Morpeth Herald, 21 August 1875:
"The following are the names of the men composing the 2nd (Warkworth) detachment of the Percy Artillery Volunteers who have won the first prize of ten silver cups (value £50), in the 40-pounder Armstrong competition, and also the Secretary of State's prize of £25 for the highest average scores in the annual meeting of the National Artillery Association at Shoeburyness.:-Sergeant Robinson, Corporal Benson, Bombadier Bryson (No.1), Trumpeter Grey, Gunners Common, Storey, Middlemas, Milne, Turner, and Forster.
The following are the names of the men composing No.1 (Alnwick) detachment, who have won Lord Loughborough's prize of £20:-Sergeant-Major Williams. Sergeant Mitchell (No.1), Sergeant Gibson, Sergeant Phillips, Corporal J Marshall, Gunners Beverley, Burn, Whittle, Blyth, and Bell."
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