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Berkshire Yeomanry uniform, 1914-18 [A Parsons]
Hungerford Troop RBYC Church Parade, Summer 1913. The officer in front is Lieutenant CTJG Walmesley of Kintbury. (Given by Miss Richens, 2003)
Hungerford c1790 From an aquatint engraved by F Jukes
Berkshire Yeomanry cap badge (kindly sent by Mick Hazell, Aug 2013)
Berkshire Yeomanry cap badge
This mounted trouper has now been identified as Douglas Wilmott who lived at Plough House, 49 High Street (with thanks to his grand-daughter, Emma Mulder, Nov 2020).
Detail of the Mess Dress
Henry Edward Astley's Mess Dress
Detail of the waistcoat
Henry Edward Astley's Mess Dress
Henry Edward Astley's Uniform (thought to be the Drill Uniform)
Henry Astley's Commissioning Paper, upgrading from Cornet to Lieutenant 5th April 1861
Hungerford Troop, Royal Berkshire Yeomanry Cavalry, helmet plate
Rules & Regulations adopted in the Hungerford Troop of Yeomanry Cavalry
Hungerford Troop, Royal Berkshire Yeomanry Cavalry, cigarette card
Royal Berkshire Yeomanry Pounch Badge.
Certificate of Service (2 years) for A H Gosling, March 1908. (from Stewart Hofgartner).
Hungerford Troop Royal Berkshire Yeomanry Cavalry, 1885. (Given by Miss Geraldine Richens, 2003)Standing: G Andrews (hand in pocket); H Slade Richens; Lt Ricardo; Thos Fruen Snr; H J Beard; Bert Cundell; (?); F Jessels; (?)Seated: Lt Col G S Willes (with cane)
Sabretache, 1831-53. A sabretache is a flat satchel worn by cavalry officers from the left of the waist belt and would have originally been used to carry maps and dcuments. The pouches were usually attached to long straps and inflexible to create a solid base on which to write. This pouch has a gold coloured crest with a wreath of oak leaves around a crescent moon and star circled by the words 'The Borough of Hungerford' and a crown above. [Courtesy of West Berkshire Museum].
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