TENTH BATTERY.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17937, 4 December 1923, Page 12

TENTH BATTERY.

TRAINING AT BURNHAM. The second Territorial unit to carry out eix days consolidated training under canvas in accordance with tho new scheme of training for tho current year waa the 10th (18pdr) Battery, J\.Z.A., which 6pent last week under canvas at Burniiam. Tho weather conditions, although a trifle hot at tunes, were perxect. An advance party uiiuer jjieut. \v. U. Bracuey jeit chi.AStciiurcu by lue 7.2-a a.m. train on. Saturday, lNobember '2-Hn, to pitch camp ana im.Ke all ariangemeina lor tne reception of the remainder ot tile Buttery, wmcli arrived about (i p.m. The camp wua under the command of Uapt. A. B. Williams, K.N.Z.A., Adjutant 3i;d .Brigade, H.Z.A., while the O.C. Battery wad Capt. W. E. Earnshaw. Dinner was served at 6.30 p.m. on Saturday, the uleii ; messing at tables erected under the trees, whicli was the messing area for the remainder of camp.

Eight guns were taken into camp and a full ■programme of work was laid down, the whole eight guns being occupied with gun drill, fire discipline and laying, while the drivers had the interesting experience of training some horses (hired from nearby farms) in the intricacies of artillery work. The drivers also had quite <a. lot of training on Lewis guns, while the battery staff spent all their time with their telephones and Lucas lamps. Although all ranis had to work hard during : parade hours, tho lighter side of life was not neglected. At 11.30 a.m. each.,day a swimming parade was held, and in the afternoons tabloid athletio meetings generally, figured in the .programme. A concert with lantern B>lide3 (kindly supplied by the Y.M.C.A.) was held on "Wednesday night.

On Thursday afternoon competitions were held to find out the best eub-section, gunlayer, best driver, Lewis gunner and best signaller,, and resulted as follows:—Beat sub- ; section: "B" Sub-section, Sergt. W. C. Barnard in charge; 'best gun-layer: L.-Bomb. A.M. Hatch; 2nd best gnn-layer: Gnr. F. P. Gay; best frfiwia gunner: Dvr. E. F. 'Young; 2nd" : best 'Lewis gunner: Dvr. F. S. Kiddey; best driver: Dvr.' N. Farrant; Snd -'bfest driver':''Dvr. Mr J. Moore; best signaller: ' ! "Grir.. K. G. Smith. The above will'reVeive'trophies. • The ' thanks of all ranks are due to the Y.M.C.A. and. thWr secretary, Mr Jeffs. At the conclusion of the camp, live shell practice was carried out. at the Sumner Estuary last Saturday with * most successful rersuite.' '