have n o w t h e t a s k s o f M . T. a n d Te c h n i c a l Sgt.% respectively.
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Sgt. Sodeau. S p a c e d o e s n o t p e r m i t u s t o c o n t i n u e t h e l i s t ,
b u t t o a l l t h o s e w h o h a v e a s s u m e d n e w a p p o i n t m e n t s , w e
wish e v e r y success i n t h e i r j o b s a n d w e f e e l s u r e t h a t t h e y
w i l l p r o v e w o r t h y successors t o t h e i r predecessors.
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on b e c o m i n g t h e p r o u d p a r e n t s o f a d a u g h t e r.
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parture f o r t h e S t a f f College: w e w i s h h i m a l l t h e v e r y b e s t
on h i s c o u r s e a n d i n t h e a p p o i n t m e n t s h e w i l l n o d o u b t
assume a f t e r w a r d s .
The Q u e e n ' s O w n S c h o o l i s n o w i n f u l l s w i n g i n i t s
l u x u r i o u s e s t a b l i s h m e n t — t h e e n v y o f t h e r e s t o f t h e B n . - -
outside N o r t h e i m . T h r e e s h o r t g e n e r a l c o u r s e s h a v e b e e n
completed f o r t h e b e n e f i t o f t h e m e n a b o u t t o b e demobbed,
and h a v e p r o v e d n o t o n l y p o p u l a r, b u t u s e f u l , t o o , i n p u t t i n g
the m e n i n t h e p i c t u r e a g a i n f o r t h e i r r e t u r n t o c i v i l i a n
life. A s h o r t a c c o u n t o f t h e S c h o o l a p p e a r s l a t e r i n t h i s
issue w i t h a p i c t u r e o f t h e e x t e r i o r o f t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t . A
s t a r t h a s b e e n m a d e o n v o c a t i o n a l t r a i n i n g w i t h a v e r y s u c -
cessful f o r t n i g h t ' s C a r p e n t r y C o u r s e u n d e r t h e a b l e d i r e c t i o n
of S g t . B y f o r d o f t h e P i o n e e r P l a t o o n .
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a score o f seven each. T h e l u c k y ( ? ) h u n t s m e n i n " S p " C o y.
were C.S.M. D u n t o n , S g t . M o r r i s , S g t . F o x a n d C p l . C h i l d - -
one e a c h — h o w t h e o t h e r t h r e e b o a r s m e t t h e i r f a t e s e e m s
to b e a m y s t e r y — w h i l e i n " A " C o y. Cp1s. A r n e s o n a n d E t h e r -
idge, Ptes. B a n n i s t e r a n d M u Hervey a n d t h e F o r s t m e i s t e r h a v e
slain One each, a n d P t e . M o n k t w o . " B " C o y. i s n e x t o n t h e
lis t w i t h a score o f f o u r : C a p t . M . B . R i c k c o r d h a s a c c o u n t e d
f o r t w o o f t h e t o t a l , w h i l e P t e s . C r i g h t o n a n d P l a y f o o t h a v e
one each t o t h e i r c r e d i t . N e x t w e h a v e " D " C o y. w i t h a score
of o n e , s h o t b y P t e . F r o s t , w h o s e p i c t u r e a p p e a r s i n t h i s
issue. L a s t , b u t n o t least, c o m e " C " a n d " H . Q . " Coys., w h o
have f a i l e d t o s h o o t a n y b o a r a t a l l . I n f a c t , " H . Q . " C o y.
seems t o b e i n d o u b t a s t o w h a t a b o a r l o o k s l i k e , a s t h e i r
official score t o d a t e i s o n e A l s a t i a n d o g , o n e l a r g e p i n e t r e e
and o n e f o x .
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L t . R . A i n s w o r t h , t h e B u t t s , p o s t e d t o " D " C o y. ; L t . J .
Carter, R . W. K . , p o s t e d t o " B " C o y. ; a n d w e h o p e t h e y w i l l
enjoy t h e i r s t a y w i t h u s .
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E r r a t u m — M a r c h E d i t i o n Q.O.G., 2 n d E n . F o o t b a l l Te a m ,
Page 4 6 , f o u r t h m a n a l o n g , b a c k r o w ( g o a l i e ) — f o r
Pte. C o o p e r ( " A " C o y. ) r e a d P t e . P o w e l l ( ' ' D " C o y. ) .
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last been g i v e n t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o spread i t s e l f a n d g e t d o w n
t o i t s t a s k . W e h a v e b e e n g i v e n , a s t h e p h o t o g r a p h suggests,
a r a t h e r f i n e - l o o k i n g b u i l d i n g , t w o m i l e s o u t o f N o r t h e i m .
This b u i l d i n g , n o w k n o w n b y t h e a b o v e t i t l e , w a s b e f o r e
being r e q u i s i t i o n e d a G e r m a n R e m e d i a l H o m e f o r C h i l d r e n .
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as i t does, a t t h e t o p o f a h i l l a m i d s t t r e e s w h i c h h a l f screen
i t f r o m v i e w a n d o v e r l o o k i n g t h e b r o a d v a l l e y i n w h i c h N o r -
t h e i m rests.
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and t h e j o u r n e y b a c k , w e h a v e b e e n a b l e t o p r o v i d e a c a n -
teen a s w e l l a s c e r t a i n l i m i t e d r e c r e a t i o n a l f a c i l i t i e s , a n d
keen r i v a l r y o v e r t h e t a b l e t e n n i s i s o f t e n e v i d e n t .
A t p r e s e n t o u r r e a l m o f a c t i v i t y i s l i m i t e d t o s h o r t educa-
tional c o u r s e s f o r m e n d u e f o r e a r l y d e m o b i l i s a t i o n , a n d w e
have t r i e d , w i t h t h e m a t e r i a l a n d t i m e available, t o f i t t h o s e
who come here f o r " C i v v y S t r e e t " b y b r u s h i n g u p t h e i r k n o w -
ledge o f m a t h e m a t i c s a n d E n g l i s h a n d g i v i n g t h e m a n i n s i g h t
i n t o t h e w o r k i n g s o f t h e C o m m e r c i a l W o r l d . A l s o w e h a v e
Included, c u r r e n t w i t h t h e m o d e r n t r e n d , a f a i r a m o u n t o f
t i m e d e v o t e d t o lessons o n C e n t r a l a n d L o c a l G o v e r n m e n t ,
B r i t i s h E m p i r e a n d L a w a n d A d m i n i s t r a t i o n i n o r d e r t o p u t
them i n t h e p i c t u r e r e g a r d i n g t h e G o v e r n m e n t o f t h e i r o w n
c o u n t r y a n d o f t h e E m p i r e . W h e n w e commenced w o r k h e r e
we w e r e s o m e w h a t d u b i o u s a s t o t h e r e c e p t i o n o u r lessons
would get, b u t t h e d e m a n d f o r m o r e s o o n d i s p e l l e d a n y f e a r s
we h a d a b o u t b e i n g u n p o p u l a r. I n f a c t w e h a v e b e e n m u c h
encouraged a n d h e l p e d b y t h e a t t e n t i o n p a i d a n d t h e c o n -
structive c r i t i c i s m s m a d e b y s t u d e n t s a t t e n d i n g t h e courses.
As t i m e g o e s b y w e i n t e n d t o m a k e o u r s e l v e s a n d t h e
school a r e a l l y p o p u l a r a n d u s e f u l p a r t o f t h e B n .
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commenced w i t h renewed z e a l i n t h e B n . T h e l o n g p e r i o d o f
i n a c t i v i t y w h i c h h a d e n s u e d a s a r e s u l t o f m o v i n g , s e t t l i n g
i n a n d c l i m a t i c c o n d i t i o n s , w a s r e s p o n s i b l e f o r a c e r t a i n
a m o u n t o f unfitness, b u t t h i s was soon overcome b y t h e large
scale p a r t i c i p a t i o n o f a l l r a n k s i n v a r i o u s e n e r g e t i c games.
Football h a s o n c e a g a i n b e e n w e l l i n t h e f o r e , a n d m o s t
Coys. possess g o o d p i t c h e s i n t h e i m m e d i a t e v i c i n i t y o f t h e i r
areas. T h e inter-Coy. League has r e s t a r t e d a n d t h e c h i e f i t e m s
of i n t e r e s t i s t h e d e f e a t o f t h e l e a g u e leaders, " C " C o y. , b y
" S p " Coy. t o t h e t u n e o f 6 goals t o n i l . T h e o n l y o t h e r m a t c h
played t o d a t e r e s u l t e d i n " C " C o y. d e f e a t i n g " B " C o y. b y
2 - 1 i n a h a r d - f o u g h t m a t c h . I n a d d i t i o n t o C o y. m a t c h e s .
several s t r o n g games h a v e b e e n p l a y e d a g a i n s t G e r m a n teams.
The s t a n d a r d o f p l a y h a s been v e r y h i g h , w i t h l i t t l e i n d i c a t i o n
of l a c k o f calories o n t h e p a r t o f o u r o p p o n e n t s . S u c h h a s
been t h e e n t h u s i a s m f o r S o c c e r, t h a t e v e n t h e u n b e a t e n
officers t e a m t o o k t h e f i e l d a n d m a i n t a i n e d i t s w o n d e r f u l
record, b e a t i n g • a b a t m a n a n d mess s t a f f c o m b i n e b y 2 g o a l s
to 1.
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I n h i g h e r f o r m a t i o n f o o t b a l l , S g t . E l l i o t t ( " D " ) , L / C p l .
Dirnmick ( " B " ) , C p l . M e Ta g g e r t ( " C " ) a n d P t e . D a w k i n ( " S p " )
have a l l h a d t r i a l s f o r t h e Di-visional Te a m , S g t . E l l i o t t b e i n g
picked o n c e f o r a representative m a t c h .
The 13n. B o x i n g Te a m , h a v i n g w o n t h e D i v . C o m p . b y
v i r t u e o f a w a l k - o v e r, f o u g h t t h e w i n n e r s o f 4 3 D i v . ( 5
D.C.L.I.), o n F r i d a y, 1 5 t h M a r c h , 1946, i n t h e 3 0 t h C o r p s D i s -
t r i c t I n t e r - U n i t semi-final. A v e r y e n j o y a b l e evening's b o x i n g
was w i t n e s s e d a n d t h o u g h b o t h s i d e s f i n i s h e d l e v e l w i t h 1 6
points each, 5 D.C.L.I. were a n n o u n c e d a s w i n n e r s as t h e y w o n
6 b o u t s t o o u r 5 .
Superior f i t n e s s o n t h e p a r t o f 5 o . c . L . r . w a s a p p a r e n t ,
and t h i s c a n b e a t t r i b u t e d t o t h e s h o r t t i m e i n w h i c h t h e
Bn. Te a m h a d t o t r a i n i n c o n s e q u e n c e o f t h e m o v e f r o m
Belgium.
I n d i v i d u a l r e s u l t s w e r e a s f o l l o w s ( 2 n d R . W . K . m a n i s
first-named i n e a c h case) : —
Bantam—Pte. B a t e s , R . . " H . Q . " C o y. , b e a t P t e . C h a n t l e y,
by a k n o c k - o u t i n t h e second r o u n d .
Feather-weight—Pie. S c h o f i e l d , F. , " S p " Coy., b e a t L / C p i .
H a t t e r o n p o i n t s .
Light-weight—C.S.M. C o w l a r d , H . , " B " C o y. , l o s t t o P t e .
S m i t h , a f t e r a v e r y close f i g h t .
Pte. L e v y, H . , " D " C o y. , l o s t t o P t e . M a u l e o n a k n o c k -
Out.
We l t e r - w e i g h t — C / S g t . A n s e l l , A . , " 0 " C o y. , b e a t P t e .
Ward o n p o i n t s b y a n a r r o w m a r g i n .
L / C p l . Saward, T. , " H . Q . " Coy., b e a t Pte. J o h n s o n comforb-
ably o n p o i n t s .
Pte. D a n c e , J . . " D " C o y. b e a t P t e . B u c h a n a n o n a f o u l .
M i d d l e - w e i g h t — L t . P . R e v e l l , " H . Q . " C o y. , l o s t t o P t e .
Markle b y a n a r r o w p o i n t s m a r g i n .