He is a trained sniper, complete with sniper badge, which means he's done the full course. I believe that at the time this occurred, there was no designated marksman's course as such in the British Army. As I mentioned, armoured recce units like the Household Cav have recently (I think) added snipers to their orbat, and now frequently organise themselves to have both mounted and dismounted troops/squadrons, with the dismounted troops containing a high number of sniper, close observation, FAC and other specialist trained soldiers.
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