Non-Commissioned Officers' Drill 7 0 A.M. Monday.
Company Drill in Uniform 6 30 P.M. "
" " with Rifles 6 0 A.M. Tuesday.
Nos. 1 and 2 Sections with Rifles 7 0 P.M. "
Company Drill with Rifles 6 0 A.M. Wednesday.
" " in Uniform 6 0 P.M. "
Company Drill with Rifles 6 0 A.M. Thursday.
Recruit Drill 6 0 P.M. "
Nos. 3 and 4 Sections with Rifles 7 0 P.M. "
Company Drill with Rifles 6 0 A.M. Friday.
Longleat-Company Drill with Rifles , , Saturday.

(Dated) 23rd June, 1860.
(Signed) J.V. Toone,
Orderly Sergeant.

The corps has always been most popular in the town and neighbourhood, and when first raised were petted and feasted to an extent that would seem almost incredible. At one time there was seldom a company drill without a feed to follow, and gentlemen in the town and neighbourhood vied with each other in their hospitable treatment of the corps. This led to their being termed the "Jolly Tenth," a name retained long after they had been joined into the battalion, but unknown since the more matter-of-fact days succeeding the year 1880, when they became simply F Company of the 1st Wilts Rifle Volunteer Corps, by which title they are still known.

In another part we have said that the rifle range was an unexceptionably good one, within an easy walk from the town and offering many advantages. In the corps there were some good shots, men always certain to score, but not as a rule prize-winners of any note at open meetings. However, most of the members were satisfied with the prizes offered at home, without going elsewhere to try their skill. The shooting of such men as Captain Wakeman, Lieut. Ponting, Sergeants Toone, Whiting, Haden, Luke, Smith, &c., was uniformly good. The great supporter of the corps has been the Marquis of Bath, having always contributed £50 yearly to its funds, besides giving various sums in prizes and other methods by which the corps is benefited. Of this annual £50 the sum of £25 is carried to the shooting-prize fund. With this, and the amount collected for the same fund from the ladies and gentlemen of Warminster, it may be said that few, if any, of the corps composing the battalion can equal and none surpass this company in the amount at its disposal for prize shooting. There is a yearly challenge cup given by the officers of the corps considered as being the blue ribbon of the local meeting, also two silver cups open to monthly competition to all members—one of these cups is given by the officers of the company, and the other by Mr. George Hurrell of the town. There is also a very handsome challenge cup given by His Highness Higashi Fusimi, Prince Imperial of Japan, in the year 1872, when he with his suite resided for a long period at Warminster. Altogether the company has many inducements to target practice, and this is taken advantage of, the attendance at class-firing and honest fulfilment of the regulations as regards this part of a rifleman's duty being strictly carried out. With this company the efficiency of all returned as efficient was to be depended upon; and no better company or more really efficient a body of officers and men can be found throughout the whole of the Volunteer Force than is the F Company of the 1st Wilts Volunteer Battalion.

The following is a complete list of the officers of the company, with the dates of their commissions, promotions, and retirements:—

Captain Commandant Tho Marquis of Bath; Captain, 1860; retired, 1862; Hon. Colonel of the Battalion, 1866.

Captain William Davis; Lieutenant, 1860; Captain, 1862; retired, 1866.

Captain John Scott; Ensign, 1860; Lieutenant, 1862; Captain, 1866; retired, 1874.

Captain Herbert Ingram; Ensign, 1860; Lieutenant, 1867; Captain, 1874; retired, 1877.

Captain Hon. Major Herbert Wakeman; Ensign, 1867; Lieutenant, 1870; Captain, 1877; retired with hon. rank of Major, 1886.

Captain Thomas Ponting; Ensign, 1869; Lieutenant, 1873; Captain, 1886.

Lieutenant John Ravenhill; Lieutenant, 1860; retired, 1867.

Lieutenant Philip Grubb; Ensign, 1862; Lieutenant, 1867; retired, 1870.

Lieutenant Joseph Smith; Ensign, 1866; retired, 1869.

Lieutenant Thomas Flower; Sub-Lieutenant, 1878; died, 1882.

Lieutenant Sir Harold Pelly, Bart.; Lieutenant, 1882; retired, 1887.

Lieutenant Sidney Smith; Lieutenant, 1884.

Lieutenant George Herbert Wakeman; Second Lieutenant, 1887.

Surgeon Charles Bleeck; Hon. Assist.-Surgeon, 1860; Battalion Surgeon, 1864; resigned.

Hon. Assist.-Surgeon Isaac Flower, 1864; resigned, 1874.

Hon. Assist.-Surgeon Thomas Flower, 1874; resigned, 1878.

Acting Surgeon Joseph Hinton, 1878.

Hon. Chaplain Sir James Erasmus Philipps, Bart., 1861; resigned, 1883.