Coleford Company of Rifle Volunteers - ca. 1880's (General)

by Roger Griffiths , Thursday, June 27, 2013, 19:44 (4247 days ago) @ Jefff

Some excellent images from Jeff. I did not mention 6th Battalion as raised 1900, no doubt due to Boer War. He looks to be wearing a red or scarlet coat.

Many foresters probably served in units like the RV's. Difficult to find them though. A brother, Thomas Henry, of my grandfather was in the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers Militia for 2 years and 33 days to 29th May 1893. He was an iron miner living in Soudley. Only reason I know was from his induction records into the Metropolitan Police 1900. I tried to find additional info. from the PRO Kew. The file did not have much in it. However, personnel strength at a date in 1893 was 3,000 officers and men. Must have been the strongest unit in the whole British Army. Miners from western Monmouthshire and FoD would have been very much in evidence.