The Archive · 1936

London Air Defence

'The London Divisions of the Territorin' "Army were broken December and the units made. Into anileairerate artillery brigades, Hight Battalions, ernieer-producing units and. Army troops. Half of the units will form a new Ist Ant Alreraft Division for the defence of London. and halt will constitute 9 fold athletics {t has we the team cham-lon ship once in every Command in which {t has served since the war—Aldershot, Scottish and Rhine Army. In Southern Ireland in 1921 It won the only. team athletic competition, than for competition. In 1922 It was runner-up in the Army team athletics, 1934 the boys Won the Army relay race in record time. While serving.

the Aldershot Command tt has, in ddition, won at different time: the Grand Agaregate for shooting, Evelyn Wood Competition for marching and shooting, Connaught Shield for. Man-q@uvre, Rugby Cup. Football Junior League, Open Cross Country Cut Inter-Company Cross Country, Boys Boxing, and the Connaught "Shield for Stretcher Bearers.

has also been runners-up for the Aldershot Command Team Swim= ming and the Inter-Unit Novices and Open Team Boxing. This is a fine record for the junior battalion of the Line. Some of their. stalwarts are well-known in. the Far East such as Flint, Nicol, and Ross (in Ternational) ai soccer," Saunders at the high Jump and fencing (cham-plan), Harkins and MeBeath across Jcount: y, Duncan and Robertson international) at rugger, and others Jot equal fame.

The Royal Ulster Ritles The Ist Royal Ulster Rides were nearly retained in Egypt but: t was Jdeelded not to upset the China re-Hiets but to draw on India fo- Reypt Jand Aden. The battalion will add the amenities of Hongkoos as it good sporting unit and can place 9 fine football team in the field.

It Col, Evells was left Yehind when the' Royal Ulzter embarked isto command the troops Palestine. The Ist Lincolnshire from Hongkong Is due at Karahi Sonuary 19. Rellet from China are the Nouralla and Dorsetshire, Jealting at Bombay and arriving home February.

The Army tu 1935 events for the!

been as forlows—Improve ud. increase lon of the 1st Atr Defence ce, emeer-producing wots the old Silvertown Rifles of 1889, do: fenders of the Thames, and they gang aA ora "rane mate So-Coatt defences abroad strengthens still to be that. as antlenfreratt ed, inner®, The 4th City of Tondon ave Also to be gunners. and their record foot back to 1043 when they hold the Tower of London as guard of the nuns now they are to be sunners ath Cty of Firat" Street Rice raised by. the Snattixwoodes ard the Harmsworth. The 20h London are the old Kent Rifles of Wonlwich Arsenal and the First Surrey Til the Tiehts, The Taller dates back to 18M, "The Post OMmee Rifles ant the Joh Tandon also become conrchtieht battalions, The elvele of defences vine from the Medway through Kent irre, MidAlocex and Essex, back to the Thames estuary.

'i—The (rial, of one machine gun batitlon and bree rile "cataians the future Prechulionary' movement of (rooms Baypt. Aden, Port Sudan and The principal appointments during the year have been:

General Sie Robert Cassels, Harry Kon, Adjutant=

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