Middlesex Yeomanry or Royal Fusiliers uniform?

[fmather]

Depending on the regiment, this is either my grandfather, Captain Kenneth Gossell MC (Middlesex Yeomanry) or his first cousin, Captain Everard Smith, (Royal Fusiliers, killed at the Battle of Mons).

Any help would be very gratefully received.

Fiona

[DrB]

1st County of London (Middlesex, Duke of Cambridge's Hussars)

Green tunic and trousers, black facings, white braid (silver for officers) and a scarlet busby bag

DrB

[fmather]

Very many thanks. Does that mean Middlesex Yeomanry? (Excuse my ignorance).

Fiona

[chrisharley9]

Fiona

Yes it is Middlesex Yeomanry although their offical title from 1908 is as Drb states

all The Best

Chris

[Mx Yeo]

Kenneth Otto Theodore Gossell MC

Gazette No. 30862. M.C. With reference to the awards conferred as announced in the London Gazette dated 26th March, 1918, the following are the statements of service for which the decorations were conferred. Awarded the Military Cross. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. Owing to the nature of the ground the brigade signal report centre had to remain in a very exposed position under a close and continuous machine-gun and rifle fire. He, however, besides personally superintending the laying of the telephone lines under fire, repeatedly visited and later remained continuously at the post, and by his gallant example encouraged the men to carry on with their task under the most adverse conditions.