Weekend Weapon Training Camps Each weekend one unit occupied Range Camp for the purpose of tiring the Annual Range Courses.
Which the Corps Cavalry and Battalion periodically relieved "A" fand "B Battalions a3 a routine mat-for, until the Corps in turn "was Telleved of perimeter defence duty by hearst of- British Troop Corps Annual Inspection Parade The Corps Annual Inspection year—was on Saturday, April Parade—arrangenients as for _Tast
16. The Salute was taken by the Chatrman of the Council, Foreign Commanders being invited to be present at the Saluting Base.
Annual Inspection Dinter The Annual, Inspection Dinner, according to custom, was held on the night of the Inspection Parade.
The Corps "switched over to Internal Security duties In id of the Police "from Gam, the following morning, without contusion; all Police Fequirements being met by: 7 am.
Armoured Car, Signals, Transport Company, Indoor Tatelligence Stal, Supply Star Although the Training Year finish-fed on My' 31, the Armoured Car, Sigoats "and Transport Companies continued training throughout the Summer, Combined Exereises were Mls Britannic Majesty's Coronation 'A Military Tattoo was held on the Race Course, The following units of the Corps took part:—Shanghai Light Horse; Armoured Car Company; "A" Company; "B" Compan; Shanghai. Scottish Company & Pipe Band of the Shanghai Scottish Company; Air Defence Company; The Russian, Detachment, The Corps Signals Company assist with -communieations and Sal Sutcliffe, S.V.C. Headquarter charge of fireworks,"
Corps Annual Rifle Meeting, The Corps Annual Rifle Meeting took place during the first, second, third and fourth weekends'"in May, The attendance was excellent and standard of shooting good. Great credit Is due to Captain Focien, the Corps Weapon. Training OMleer," and thie Volunteer Stafl who were entire-responsible for the Meeting.
Training The usual evening unit parades were held, which consisted of wea pon Training, Sand Table Instruction, Lectures on the Mobilisation fecture was made of ce-operation swith the Police, and teach yuit In turn visited the Police Reserve Unit (tio Squad) Headquarters, where they wore given a demonstration and then went through the work for themselves:
Most attention, in Mobilisation schemes for Internal Security purposes, the Police cooperating; and in' the rapid occupa tion of the North Station Sector CB"
Sector) defensive positions, a special map being prepared giving the exact positions down to section posts and the unit which was to occupy them.
conjunction with these Battalion schemes, the Signals and Transport Companies were mobilised and. on exch occasion the Volunteer OMeers: on SV.C, Headquarters Staff were exercised and the whole of S.V.C.
Headquarters sot as for a complete mobilisation of the Corps.
'At each Exercise, which' generally lasted from about 630 pin. to mldnight, the field kitchens were mobilise afd some kind of a meal served, So that all members of the messing staff should be well practised in their duties, and the Chinese cooks learn to function under novel conditions, These Exercises were invaluable when the call to mobilise came suddenly on the night of August 12; in fact, the mobilisation in reality was effected with more smoothness. than the mobilisation fi practice.
I can sce no cause to make any alterations in the Corps Mobilisation Scheme, except for very minor details It appears sullciently elastic to meet most needs. For instance, on the afternoon of August 12 the Russian Detachment was moved from the Range Camp and Alcock Road Bar-Facks to S.V.C. Headquarters. They were ordered to take over "B" Sec-for, according to plan, at 7 pin, Relief of Police at all gates and, Dlockhouses and such posts, in addition, #8 their strength would allow, was Yeported complete at 045. pin, No, 8 (Volunteer Company) joined the Detachment next morning, thus completing "C" Battalion. The Corps received the order to mobilise, without the usual "Precautionary Stage, at 8 pin. Tt was reported mobilised, complete with transport and ready to, move, by midnight.
"A" and "B" Battalions, after a conference of Commanding Officers at 830 pin, on the morning of August 14 which lasted exactly 15 minutes, took over the tine from "C" Bat: N.C. talion at 9 pin. the relict was reported complete at 430 pin, after arranged in July for the Armoured Car Company, ort Companies fain amount of local unrest, of conadsred advisable to "carry Az regards the Armoured Curs, the aight structural alterations eavried fut on the ears during the winter, were a success. Little. trouble was experienced with breakdowns during Mobilisation. "it was found, however, hat the ten ears on am all-day con: mucus patrol working in relicts of tivo ears, fs. the limit of endurance for car" maintenance inthe hot Weather experienced, and the. personneleepecially: the drivers shows signs of exhaustion at the end of 'Whatever economies there may be In store for this Volunteer. Corps, am' definitely of opinion thet." the Armoured Cars should be retained. They are Invaluable in this city and the calls made upon them were many sua vane. the Transport Company by. its Gone ne very thorough training gives
any Commander and nis stem, who are fil experts In transportation, enabled them not only' to handle the. teans-port requirements of the Corps with ease, but the 'Company. was. able. at times to operate as many as. 190 {trucks on telephone call orders from SV.c. "Headquarters, meeting all Kinds' of civil requirements, which ranged from collecting refugees, through saivaye of foodstuns to the collection of corpses, The unit, together with Armoured Car "persotinel, was engaged in. assisting the cleaving of casualties after the bomb outrages on August 14. completion of this duty" the ilaers the trucks had frst to be scraped With spades, "then scrubbed. and afterwards flooded with eat Lysol, To provide for any emergency the transport Company Was Feeruted to strength suiMcient to allow: for reliefs to operate the Corps Trans-Port itself. It was not, "however, Fealized that it would be called upon {o- become a. form of General Removals Company. "To meet this new situation it had to. Increase to over double its strength
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