“OLD CONTEMPTIBLES.” —Members of the Wellington Executive of the. Old Contemplibles Association, which on August 17 was thirty-five strong in Wellington after an interval of twenty-one years since they took part in the famous retreat from Mons. Back row, from left, Messrs C. M. Widdieombe (Royal Engineers), A. W. Pickett (7th Princess Royal’s Dragoon Buards), W. Regan (Royal West Kent Regiment), G. J. Chamberlain (17th Lancers), A. Hobson (Scots Guards). Seated, Messrs A. V. Thompson (sth Border Regiment), F. A. Harnor (Royal Field Artillery), Lieutenant-Colonel A. A.Corrigan, M.B.E. (Royal Naval Division), Lieut. R. C. Hollis, M.C. (16th Lancers), W. Holmes (Royal Army Service Corps).
SEARCHLIGHTS AND FIREWORKS AT THE JUBILEE REVIEW.— At top, a magnificent searchlight display by ships of the Royal Navy, a climax to the King’s review at Spithead on July 16. Below, cascades of coloured fireworks from the assembled ships on the same evening, photographed from Portsmouth.
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Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19663, 24 August 1935, Page 3
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150“OLD CONTEMPTIBLES.”—Members of the Wellington Executive of the. Old Contemplibles Association, which on August 17 was thirty-five strong in Wellington after an interval of twenty-one years since they took part in the famous retreat from Mons. Back row, from left, Messrs C. M. Widdieombe (Royal Engineers), A. W. Pickett (7th Princess Royal’s Dragoon Buards), W. Regan (Royal West Kent Regiment), G. J. Chamberlain (17th Lancers), A. Hobson (Scots Guards). Seated, Messrs A. V. Thompson (5th Border Regiment), F. A. Harnor (Royal Field Artillery), Lieutenant-Colonel A. A.Corrigan, M.B.E. (Royal Naval Division), Lieut. R. C. Hollis, M.C. (16th Lancers), W. Holmes (Royal Army Service Corps). SEARCHLIGHTS AND FIREWORKS AT THE JUBILEE REVIEW.—At top, a magnificent searchlight display by ships of the Royal Navy, a climax to the King’s review at Spithead on July 16. Below, cascades of coloured fireworks from the assembled ships on the same evening, photographed from Portsmouth. Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19663, 24 August 1935, Page 3
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