CO129-555-4 Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps- annual report 1934-5 6-8-1935 - 6-8-1935 — Page 15

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Instructions has included:-

Driving, care and maintenance Vickers Gun, Revolver, Crew Drill, Mechanism (I.C.), Towing and general Handling of Vehicles including running repairs.

During the Annual Camp firing practices were carried out

both at the halt and on the move along roads.

GENERAL. At the king's Birthday Parade, both cars paraded

with crews at full strength.

The Section took part in the Searchlight Tattoo held at

Soo kun Poo last November.

No. 1 (M.G.) COMPANY.

Officer Commanding

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Captain H. Owen-Hughes (on leave)

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Captain E.G. Stewart.

The past season can be looked back upon with satisfaction

as one of the real progress and the all-round keenness of the troops

has made the task of administration a pleasure.

STRENGTH. The Company strength as at 31.3.35 stands at 4

Officers and 69 other ranks of whom 3 Officers and 52 other ranks

are at the present available for duty, a slight advance on last

year.

ATTENDANCE. on parade has been very satisfactory even during

the "off season" last summer.

SCHEDULE OF TRAINING. With a large Company in varying stages

of efficiency, it is somewhat difficult to maintain the interest of

all, but the Company Programme has been varied as much as possible

commensurate with our actual requirement.

At the commencement of the Training Season all ranks revised

Mechanism, E.G.D., I.A., and the formulation of"SCHEDULE B" within

the Machine Gun Battalion has proved a very useful method of

ascertaining individual shortcomings. We propose to consider

individual efficiency on the results of Tosts rather than the number

of parades attended.

After Camp lectures on Gas, "Battle", M.G. in Defence, Map

Reading and Indirect Fire were given and before the G.O.C's

Inspection

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