1st Bn, Royal Berkshire Regiment - A black and white photograph of the battalion Athletic team who won the P and A District Athletic Championships, Calcutta in 1931 - 32 -33. This shows the 1933 winning team. Top Row L to R, Bandsman Leighfield [Mile], Bandsman Dodd [Hurdles], Drummer Haynes [440], Private Millsom [Weight] , Private Mower [ 880], Private Colley [Hurdles], Bandsman Cross [Mile]. Middle Row L to R, Private Russell [Mile], L/Corporal Harper [ Sprints], Private Palmer [ Mile], L/Corporal Smith [High Jump], L/Corporal Povey [880], Signaller Clinton [Sprints], Private Brooks [Hurdles], Seated L to R, Corporal Greenaway [ 880], Corporal Davis [Long Jump and Sprints], Lieutenant J.A. Mellsop [440 and 880], Lieutenant Colonel A.D. Gordon DSO, MC, Sergeant Forward [ [Long Jump and Sprints], Corporal Eves [440], Corporal Welch [High Jump and Weight].
Persons(s): Leighfield, Bandsman; Dodd, Bandsman; Haynes, Drummer; Millsom, Private; Mower, Private; Colley, Private; Cross, Bandsman; Harper, Lance Corporal; Palmer, Private; Smith, Lance Corporal; Povey, Lance Corporal; Clinton, Private; Brooks, Private; Greenaway, Corporal; Davis, Corporal; Mellsop, J A, Lieutenant; Gordon, A D, Lieutenant Colonel; Forward, Sergeant; Eves, Corporal; Welch, Corporal
Royal Berkshire Regiment, 1st Bn
The Wardrobe,
58 The Close,
Salisbury, SP1 2EX,
England
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