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It-Colonel. Harold ¢." Harrison who is to succeed Colonel Nosworthy as Chief of Staff in China from March next, when the latter takes over the Sth Infantry Brigade at Aldershot, isa famous sportsman, It-Colonet Harrison will be promoted from his battalion, the Ist Green Howards at Portland, and the county of Dorset will lose its newly elected Rugby president. "He is the well-known Army and England me ternational player, being capped four times (1909'and i914), against Scot-and, Ireland and Prince appearing against the Navy in 1910-11-14.
"He was born in 1889 and joined the Royal Marine Ariillery in 1907 and was assistant adjutant in 1914, "He was a temporary major in the South African Contingent and. served in German South West Africa and ad-sat borders of the Union in 1915, tery commander. Afterwards In France as commander of vaal Heavy Battery "and with the 11th Corps, being mentioned_and decorated.
From adjutant of heavy artillery and Staff College graduate he obtained a majority in the East Yorkshire Regiment in 1924, while G82. at Singapore. Afterwards he came to the War Ofice as G.S.02 in the Operations branch and in 1930 went to the Quetta Staff College as fan instructor and was at the Imperial Defence College in London then being selected to command the Ist Green Howards, He was made {brevet Lt.-Colonel in 1927. He has een instructor in heavy, artillery. He was educated of King's College School, Birmingham, He has the Order of the Sacred Treasure of Japan and the D.S.0.
His qualifications for China as Bisley. The cup was presented by Shanghai riflemen to the North London Rifle Club, and is included in the Club championship match, The firing was ten shots at 200, 500] and 600 yards and Bunch made 23 bulls and one inner, winning the short range stage silver jewel and Shanghai Cup with 149 out of 159.
has_a_fine record and won the King's Silver Medal last year on the occasion of his third success in entering the King's Prize final. He was seven points behind the winner' in 1992, This year he did even better on his fourth appearance in the King's final, being four points below the Prizeman and in eighth place. In the St. George's he was fifth, third for Ail Comers Aggregate and second in the Grand, after tieing: he was fourth for the Grand last year. He has shot for Mother Country and England,
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