< Previous44 T H E R I F L E M A N June, 1943. the Croydon ' A " District Wardens R.C., whose activities are fully reported. In the club's first full season three teams shot in the S.M.R.C. War-Time League, " A " being third (Division 22), " B " fourth (Division 38) and " C " second (Division 42). The fourth team ^ IS kept busy with friendly matches against Home Guard and CivU Defence teams in the locahty. Two of these matches against the Norwood Loco. H.G. and the Brixton Prison Warders were won some- ' what easily, but another against Aircraft Elements, iMitcham, was lost by two points. A match between the ladies' team and the Thornton ■ Heath W.H.D. was also an easy victory for the warden's wives and i daughters. In connection with the Croydon " Wings for Victory " i campaign a novelty programme of snap shooting, " Mad-Minute " Sporting Match targets and " No-Sling" shooting was arranged. Three prizes were distributed in each of the five events spread out over the placing so that in one event the members with fourth, fifth ' and sixth places won Savings Stamps, and in another those taking i lOth, 11th and 12th places were also successful. Best aggregate was ' recorded by R. G. Cawte. Mrs. A. J. Palmer won the prize for i the best aggregate by a lady. Two of the most successful members are | Croydon High School girls. Miss Margaret Goodman and Miss Jean ! Davies, daughter of the club secretary, Mr. V. P. Davies. A local A.T.C. Squadron is now receiving instruction on the club's range ' * * * ' ' I B Coy. Barnes Home Guard, captained by the Company Musketry ■ Instructor, Lieut. E. L. Butler, is the first Home Guard team to win the challenge cup open to all military units in the South-West district ; of the London Command. The 64th Surrey Bn. were second, only two points behind Barnes. Previously, winners have been drawn from the ! Grenadier Guards and the R.A.S.C. A first entry by an R.E.M.E. team, who were hot favourites, tied third with another Home Guard ^ team. Members of the winning side were Lieut. Butler, Sgts. S. F. i Evans and L. E. Shelly and Ptes. E. J. Mudge and R. F. Wood. i * * * ' Membership of the Colne Electricity Department R.C., winners of ' the 44th Division S.M.R.C. War-time Winter League, is, according to a report published in the Colne Times, open to anyone interested. The j only defeat suffered in eleven matches was at the hands of a team of | Wrens entered under the name of H.M.S. Europa. The club team has : been promoted to the 35th Division of the Summer League. j * * * Members of Malvern Post OfiBce Ladies R.C., which has established j an enviable reputation locally by winning most of its matches against ' Home Guard and other services units in shoulder-to-shoulder shoots, gathered at the Head Post Office last month when the Midland Regional Director of the Post Office, Mr. D. O. Lumley, presented the ! prizes. Others in attendance were Mr. H. Swaby-Smith, donor of a i valuable trophy and replica, and Mr. H. Jones, who has given a cup for annual competition by the members of the Malvern Post Office Home Guard. Mr. R. G. Reed, the Head Postmaster, in introducing the Regional Director, stated how fortunate they were to have as their chief one who was so interested in their welfare and social activities. Mr. Swaby-Smith, who learnt that his cup had been won outright by Mrs. Lewis, stated that he would be pleased to give another in apprecia tion of the courtesy extended to him by the Malvern Post Office staff for the past 40 years. Mr. W. Walker, a prominent member of the Malvern R.C., which is affiliated to the S.IV(.R.C., who was unable to be present, was thanked for the great amount of work he had done in coaching the ladies. Mrs. Lewis returned the replica of the Swaby- Smith Cup and asked the Regional Director to present it to Miss M. ■ Towndrow, who ran her so closely that three tie-shoots were necessary. » * » Mr. C. Brammer presided at the annual general meeting of the Heston and Hounslow R.C. when .Mr. P. Baskerville's secretarial report was read in his absence through illness. The members expressed their satisfaction with the club's position and the progress made during the past year. The achievement of the ladies' team gives especial cause for gratification and to .Mrs. N. Wilson, who, as Miss N. Owens, was a leading member of the W. H. Smith and Son Ladies Team. Great credit is due for the work she has done as captain and coach. Mrs. Wilson is also assistant secretary of the club and a great help to Mr. Baskcrvilic. Vice-Captain Mr. F. W. J. Mayor shares with his wife, who is social .secretary, a keen interest in the club, which is noted for its happy family atmosphere. A ladies' championship is to be introduced into future club programmes. * * * It is sometimes stated that the secretary of a rille club does all the hard work, but seldom appears in the prize list. .Mr. F. B. Hyde, secretary of the Wouldham Works R.C., Grays, Essex, won the first 1943 Pewter Shoot from an entry of 13 members. » Many Kent marksmen will have learned with interest that Chief Superintendent W. Shepherd has been appointed Assistant Chief Constable of the County. Supt. Shepherd was responsible for founding the Kent County Constabulary Inter-Divisional Rifle League, and he was its first secretary. The Kent Police have regularly arranged inter- divisional matches and there is little doubt that shooting will be further encouraged by the new Assistant Chief Constable, when the police o f fi c e r s h a v e m o r e t i m e f o r r e c r e a t i o n a l a c t i v i t i e s . * * * " f Services of Mr. D. Richardson, Sen., of the Dundee, Angus and District Association of S.B.R.C.'s, as league secretary for 17 years, were recognised by the gift of a block of War S.ivings Certificates subscribed by the individual members and clubs. Mr. C. M. Fisher, a member of the Park Wynd R.C., received a S.M.R.C. Distinguished Service Award with bars in recognition of 21 years as an Association official. The presentations were made by Mr. H. L. Michie (Blairgowrie R.C.), Vice-President of the Association. Mr. J. Eddie of Arbroath also spoke and the recipients suitably replied. * * John Bromwich, Australian Davis Cup lawn tennis player, fielding in a cricket match behind the lines in New Guinea, instinctively raised his hands in front of his head just in time to deflect a .22 bullet. The bullet, which was accidentally discharged, passed through his hand and nairowly missed his forehead. * * * A number of interesting examples of early lock work on highly decorated guns and pistols and a flint-lock gun designed by the Rev. Ale.xander Forsyth, inventor of the percussion lock, are included in the Norton Hall (Daventry) Collection of Arms and Armour which is o n v i e w a t t h e Wa l l a c e G a l l e r i e s f o r t h e A i d f o r C h i n a F u n d . * * , Major Thomas Sutton, member of the S.M.R.C. Executive Com mittee and Council, who received the M.B.E. in the New Years' Honours List, has been appointed Acting Commanding Officer of the 21st Sussex Home Guard in succession to Brigadier C. R. Terrot, D.S.O., who has resigned. Major Sutton has been Second in Command s i n c e N o v e m b e r, 1 9 4 2 . H e i s a n A l d e r m a n o f t h e L e w e s To w n Council and captained S.M.R.C. International Teams in Finland, Italy and Spain. He is President of the Sussex County Small-bore Rifle Association, and has shot for England with both service and small-bore rifles. * .j. * At the annual general meeting of the Canadian Small-bore R.A. held in Montreal on 28th April, when Hon. President Noel H. Lysons was in the chair, the review of the Association's activities was most encouraging and the ambition expressed was to increase in stature and usefulness of the S.M.R.C. of Britain. We appreciate this compliment from such a young and virile association which has already proved its worth and has been fruitful in constructive ideas for the betterment of .22 shooting in Canada. It has promoted an individual marksman classification, fostered shooting in three positions on the lines of the N.R.A. of America and issues a monthly Bulletin which is full of help and interest. Hon. Secretary K. N. Morris and his colleagues have our appreciation of their good work and our thanks. * * * A b e r d e e n L a d i e s R . C . m a r k e d t h e e n d o f t h e i r w i n t e r s e a s o n w i t h a presentation of prizes by Miss L. Duguid, hon. Vice President. The club championship (silver rose bowl) was won by Mrs. George Leslie, averaging 96.25 ; the Margaret Forbes-Sempill Cup by Mrs. George Cressy ; the Margaret Goodwin Cup by MUss Peggy Hall ; the President's Prize by Mrs. Masson and the Mrs. Duguid's prize by Mrs. Knowles. Pictures of the presentation appeared in the local papers. * * * The club affiliation fee to the (iaiiadian S.B.R.A., which stood at 5 dollars, is increased to 5 dollars 50, and aimual individual member ship is increased from I dollar to 1 dollar 50, if a proposal laid before the annual meeting was approved. Life membership fee is 10 dollars. Five teams, including two from Montreal, entered the 1943 Inter-Cities match. The death of Canadian S.B.R.A. patron. Sir Edward Beatty was announced in a recent issue of the Association's Bulletin, where it is stated that his patronage was a great stimulus to inter-railway c o m p e t i t i o n s . + * * Final league table of the Montreal S.B.R.A. shows C.N.R.A. " A " team top, C.P.R., Windsor, second, and two teams, C.P.R., Outremont, and Northern Electric, sharing third with ten match points. * * * Results in the County of Lanark R.A. Burton Cup show : 1 J. Annandale (Renfield), 299, 2 P. S. McKay (Glasgow Railway) 297, and 3 A. Howat (Glasgow Police) 296. With a possible 300 R. Gray (Glasgow Police) won the County Silver Medal, A. J. Steele (Renfield 299 was second, and J. H. W. Hotchkiss (Martin's) was third, also with 299. The Winter League tables in A, B and C Divisions show Renfield, Martin's and Paisley as winners. The Home Guard League was run in four divisions, forty-three teams taking part. Glengarnock beat Bridge of Weir into second place in the first division, Millerston WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKJune, 1943. T H E R I F L E M A N 45 and Cumnock were first and second in the second division, Balornoek B and Largs B filled the first two places in the third division and the fourth division was won by Cumnock B with Rowan's B runners up. * » » The Metropolitan Special Constabulary rifle shooting competition attracted eleven divisional representative teams and in the first round F Division 572 beat G Division 544, S Division 565 beat P Division 562, and J Division 543 beat E Division 485. Teams of eight shoot and the best si,\ scores count. * * * Reorganisation of the Atlas and Norfolk R.C. drawn from em ployees at the Atlas and Norfolk Works of Messrs. Firth-Vickers Stainless Steels Ltd., of Slietficld, is'almost complete and already the benefits are being felt. A 25, 50 and 100 yards outdoor range is contemplated. Teams have been entered in the National League and the Yorkshire 50 and 100 Yards League, and three teams are firing in the S.M.R.C. Wartime Summer League. In the Yorkshire Winter League (Handicap) the team finished sixth, whilst both teams were successful in the first stage of the National Team Handicap. Mr. R. Stanlforth, the club's veteran international and county shot, is out of action through arthritis and, like his fellow club members, we are hoping that he will soon be back in harness and helping Mr. R. L. Haworth, the hon. secretary, whose good work for the club is much appreciated. » » * As we go to press, results of the Dundee, Angus and District Association of Small Bore Rifle Clubs Summer Meetings are to hand from Mr, \V. Campbell, the general secretary. A total of 61 com- petitors took part at the Craigie Quarry range in pleasant weather, which was very difficult for shooting. To quote Mr. Campbell's words " It is almost unbelievable that only three possibles were scored at 25 yards and one at 50 yards, the best score at the full range being 99.' J. A. Reid (Dundee Works Dept.) won the open aggregate with 586 points, firing 20 shots at each of the three ranges. The Small Cup for the Individual Cnampionship of Angus was won by R. .M. Milne (Park Wynd), J. D. Nicoll (Perth City and County), with 297, won the President's Competition and also won prizes in the three other events. The McLay Ladies Cup was won by Miss Cuthill, whose 194 was better than the similar score by Miss E. Shaw. Arbroath, Dundee Works, and Perth won the team events. Amongst the prizes which-were contributed by friends and firms, was 250 rounds of I.C.I. All-Range ammunition—a windfall nowadays ! * * * With over one hundred members present at a social evening arranged by the Association of Leeds and District Rifle Clubs, the Chairman, Mr. T. Kennedy, on behalf of the S.M.R.C, presented its Distinguished Service Award to Secretary Mr. G. B. E. Burnell. The presentation was strongly applauded by the members who appreciate the great services rendered by their secretary. * * The Hawker Aircraft R.C. team which won second place medals in the S.M.R.C. Winter League, Division 38, was formed entirely of boys under eighteen. They were opposed to Home Guard, Civil Defence, Women's Home Defence and rifle club teams, and their average was almost 468 points per match. ^ « At the A.G.M. of the Yorkshire M.R.A., held at the Wolstenholme Hall, Sheffield, on Saturday, 3rd April, at 3.30 p.m., a very good gathering assembled, including representatives from so far as Hull (Messrs. A. 'V. Stanlforth and A. Johnson), to support the ehairman, Major R. W. Gleadow, also from that city of the East Riding. As usual the hon. secretary (Mr. C. Laywood) was forward with an excellent report of activity, this being the 19th year without cessation. After the formal business, in the discussion that followed, Major R. W. Gleadow, the president, said he was anxious to see the social side of the clubs developed to a much greater extent. In this way he felt that they would set up a family feeling of being nurseries for shooting skill. Mr. G. Pethard, Secretary S.M.R.C, stated that he was present to represent the Council of the Society, and to first congratulate the Association on maintaining its activities, which it was fully apparent they had successfully accomplished. He was glad to note for the first time that ladies were present as representing clubs, and he specially congratulated Mrs. Barker and her husband on the inauguration of a league of nine clubs in the Rotherham district. The Chief Constable and Assistant Chief Constable of Sheffield (Mr. G. S. Lowe and Mr. W. Parnham) sent messages promising every assistance from the police. Officials re-elected were Major Gleadow ; Mr. C. Laywood, secretary ; Mr. W. J. Bull, treasurer ; Mr. W. J. S.able, county team captain. A vote was taken as to the venue of next year's A.G.M., and Barnsley was chosen. * * * The Women's Home Defence, Chobham Unit, is concentrating on rifle shooting practice and general W.H.D. activities with the full intention of carrying on as long as possible. Recently they met a team from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and beat them by 70 points. , ^ ^ The team shooting in the forty-first division of the Summer League under the title " A.T.A., Hamble, A.S.T." is cornposed of lady Ferry Pilots, and in a recent match ladies from the U.S.A., South Africa, Poland and England comprised the team. These ladies do ■ not have a lot of time for shooting, but are most keen. Mr. F. H. Ford, their coach, who sent us the information, also states that his Air Training Corps tearn from the 1917 Squadron recently won the Southampton and District Shooting Competition at the University College range, despite a ten points penalty, which, under S.M.R.C. rules, would have been one point only. There were ten teams com peting. » * LAST POST . It is our sad duty to record the death of the following members :— L/Cpl. Ernest Charles Hassell, R.E., killed in action in the Middle East. Spe^d track riding, motor cycle racing, flying and shooting all claimed his keen interest and he gained several prizes on the West Ham Rifle Range. Mr. E. T. Coote, former captain of Bexleyheath R.C., has died at the age of 77 years. His interests included local politics, the Primrose League and golf. He was an ardent Freemason, and a Freeman of the City of London. Mr. H. J. Barnard, one of the great shots of pre-1914 days, has died near Malvern. He won several championships under the "Welsh Miniature Rifle Association and fired several times in the Welsh Inter national team. Mr. Charles J. Rofe, whose only hobby was rifle shooting, was counted one of the best shots in Kent, and the neighbouring' counties. Mr. Rofe's death has robbed Cranbrook of an outstanding personality. He made a record shoot at 200 yards in the free or standing position, and he shot many times for Kent, dating from the Wimbledon Meeting in 1888. Mr. A. Grant, a noted member of the Press Gallery in the Houses of Parliament, died in April at his home in Streatbam. A native of Edinburgh, he started work in a wholesale warehouse, but as a des cendant of a long line of printers he soon followed the family tradition and entered journalism. For five years he was director of Publicity in the Ministry of Pensions, he was also the chief organiser of the King's Fund for Disabled Officers and Men, the appeals for which raised over one and a quarter million pounds. As correspondent for the " Glasgow Herald " at Bisley, he shot as a volunteer both in open and Press competitions. Capt. R. M. Thorburn of Peebles died at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary early last month. Like his father, Lt./Col. Thorburn, he was a noted rifle shot being three times in the Elcho Shield winning team and many times figuring in other Scottish representative teams at Bisley and elsewhere. He was a Justice of the Peace for Peeblesshire, for several years was chairman of the Peebles branch of the British Legion, and recently was appointed Chairman of the Prisoners of War Relatives Association. . Mr. Charles Forsyth, of North Shields, died in April after an illness of several weeks duration. As a Territorial marksman he had won every first prize offered at the Annual Small Arms Festival. He shot for Northumberland County at Bisley in 1925 and twice in the Territorial Army XX in the Inter-Services Match. Over 100 medals, cups, shields and spoons and other shooting prizes had been won by him. He also won prizes for swimming, running and walking. As we go to press we learn with the utmost regret of the death of Mr. Hugh J. Ward of Chepstow. Mr. Ward was for many years a member of the Dewar International Selection Committee and was considered one of the finest .22 calibre and .303 shooting coaches in the country. His calm manner instilled confidence into the most nervous o f marksmen and his wise counsel was of great value to the other members of the Dewar Committee. Although he did not himself shoot in later years, he was a regular visitor to the big meetings and was also representative for Monmouthshire on the S.M.R.C. Advisory Committee. He collapsed and passed away on Wednesday, 9th June. In the last war he was attached to the N.R.A. School of Musketry. His brother. Win. Ward, was a King's Prize winner. Riflemen in Berkshire especially, and in most other parts of the country, will learn with sincere regret of the death of Mr. John C. Keene of Reading. Mr. Keene was for many years the strong man in the Hilliers Rifle Club which had to close down on the outbreak of war. He regularly attended Bisley and the Alexandra Palace meetings where he won prizes in open competition. About eighteen months ago, he contracted infantile paralysis which gradually spread and he died on the 12th May, at the age of forty. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK46 T H E R I F L E M A N June, 1943. ©bituaties C H I E F C O N S T A B L E W A R N O C K The recent death of Mr. David Warnock, who was ap pointed only a few months ago as Chief Constable of Glasgow, drew many tributes, including one from the Lord Provost of Glasgow, to one of Scotland's most distinguished and most modern-minded police officers. Mr. Warnock, who was 56 years of age, had been ill for only a week. He was removed to the Western Infirmary, Glasgow, for an immediate operation, suffering from an abdominal complaint. Since he came to Glasgow from Kirkcaldy 10 years ago as Senior Assistant Chief Constable and head of the city pohce force's criminal investigation department, Mr. Warnock's name had become known throughout Scotland. Lord Provost J. M. Biggar, Glasgow, said of Mr. Warnock : ■ ■ He was a man who was tremendously efficient as an Assistant Chief Constable, and I personally looked forward to a very great career for him as the Chief Constable of Glasgow." Mr. Warnock's predecessor. Sir Percy Sillitoe, now Chief Constable of Kent, paid this tribute : " No man was ever luckier in his choice of a right-hand man. We served together cheek-by-jowl for 10 years, and parted the greatest of friends. With a man of his character, drive and ability there was only one possible path for everyone in the force, and that was the straight line. To the looker-on he might have seemed severe in self-discipline and strict, but it was all part of his natural make-up, and it covered as kindly a heart as ever beat in m a n ' s b o d y. " To these tributes the Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs can add its own, because it had no more sincere friend in Scotland. As Assistant Chief Constable about nine years ago he made up his mind that the City Police of Glasgow should learn to shoot and to do so they should have every facility to help them. At that time miniature ranges were scarce in the city, and so his men had to use hired ranges, and the City of Glasgow Police Rifle Club was formed with Sgt. D. McGillivray as secretary. Meantime David Warnock was remembering that until his men had a first-rate range of their own he would not be satisfied. Eventually the oppor tunity of using the basement of an old police building came and, despite some trouble with objections from the Council, he managed to get permission to go ahead, and the result was the best equipped 25 yards indoor range in Glasgow. He personally took the opportunity when coming to London to look over the best types of ranges and their facilities, as he wanted the best and most modern apparatus. His men got it. It is not surprising that with such a man at the back of them Secretary McGillivray and his helpers looked and leaped forward. We are sure that Chief Constable Warnock's sole reward was the welfare and satisfaction of his men, who were taking part in a sport which promoted comradeship in which he himself so thoroughly believed. We mourn the loss of a very jincere friend. MR. JOHN NEWSOME-BAXTER Some months after the event we learn with a deep sense of loss of the passing of an old and trusted friend, who died a week after his 90th birthday at his residence, 190, Mersea R o a d , C o l c h e s t e r, o n 2 9 t h O c t o b e r l a s t . B y p r o f e s s i o n a dentist, he went to live at Colchester after his retirement. He was father-in-law to Rev. R. H. O'Reilly, who was rector of St. Albright's from 1909 to 1933, and he had lived with his daughter and son-in-law at Stanway for some ten years and was very fond of the village. A keen rifle shot, Mr. Newsome- Baxter had won many medals for his shooting. He was also w e l l k n o w n i n t h e t o w n a s a b o w l e r . Although he had retired before going to Colchester, Mr. N e w s o m e - B a x t e r t o o k t h e s c h o o l d e n t a l c l i n i c s i n C o l c h e s t e r district for about two years. Almost until the day of his death he was able to enjoy his garden. In 1929 he married his second wife. Miss O. Moore, daughter of the late Dr. H. Moore, of Ipswich. The older marksmen of London will best remember h i m a s a m e m b e r o f t h e K e n s i n g t o n R . C . , a n d a l e a d i n g official in the County of London S.B.R.A. One of his treasured possessions was the tobacco box presented to him by the Kensington R.C., a tribute of his fellow members' regard when he retired to the country. Despite his great age he maintained his keen and active interest in small-bore shooting. In fact, he was always ready to act as a witness for the Society almost up to the last whenever required to do so at important national matches in his district. There was one unfulfilled ambition which he had not realised, which we' all regret and that is he did not live long enough to see the final defeat of Hitler, 'for which he had painted a flagstaff" to fly the Union Jack when victory was won. His rifle he ■ gave to a .grandson "when he joined up in the Army. One is a rhajor in the R.A.S.C. in the Middle East. One a captain in the Royal Tank Corps and another a lieutenant in the R. A., the two latter in India, whilst a grand daughter is in the A.T.S. It-appears that like our old friend his family give unfailing service. DA VID GORDON Another old-timer and supporter for the past 40 years has passed on. The Guardbridge R.C. was founded in 1902, and Davie Gordon was one of its founder members. From that day to his end he took a keen and active interest in this veritable rock among rifle clubs. He was also a member of the Fife 7th Volunteer'Battalion for many years and was a successful competitor in all their competitions. In .22 rifle shooting he made a great name for himself in the year 1908, when after tying with the redoubtable A. G. Banks in the final stage of the Queen Alexandra Cup c o m p e t i t i o n h e w o n o n t h e t i e s h o o t . „ , In The Rifleman, February 1937, and his article 29 Years Ago " and in his new " Book of the Rifle," Mr. A. G. Banks gives an account of this match. For many years after Gordon was a great team shot for his club, but did not again attain to such an individual achievement. Of quiet diyjosition, he was ever ready to help others in the range, where he spent mostol his leisure time. Men of his type will always be an mspiration to the novice. MR. P. W. CONGREVE N e w Z e a l a n d S e c r e t a r y p a s s e s o n . It is with regret that we have to record the death of Mr. P. W. Congreve, the versatile and enthusiastic secretary of the New Zealand Miniature Rifle Association which is affiliated to the S.M.R.C. The late Mr. Congreve, who was sixty-four years of age, was born in Lincolnshire. He came to New Zealand in the early nineties, subsequently taking up permanent residence in Wellington, where he resided for thirty years prior to his death. He was one of the very early miniature rifle shooting mthu- siasts in Wellington, where he joined the Wellington South Miniature Rifle Club shortly after the Great War His talents quickly led him into executive activities with his club, m which he held practically .every office from time to time, up ^ the beginning of this year, when his duties with the liome Guard organisation compelled him to relinquish some ol his tormer responsibilities. ,. . „ The establishment of a New Zealand Miniature Rifle Association some seventeen years ago provided an additional field of activity for Mr. Congreve's energies and capabihties, and on the transfer of the headquarters of the Association from Christchurch to Wellington Mr. Congreve soon became its president, a position which he held for a numb^ of years, ultimately handing over the reins of office to his deputy president. . . ' In 1937, when the Association was in need of a new secretary, Mr. Congreve once again made his services available, and he held this position up to the time of his death. In this capacity as in his former capacity as president, he carried out his duties with the utmost zeal and efficiency. His example was a splendid incentive to his Executive Committee, and the Association prospered immensely as a result of his ability and energy. His desire to promote the interests of miniature rifle WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKJune, 1943.T H E R I F L E M A N 47 ® b i t U a UI e S—continued. shooting never faltered, and miniature rifle shooting in New Zealand is now the poorer for his loss. Apart from executive skill, the late Mr. Congreve was a first class marksman, not only with the miniature rifle, but also with the .303 rifle on the open range. He was a regular com petitor at the annual championship meetings of the New Zealand kifle Association at the Trentham rifle range, and on a number of occasions qualified for the " King's Fifty," an achievement corresponding in New Zealand with the " King's Hundred " at Bisley. His knowledge of the " mechanics " of rifle shooting enabled him to impart useful lessons of instruction to younger riflemen, and many a young marksman has prospered on the advice thus given. Marksmen in New Zealand both miniature ' and out door " deeply deplore the loss which rifle shooting in New Zealand has sustained as a result of Mr. Congreve's death. The S.M.R.C. share this sense of loss. Books Received The S.M.R.C. has to acknowledge with grateful thanks the following gifts ;— Major T. Sutton, M.B.E., Council. - A number of rare pamphlets and books on rifle shooting from the collection of the late Dr. F. H. Kelly. L. G. Surtees, Esq., Inland Revenue R.C. " Modern Breechloaders." W. W. Greener (1870). H. V. Sheard, Esq., of Bardsey. "The Amateur Poacher," by R. Jeffenes. Eirst edition (signed by author). Lt.-Col. Sir Philip Richardson, Bart., O.B.E., V.D. "The Rifle and How to Use It," by Hans Busk (1861). W . B . W h i t e , o f C i t y o f L o n d o n P o l i c e . ■ ■ " A Century of Guns," by H. J. Blanch. D e a n e ' s M a n u a l o f F i r e a r m s . „ , , , ■, , , r Next issue we hope to give a full list of the books available lor reference. Looking Back, No. 3. {CoiUiimed from page 28.) SO on working down to the 16th man who took a Bronze medal and 18/6. The unlimiteds at 25 yards produced 3 possibles, at 50 yards one 99 and at 100 yards two 97's! A glance through the names of the " cracks " apart from those already mentioned we find Southfields very strongly represented by T. O'Shea, A. W. Wilde, W. Milne, E. Newitt, S. Fenton, A. J. Comber (King's Prize Winner), and J. Milne. Ham and Petersham trotted out JackWarner, P. Plater, the two Macleays and G. Taylor. J. Dobson, J. Mead and G. Allen represented'Midland Railway (Derby). M. K. Matthews, Carnell and Bradley of Mansfield (High- gate) with T. Gallagher, H. C. K. Rogers, A. E. Williams and Whitby (Hendon and Cricklewood). Include W. Pimm (Wandsworth), H. R. Humby (Alexandra Palace), A. G. Banks (Southport), Reeson (Beckton), H. J. Barnard (Newbridge), and A. E. Morton (Pontypool) to mention only a few, one can then judge the difficulties in those days of obtaining the " possible." I notice four men taking a 5th prize 2/6 between them in a Military sight competition which reminds me of the time when the N.R.A. used to issue a cheque for each indi vidual cash prize won at Bisley and A. Oldman of Thetford had such a shock when he won 6d., and received a big cheque, that he decided to frame it rather than cash it! However, it did buy a packet of " fags " in those days. Friend A. G. Banks may call this particular " Daily Mirror " Meeting to mind, as I note he made a fortune of £1 13s. 3d., whilst I came away with 9d. and a Bronze Medal! My First " MiniatureShoot Major R. Brown, D.S.O. IT must be nearly forty years ago that I heard that the town in the South of England where 1 was going to spend my winter leave had started a rifle club, so I took my rifle with me. I found it was quite a good rifle club, as rifle clubs went in those days. It had a building which might have been built as a gymnasium, or perhaps a roller-skating rink. I introduced myself to the secretary (who, I believe, owned the place and lived there) and did some shooting. The shooting was done with rifles lent by the Govern ment .303 Martini-Enfield, using a reduced-charge cartridge called the " Gaudet." Scoring was " Bisley," counting five for a bull. The rifles had open sights, with no possibles adjustment except for elevation. All things considered they shot pretty well, but I knew I could do better with my own rifle. The next Saturday I thought I would try a shoot with my own rifle, so after tea I took my Rigby-Marlin .22 rifle and a box of U.M.C. " Extra Long Rifle " cartridges and set off to the club. I was very proud of that outfit. The Rigby-Marlin was about the only " man-size " .22 then made, weighed nearly 7i lbs., and had an aperture backsight. The back sight was adjustable for elevation only, and 1 got lateral , adjustment by fitting a traversing foresight. The .22 extra-long rifle cartridge was about one-eighth inch longer than the standard one of to-day, and probably gaVe about 1,100 feet per second velocity. I don't think there were any smokeless .22's then. Anyway, presently I arrived at the rifle club. Nobody ! was shooting, but a whole crowd of people were standing about. When I went in everybody looked round—the place was all lit up ! no shooting in the dark in those days— and as soon as he saw who I was the secretary called out to me, " There you are at last. I was afraid you weren't coming." I thought this rather odd, as I didn't remember saying I was coming, but the secretary bustled around very helpfully, and I did my shoot. My target came up, and I heard some chat going on behind me, and as I had the range to myself and lots of time I shot several more targets. When I had finished everybody had gone except the secretary. After some talk about my rifle and shooting I asked him why he had been expecting me. And he confessed that he hadn't. The club had been shooting a match against another, ten a side, best eight scores to ' count. The visitors fired ten ; our club could only fire eight. When the visitors' worst two were counted out they had won. Just then I came in, so he seized the chance, and when I had shot and my score was added in, and our worst score counted out, we won the match. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK48 T H E R I F L E M A N June, 1943. Correspondence Cambridge. To The Editor, r/;e/?;y7emizn. ll'/i Afo.V, 1943. T H E C L U B R I F L E . Dear Sir, In article on the Club Rifle of the future in the March Rifleman Mr. Banks has raised some interesting questions, and with the nrin- ciples he advocates, that the small bore rifle and competitions of the future must be capable of producing service shots, I find myself in full agreement. But is he right in his choice of rifle The bolt- action box-magazme rifle has had a long life—nearly fifty years and surely the time is npe for a change. It seems to me that the future lies with the semi-automatic self-loader type-the Americans are showing the way already with the Garand and the new Winchester ^ £ carbine. These may have their teething troubles now —but these will be overcome in time. The Japanese are using a nne of smaller bore than the Americans. We know what American nunters have done with..22's. For my part then, I expect to see the rifle of the future a self-loader, with telescope sights, and a considerably smaller bore—with possibly a final merging of small bore and service bore into the same calibre. There is also a further consideration. If we are to become a nation ii-f marksmen we need—in addition to our rifle—adequate safe ranges ; these should be supplied by municipalities just as public playing fields are. And, most urgently, our future firearms laws need drastic revision. It should be made easy for any adult of good character to own and use firearms and ammunition, and we should encourage experiments in arms and ammunition, just as the Americans do. Yo u r s f a i t h f u l l y, W. T . T H U R B O N . Edgware, Middlesex. 12t/i May, 1943. To The Editor, The Rifleman. A S I S S U E D A N D / O R A N Y A I D S . D e a r S i r, No-one can be so naive as to pretend that our sport has reached a state of perfection, but the sentiments generally expressed by those who are for rifles " as issued " or against any " aids," and the concept that we should base our future on military or national needs are, in my opinion, unconsciously playing on several fallacies. In the first place, why should we simulate military methods which, e\en in official circles, are admitted not only to be out-of-date, but devised solely for the lower intelligence of the mass ? Surely it is general knowledge that any good .22 shot rarely fails to put up a good performance with the .303 even at the first attempt or that, conversely, a regular .303 shot only reaches a fair competence with the .22 after much practice. In other, words we are true marksmen and should not be regarded as hangers-on or a race apart. The reason for this is that the Service rifle is not intended to be a weapon of precision and the M.V. provided with the magnum case does permit certain faults in style which would be fatal with the .22. No-one will ever learn to concentrate properly on and correct faults in any shooting until he knows his full capacity and this is one thing which miniature shooting as now practised, does bring out. Again, it is suggested that we should have standard or graded " a s i s s u e d " r i fl e s . J u s t w h a t a r e t o b e t h e r e s t r i c t i o n s o n a n " a s issued " rifle ? Any maker will confirm that in particular with the lower priced .22, no two rifles from the same batch will have a yke performance or consistency, and that together with expert tuning, results will be obtained which will nullify any objective of equal oppor tunity. Unless rifles are restricted to one pattern, an insidious form of purse snobbery is bound to arise and we shall only succeed in making confusion worse confounded. And having adopted a stan dard rifle or rifles, is progress in design never again to be permitted ? The Society has been built up, like most clubs, slowly and pains takingly. Judged solely on pre-war increments in strength and popu larity, and the difficulties of war which have been overcome so success fully, there can be little that is radically wrong or calling for a radical change. 1 have yet to find one proposal against present policy which will not bring far more abuses in its train than anything now existing, but why is a negative (restrictive) policy being proposed at all. Why not be positive and progressive ? I suggest it is not without the bounds of practical politics to encourage gunmakers to produce still better rifles at more reasonable prices. America has done this as instanced by certain of their rifles, which were recently obtainable in this country and which, without import duties, make bur own far too expensive by comparison. The British were once the world's greatest gunmakers and yet, when this war is over it is foreign competition which is going to force us to change from out-of-date Martini to bolt actions. This is another reason why any change of poliey might have serious consequences ; the period of change-over is going to be very difficult. Our sport is maintained by enthusiasts, yet the most discouraging aspect at the time is that too few clubs have even one member who can correctly diagnose faults in equipment and make even elementary adjustments. Solve this problem and there will be far fewer coni- plaints about those who, mainly through their knowledge of main tenance and tuning, obtain scores which should not in any case be ascribed only to the quality of their rifles and accessories. After all, no gun can score more than a possible. But it is only too apparent that I am hot alone in an uneasiness with which possibles are scored, particularly at the short range. There is no fun in winning a shoot merely because one hole is hanging to an inner carton by its eyebrows. Why not have the expert classes in all open meetings and competitions, and the leading divisions in all national leagues shoot on metric cards at all ranges ? This is no new idea, but I believe the effect would be salutary and who 'knows, we might again find ourselves indulging that old and reprehensible habit of winning international matches. Yo u r s f a i t h f u l l y, K. E. FOSTER. ' C r a w l e y , Sussex. , . \ 2 t h M a r c h , 1 9 4 3 . To The Editor, The Rifleman. T H E H . G . B AT T L E S I G H T. Dear Sir, From my own experience in the Home Guard the battlesight causes a certain amount of confusion when shooting on a short range say 200 yards. I would like to ask this question, how came it to be put there ? What is its chief function ? Can it be used at other ranges than 450 for which it is zeroed ? _ . _ , . . I have been issued with a Sten Mark I Machine Carbine in the Home Guard. When cleaning it I took off the flash eliminator which is held in place with two screws and found that the barrel could be also taken out. The barrel was only held in place at the breech end by a hole in the breech in which to fit the barrel and it was the same with the flash eliminator. There was nothing to lock the barrel or prevent it from turning round when the gun was being fired. If the barrel did revolve would this interfere with the shooting ? I would be pleased if you could enlighten me on the two subjects. Yours sincerely, F. E . P O P E . London S.W .7. \9th April, 1943. REPLY BY MAJOR O. UNDERHILL. Battle Sight, Its name is an indication as to why it was adopted. It being a sight giving a maximum field of view and needing no alteration during the heat of battle. At the shorter ranges, say within 450 yards, and where battle conditions give neither the time or the atmosphere in which to make accurate fiddling alterations to back sight elevation, it is, obviously, a tremendous advantage to have a sight which ensures that, providing you aim at the base O' the body of your man, you will hit that body. It is immaterial to the desired result whether you hit him in the pit of the turnmy—the centre of the body—or the breasts—so long as vou do hit him . Now the P. 14 imd Ross Battle sights are zeroed to be on at 400 yds.—the P. 17 at 450 yds. Assuming we are using the P. 17, I think I can paint a clear picture in your mind if I ask you to recall the diagrams of the trajectory curves which you must have been shown in training. Now imagine that you are the target and, from a range of 450 yds. you start to advance in an upright position against the rifleman, i.e., into the trajectory curve, you will be walking into the downward trend of the curve and the shot which he released when you were at 450 yards would, in theory, strike the point of aim, i.e., in the base of your tummy. If you continue to walk into the trajectory WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK49 curve the bullet would strike your body higher and higher up until you got to within about 235 yards of the rifle, when you would meet the trajectory at its highest, i.e., its " culminating point." Continuing your suicidal walk, you would now be negotiating the upward curve of the trajectory, and consequently the bullet will strike your body lower.and lower as you approach the rifle, until at about 30 yards range you will again, in theory, be struck in the pit of the tummy, i.e., in this case the point of aim. Throiighoul the rifleman did not to have to after sights. All that was necessary was that he should be sure his target was within 450 yards. Obviously if there is plenty of time in which to ascertain the exact range, etc., etc., one would raise the leaf and use the sight in the ordinary way. Sten. The direct answer would be YES and NO, since the barrel is concentric to its bearings and can rotate but only between shots, and it is an advantage because, in theory, it will group in a circle around its mean point of impact. In explanation two forces act on the barrel : (a) Axle thrust. (b) Turning niovement due to bullet axle thrust, the impulse of which is in two directions ; (1) Backwards on to the rear barrel housing while case is gripped in the chamber. (2) Forward on to the front barrel housing when case h a s b e e n r e l e a s e d . The axle thrust is, roughly, ten times the turning movement so that friction will prevent the barrel from turning while thrust operates and inertia prevents its turning when the thrust is changing direction. Thus the barrel will not rotate daring the ballet's passage throagh it. Trusting the foregoing is clear. 6088236 Bdr. R. H. Coffin, 12//; April, 1943. To The Editor, The flifleman. T W O R A B B I T S — O N E S H O T . Dear Sir, I was most interested to read in the March Rifleman of Major Underhill's pet ambition, years ago, to kill two rabbits with one shot from a .22 rifle. I have tried tliis a number of times, at short and long ranges, both with regular, and high-velocity .22's, but have never yet been successful, even when the two animals concerned were sitting immediately behind, and touching one another. It would be reasonable to suppose that the bullet is deflected by the first rabbit,' or having penetrated, has not sufficient " stopping power " to kill the second rabbit, and this gets away wounded, which is undesirable from a sporting point of view, although Brer Rabbit i s a fi f t h - c o l u m n i s t t o t h e f a r m e r. Having specialized in rabbit shooting with the .22 rifle for some years, it is interesting to note, that shooting a rabbit which is " on guard," is very often likely to result in failure, than shooting one which is feeding, or likewise oblivious to the fact that Death is some what imminent! Whilst not qualified to express opinions on the anatomy of rabbits (except that some seem to be armour plated) ! believe this is due to a sort of stored-up " nervous energy " which exerts itself even after striking the rabbit in a vital spot, and consequently the bunny sub consciously makes a bolt for its hole, and thereby is lost, though dead. This appears to me to be borne out by an experience of some ten months ago. I spotted a full grown rabbit some 80 yards away and about 15 yards from the warren. It saw me, sat up and thumped out the usual alarm signal, I took a quick snap, heard a thud, and the rabbit made about five leaps into the hedge. Thinking I'd missed (it was a standing shot—oft hand). 1 walked up the hedge, and lo' and behold, the very much dead rabbit was lying with its backlegs and tail just out of the hole. Subsequent dissection revealed that its heart had been cut to shreds by the bullet. Apparently the nerves had just carried it that far before giving up the ghost. This seems to explain many certain kills which are apparently lost, but getting wise to this I watch carefully, and then put my arm down the hole, and usually haul them out very much inert. But I don't try this if the rabbit is kicking or its claws will give you a nasty scratch, or even cut deeply. 1 should be interested to know if Major Underbill did manage to " kill two birds with one stone." I've not given up trying. I consider Major Underhill's remarks re the required expert rifle men, in the event of the Snap Airborne Commando raids (which we could expect on the opening of a Second Front), veiy much justified. Such expert shots are few and far between, and the lack of interest of many soldiers in becoming proficient with the rifle, is astounding. I could name hundreds who after three years service, barely know how to load, fire, or aim correctly. This is only too apparent on the very infrequent range practices we get. Complete misses of the " 4 foot at 200 " target are not unusual. Apart from keen riflemen such as myself, " possibles " are usually confined to Regular soldiers, who have received the necessary training in years gone by. A greater degree of training on improvised ranges with the .22 would, do much to improve the shooting of those units, not normally using rifles as an ofiensive weapon. That is, A.A. units. Artillery and kindred services, in which the general use of the rifle is to stick a bayonet on it for doing guard duty. Moreover these-rifles are rarely a personal issue, such as H.G.'s get, but a certain number per unit, and thus no man has any interest in something which is not his, and which he rarely fires, to gain the necessary " feel " and love for his own weapons. Perhaps one day we shall find out by bitter experience. Yo u r s f a i t h f u l l y, R. H. COFFIN. 2U/ April, 1943. REPL Y BY MAJOR UNDFRHILL. Dear Sir, " Many thanks for yours of the 19th April, and also for your kind thought in forwarding Mr. Coffin's letter which I return herewith. In answer to his query, though having wounded two at a time, I have not yet suceeeded. He hits the nail on the head when he says that the deflection caused when the bullet first hits, is definitely responsible. He will have had many experiences where he has had a complete miss purely as a result of the bullet hitting a twig, and from its spinning off" at an angle." To The Editor, The Rifleman. NEW AIMING MARK. Dear Sir, I am greatly obliged by the extra copies of The Rifleman of which t h e D e c e m b e r i s s u e c o n t a i n e d a n e x t r a c t f r o m t h e m e m o r a n d u m o n a new form of aiming mark that I submitted to Sir Lionel Fletcher, and the March issue contained correspondence relating thereto, whilst I thank you for the copies of further letters on this subject. As some of the correspondents appear to think that I visualised a change in the aiming marks and targets employed for rifle shooting as a competitive sport, let me say at once that such an idea never occurred to me and that any controversy on this point is wasted. The sole object of my letter to Sir Lionel Fletcher was to suggest a form of aiming mark which would assist and expedite the training of riflemen, for warfare, by giving them a symmetrical shape, that, scaled down for the ranges employed in training, shall represent the smallest vulnerable target that an adversary of average size can oft'er to the firer, when in action. Experiments, and observations with numerous individuals showed that the average man, when firing to his front and offering the smallest possible target to an opponent, can have his vulnerable area covered 3y a " shield " of approximately 20^ inches in height and width, in the form of an " equilateral spherical triangle " of which the curved sides are struck with this 20J inches radius. The geometry of the mark is very simple and anyone who wishes to employ it for miniature range work will find no difficulty in making up targets, to scale for the range, from strong scrap paper, using any .desired colours for the background and the aiming marks. (See Ccimetry of New Aiming Mark in this issue). In actual practice, during which some hundreds of these targets have been used, it is found that recruits graduate more quickly and others " recover their form " more readily, with this aiming mark than with other marks, whilst the same results have continued to the open range where conventional targets are employed. As a means to the end of developing useful wartime riflemen with the smallest expenditure of ammunition, time and target material, the new aiming mark appears to be achieving its sole object. For those who are concerned with ritle shooting as a sport only, the new aiming mark can have little interest except as a curiosity, but to those tictively engaged in training rifletncti for war service, it mav prove to be of some assistance. Yours faithfully, J. H. W . GILL. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK50 T H E R I F L E M A N June, 1943. To The Editor, The Rifleman. nth April, 1943. Dear Sir COUNTY ASSOCIATIONS ? It was very gratifying to observe that my article on the contra- versial question of Area or County Associations, has elicited such excellent replies and criticisms from well-known shooting personages and A^^f Glpdow of Yorkshire, and Mr. W. Campbell of Dundee . Firstly, I am compelled to devote a little time and valuable space m commen ing on the various points by Major Gleadow X has qvidently taken exception to my statement that " many of the County Associations were compelled to suspend their activities." Surely my statement is more than borne out by the S.M.R.C.'s Annual Repon which shows that whilst in 1939 (pre-war) there weVe in acUve operat^n sixty County Associations in 1942 there were only twenty-nine County Associa ions existing ; a decrease of thirty-one. As four of our Wes^ of Scotland Associations are still inactive, then evidently there are still twenty-seven other County Associations which are! at the present dme, not functioning. The continued inactivity of 50 per cent of the Si°nece'ssa^''°'""°"'' orthfs aspec! • unfair of Major Gleadow to imply that only County Asso- !oum!^ bv ah mea original function, viz., to aid the of nf their power, and in particular from the pointof view of musketry, durmg time of war. I, personally, have not yet Clubme^h? with, any Rifle Club, Association, or Cltjb-member, who is not at the present time, doing a power of work hp oth^"^ri k"' °u Scotland Clubs are no diflerent from the other Qubs affiliated to the Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs in a U °.-"r ranges, targets, ammunition, rifles, momes and services, have been, and still are being used in the f u r t h e r a n c e o f t h e W a r E f f o r t . ® The West of Scotland Association, definitely does not exist on "T rations. ' Since its inception, this Area Association has sponsored and run civilian leagues, usually of three Divisions • eisht teams or more per Division ; but it has also gone out of its way to CTcourage Home Guard enthusiasm by the running of Special Home Guard Leagues and competitions which have proven to be successful beyond the most optimistic hopes of the organisers The County pride is surely an over-rated feeling. Is not the mam loyalty of all Riflemen centred primarily on his Club ? By .Cue Team shoot a regular match against teams more truly equal m skill, is much more interesting for all, than the usual T h ^ H " d o m i n a t e t h e fi e l d . The broader and the more representative League of an Area Asso- ciatmn, evens out the superiority of each County's " giants." tt,pTo® administrative work of the Area Association, can be done by the same number of officials as are necessary to run a County Asso ciation and there is a larger pool of ability to draw from I Personal contact is, in my opinion, one of the great assets of the Area against the County. We can all meet more convenientlv than is possible when we are tied within our own Shires. A more cosmopolitan atmosphere is engendered, to the obvious advantage of our MovLent I cannot speak with any authority about the conditions in English Counties but it is a fact, that very few of the Scottish County Asso ciations have been assisted to any marked extent by the financi^ aTd given by Sheriffs, Lord Lieutenants or similar officials. It is a sig nificant fact, that the donations to our recently formed Area Asso ciations have been very much greater than those ever received by any o n e o f t h e C o u n t y A s s o c i a t i o n s . ^ At aU of the Open Meetings run by the Area Association to which I frequently refer, it has been remarked upon often, how large have been the numbers of tyros and novices who have competid and mvariably, these beginers have attended the following year's Mekine Many of these competitors have travelled no inconsiderable distance I his obvious lack of embarrassment or awkwardness on the part of our beginners, shows that when they have been competing in the Ooen Meetings, even although they have been intermingled with many of our finest national marksmen, they have not felt embarrassed It cannot matter what form of a local Association we have. There must, and will a vyays be, necessarily, centralised control, (a form of administration which our Yorkshire Friend evidently does not relish') otherwise the functions of the S.M.R.C. and its Council, would be at c . • ' t h e n v e r y q u i c k l y , t h e r e w o u l d b e no Rifle Shooting Movement left in the country! The very excellent and considered views of Mr. W. Campbell I am sure have been read closely and digested by many and it is my own personal feeling that the Dundee, Angus and District Association aie on ihe verge of finding, as we have, in the West of Scotland, that It IS to the greater betterment of our Movement, that the basis of our organisation be extended, where necessary, to absorb other Clubs who are desirous of maintaining a close interest in the competitive aspect of Rifle Shooting. _ A very important point which should not be lost sight of, is that in densely populated areas the County Associations probably has an affiliated strength, which it is impossible for the thinly peopled parts of the country to equal—under these conditions therefore, the large County Association is serving the same purpose as the type of Area Association envisaged by the writer. I feel that many small and weak .Associations are a decided liability—fewer and stronger Associations are what we want! The suggestions outlined in the concluding paragraphs of Mr. Campbell's letter is one which merits much thought and is a proposal which I, personally consider, most worthyof acting upon without delay. Actually, such a scheme as he envisages, is operating in the West of Scotland at' the present time with considerable success. The Lanarkshire S.B.R.A. for example, continues to run its own leagues and Meetings and yet practically all the Clubs attached, to the Lanark shire Small Bore Rifle Association, are also affiliated to the West of Scotland Area Association! As a former Chairman of the Lanarkshire S.B.R.A. and one who has been a member of the Management Committees of both County and Area Associations, for some years, I have had practical oppor tunity of studying closely, the problems which confront each type of organisation. Unless I had had that opportunity, I would not have had the audacity to write upon a subject of which I was ignorant. The main desire of 90 per cent of the Rifle Shooting enthusiasts, is to strengthen the Movement, especially during times like these. We wish to adhere more closely to the formula set out by Lord Roberts. We want to see the British become a nation of Riflemen and Rifle- women. The challenging article of A. G. Banks in the March issue of The Rifleman holds aloft'a torch to guide us. Let us all try to evolve an organisation of strength, unity and determination, which will go forward to fulfil the main purpose of the S.M.R.C., viz., to produce in large numbers, trained riflemen who will be a strong asset to the Forces of the Crown in time of war. We must submerge the belief that Small Bore Rifle Shooting is purely a sport which can have no useful or practical function. The adoption of Mr. Banks' proposals could be expedited, I think, by the determined action of not sixty different Associations, varying in strength from six to forty affiliated clubs, but by the help of one central body, the Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs, strongly aided by some twenty to thirty powerful and influential Associations, each having an affiliated strength of eighty to one-hundred-and-twenty units. " Unity is Strength." Let us not repeat the mistake in our own Movement that Europe has made in the last decade. It is wrong and dangerous, to have a Movement of weak Associations. We have seen what has happened to small weak powers, too weak to resist, too proud to amalgamate ; a ready prey to those stronger than they. This example of power-politics, should be a warning to us, that a similar thing could happen in our own Movement. We want to be strong enough to have the Authori ties appreciate our motives to the extent that they will render us greater facilities and give us more assistance to fulfil the policy of Lord Roberts Small Bore Rifle Shooting is too important an asset to be permitted to stagnate. If the development of stronger local Associations can strengthen the power of our Council, then is it not to our advantage to carry this function through without unnecessary delay ? R. A. Kelso. Victoria, Australia, January I March, 1943. C L U B A N D W A R S H O O T I N G B Y A U S T R A L I A N S . Dear Editor, Our Home Guard—its Australian title is Volunteer Defence Corps —is in places taken on these ranges before going on the full-bore. Many men display an aptitude that which practice would convert them into good marksmen. Others, however, much tuition and practice would only be mediocre. Possibly when hostilities cease, and may that be soon, new men to shooting will be enrolled in clubs. Some of the older riflemen are pessimistic as to the future of rifle clubs. The Home Guard carry out its musketry, and where civilian riflemen are members shooting is best. Have had a few days at the open range, and from observations am convinced that writers who point out that a machine-gun and crew make a better target than the man with a rifle are on the right track. In machine and sub-machine guns there is too much almost delicate fittings to get out of order for them to be a howling success on active service. On tanks I think the young war correspondent James Aldridge writes correctly when he WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKJune, 1943. T H E R I F E E M A N 51 says that "anti-tank fire from a stationary position is far more accurate and effective than fire from moving tanks." A C.O. of your school of musketry some few months before war broke out spoke, to my mir.d, sensibly when he told the English public some thing the sarne thing that the Sydney Morning Herald, special writer of the article, pointed out. The N.R.A. Journal published his address, and the issue 1 lent and was unreturned. Of course with our lads at Milne Bay at the landing of the Japanese our interest has been centred largely on the campaigning in that direction. His opinion has been confirmed by an American wounded back from New Guinea, who says of the R.A.A.F. squadrons at ■ " They're niad fliers, but if it had not been for them it would have been a different story. While the Japanese were attacking and air battles were going on overhead those boys were landing and taking off their planes simultaneously on the same landing strip, and not a big one at that. They are wonderful on the ground and in the air." J am purposely giving only what has appeared in the press, but digress from that to say he had two bouts of malaria and one of dengue and has gone to rejoin his squadron. He wrote that the A.l.F. were having a tough time in the jungle and mud. Added to that were leeches, pythons, mosquitoes—and Japs. Just now over the air there was a story of a python, 18 feet long, meandering into a jungle camp a day or two ago, and the unwelcome visitor being shot by an officer. A paper here a week or two ago had a picture of two Australians skinning a python—one holding the body just behind the head after the skin had been rolled off and the other struggling to get the skin off the rest of the dead snake. I suppose that news of the A.T.F. Commandos and their doings in Tirnor have appeared in some English papers. These fellows fought against odds of 100 to one'and killed Japs at the rate of much more than 100 for every Aussie or Dutchmen lost in action. Their only weapons were " Bren and tommy guns, sniper's rifles, bayonets, knives and grenades. The Japs had all these—and field artillery, mortars and air support as well." That is how the papers reported it. Here is an extract that will appeal more to you :—" There was Private Mervyn Wheatley, of Kalgoorlie. A Kangeroo shooter by occupa tion, he is No. 1 sniper of the commando force. He plays a sporting game even with the Japanese, refusing to use the telescopic sights on his rifle for any range below 300 yards. He is credited with 47 Japanese killed, but he himself claims only 25 certainties. In my game, he explains, 'you cannot count a 'roo unless you see him drop and know exactly where to go and skin him.' Outside Dilli Wheatley got a record ' kill," 12 Japs with 12 shots in 15 minutes." Unfortunately war correspondents tell mighty little about exploits of men armed with the "common rifle." Where a Japanese is pulverised by a stream of bullets from a machine or sub-machine gun —one story told of a Jap being cut in twain—that is first-class or front-page news. That a volume of ammunition is used where one or two cartridges would be used by a properly trained shot is not worth recording! Mrs. Harding was the champion of the Commonwealth Ladies" Rifle Club for the third successive time in 1942. She has crammed a lot of merit into five years of shooting. Her outstanding performance was the small-bore rifle championship of Victoria early in her career. In lending rifle shooting journals 1 find that yours is the popular one. All like the American Rifleman, but there is a different rifle and one or two other things that are not British. Everybody likes A. G. B. What does Australia's High Commissioner for Australia (Mr. S. M. Bruce) do for you ? Am told that last war he was keenly interested in shooting. The war ban on competitive shooting, while continuing, has not stopped military going in extensively Tor practice. The many men in the Home Guard here likely to become fine marksmen is surprising. Of course we get fluke scores, which, followed by a " crash " score, are not understandable to men new to shooting. The keenness on the range, even to sharing marking in the target pit, is exhilarating. However, in some cases an old hand becomes a battalion commander and it is then exasperating to shooters and amusing to present-day shots to hear the command, " Up targets," then " At 200 yards, fire," then " Down targets." When his voice gives out other officers take up the running of this detail for all shots all at his behest. The rifle shot wonders what post-war shooting will be like, but, providing the authorities are fitvourable, I feel we will have a boom. There con tinues prominence to any success of artillery or machine gun firing, but it ii a.s left to your journal The Rifleman, to call attention to Nazi! snipers at Dieppe. This reference comes from The American Rifieman for your journal has not reached me since the one with Gavin Long's article in. Since then Mr. Long has been appointed to compile the Official History of Australia in the War, and 1 enclose clipping from Sydney Morning Herald. We and Americans have had a sensational success over the Japs in the Bismarck Sea. There was a terrible death roll for the enemy. I I think there were some R.A.F. pilots fiying some of the Spitfires. Warnings against lapsing into complacency have been made, and I understand censoring of letters has been intensified. So it is safer to refrain from remarks which may meet with displeasure. I saw the other day a comparison of naval losses of ships in the two wars. "No doubt you have had the interesting facts in more detail in vour papers. Your Ministerial leaders' announcement that ship building'is exceeding losses by U-boats is gratifying. 1 have seen the British new Mark IV rifle which does not handle so well as the short M.L.E. Have not had a shot with them. The bayonet is an irnprovement. 1 was impressed with the description of the Johnson rifle in American Rifleman. The magazine feeding in from the side was a novelty and does not blot out the view. Of course It has to prove itself in the rough and tumble of campaigning. New Guinea would be an ideal testing place, for we hear thai the Middle j East is more preferable . : Kindest regards and wishes for an early resumption of shooting. Yo u r s s i n c e r e l v . R. COUR TIS. P.S.—Am told that some of our leading athletes are found to have a heart that makes them " medically unfit."' Does that appiv to riflemen ?—R.C. The Editor, The Rifleman. M A J O R G I L L ' S . N E W A L M I N G M . A . R K j Dear Sir, I 1 have received notes and samples of the proposed new aiming I mark and 1 like the shape of it. For instructional purposes it is better i than the circular bull's-eye, and the tin hat targets, i It is, however, difficult from a handling standpoint to separate instructional targets from competition targets as the N.R.A. found out, consequently when the two can be combined it is better, for economy of labour and material, to do so. 1 , Latterly the only difference between an .Army Council target and ^ the N.R.A. target has been tbe bull's-eye ring. By ignoring the N.R.A. bull's eye, the same target could be used for army practices, as probably you are well aware. Fpr practice purposes the plainer the mark the less difficulty the recruit will have in defining it, and we contend he needs a lot of practice at a definite mark before he is qualified to shoot at indistinct objects. i We therefore conclude that your scientifically designed aiming mark is good for any target, and we should like to see if adopted by I the Army Council and the N.R.A. in preference to the new figure target. Yo u r s f a i t h f u l l v, A. T . C. HALE. Director , i . P a r k e r - H a l e L t d . , B i r m i n g h a m 4 . 13th Mny, 1943 S . M . R . C . H O M E G U A R D C O M P E T I T I O N S . A n O f fi c e r C o m m a n d i n g H o m e G u a r d i n a c o u n t r v d i s t r i c t , w r i t e s : — " 1 am sure you will derive a certain satisfaction from the knowledge that a competition of this kind promotes a keen interest among Home Guard units in the rural areas, who in the winter months find their general duties tending to become somewhat monotonous." (Shooting in the Third Platoon teams of this competition starts 1st January, 1944. Entries due in by 1st December, 1943.—Ed.) 1 To T H E E d i t o r, R i fl e m a n . BELFAST, 1912. Dear Sir, 1 am much obliged to Mr. G. F. Webbe for his letter, but the question raised was not who won the championship at that meeting, but the effect of wind on the .22 bullet at 100 and 200 yards. I may say that all the top scores were made on the Saturday, a fine day, a s t h o s e o f u s w h o w e n t o v e r f r o m E n g l a n d t o s h o o t o n t h e Monday and Tuesday had to put up with bad rainstorms and winds- F. M. Pyle, A. G. Pont, C. H. Mullings, St. John's, Bristol. But I \ery much regret to say that since writing my last letter Mr. F. M. ' Pyle has passed over, on 26th May. aged 76. .A very keen small-bore ; shot and useful Service rifle shot, with his wife, who was a very good small-bore shot, they attended many rifle meetings up and down the country over 30 years ago. In fact, 1 know on one occasion they were shooting at Market Rasen for three days, and then travelled all night to shoot at a one-day meeting at Torpoint in Cornwall. They will no doubt be both remembered by the fellow com- ! petitors of those days, and Mr. Charles Laywood. Mrs. Pyle passed ! away a few years ago. I Y o u r s s i n c e r e l y , C. H. MULLINGS. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK52 T H E R I F L E M A N June, 1943. Competition Notes and Comments N a t i o n a l Te a m H a n d i c a p . The system of " own start " handicaps appeals especially to clubs, not in the top flight. It gives them a chance to get on level terms with the more experienced teams, and in a good many instances it enables them to win matches where otherwise they would stand no chance whatever. There is still a good deal for teams and individuals to learn regarding the starts required. Quite a large number scored 390 or over and this, of course, must be encouraging to those who would not be able to do so otherwise. Five teams made the highest possible score of 400 points, viz. Liverpool City Police C team. Royal Air Force, Halton, A team, Mapplewell and District A team, Wallington British Legion B team and Leeds City Police. Twenty teams made scores of 399 and 27 made 398. Unfortunate^ two of them were drawn against teams with higher scores and they, of course, were defeated.' Thirty-two teams scored ^ 397 and five of them lost their matches. Although only half the number of matches were shot in the succeeded in making the full points of 7^'. ,,9®® were Alexandra Palace B team, Bognor Regis, British Legion, Abingdon A team, L. & C. Welfare, Liverpool City Police B and C teams (for the second time in succession). Royal Air Force, Halton A (also for the second time), Maltby Civil Defence A team and Wood Top A team. Fifteen teams scored 399, and amongst these were Leicester and District B team, who were unlucky enough to be drawn against Liverpool City Police C team. Twenty teams made 398 and 22 scored 397. * * " W a r - t i m e " L e a g u e . The final tables of the above competition, which comprised 48 divisions, appear in this issue. As we have , had to curtail our space con siderably we shall in future be able to publish only the latest tables ot these events. Formerly we published the result of each match, but as each team receives full scores at the end of each round it is not really necessary and we feel sure that our members will understand o u r d i f fi c u l t i e s . We hope that tearrts shooting in this competition had an interesting season, and will continue to support S.M.R.C. events. Although many first class teams were shooting in the league, not one of them succeeded in making the full score of 500 in any match. This is remarkable considering the number of matches each team has to shoot, but we should imagine that rifles are not quite up to their former standard and ammunition is also a problem. Thirteen teams succeeded in going through the season without losing a point and there were, of course, many others that only lost one or two. We hope to send the prizes verv shortly. ' * * * S . M . R . C . S u m m e r L e a g u e . There was a magnificent response to our invitation for entries to this competition, and a record number of 660 teams is taking part and these are divided into 55 divisions with 12 teams in each. This enormous number of targets is too much to handle in one week and the divisions are divided into two sections. Twenty-eiaht divisions shot their first cards by 9th May and the second section. Divisions 29 to 55. completed their first shoot by the 16th May. These sections will shoot alternately through the season, and we hope in this way to deal with the results more promptly. To gel this competition running no fewer than 36,300 targets had to be prepared, and each target had to be handled at least three times before they were ready for despatch. Our friends will realise the very large amount of work such a competition entails, and they will also appreciate our difficulties when they realise that all this had to be done whilst the Winter League was in progress. We forward results to every team at the end of each round or match period, envelopes had to be prepared in advance and sorted into their different matches, a procedure which required the addressment of at least 5,000 envelopes. ■ A - i i : We appreciate the prompt return of targets by the majority of teams, but there arc a few that are not posted quite so early as they might be. and this causes some delay in the clearing up of the particular round. We ask secretaries to return their cards immediately each set is completed. The sooner we get them back at Headquarters Office the easier it will be and the quicker teams will get their results. * * National League. The very fine entry of 97 teams was received for this competition. They have been separated into 16 divisions of as near as possible i comparable strength, the first eight shooting by the end of one week ! and the other divisions, nine to sixteen, shooting by the end of the- following week under the same system as adopted in the Winter and Summer Leagues. The first two rounds have now been completed and the tables are shown in this issue. The highest score in the first round was made by Ham and Petersham A team, 1973,- and they were followed by their very keen rivals and championship h o l d e r s , W i m b e l d o n P a r k , w h o m a d e 1 9 7 1 . T h e p o s i t i o n s w e r e - reversed in the second round, when Wimbledon Park were the better with 1976, whilst Ham and Petersham A team fell away slightly and made 1968. * * + ■22 Pistol League. The results of the second annual competition are given in this issue, and although it was interesting it was marred to some extent by tearns being placed in divisions which were either not good enough for their capabilities or vice-versa. Unfortunately this was caused through a misunderstanding as to the targets to be used. Some averages were based on the old type of cards which made a good deal of difference to some of the teams concerned. Much experience was gainfcd during the season, and we hope that if we are able to run a similar competition later in the year v/e shall be able, with the additional information we now^have, to make the competition far more interesting t h a n t h e l a s t o n e . " * Marksmen Badges. Applications are still coming in fairly frequently for the various Marksman Badges. Since our last issue 32 Master-shot Badges have; been awarded, and 173 "A " Class badges have been issued. Most club members try for the above badges, but for many who are unable to obtain that state of proficiency, lower class badges are issued. 71 competitors succeeded in winning " B " class badges and 24 obtained the " C " class. We are glad to see that applications tor juniors are much more frequent than for a number of season? past and 41 were issued for the " A " Class section. Full details have; h a d t o b e h e l d o v e r f o r n e x t i s s u e . E f fi c i e n c y B a d g e s . The Efficiency Badge has also obtained increased popularity, and vve have issued 119 for the "A" Class aperture sights section. 50 were issued for the " B " Class and 27 for the " C " Class. Juniors also take part in these competitions, both aperture and opim sights. In the former 17 " A " Class badges, 8 " B" Class and 7 " C Class were won. The open sight section of this competition is not so popular as it was formerly, owing, no doubt, to the fact that very few open sighted rifles are now used. Only 9 " A " Class badges were issued, 7 " B Class and 2 " C " Class. Applications from juniors, were for the " A " and " C " Classes. Full details have had to be h e l d o v e r f o r n e x t i s s u e . * * * Individual Championship. When we issued the result of the Individual Championships vve gave H. Jopson, as the winner of the second prize for Wales and E. T. Lewis, as third. It afterwards transpired that H. Jopson is an Englishman and, therefore, not eligible for the prize. The silver medal has now been awarded to E. T. Lewis and the gilt medal for the third prize goes to R. G. Elias. Both these competitors are members of the Cardif f Rifle Club. SECRETARIES' AIDS Are you using ;— The Rifle Club duplicate order books. Sent free of postage 6d. and The S.M.R.C. Club Account Book. C o n t a i n s : (1) Alphabetical Index and subscription form. (2) Details of Rifles of Club and Members. (3) Analysis of Club Receipts and Payments. (4) Ammunition Register. PRICE 9 - POST FREE. O b t a i n a b l e f r o m : THE SOCIETY OF MINIATURE RIFLE CLU^ "Maylelgh," Petersham Road, Richmond, Surrey WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKJune, 1943. T H E R I F L E M A N 53 Wa r - Ti m e W i n t e r Conditions Teams of five. Ten shots each at The first and second teaims in each division receive 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11 . 12. DIVISION I. B.L., Abingdon .. .. . n H a m a n d P e t e r s h a m A . . ^ 1 1 E d i n b u r g h C i t i z e n s . . n C a r d i f f C i t y A n Addiscombe .. .. .. it. L e e d s A . . , . ' [ ] [ 1 1 . Wo r p l e s d o n a n d D i s t r i c t A . . 1 1 R.A.F ., Hallon, A .. .. 1 1 Bridge of Allan A .. 1 1 T r e d e g a r A . . . . . . 1 1 • C h o b h a m a n d D i s t r i c t . . . . 1 1 Carmarthen and District A .. 1 1 DIVISION : s. A r d c e r R e c r e a t i o n A Ale.xandra Palace .. Perth City and County . Embankment A .. H a m a n d P e t e r s h a m B . C i t y o f L o n d o n P o l i c e A Crescent A Leice.ster and District A . K e i g h l e y A C i t y o f S h e f fi e l d P o l i c e . A t l a s a n d N o r f o l k A GAV.R., Bristol .. 41 11 11 II 11 11 II It 11 " U 11 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11 . 12. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11 . 12. 1. 2. 3. 4. *; 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11 . 12. Portsmouth City Police A W e s t H a m a n d D i s t r i c t A Hendon and Cricklewood A Lincoln Constitutional A H a m i l t o n s A 8th E.R., W est HulL Bn. H.G. Heston and Hounslow A Ly d g a t e K i n r o s s a n d M i l n a t h o r t . . City of Ely A Larbert and District A .. F a l k i r k L o r d R o b e r t s DIVISION 3. S. II 11 11 II 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 I3th Brighton B.B. (O.B.) R o t h e r h a m A Swansea A W o o d a l l - D u c k h a m A A r d e e r R e c r e a t i o n B L e w i s h a m A B.L.. W allington, A Mountain Ash Constitutional Wa t f o r d a n d D i s t r i c t A . . Ta f a r n a u b a c h A . . C i t y o f N e w c a s t l e Hull City Engineers DIVISION S. 11 11 11 II 11 11 11 11 11 DIVISION 5. P a i s l e y " 1 1 P e t e r b o r o u g h T w e n t y . . . . 1 1 A l e x a n d r a P a l a c e B . . . . 1 1 F C o y . , 1 4 t h M i d d l e s e x B n . H . G . 1 1 E d i n b u r g h C i t i z e n s B . . 1 1 Wo o d T o p A > . 1 1 H a m i l t o n s B . . . . 1 1 L e e d s B . . . . . . 1 1 B o g n o r R e g i s B 1 1 Rolls-Royce^ . . . . .. 1 1 Little Clacton .. .. .. 1 1 Harrow A . . . . .. .. 1 1 H e n l c y - o n - T h a m e s H . G . . . Reading Aerodrome Royal Aircraft Establishment March A .. Inland Revenue K e e l b y I n s t i t u t e A S.A.S. Hythe Wing A .. B.T .H., Rugby , A We y b r i d g e A Alexandra Palace C C.l.Y.M-.S., Belfast Hendon and Cricklewood B DIVISION 6. S. 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 u 11 11 11 11 B DIVISION S. F e l t h a m a n d D i s t r i c t A . . C i t y o f L o n d o n P o l i c e B 8lh E.R., W est Hull, Bn. H.G. Swansea B Bute K o d a k A Batheaston .. L e w i s h a m B N a t u r a l H i s t o r y M u s e u m Borough of Southend-on-Sca C i t y o f N e w c a s t l e B Morriston Home Guard .. I t a f t e r e a c h w.D. L. 8\ - 2 8 0 8 03 614 6]4 605 60 5 60 5 3 I7 3 17 218 1010 W.D.L. 821 731 72 T 803 704 6n3 605 42 •5 3I7 • 3 08 1010 0 • " 011 w.D.L. 812 810 713 70 4 704 704 5]5 506 317 308 2I8 02 9 ■w. D.L. 90 2 812 7 13 7 04- 614 614 6 ,0S 605 308 308 . 209 0011 W.D.L. 902 704 614 61 4 6 14 6 05 6 05 - 5 06 407 407 308 218 W.D. L. 1 100 7 31 7 22 6 14 5 24 5I5 4 25 506 308 308 308 218 W.D.L. 1001 911 821 61 4 60 s 60 5 60 5-24 308 218 119 00 11 League, 1942-43 15, 20 or 25 yards. Proportionate targets, five silver and five bronze medals respectively, teams competing it is not necessary to repeat bel6\v p. 17 16 16 13 13 12 12 12 7 7 5 P. 18 17 16 16 14 14 12 10 7 6 2 0 P. 17 17 15 14 14 14 10 7 6 5 2 P. 18 17 15 14 13 13 12 12 6 6 4 0 P. 18 14 13 13 13 12 , 12 10 8 8 6 P. 20 17 16 13 12 11 10 10 6 6 6 P. 20 19 18 13 12 12 12 12 6 5 t 0 Agg. 5453 5439 5431 5439 5414 5408 5405 4950 5335 5279 5156 4865 Agg. 5415 5439 5413 541 1 5408 5400 5401 5372 5296 5120 5345 1610 Agg. 5421 5418 5393 5418 5413 5400 5398 5394 4907 5381 5334 4889 Agg. 5429 5398 4916 5375 5373 5352 5386 5381 5337 5176 4283 1445 Agg. 5400 5376 5396 5374 5340 5386 5385 5260 5364 5362 3402 5.333 Agg. 5390 5394 5366 5337 5338 5345 5351 5285 5312 5295 5272 5262 5356 5343 4875 5296 5287 5286 5283 5249 4834 1829 DIVISION 8. S.w.D.. L . P. '1. T w i c k e n h a m A 11920 20 5 Lowestoft and District A n91 19 3. No. 4 Maintenance Unit. R.A.F.. A II902 18 4.M a s o n i c E d i n b u r g h . 1171 315 H a m i l t o n s C 1170414 I'. Sunderland A 1152412 7.L e y l a n d M o t o r s . . 1160512 8.W o o d a l l - D u c k h a m B 113086 9. L e e d s C 1130S6 10. C r a w l e y a n d D i s t r i c t 112094 11 . Lasswade A .. .. 112094 12.G.E.C, Wembley. H.G. A11 T 0102 B.L., Mersea Island Elgin Metro. Police A Division A Wimbledon Police Norwich Corporation Electricity L e w e s . . . . . Springfield A .. Maiden A .. H o r s h a m A Bridge of Allan B Sheppey Home Guard .. Inland Revenue and Llandudno A DIVISION 9. S. W . 11 11 II . n ■ 11 11 it II 11 11 n 11 DIVISION 10. Daimler W e s t H a m a n d D i s t r i c t B Wo r p l e s d o n a n d D i s t r i c t B Cafterata A Fittleworth A . .. Romsey and District A .. B.V .P .M. and N.N.P .M. A L.T ., Fulwell, T .B. A Clayton A .. Blackburn Aircraft A M . G . S o c i a l a n d A t h l e t i c A R.A.F., Halton. B S. It It 11 11 II 11 II 11 11 11 11 II W. 10 9 8 7 6 6 5 4 3 3 DIVISION 1 1. S. W . C i t y o f E l y B U 1 1 T r i n i t y H a l l . . . . . . . 1 1 8 S h e e t G l a s s R e c r e a t i o n . . . . I I 7 H e s t o n a n d H o u n s l o w B . . 1 1 7 City , of London Police C .. II 7 Budleigh Saltcrton .. .. II 6 B . L . , W a l l i n g t o n , B . . 1 1 6 A r d e e r R e c r e a t i o n C I I 6 W e s t R i d i n g C o n s t a b u l a r y H . Q . A 11 4 L . T . . M e r t o n B u s . . . . 1 1 2 O l d h a m P o l i c e . . . . . . 1 1 1 No. 32 Maintenance Unit. R.A.F ., A 1 1 0 DIVISION 12. D. 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. 0 0 0 0 1 I 0 1 1 1 0 D.- 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 L. 0 3 3 4 4 4 6 7 7 7 9 11 L. 1 2 "i 4 4 4 5 7 7 7 8 11 L. 0 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 9 10 11 16 15 14 14 13 10 8 8 8 0 0 P. 20 18 16 14 13 13 11 8 7 7 5 0 16 14 -14 14 13 12 12 9 4 —Ed.). .4gg. 5398 5401 5400 5392 5241 5368 5367 5358 5320 5330 5272 4794 Agg. 5406 5387 5351 5350 5318 5366 531 1 5317 525T 5241 5195 Agg. 5370 5330 5333 5327 5319 5306 5291 .5233 5248 3832 4697 Agg. 5349 5312 5304 5280 5247 5273 5273 5263 5146 5188 4126 1739 S.w.D.L.P.Agg. 1.K o d a k B11713155338 2. G i o s t e r A i r c r a f t A11704145335 3. H a w k e r A i r c r a f t A 11704145333 4. Barnet Police A .. 11704 145298 5. M i d - W e s s e x W a t e r C o . A n614 135319 6. Monmouth and District . , n 6 05125330 7. W h i t t l e s e y A n 6 05125322 8.Piatt Bros.116 05125297 9.L . T. . B a k e r S t r e e t 11605125207 10.P o r t s m o u t h C i t y P o l i c e B u40785279 II. Harrogas u'J094 5239 12.M i d l a n d B a n k A11 T 01015319 DIVISION 13. S. w. D.L.P. Agg. 1.M e t r o . P o l i c e B D i v i s i o n A 11100I ' 2 0 5361 2B.T .H., London. A 119 I 1195344- 5! T w i c k e n h a m B - II 9 02185328 4.K e i g h l e y B . . • 11803165240 5.W e m b l e y A n 7 04145335 6.M o r r i s M o t o r s A . . 11506105133 7. L i n c o l n L i b e r a l s A 11 4I 69 523^ 8. II 4 0785234 9.L a r b e r t a n d D i s t r i c t B . . 1140785228 10.Dorman Long 113086 5161' 11 .Metro. Police. R. Division A 11I01025077 12.Hamble H.G. I i101024450 DIVISION 14. s.W.D.L.P.Agg. I. Pctworth and District A11803165290 2 Wo o d T o p B 11803165282 I G.E.C., Coventry .. n713155297 4.A.P.C.M., Dunstable1170414 5334 5. Hackney Trolley Bus A 11 704 145318. 6. S.A.S., Netheravon, A .. 116 1 4135300 7.Eaton Norwich 11605125309 8. Cardiff City B II524125204 9. L e e d s D 11506 105262. 10.Richmond Police A 112094 5221 11 . L e w i s h a m C n209 45166. 12. 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