'B' Company, 2nd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment winning inter-company athletics team
(Rawalpindi, India, 17th April 1939)
The team consisted of 2/Lieut. Roose (high jump, long jump, hurdles), 2/Lieut. Coleman (half mile, mile, 3 mile, pole vault, shot put, hurdles), Cpl. Holmes (100 yards, 220 yards, javelin), Cpl. Paget (100 yards, 220 yards, hammer), L/Cpl. Nicklin (100 yards, 220 yards), Pte. Jauncey (hammer), Pte. Wolley (quarter mile, half mile, 1 mile, 3 mile), Pte. Sherlock (quarter mile, half mile, 1 mile, 3 mile), Pte. Lewis (quarter mile, 3 mile, discus, shot put, hurdles), Pte. Perry (100 yards, 220 yards, quarter mile, half mile), Pte. Hutton (discus, javelin), Pte. Lawler (high jump, pole vault, hurdles), L/Cpl. Wilkinson (quarter mile)

Front row 3rd from left is 2nd Lieut. Coleman and 4th from left is 2nd Lieut. Peter Roose.
Photo submitted by Peter Roose (his grandson)


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