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Accession number	912L : 2090/31
Transcription	Command Small Arms Meeting 12th ROYAL LANCERS WIN CONGREVE CUP SGT . VALLIS RIFLE CHAMPION The Annual Small Arms Meeting of the British Troops in Egypt was held on the Abbassía Ranges from Wednesday until Saturday last week . This year the Royal Air Force were invited to enter for certain competitions and these were ne cessarily limited for the first time , but it is hoped to open one or two more competitions next year . On the whole , the entries from army units for the different matches showed little change from last year . The conditions during the meeting were , on the whole , excellent , but a somewhat unsually high wind on the second day is said to have interfered with the shooting of the competit ors for the Individual Rifle Cham pionship . In the course of a short speech before presenting the prizes , the General Officer Commanding con gratulated the prize winners , par ticularly the winners of the Indi vidual Rifle Championship , Con greve Cup and Small Units Cup , and expressed his thanks to all those concerned with the arrange mments for , and the running of the meeting . He particularly mention ed the Hon . Secretary , Captain C.E. Kent . In commenting upon the results obtained , the G.O.C. stated that he considered those results to be be low what they ought to be , having regard to the very excellent condi tions existing in Egypt particular ly as regards weather , when com pared with conditions at home . He laid stress on the fact that individual rifleman , whether on horseback or on foot , still remain ed something for which no substi . tute had been found , and probably never would be found ; that all the mechanical contrivances and new engines of war that had been - and are being - produced around the rifleman on the ground and above his head in the air , had their ob ject the shepherding of the indivi dual fighter at the vital point in a sufficient state of preservation to do his job when he got there . He referred to the recent tendency to develop the team weapon - the machine gun - at the expense of the individual fighter , and said a warning word against the danger of letting the individual rifleman become too dependent on all this covering fire to the neglect of a full use of his own wits , and skill to get forward - otherwise there would be a danger of our finding ourselves with nothing but covering fire and no attacker to cover . In conclusion the G.O.C , thanked those civilian firms in Cairo who had been so kind as to present cups for some of the matches . The results were as follows : -- Individual Rifle Championship : -1 ) Sgt Vallis , 1st Bn . Wiltshire Regt . 190 points ; 2 ) F / O H.R. Dall , No 4 F.T.S. , R.A.F. 188 points . Team Championship : - 1 ) Ist Bn Grenadier Guards , 333 points ; 2 ) 1st Bn . The King's Regt . 283 points Battery Squadron or Company Match : 1 ) 12th Royal Lancers « HO » ; 2 ) 12th Royal Lancers « C » . Machine Gun Match : - 1 ) 3rd Armoured Car Coy , R. Tank Corps 467 points ; 2 ) 12th Royal Lancers 449 points . Troop Match : 1 ) 12th Royal Lancers « HQ » ; 2 ) 12th Royal Lan cers « C » Platoon Match.- 1 ) Ist Bn . The King's Regt . HQ ; 2 ) 1st Bn . The King's Regt . « D » . Small Units Match : - 1 ) Royal Engineers Egypt ; 2 ) R.A.O.C. Egypt . Snipers Match :-( a ) 1 ) 1st Bn Nor thamptonshire R. « HQ 26 points ; 2 ) 1st Bn . Wiltshire R. « A » 26 points . Snipers Match : - ( b ) 1 ) Ist Bn The King's R. « C » 32 points ; 2 ) Ist Bn . Grenadier Guards , « No. 4 Co. » 31 points . Individual Revolver : - 1 ) Lt. and Q.M. L.M. Lawrence , D.C.M. , 12th Royal Lancers , 67 points ; 2 ) Tpr . Brown ( 33 ) , 12th Lancers , 67 points . Team Revolver Match : 12th Royal Lancers 356 points ; 17 / 21st Lancers 303 points . Officers and Warrant Officers ' Team : 1 ) Ist Bn . Grenadier Guards ; 2 ) 1st Bn . Wiltshire Regt . Young Soldiers ' Match : -1 ) Ist Bn . Gren . Guards 467 points ; 2 ) Ist Bn . Wiltshire Regt . 374 points . Lewis Gun Match : -1 ) 2nd South Staffordshire Regt . « C » 114 points ; 2 ) 1st Bn . Cameronians ( S.R. ) 96 points . Bn . Cavalry Mounted Competition : 1 ) 17 / 21st Lancers « A » 272 points ; 2 ) 17 / 21st Lancers « B » 247 points . Individual Lewis Gun.- 1 ) C.S. M. Hennessy , 1st Bn . The King's R. 86 points ; 2 ) Rfm . Bowens , 1st Bn . Cameronians ( SR ) 84 points . Cavalry Machine Gun Match : 1 ) 17 / 21st Lancers D 259 points ; 2 ) 17 / 21st Lancers « B » 111 points . Congreve Cup ( for best all round shooting unit in the Command Small Arms Meeting ) : - 12th Royal Lancers 43 1/2 points ; Runners Up . 1st Bn Grenadier Guards 31 points . 10th Division Challenge Cup ( Small Units ) for best all round shooting unit ( Small units ) : Royal Engineers Egypt 45 1/2 points ; runners - up ; R.A.O.C. Egypt 17 1/2 points . THE London Gazette announces the promotion of Major John Walter Hornby to be Lieutenant Colonel , as from September 6 , vice Lieut . - Colonel H.V.S. Charrington , M.C. Major Hornby joined the 12th . Royal Lance on probation from H.M.S. Britannia in 1906. From 1914 to 1917 , he was employed with the Camel Constabulary . Somaliland , and took part in the operations in East Africa in 1914 and 1915. He was twice . men . tioned in despatches and was awarded the Medal and Clasp . He took part in the operations of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in 1918 , and for his services was awarded the Military Cross . From 1919 to 1920 , he again served with the Somaliland Camel Corps and took part in the campaign in Somaliland , for which he received a bar to the Military Cross and was mentioned . in despatches . In 1920 , he returned to the Egypt ian Army and was employed with the Sudan Defence Force from 1925 to 1926.- Colonel Horn by is a well - known figure in polo circles in Egypt . RSM . J.W.H. 45 Cavalry Brigade And R.H.A. Annual Horse Show GREAT SUCCESS Big Crowd Sees S.S.M. Moss Win Champion Man - At - Arms Cup The annual Horse Show of the R.H.A. and Cavalry Brigade was held this week , concluding on Thursday with the finals of the various classes .. The meeting was a great success and for the last day a very big crowd was present on the Egyptian Army Parade ground . Amongst those present were H.E. The High Commissioner and Lady Loraine . Practically all the Officers , and their wives , of the Cairo Garri son and a good number of students from the Egyptian Police School and Egyptian Army Officers . The long and highly entertaining programme was gone through with out a single hitch occuring any where and for those present there was not an idle moment . The Cups and prizes for the vinners , were ranged on a table in full view of the spectators and with the rays of sun light falling on them they made c hrave and beautiful show . Some splendid specimens of Polo Ponies were on view and Lt. A. M. Horsburgh - Porter's Kithogue was a rare piece of horse flesh . The vaulting item was performed by C. Battery who put up a really excellent show . For the Musical Drive L. ( Nery ) Battery turned out six gun teams and carried out their performance with great zest being Loudly applauded at the end . The Champion Man - At - Arms was S.S.M. Moss of the 17 / 21st . Lancers and on the display he put up he certainly merited the distinction . After the tea interval the last item was the final of the Section Tent Pegging , and some excellent work saw the Mounted Military Police win from the 14 / 20th Hussars . At the conclusion of all the events the prizes were kindly presented to the winners by Mrs. Brooke , wife of Brigadier G. F. H. Brooke , D.S.O. , Commander of the Cavalry Brigade . Following is the complete re sults of the meeting : Class 1. Officers ' Chargers Cavalry Brigade and R.H.A .: 1st Lt. J.D.S. Chaytor ( Lady Juliet ) , 2nd , Capt . G.T. Hurrell ( General Futility ) ; 3rd , Capt . E.O. Burne ( Gloria ) . Class 2. Officers Chargers Other than Cavalry and R.H.A .: 1st , Lt R.H. Brackenbury ( Froth blower ) ; 2nd , Lt. H. P. Drayson ( Gelignite ) ; 3rd , Major A.F.R. Wiggins ( Snowden ) . Class 3. Polo Ponies Other than Arabs and Egyptian Coun try - Breds Privately Owned ( Open ) Heavy - weight : 1st , Lt. A. M. Horsburgh - Porter ( Kithogue ) ; 2nd , Capt . H.C. Walford ( Stot tenden ) ; 3rd , Brig . G. Brooke , D.S.O. , M.C. ( Adam ) . Class 4 . A. Lemoine ( 12th Lancers ) , played a good selection of music during the afternoon , 1 Polo Ponies Other than Arabs and Egyptian Coun try - Breds , Privately Owned ( Open ) Light - weight : 1st , Lt. G. J. Kid ston ( Pleud ) 2nd , Lt. R. W. Hobson ( Hip Hurrah ) ; 3rd , Major C.H. Miller ( Chacta ) . Class 5 and 6. Arab Polo Ponies Privately Owned or Gov ernment Property Hired as Polo Ponies ( Open ) Any - weight . Egyp tian Country - Bred Polo Ponies Privately Owned ( Open ) : 1st , Lt. A.S. Gemmel ( Rufus ) ; 2nd , Lt. F.G.B. Arkwright ( Crosbie ) ; 3rd , Lt. - Col . J. W. Hornby , M. C. ( Monkey ) . Class 7. Polo Ponies Govern ment property Hired as Polo Po nies Any - weight : 1st Major H.R. H. Rouquette , M.C. ( Rulade ) ; 2nd , Lt. R.W. Hobson ( Maid Marion ) ; 3rd , Lt. F.G.B. Ark wright ( Romeo ) . No report would be complete without mentioning , and giving due credit to , all those who worked so hard to ensure the success of the meeting . Class 16. - Champion Polo Po ny : Lt. A.M. Horsbrugh - Porter , ( 12th R. Lancers ) . Class 14. - Remounts : 1st , Sgt . By kind permission of the Com manding Officers , the Massed Bands Follor ( 12th R. Lancers ) ; 2nd , of the Cavalry Brigade , composed Sgt . Goldup ( 17 / 21st Lancers ) ; of the 12th . R. Lancers , 14 / 20th . 3rd , B.S.M. Taylor ( C.Battery , Hussars and 17 / 21st . Lancers , con- R.H.A. ) . ducted by Mr. F. J. Allsebrook , M.M. ( 17 / 20th . Hussars ) , Mr. R. Grimes ( 14 / 20th Hussars ) and Mr. * Etonian . 12t Royal Lancees . V. 17/21 Jances - 1931 46

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912L : 2090/31

Transcription

Command Small Arms
Meeting
12th ROYAL LANCERS WIN CONGREVE CUP
SGT . VALLIS RIFLE CHAMPION
The Annual Small Arms Meeting of the British Troops in Egypt was held on the Abbassía Ranges from Wednesday until Saturday last week .
This year the Royal Air Force were invited to enter for certain competitions and these were ne cessarily limited for the first time , but it is hoped to open one or two more competitions next year . On the whole , the entries from army units for the different
matches showed little change from last year . The conditions during the meeting were , on the whole , excellent , but a somewhat unsually high wind on the second day is said to have interfered with the shooting of the competit ors for the Individual Rifle Cham pionship .
In the course of a short speech before presenting the prizes , the General Officer Commanding con gratulated the prize winners , par ticularly the winners of the Indi vidual Rifle Championship , Con greve Cup and Small Units Cup , and expressed his thanks to all those concerned with the arrange mments for , and the running of the meeting . He particularly mention ed the Hon . Secretary , Captain C.E. Kent .
In commenting upon the results obtained , the G.O.C. stated that he considered those results to be be low what they ought to be , having regard to the very excellent condi tions existing in Egypt particular ly as regards weather , when com pared with conditions at home . He laid stress on the fact that individual rifleman , whether on horseback or on foot , still remain ed something for which no substi . tute had been found , and probably never would be found ; that all the mechanical contrivances and new engines of war that had been - and are being - produced around the rifleman on the ground and above his head in the air , had their ob ject the shepherding of the indivi dual fighter at the vital point in a sufficient state of preservation to do his job when he got there . He referred to the recent tendency to develop the team weapon - the machine gun - at the expense of the individual fighter , and said a warning word against the danger of letting the individual rifleman become too dependent on all this covering fire to the neglect
of a full use of his own wits , and skill to get forward - otherwise
there would be a danger of our finding ourselves with nothing but covering fire and no attacker to
cover .
In conclusion the G.O.C , thanked those civilian firms in Cairo who had been so kind as to present cups for some of the matches . The results were as follows : -- Individual Rifle Championship : -1 ) Sgt Vallis , 1st Bn . Wiltshire Regt . 190 points ; 2 ) F / O H.R. Dall , No 4 F.T.S. , R.A.F. 188 points . Team Championship : - 1 ) Ist Bn Grenadier Guards , 333 points ; 2 ) 1st Bn . The King's Regt . 283 points Battery Squadron or Company Match : 1 ) 12th Royal Lancers « HO » ; 2 ) 12th Royal Lancers « C » . Machine Gun Match : - 1 ) 3rd Armoured Car Coy , R. Tank Corps 467 points ; 2 ) 12th Royal Lancers 449 points .
Troop Match : 1 ) 12th Royal Lancers « HQ » ; 2 ) 12th Royal Lan cers « C »
Platoon Match.- 1 ) Ist Bn . The King's Regt . HQ ; 2 ) 1st Bn . The King's Regt . « D » .
Small Units Match : - 1 ) Royal Engineers Egypt ; 2 ) R.A.O.C. Egypt .
Snipers Match :-( a ) 1 ) 1st Bn Nor thamptonshire R. « HQ 26 points ; 2 ) 1st Bn . Wiltshire R. « A » 26 points .
Snipers Match : - ( b ) 1 ) Ist Bn The King's R. « C » 32 points ; 2 ) Ist Bn . Grenadier Guards , « No. 4 Co. » 31 points .
Individual Revolver : - 1 ) Lt. and Q.M. L.M. Lawrence , D.C.M. , 12th Royal Lancers , 67 points ; 2 ) Tpr . Brown ( 33 ) , 12th Lancers , 67 points . Team Revolver Match : 12th Royal Lancers 356 points ; 17 / 21st Lancers 303 points .
Officers and Warrant Officers ' Team : 1 ) Ist Bn . Grenadier Guards ; 2 ) 1st Bn . Wiltshire Regt . Young Soldiers ' Match : -1 ) Ist Bn . Gren . Guards 467 points ; 2 ) Ist Bn . Wiltshire Regt . 374 points . Lewis Gun Match : -1 ) 2nd South Staffordshire Regt . « C » 114 points ; 2 ) 1st Bn . Cameronians ( S.R. ) 96 points .
Bn .
Cavalry Mounted Competition : 1 ) 17 / 21st Lancers « A » 272 points ; 2 ) 17 / 21st Lancers « B » 247 points . Individual Lewis Gun.- 1 ) C.S.
M. Hennessy , 1st Bn . The King's R. 86 points ; 2 ) Rfm . Bowens , 1st Bn . Cameronians ( SR ) 84 points . Cavalry Machine Gun Match : 1 ) 17 / 21st Lancers D 259 points ; 2 ) 17 / 21st Lancers « B » 111 points . Congreve Cup ( for best all round shooting unit in the Command Small Arms Meeting ) : - 12th Royal Lancers 43 1/2 points ; Runners Up . 1st Bn Grenadier Guards 31 points . 10th Division Challenge Cup ( Small Units ) for best all round shooting unit ( Small units ) : Royal Engineers Egypt 45 1/2 points ; runners - up ; R.A.O.C. Egypt 17 1/2 points .
THE London Gazette announces the promotion of Major John Walter Hornby to be Lieutenant Colonel , as from September 6 , vice Lieut . - Colonel H.V.S. Charrington , M.C. Major Hornby joined the 12th . Royal Lance on probation from H.M.S. Britannia in 1906. From 1914 to 1917 , he was employed with the Camel Constabulary . Somaliland , and took part in the operations in East Africa in 1914 and 1915. He was twice . men . tioned in despatches and was awarded the Medal and Clasp . He took part in the operations of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in 1918 , and for his services was awarded the Military Cross . From 1919 to 1920 , he again served with the Somaliland Camel Corps and took part in the campaign in Somaliland , for which he received a bar to the Military Cross and was mentioned . in despatches . In 1920 , he returned to the Egypt ian Army and was employed with the Sudan Defence Force from 1925 to 1926.- Colonel Horn by is a well - known figure in polo circles in Egypt .
RSM .
J.W.H.
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Cavalry Brigade And R.H.A. Annual
Horse Show
GREAT SUCCESS
Big Crowd Sees S.S.M. Moss Win Champion Man - At - Arms Cup
The annual Horse Show of the R.H.A. and Cavalry Brigade was held this week , concluding on Thursday with the finals of the various classes ..
The meeting was a great success and for the last day a very big crowd was present on the Egyptian Army Parade ground . Amongst those present were H.E. The High Commissioner and Lady Loraine . Practically all the Officers , and their wives , of the Cairo Garri son and a good number of students from the Egyptian Police School and Egyptian Army Officers .
The long and highly entertaining programme was gone through with out a single hitch occuring any where and for those present there was not an idle moment . The Cups and prizes for the vinners , were ranged on a table in full view of the spectators and with the rays of sun light falling on them they made c hrave and beautiful show . Some splendid specimens of Polo Ponies were on view and Lt. A. M. Horsburgh - Porter's Kithogue was a rare piece of horse flesh .
The vaulting item was performed by C. Battery who put up a really excellent show . For the Musical Drive L. ( Nery ) Battery turned out six gun teams and carried out their performance with great zest being Loudly applauded at the end .
The Champion Man - At - Arms was S.S.M. Moss of the 17 / 21st . Lancers and on the display he put up he certainly merited the distinction . After the tea interval the last item was the final of the Section Tent
Pegging , and some excellent work saw the Mounted Military Police win from the 14 / 20th Hussars .
At the conclusion of all the events the prizes were kindly presented to the winners by Mrs. Brooke , wife of Brigadier G. F. H. Brooke , D.S.O. , Commander of the Cavalry Brigade .
Following is the complete re sults of the meeting : Class 1. Officers ' Chargers Cavalry Brigade and R.H.A .: 1st Lt. J.D.S. Chaytor ( Lady Juliet ) , 2nd , Capt . G.T. Hurrell ( General Futility ) ; 3rd , Capt . E.O. Burne ( Gloria ) .
Class 2. Officers Chargers Other than Cavalry and R.H.A .: 1st , Lt R.H. Brackenbury ( Froth blower ) ; 2nd , Lt. H. P. Drayson ( Gelignite ) ; 3rd , Major A.F.R. Wiggins ( Snowden ) .
Class 3. Polo Ponies Other than Arabs and Egyptian Coun try - Breds Privately Owned ( Open ) Heavy - weight : 1st , Lt. A. M. Horsburgh - Porter ( Kithogue ) ; 2nd , Capt . H.C. Walford ( Stot tenden ) ; 3rd , Brig . G. Brooke , D.S.O. , M.C. ( Adam ) . Class 4 .
A. Lemoine ( 12th Lancers ) , played a good selection of music during the afternoon ,
1
Polo Ponies Other than Arabs and Egyptian Coun try - Breds , Privately Owned ( Open ) Light - weight : 1st , Lt. G. J. Kid ston ( Pleud ) 2nd , Lt. R. W. Hobson ( Hip Hurrah ) ; 3rd , Major C.H. Miller ( Chacta ) .
Class 5 and 6. Arab Polo Ponies Privately Owned or Gov ernment Property Hired as Polo Ponies ( Open ) Any - weight . Egyp tian Country - Bred Polo Ponies Privately Owned ( Open ) : 1st , Lt. A.S. Gemmel ( Rufus ) ; 2nd , Lt. F.G.B. Arkwright ( Crosbie ) ; 3rd , Lt. - Col . J. W. Hornby , M. C. ( Monkey ) .
Class 7. Polo Ponies Govern ment property Hired as Polo Po nies Any - weight : 1st Major H.R. H. Rouquette , M.C. ( Rulade ) ;
2nd , Lt. R.W. Hobson ( Maid Marion ) ; 3rd , Lt. F.G.B. Ark wright ( Romeo ) .
No report would be complete without mentioning , and giving due credit to , all those who worked so hard to ensure the success of the meeting .
Class 16. - Champion Polo Po ny : Lt. A.M. Horsbrugh - Porter , ( 12th R. Lancers ) .
Class 14. - Remounts : 1st , Sgt . By kind permission of the Com manding Officers , the Massed Bands Follor ( 12th R. Lancers ) ; 2nd , of the Cavalry Brigade , composed Sgt . Goldup ( 17 / 21st Lancers ) ; of the 12th . R. Lancers , 14 / 20th . 3rd , B.S.M. Taylor ( C.Battery , Hussars and 17 / 21st . Lancers , con- R.H.A. ) . ducted by Mr. F. J. Allsebrook , M.M. ( 17 / 20th . Hussars ) , Mr. R. Grimes ( 14 / 20th Hussars ) and Mr.
* Etonian .
12t Royal Lancees . V. 17/21 Jances - 1931
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