TYRO MARKSMAN AWARD
FOR 1946

SINCE THE inception of a regular
annual marksmanship test a few years
ago, the shooting standard of the force
has gone up very noticeably. There are
now 186 members of the force entitled
to wear the “cross-gun” emblem of the
marksman, and competition is keen to get
into the “upper crust” of “Expert” and
“Master”.

Year by year individual scores are im-
proving, and there is a much greater
interest in pistol shooting now than there
has ever been since the programme
started.

Prince George, and the entire Fort
George Sub-Division, have shown the
most remarkable performance of any
division in the force. While they have
always been above average, this year the
percentage of qualifying marksmen has
reached the figure of 93.3%, compared
with 80% in 1945 and 53.5% in 1944.

Not content with this high average,
they have taken the High Tyro Award.

Const. A. W. Strom, posted to Prince

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George in November, 1945, and taking the
annual revolver shoot on July 17th, 1946,
made a grand total of 236. His score
was ; slow fire 84, timed fire 83, and rapid
fire 69. He shot this score with a
regulation S. & W. .38 Special, with 4%
inch barrel. This topped all other tyro
scores in the shoot.

The award, a handsome silver cigarette
box, with the crest of the force on the
cover, was presented to Const. Strom on
behalf of the Commissioner, by Sergt.
G. H. Clark, N-C:O: i/e Fort George
Sub-Division held at Prince George on
November 8th, 1946. The presentation
was attended by as many members of the
sub-division as could be spared from
regular duty.

Const. Strom is a native son. He was
born at Kamloops, B. C., and during the
war served with the Canadian Army for
five and one half years. He reached the

PRESENTATION OF THE 1946 TYRO PISTOL TROPHY

Sergt. Geo. H. Clark, M.C., in charge of the Fort George Sub-division (centre left) presents Const.
Strom with the handsome silver cigarette box. In the background, left to right—Const. G. A. Perry,
Const. C. A. B. Cawdell, Const. A. W. Weeks, Const. B. BE. Munkley, Sergt. Geo. H. Clark, M.C.;
Const. A. M. Millar, Const. G. P. W. Russell, Const. E. L. Rosberg, Const. A. W. Strom, Const.

O. DelVitt, Const. L. W. McKinnon, Radio Opr. S. J. Lennox,
Const. W. Smuth.

H. M. VanDusen, Corpl. N.

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rank of lieutenant and was discharged to
the reserve just prior to joining the force
as a special constable on November 15th,
1945. He was engaged as a regular
member of the force on March Ist, 1946.

Well done, Fort George Sub-Division.
The rest of the force will be watching you
this year, so make them look to their
laurels. With such a high percentage of
marksmen, you ought to be able to hang
up another award this year.

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