33rd INFANTRY BATTALION
Cadet: Bernard Francis J DARGAN.
Born: 21st November 1896. Balmain North, New South Wales, Australia. Birth Cert:28615/1896.
Married: 1920. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Marriage Cert:10504/1920.
Wife: Myra Teresa Dargan. nee: Dietrich. (1895-1985)
Died: 20th January 1975. Gordon, New South Wales, Australia. Death Cert:2643/1975.
Father: Lawrence Hayley Dargan. (1852-1938)
Mother: Louisa Mary Dargan. (1859-1936)
INFORMATION
AUSTRALIA SENIOR CADETS COMMONWEALTH MILITARY COMPETITIONS, Brigade Competitions 1912-13 Champion Team. CADET B.F.J.DARGAN 33RD BATTN. Engraved. 33rd Infantry.
The Competition was held at Sydney, 6-7 June 1913. K Coy 36th Battn was the Newington College cadet unit. An account of the presentation of medals stated that a parade of four companies of cadets, inspected by Lieutenant-Colonel A. W. Wallack, C.B., District Commandant, took place on the Newington College grounds on Saturday afternoon 14 March 1914. The occasion was the presentation of gold medals, silver badges, and ribbons to the champion team in the Commonwealth series of military competitions.
Companies from areas 34A (Enmore), 35A (Marrickville), 36A (Stanmore), and 36B (Petersham) took part in the parade, and as the young soldiers wheeled, formed, re-formed, and after a variety of evolutions finally marched, colours flying and bands playing, past the District Commandant and his staff, the spectacle was not lacking in impressiveness, though, except for the winning company, the marching occasionally would have been none the worse for a little more drill.
Among those present were Lieutenant-Colonel Wallack, Lieutenant-Colonel Luscombe, A.A.G., Lieutenant Brown, A. and I. Staff, Colonel Cox, 8th Lancers, Colonel Pearce, A.F.A., Rev. C. J. Prescott, headmaster of Newington College, Captain Smith, Brigade Major of the 9th Brigade, Major: BUCHANAN, CO of 36th Battalion, Major Reddish, CO of 35th Battalion, Captain Caunt, CO of 34th Battalion, and the officers commanding companies. A large silver shield, presented by the British Australian Tobacco Company, was also won by K Company.
Family Information
Wedding Photo Lawrence Robert William Dargan and Lillian May Anderson. Redfern, N.S.W. 1916.
Bernard Francis J Dargan (1896-1975)
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