o u r th a t one e n te rp r is in g g e n tle m a n

has been a s k in g h o w m a n y p o in ts he

w o u ld c o un t f o r s w im m in g th e C h ann e l.

A dance w as h e ld in th e D r i l l H a l l on

N e w Y e a r ’s D a y , w h ic h , a lth o u g h e n jo y ­

ab le, w as n o t n u m e r ic a lly a success. W e

s ho u ld l ik e to see m o re o f o u r o ld e r

m em b e rs a t c o m p an y dances.

W e ta k e th is o p p o r tu n ity o f w is h in g

th o se m em b e rs w h o h a ve le f t th e C o m ­

p a n y “ a ll th e b e s t,” and e x te n d a h e a r ty

w e lc o m e to o u r m a n y n ew ones. A ls o

c o n g ra tu la t io n s to S e rg t . and M rs . M u n ro

on th e b ir t h o f a d a u g h te r.

“ D ” C O M P A N Y .

T h e even ts o f th e past th re e m o n th s

h a ve n o t been n u m e ro u s , th o u g h th e few

h a ve been im p o r ta n t and successfu l.

O u r m o s t im p o r ta n t e ve n t— B o u n ty

N ig h t— w as h e ld on D e cem b e r 16th, and,

need less to say, w e p a rad ed a t f u l l

s t r e n g th ; tho se o f th e n ew ly- en lis te d w e re

ab le to a n tic ip a te th e jo y s o f such a

“ n ig h t . ” P e rh a p s k n o w le d g e o f th e

fac t th a t b y d o in g “ e x t ra ” d r i l ls th e y

n o t o n ly b ene f it th e C o m p a n y b y p o in ts ,

b u t th e m se lve s b y s h il lin g s , w i l l re s u lt in

a f u l l p a rad e o f re c ru its each d r i l l n ig h t .

O n a n o th e r e v e n tfu l n ig h t , headed b y

P ip e rs and D ru m s , w e m a rc h e d th ro u g h

E n f ie ld T o w n to v is i t th e R ia lt o f o r a

p e rfo rm a n c e o f “ M o n s . A s a re s u lt

o f th e s h o w in g o f th e f ilm , w e h a ve

en lis te d a la rg e n u m b e r o f re c ru its .

N o w th a t " t h e N .C .O s . ’ C o u rs e o f

In s t ru c t io n has f in ished , p re p a ra t io n is

422 T H E D IE -H A R D S

b e in g m ad e fo r th e m to im p a r t th e ir

k n o w le d g e to th e re c ru its .

O n J a n u a ry 8 th , th e C o m p a n y is to h o ld

a n o th e r in v i ta t io n dance, and w e a ll

e xp ec t a m o s t e n jo y a b le e ve n in g , w h ic h

is to be fo llo w e d in M a rc h b y a C o m p a n y

d in n e r w h ic h w e hop e w i l l be e q u a lly

successfu l.

8th BATTALION NOTES.

' T ' H E R E a re v e r y fe w B a t ta l io n even ts

^ to re c o rd a t th is t im e o f th e y e a r.

S ince o u r la s t no tes , a v e r y successfu l

ta c t ic a l e xe rc is e has been h e ld in th e

R u is l ip n e ig h b o u rh o o d . T h e re w as an

u n u s u a lly g o o d a tte nd ance o f o ffice rs and

N .C .O s . f o r th is schem e, a t w h ic h th e

B r ig a d e C o m m a n d e r w as p re se n t.

T h e O ff ic e rs ’ R e u n io n D in n e r w as he ld

o n D e c e m b e r 2nd , 1926, a t th e T ro c a d e ro

R e s ta u ra n t . I t is p le a san t to be ab le to

re c o rd th a t th e re w as a g a in an inc rease

in th e n u m b e r o f f o rm e r o ffice rs o f th e

B a t ta l io n w h o w e re p re se n t. T h is a n n u a l

fu n c t io n app ea rs n o w to be f i rm ly r e ­

es tab lished , and l i k e ly to be e ve n m o re

successfu l in fu tu re yea rs .

T h e B a t ta l io n P r iz e D is t r ib u t io n w as

h e ld a t H o u n s lo w on D e c e m b e r 17th,

1926. H e re a g a in w e w e re g la d to see

m a n y o ld f r ie n d s . T h e p riz e s w e re

p re sen ted b y C o l. C . H . P a n k , C .M .G . ,

D .S .O . , T . D . , w h o co m m anded th e 8 th

B a t ta l io n in F ra n c e , and w h o has re c e n t ly

been ap p o in ted H ig h S h e rif f o f M id d le s e x .

I n h is speech he p a id a g e n e ro u s t r ib u te

to th e t r a d it io n s and s p ir it o f th e B a t ta l io n

d u r in g th e m a n y y e a rs in w h ic h he had

k n o w n it. T h e re w as o n ly one th in g

la c k in g to m a ke th e e v e n in g a co m p le te

success— th e p resence o f m o re m e n o f th e

B a t ta l io n . I t is to be hoped th a t th e y

w i l l a p p ea r in la r g e r n u m b e rs n e x t ye a r,

to s h o w th e ir keenness in th e B a t ta l io n

and th e ir in te re s t in th e ir co m rades w h o

h a ve w o n p rizes .

W e o ffe r o u r c o n g ra tu la t io n s to C ap t.

S h e rb ro o k e - W a lk e r , C ap t. B o ys and

L ie u t . E l l io t t on th e ir p ro m o t io n , and

w e lco m e to th e O ff ic e rs ’ M e s s tw o n e w ­

co m e rs , 2 / L ie u t . S. M a d d e x and 2 / L ie u t

J. P . B . C la rk .

C o l. D a m s has once m o re s h o w n us h is

v e r y re a l in te re s t in th e B a t ta l io n , and

has p re se n te d us w it h a v e r y handso m e

cup fo r w e a p o n t r a in in g . W e owe him

o u r s ince re th a n ks .

I t o n ly re m a in s to say a w o rd about

th e N e w Y e a r . T h e re is p le n ty of scope

fo r a c h ie ve m e n t in th e B a t ta l io n in 1927.

W e a ll w a n t to see th e 8 th head the list

in e v e ry th in g — w h e th e r w o r k o r sport.

W e w a n t to see i t h ap p y , and we want

to see i t e ffic ien t. T h e sec re t o f accomp­

lis h in g these th in g s is v e r y s im p le . I t

cons is ts in e v e ry m a n d o w n to the

yo u n g e s t r e c ru i t d o in g h is jo b , and doinv

i t w e ll. N o one e lse can do i t fo r him.

I f e v e ry s in g le m a n p u lls h is weight,

th e re can o n ly be one re s u lt , and th a t is

— Success. L e t th e y e a r 1927 be notable

fo r an inc rease in o u r num b e rs . They

a re in c re a s in g , b u t o n lv s lo w ly . W e want

to g o in to cam p th is s u m m e r a rea lly

s t ro n g b a t ta lio n . W e s h a ll do so i f those

s e rv in g in th e B a t ta l io n and o u r c iv ilian

fr ie n d s w i l l h e lp — as th e y so eas ily can—

b y ju s t b r in g in g a lo n g th e r ig h t stamp

o f m e n as re c ru its . T h e re a re thousands

o f th e r ig h t s o r t, b u t th e y d o n ’t a ll know

a b o u t th e B a t ta l io n . See to i t th a t they

do k n o w , and th e n th a t th e y come and

t r y i t f o r th e m se lve s .

“ H . Q . ” W I N G .

O nce a g a in w e a re ab le to re p o r t a very

successfu l y e a r. W e h a ve ag a in secured

th e C o m p a n y C h a m p io n s h ip Cup, besides

a n u m b e r o f o th e rs , d e ta ils o f w h ich w ill

be fo u n d in a n o th e r c o lu m n in th e report

o f th e A n n u a l P r iz e G iv in g . Am ong

th e m is th e C r ic k e t C up , and, a lthough

w e lo s t th e F o o tb a l l C up , w e w e re only

bea ten in th e f in a l, w h ic h show s that

“ H . Q . " W in g can s t i l l e xc e l in spo rt as

w e ll as in w o rk . O u r c re d it w as increased

b y th e fac t th a t th e bes t sho t in the

B a t ta l io n — P te . A r t h u r s — is one of us.

C o n g ra tu la t io n s to h im .

W e h e ld o u r C o m p a n y P r iz e D is tr ib u ­

t io n on D e c e m b e r 22nd, w he n a fair

n u m b e r w as p re se n t a t th e D r i l l Ha ll,

th o u g h so m e ho w p r iz e d is tr ib u t io n never

r iv a ls B o u n ty N ig h t in p o p u la r ity . The

B a n d a tte n d ed and p la yed selections

d u r in g th e e ve n in g . T h e O ffic e r Com­

m a n d in g “ H .Q . ' ! W in g p resented the

cups and p rize s , w h ic h w e re awarded as

fo llo w s : —

Edzuards M em o ria l C u p ( fo r the most

e ff ic ien t G ro u p ) .— N o . 4 G ro u p , Band and

T ra n s p o r t .

T H E D IE -H A R D S 423

Capt. P a lm e r ’s C u p ( fo r th e bes t sho t in

the C o m p a n y ).— P te . A r th u rs .

individual E fficiency C u p — P te . E d ­

wards, w h o had a tte n d ed no less th a n

n 8 d r i l ls d u r in g th e pas t t r a in in g ye a r.

A n u m b e r o f p riz e s , k in d ly g iv e n b y

local re s id en ts , w e re a lso p re se n te d to

com petito rs in th e A n n u a l C h r is tm a s

M iniature R a n g e C o m p e t it io n .

W e w e re g la d to see C .Q .M .S . R o b e r ts

among us a g a in on B o u n ty N ig h t ,

Decem ber 15th , a f te r h is re c en t o p e ra t io n .

M ay he r a p id ly re g a in h is n o rm a l a c t iv ity

and co n t in u e in g o o d h e a lth fo r m a n y

^ T h e O f f i c e r C o m m a n d i n g “ H . Q . ”

W in g w o u ld l ik e t o t a k e t h is o p p o r t u n it y of t h a n k in g a l l t h o s e w h o b y t h e ir h e lp have c o n t r i b u t e d t o t h e s u c c e s s o f th e C o m p a n y in t h e y e a r t h a t is n o w p a s t .

“ A ” C O M P A N Y .

W e have to re c o rd v a r io u s d o in g s since

our la s t n o tes w e re w r i t te n .O n A rm is t ic e S un d a y th e Company-

joined w ith “ H . Q . ” W in g and “ C ”

Com pany in a c h u rc h p a rad e a t A s h fo rd .

The parade assem b led a t A s h fo rd s ta t io n ,

and, headed b y th e B a t ta l io n B an d , w e

marched to A s h fo rd W a r M e m o r ia l,

where an open-a ir se rv ic e w as h e ld , w h ic h

was jo in e d in b y s e ve ra l lo c a l o rg a n iz a ­

tions as w e ll as b y m a n y m e m b e rs o f th e

public.A w e ll- a tte nded p a rad e w as h e ld at

H am p to n on D e c e m b e r 16th. w h e n a k i t

inspection w as fo llo w e d b y th e p a ym e n t

of boun ties , th e la t te r h a lf o f th e p ro ­

gram m e a p p e a r in g to be th e m o re

popular. W e w is h th a t som e o f tho se

who a lw ays tu r n up w ith such u n fa i l in g

re g u la rity each y e a r to re c e ive th e ir

bounties w o u ld h e lp th e C o m p a n y b y

pu tting in m o re d r i l ls d u r in g th e y e a r.

Before le a v in g th e sub je c t o f k i t inspec­

tion, w e m u s t w a rn m em b e rs o f th e

Com pany w h o in fu tu re m a y fin d th e m ­

selves se e k in g in g e n io u s excuses fo r non-

compliance w it h w r i t t e n o rd e rs posted to

the ir hom es, th a t th e e x p la n a t io n th a t

orders w e re d u ly rece ived , b u t w e re n o t

read because “ th e b ab y g o t h o ld o f th e m

and to re th e m up b e fo re I c o u ld read

them ,” s ho u ld n o t be p u t fo rw a rd . A n

Iris hm an w h o t r ie d i l o n u n su ccess fu lly

this ye a r h o ld s th e c o p y r ig h t.

T h e C o m p a n y cups and p riz e s fo r th e

y e a r w e re a lso d is tr ib u te d on D e c e m b e r

16th , and w e c o n g ra tu la te th e successfu l

w in n e rs , w ho se nam es a re as f o l lo w s : —

M o n tg o m e r y M em o ria l C u p and F ir s t P r is e .— C p l. S e ym o u r.

S e c o n d P r is e .— C .S .M . B a w n .

M a jo r W e s t ’s C u p and T h ir d P r is e .—

C p l. H i l l ie r .C a p t. W a ts o n ’ s C u p and F o u r th P r ise .

— P te . G u n n e r.

F ifth P r is e .— P te . H a y w a rd .

S ix th P r i s e — S e rg t . W i l l ia m s .

S e v e n th P r is e .— S e rg t . O w e n .

M i n i a t u r e R a n g e C o m p e t i t i o n .

F ir s t P r is e .— C p l. H i l l ie r .

S e c o n d P r iz e .— C .S .M . B a w n .

T h ir d P r i s e — P te . A b b o tt .

L ie u t . D . R . P a tt is o n has re tu rn e d f ro m

le ave , and w e a re g la d to h a ve h im back

ag a in . W e a lso w e lc o m e 2 / L ie u t . S.

M a d d e x , w h o has re c e n t ly jo in e d us, and

w ho had a s h o r t p e r io d o f w a r se rv ic e

to w a rd s th e end o f 1918. W e h a ve hea rd

f ro m L ie u t . P . R . P a tt is o n , w h o le f t us

in S ep te m b e r la s t. H e w ro te f ro m Cawn-

p o re to le t us k n o w o f h is a r r i v a l in In d ia ,

and th a t he lik e s w h a t he has seen o f th e

c o u n t ry so fa r.

“ B ” C O M P A N Y .

A rm is t ic e a n n iv e rs a ry w as o bse rved on

S und a y , N o v e m b e r 7 th , and th e C o m p a n y

and B a t ta l io n D ru m s a ttend ed c h u rc h

p a rad e se rv ic e a t S t. M a t th e w ’s, E a l in g

C o m m o n . S e v e ra l ex-m em bers a ttend ed

th e p a rad e and w e re u n d e r th e co m m and

o f M r . S m ith (e x - R .S .M .) . O n o u r r e tu r n

to th e D r i l l H a l l, C ap t. P a rm e te r and

M r . S m ith p laced w re a th s on th e C o m ­

p an y m e m o r ia l. Im m e d ia te ly w e w e re

d ism issed , th e lo c a l p h o to g ra p h e r to o k

tw o g ro u p s o f th e C o m p a n y and B a t ta l io n

D ru m s . (W e h a ve g iv e n up a ll ho p e o f

see ing th e A ru n d e l p ho to g ra p h s . W e

w o n d e r w h o sm ashed th e c a m e ra ? ) T w o

e x c e lle n t g ro u p s w e re ta ke n , and w e hope

to see th e g ro u p o f th e D ru m s in T h e D ie - H a r d s . O u r o w n , a lth o u g h g o o d ,

is n o t s h a rp e n o u g h to rep ro duce .

V e r y l i t t le has been done in th e w a y

o f t r a in in g d u r in g th e pas t q u a r te r , m o s t

o f o u r t im e h a v in g been spen t in p leasan t

a n tic ip a tio n o f b o u n tie s and p r iz e d is t r i­

b u t io n . W e w e re m a rs h a lle d a t th e p a y

ta b le on T u e sd a y , D e c e m b e r 14th, and on

le a v in g w e w e re tra c k e d d o w n b y a n a rm y

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o f c o lle c to rs f o r s u b sc r ip t io n s to no less

th a n s ix d if fe re n t fund s . T h e l is t in c lud ed

d in n e r c lubs, C h r is tm a s d ra w s , M a y o r ’s

F u n d , c a le nda rs , etc. W e w e re lu c k y to

ha ve a n y m o n e y le f t lo r th e C a n te e n !

O u r C h r is tm a s C o n c e rt and P r iz e

D is t r ib u t io n w as h e ld o n D e c e m b e r 21st,

and a ll e n jo ye d a v e r y p le a san t e ve n in g .

T h e C o m m a n d in g O ff ic e r p re s id ed , sup­

p o rte d b y C ap t. P a rm e te r and th e C o m ­

p an y o ffice rs . T h e M a y o r and M a y o re s s

and M rs . A . C . R u s to n w e re a m o n g the

m a n y g ue s ts p re sen t. A n e xc e lle n t

m u s ic a l p ro g ra m m e w as g iv e n b y th e

B an d u n d e r B a n d m a s te r E . S. C o le m a n .

B r ig h t so los w e re s u ng b y M is s E u n ic e

M a y and M r . W . T . S h a rp , and M r . R . H .

G ilk e s g a ve one o r tw o h u m o ro u s item s .

B e fo re th e p r iz e d is t r ib u t io n , C ap t. P a r ­

m e te r g a ve a b r ie f r e p o r t o f th e C o m ­

p an y 's w o rk . T h e C o m m a n d in g O ff ic e r,

b e fo re a s k in g M rs . B a k e r to p re se n t

the E ff ic ie n c y C up , c o n g ra tu la te d the

C o m p a n y on its p ro g re s s . T h e R e g i­

m e n ta l M a rc h , fo llo w e d b y th e N a t io n a l

A n th e m , b ro u g h t th e co nc e rt to a close.

W e c o n g ra tu la te th e w in n e rs o f th e

C o m p a n y t ro p h ie s : —

T o w n P r iz e C u p — S e rg t . W . G o s lin g

( t h ir d y e a r) .

W y n n e-W illia m s S e c t io n C u p .— N o . 15

S e c tio n (C p l. A . M a n e s te r ) .

G e o r g e C la rk L e w is G u n S e c tio n S h ie ld .— N o . 8 S e c tio n (C p l. W . G .

H e a rn ) .

L a d ie s o f E a lin g 1868-1924 C u p .— P te .

D . F . C . W a tk in s .

R e c r u its ’ D r illin g and S h o o tin g C u p .—

P te . A . R o w e .

C a p t. W y n n e-W illia m s M u sk e tr y C u p . — C .S .M . J. S im o n s and L . / C p l. R .

B ra m p to n .

R o th s c h ild s M u sk e tr y C u p .— P te . O . C.

L o x to n .

B o tt and N e il M u sk e tr y C u p (R e c r u its ) . — P te . W . F a rm e r .

L e w is G u n n er s ’ C u p .— P te . F . C.

W a tk in s .

S to w e ll S p o r ts C u p .— P te . F . C.

W a tk in s .

C a p ta in s ’ C u p (R e c ru i ts ’ S p o rts ) .— P te .

W . B ud den .

J o h n so n C u p (S m a r te s t T u rn - o u t) .—

P te . E . A . K e a ts .

W e w e re d e lig h te d to h a ve a C h r is tm a s

c a rd and le t t e r f ro m P te . B ean ( la te “ B

C o m p a n y ). W e c o n g ra tu la te h im on so

q u ic k ly p ass ing o u t o f th e D e p o t.

M a n y c o n g ra tu la t io n s to o u r Company

Q u a rte rm a s te r- S e rg e a n t on h is p rom o­

tio n . W e hope to h a ve M e a rs fo r years

W e co nc lude w ith bes t w ishes to a ll for

th e N e w Y e a r .

” D ” C O M P A N Y .

S ince th e la s t issue o f th e Jo u rn a l, our

C o m p a n y has been u n fo r tu n a te in losin»-

th e se rv ic e s o f C ap t. H . C. E ll is , O .B .E *

w ho , to r bus iness reasons, has had to

t ra n s fe r to th e T e r r i t o r ia l A r m y Reserve.

W e ta k e th e o p p o r tu n ity to welcome

C ap t. R . H . G . B o ys , w ho w as recently

B a t ta l io n S ig n a l l in g O ff ic e r and w ho now

co m m ands th e C o m p a n y . 2 /L ie u t.

J. P . B . C la r k has a lso been posted to us;

so once m o re o u r e s ta b lis h m e n t o f officers

is com p le te .

W e a re g la d to re p o r t th a t w e w ere able

to rescue th e G a m a g e C u p fro m the

p ro cess io n o f t ro p h ie s o n th e ir w ay to

“ H . Q . " W in g b y b e a t in g th e m b y 7 goals

to 1 in th e f in a l o f th e F o o tb a ll Knock-out.

W e a re lo o k in g fo rw rn rd to a n o th e r good

g am e in a r e tu r n m a tc h , w h ic h is shortly

ta k in g p lace.

T h e M in ia t u r e R a n g e is n o w complete,

and , as w e u n d e rs ta n d th a t i t has not

w o n th e B r ig a d e tro p h y , w e m us t con­

g ra tu la te th e w in n e rs , b u t w e w a rn them

w e m ean to w in n e x t y e a r. W e hope

th e n to h a ve o u r n e w o u ts id e ra ng e ready

f o r th e c o m p e tit io n .

Y E L L O W F L A S H E S .

T h e re is no c o n f irm a t io n o f th e story

th a t one m an , on re c e iv in g h is bounty,

h anded i t b ack to h is C o m p a n y Com ­

m a n d e r, w it h th e re m a rk th a t in these

days o f n a t io n a l s tress he co u ld n o t th ink

o f ta k in g th e m o n e y .

* * *

C o n g ra tu la t io n s to th e n ew O .C . “ D ”

C o m p a n y o n h is p ro m o t io n and appo in t­

m en t. B o y s w i l l be boys . L ik e w is e the

O .C . “ A ” C o m p a n y on h is p rom o tion ,

th o u g h , o f course , e v e ry b o d y knew he

w o u ld “ w a lk e rw a y ” w it h i t b e fo re long.

* * *

W e lc o m e to o u r n e w S ig n a l l in g Officer.

L e t ’em ( H ) a l l com e.

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Suggestions h a ve been in v ite d fo r

. L o v in g th e a ttend ance a t A n n u a l P r iz e

D is tr ib u tio n s : one c o rre s p o n d e n t c o n t r i­

butes the f o l lo w in g : —

Little r o lls o f sa u s a g e ,Little d r o p s o f b e e r ;D on ’t y o u th in k th a t th e y m ig h t m a k e An au d ien ce a p p e a r ?

The O .C . “ H . Q . ” W in g had to w a lk

„„ so m any tim e s a t th e P r iz e D is t r ib u t io n

this yea r to re c e ive th e cups h is C o m p a n y

—no. W in g — had w o n , th a t , in th e e ve n t

of a s im ila r s itu a t io n o c c u r r in g ag a in , he

is going to a p p ly f o r p e rm is s io n f o r som e­

one to ru n f o r h im .

O ur tam e p oe t has sen t in th e fo l lo w in g

lines, u nde r th e h e a d in g o f—

T E R R I T O R I A L T R I F L E S .

No . 1.— T h e P e r m a n e n t S t a f f I n s t r u c t o r .

At eve ry d r i l l h a l l y o u w i l l f ind

A sold ier m a n w h o is a k in d

O f p e rso n a l c o nd u c to r.

He supe rin tends th e w o r k and p la y

Of T e r r i t o r ia ls d ay b y day,

And th is is w h a t th e o ffice rs say

Of the P e rm a n e n t S ta ff I n s t r u c t o r :

Bless th e S e rg e a n t- M a jo r !

W h a te ve r s ho u ld w e do

If we w e re b o un d to r u n a ro u n d

And do h is jo b in lie u ?

Bless th e S e rg e a n t- M a jo r !

W e cou ld none o f us do o r d ie.

I f we h a d n ’t g o t h im on th e spo t—

Tha t p e rm a n e n t P .S . I .

To h im each m a n ’s a s o ld ie r, s ir,

Be he a c le rk o r c a rp e n te r,

O r o m n ibu s co nd u c to r.

He shows re c ru its th e p ro p e r w a y

To act lik e m e n and to obe y :

But th is is w h a t th e so ld ie rs say

Of the P e rm a n e n t S ta ff In s t ru c to r :

Curse th e S e rg e a n t- M a jo r !

W h a te ve r s h o u ld w e do

If we w e re b ound to ru n a ro u n d

A ll day w ith one, one- tw o?

Curse th e S e rg e a n t- M a jo r !

W e cou ld v e r y w e l l do o r d ie

W ith o u t h im th e re to cu rse and sw e a r—

Tha t p e rm a n e n t P .S . I .

9th BATTALION NOTES.

BY th e t im e th e J o u rn a l appea rs , C h r is t­

m as and th e N e w Y e a r w i l l be th in g s

o f th e past, b u t, as w e o m itte d th e u sua l

seasonab le g re e t in g s in o u r la s t no tes , w e

w i l l s ta r t b y h o p in g th a t a l l th o se w ho

ta k e th e t ro u b le to w ad e th ro u g h o u r

s c rib b lin g s w i l l h a ve had a th o ro u g h ly

s a tis fa c to ry C h ris tm a s , th a t th e N e w Y e a r

has s ta r te d o ff in g o o d s ty le , and th a t it

w i l l c o n t in u e to p ro v e e v e ry d ay and in

e v e ry w a y b e tte r and b e tte r .

In one w a y and a n o th e r , th e d r i l l h a lls

ha ve been p re t t y f u l ly occup ied d u r in g th e

la s t q u a r te r . S om e o f th e fu n c t io n s a re

h a rd y a nnu a ls , and c o n se q u e n t ly a n y

d e s c rip tio n o f th e m w o u ld be m e re ly a

re p e t it io n o f o u r n o tes o f p re v io u s yea rs .

T h e m o s t im p o r ta n t e ve n t has been the

u n v e il in g o f th e n ew p e rm a n e n t W a r

M e m o r ia l in th e D r i l l H a l l a t H e a d ­

q u a rte rs , and a sep a ra te a ccoun t o f th is

appea rs e lsew he re .

I f th e u n v e il in g w as th e m o s t im p o r­

ta n t, th e m o s t p le a s a n tly s u rp r is in g w as

th e c o o k s ’ success in th e T e r r i t o r ia l A r m y

C o o k e ry C h a m p io n sh ip a t O ly m p ia . B y

c a ll in g th e ir success a su rp ris e , I am in

no w a y c a s tin g a n y d o ub t on th e ir

cap ab ilit ie s— as m o s t o f th e m a re b o xe rs ,

I s h o u ld n o t r is k i t — b u t m e re ly e xp re s s in g

th e n a tu ra l fe e lin g o f a ll conce rned , th a t

h o w e v e r s k il fu l, i t w as n o t to be expec ted

th a t th e y s ho u ld c a r ry off th e ch ie f aw a rd s

w ith o u t p re v io u s exp e rience .

A l i t t le in te llig e n c e w o r k b e fo re h an d

doub tle ss he lped , and appea rances : th e

a c c o m p a n y in g p h o to g ra p h speaks fo r

i ts e lf— b u t th is w as n o t a ll th a t w as

re q u ire d . I n f ro n t o f an aud ience co m ­

posed fo r th e m o s t p a r t o f c r it ic a l h ouse­

w ive s , th e y had to p re p a re and co ok a

d in n e r o f b ro w n s tew and c a rro ts , m ea t

p ie , p o ta toes , cabbage, w h ite sauce, jam

r o l l and m i lk p ud d in g .

C o o k in g is n o t u s u a lly lo o ke d u p o n as

an e x c it in g e n te r ta in m e n t fo r spec ta to rs ,

b u t th e s u p p o rte rs o f o u r side g o t con­

s id e rab le e xc ite m e n t and e n te r ta in m e n t

o u t o f th e contes t, and, b y t r e a t in g th e

e ve n t as a fo rm o f cup-tie, p ro b a h lv

c rea ted an a tm o sp he re w h ic h enco u rag ed

th e cooks to g iv e o f th e ir best.

I t w as k n o w n th a t th e team s c o m p e tin g

th e n ig h t b e fo re had lo s t som e ve g e tab le s

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a p p a re n t ly sa tis f ied lo o k on th e c o o k s ’

faces and th e s a v o u ry sm e lls w h ic h cam e

o u t w h e n th e to p s w e re re m o ve d f ro m the

p o ts o r th e o ve n d o o r w as opened, and

c o n se q u e n t ly i t w as w it h re l ie f th a t each

d ish w as seen to e m e rg e f ro m its h id in g

p lace in re c o g n iz a b le fo rm .

A p p e a ra n c es a re so m e tim e s decep tive ,

b u t th e ju d g e s — a jo b fo r g lu t to n s , th is —

ta s ted each d ish and , a m id s t lo u d app lause

f ro m th e sp e c ta to rs u rg e d on b y th e

T h e 4 th B n . E a s t Y o r k s h ir e Regiment

w e re second, 3 rd B n . P r in c e of W ales s

V o lu n te e rs th i rd , and 13th Bn. The

L o n d o n R e g im e n t fo u r th .

W e c o n g ra tu la te C ap t. E . C. Lawson.

M .C . , S e rg t . B ro o k s and the Cooks on

th e ir a c h ie vem en t, w h ic h fo rm s a fitting

e n d in g to a successfu l y e a r. .

W e w o u ld a p o lo g iz e fo r inflicting

a n o th e r w edd ing ' u p o n yo u , b u t regret

th a t w e h a ve no c o n t ro l in the m a tte i.

in to th e p ie ), so th a t th e y m ig h t be te rm e d

tw o g o a ls d o w n , w h i ls t , s h o r t ly a f te r

b e g in n in g on th e n ig h t o f N o v e m b e r 17th,

th e te a m w o r k in g bes ide o u rs lo s t th e ir

ja m r o l l , cast o u t b y th e re fe re e , and w ith

i t w e n t a co o k . T w o m o re g o a ls to us,

and a ll th a t w as re q u ire d w as to p la y

fo r s a fe ty ; in o th e r w o rd s , to p ro duce the

g oo ds s a fe ly f ro m th e ir v a r io u s po ts.

A s th e “ g o o d s ” h ad been h id d en f ro m

s ig h t fo r som e t im e pas t, s u p p o rte rs co u ld

o n ly ju d g e h o w th e y p ro g re s s e d f ro m th e

W ille s d e n c o n t in g e n t, p ronounced then

goo d .

B e fo re le a v in g , th e ju d g e s in fo rm ed the

te a m u n o f f ic ia l ly th a t th e y had w on an I

th is has s ince been co n firm ed , the tean

b e in g aw a rd e d th e S pec ia l D ip lo m a , R

a d d it io n , each m e m b e r o f th e team h-"

been aw a rd e d th e h ig h e s t individual

a w a rd : S e rg t . A . E . B ro o ks , Silver

S e rv ic e M e d a l and D ip lo m a ; Cooks R p

B o s to n , G . W e b b , H . D eacon and ]'

C ass id y , S i lv e r M e d a ls and D ip lom as

T E R R I T O R I A L A R M Y C O O K E R Y C O M P E T I T I O N , O L Y M P I A , N O V ., 1926 W o n b y 9 th B a t t a l i o n T h e M id d le s e x R e g im e n t .

B a ck Row— G. Webb, J. Cassidy, R . E . Boston.Fron t Row — Sgt. A . E. Brooks, Capt. & Qmr. E . C. Lawson, M.C., H. Deacon.

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, nce w edd ings , in s te ad o f b e in g even ts ,

now a f re q u e n t occu rre nce . lh e

f i s t is th e m a r r ia g e o f C ap t. P . L lo yd -

W Ü iam s and M is s L lo y d Jones on

w L m b e r 27 th . A s th e se rv ic e to o k

1 .e in th e W e ls h P re s b y te r ia n C h u rc h ,

rh a r in 0" C ross R o a d and r u m o u r h ad i t

.hat the la n g u a g e to be e m p lo yed w o u ld

f W e lsh , o u r spec ia l c o rre s p o n d e n t to o k

I e ons f ro m h is m ilk m a n , a n a t iv e o f th a t

country, b u t, a f te r g e t t in g a r ic k e d to n g u e

and a stiff ja w in th e a tte m p t, abandoned

the effort.W e p resum e th a t th e h a p p y co up le w e re

W i l y u n ited , b u t to a ll th o se w h o liv e

ea°st of th e S e v e rn i t is m e re ly a m a t te r o f

con jectu re, and w e m u s t needs d ra w a v e i l

0Ver w ha t o ccu rre d , as w e co u ld n o t tu r n

our W e ls h d ic t io n a ry fas t e n o u g h to

follow the f lo w o f e loquence.

W ith c o m m end ab le p ro m p t itu d e , o u r

representative escaped f ro m th e c h u rc h

almost b e fo re th e b r id e and b r id e g ro o m ,

and, as w as o n ly b e f it t in g , w as im m e ­

diately u she red in to th e la rg e s t R o lls-

Royce th e re , w h e re u p o n , s in k in g in to th e

deepest c o rn e r, he w as ab le to re c o ve r

from the s tra in o f th e la s t h a lf- ho u r's

Esperanto b e fo re fa c in g th e f u r th e r ca lls

of the recep tio n .F o r the o p e ra t io n o f c u t t in g th e cake,

a fam ily sw o rd w as p ro duced , b u t w as

not used u n t i l th e b r id e g ro o m , t r u e to h is

profession, had en su re d th a t i t was

tho rough ly d is in fec ted .

The ra t io n a llo t te d to o u r in fo rm a n t

contained an u n e xp ec te d d a in ty , fo r , in

all innocence, he s ta r te d to ea t th e cake

and then fo u n d s o m e th in g h a rd w ith in .

Covered w ith c o n fu s io n , he re m o ve d the

obstacle and fo u n d i t to be a s ilv e r re p lic a

of one o f th e m a in s ta y s o f m e n ’s a pp a re l,

and, to add to h is d is c o m fitu re , am p le

thread w as a ttached to i t fo r s e c u r in g it

to the g a rm en ts , i f re q u ire d .

S ho rtly a f te r th is c o n tre te m p s , th e b rid e

and b rid e g ro o m d ep a rted 011 th e ir h o n e y­

moon w h ich , r u m o u r has it, is to be spen t

at A b b e ts sw g w rd ud yh ss ( i t does e x is t, as

we have lo o ke d i t u p in th e A .B .C . ) .

W e w e re s up p lie d w it h a n e xc e lle n t

description o f th e costum es , b u t fee l th a t

it is fa r above th e heads o f th e m a jo r i t y

of our readers. T h e w o rd “ cab o u cho ns”

alone fin ished u s ; w e w i l l th e re fo re con­

clude o u r accoun t w it h bes t w ishes to

them bo th fo r lo n g l i f e and happ iness.

O n S un d a y , O c to b e r 10th , q u ite a

successfu l d ay w as spen t a t th e D e p o t,

M i l l H i l l , and w e h a ve to th a n k M a jo r

je f fe rd and th e D e p o t s ta ff f o r th e ir

in v a lu a b le assis tance.

A p la to o n f ro m each co m p an y , m o s t ly

ra th e r s ke le to n , assem b led a t th e “ D

C o m p a n y D r i l l H a l l a t H e n d o n , and f ro m

th e re m a rc hed a t in te rv a ls to M i l l H i l l ,

d ressed in f ig h t in g o rd e r c o m p le te w it h

“ t in h a ts .” T h e p la to o n s w e re m a rk e d

fo r th e ir m a rc h in g , m a rk s b e in g deduc ted

fo r th o se u n d e r th e s t re n g th la id d o w n ,

and o n th e w h o le th e m a rc h d is c ip lin e w as

g o o d , th o u g h th e s w in g and step o f som e

p la to o n s w e re to be c r it ic iz e d . O n

a r r iv a l a t M i l l H i l l , th e o ffice rs and

N .C .O s . w e re fa lle n o u t and d e p a rte d to

p e r fo rm a p la to o n a tta c k w it h th e D e p o t

C a d re N .C .O s . as le ade rs . I n th e m e a n ­

tim e , th e m e n d onned th e ir d r i l l o rd e r

and u n d e rw e n t a d r i l l c o m p e tit io n .

N eed less to say, th e re w as m u c h to be

des ired in th e d r i l l , s ince th is p la y s o n ly a

sm a ll p a r t in th e t r a in in g o f th e present-

day T e r r i t o r ia l s o ld ie r, and, s im p le th o u g h

th e m o ve m e n ts w e re , c o n s te rn a t io n and

co n fu s io n re s u lte d in m a n y cases. O v e r ­

a n x ie ty and fa i lu re to lis te n c a re fu l ly to

th e w o rd s o f c o m m and w e re c h ie fly

re spo ns ib le , and m o re p rac tic e w o u ld h a ve

m ade a w o r ld o f d iffe rence . A s i t w as,

a ll th e p la to o n s h ad im p ro v e d co n s id e r­

a b ly b y th e t im e th e d ay ended.

D in n e rs fo llo w e d , and a ll ow e a deb t o f

g ra t itu d e to M is s T u c k e r , th e m anag e ress

o f th e C an teen , and h e r s ta ff fo r th e ir

e xc e lle n t rep as t. I n th e a fte rn o o n , each

p la to o n in tu rn , u n d e r th e ir o w n N .C .O s . ,

n o w e x p e r t f ro m th e C ad res ' in s t ru c t io n ,

d id th e sam e a tta c k th a t th e N .C .O s . had

done p re v io u s ly .

T e a and p ay fo llo w e d , and th e n th e

p la to o n s fe ll ’in and m a rc h ed back to

H e n d o n , w it h th e e xce p tio n o f “ C ”

C o m p a n y , w h o b ro k e off a t th e fo o t o f

th e h i l l and em bussed fo r H a r ro w , th e re

to g iv e a d e m o n s tra t io n fo r th e bene fit

o f “ S o c ra te s .”C o m b in in g th e m a rk s fo r m a rc h in g and

d r i l l , “ D " C o m p a n y w o n , “ B ” C o m ­

p an y b e in g second.T h e M in ia tu r e R if le C lu b , th o u g h n o t so

s t ro n g ly s u p p o rte d th is y e a r as la s t, is b y

no m eans de func t, and e ve n i f S e rg t .

S od en is m uch m issed , h is successor.

428 T H E D IE -H A R D S

p ro d u c e d c o n t in u a l in te re s t in g and am us­

in g e ven ts , in c lu d in g a N o v e lt y S ho o t,

c r ic k e t m a tches , and tw o m a tches a g a in s t

th e W i l le s d e n G re e n S pe c ia l C o n s ta b u la ry .

T h e f ir s t o f th e se m a tches to o k p lace on

S u n d a y , N o v e m b e r 21st, a f te r a spec ia l

p a ra d e w h e n th e lo c a l “ S pec ia ls ” la id a

w re a th on th e B a t ta l io n M e m o r ia l . O n

th is occas ion , th e B a t ta l io n r if le s o n ly

w e re used, w h ic h w as a hand ic ap to th e

v is ito rs , w h o w e re n o t accus tom ed to

open s ig h ts , and th e B a t ta l io n te am

th e re fo re w e re successfu l. B u t on th e

r e t u r n occas ion , th e “ S pec ia ls ” b ro u g h t

t h e ir o w n r if le s and h ad th e ir re ve n g e .

W e u n d e rs ta n d th a t these m e e tin g s a re

to be fo llo w e d b y a b il l ia rd s m a tc h

b e tw e e n th e “ S pec ia ls ” and o u r S e r­

g ean ts . W e w e lc o m e th e lia is o n b e tw ee n

th e tw o fo rces, w h ic h w e hop e w i l l be to

th e a d va n ta g e o f b o th .

W h i ls t o n th e s u b je c t o f lia is o n s , th e re

is a n o th e r f ro m w h ic h w e hop e b o th

p a r t ie s w i l l d e r iv e b ene fit. T h e lo c a l

T e r r i t o r ia l C ade ts h a v e f o r to o lo n g been

m o re o r less dead, b u t a r e o rg a n iz a t io n

and th e in t ro d u c t io n o f fre s h life , c o m ­

b in ed w it h a r ra n g e m e n ts b e in g m ad e fo r

th e C ade ts to h a ve th e use o f th e h a ll

in s te ad o f th e ir im p o s s ib le h u t o u ts id e ,

s h o u ld le ad to th e m ta k in g a n e w lease o f

life , and , w e hop e , ta k in g th e ir p ro p e r

p lace in th e T e r r i t o r ia l schem e and

sen d in g o n u s e fu l re c ru its to th e B a t ta l io n .

T o r e t u r n to th e R if le C lu b , th e C h r is t­

m as S h o o t w as a g a in h e ld th is y e a r, and

w e h a ve to th a n k th e g e n e ro s ity o f v a r io u s

d o n o rs and th e e n e rg e t ic c o lle c t in g o f th e

P e rm a n e n t S ta ff f o r a n o th e r e x c e lle n t

a r r a y o f p riz e s , w h ic h once m o re p ro v id e d

e n o u g h re w a rd s fo r e v e ry f i r e r to re ce ive

one. T h e Q u a r te rm a s te r ’s c ig a rs once

m o re g a ve (and , in sp ite o f th e d ra u g h t,

s t i l l g iv e ) a n a ir o f a ffluence to th e h a ll.

T h e d o n o r o f one o f th e “ m y s te r y ”

packe ts m ig h t be s u rp ris e d to h e a r th a t

h is p a rc e l caused no a m u se m e n t and o n ly

c o n s id e ra b le a n no yan ce to th e C o m m itte e .

W e do a tte m p t to p ro d uce som e h u m o ro u s

s tu n t f o r th e la s t p r iz e - w in n e r, b u t in th is

case th e C o m m itte e in a ll g o o d fa ith ,

k n o w in g w h e re th e p r iz e cam e f ro m ,

s t r o n g ly re c o m m e n d e d i t , and w e re even

m o re an no ye d th a n th e w in n e r w h e n i t

w as fo u n d th a t th e im p o s in g p a rc e l co n­

ta in e d an ac id d ro p .

F o r tu n a te ly , th e m a t te r c o u ld be m o re

o r less pa tched up , b u t i t is o n ly to be

exp ec ted th a t th e C o m m itte e w i l l be ve

w a r y o f these s u rp r is e packe ts in future^

G ra n te d th a t th e C h r is tm a s S ho o t is not

a v e r y se r io u s a ffa ir ; neve rthe less th

C o m m itte e a re p laced in a v e ry awkward p o s it io n i f th e y re c o m m e n d a p rize to on

o f th e less a ff lu e n t m em bers of the

B a t ta l io n , k n o w in g th a t i t comes from a

f irm o f s ta n d in g , and f in d th a t there is

n o th in g ins id e . T h e le a s t th a t the donor

can do is to w a rn th e m b efo rehand what to e xpec t.

T h e ju d g in g o f th e m in ia tu re ranges

th is y e a r to o k p lace on D ecem ber 17th

and on th is occas ion th e 7 th Battalion

ra n g e a t H o rn s e y w as ad ju dg ed the best

W e o ffe r th e m o u r h e a r t ie s t congratu la­

t io n s on th e ir success, and, a lthough we

a re lo a th to p a r t w it h th e sh ie ld , we are

g la d th a t fo r tu n e has a t la s t shone on

th e m a f te r th e ir r u n o f bad luck. We

c o n g ra tu la te C .S .M . T is d a le on his range,

w h ic h , even i f n o t a w in n e r , provides all

th a t is a b s o lu te ly re q u ire d a t the modest

cost o f te n s h il l in g s , and , as i t is a new

ra n g e , th e a d d it io n a l e xp en d itu re of a

fe w s h il l in g s s h o u ld m a ke g re a t improve­

m e n ts p oss ib le b y n e x t ye a r.

T h e long-d iscussed ra n g e a t Head­

q u a r te rs is r e a l ly th re a te n in g to become

an accom p lished fac t th is y e a r, and should

be a g re a t im p ro v e m e n t, as i t should

assis t g re a t ly in e as ing the present

f re q u e n t co ng es tio n .

W e e x te n d o u r h e a r t ie s t sym pathy to

L ie u t . F u r lo n g o n h is recen t serious

m o to r acc iden t, and w e a re v e ry glad to

h e a r th a t he is p ro g re s s in g satisfactorily

and no te th a t e ve n in a semi-hashed-up

s ta te he s t i l l re ta in s h is sense o f humour.

W e u n d e rs ta n d th a t th e re w i l l be only

one a n sw e r to a ll c o m p la in ts in future at

th e co o kho use— “ L o o k a t th e dip loma.”

W e c o n g ra tu la te C p l. and M rs . Brockett

o n th e a r r i v a l o f an A rm is t ic e Day

a d d it io n to th e ir f a m ily . W e await the

p ro d u c t io n o f th e ir c h ild ’s b ir th certificate

to c o n f irm a r u m o u r th a t i t has been given

a ll th e R e g im e n ta l b a t t le honours as

C h ris t ia n nam es and w i l l be know n as

“ L i t t l e Z ab ” f o r s h o rt.

A non-co m m iss ioned o ffice r we wot of

has been aw a rd e d a p r iz e fo r Charleston-

in g . W e w o n d e r w h e th e r i t was his

d an c in g o r th e m esm e ric effect of his

“ O x fo rd b ag s ” th a t g a ined h im this

d is t in c t io n ?

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en g a g e m e n t is anno unced o f S e rg t .

e, Jm son ( “ H . Q . ” ) and M is s F lo re n c e

K a d , d a u g h te r o f M r s . B e a s le y . W e

1 r o u r w a rm e s t c o n g ra tu la t io n s .

t6W e c o n g ra tu la te S e rg t .- M a jo r and M rs .

Sewell on th e a d d it io n o f a d a u g h te r to

.ifeir fa m ily c irc le . _The fo l lo w in g p ro m o t io n s h a v e ta k e n

1 during ' th e q u a r te r : —

P r S M H in e to R e g im e n ta l Q u a rte r-

A te r - S e rg e a n t ; C .Q .M .S . F it z g e ra ld

t0 C o m p any S e rg e a n t- M a jo r ; S e rg t .

n R S ) B a r k w a y to C o m p a n y Q u a rte r-

m aster-Sergean t; C p l. C obb to S e rg e a n t;

fo l M is se n to S e rg e a n t ; P tes . W e lld e n ,

Manser, B r i t t a in and R e n y a rd to Lance-

C ptPt ° ra C o rn w e ll (to th e E a s t S u r re y

R e g im e n t) , P te s . H u m p h re y s and L lo y d

“ f) ” C o m p a n y (to th e R o y a l A r t i l l e i y )

have jo ined th e R e g u la r A rm y . W e w ish

them g ood lu c k in th e ir n e w sphe re , and

are g lad to be ab le to r e p o r t th a t w e ha ve

h eard f ro m s e ve ra l m e n la te ly w h o have

„one fro m th e B a t ta l io n to th e R e g u la r

A rm y th a t th e y a re g e t t in g on w e ll and

would no t be o u t o f i t f o r a n y th in g .

The h o n o ra r y and o ne ro u s p os t of

Batta lion S u b - E d ito r fa l ls v a c a n t b e fo re

the n ex t no tes a re due. W e s h o u ld th e re ­

fore be g la d to in te r v ie w c and ida tes an y

evening e xcep t T h u rs d a y a t P o u n d L a n e .

They shou ld be queued up b y 7 .30 p .m .

The E d ito r , w e k n o w , find s th a t o u r no tes

cost fa r m o re th a n o u r sales b r in g in.

I t is, h o w e ve r, v e r y im p o r ta n t th a t w e

should keep o u r n o tes g o in g , as these a re

the o n ly reco rd s , a p a r t f ro m B a t ta l io n

Orders, th a t w i l l be a va ila b le fo r

reference in t im e to com e.

U N V E I L I N G O F q t h B A T T A L I O N

W A R M E M O R I A L .

Especia l in te re s t w as added to A rm is t ic e

Day th is y e a r o w in g to th e u n v e il in g of

the B a tta lio n W a r M e m o r ia l ta k in g p lace

on tha t day.

T he A rm is t ic e S e rv ic e and C e re m o n ia l

have come to s ta y , and a ttend ance is

always la rg e , b u t on th is occas ion th e

capacity o f th e h a l l w as f u l ly ta x e d , as

people came f ro m a ll q u a r te rs to a tte n d

the u n ve ilin g .

The m e m o r ia l its e lf , a p h o to g ra p h of

which is re p ro d u ce d , is s im p le and h a n d ­

some. I t is c o n s tru c te d o f o ak , w it h a

bronze p la te m o u n te d o n IT o p to n W o o d

stone, c a rve d w it h th e w o r d s : In

m e m o ry o f a ll ra n k s o f th e 9 th B n . T h e

M id d le s e x R e g im e n t (D u k e o f C a m ­

b r id g e ’s O w n ) w h o g a ve th e ir liv e s in

th e G re a t W a r . ” T h e R e g im e n ta l b adge

w h ic h s u rm o u n ts th e m e m o r ia l is of

u n s ta in ed o a k and b e lo w is a s m a ll case

c o n ta in in g th e M e m o r ia l R o l l . T h e r o l l ,

w h ic h is b e a u t i fu l ly b o un d in re d le a th e r,

w as p re se n te d b y e x - R .Q .M .S . B o w le s ,

and th e m e m o r ia l w as des ig ned b y

2 / L ie u t . B . L . S u tc liffe , w h o has re c e n t ly

jo in e d th e B a t ta l io n ; i t w i l l h a ve a r a i l

9 th B A T T A L I O N W A R M E M O R I A L , D r il l H a ll , P o u n d L a n e .

in f ro n t w h e n a s u itab le d e s ig n can be

schedu led . E v e r y e ffo rt w as m ade to

keep th e c e re m o n y s im p le and d ig n if ie d ,

in k e e p in g w i t h th e m e m o r ia l, and , to

ju d g e b y th e re m a rk s o f th o se a tte n d in g

and th e re p o rts , in som e cases super-

e ffus ive , th is w as ach ieved .

C o l. B lu m fe ld , th e H o n o r a r y C o lo n e l

o f th e B a t ta l io n , consented to u n v e il th e

m e m o r ia l, and w e w e re m o s t fo r tu n a te in

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th a t th e C h a p la in - G e n e ra l to th e F o rc e s ,

th e R e v . A . C . E . J a rv is , C .M .G . , M .C . ,

D .D . , k in d ly a g re e d to com e and d ed i­

ca te it.

A t 8 p .m . th e B an d p la ye d K e te lb e y ’s

“ E le g y , ” and d u r in g th is tw o s e n tr ie s in

f ig h t in g o rd e r w e re m o u n te d on th e

m e m o r ia l. A t th e co nc lu s io n o f th e

“ E le g y , ” th e C h a p la in - G e n e ra l, C o l.

B lu m fe ld , and C o l. B each e n te re d and

to o k up th e ir p o s itio n s , fo llo w e d b y th e

C o lo u r p a r t y ( 2 / L ie u t . A . W . W . G ra y ,

2 / L ie u t . B . L . S u tc liffe , C .S .M . S e w e ll,

C .Q .M .S . S hand , C .Q .M .S . H a w k s w o r th ,

and tw o b u g le rs , L . / C p l . S m ith and D m r .

L lo y d ) , w h o h a lte d im m e d ia te ly in s id e th e

h a ll , fa c in g th e m e m o r ia l.

A f t e r th e h ym n , “ A b id e w ith m e ,”

C o l. B lu m fe ld s tepped fo rw a rd , and , a f te r

a fe w m o s t a p p ro p r ia te w o rd s , u n ve ile d

th e m e m o r ia l. T h is w as fo llo w e d b y th e

“ L a s t P o s t ” and , a f te r a s h o r t s ilence,

th e “ R é v e il lé ” ; and th e b u g le rs , p a r­

t ic u la r ly L . / C p l . S m ith and D m r . L lo y d ,

a re to be c o n g ra tu la te d on th e e xc e lle n t

so u n d in g , w h ic h w as o f b e tte r to n e and

m o re in te l l ig e n t th a n a n y w e h a ve h ea rd

f o r som e tim e . T h e C h a p la in - G e n e ra l

th e n d ed ica ted th e m e m o r ia l and d e liv e re d

an e lo q u e n t add ress , w h ic h w as m uch

app rec ia ted .

A h ym n , a fe w p ra y e rs , a w re a th la id

b y th e C o m m a n d in g O ff ic e r, and th e n

“ G o d S ave th e K in g , ” a f te r w h ic h th e

C o lo u r p a r t y advanced to th e m e m o r ia l,

p laced th e C o lo u rs o n e ith e r s ide o f i t and

w ith d re w , fo llo w e d b y th e C hap la in-

G e n e ra l and C o l. B lu m fe ld . T h e ce re­

m o n y w as ended and i t o n ly re m a in e d fo r

th o se w h o h ad w re a th s to p lace th e m at

th e fo o t o f th e m e m o ria l.

T h ro u g h o u t th e e v e n in g so fa r , w ith

th e e x c e p t io n o f th e l ig h ts o n th e B a n d

s h o w in g up th e ir s c a rle t a g a in s t a som b re

b a c k g ro u n d and th o se l ig h ts a b s o lu te ly

necessa ry f o r th e aud ience, th e w h o le o f

th e l ig h t in g had been c o nc e n tra te d on th e

m e m o r ia l, o v e r w h ic h , ' in a d d it io n , a

spec ia l l ig h t has been f ix e d to sh ine

s t r a ig h t d o w n u p o n it . A s a re s u lt , th e

eye a u to m a t ic a l ly w as c a rr ie d to th e

U n io n J a c k c o v e r in g th e ta b le t and th e n ,

w h e n th is w as d ro pp ed , to th e m e m o r ia l

its e lf , n o r d id th e o ffice rs sea ted w it h th e

C h a p la in - G e n e ra l d is tra c t th e eye, as, in

th e ir b lu e u n ifo rm s , th e y m e rg e d in to th e

shadow s, and o n ly w h e n th e C hap la in-

G e n e ra l s tepped fo rw a rd in h is doctor’-

rob es to ded ica te th e m e m o ria l was •

m a g n if ic e n t to u c h o f c o lo u r added to the scene.

A m o n g s t tho se p re se n t w ere Col

B a r th o lo m e w , C o l. A n wyl-Passingham M a jo r S teed , M r . D e S a lis , M a jo r Finlay-

son, L ie u t . F . G . P a rk e r , L ie u t . I . D . s

G o rd o n , C ap t. S h o ll, C o l. P an kham , Capt

J. H e w le t t , C ap t. L . H e w le t t , R e v . H . H

T re a c h e r , th e V ic a r o f W ille s d e n , M r

M o r r is , M a jo r P . V . C o tte n , and many

o th e rs — to o m a n y to g iv e in deta il.

S ince A rm is t ic e D a y , m a n y p ilg rim ages

h a ve been m ade to th e m e m o ria l, in some

cases re la t iv e s h a v in g com e fro m quite a

d is tance to la y w re a th s th e re ; and, if many

app rec ia ted th e in t ro d u c t io n of the

A rm is t ic e D a y S e rv ic e b e fo re th e original

s c ro ll, s t i l l la r g e r n u m b e rs m a y be anti­

c ip a ted in th e fu tu re a t th is handsome

m e m o r ia l.

T H E B A T T A L I O N P R IZ E

D I S T R I B U T I O N .

A s th e h o ld in g o f th e A n n u a l Prize

D is t r ib u t io n on A rm is t ic e D a y was found

la s t y e a r to be a success, i t was decided

to h o ld i t a g a in on th a t day, fo llow ing

th e u n v e i l in g o f th e m e m o ria l, and so,

a f te r a s h o r t in te r v a l, d u r in g w hich the

B a n d p la yed , th e p r iz e ta b le w as wheeled

in to th e h a ll and th e C o m m a n d in g Officer,

a ccom pan ied b y C o l. B lu m fe ld and Mrs.

E l l is (d a u g h te r o f th e la t te r) , to o k their

p laces b eh in d th e tab le .

T h e C o m m a n d in g O ff ic e r expressed his

s a tis fa c tio n a t th e re s u lts obta ined this

y e a r in sp ite o f a ll obstac les, and thanked

a ll co nce rned fo r th e ir co-operation . He

re m in d e d th e B a t ta l io n , h o w e ve r, tha t the

w o rs t e n e m y o f B e s t is o fte n Good. He

th e n asked M rs . E l l is to p resent the

p rizes .

T h e B a t ta l io n re s u lts o f th e yea r were

as f o l lo w s : —

C r o w b o r o u g h C u p .— “ B ” Company.

B e s t C o m p a n y R ifle A v e r a g e .— “ A

C o m p a n y .

B e s t C o m p a n y L e w is G un Average.— “ D ” C o m p a n y .

B e s t A v e r a g e A tte n d a n c e .— “ G ” Com­

p any .

B e s t C o m p a n y , T . A . R . A . Competition. — “ D ” C o m p a n y .

S h e r w o o d S h ie ld :-— 1‘ B ” Com pany.

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Inter-C om pany N . C . O s . ' C u p .— “ B

^ n f s f w . O . and N .C . O . C u p , R ifle — r c M S e w e ll ( “ A ” C o m p a n y ).

Best P riv a te C u p , R ifle .— P te . Jesse tt

/“ H O . ” C o m p a n y ).Best R e cr u it C u p , R ifle .— P te . W a rd

\ ” C o m p an y ).

Best S c o r e (any rank), T . A . R . A .—

R O M .S . G re e n ( “ H . Q . ” C o m p an y ).

Best S c o r e , R e c r u it , 7 . A . R . A .— P te .

W ard ( “ A ” C o m p a n y ).Best M a ch in e G u n 7 earn.— i\o. 4

(L ./C p l. W y e )T a c t i c a l A C o m p a n y .

Guard M o u n t i n g C ” C o m p a n y .

Officers' S h o o tin g C u p .— C o l. G . Beach.

C .O . B u g le r .— D m r . A u s t in .

W e w i l l conc lude o u r n o tes fo r th is

quarter w it h th e l is t o f th e B a t ta l io n ’s

successes d u r in g th e pas t y e a r, and w e

hope th a t th is w i l l n o t o n ly be equa lled

this yea r, b u t su rpassed.

N .R . A . M e e t i n g , B i s l e y .

T .A . L ew is G u n C o m p e tit io n .— F o u r t h

and F if th .K in g ’ s H u n d r e d .— C .S .M . To d m an

gained a p lace.O ther C o m p e tit io n s .— C ap t. S h e rw o o d

and S e rg 't.-D m r. In k s t e r w e re a m o n g s t

the p rize-w inners.

B r i g a d e R i f l e M e e t i n g .

M id d lesex J u stic es S h ie ld .— F ir s t .

Sir W illiam C ru m p C u p — F ir s t .

Ross A g g r e g a te C u p .— F irs t .

H igh S h e r if f ’s C o m p e tit io n .— F ir s t and

second.C W .A , C o m p e tito n .— F ir s t and second.

Lcivis G un C o m p e tit io n .— F ir s t and

second.

Pickers G un C o m p e tit io n .— T h ird .

C lu S e s m o r e C u p .— F ir s t , second and

third.

Brigade In d iv id u al C h a m p io n sh ip .—

F irst, th i rd and fo u r th .

L o n d o n a n d M i d d l e s e x C o u n t i e s

R .A . C o m p e t i t i o n .

Lew is G un C o m p e tit io n .— Second.

O t h e r C o m p e t i t i o n s .

Brigade W in te r W eap on T r a in in g C u p . —F irs t.

Brigade B o x in g .— F irs t .

Best M in ia tu re R a n g e , 1925-26.— F ir s t .

B r ig a d e T r a n sp o rt D r iv in g .— F ir s t .

O fficers' T e a m P o in t- to -P o in t.— F ir s t .

T err ito r ia l A rm y C o o k in g C h a m p io n ­s h ip .— F irs t .

“ D ” C O M P A N Y .

A n o th e r y e a r is a b o u t to co m m ence and

w it h i t a w h o le h o s t o f re s o lu t io n s h a ve

been m ade . H e re a re th o s e th a t a ffec t

th e C o m p a n y as a w h o le : —

U ) W e a re g o in g to keep th e B o x in g .

L e w is G un , T . A . R . A . M e e t in g , and

P la to o n D r i l l C ups.

(2) M a k e e v e ry e f fo r t to re g a in th e

S h e rw o o d S h ie ld f ro m “ B C o m p a n y .

(3) See i f w e can g e t o u r n am e fo r th e

f irs t t im e on th e G u a rd M o u n t in g S h ie ld .

(4) W in th e R if le C up , etc ., e tc., etc.,

and so on.

T h e s e a re a few o f th e re s o lu t io n s m ade

and in th e c o rre s p o n d in g issue n e x t y e a r

w e w i l l re v ie w and c o m p a re th e re s u lts ,

and w e a ll hope th a t th e y w i l l be b e tte r

th a n th is y e a r 's , w h ic h a re goo d .

W e t r ie d a new e x p e r im e n t th is yea r,

in th a t w e h ad a C a rn iv a l D an c e and

P r iz e D is t r ib u t io n ins tead o f th e u sua l

C o m p a n y D in n e r . I f n u m b e rs a tte n d in g

c o un t f o r a n y th in g , i t w as a h u g e success,

f o r w e h ad w ive s , la d y fr ie n d s , m o th e rs ,

fa th e rs , s is te rs and b ro th e rs and c h ild re n

o f a ll ages. T h e C o m m itte e a re to be

c o n g ra tu la te d o n th e d e c o ra t in g e f fo r ts ,

th e h a ll lo o k e d v e r y n ice.

A series of. in d o o r gam es w as p la yed

a g a in s t th e o ld m em b e rs o f th e C o m p a n y

in O c to b e r, and a v e r y e n jo ya b le e ve n in g

w as spent. T h e re s u lt w as a w in fo r

O .C .A . b y one p o in t, b u t I am su re th a t

w h e n w e g e t as o ld and as a r t f u l as th e y

a re w e s h a ll b ea t th e m . A m o n g s t those

p re sen t w e re M e ss rs . W . A d am s , J.

A d am s , R . D a w k in s , H . P a lf re m a n , A .

H a rd in g , A . G ates , C . S e x to n , W . S ta r t ­

in g , and J. D u n m o w . W e s ho u ld l ik e to

see m o re at th e n e x t m ee tin g .

T h e v a r io u s p rize- w in ne rs a re g iv e n

b e lo w : —

S e c tio n C h a llen g e C u p . N o . 15 S ec tio n

( L . / C p l . P a tte rs o n , P tes . P a in e . B a r t le .

B . Tupp, L . Tupp, and L a v e r ) .

M u sk e try C u p .— C .Q .M .S . M i l ls .

B u r g ess C u p .— S e rg t. B re e d .

R e c r u its ’ C u p .— P te . L a v e r .

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O L D C O M R A D E S ’ N O T E S .

T h e 9 th B a t ta l io n O ld C o m ra d e s A s s o ­

c ia t io n h a ve ta k e n a s tep fo rw a rd to w a rd s

R e g im e n ta l u n it y b y d e c id in g to be a

b ra n c h o f th e M id d le s e x A s s o c ia t io n and

n o t a sep a ra te b o d y . A s a re s u lt o f th is

m o ve , th e d r i l l h a lls o f th e B a t ta l io n

becom e th e g a th e r in g p laces n o t o n ly o f

p as t and p re se n t 9 th B a t ta l io n m en , b u t

a lso o f m e n o f a l l b a t ta lio n s o f th e R e g i­

m e n t; and th e 9 th B a t ta l io n O .C .A .

c o nce rts a re n o t re u n io n s o f ex~9th

B a t ta l io n m en o n ly , b u t a g a th e r in g o f

a ll M id d le s e x m en . N ee d less to say,

th is is c o m m o n sense and p ra c t ic a l.

W h e re v e r th e re a re d r i l l h a lls in M id d le ­

sex th e re a re o ld s o ld ie rs o f th e R e g im e n t,

and i t is o n ly r ig h t th a t th e d r i l l h a ll

s h o u ld be th e p lace o f re u n io n , and w e

a re s u re th a t m a n y w i l l w e lc o m e th e

o p p o r tu n ity n o w g iv e n o f m e e tin g .

E v e ry o n e c a n no t a tte n d th e O .C .A .

D in n e r o r th e co nce rts in to w n , b u t th is

d ec is io n m eans th a t O ld C o m ra d e s ’

c o nce rts and e n te r ta in m e n ts w i l l ta k e

p lace a ll o v e r th a t p a r t o f M id d le s e x w h ic h

th e 9 th B a t ta l io n occup ies.

T h e f ir s t o f these co nce rts to o k p lace

a t W e a ld s to n e o n O c to b e r 30 th , and w as

o rg a n iz e d b y M r . F e n n e m o re , w h o is

a c t in g as S e c re ta ry ro u n d H a r ro w . C o l.

B each , C o l. A n w y l- P a s s in g h a m , th e

C h a irm a n o f th e R e g im e n ta l A s s o c ia t io n ,

and th e S e c re ta ry o f th e M id d le s e x

T . A . A . , M a jo r S teed , th e S e c re ta ry o f th e

R e g im e n ta l A s s o c ia t io n , C o l. H e w e t t and

C ap t. L . M . H e w le t t , w h o p re s id ed , w e re

p re se n t, to g e th e r w ith a b o u t a h u n d re d

m e m b e rs and th e ir f r ie n d s . A co nce rt

w as a r ra n g e d b y M r . P e n fo ld , w h ic h w as

m u c h app rec ia ted , and th is w as fo llo w e d

b y a dance.

A n o th e r c o nc e rt to o k p lace a t P o u n d

L a n e , W i lle s d e n , on D e c e m b e r 4 th , on

th is occas ion o rg a n iz e d b y C .S .M . F i t z ­

g e ra ld , and an e x c e lle n t p ro g ra m m e w as

k in d ly a r ra n g e d b y M a d a m e C o r r i.

A b o u t tw o h u n d re d w e re p re se n t and

spen t a m o s t e n jo y a b le e ve n in g . W e

n o tic e d re p re s e n ta t iv e s , p as t and p re se n t,

f ro m v a r io u s b a t ta lio n s , and hop e th a t , as

th e show s becom e b e t te r k n o w n , th e

n u m b e rs w i l l g e t s t i l l la rg e r .

2/1 Oth BATTALION REUNION DINNER.

( A N D e c e m b e r 3 rd , a t th e Goat and

^ C om passes H o te l, th e re to o k p lace

w h a t m a y f a i r ly be ca lled th e f irs t real

re u n io n o f a ll ra n k s o f th e o ld 2/io th

I t m u s t h a ve been m o s t g ra t if y in g to

tho se w h o had w o rk e d to b r in g in to being-

to w itn e s s th e re a l p lea su re w hich all

p re se n t d e r iv e d f ro m th e g a th e r in g to

k n o w th a t t h e ir e s t im a te o f th e probable

n u m b e rs a tte n d in g w as g re a t ly exceeded,

and to re a liz e th a t th e unan im ous roar

w h ic h g re e te d th e p ro p o s a l f o r th e annual

h o ld in g o f th e g a th e r in g show ed th a t they

m a y e xp ec t h a rd e r w o r k and larger

n u m b e rs in fu tu re .

A l t h o u g h a few had m e t in the course

o f th e ir d a i ly ro u n d , and h ad some stories

o f p re v io u s m e e tin g s , th e m a jo rity

o f t h o s e . p re se n t had n o t m et for

seven and even e ig h t yea rs , ye t, on the

w h o le , t im e had a lte re d th e m en of 1918

v e r y l i t t le , one m a y h a ve g o t a li t t le thin

on to p a n o th e r lo s t h is w a r- tim e figure,

w h i ls t o c c as io n a lly th e cares o f peace,

seem to h a ve been h a rd e r th a n those of

w a r , b u t in sp ite o f th is th e b ro ke n thread

is q u ic k ly p ic ked up , and even i f names

have been te m p o ra r i ly fo rg o t te n each

face b r in g s b ack som e p lace, occasion, or

in c id e n t, and, a f te r a ll, w h a t is in a name.

L o n g • b e fo re th e rende zvous was

reached m en in t ra in s and buses were

e y e in g one a n o th e r in a “ is-that-so-and-

so-of-such-and-such company-yes-it-must-

be ” w a y , and so on u n t i l they

a r r iv e d in ba tches, and th e n i t was so

goo d to m ee t f r ie n d a f te r friend , and

th e re w as so m uch to ta lk abou t that

d in n e r seemed a w as te o f tim e . H ow ­

eve r, on re a c h in g th e d in in g - ro o m it was

fo u n d th a t th e c o m m itte e had g o t out

c o m p a n y tab le s , and e ve ryo n e was sur­

ro u n d e d b y th o se th e y k n e w best, thus

a ll co u ld do ju s t ic e to th e e xce lle n t dinner

se rved a t a m o s t re a so nab le cost, and yet

go o v e r th e o ld y ea rs to th e ir hearts’

co n ten t.

C ap t. N . B . M c lv o r , M .C . , was in the

c h a ir , and in response to h is toast of

“ H . M . T h e K in g ” th e gathering

re p lie d b y s in g in g “ G od S ave th e K in g ”

w it h re a l zest. T h e o n ly o th e r toasts

T H E D IE -H A R D S 433

re “ O u r A b s e n t C o m ra d e s ” and

f t h e R e g im e n t .ӣ0p w . F I. S am u e ls , re p re s e n t in g th e

Decdmental A s s o c ia t io n , re p lie d to th e

1 cf toast. H e spoke o f th e w o n d e r fu l

cord o f th e 2 / io t h , w h o h ad added

thirteen h o n o u rs to th e re g im e n ta l lis t,

and who, as a B a t ta l io n o f a R e g im e n t

a table fo r i ts w o n d e r fu l esp rit de co rp s, had dem ons tra ted in th e w a r th a t i t w as

second to none , and w as g iv in g f u r th e r

oof th a t n ig h t in th e w o n d e r fu l to n e o f

a splendid g a th e r in g .

F ollow in g th e t o a s t s th e re w a s an interval o f a fe w m in u te s w h ils t th e r o o m was re -a rra n g ed , a n d th e c o m p a n y th en sat dow n to th e rea l b u s in e ss o f th e evening.

Capt. M c lv o r re a d le t te rs and te le ­

grams of g re e t in g s f ro m C o l. P ea rso n ,

Capt. D ic k , C ap t. B a te so n , M a jo r L e w e y ,

Lieut. T o p h a m , C ap t. R a y n o r , and

others, and th e n p roceeded to e x p la in

how the g a th e r in g cam e abo u t.

He said he fe lt th a t som e e x p la n a t io n

was due, as he h ad h e a rd o f o th e r g a th e r­

ings, and he d id n o t w a n t i t f e lt th a t

there was in a n y w a y d is sen t o r r iv a l r y

amongst th e O ld C o m rade s .

He had lo n g fe lt th a t som e g a th e r in g

was requ ired , and had in M a rc h g o t

together v a r io u s o ld f r ie n d s o f “ D ”

Company, w it h w h o m he w as in c losest

touch, to d iscuss w h a t c o u ld be done.

However, i t w as n o t a “ D ” C o m p a n y

show, as th e re w e re s e ve ra l m e m b e rs o f

other com pan ies p re se n t, and th e y

decided to fo rm a c o m m itte e o f h im s e lf,

C.S.M. H . A . I re s o n , S e rg t . R eeves ,

" A ” C o m p a n y ; S e rg t . F r y e r , “ B ”

Company and “ H . Q . ” C o m p a n y ; S e rg t .

Cutler, “ C ” C o m p a n y ; and S e rg t . C ro f t ,

“ D ” C o m p any. T h is c o m m itte e w as to

endeavour to g e t in to u c h w it h as m a n y

more as poss ib le , and see w h e th e r a

dinner was poss ib le . T h e re s u lt o f th e ir

efforts was th e g a th e r in g th a t n ig h t .

Between th e f ir s t m e e t in g and D e c e m b e r

3rd they w e re p laced in a q u a n d a ry b y

hearing o f a n o th e r g a th e r in g , and th e y

were undecided w h e th e r th e y s h o u ld go

on or not. H o w e v e r , th e y dec ided th a t

they had b e tte r c a r r y on, n o t in r iv a l r y

hut because th e y m ig h t be le t t in g d o w n

a whole lo t o f O ld C o m ra d e s i f th e y

decided to cancel t h e ir s how , as th e re

w o u ld n o t h a ve been t im e to n o t if y th e m

o f th e o th e r g a th e r in g .

A s i t happened , m a n y w h o w e re a t th e

o th e r re u n io n w e re p re se n t to - n ig h t, and

he w as d eep ly ind eb te d to som e o f th e m

fo r th e assis tance th e y had g iv e n h im in

s p re a d in g ro u n d th e n o t ic e o f th e p re se n t

g a th e r in g . T o p re v e n t f u r th e r c o n fu s io n

and th e h o ld in g o f a lo t o f sep a ra te s m a ll

g a th e r in g s he had a p ro p o sa l to p lace

b e fo re th e m . M a n y p ro b a b ly d id n o t

k n o w o f th e M id d le s e x R e g im e n ta l A s s o ­

c ia t io n , and i f th e y d id th e y d id n o t re a liz e

th a t th e y , m en o f a M id d le s e x b a t ta lio n ,

w e re a u to m a t ic a l ly m e m b e rs o f th e A s s o ­

c ia t io n .

I t w as o b v io u s , th e re fo re , th a t th e y d id

n o t w a n t to fo rm an a s so c ia t io n o f th e ir

o w n , as th e y w e re p a r t and p a rc e l o f th e

R e g im e n t, and he p roceeded to p o in t o u t

th e a d va n ta g e o f b e in g p a r t o f th e

A s s o c ia t io n .

C ap t. M c lv o r p ro po sed th a t th e y s h o u ld

fo rm a b ra n c h o f th e R e g im e n ta l Asso-

c it io n , th u s s h a r in g its a d van tag e s , and

a t th e sam e t im e be ab le to h o ld th e ir o w n

re u n io n d in n e rs as w e ll.

H e w o u ld a s k M a jo r J a r re t t to e xp ress

h is v ie w s , and a f te rw a rd s a sk C o l.

S am u e l to e x p la in th e a c tiv it ie s o f th e

A s s o c ia t io n .

A t th is ju n c tu re C o l. C . H . P a n k ,

C .M .G . , D .S .O . , a r r iv e d , and a f te r

h a v in g been c o rd ia l ly rec e ived w as ca lled

u p o n fo r a speech.

M a jo r J a r re t t th e n endo rsed C ap t.

M c l v o r ’s s u g g e s tio n , and C o l. S am u e l

o u t lin e d th e w o r k o f th e A s s o c ia t io n ,

a f te r w h ic h M r . C h a r le s D a v is , M .M . ,

w as ind uced to o b lig e w it h a m o n o lo g u e

in h is w e ll- re m e m b e re d s ty le , w h ic h ca lled

fo r lo u d app lause and a d em and fo r m o re .

A n o th e r o ld m e m b e r o f th e “ M a g p ie s ,”

M r . N u n n , w as p re sen t, b u t re fuse d to

com e to th e assis tance o f h is o ld fe llo w

m em b e r, p le a d in g th a t he had n o w fo r ­

g o t te n a ll th e o ld fa v o u r ite s .

T h e n fo llo w e d an in te r v a l o f t a lk and

rem in iscences , and th e n M r . C o t te ll

k in d ly s a ng v a r io u s songs, w h ic h w e re

m uch app rec ia ted .

A n d n o w t im e w as f ly in g , and th e re

seemed to be m a n y p eop le to be m e t

w h o m it had been im p o ss ib le to g e t n ea r

so fa r , so th a t th e re m a in in g t im e w as

spen t in m o re re u n io n s , and g ra d u a l ly

434 T H E D IE -H A R D S

and u n w i l l in g ly e v e ry o n e d r i f te d a w a y to

ca tch la s t t ra m s , la s t t r a in s and la s t tubes .

T h e re can be no d o u b t b u t th a t th e

g a th e r in g w as a success, and th a t i t w i l l

be rep ea te d and lo o ke d fo rw a rd to

a n x io u s ly b y a l l th o se w h o w e re p re se n t

and tho se w h o w e re p re v e n te d f ro m

a tte n d in g , fo r , as C ap t. M c lv o r had said

e a r l ie r in th e e v e n in g , q u o t in g f ro m

K ip l in g : —

T h e re is n ’ t m uch w e h a v e n 't shared . . .T h e sam e old w o rk , the sam e old sk o ff, the sam e

old du st and s u n ;T h e sam e old ch ance th at laid us o ut o r w inked

and le t us t h r o u g h ;T h e sam e old life , the sam e old death . . . .

A n d , in c o nc lu s io n , I w o u ld co m p le te

th e q u o ta t io n , a d d in g : “ G ood-bye, g oo d

lu c k to y o u ; good-bye, so lo n g . D o n ’t

lo se y o u rs e lv e s , n o r us, n o r a ll k in d

f r ie n d s .”

7th CITY OF LONDON REGIMENT (POST OFFICE).

' | ' H E y e a r th a t has ju s t c losed has been

an e v e n tfu l one fo r us. D u r in g

o u r a n n u a l t r a in in g a t S h o rn c lif fe th is

y e a r w e w o n th e B r ig a d e T r a n s p o r t C up

w it h 113 p o in ts o u t o f a p oss ib le 115,

o u r n e a re s t c o m p e t ito r b e in g th e H o n o u r ­

ab le A r t i l l e r y C o m p a n y w it h 109.

W e a re p ro u d o f th e fac t th a t w e have

w o n th e T e r r i t o r ia l A r m y M a c h in e G u n

C u p th is y e a r.

I t w as co m p e ted fo r b y 118 te am s f ro m

T e r r i t o r ia l u n its f ro m a ll p a r ts o f th e

U n ite d K in g d o m .

T h e 6 th B a t ta l io n T h e D e v o n s h ire

R e g im e n t ( th e h o ld e rs ) g o t second p lace,

and o u r second te a m o b ta in ed s ix th p lace.

W e a re a lso p ro u d o f th e fac t th a t w e

h a ve w o n th e O s b o rn M a c h in e G u n C h a l­

le n g e C u p fo r 1926.

O u r S e rg e a n ts ’ M e ss D in n e r w as he ld

on S a tu rd a y , N o v e m b e r 13th , a t “ ' i e

O ld B u t le r ’s H e a d ,” C o le m a n S tre e t,

w he n w e to o k th e o p p o r tu n ity o f g iv in g

o u r n ew A d ju ta n t , C ap t. S. M ira m s ,

M .C . , a r ig h t r o y a l w e lc o m e . A ls o w e

w e re d e lig h te d to ha ve as a gues t

R .Q .M .S . P u rc e ll. T h is W a r r a n t O ff ic e r

w as a m e m b e r o f th e B a t ta l io n b e fo re he

dec ided to ta k e up s o ld ie r in g as a pro-

fess ion . A v e r y e n jo y a b le even ing Wae spent.

T h e m e m b e rs o f th e S e rg e an ts ’ M e«

f ro m M i l l H i l l , headed b y R .s M

M a n te ll , to o k ns b y s to rm on Friday

D e c e m b e r 3 rd , th e occasion being

b il l ia rd s m a tc h b e tw ee n th e tw o Sergeants’

M esses.

A p p a re n t ly s o m e th in g w e n t w rong , for

w e h ad th e t e m e r it y to w in , the margin

b e in g lo r t y p o in ts .

N o d o u b t on th e re tu rn match a

d if fe re n t ta le w i l l h a ve to be to ld .

0 0

OBITUARY.

M a j o r N . J. R . B l a k e , D .S .O .

W e re g re t to anno unce th e death of

M a jo r N . J. R . B la k e , w h ic h to o k place

on O c to b e r 21st, 1926, a t h is residence,

“ S k i r s g i l l , ” C a m b e rle y , w he re he had

re s id ed f o r som e yea rs .

A n a p p re c ia t io n o f h is services and ail

a ccoun t o f th e fu n e ra l is g ive n on page

367-

M r . J a m e s D e a c o n .

I t is w it h deepest re g re t th a t we have

to re c o rd th e d ea th o f M r . Jam es Deacon,

la te D ru m - M a jo r o f th e 1st Battalion,

w h ic h o ccu rre d a t th e R o y a l Hospital,

C he lsea , on N o v e m b e r 1st, 1926.

A re c o rd o f h is lo n g and meritorious

se rv ice , to g e th e r w it h an account of the

fu n e ra l, w i l l be fo u n d on page 377.

M r s . J o h n W a r d .

M rs . L i l ia n E liz a b e th W a rd , wife of

C o l. J o h n W a rd , C o n s t itu t io n a l M .P . for

S to ke- o n- T ren t, d ied a t h e r hom e, "T h e

N e s t , ” W e s t H i l l , W a n d s w o rth , S .W ., on

D e c e m b e r 16th , 1926.

M rs . W a rd , w ho w as fifty- s ix , had been

i l l te n days w it h p ne u m o n ia , fo llo w ing an

a tta c k o f in f lu e n za . She was born at

W in s lo w , B u c k in g h a m s h ire , and married

C o l. J o h n W a r d a t S t. F a i t h ’s Church,

W a n d s w o r th , in 1892. A lw a y s tak ing a

kee n in te re s t in h e r hu sb and ’s political

a c tiv it ie s , she w o rk e d fo r h im in all his

e le c tio n cam pa igns .

THE DIE-HARDS 435

tH E M ID D L E S E X R E G IM E N T (D U KE OF C A M B R ID G E ’S O W N ).

Home Counties Area.

Un-Chief

m1 ■■

¡t, Commanding Depot

1st and 2ndBattalions.(Regular.)

U.-Colonels (2).

* # - H’*& «* .,♦

0 M . ’ W * 28S.pt.a4

Majors (8).), D. C., D .S.O.

4Mayi6 ion, V. L. N...0. 24julyi6

bt.lt.-col. ijan.18 te, P. G. 4Ju ly i8vne, M., M .C ..) 28Sept.24

ijan.19 vn, G. L., D.S.O.

28Sept.24 3junei9

lerd.W.W. i 6 Dec24 nett, R. D., M .C . is i5Sept.25me Stanley, L. F.

3iJuly2Ó

jA

Col. H .R .H . the P rin ce o f Wales and D u k e o f Cornwall, K .G ., K .T ., G .C .S .I . , G .C .M .G , G .C .I .E ., G .C .V .O ., G .B .E ., M .C ., Col. W. Gds., Colonel-In-Chief 12th L., R S. Fus., S. W. Bord., D.C.L.I., P.W. Vols., Seaforth, and R. W ilts. Yeo. Personal A .D .C . to the K in g ... ............................................ ........................

... Maxse, Gen. S ir F. Ivor, K .C .B . , C .V .O ., D .S .O . ...

Jefferd, Mai. W. W., M idd ’x R.

Captains (14). aTidbury, 0 . H., M.C.

p-s-c. (I) 11 Dec. 14bt.m aj. 3June 18

iPargiter, L. L.,D.S.O. n D e c .14

bt. m aj. 3June 19 Wollocombe, T . S .,M.C. s, i2Dec.i4 bt. tr.aj. 3junei8

Cyen, N. H. B ., M.C. [Courts Marlial Oflr.) 6F e b .i5

■ppelbe, E. N. 17Feb. 15 ¡Moore, R. N., Adjt. u , 25Mar.i5fieunham.L. A .,M-C;p.s c., S. 30Aprili5

bt.m aj. 3junei9 Sa"k, H. B. W .; M.C.,

1 Oct.

d. 2Arnold, A. C., O.B.E., M.C.,p.s.c. yDec.. 15

bt. m a j. 3 junei9 2Thorp, J. R . (/]

26Jan.i6 i Phillips, H ., M .C .

26Aug.i6 d. iBucknall, G. C.,

M C . (s.c.) 26Aug.i6bt. m aj. 3 junei9

i Paul, H. W. M.,O .B .E ., M .C . (s.c.)

26 Aug.16 iHorrocks, B. G.,

M .C . (I) ijau.17iHaydon, C. W., M .C .

25Apr.i7 2Lawrence, F . A . L .

7Mayi7 (i)del Court, S. F. W. M.,

M .C . (I) 28Sept.202\Vhinnev, C. T.,

M .C . 23Mar.2it. Procter, N . P .,

M.C. iApr.21i Lyons E. F., M .C .

i8Peb.22 2Garrow, V. J. 2sFeb.22 2Manson, E. P., M.C.

i sJune26

Lieutenants.

i Bailey, F. A. i j a 1.171 Roberts, W. L.,

M .C . 1 J u ly i7N u n n , F . J . ,

M.C., s. 6 A u e . i7c.o. H ill, R . L . 2iAu"g.i7

iBostock, F. E. 2Sept.i7 w .i. D ix-L ew is, A .

2Sept.i7 I. iM tram s, S ., M .C .

4Sept.T7iRoyfie, H. S. i8Sept.i7

1 Rackham , B . B , M.C.ad). 13OCL17

c.s. Charlesuiorlh, J . F .17N0V.17

c.o. K em psler G. W .I9 jan .i8

c.o. W eller, A . V .i9 Jan .i8

c.o. Pain, E. T . i9 jan .i8 1 Dobbs, J . E.

M .C . iFeb.18Jones, W. H . V.

s. i6Feb.i8iPennycook, G. H. C.,

M .B.E. 27Apr.i8t. Hedgecoc. S .F . 2 7Apr.i8

d. Parker, F. G. 4 junei820verell. A. N. iNov.18iClowes, J. H. iNov.18

2Chapman. J. R . S.5 jan.i9

iTa it, J . X2Mar.i92Pater, P. 2 iju n e i92Wray, E. M. G., D S .O .

27Aug.i9 d. aClayden, H. W.

27Aug.i9 Step hen son, G . A .(A d jt. Singapore Vol. Corps) 24OCL19

c.o. Howell, H . A . A .24 Oct. 19

2 C lark, S . J . 2iFeb.20aWalden, F. 2iFeb.202 Hey wood, E . L .

2gFeb.20 2Ayscough, E . S. M.

2oDec.20c.o .Reid, J. G. E.

i8 Ju ly2 i 1 H udson, E . V . H .

i7Dec.2i 1 M usselw hite, C . C .

i6July22 xCubitt, D. Y . 24Dec.22 2Tuckey, P. E. C. X4july23 tWorton, J.R .B .i4 ju ly23 2Lambert, H. P. i4july23 iGordon, 1. D. S.

14 Ju ly 23 xCrawford, M. 23Dec.23

2nd Lieutenants. iNewton, W. C. 3oAug.24 2Jacob, M. A. 30.Aug.24 2Chisholm, G. A. N.

i8Dec,24iGoulden, G. A.

2gjan.25 i Clinch, J. D. 2Sept.25 aGilbert, N. G. 4Feb.26 2Baldwin, C. M. 4Feb.26 2Else, F. H.

A d ju ta n ts (2).

2Moore, R.N.,ca p t. i8July25

i Rackham, B. B., M .C .i7Sept.2f>

Quarter-M asters (3). d. Stock, V. E., M .C .

2 5 Aug. 14 capt. i ju ly i?

iEnglish, J. 25Aug.i4capt. 25Aug.i7

2Douthet, R. T.,It. i8June23

5th Battalion (M ilitia).

Captain. Schooling, J . H. 3-Apr.i5

6th Battalion (M ilitia).

H on. Colonel. M ashiler, S ir George C. K.C.B., C.M.G., Lt.- Col. ret. pay l.a.

Graves, C. A. H.,O .B .E . 4Apr.i8

Captains.

Josephs, L. H . O.22Apr.i4

Graham-Toler, L . J., M .C . 2oMar.i5

Pecheil, H . C. ijan.17

7th Battalion (Territorial).

“ South Africa, 1900-02.” D rill Hall, Priory Road,

Hornsey, N.

King, E. J. C.M.G., t d (Col. Terr. A rm y) t.a. i3Aug.25

Maitland, J. K., M .C . l.a. i8Feb.24

M ajor.

Smith, S. C. M., td t.a . i Junei6

bt. It.-col. 31 Dec. 24

Captains.Cossar, J. M., td

2 3Apr.i6 bt m aj. ijan.19

Muir, W. E H.,M .C . (s.c.) (Capt.R es. o f Off.) 7july20

Murray H. A. 6Aug .24 Lindsay, A. S. 4N0V.25

............ 25Feb.2 i

............. 11 Mar.26

L ieuten an ts.Doidge, L. C. D. ijune22 Cunliffe, E. N. 3oSept.22 Thompson, A. F. igjan.20 Hay, E . J. W. 29Apr.26 Kent. C. E. 21N0V.26

2nd L ieuten an ts.

Cole, A. G. 4API.25Womersley, A. C.

2gjune25 Duncan, C. 12N0V.25Arnold, H. G 22july26Brown, S. A . W. 6Sept.26

A d ju ta n t.

Savile, H. B. W., M .C . capt., M iddx. Regt.

Q uarter-M aster.

Framingham, G. E.,M » E. M .C ., Cant. (Capt. R es. o f Off.)

[Uniform— Scarlet. [Facings— Lem on Y ellow . I

Cadet Units affiliated,

i Cadet Bn. Midd'x R.5 Cadet Bn. M idd’x I

Schools.

8th Battalion (Territorial).

D rill Hall, Hanworth Road, Hounslow.

H on. Colonel.Garner, W ., C.M.G.,

td t.a . 5Apr.2i

L t.-Colonel.

Baker, E. E. F.,D .S .O ., M .C ., t.a.

20 Feb.23

M ajor.

Lewey, A. W. 28Ju ly2 3

Captains.Palmer, H. A. 3N0V.18 Parmeter, W. H.

22Apr.22Sherbrooke-Walker.

436 THE DIE-HARDSL ieuten an ts.

Newberv K E .,M .C . 26Feb.io

Wells. E . T . W. I Mar 19Maxwell, S. C. yjuly22 Pattison, D. R . 13N0V.24 E llio tt, P .R .H . 22 ju ly26

2nd Lieutenants.

Cary, R . C. nMar.25 Lutyens, P. G. T.

5Öec.25Sharpe, G. B., 2oFeb.25 Mitcheson, P. S.

24.Apr.26 Maddex, S. 2iOct.26 Clark, J. P. B. 9N0V.26

Hedgecoe, S. F., Capi. Lieut. Middx. R.

iOct.25

Dymore, H., M.C.C a p t. 19 Apr. 20

9th Battalion (Territorial).

H on. Colonel.

B lum feld , J . L ., t d t.a.10 Jan. 25

Lt.-Colonel.

Beach, G., O.B.E., t d t.a . i7Aug.22

bt.-col. i7Aug.26 M ajor.

Tupper, G. W. H.. t d t.a. 7Jan.2 i

Captains.Lamont, J. N., M .C .

1 June i6 Findlay, L . F. 250ct.2i Fox, G. L . i7Aug.22Sherwood, H. 220ct.22

Lieutenants. Hardcastle.H. K.2Feb.23 Hogg, F. G. 3iMar.23 Furlong, I. E . nM ay23 Hewson, A. S. 9June23 Townell, S. H. 25june23 Wright, L. C. 24Dec.23 Wright, E. W. 24Dec.2 3 Heffer, H. i7Mar.26Furness,G J. B . 3oJuly26

2nd Lieutenants.

Coubro, T. P. 23june25 Gray, H. W. W.

24Mar.26 Sutcliffe, B. L. 2july26

A djutant.

Procter, N. P., M .C ., capt. Middx. R.

iMar.24

Quarter-M aster. Lawson, E . C., M.C.

It. I5july24

[Uniform— Scarlet.

Facings— Lem on Yellow.)

ne«(Post Office Rifle, ,

04, Sun Street, F l a w Square, E.C.a.

1 9th London Regiment (St Paneras.)

The figure of St. Paneras.

76, High Street, Camden Town, N.VV.i.

S E N I O R I T Y R O L LRank. Name.

Date of present Battalion. promotion.

S g t. E . K e lly ... 9 th 20/11/17O F W A R R A N T O F F IC E R S S g t. C . G o o d all i s t 5/7/18

S g t. E . P a in is t 26/10/18A N D N .C .O S. S g t. K in g is t 18/1/19

S g t. C . M a b b ... i s t 19/9/19S gt. W . M oore is t 7/11/19

Date of present S gt. H . G lo v er 2nd 1/5/20Rank. Name. Battalion. promotion. S g t. C . C o x n d (Supn.) 1/5/20R .S .M . R . M an te ll D e p o t 26/9/24 S g t, A . W a lk e r .. . 2nd 1/5/20R .S .M . S. C o x 2nd 20 1/26 S g t. W . P a lm er 2nd 1/5/20R .S .M . W . B e a m a n i s t 15/8/26 S gt. E . M arg rav e 2nd 15/5/20B d m r. J . C la rk e ... is t 26/6/16 S g t . E . H e a th . .. 2nd 20/11/20B d m r. H . C lib b en s 2nd 22/2/24 S g t. J . W ilc o c k so n is t 30/11/20R .Q .M .S . A . C la rk ... is t 21/6/17 S g t. [. C ook 2nd 30/11/20R .O .M .S . A . P u rc e ll D e p o t 15/7/24 S g t. W . S a d d ler i s t 10/2/21R .Q .M .S . W . P i l l e y ................... 2nd 7/3/26 S g t. H . D a r b y . .. i s t 25/8/21C .S .M . W . B e a s le y 9th 30/1/15 Sgt. E . W a lsh . .. 7th 25/8/21C .S .M . T. W a lk e r is t 3/7/16 Sg t. H . H a r t . . . D ep o t 25/8/21C.S .M . H . G ra y , D .C .M . D ep o t 4/9/18 Sg t. F . S tev en so n 19 th L ond . 25/8/21C .S .M . E . C ro u ch is t 1/9/24 Sgt. W . T h o m p so n 2nd 9/1/22C .S .M .(I.M .) C . D a v is 2nd 13/10/24 Sgt. G . C a p el . . . 2nd 9/1/22C .S .M . É . B u m s ... 2nd 28/1/25 S g t. S . W ilso n 2nd 9/1/22C .S .M . H. R a n d ... 2nd 28/1/25 S g t. H . T isd a le 8th 22/1/22C .S .M . C. D en to n 9 th 26/3/25 Sgt. (O .R .C .) C . S tu a r t is t 23/4/22C .S .M . E . G reen, M .M . . .. 19 th L o n d . 2 6/5^ 5 S gt. F . H ill 2nd 22/8/23C .S .M . C . G o o d a ll i s t 4/6/25 Sg t. S. C o lb o u m e 2nd 6/10/23C .S .M . J. T u n g a te , D .C .M . 7 th 19/8/25 S g t. V . O terh o lm e is t 10/10/23C .S .M . F . P e lly ................... is t 28/10/25 S g t. R . M e w e tt D e p o t 12/12/23

C .S .M . T . H a r t ................... 2nd 20/1/26 S g t . W . L e a th e r b y 2 nd (Supn.) 12/12/23C .Q .M .S . W . G r a y ... i s t 1/8/20 S gt. W . Connors 2nd 12/12/23

C .Q .M .S . J . C o o k D e p o t 12/10/22 S g t. H . H e w e tt 2nd 10/1/24C .Q .M .S . S . S te a d m a n 2nd 23/7/23 S gt. T . M assey 2nd 12/1/24

C .Q .M .S . H . L y d ia t i s t 15/7/24 S gt. F . P e e k . .. 2nd 12/1/24

C .Q .M .S . T . S m ith . . . i s t 13/10/24 S g t. E . S h a w ... D ep o t 19/1/24

C .Q .M .S . C . K e n t 2nd 4 '2 ' 25 S g t . P . N e w m a n is t 16/2/24

C .Q .M .S . W . O ’B rie n 2nd 2 7 /2 ^ 5 Sgt. G. A n d erso n is t 20/2/24

C .Q .M .S . R . F la tm a n , D .C .M is t 26 5 25 S gt. G . C u llen . .. is t 20/2/24

C .Q .M .S . C . K in g ................... 2nd 26/5/25 S g t. H . F a rro w is t 7/5/24C .S . (O .R .S .) A . F in ch D ep o t 13 6/25 S g t . (I.M .) J . G riffen D ép ô t n/6/24

C .Q .M .S . J . G o ld s tra w is t 28/10/25 S g t . (O .R .S .) B . B a ld w in i s t 2/7/24C .Q .M .S . L . H ills ................... 2 n d 2 /11/26 S g t. (I.M .) V . B ro ck m a n is t 15/7/24

S g t. C. S h a w . . . 7 th 30/1/12 Sgt. L . S im m on d s 2nd 24/8/24

S g t. F . S p a rk es 8th 25/9/14 S g t. !. . C la rk e . .. 19 th L o n d . i/0'24

Sgt. W . S p e rry , M .C . . . . D e p o t 23/12/14 S g t . W . C lem e n ts is t 10/11/24

Sg t. F . R o se 8th 2/5/15 Sg t. J. B e ^ ' erid ge 2nd 28/1/25

S g t. A. B a v n h a m is t 13/10/15 S g t. -D m r. W . P a lm e r is t 4/2/25

S g t. C . C o o k is t 19/10/15 S g t. F . D ra p e r 2nd (Supn. 17/2/25

Sgt. W G reen, D .C .M . is t 18/2/17 S g t. A . R u ssell is t 19/2/25

Sgt. H . M and ers 8th 28/2/17 S g t. S. In g le . .. 2nd 27/2/25

Sgt. L . H ills ................... 2nd 26/4/17 S g t. E . Jo n es . .. is t 1/3/2526/3/25Sg t. W . W e s t ................. 2nd 10/9/17 S g t E . B u r t . .. is t

THE DIE-HARDS 437

Sgt-sgt.sgt.Sgt.sgt.sgt.

sgt. s g t .p .R . Sgt. sgt. sgt.Sgt.Sgt.Sgt.Sgt.L./Sgt.L./Sgt.L./Sgt-L./Sgt.L./Sgt.L./Sgt.L./Sgt.L./Sgt.L./Sgt.L./Sgt.L./Sgt.L/.Sgt.L./Sgt.L./Sgt.L./Sgt.L./Sgt.L./Sgt.L./Sgt.L./Sgt.L./Sgt.L./Sgt.L./Sgt.L./Sgt.CpI.tpl.Cpl.Cpl.Cpl.Cpl.Cpl.Cpl.Cpl.Cpl.Cpl.Cpl.Cpl.Cpl.Cpl.Cpl.Cpl.Cpl.Cpl.Cpl.Cpl.Cpl.Cpl.Cpl.Cpl.Cpl.Cpl.Cpl.Cpl.Cpl.

Name.

E . F lem m in g G L a m b e rt W . R o g ers S. T ib b s ...W . R a in d le W . O v e rto n L . F a irch ild S. M ason ...C. B a n fie ld

S.) W . F le tc h e rG . B o n e . ..E . H a zled en e T . T il le r . ..T . P a g e . ..W . B e n n e ttH. B a rk e r H . B e r r y . ..G. C lift ...J. T ra p p ... R o b b in s .. •H . W a rren H . T h o m a sF . S ta c e y . . .E . A ird . ..C . M isso . ..A . Jones . . .A . S ten n in g W . B r a tb yG . M cD o n ald E . Flo w a rd V . H a ll . ..G . H o rre x W . G o b b e tt W . N o rth c o tt , A . W r ig h tT . H a n n a h J . B r a y .. • W . H a rw o o d W . G ra ce ...S. B ish o p ...J. S h a rm anH . W ilso n R . W oo d J. S tew ard G. H a tfie ld C . M ard leJ. W e s t . . .C. O ld en . . . G . E g a n ... W . T ib b ie C. L e w is . . . W . P a tte rs o n C. S o p er . . . G . G oss S. B u r g e s s ... W . S w in d o n G . B la k e . . . F . D en ch fie ld R . K in g . . . J. B ro w n ... R . E c c le sto n e S. C o p e lin . . . L . Jo h n so n K e n n e tt . .. A . W illia m s J. O ’B rie n J . O ’N e i l l . . . L . H o n e y b u n A . S ec reta n

Date of present Battalion, promotion.

16/4/25is tis tis t8 hD e p o t8 th2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd2 nd2 ndi s t7 th2 n d2ndis tD ep o tD ep o tD e p o tis ti s t2ndis tis ti s t2ndis t2nd2 n di s tD e p o ti s t2ndis ti s t2nd2 nd2 nd2nd2nd2ndD ep o t2ndis ti s t2ndD e p o tis tis t

26 5 25 26 5/25 1/6/2 16 8/25 28/10/25 20/1/26 2/2/26 I3/2/26 7 /3 /2 6

*19/3/26 5 /4 /2 6

I/7/26 20/5/26 I9/6/26 26/9/26 2/11/26 1/9/24

*1/9/24 * 1/9 /2 4

26/3/25 *8,6/25

28/IO/25 *20/l/26 *22/l/26

20'5/26 J29/I/26 *J 3 /2 /2 6

* i 7*2/26 *19/3/26 *5/4/26 *1/5/26 *30/1/23 *19/6/26

1/7/26 6/8/26

*28/10/26 *26/9/26 *2/11/26 *2/11/26

1/5/20 1/5/20i 3;5/201/4/2312/12/2319/12/2311/1/2412/1/2416/2/2411/6/2416/7/24

D e p o t 16/7/24is t 1/9/242nd i i / u / 2 4is t 25/11/24i s t 13/12/242nd 27/12/24is t 30/12/242nd 4 /2/ 25is t 19/2/252nd 24/2/252nd 27/2/25is t 1/3/25is t 26/3/25is t i 6 '4 '2 5

2nd (Supn.) 26/5/25is t 2 6 5 / 2 5is t 5 /5/252nd 13/5/25

Rank.

C pl.C p l.C p l.C pl.Cpl.C p l.C p l.C pl.C p l.C p l.C p l.Cpl.C p l.C pl.C pl.C p l.Cpl.C p l.C pl.C pl.C p l.C p l.C p l.C p l.C p l.C p l.C p l.

Name.

W . E ld r e tt W . M cM urd ie E . B e a m eG . A tk in s . .. C . K in g d o m R . N eig h b o u rA . W e b b ... J . J en k in sH . P o u lte r L . L a x to nC. D o n ald so n R . F ra n k lin H . R e a d in gB . G o w er ... W . M il b e rry E . J en k in A . F o w le r R . C h a llis ... E . D e n y e r H . H u ll . .. L . P r id d y R . W in g ro v eC . C lem e n ts J . P o w e r ... C . G w in n e tt E . F ish e r ... E . W rig h t

C p l. (O .R .C .) W . B a k e rC p l.Cpl.C p l.C pl.C p l.Cpl.C p l.C p l.C p l.C p l.C p l.C p l.C p l.C p l.C p l.C p l.C p l.C p l.C p l.C p l.L ./C p l.L ./C p l.L ./C p l.L ./C p l.L ./C p l.L ./C p l.L ./C p l.L ./C p l.L./C p l.L ./C p l.L ./C p l.L ./C p l.L ./Cpl.L ./C p l.L ./C p l.L ./C p l.L./C p l.L ./C p l.L ./C p l.L ./C p l.L ./C p l.L ./C p l.

S. B u ck le W . H a th a w a yG . S k e a ts . . .J . P a in te rH . S h o r t . . .G . S ew ell .. .A . W a lla c e J . F r o s t .. .G . K n o c k .. .H . R ile y .. .G . T h e o b a ldE . P in d e r . . . R . B a ld w in W . E ld r id g eF . T o w e ll . . . A . G ra n sh a w J . H a in e s .. .H . W ilso n W . S m ith . . . J . S im m o n d s J . M u rp h y F . C la rk e .. .F . C a r te r . . . H . C h an n o n A . R e e d .. . W . T o m k in sG. S ta in e s G . G reen .. . L . Y e s te r le y G . M ills .. . G . F o le y . . . G o od allP . E d w ard s G. S tag p oo leG . F r o s t . . . C. W a tso n C 3 u rn e rS. ia c k so n R . G lov er J . H e n d e rso n R . A ldrid geH . B a t t . . .

Date of présent Battalion. promotion.

i s t 1/6/25is t 4 6(25

D e p o t 15/6/25 2 nd 3 n / 2 5D e p o t 28/10/25 2 n d 11/1/262 n d 11/1/262nd n / 1/ 2 62 nd 20/1/26i s t 2/2/262 n d 2/2/262 n d 2/2/262 ud 2/2/262 n d 2/2/262 nd 2/2/262 n d 2/2/26i s t 6/2/26i s t 8/2/26i s t 17/2/26i s t 18/2/26i s t I 3/3/262 ü d 13 /2/262 nd 23/2/262 n d 7/3/262 ü d 18/3/262 n d 19/3/262 n d 26/4/262 nd 39/4/262 nd 17/8/262nd 28/8/26i s t 20/5/26D e p o t 23/5/26 D e p o t 19/6/26 i s t 3/7/26i s t 9/7/26i s t 12/6/26i s t 28/7/26i s t 20/5/26is t 5/8/26D e p o t 6/8/26 2nd 25/9/262 n d 26/9/262nd 1/10/262 n d 1/10/26i s t 1/10/26i s t 13/ i o /2 62 nd 2/11/262 nd 2/11/26is t *20/8/20is t *“ 1/4/21is t *6/4/212nd *2 1/11/2 1is t *1/4/23i s t *13/7/23i s t *27/7/23i s t *27/7/23i s t t.3° 8 /23i s t *8/10/23D e p o t * i 3 /IO/ 2 3is t *22/1/24is t * I 5/2/2i s t *15/2/24i s t *15/2/24is t *20/2/24is t *S '3/24is t *8 3/24is t *8/5/24is t *21/5/24D e p o t *18/5/24i s t *21/5/24

438 THE DIE-H ARDS

Rank. Name.D a

B a tta lio n .>rcsent

OD. R an k. N am e. B attalio n .L ./C p l. A . C ase is t 24 L ./C p l. T . S ib le y . .. 2ndL./Cpl. A . H o w s . .. is t 24 L ./C p l. F . W r ig h t ... 2ndL./Cpl. A. A n so n ... is t 24 L ./C p l. D . G le w .. . 2ndL./C p l. C . B e ste ll . .. 2nd 4 L./C p l. A . C a d w alle r 2ndL./C p l. W . S m ith . . . is t 4 L ./C p l. L . S ta g g . . . 2ndL./C p l. G . O ’C o n n o r is t 24 L ./C p l. A . F o w le r ... 2ndL ./C p l. L . W e s t . .. D e p o t 24 L ./C p l. L . T im s o n ... 1stL ./C p l. B a y le s is t

'24 L ./C p l. A . S a r g e n t... D ep o t

L./C p l. W . B a n h a m is t 24 L ./C p l. F . W o o d . . . 1stL ./C p l. C. P e t t i t t . .. is t 24 L ./C p l. J . N ic h o lls ... 1stL ./C p l. B a r le y is t 4 L ./C p l. P r a t t 1stL ./C p l. M arsh a ll . . . is t 5 L ./C p l. W . S k u ll . .. 2ndL ./C p l. O 'N e ill . . . is t *25/9/24 L ./C p l. D o n o v a n . . . 1stL ./C p l. K e lly is t 24 L ./C p l. M . H o rto n ... zstL ./C p l. L . W e s tn e y is t 24 L ./C p l. E . P a tte rso n isrL ./C p l. A . T h o m p so n D e p o t /24 L ./C p l. H . D allim o re 1stL./C p l. P . F h illip so n is t / 24 L ./C p l. T res ta in . . . 2ndL./Cpl. W . C la r k e ... D epot 24 L ./C p l. P . H a le . .. 1 stL./Cpl.L./C p l.L./C p l.

F le tc h e r . . . is t 24 L ./C p l. F . B la c k b u rn 1stH a m m o n d is t ■/> 24 L./C p l. J . M a y ... 2ndW o o d r o f f . .. D e p o t 24 L ./C p l. A . M aso n ... D ep o t

L ./C p l. W h e a t le y . .. is t > / 2 4 L./C p l.L ./Cpl.

E v a n s 1stL ./C p l. C h a sn e y . . . is t 5 T . L i t t le 1stL ./C p l. C a rn o ll is t 3 L./Cpl. F . B o w d e n 1stL ./C p l. C . P a in te r is t 5 L./C p l. B . R a p le y . . . 2ndL ./C p l. W . L e e . .. is t 5 L ./C p l. A . L o o m ... 2ndL /Cpl. B a lls is t 5 L./C p l. P . T im m s ... 2ndL ./C p l. P . P a lm e r is t 25 L./C p l. F . S c o tt . .. 2ndL ./C p l. S. H u n t 2nd 21 L ./C p l. R . S a g e . . . 1s tL ./C p l. E . A d d in a ll 2nd 22 L ./C p l. A . B a ll . . . 1stL ./C p l. W . M ak e w e 11 2nd /22 L./< p l. R . W ils o n ... 2ndL ./C p l. A . R o w e ll 2nd ¡22 L ./ C p '. G eorge 1stL ./C p l. S. S im p so n 2nd 23 L ./C p l. E . R o s c o e ... 1stL ./C p l. W . P o tte r 2nd 23 L./C p l. S . H a rr is ... 2ndL ./C p l. H . C ra w le y 2nd 23 L./C p l. E . R o ch e ste r 1stL./C p l. G . M a tth e w s 2nd 23 L./C p l. W . W e b ste r 1stL ./C p l. J . F o w le r . .. 2nd 23 L./C p l. H . P a rro t t 1stL ./C p l. W . C h a l cro ft 2nd 23 L ./C p l. S . S ta th a m 1stL ./C p l. T . L e v e t t . . . 2nd / 23 L ./ C p l. J . Q u ic k ... 1stL ./C p l. F . F ish e r . . . 2nd 4 L ./ C p l. H . P a rk e r 1stL ./C p l. E . B a r k e r 2nd / i 4 L ./C p l. T . L o w e ... 1stL ./C p l. A . Jo n es ... 2nd 4 L ./C p l. F . R u m en s D ep o tL /Cpl. W . Sch o o led g e 2nd 24 L ./C p l. H . C h an n o n 2ndL ./C p l. E . N o a k es 2nd ■24 24 L ./C p l. G . Sh erriff 2ndL ./C p l. C . C h a m p io n 2nd 4 L ./ C p l. H . A d a m s 2ndL./C p l. J . L a n e 2nd ■17 24 L ./ C p l. A . E llis ... 2ndL ./C p l. W . K e m p 2nd 5 L ./ C p l. A . H u tc h in s 2ndL ./C p l. W . W a te rm a n 2nd 25 L ./ C p l. S . T il le r ... 2ndL ./C p l. G . R eed 2nd 25 L ./ C p l. S . Y o u n g ... 2ndL ./C p l. W . B u d d ... 2nd i 25 L ./ C p l. F . N a sh ... 2ndL ./C p l. C . S te w a rt 2nd !3 i 25 L ./ C p l. J. L e e 2ndL ./C p l. D . W illia m s 2nd 25 L ./ C p l. J . J o n es . .. 2ndL ./C p l. A . B o e n .. . 2nd 25 L ./C p l. W . G reen ... 2ndL ./C p l. F . G rib b le 2nd 25 L ./C p l. A . W h ite ... 2ndL ./C p l. B . C a r r o l l . .. i s t 5 L ./C p l. A . M iller . .. 2ndL ./C p l. C . M oss 2nd 5 L ./C p l. W . H a m m o n d 2ndL ./C p l. A . L e e 2nd 25 L ./ C p l. G . B a lls . .. 2ndL /Cpl. F . G ra y 2nd 25 L ./ C p l. G . B la c k m a n 2ndL ./C p l. J . D a v is . . . 2nd '2/ 5 L ./ C p l. E . Jen n in g s 2ndL ./C p l. A J o ' nson is t 25 L ./ C p l. A . S o u ch . .. 2ndL ./C p l. E . F o u lg e r is t 25 L ./ C p l. W . G ile s . .. 2ndL ./C p l. F . G oo d all is t '2 1 25 L ./ C p l. A . D ea m er 2ndL ./C p l. J . S m ith . . . i s t 5 L ./C p l. A . R u sse ll 1stL ./C p l. C h a lk le y . . . is t 25 L ./C p l. T . R o w b o tto n 1stL ./C p l. F . J afE ery ... 2nd 27 25 L ./C p l. C . F re e m a n 1stL ./C p l. F . S p a rk e s 2nd 25 L ./C p l. W . T h o m p so n 1stL./C p l. T . F le tc h e r is t /6 5 L ./ C p l. E . H o w s . .. 1s tL ./C p l. T . M a rtin . . . 2nd 5 L ./C p l. E . N ew m a n 1stL ./C p l. P ik e is t 2 5 L ./C p l. E . K e n t . .. 1stL ./C p l. A . L a z a ru s is t 2 5 L ./C p l. C . C a rn e y 1st

promotion.

+ « ,?/25t 6/7/2547 / 7/2547/7/25

■8/7/25■8/ 7 /35

*24/7/25t 39/7/23* 5 / 8 /2 6 4 6 / 8 /25 * 1 0 /8 /2 5 t 10 /8 /2 5 * ■ 4 /8 /2 5

1 4 /8 /2 5 *'5/8/25

■ /9 /2 5 ! 4 / 9.'25 *16/9/25429/9/25* 2 9 / /25 * 3 /1 0 /2 5 4 ' 5 / 10/25 t X7/10/25 f 2 8 / i o '2 5 1 1 3 /1 0 /2 5 4 2 0 /1 0 /2 5 *2 0 /1 0 /2 5 1 2 0 /1 0 25 + 2 /1 1 /2 5 1 1 0 /11/25 7 i o / i 1/25 4 9 /1 2 /2 5 4 1 1 /1 2 /2 5 4 1 4 /1 2 /2 5 f 1 2 /1 /2 6 t 12 /1 /2 6 t 1 3 /2 /2 6 4 4 /3 /2 6 4 3 1 /3 /2 6

8 /4 /2 6 * 2 /4 /2 6 * 2 4 /4 /2 6 f 6 / i / 2 64 2 3 /4 /2 6+23/4/26423/4/264 2 3 /4 /2 6423/4/264 2 3 /4 /2 64 2 3 /4 /2 64 2 3 /4 /2 64 2 3 /4 /2 6+23/4/26423/4/26423/4/26+ 2 3 /4 /2 64 2 3 /4 /2 64 2 3 /4 /2 64 2 9 /5 /2 64 2 9 /5 /2 64 2 9 /5 /2 6+ 2 9 /5 /2 6*5/5/26*12/5/26* 2 0 /5 /2 6*23/5/26431/5/26431/5/264 3 1 /5 /2 6

1 1 /6 /2 6

TH E D IE-H ARD S 439

Rank-

L./CP>L./CPL./CpjL./CPJL./CpJL./CP?L./CplL/CpL./CPL./Cpl

L./Cpl

L./CplL./Cpl

L./CplL./Cpl

L./Cpl

L./CplL./CplL./Cpl

L./Cpl

N am e.

G . B ro o k sG . M a u n d er W . K a y . ..V . C o b c ro ft J . K n ig h t W . H o lt . .. j . T h o m p so n W . H ig g in sH . M eak in s P . C a rte r . ..F . H e d g e s W . W illis A . C a n n in gG. H a w k in s C. B ro w n ...S. B o ilin g P . A n d rew s E . F ree m a n L . W illia m sP . B e rm in g h a m

B a tta lio nD a te o f p resen t

p rom otion . R a n k .

1 s t 7 1 / 6 / 2 6 L ./C p l.1 s t 7 4 / 6 / 2 6 L ./C p l.1 s t t 7/7/26 L ./C p l.I S t t ' 3/7/2 6 L ./C p l.I S t 7 1 3 / 7 / 2 6 L ./C p l.1 s t t ‘ 3/7/2 6 L ./C p l.1 s t + 1 4 / 7 / 2 6 L ./C p l.1 s t 715/7/26 L ./C p l.1 s t 7 1 5 / 7 / 2 6 L ./C p l.1 s t t 1 9 / 7 / 2 6 L ./C p l.I S t + 2 4 / 7 / 2 6 L ./C p l.I S t 1 3+8/26 L ./C p l.1 s t 7 6 / 8 / 2 6 L ./C p l.I S t j l O / 8 / 2 6 L ./C p l.I S t t 1 4 / 8 / 2 6 L ./C p l.1 s t f l 6 / 8 / 2 6 L ./C p l.1 s t j l 6 / 8 / 2 6 L ./C p l.I S t t 2 4 / 8 / 2 6 L ./C p l.I S t 1*6/9/26 L ./C p l.I S t { 2 6 / 6 / 2 6

* P a id . j U n p a id .

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Date of present promotion.

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