Alfred Booker ASC war service help

[MrEd]

I wonder if anyone can help, 

I am researching a great Uncle, Alfred Booker, and from his records i can work out that:

Great Uncle Alfred Booker – Recruit No. 3419 (15th Hussars pre-war), 23326 (14 Reserve regt of cavalry) and 1338 (ASC remount service). Born 1876,

Attested to the Corps of The Hussars of the Line on 25^thMarch 1895 at Chichester Recruiting Office as a private in the 15^th Hussars. Promoted to corporal in 1898, promoted to Sergeant on 26/03/1901. He served both at home (1895-1899) and in India (1899 to 1909). He completed 12 years of service in 1907 and was discharged.

At the outbreak of WW1 he re-enlisted as a private with the 14^th Reserve Cavalry at Chichester Recruiting Office. There is also mention of 3 years with the Sussex Yeomanry on his WW1 Attestation form (under the section 11 prior service bit). I understand from reading entries on the Long Long Trail that the 14th Calvary reserve was a training unit training soldiers that would then go on to the regular 15th and 19th Hussars.

The in his records (discharge sheet dated 1919) it lists him as in the 76 Squadron, Army Service Corps Remount Service as solder number r/1/338 (i think) at Shirehampton near Bristol and  promoted to Staff Sergeant Major on 04/05/1915. (Again from reading the Long Long Trail i understand The Remount Services was a training unit training horses for all branches of the forces staffed by older experienced soldiers) 

I wonder can anyone help me track down his MiC (if there is one - i have had no luck?) and help me pick apart where he would have been? It *seems* to me (and i am not an expert) that he didnt leave the UK during WW1 but i dont know enough about the various regiments to know. He had various month long hospital admission between 1915 to 1917, and several court martials for drunkeness as well.

thanks

Ed

p.s.i attach his transfer from the 14th res. Cav. regt to the ASC remount service, as well as his discharge form to illustrate my question - these are from find my past and are about 2 of 30 odd pages of info

 

 

 

thanks

Ed

Edited 19 June , 2022 by MrEd

[david murdoch]

On his service record it notes his movements Home 5/9/14 - but not seeing any reference to him going overseas (embarking date or "BEF"). The record does not any dates being in France or anywhere else. - hence probably no medal card or entitlement. Also him being 38 when he re enlisted. Looks likely he was on home service for the duration of the war.

[MrEd]

43 minutes ago, david murdoch said:

On his service record it notes his movements Home 5/9/14 - but not seeing any reference to him going overseas (embarking date or "BEF"). The record does not any dates being in France or anywhere else. - hence probably no medal card or entitlement. Also him being 38 when he re enlisted. Looks likely he was on home service for the duration of the war.

Thanks, that was what i thought but i wasnt sure and didnt want to assume - hence asking the GWF hive mind, thank you for your reply, its appreciated

Ed

[mancpal]

I’ve only looked at a remount service soldier on one occasion and he was a similar age and no overseas service, his qualification for the job was that he solely worked with horses prior to the war.

Simon