Saturday 29th April 1916: The 2nd Battalion are at Grovetown
Camp and have been indulging in some sports to keep them fit and happy.
Yesterday No. 15 platoon won the inter-platoon relay race and B Company the
inter-company relay. In tug-of-war the Battalion beat both the 17th and 19th
Battalions, King’s (Liverpool Regiment) and success attended the Battalion’s
boxers. Private Leray won the nine stone and under category and Private
Pilkington the category for ten stone and under. Sergeant Baker won the
heavyweight division(1). At the conclusion of Sports the Prizes were presented
by Brigadier General Stanley.
The sports
had been going on since 26th with heats etc. Now the men of the Battalion must
gird up their loins as they are going back to the trenches at Maricourt today.
Source: X550/3/wd
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