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Year Winners
1935—L/Corpl.Shuker, Service Coys., R.A.S.C.
1936—Gdsmn. Ker, 2nd Bn. Scots Guards
1
937
—
Gdsmn. Ker, 2nd Bn. Scots Guards
1938—Gdsmn. Ker, 2nd Bn. Scots Guards
1939—L/Corpl. Ellsmore, ist Fd. Squadn. R.E.
880 Yards (Free Style)
(a) Army Record:
SWIMAIING
min. secs.
I
19t
1 2
0
1$
I r4i
1
13�
I
13R
L/Corpl. Golding, ist Bn. Irish Guards,
12
mins. 35 secs., 1939.
(b) Inter-Services Record:
L.A.C. Bentley, R.A.F., II mins.
52a
secs.,
1
937•
(c) British Native Record :
R. H. Leivers, io mins.
30
secs., 1936.
(e) World
'
s Record :
R. Flanagan, United States, io mins. 7 1 secs., 1936.
Year Winners mins. secs.
1
935
-
2nd Lieut. J. M. Calvert, Training Bn., R.E.
1936—L/Corpl. Main, 2nd R.T.C.
1937—L/Corpl. Bond, 2nd Bn. Scots Guards
1938—Pte. Scott, 4th Bn. R.T.C.
1
939
—
L/Corpl. Golding, ist Bn. Irish Guards
1
3 491
13 421
1
3 33
1ir
13 491
12 401
220 Yards (Free Style)
(a) Army Record:
L/Corpl. Golding, ist Bn. Irish Guards, 2 min. 401 secs.,
1
939•
(b) Inter-Services Record :.
A/C. Preston, R.A.F., 2 mins. 32j secs., 193S.
(c) British Native Record :
N. Wainwright, 2 mins. i71 secs., 1936.
(e) World
'
s Record:
J. Medica, United States, 2 mins. 7 -& secs., 1935•
Year Winners mins. secs.
1935
—
Pte. Howard, 2nd East Yorks Regt. 2 49
1936—Gdsmn. Bond, 2nd Bn. Scots Guards 2 481
1937—L/Corpl. Bond, 2nd Bn. Scots Guards 2 501
1938=Pte. Scott, 4th Bn. R.T.C. 2 481
1
939
—
L/Corpl. Golding, ist Bn. Irish Guards 2 401
440 Yards (Free Style)
(a) Army Record:
L/Corpl. Golding, ist Bn. Irish Guards, 5 mins. 46J secs., 1939•
(b) Inter
-
Services Record:
L/A/C Bentley, R.A.F., 5 mins.
41k
secs., 1936.
(c) British Native Record :
N. Wainwright, England, 4 mins.
581
secs., 1936.
(d) Olympic Record, 400 metres.
J. Medica, United States, 4 mins. 441 secs., 1936
(e) World's Record:
J. Medica, United States, 4 mins.
40-A
secs.,
1934•
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Games and sports in the army
Description'Games and Sports in the Army' was an annual publication produced by the British War Office between the 1930s and 1960s. This included the Second World War. It outlines the rules and regulations for games and sports played by members of the armed forces. It features names and photographs of team members, and examples of contemporary advertising.
ShelfmarkGWB.52