16th Warwickshire (Coventry) Battalion Home Guard
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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.
Round 1 "A" COY. No.1 TEAM. and "C" COY. v TEAM.
Round 2 "D" COY. No.1 TEAM. and "B" COY. v No.2 TEAM.
Round 3 "A" COY. No.2 TEAM. and "B" COY. v No.1 TEAM.
Round 4 "D" COY. No.2 TEAM. and 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 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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