The fighting Boshells

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I’m researching the fighting Boshells and have hit the usual glitches with Gazettes Online (and the Adobe updates crashed my computer), I’ve been doing well finding the appointment but not the medal entries so ay help appreciated and eagerly anticipated.

Boshell, Ernest Stephen

Corps: 1st Royal Berkshire Regiment/ Hampshire Regiment, No: 5373

Rank: Company Quarter Master Serjeant/Lieutenant and Quarter Master

Emblems - when was he Mentioned in Dispatches?

Boshell, Francis Sydney

Corps: Depot Royal Berkshire Regiment Rank: Captain and Quarter Master

Distinguished Service Order - supplement of 30/5/1919

Military Cross when - was it gazetted?

The Mentioned in Dispatches MIC says LG 22/6/1915 (I didn't find it with Gazette Online), did he get any others?

Boshell, Hugh Thomas Barron

Corps: Highland Light Infantry Rank: Second Lieutenant/ Captain

Rumoured to have won a DSO - did he?

Presumed K.I.A.: 22/03/1918

[Stebie9173]

Francis Sydney Boshell:

DSO:

LG 3-6-1919 ("Peace Gazette" - No Citation in all probability)

AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER.

Qr.Mr. & Capt. Francis Sydney Boshell, M.C., 1st Bn., R. Berks. R.

http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/archiveVi...;selHonourType=

Also:

LG 6-9-1915

To be Honorary Captain.

Quartermaster and Honorary Lieutenant Francis 'Sydney Boshell, 1st Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment).

http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/archiveVi...;selHonourType=

Steve.

[SteveE]

The Mentioned in Dispatches MIC says LG 22/6/1915 (I didn't find it with Gazette Online

F. S. Boshell's MID, London Gazette #29200 dated 22nd June 1915.

1ST BATTALION, ROYAL BERKSHIRE REGIMENT.

Boshell, Quartermaster and Honorary Lieutenant F. S.

Link to the Gazette is Here

Steve

[Stebie9173]

Hi, Steve.

Have you been having problems with the Gazette taking ages to serach. I see they have added the Victorian Gazettes now...

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You might want to stick the word Boshell into the Search here:

http://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/wardiary.php3

Steve.

[SteveE]

Hi, Steve.

Have you been having problems with the Gazette taking ages to serach. I see they have added the Victorian Gazettes now...

Hi Steve

Gazette's very slow to search, seems to have only happened since they uploaded all the additional pre-1900 Gazettes.

Steve

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To the lightning fingered Steves,

Once again you astound with your skill!

Stebie9173,

Thanks for the link to the Wardrobe.

[mac]

Steve

You may be interested to know that I have included Boshell in the latest Royal Berkshire photographic book (1743-1914) (comes out this week) via the RGBW Regimental Museum at Salisbury (The Wardrobe). In the first book (1914 - 1959) I did for the museum I included a photo of Boshells son getting his DSO from Mountbatten. Thier is a fiar amount on the Boshells in the Regimental Journal 'China Dragon'. I think you ought to send an enquiry to the Regt Museum, you might strike it lucky.

Cheers

MAC

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MAC

We'll look out foryour new one, the 1914-59 one has proved most helpful. Thanks for suggestion of contacting the museum.

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