2nd Battalion Appointed paid Lance Corporal 28 October 1936 , 2nd Battalion Passed in Mathematics and Geography towards the Award of the 1st Class Certificate of Education at an examination held in March 1937 , Depot Regimental Instructors course anti gas wing Hythe Small Arms School from 7 March 1939 to 30 March 1939 and Qualified Instructor , 2nd Battalion Awarded General Service Medal clasp Palestine 36 , 39 4 April 1940