MUSKETRY STANDARD

Evening Post, Volume XCI, Issue 147, 22 June 1916, Page 2

MUSKETRY STANDARD

14th INF ANTRY'S RECORD,

SHOWS A FALLING OFF.

The 14th Infantry, in firing theirtrained soldiers' course at Ta-entham, did not succeed in attaining the level established by the preceding four Reinforcements. The average figure of merit they put up was 98.5, compared with 105.1 registered by the 13tJis and 107.2 by the. 12ths. "Of the _14ths, D Company did', the best, recording 108.4, while B and' C Companies also shot well, scoring averages of 100.5 and 100.7 respectively. The weather having been particularly good while the 14ths fired their course, no reason can be assigned as to why they as a draft should be below the average in marksmanship. The Chief of the General Staff intimated yesterday that before they reached the firing line they would be required $ undergo another course of musketry, probably with another rifle. ' The actual figures of merit won by. the 14th. Infantry in firing their trained' soldiers' co'urso at Trentha-m are shown as follow:—

A Company ... ,.. gg.g B Company ... ... 100.5 ■ C Company 100.7 D Company >w .... 108.4 ' E Company 94.5 F Company .„■ ... 04.7 G Company ... ... 95.0 H Company ... ... 94.8 14th Infantry average, 98.5. '■ The average figures of merit won by the various Reinforcement drafts in the same course are as under:— 4th. Reinforcements ... 85.4 5th Reinforcements ... 103.3 6th Infantry ... 91.1 7th Infantry .... ... 96.5 1st Batt. N.Z.R.B. ... 87.5 2nd Batt. N.Z.R.B.\ ....95.6 8th Reinforcements ... 102.8 9th Reinforcements ... 100.8* 3rd Batt/ N.Z.R.B. ... 93.2 ■ 4th Batt. N.Z.R.B. .... 92.0 10th Reinforcements' ... 101.3* litlvlnfantry ... ... 101.6* % . 12th Infantry , 107.2* 13th Infantry 105.1* 14th Infantry ... ... 98.5* * Fired new musketry course.