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Transcribed as accurately as possible from newspaper cuttings. 

All of the Volunteer Units in Bristol published their weekly orders in the local papers as were accounts of training,  practice camps, regimental dinners and Social functions.

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1st Gloucester R.G.A. Volunteers

 Brigade Orders

By

Colonel F.G. Ord. CB. VD., Commanding

March 28th 1908

No. 1- Officer on duty for ensuing week, Major A.C.S. Paul; Next for duty Capt W. H. B. Savile. Medical Officer on duty for ensuing week Surg-Capt A. Ogilvy.

Orderly Sergeant  Sergt T.D.A. Harries; Next for duty, Sergt   J. J. H. Nelson

 No 2- Drills during the week; Recruits on Monday, at 7.30pm

 No 3- From 1st April 1908, the designation of the Corps will be 1st South Midland Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. 

Consisting 1st Gloucestershire Battery, 2nd Gloucestershire Battery, 3rd Gloucestershire Battery, 1st South Midland Ammunition Column. No’s 1& 2 Batteries will be at Clifton and No 3 Battery will be at Gloucester.

The present companies are allotted as follows; - 1, 2 and 4 become respectively 1, 2 and 3 Sections No 1 Battery; 3, 5 and 6 become respectively 1, 2 and 3 Sections No 2 Battery; No’s 8 and 13 become respectively 1, 2 and 3 Sections No 3 Battery.

The Ammunition Column will be formed   from surplus officers, N.C.O’s and men

In the proportion of two–thirds at Bristol and 1- third at Gloucester.

 Nos. 7,9,10,11,and 12 Companies will be disbanded on the 31st march 1908.

The following N.C.O’s and men of No. 10 Company living in Bedminster will be absorbed into No. 1 and 2 Batteries.

C. S. M. Way, Sergt Plunknett, Corpls; Young, Wheeler, Gummer, Bombrs. Brown, Taylor, Gunners; Baker, C. Brown, C. H. Bennett, A. Burrell, F. Cotton, J Dallen, W. Grace V. James, G. James, W. E. Masry, F. Thyer, H. F. Westaway, R. West, J. Ansell, A. Buckland, J. Durston, G. Edwards, A Hamblin, B. Harvey, E. Maggs, W. Prater, C. Thomas, A. E. Gore, H. Mereweather, R. Jones, F.G. J. Dible, Weeks, H.Walker, Rimmell, Wilkins, Reed, White, Reed, White, Phillips, Arnold, Newman, Perry, and Fowler.

N.C.O’s and men living in Somerset outside the Boundaries of the city of Bristol cannot be absorbed in the Brigade.

Officers are posted to batteries as follows: No 1 Battery- Captain and Hon Major W. C. Swayne, commanding; Captains R. L. Austin and H. Whitesmith, Lieut G. F. Lefroy, 2nd Lieut B. G. James, J. R. Charles and A.H. Abell

No 2 Battery- Major W.H. Wise, Commanding; Capt C. W. Todd and Hon Major A. C. S. Paul, Capt V. A. Hillman, 2nd lieutenants E. D. Burbidge, C. K. Cowlin and H. G. W. Prideaux.

No3 Battery- Major and Hon Colonel F. K. S. Metford, Commanding; Captains W.W. Grosvenor, and F. H. Hole, 2nd Lieutenants; R. P. P. Lefroy, E. R. Williams, G. Harland –Bowen, C.F. H. Priday and K. E. Aitkin.

For posting of Non-Commissioned officers see next weeks orders.

No 4- Enlistments

EDITED [Timings for personal to enlist only].

No 5- Medical Inspection; The Corps becoming a mounted unit necessitates all ranks being medically inspected, the inspection will be carried out on the nights of enlistment.

No6- Promotion; In Brigade Order No 4 dated 21st March 1908 for Corpl. J. W. Buffery, to be Sergeant, read Corpl G. C. James to be Sergeant.

 No7- Clothing

Edited deals with clothing issues, timings only

 NOTICES

[The rest of the orders Edited out as they deal with general administration.]

  [SIGNED]     L. HEGARTY. Capt R.A.

                              Adjutant. 1st Glos. R. G. A. V.

Headquarters Clifton dated March 28th 1908

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1st South Midland Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.

Brigade Orders

By

Colonel F.G. Ord. CB. VD.

Commanding

18-April –1908

  First part of orders edited out general administration only.

 Extract form “London Gazette” dated 10th April 1908- 1st Gloucestershire RGA [Volunteers] Lloyd Howard Abell to be “2nd Lieutenant dated February 18th 1908

 Promotions No3 Battery with effect from 1st April 1908 seniority in brackets.

Gunners to be Bombardiers [1] H.P. Gurney, [2] E. Burden, [3] J. E. Gibbs,

 [4] H. Prichard [5] A. Barnes, [6] H. A. G. Johnson [7] A. Leach, [8] T. J. Barber.

 Postings

The following postings of officers and N.C.O’s in No3 Battery will take effect from 1st April 1908.

No1 Section Captain Grosvenor, Lieut Williams, 2nd Lieut R. P.P. Lefroy [Att], C S M Parker.

 N.C.O’s

Battery Sergt Major     W. J. Parker

Battery Q-M-Sergt.         J.    Rice

No 1 Section          

A Subsection No1 Sergt    Hibbins, Corpl Pick, Bombr H. C. Pritchard, Bombr Burden

B Subsection No1 Sergt    Corpl Gaze, Bombr J. E. Gibbs,

No 2 Section;                     2nd Lieut Harland-Bowen, 2nd Lieut Priday      

C Subsection No1 Sergt    Williams, Corpl R. H. Spence, Bombr Barnes, Bombr Johnson.  

D Subsection No1 Sergt    Merrett, Corpl Barrett, Bombr Lench.

No 3 Section                      Capt Hole, 2nd Lieut Atkin, B. Q, M.S. Rice.

E Subsection No1 Sergt     Harper, Corpl Hayes, Bombr Haslem.

F Subsection No1 Sergt     Oldland, Corpl H. Meek, No 128 Bombr H. V. Gurney, Bombr Barber.

Promotion: Corpl H. Meek to Sergt gun Fitter dated Nov 14th 1908.

  No 604 Gunner B. Baldwin to Corpl Shoeing Smith [19 Jan 1909]

 

SIGNED]     L. HEGARTY. Capt R.A.

                              Adjutant. 1st  South Midland Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.

Headquarters Clifton dated 1st April  1908

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1st Gloucester R.G.A. Volunteers

  Brigade Orders

By

Colonel F.G. Ord. CB. VD.

Commanding

 

This is an edited version of Brigade Orders dated May 9th 1908

Appointment: No 191 Gunner G. W. F. Brockington is appointed shoeing smith No 1 Battery.

Brigade order No 3-dated 28th March1908 is cancelled and the following substituted,

No’s 1and 2 companies become No 1 Battery; No’s 4and 6 become No 2 Battery; No’s 3and 5 Companies become No 4 Battery, Ammunition Column

Officers, Staff Sergeants and Sergeants are posted as under.

 No 1 Battery- Captain and Hon Major W. C. Swayne VD, commanding; Captains R. L. Austin, Lieut G. F.  Lefroy, 

2nd Lieut B. G. James, J. R. Charles.

N.C. O’s

Battery Sergt Major      E.  Harries

Battery Q-M-Sergt       W.  Way

No1 Section

A Subsection No1 Sergt      Howlett,   [Subsection = 1x gun 15 pdr BL [C]

B Subsection No1 Sergt      Lacey, Gnr Eddoes

No2 Section

C Subsection No1 Sergt      Buckingham, Gnr Hickery

D Subsection No1 Sergt      Frost

Gun Fitter No 180 Gnr   T. Shepard  [4th June 1908]

Corpl F. B. Phillips To Be Sergt Fitter [1st Nov 1908]

No1 Battery

Shoeing Smith- G. Brockington to be Corpl Shoeing Smith [1st Nov 1908]

No 2 Battery- Major W.H. Wise VD, Commanding; Capt H. White Smith. Capt V. A. Hillman, 

2nd Lieutenants E. D. Burbidge, and H. G. W. Prideaux.

N.C.O’s

Battery Sergt Major         H. T. Plum

Battery Q-M-Sergt           W. P. Leigh

No1 Section

A Subsection No1 Sergt   E. D.  Sherring   [Subsection = 1x gun 15 pdr BL [C]]

B Subsection No1 Sergt   A. A. Withers, Gnr Halliday, Samson

No2 Section

C Subsection No1 Sergt             Glasson.

D Subsection No1 Sergt              Jenkins.

 No 4 Battery [Ammo Column]

Capt C. W. Todd Commanding; Lieut’s C. K. Cowlin, R. P. P. Lefroy, E. R. Williams.

2nd Lieut L. H. Abell

 N.C.O’s

Battery Sergt Major         A. E. Anderson

Battery Q-M-Sergt           E. U. Dunscombe

A Subsection No1 Sergt   J. W. Tanner           

B Subsection No1 Sergt           Harries  

C Subsection No1 Sergt      W. Swain           

D Subsection No1 Sergt   C. H. Lawrence

Gun Fitters                        Gunners F. Whitefield and P. Webb

Saddler                              A. G. Bayntam to be Sergt Saddler [1st Nov 1908]

Drivers                              No 335 Gnr Chillcot

                                          No 538 W. J. Selby

The remaining Sergeants of No 3 and 5 Companies belong to No 4 A. C.

Sergt   Yeomans of No 1 Battery, Sergt   Nelson of No 2 Battery.

  The rest of the orders Edited out as they deal with general administration

          [SIGNED]     L. HEGARTY. Capt R.A.

                              Adjutant. 1st  South Midland Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.

Headquarters Clifton dated May 9th 1908.

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