. The History of the Maidstone Companies, Royal Army Medical Corps (Volunteers) : by Frederick J. Wood. mbers of the detach-ment for the splendid support they have given to theLieutenant Commanding, and if any distinction may bemade, notably to Sergeant F. E. Smith, Corporals Mant,Black, and Hayward, and Private Nowers. From theforegoing it will be seen that the prospects of the Corpsin Canterbury are very bright, and when permission hasbeen granted for a full company to be raised there it willundoubtedly be one of the most efficient in the country. A change of venue for camp was madeThe Camp
. The History of the Maidstone Companies, Royal Army Medical Corps (Volunteers) : by Frederick J. Wood. mbers of the detach-ment for the splendid support they have given to theLieutenant Commanding, and if any distinction may bemade, notably to Sergeant F. E. Smith, Corporals Mant,Black, and Hayward, and Private Nowers. From theforegoing it will be seen that the prospects of the Corpsin Canterbury are very bright, and when permission hasbeen granted for a full company to be raised there it willundoubtedly be one of the most efficient in the country. A change of venue for camp was madeThe Camp at in 1906, the Companies journeying toSeaford, 1906. Seaford, Sussex. About 170 memberswere present, probably the largest attendance at anycamp in the history of the Companies. Detachmentswere present from Snodland and Canterbury, and thefollowing officers also attended :—Major C. Pye Oliver(in command), Captain J. M. Rogers-Tillstone (Acting-Adjutant), Lieutenants A. R. Henchley, J. A. Gibb,J. Ward, and Lieutenant and Quartermaster B. D. Hob-son. The presence of so many officers undoubtedly had. Maidstone Companies, (Vols.) 51 much to do with the success of the camp. The Com-panies took with them their own horses, ambulancewagons, and service carts from Maidstone, and duringthe week the horses were picketed in the open under thecare of the transport section, the whole camp, in fact,being worked as far as possible under active serviceconditions. The camp was situated at East Blatchington,about one mile inland. On the Tuesday the Companiesformed a Field Ambulance for the 1st London Brigade,and took part in some important manoeuvres. A hostileforce was supposed to have landed at Eastbourne atdaybreak, cut all communications, and established somebatteries on the Downs near Beachy Head. A similarforce was supposed to have landed at Newhaven andPevensey. To the 1st London Brigade was entrustedthe task of repelling the invaders, and this they succeededin doing, the enemy
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