The Origin and Services of the 3rd (Montreal)

l>"1 I.\ALturn-out of all the Montreal corps in honour of the distinguished visitor, but itcould not be arranged. At the request of Colonel Coursol, Colonel Stevensonturned out the Battery, and the corps went through a number of manoeuvres onthe Champ de Mars before the Crown Prince. This was in winter, and the factthat the Battery had no sleighs for the guns attracted the attention of the Prince.He told the Mayor that he was surprised and delighted at the drill of the Batter} ,but thought it strange that in a country where there was so much snow during thewinter months, that the Battery was not provided with sleighs. Later on theBattery was equipped with sleighs.On August 3Oth, 1880, the Field Battery lost by the death of QuartermasterSergeant John Cooper, a non-commissioned officer who had rendered the corpsloyal and noteworthy service ever since 1855. Hisdeath was the occasion of th.e issuance of a Batteryorder in which the Commanding Officer declaredThe long connection of the deceased with the Corps(25 years), the interest he manifested in all its affairs,and his zeal and usefulness in the position he held,furnish strong claims to the gratitude of the membersof the Battery."The remains were accorded a military funeralthe comrades of the deceased.The Field Battery has alwaysbymaintained an enviable reputation for good target practice.In 1 86 1 the officers of the Battery donated ahandsome gold medal for competition among the menof the Battery, the winners being as follows: 1861,Gunner Wm. Bauden; 1862, Gunner Charles Breadon;1863, Driver John Outhed; 1864, Sergeant JohnWilson; 1865, Gunner Hugh McKay; Final Winner,1866, Sergeant John Wilson.The conditionsmedal were as follows :governing the competitionfor the"The Officers of the Montreal Field Battery ofMEDAL FOR TARGETWINNER SOT. JOHN WILSON. ]866Artillery, having presented a Gold Medal, to be competed for among the noncommissioned officers and men of the Battery,it ishereby ordered that thefollowing conditions be observed in reference thereto :ist. The Medal to be the property of the Company, and is to be fired forannually for five years. The person who makes the best firing, will wear theMedal for one year, or until it is next competed for. The name of the winner willwho should bebe engraved on the back of the Medal, every year, and any personsuccessful in winning it twice within the period of five years before alluded to, willbe entitled to claim the Medal as his own property. Unless some one shall have63