ARTILLERY UNITS

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 121, 25 May 1933, Page 17

ARTILLERY UNITS

PRIZES PRESENTED

C.O.C.'S OPTIMISM

An optimistic note, as to'the future o'i the volunteeir'militavjr forces.-in. New ,s<ea.--lan- was voiced: by the General Officer: Commanding the New Zealand ■ Military Forces (Major-General W., Li'H. SmulairBurgess) .last eveningl, after .he had presented, prizes to members of the. sth Reid Batteryj 15th Coast 'Battery.. 17 th 'Medium Battery (6in h'oH-itzers), uncl. lOtli Medium battery (Gin howitzers):. .'' ' ' ''" '._'.' " After' congratulating' tHe*vmen bnI.their turn-out •at the '-parade, -Major-General Sinclair-Burgess- said .he realised' that)-the past year had been a very difficult ..kone, and he also ." realised .that it Vvas.v.not always, easy far: the members of, the bat^ teries. to get enough; time-to .atteucl j;the, parades. Although 'none of the batteries on parade;- had aehjeVed full petipe-time

strength, one of them had very nearly, done'so.' Recognising the difficulties that had to be contended with, he personally considered that the work done by, the batteries throughout New Zealand ; Vasj very creditable. "I think we have turned the corner," said the Major-General. '"So fay.as the Army is concerned, 1 know we have." \ ' ' ' Full military'ceremony iv'is observed during the presentation of prizes. The following awards for 1932-33 w*ere made:?—• iitli Field Battei-y.-^Best Section (Colonel Pciiree Cup), Headquarters. Best Sub-sec-tion (Colonel Collins Cup), A Sub-section. Best guiilayer (Colonel Moorehouse Cup), Bdr. Almao. Best gunner (Challenge Cup), L/Bdr. Cachemaille. • Best battery start' (Smith's Cup), Bdr. ' Simpson. A best driver (Colonel Moorehouse Shield), Bdr. Riches; Most 'improved N.C.O. (Captain McEvedy Cup), L/Sergeant Sinclair. Meritorious work in camp '(Ledger Cup), L/Sergeant Boyce. -,-'.. . loth Battery.—Best Section Cup, Captain Syminton. Best Gun Detachment Cup,: Sergeant.. Matheson. -Best No. 1, Sergeant, McJlenamin. Best 6-inch guuner. Gunner D. Gibson. Best 6-inch layer, L/Sergeant Steel, Best, signaller, L/Sergeaht Pinhey. Best rangetaker, Gunner A, Boon. Beat electrician^ L/Bdr. ■Cal-

laghan. Best engine-driver, Gunner J< Tindle. Best tent No. 1,-Bdri P. Reid. 17th Battery.—Best Section Cup aucß caitiidgo case, Lieut. Babington. Besta N.C'.O.'s Cup <md cartridge case, Sergeant Sweet/cr. Beht layer, Bdr. Garrod. Best( gimuer, Bdi. Richaidsou. Best signaller* Ij/IMi. Gnilithg. Most impro%ed n.c.0.« L/Seigt. McMmiav. Best tractor driver* Gunn<T Biniiiug. Efficient aeivice, 8.531* Sutcliflr. I9th Batteiy.—Best Section Cup ante cnitndge case, Lieut. Nelson, Beet sub-* section cup and caicridge case, SergT« Kan hall. Best (runner's cup and case< Gunner Maxwell. Most impiovcd n.c.o.^ Q M.S. Russell. Bet giinlnjer, Bdr, 31i)« 1.H.. Be-,t specialist, Ddi. Lang. Be»fi| fiat lor diner, Bdr. Martin. Special mcntj B.S 31. CooK '