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Hmmm....I'm also puzzled by the cap badge (what we can see of it) it does looks like it might have a crown on top, unless it's a mark on the pic.



Mick

Hi Sussexgirl,

They are men of the Imperial Yeomanry;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Yeomanry

I'm not sure which battalion though, there were quite a few.....

http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/ImpYeo.htm

For comparison, here's a (rather bad quality) pic of the Worcestershire Yeomanry;

Cheers,

Mick

Hi Rae,

You might find this book of interest, you should be able to get hold of a copy via the inter-library loan scheme;

Without Tradition - 2 Para 1941-45
 
Author - Robert Peatling

ISBN 1 84415 111 5

http://tinyurl.com/26smew

Mick

What is the QSA?. Is that the casulaty list you consulted?

The QSA is the Queen's South Africa Medal. Copies of the medal rolls can be consulted at the National Archives. The roll for the QSA awarded to men of the 19th Hussars is in series W100/119

http://tinyurl.com/yuufbh

Here's some info on the QSA

http://www.stephen-stratford.co.uk/boer_war.htm

I'm not sure what records are held for the 19th Hussars for the dates you need, I can only see regimental records for them up until 1878

If your man was discharged to pension, his records might survive in WO97, the online catalogue for these records is only indexed up to the mid 1850's.

This page has some useful info about the records that were kept by the British Army including those in WO97 - scroll down to Enlisted Men's Service Records;

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/BritMilRecs.html

Good luck,

Mick

Hi Trees,

Just as a pointer, there is an article in the Times of August 1st 1936 under the heading - Territorial Units' Training

It reports that the final contingents of the Territorial Army are about to leave for annual training (the following day).

It states that 45,000 troops will be in training and goes on to list the various camps around the country that will be involved, Weymouth is listed as one of them and is the only camp in Dorset.

The units at Weymouth Camp were;

The Dorsetshire Heavy Brigade - R.A and Fortress R.E

144th Gloucestershire and Worcestershire Infantry Brigade

48th Divisional R.A.S.C (Royal Army Service Corps)

and the 143rd Field Ambulance.

Not sure if it'll help, but you never know!


Mick