otley volunteer engineers

[0113vanny]

my ancestor was a corporal with the otley volunteer engineers and buried with military honours in 1883.   Anyone know anything about this organisation. ?  the article says he was buried in Otley cemetery but i can't find his name on the listings for this, but i have at least found out more about him from this article in the Ilkley gazette.  he died aged 32 and was an "active member" - what would he do?   he ran the George Inn in Otley at the time of his death. . -

[onefortheroad]

Any chance of his name?

[ainslie]

The Volunteers were forerunners of the Territorials, and had many local units of Rifles, Artillery and Engineers.  They were for home defence, and were used for public order duties to some extent, pre-police.  They were usually raised locally, under control of the Lord Lieutenant, and would be expected to attend a number of training sessions and annual camp each year.  Units probably had a regular soldier or two to assist with training and admin, but the 'active members' would have had another occupation.
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[0113vanny]

thank you.   He was called David Myers, from otley.   i have been trying for ages to find out how/why he died, and then this article popped up in google today, an archive from the ilkley gazette.   it doesn't tell me how he died but it tells me more about him!

thank you for your help.