16th Warwickshire (Coventry) Battalion Home Guard

Local Coventry Home Guard historical memorabilia. (Part 4)

Programme from 1943 kindly donated by M Ackril, transcribed by Jane Hewitt Family Tree Researcher

If you are lucky enough to have a relation listed in the names of Competitors on the following pages you can see which events they participated in by comparing the numbers next to their names with the numbers listed under the events!

PROGRAMME 2.13 p.m. OPENING CEREMONY 2.30 p.m. BATTALION SPORTS
EVENT 1	100 Yards Handicap, Final, under 19 Years of Age 47,48,105,106,107,108
EVENT 2	100 Yards Handicap, Final Veterans over 45 Years of Age. 49,50,86,87,88,109,150,180,181,182,183
EVENT 3	220 Yards (First Three in each Heat to run in Final) Heat 1-51,52,90,93,110,111,112,157,151,199,200. Heat 2-53,54,113,114,115,116,117,163,164,201,202.
EVENT 4	Wheelbarrow Race, Final 55,45,56,57,93,118,94,119,110,120,121,117,152,162,165,166,195,203.
EVENT 5	Obstacle Race: Put on Equipment, Run 50 Yards, Fire Five Rounds Blank, Put on Respirator, Run to Post. 46,58,59,45,93,98,122,123,124,125,163,186,196,204.
EVENT 6	Tug of War - Inter-Company.

1	2	3	4
"A" COY. No.1 TEAM.	"D" COY. No.1 TEAM.	"A" COY. No.2 TEAM.	"D" COY. No.2 TEAM.
"C" COY. v TEAM.	"B" COY. v No.2 TEAM.	"B" COY. v No.1 TEAM.	HQ v TEAM.

WINNERS of 1. V WINNERS of 4.
WINNERS of 3. V WINNERS of 2.

EVENT 7	Half Mile Handicap, Final. 60,51,45,89,91,108,127,128,129,211,203,212,155,167,158,168.
EVENT 8	Sack Race Final 54,55,45,61,62,63,94,140,141,142,125,119,158,193,196,213.
EVENT 3A	220 Yards Final
EVENT 13	Pillow Fight, Knock Out. 44,70,94,119,163,195,196.
EVENT 9	EVENT 9 Battalion Relay, 1 Mile. 1st Man to run 440 yards, 2nd man to run 330 yards, 3rd man to run 660 yard, 4th man to run 330 yards. Teams: "A", "B", "C", "D" Companies.
EVENT 14	Slow Cycle Race in Battle Dress, Final. 63,71,70,72,94,136,125,137,156,190,191,205,206.
EVENT 15	Cycle Race, 4 Laps, Final. 73,96,138,139,118,169,170,207,208.
EVENT 10	One Mile Handicap. 60,67,89,91,102,143,128,114,155,167,185,209,213,122,201.
TUG OF WAR	Final
EVENT 12	Grenade Throwing (during other events). 69,52,44,220,180,131,132,133,134,135,154,158,173,174,175,168,184,187,188,189,197.
EVENT 16	Spigot Mortar Competition, Final. Teams: "A" COY, "B" COY, "C" COY, "D" COY.
EVENT 17	Northover Projector Competition, Final. Teams: "A" COY, "B" COY, "C" COY, D" COY.
EVENT 21	100 Yards Final, over 19 Years of Age. 40,62,54,68,65,121,147,111,110,153,162,161,160,200,201,202,210.
EVENT 20	A.A.L.M.G. Competition, Final. Teams: "A" COY, "B" COY, "C" COY, "D" COY.
EVENT 19	Battle Order Race, Final. Men to run 50 Yards from Starting Point, Fire One Round Blank, Prone Position, Run 50 Yards, Fire One Round Blank Standing, Run to Winning Post.. 41,42,82,83,84,48,93,92,98,123,146,110.
EVENT 11	Boat Race, Final. Teams of Nine Men. "A" COY, "B" COY.

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