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a c t i v i t y " c r o s s c o u n t r y . " I n t h e I n t e r - C o y, r a c e o v e r a
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Campbell, B a k e r, C u s h m a n , K e d w e l l , A n d r e w s , a n d To m k i n s .
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was p i c k e d t o p l a y f u r t h e r m a t c h e s , a n d W i t h t h i s w e b e a t
the 2 S S t a ff o r d s b y 3 g o a l s t o n i l , a t H a n n m u n d e n , C a p t .
J. A . M y e r s s c o r i n g a l l 3 . T h e t e a m c o n s i s t e d o f L i e u t . - C o l .
D. E . B . Ta l b o t , D B . O . , M C . ; M a j . A . M a r t y n ; M a j . J . B . C .
Palmer; M a j . M . B . R i c k c o r d ; C a p t J . A . M y e r s ; C a p t . P. N .
Elgood; L t . A . G R i d l e y ; L t . K . M . H u n t i n g ; R.S.M.' D u m b r e l l ;
Sgt. J e f f e r y s a n d S g t . S t r e e t e r. R . S . M . D u m b r e l l h a s b e e n
playing l e f t h a l f f o r t h e D i v i s i o n a l side w h i c h has n o w reached
the f i n a l o f t h e B . A . O . R . I n t e r - D i v i s i o n a l C o m p e t i t i o n , a n d
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and s w i m m i n g w i l l b e s t a r t i n g soon, a n d o n e c a n l o o k f o r w a r d
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has p o u r e d w i t h r a i n f o r a m o n t h a n d w e s h o u l d h a v e
been i n t r o p i c a l k i t a f o r t n i g h t a g o , a n d n o w , h a l f w a y
t h r o u g h M a y, w e a r e n o n e t o o w a r m a n d v e r y w e t i n b a t t l e
dress.
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roads, t o " R o c k g u n , " t h e h i g h e s t p o i n t o n t h e R o c k , f o r m y
c o n s t i t u t i o n , a n d i n t h e c l e a r a i r b e t w e e n s t o r m s I c a n
o b t a i n a v i e w w h i c h i t i s d i f f i c u l t t o surpass.
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H i l l , " a n d i t s b a c k g r o u n d o f b l u e M o r o c c e a n M o u n t a i n s — t h e
short d i s t a n c e across m a k e s o n e r e a l i s e h o w d i f f i c u l t i t m u s t
have b e e n i n t h e p a s t f o r e n e m y s h i p s t o e n t e r M u s s o l i n i ' s
so c a l l e d " M a r e N o s t r u m . "
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Only 3 m i l e s a w a y — a g a i n - w i t h a b a c k g r o u n d o f b l u e h i l l s .
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shire.
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and r o a d s y s t e m f o r m a n y m i l e s i n l a n d .
have r e a d t h e G e r m a n p l a n f o r t h e c a p t u r e o f G i b r a l t a r,
formed p e r h a p s i n 1 9 4 1 . I t s t a t e d t h a t n o s u r p r i s e e f f e c t
could e v e n b e c o n t e m p l a t e d , o w i n g t o t h e p h e n o m e n a l v i e w
obtainable f r o m t h e u p p e r R o c k .
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i n t e r - u n i t c r o s s - c o u n t r y r u n n i n g t r o p h y, w h i c h h a s b e e n d u l y
filled a n d e m p t i e d . I m u s t c o n g r a t u l a t e t h e t e a m , w h o s e
w i n w a s n o e a s y m a t t e r , d u e e n t i r e l y t o h a r d t r a i n i n g o v e r
a l o n g p e r i o d . T h e f o l l o w i n g i s t h e o r d e r o f t h e f i n i s h
i n t h e f i n a l r a c e : — Pte. B . P r e s l a n d , C Coy.,. 3rd p l a c e ; C p l .
S. A c o t t , A C o y. , 7 t h p l a c e ; P t e . B . R e i n e r i , B C o y. , 8 t 1
place; P t e . L . H o d s o n , H . Q . C o y. , 9 t h p l a c e ; L i e u t . W . U d e n .
D Coy., l l t h p l a c e ; P t e . C . M o r g a n , B C o y. , 1 4 t h place; C a p t .
R. H . Jackson, M.C., H . Q . Coy., 21st place; L t . V. C . A b p l a n a l p ,
H.Q. Coy., 2 3 r d p l a c e .
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Tr o p h y, w e w e r e n o t q u i t e s o f o r t u n a t e , b e i n g b e a t e n i n
the semi-finals b y Fortress a f t e r some g o o d a n d i n t e r e s t -
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of points, w h c h m i g h t h a v e r e s u l t e d i n a d r a w. T h e decision,
however, w a s g i v e n i n f a v o u r o f t h e R M . , a s t h e y w o n t h e
final c o n t e s t o f t h e e v e n i n g .
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fights L i g h t - W e i g h t , P t e . P. B r o w n , D Coy.; W e l t e r - W e i g h t ,
Pte. R . F a w k e s , B C o y. ; W e l t e r - W e i g h t , S . Siramonds, B C o y. ;
Middle-Weight, S g t . N . F r a n k l i n , D Coy.
Lt. M . C. O ' R e i l l y ( w e l t e r ) a n d L / C p l . R . B u t l e r, H.Q. Coy.,
(light-heavy) w e r e u n l u c k y i n l o s i n g , a l t h o u g h t h e i r p e r f o r -
mance w a s a s g o o d a s e v e r.
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En,. a n d a r e m o s t p l e a s e d t o f i n d a m o n g s t t h e m D r u m
M a j o r W i l l i a m s a n d t h e e l e m e n t s o f a D r u m a n d B u g l e
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