1st Battalion appointed unpaid Lance Corporal 25 January 1937 , 1st Battalion appointed paid Lance Corporal 1 November 1937 , 1st Battalion attended a course at the Army Signal School Poona and qualified to act as Assistant Instructor distinguished December 1937 , 1st Battalion awarded English Geography and Maths towards 1st Class Certificate of Education Jullunder October 1938 , 1st Battalion Promoted Sergeant 11 October 1939