Info on these photographs, please!

[matt94]

Hello again,

Thanks for the detail on the armband. I was wondering about that myself.

I found the medal card of Joseph Jesse Smith, he was a Sergeant in the Royal Berkshire Regiment. His medal card records that he landed in France on 07-08-1915 and the 8th battalion of the Royal Berkshire Regiment landed on France 08-08-1915. Could he have been in the 8th battalion? And it was an error?

Thanks
Matt

[mmm45]

Matt it does point to 8th Batt he may have been advance party or whatever?
The Medal roll at Kew MAY record his battalion

Ady

[BerkshireYeoman]

Hi Matt
In regard to your first photo, It was taken after outbreak of WW1 as the men do not have leather leggings which were replaced by cloth putties seen here on the men. The IY below the capbadge is easily explained - With a large increase in men joining the regiment supplies of the existing cap badge were soon exhausted and before new ones could be made, the old Berks Imperial Yeomanry capbadge (worn 1902-1908) was issued instead.

I recognise FG Ford, a Corporal shoeing smith in 3rd Troop B (Reading) Squadron of the Berks Yeomanry, and from memory lived in Upper Basildon. I would guess the chap on the right is also from the B Squadron. I will check our archive to see if I can spot his face.

I enclose another one of Frank Ford.

Should you or your relatives wish to visit our museum in Windsor to learn more about the Berks Yeo, please let me know.


Regards

AndrewFrench
(Asst Curator - Berks Yeomanry Museum)