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Source: Orders as published in the local papers,  Dated 28th  March, 1908.

 1st Gloucester R.G.A. [Volunteers]

Brigade Orders [edited]

By

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

 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 of 1st Gloucestershire Battery, 2nd Gloucestershire Battery ,

3rd Gloucestershire Battery, 2nd 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 one-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, 

Lieutenant G. F. Lefroy, Second Lieutenant’s 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, 

Second Lieutenants E. D. Burbidge, C. K. Cowlin and H. G. W. Prideaux.

        No 3, Battery-Major and Hon Colonel F. K. S. Metford, Commanding; Captains W.W. Grosvenor, and F. H. Hole,

Second 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 that all ranks being medically inspected,

the inspection will be carried out on the nights of enlistment.

No 6- 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.

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

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  [SIGNED]     L. HEGARTY. Capt R.A.

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

Headquarters Clifton dated March 28th 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 March, 1908. 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 V.D., commanding;

Captains R. L. Austin, Lieutenant G. F. Lefroy, Second Lieutenant’s B. G. James, J. R. Charles.

 No 1 Battery 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]

No 1 Battery-

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

No 2 Battery-

Major W.H. Wise V.D., Commanding; Capt H. White-Smith, Capt V. A. Hillman,

Second 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, Gnr Samson

No2 Section

C Subsection No1 Sergt             Glasson,

D Subsection No1 Sergt              Jenkins

No 4 Battery [Ammo Column]

Capt C. W. Todd Commanding; Lieutenant’s C. K. Cowlin, R. P. P. Lefroy,

E. R. Williams, Second 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 only with general administration

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

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

Headquarters Clifton , Dated May 9th 1908.

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1st Gloucester R.G.A. Volunteers

 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 Second 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,

Second  Lieut R. P. P. Lefroy [Att], C. S. M. W. J 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; 

     Second  Lieutenant Harland-Bowen, Second Lieutenant 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, Second Lieutenant Atkin, B. Q, M.S. Rice.

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

   F Subsection No1 Sergt                                                   

No 128 Bombr H. V. Gurney,  Bombr Barber.

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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 Glos. R. G. A. V. Dated 18th April, 1908.

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