A.A.Savery Posted 22 March , 2007 Author Share Posted 22 March , 2007 this is the band of the 6th dorset battalion 1914 -1918 .tom Another badly faded photo Tom! Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.A.Savery Posted 22 March , 2007 Author Share Posted 22 March , 2007 My thanks for everyone sending in these superb photos. I am quite astonished with some of the formations and can’t help wondering how a Double-Bass or Cello player is able to march with such an instrument. Would the string players perhaps have doubled on brass instruments? Cheers, Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrel Posted 22 March , 2007 Share Posted 22 March , 2007 Certainly have difficulty marching while trying to play any of the large stringed instruments. IIRC they played brass instruments in the Military band and strings in the "orchestra". Royal Marines still do today as far as I understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevem49 Posted 22 March , 2007 Share Posted 22 March , 2007 8th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers Band photo stevem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom compton Posted 23 March , 2007 Share Posted 23 March , 2007 dear pals i know its pre war but do any pals have a photo of the royal marine artillery band portsmouth that sailed with the king on the royal yacht medina in 1911 for india .my great uncle was in the band .tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom compton Posted 23 March , 2007 Share Posted 23 March , 2007 i forgot to add that he was with the 10th hussars up to about 1901 tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.A.Savery Posted 23 March , 2007 Author Share Posted 23 March , 2007 i forgot to add that he was with the 10th hussars up to about 1901 tom And we are still waiting around to see what has happened to the 6th dorset battalion Tom. I'm getting sleepy now though, so tomorrow will be okay. Cheers, Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom compton Posted 23 March , 2007 Share Posted 23 March , 2007 well tony you have found me out there is no photo of the 6th dorset band something i would love to do is post a photo of the band i have been trying for some time to get a picture it may show my granddad .i also have been trying get a picture of my great uncle who was in the 10th hussars band up to about 1901 he then joined the royal marine artillery band portsmouth "the best" and sailed on the royal yacht medina in 1911 to india with king george the 5th .i have yet to see a photo of the three bands but i live in hope .all the best tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Private Williams Posted 25 March , 2007 Share Posted 25 March , 2007 Daphne, Assuming the photo is already saved as a file on your computer: click ADD REPLY click the grey Browse button a box called CHOOSE FILE will appear, from where you locate and select the required file from your computer click Add this Attachment Thanks Kate, will do! Best wishes Daphne Finish you meesage as usual by clicking Add Reply ................ Grovetown Can you interpret the chalk marks to the left of the door in the buglers' photo? I have seen similar marks made by billeting officers and sergeants to denote the unit and number of men billeted therein. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.A.Savery Posted 28 March , 2007 Author Share Posted 28 March , 2007 Mystery band. Follow this link for the story so far. http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/i...=23&t=71429 Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6th Shropshires Posted 28 March , 2007 Share Posted 28 March , 2007 Hi Tony I have a couple of photos of K.S.L.I. but they are copies from Regimental Museum, so I feel I should ask them if its ok to post them on forum first. Annette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrtle Posted 28 March , 2007 Share Posted 28 March , 2007 Drums and bugles of the the 1st/1st Herefordshire Regiment, 1914; a number of these men became casualties at Gallipoli. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom compton Posted 29 March , 2007 Share Posted 29 March , 2007 annette. dont worry just post them .tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard_Lewis Posted 29 March , 2007 Share Posted 29 March , 2007 Some super quality photos! Bernard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6th Shropshires Posted 8 April , 2007 Share Posted 8 April , 2007 annette. dont worry just post them Tom seeing that I am researching the Regiment, I had best stay in the Museum's good books , but I have found one sent to me by a relative of a soldier and I am sure they will not mind me posting it. It's only a photocopy so hope it comes out ok. It shows the band of the 4th K.S.L.I. (possibly 2/4th), the chap lying down on the left is 201257 Bgl. Benjamin, Purslow, of Cornbrook, Nr Clee Hill, Shrops. & also Cleobury Mortimer. The photo must have been taken in Britian, because of small child in photo. I also have a photo of the 6th K.S.L.I. band but I have not got around to asking museum if I can post it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raster Scanning Posted 10 April , 2007 Share Posted 10 April , 2007 http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k116/ras...g/lastscana.jpg Here is the 15th Convalescent Depot Band, Trouville-Ser-Mer, France. Taken on August 4th 1918. Men from many units including a Scottish unit and an airman. Spr H G Quarry, 248th field Coy, Royal Engineers, 63rd Royal Naval Division, is seated second right in the first full row. I have a collection of this mans pictures, he came from Bedford and is mentioned in the NRGW. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom compton Posted 10 April , 2007 Share Posted 10 April , 2007 thanks annette and raster keep them comeing .tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.A.Savery Posted 13 April , 2007 Author Share Posted 13 April , 2007 Many thanks to all who have still been supporting this thread. I´m on holiday at the moment and haven´t had much opportunity to look in here, but it´s nice to see everything still rolling along. I´ll catch up with you all in a couple of weeks. Cheers, Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom compton Posted 17 April , 2007 Share Posted 17 April , 2007 yes pals lets keep this post going. bands i would like to see is the 6th dorset band from the great war and the royal marine artilary band portsmouth from 1900 - 1917 my granddad was in the dorsets and my great uncle was in the marine band yet to see a photo of them .thanks tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montbrehain Posted 8 June , 2007 Share Posted 8 June , 2007 Sorting through my pics again today and thought that this one may be appreciated here. They are Kiwis.(from New Zealand ) "MO" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loganshort Posted 8 June , 2007 Share Posted 8 June , 2007 heres a Scottish one for you, Harry Lauder lent his name to this recruiting band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.A.Savery Posted 9 June , 2007 Author Share Posted 9 June , 2007 Nice photo Mo! and I am delighted to see some tartan at last and with some clever colouring. Thanks for that anyway Logan. Which regiment are they actually? Are there any Black Watch bands out there? Cheers, Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loganshort Posted 12 June , 2007 Share Posted 12 June , 2007 Actually, the band in the postcard were recruited from all over Scotland by Lauder himself. He gave them Highland uniforms and paid them to go out around the country to assist in the recruitment effort. They played in theatres but also in town squares and marched off to the recruiting offices followed by dozens, sometimes hundreds of men. He claimed that they were the first recruiting band in Britain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrtle Posted 13 June , 2007 Share Posted 13 June , 2007 There's a photograph on this Winson Green site of the 11th South Staffs band, which may be of interest. Is it one of yours, Tony? Myrtle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom compton Posted 13 June , 2007 Share Posted 13 June , 2007 nice post myrtle well done .tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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