Awarded 3rd Class Certificate of Education Beverley 24 October 1924 , Awarded 2nd Class Certificate of Education Beverley 16 December 1924 , 2nd Battalion promoted Warrant Officer Class III and Appointed Platoon Sergeant Major September 1939 , 2nd Battalion attended Infantry Instructors Course at AFV School Bovington from 3 July 1939 to 1 September 1939 and Qualified Very Good , 2nd Battalion Awarded General Service Medal clasp Palestine 36 to 39 on 4 April 1940