A story in yesterday's newspaper incorrectly stated that the Bermuda Cadet Corps was an offshoot of the Bermuda Regiment. The Corps was started before the formation of the Bermuda Regiment in 1964.

A couple has journeyed to Bermuda from Australia in search of a missing prize cup that was last presented before the Second World War.

"The Best Senior Cadet Cup was awarded yearly to the best cadet in the Bermuda Cadet Corps,'' said Neil Cuthbert. "I was the last person to win it, in 1939, before the war broke out and the cup was forgotten.

"It is a vital link in the history of the Bermuda Regiment. It has a number of prominent Bermudians' names on it.'' After the war, the cup spent nearly 30 years in storage in the Cuthbert's home in Bermuda.

Mr. Cuthbert and his wife Sheila emigrated from Bermuda to Australia in 1968.

The cup spent another 20 years gathering dust before a visitor to the Cuthberts' home returned it to the Island.

"A lady coming back to Bermuda from Australia in 1988 kindly offered to bring the cup back. She presented it to the late Major Burnard of the Bermuda Regiment,'' said Mr. Cuthbert.

Brenda Martin gave the cup to Major Burnard in 1988, but the Major died soon after and the whereabouts of the cup are now unknown.

"The cup has disappeared and we can't find it,'' said Mr. Cuthbert.

The Bermuda Cadet Corps was an offshoot of the Bermuda Regiment. Cadets were trained as military and lived under strict military discipline at Warwick Camp for a few weeks out of each year.

Because of the upheaval of the war, Mr. Cuthbert's name was never inscribed on the cup.

Anyone with information about the missing cup can contact The Royal Gazette at 295-5881, ext. 253.