Royal Berkshire Reg TA

[graham saunders]

This photo is of the 6Th Bn Royal Berkshire Reg taken we believe prior to 1914 it hung in my grandfathers house until his death   he was CSM william Henry Newell by the tine of his demob If anybody has any information as to the location or indeed people in this photo i would be grateful

[graham saunders]

perhaps this should be in 'ARMED FORCES' can it be moved please ?

[millymcb]

Moved to Armed Forces

Milly

[RRTB]

Taken from Forces War Records: Royal Berkshire Regiment:

6th (Service) Battalion
Sept 1914 Formed as part of the Second New Army (K2) at Scotland to join the 53rd Brigade of the 18th Division and then moved to Colchester.
May 1915 Moved to Salisbury Plain.
26.07.1915 Mobilised for war and landed at Boulogne and engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
During 1916
The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Bazentin Ridge, The Battle of Delville Wood, The Battle of Thiepval Ridge, The Battle of the Ancre Heights, The Battle of the Ancre.
During 1917
Operations on the Ancre, The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line, The Third Battle of the Scarpe, The Battle of Pilkem Ridge, The Battle of Langemarck, First Battle of Passchendaele, The Second Battle of Passchendaele.
12.02.1918 Disbanded in France, remaining personnel to the 1st 2nd and 5th Battalions.

So maybe this photo could be in Scotland or Colchester?

This may also be of interest to you: http://www.1914-1918.net/18div.htm

[tonepad]

Hi Graham

The soldiers in the photo are wearing bandoliers associated with troopers in a mounted unit.
The regiment could be the Berkshire Yeomanry which was also in the TA.

[GrahamSimons]

Worth asking here: http://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/home (and no, this is for real although the website name is a bit of  a surprise!) ?

[graham saunders]

believe this to be the royal berks. because on a closer exam the cap badge appears to be the china dragon with the word china underneath. my grandfather signed on in maidenhead berks in 1908 into the royal berks [princess charlotte of wales] reg.TA . He was certainly in Maidenhead at the 1911 census and perhaps this photo was taken before they moved to colchester My thanks for your replies

[millymcb]

Worth asking here: http://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/home (and no, this is for real although the website name is a bit of  a surprise!) ?

The people there are very helpful. Am sure they would be interested in seeing your photo.

Milly

[tonepad]

Looks like I jumped to the wrong conclusion about the bandolier.
This item was used by infantry units before WW1 but was found to be unsatisfactory for infantry, it continued in use by mounted troopers during WW1.

See what the museum says...