The annual general meeting of jthe Field Artillery Battery, S.V.C. was held at the Town Hall on Monday, Capt, R. W. Davis presiding.
In presenting the report and balance sheet, the Chairman congratulated the Battery on doubling its strength during the past year and also on maintaining an efficiency that was very creditable to its section officers, Lieuts. Hay and Holland, and the y.c.0.'s. He went on to say that the Battery was particularly fortunate in the © very large proportion of ex-service men who had joined up, most of them old members of the Battery, whose service experience had. been invaluable and on whom the future of the Battery depended. Sat. Danson and L.-Sgt- Field had done a good deal of work as secretaries of the Battery and Musketry Committees, the latter especially the annual carbine meeting—a successful one. The total number of drills during the year was 124.
The" Chairman also referred the initiation of the Signal Section of the Battery, It was gratifying \to learn that this section of one jeffieer. and 24 other ranks had been keep both objects in mind, to con-|reeruited in about two week: tribute whenever they had though it had only been in e spare funds, and get their friends some six months, was a to do the same. valuable adjunct to the Battery The meeting closed with votes of He felt sure that it would be of the thanks to Sir Everard Fraser for utmost value to the Corps in liaison presiding, and to Mr. Griffith for work and observation. The Batter his services as hon. Treasurer dur-iwas lookin; forward to the arrival ing the absences of Mr. Clear. of the 4.5 howitzers said to be on the way out. Some might be sorry
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