5th Essex Battalion - Rifle Meeting 1924

On 31 May 1924 a Rifle Meeting of the 5th Essex Battalion was held at Middlewick Range, Colcgester.

Captain H S Doe MC  was in charge assisted by Captain H Shonk and RSM White.

Prizes were presented by the Commanding Officer Col Sir F Carne Rasche.

D Company ( Maldon) won the Shield  and A Company ( Chelmsford) won the Junior Cup

Trained Men

A Co (Chelmsford)

CSM Abbott

Sgt A H Card,  Sgt Appleton, Sgt Buddle, Sgt-Instructor Collins, Sgt Harris

L Cpl Stone

B Co (Colchester)

Sgt Lorraine, Sgt Bucknell

Cpl Wilson

Pte Slowgrove

C Co (Braintree)

Sgt Kerridge, Sgt Dodd, Sgt Bishop

Cpl Jarman

Pte Edwards

D Co (Maldon)

Lt Littlehayes

Sgt Cunningham, Sgt Francis

Recruits

A Co

Pte Chipperfield, Pte Everett, Pte Earley, Pte Shuttlewood

B Co

Pte Webb

C Co

Pte Williamson, Pte Honour, Pte Harvey, Pte Newman, Pte Draper

D Co

Pte Cottis, Pte Cooper