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Title: Stirling - Volunteers of the 1st Company, now known as A Company
Post by: Family Trees on Thursday 11 February 21 00:19 GMT (UK)

I have an ancestor, David Galashan who lived and died in Stirling in 1902.
He was ‘ an enthusiastic Volunteer....nearly 25 years a member of the 1st Company, now known as A Company.... he received the long service medal... as did his son, Sergeant David Galashan...it was rare for a father and son to both hold this medal’.
This was printed in a Stirling newspaper around the time of his burial in 1902.

Could anyone point me in the right direction where to search regarding volunteers and 1st Company?

Thank you

Title: Re: Stirling - Volunteers of the 1st Company, now known as A Company
Post by: Rosinish on Thursday 11 February 21 01:28 GMT (UK)

An idea of when he may have been a member...

Died 1902 age 74 - b 1827/28

Annie

Title: Re: Stirling - Volunteers of the 1st Company, now known as A Company
Post by: Family Trees on Thursday 11 February 21 02:01 GMT (UK)

Hello, yes he was born 1827 and died 1902.
His son David was born 1853 and died 1935.

I have googled ‘1st Company’ and there are lots of them.
I presume it is the 1st Stirlingshire Rifle Volunteers but I could be wrong.

Title: Re: Stirling - Volunteers of the 1st Company, now known as A Company
Post by: CraigM63 on Thursday 11 February 21 02:43 GMT (UK)

I'm not sure if you found this in your Googling, but there is a pretty comprehensive history of the Stirlingshire Rifle Volunteers starting on page number 320 of the document linked below. It starts out by stating that the 1st Administrative Battalion, Stirlingshire Rifle Volunteers, with headquarters at Stirling, was formed on 9 June 1860, and then goes on to list the individual companies and their dates of formation, including the 1st Stirling Corps formed at Stirling on 14 October 1859, the battalion eventually reaching a total of 12 companies.

In March 1880 the battalion was consolidated as the 1st Stirlingshire Rifle Volunteers, being reduced to 10 companies identified by letters rather than numbers with the 1st Stirling Corps becoming A company. With the Childers reforms of 1881, the 1st Stirlingshire Rifle Volunteers became the 4th (Stirlingshire) Volunteer Battalion of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.

Given his assumed birth year, your ancestor would have been in his early 30's when the Stirlingshire Rifle Volunteers formed, so it would certainly seem to fit.

https://electricscotland.com/history/scotreg/recordsofscottis00grierich.pdf (https://electricscotland.com/history/scotreg/recordsofscottis00grierich.pdf) 

Title: Re: Stirling - Volunteers of the 1st Company, now known as A Company
Post by: Family Trees on Thursday 11 February 21 20:23 GMT (UK)

Hello
Thank you very much for your helpful informative reply.
I will be looking at this website this evening.
Much appreciated.