KING’S RIFLE MEDAL
army shooting at TRENTHAM Press Association TRENTHAM, Friday. The army rifle meeting concluded today, when the matches lor the Xving’s Medal Were fired. The 100 men eligible for the King s Medal were those with the best aggregates in the championship series. The ranges were 000yds deliberate, 600 to l.OOOyds. fire with movement, 300yds rapid, and 300yds snapshooting. ca .~ r TVift match was won oy oiaii.Sergeant J. S. Thomson, of Palmerston North, with 140 points. He previously won the medal in 1920. The following marksmen headed the list for the King’s Medal: fataffSergeant Thomson, 14b f 7. Sergeant C. Breckon, Royal Naiy, 140, £6; Corporal F. J. Lane, Ist L;.L.a.vo,i. Hawke’s Bay Regiment, 14f«. *, Staff Sergeant-Major R.■ IjNew Zealand Permanent Staff, 14*, 3 -“-
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 922, 15 March 1930, Page 13
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126KING’S RIFLE MEDAL Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 922, 15 March 1930, Page 13
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