Guest Posted 20 March , 2019 Share Posted 20 March , 2019 Hello i am trying to find photos of my great grandfather who served in the 32nd Lancers up until his death in 1917. His name is William Walter Gilbert Griffith. I’m hoping someone can point me in the right direction to find some photos of him and the men he served with. Any help would be much appreciated. Kind regards Mr Simon Gardiner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark1959 Posted 24 March , 2019 Share Posted 24 March , 2019 Have a chat with Kimberley John Lindsay of this forum. He seems to have a selection of 32 Lancers photos at the moment. See his recent posts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tejpal singh Posted 1 August , 2019 Share Posted 1 August , 2019 Dear sir I am tejpal singh from rajasthan India. I am trying to find photos of my great grandfather. who served in the 32nd lancers ww1. his name risaldar major thakur jor singh bahadur sir I do not have a single photo of him. plz sir how can you get a photo of how it's processed. plz guide me about this. thanks sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin DavidOwen Posted 1 August , 2019 Admin Share Posted 1 August , 2019 Welcome to the forum Tejpal. Perhaps @Kimberley John Lindsay may be able to help you or point you in the correct direction. Good luck with your search David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberley John Lindsay Posted 1 August , 2019 Share Posted 1 August , 2019 (edited) Dear All, and Tejpal Singh & Simon Gardiner, I feel flattered to receive so much attention! Yes, I researched, en passant, the 32nd Lancers, but only as much as this concerned the gallant and capable Capt Frances Denehy, who was Mentioned in Despatches for Mesopotamia, won the Military Cross post-1918 for Kurdistan, and was Mentioned in Despatches for Iraq. David Rao kindly beamed me 32nd Lancers photos, and I am sure he would like to see them serve this purpose, too: namely to give an idea of the 32nd Lancers daily duties... Named photos are sadly all but non-existant (they were on Active Service and too busy). Kindest regards, Kim. Edited 1 August , 2019 by Kimberley John Lindsay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tejpal singh Posted 2 August , 2019 Share Posted 2 August , 2019 I know in Sir, that you work at such a large level Your time is costly for you.It is not that you have only my job .Thank you for taking your valuable time on my request. The document I have, I send you in it! It is easy to get the photo of my great-grandfather risaldar major Thakur Jorsingh Bahadur,I do not have a single photo of him, he is very valuable to me, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tejpal singh Posted 2 August , 2019 Share Posted 2 August , 2019 Nw frontier of india.hazara 1891 campaign medal with clasp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tejpal singh Posted 2 August , 2019 Share Posted 2 August , 2019 Jamdar document {7 Dec.1898} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tejpal singh Posted 2 August , 2019 Share Posted 2 August , 2019 (edited) Risaldar Thakur Jorsingh ADC His Royal Highness Prince of Wales {1905-1906} Edited 2 August , 2019 by Tejpal singh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tejpal singh Posted 2 August , 2019 Share Posted 2 August , 2019 LEAVE CERTIFICATE (12.04.1916) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberley John Lindsay Posted 2 August , 2019 Share Posted 2 August , 2019 Dear Tejpal Singh, The documents for your great grandfather are a fine testimony of his sterling service to the Indian Army. Thank you for posting them on the Great War Forum. I regret that - apart from the 32nd Lancers photos (for which thanks to David Rao) - I am unable to provide the elusive portrait of the Risaldar-Major, a highly-respected position... Kindest regards, Kim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin DavidOwen Posted 2 August , 2019 Admin Share Posted 2 August , 2019 Did he serve in the 21st Prince Albert's Own Cavalry (Daly's Horse) at all? There is a 1913 photo here https://sikhhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2016/08/kings-orderly-officers-1913.html Quite possibly not your Thakur Singh though. However the British Film Institute has a film of the Prince of Wales touring India in 1905 - the time your ancestor was his ADC - he might appear in this, so possibly worth contacting them about it? http://colonialfilm.org.uk/node/4544 It may also be useful to contact the University of Cambridge Centre for Asian Studies as they hold a large number of photographs and films https://www.s-asian.cam.ac.uk/archive/ Good luck with your search David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tejpal singh Posted 3 August , 2019 Share Posted 3 August , 2019 Thanks respected sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tejpal singh Posted 3 August , 2019 Share Posted 3 August , 2019 Risaldar Major Thakur Jor singh bahadur 32nd lancers. Mentioned in a Despatch for 15 april 1918 Mesopotamia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Dunlop Posted 3 August , 2019 Share Posted 3 August , 2019 Signed by none other than Winston Churchill. Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Dunlop Posted 3 August , 2019 Share Posted 3 August , 2019 Risaldar Thakur Jor Singh is mentioned: In the London Gazette here As a recipient of the Order of British India here Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tejpal singh Posted 3 August , 2019 Share Posted 3 August , 2019 Dear Robert thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 3 August , 2019 Share Posted 3 August , 2019 It is great to see all those copies of documentation of his service. Thank you Tejpal Singh. I've tried looking in IA Lists of War Services but found nothing for WW1. I presume he retired 1920. Or is that the date of honorary British Rank ? Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tejpal singh Posted 3 August , 2019 Share Posted 3 August , 2019 Dear charlie thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tejpal singh Posted 4 August , 2019 Share Posted 4 August , 2019 Great British Indian Captain P.H.M Taylor send a letter Risaldar Major Thakur Jor singh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tejpal singh Posted 4 August , 2019 Share Posted 4 August , 2019 Dear Kimberley john. I received a Group photo of 32nd lancers (1910) which place of this photo because in 1910 Thakur Jor singh become Risaldar. Sir plz reply to this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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