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1st Bn, Wiltshire Regiment - A sepia photograph of the Battalion rugby team (on the left of photo in darker shirts) with their opponents Selangor on the 25th November 1933 before losing 0-14 during the first regimental rugby tour of Singapore. In the rear row 2nd left is Private Rogers, 4th from the left is 2nd Lieutenant J.L.R. Huelin, seated 2nd row from rear, from left to right are CQMS Godswell, Bandsman Best, L/Corporal Marsh, Lieutenant C.R.A. Scholfield, seated 3rd row from rear are Drummer Taylor, L/Corporal Nicholson, L/Corporal Broad and 2nd Lieutenant G. Wort. In the front row are L/Corporal Bennett, Private Bancroft, Corporal Gilbey, L/Corporal Lowe, Lieutenant N.E.C. Kenrick, 2nd Lieutenant O.F. Newton-Dunn (team Captain). The Battalion team had earlier played Perak and won 6-3.

Persons(s): Rogers, Private; Huelin, J L R, 2nd Lieutenant; Godswell, Company Quartermaster Sergeant; Best, Bandsman; Marsh, Lance Corporal; Scholfield, C R A, Lieutenant; Taylor, Drummer; Nicholson, Lance Corporal; Broad, Lance Corporal; Wort, G, Lieutenant; Bennett, Lance Corporal; Bancroft, Private; Gilbey, Corporal; Lowe, Lance Corporal; Kenrick, N E C, Lieutenant; Newton-Dunn, O F, Lieutenant

Wiltshire Regiment, 1st Bn