10th Royal Hussars

[Sandra Massey]

Hi,

If anyone out there could offer any insight to the following I would be very appreciative.

My Grandfather, William Stanway, was a trooper in the 10th Royal Hussars at the time of his marriage in 1925 at the age of 23. (Stated on the marriage cert.)
Q. How did the son of a silk weaver from the mill town of Macclesfield end up in a cavalrey regiment - would he have volunteered or been conscripted? and why a regiment which appears to have been based so far from home?
Q. Does anyone know how I can find out any details of his service history?

Any ideas would be welcome, as there is nobody left alive to ask.
Thanks
Sandra Massey

[suttontrust]

I have a couple of ancestors who joined regiments which were apparently based miles from where they lived, but there were local recruiting offices.  As for a chap from Macclesfield joining a cavalry regiment, remember that there were a lot more horses around in those days, and he could well have had plenty of experience with the creatures.  If you want to get his army record there are various researchers who will look it up at Kew (or you can go yourself).

[Hackstaple]

There was no conscription in 1925 - it was a volunteer and Regular Army.