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Dedicated to Bert at one time a Royal Gloucestershire Hussar & my Auntie Mabel “Tulip” to whom the letter “Somewhere in France” was addressed to.

Bert	Almazena Mabel “Tulip” with her parents Henry & Minnie Williams, taken 1915 approx at Reservoir Rd, Gloucester

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At the present time last known alive on 4^th May 1918 as per letter “Somewhere in France”, is he at the Somme (a play on words Some & Somme). My father who was born 13 years after his sister Mabel cannot recall Bert’s full name but is sure that he died in the last month or months of the 1^st world war. A similar picture hung for many years on the wall of my fathers parents residence at Reservoir Road and Finlay Rd, Gloucester.

The transcribed letter reads

“Somewhere in France”

4^th May -18

My Dear Tulip

At last I am writing you a short letter, you must please excuse me keeping you waiting so long for a reply, but really those “Bally Germans” are very tiresome, they would not let me write to you, so we have been getting our own back and worrying them somewhat.

I believe you will be 10 years old on Sunday, I am afraid I shall be rather late with my “Good Wishes” but they are “right there” all the same my old sweetheart. Tell “Mam” I rec^d her letter of the 30^th O.K. and I hope she is quite well again, also tell Dad to be careful where he is putting his fingers, I’m sorry to hear he has smashed one.

So the weathers still fine my old dear ? we are having plenty of rain as usual, but it soon dries up when the sun comes out.

How are you getting along with the Music. Can you play Home Sweet Home!! Backwards yet, and what about the Rabbits have you got any more ? Oh! You have lots to tell me in your next letter.

Now don’t you think I’ve been a good boy to write you all this I reckon I deserve three Bags full of Kisses when I come home again for this, now please give my love to all, I am quite well thanks, hoping this will find you all the same I must now wish you Au Revoir with Lots of Love and kisses from

Bert to my Old Sweetheart

Tulip

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Ps Give one each to Mam & Dad for me

Write Soon

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· My Family Genealogy

· Offsite links for Gloucester

Photographs of Gloucester City, England taken between 1900~1970s

· Movements 1914 – 18 The South Midland Mounted Brigade, being the Warwickshire, Queens Own Worcestershire and the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Yeomanry Regiments

· The Royal Gloucestershire Hussars and RGH Great War Gallery RGH photos

Booklets & original scanned photos used in the RGH Great War Gallery

· Egypt & Palestine 1917

· Diary of E T Cripps, August 13th 1915 - October 8th 1918

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My Family Genealogy

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WILLIAMS, BAILEY, FENNEL and HATTON of Gloucester area

WILLEY of Plymouth Devon and Isle Brewers Somerset

My Plymouth Links & Data

RIGGS of Southwest Devon

SPRAGUE of Bere Ferrers and Plymouth Devon

STEPHENS of Mabe Cornwall

MITCHELL of Torrington Devon and Pontypridd Glamorgan

WILLS and PARFITT of Pitcombe, Preston and Weymouth (Dorset/Somerset)

FETERIDGE of Co Antrim? Northern Ireland, and Glasgow Scotland

FINDLAY of Angus Scotland

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A Gloucester boy story of his life in the 1950's and 60's by Cliff Ballinger.

This narrative by a contemporary brings back many memories of my own childhood days living at 63 Underhill Road, Matson, Gloucester, for the years 1950 – 1959.

Guild of One Name Studies GOONS

One name researchers relevant to my family Interests

· RIGGS

Offsite links for Gloucester

· Old Gloucester

This website contains previously unpublished photographs of Gloucester City, England taken between 1900 - 1970s

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The South Midland Mounted Brigade

The three constituent Yeomanry Regiments in this Brigade, that is the: Warwickshire, Queens Own Worcestershire and the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars, first came together at the divisional manoeuvres on Salisbury Plain in 1909. The C.O’s of the Warwickshire and Gloucester Yeomanries were then: Lt. Col. Beech and Lt. Col. R. P. Sanderman. Movements 1914 – 18

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The Royal Gloucestershire Hussars

I would welcome submissions of any further information, transcriptions, pictures etc for inclusion on this site.

· The Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Yeomanry 1898-1922

· 1939 war diaries for the 2^nd Royal Gloucestershire Hussars

The Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Yeomanry 1898-1922

This information has been extracted from

"The history of the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Yeomanry 1898-1922".
The great cavalry campaign in Palestine, by Frank Fox,
published London: Philip Allan & Co. 1923.

It is intended for NON-COMMERCIAL use only.

· 1914 Officers at Newbury A photograph taken at Newbury in 1914

· 1915 Gallipoli Roll of Honour A list of Royal Gloucestershire Hussars who were wounded or killed, and the sites of their graves (93 names)

· 1916 Sinai Casualties A list of the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars who were wounded or killed, or Prisoners of War (103 names) About the 1916 Sinai Casualties

· 1922 Gloucester War Memorial A list of Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Yeomen on the Gloucester War Memorial (227 names) About the Gloucester War Memorial

· Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Commissions A Record of the commissions granted to men of the RGH during the campaign. It is truly a splendid record and evidence of the high state of efficiency kept up in the regiment that no less than 163 of its members were promoted to commissioned rank. Includes Name, Date of Discharge, and Unit in which Commissioned.

· Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Movements, 1914-18 Dates of movements, locations and raised war time units, from 1914-18. (Extracted from a separate source)

· Royal Gloucestershire Hussars 1914 - 18 The Order to mobilise was given at 7pm on August 4th 1914

· RGH Great War Gallery Your RGH photos

· Egypt & Palestine 1917

This booklet and photos has kindly been made available by Alan Price and relate to his grandfather, Private 3400 / 235821 Edward Colston PRICE, 1892 – 1982, 1/1^st Royal Gloucestershire Hussars (Yeomanry) and where he served. It covers the period January 1917 to December 1917.

A precise overseas date for Edward Colston PRICE has not yet been established, however the best estimate, from his service number, is that he was sent as reinforcement from the 2/1st to the 1/1st RGHY and had joined the latter by early 1917.

During 1917 the R.G.H.Y. served as part of the 5th Mounted Brigade under Lieutenant General Sir Philip W. Chetwode. 5th Mounted Brigade in turn was part of The Australian Mounted Division.

The 5th Mounted Brigade comprised of 1/1st Warwickshire Yeomanry, 1/1st Gloucester Yeomanry, 1/1st Worcester Yeomanry, 5th Mounted Brigade Signal Troop and the 16th Machine Gun Division. Formerly The South Midland Mounted Brigade.

Indications are that E.C. Price served in D squadron (made up by men from Bristol area) in Sergeant Bromhead's DCM troop, under Major Algar H. S. Howard of Thornbury.

Booklet (PDF format) & pertaining original scanned photos used in the RGH Great War Gallery

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· Diary of E T Cripps, August 13th 1915 - October 8th 1918

This booklet and photos has kindly been made available by Mr R Fenton and relate to his grandfather, Edgerton Tymewell CRIPPS and where he served. It covers the period August 13^th 1915 to October 8^th 1918

Zip file containing Booklet (PDF format) & pertaining original scanned photos used in the RGH Great War Gallery

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1939 war diaries for the 2^nd Royal Gloucestershire Hussars

September 1939 To January 1943 (Disbanded)

Missing

November 1939

July - Sept 1941

March 1942

April 1942

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