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Worcestershire Hussars

Territorial Force:

  • 1/1st Battalion, Worcestershire Hussars
  • 2/1st Battalion, Worcestershire Hussars
  • 3/1st Battalion, Worcestershire Hussars

    8th Aug 1914 On the Move

    20th Aug 1914 In Billets

    28th Aug 1915 Range Finder course at Bisley

    4th Sep 1915 Reliefs

    4th Sep 1915 Reorganisation

    18th Sep 1915 Under Fire

    28th Sep 1916 Transfer

    30th Sep 1916 Reinforcements

    Oct 1916 Recce

    18th Apr 1918 Parade

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      These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War.


    Those known to have served with

    Worcestershire Hussars

    during the Great War 1914-1918.

    • Behan John. Sgt. 1/1st Btn. (d.23rd Apr 1916)
    • Clayton Edward. Cpl. 2nd Btn. (d.31st May 1918)
    • Elliott William Thomas. Pte.
    • Godrich E. Victor. Sgt.
    • Godrich Edward V. Sgt. 1st
    • Harris Godfrey Jubilee. Pte. 1st/1st (Worcester Yeomanry) (d.16th Aug 1916)
    • Pound Albert George. Pte. (d.24th March 1916)

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    248989

    Pte. Albert George Pound Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars (Worcester Yeom (d.24th March 1916)

    Private Pound was the Son of George and Annie Pound, of Beehive Cottages, Abberley, Worcs.

    He was 24 and is buried in the Abberley (St. Mary) Churchyard, north west of the Church, in Worcestershire

    S Flynn




    244553

    Cpl. Edward Clayton 2nd Btn. Worcestershire Regiment (d.31st May 1918)

    Edward Clayton was my great uncle. He was unmarried, but much loved by his two sisters Martha and Elizabeth, both of whom were married with young families at the time of Edward's death in action in 1918. My mother, his niece, was 6 years old at the time Edward was killed and has a clear memory of her mother's grief when her grandmother came to tell the family of his death. She remembers my grandmother trying to get on with her chores with tears streaming down her face. Edward is buried in Engelbelmer Cemetery in France.

    The original cross now replaced by headstone





    224758

    Pte. Godfrey Jubilee Harris 1st/1st (Worcester Yeomanry) Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars (d.16th Aug 1916)

    Godfrey Harris died on the 16th of August 1916, aged 19 and buried in the Baghdad North Gate Cemetery, Iraq. He was the son of George and Ellen Harris of 75 Church Rd., Rainbow Hill, Worcester.

    s flynn




    216927

    Sgt. John Behan 1/1st Btn. Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars (d.23rd Apr 1916)

    John Behan was born in Kingstown (now Dún Laoghaire), Ireland, and was living in Dublin when he enlisted in Worcester. He was killed in action in Egypt as a result of a dawn attack from Turkish troops. He is commemorated on the Jerusalem Memorial located in the Jerusalem War Cemetery.

    S Flynn




    209480

    Sgt. E. Victor Godrich Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars

    Grandpa Victor fought in Both World Wars. Firstly joining the QOWH in 1908 at Kings Heath, Birmingham. As to get a holiday at annual camp with his chums from the Main PO in town, who all joined up with him. When war came in Aug 1914, they all volunteered to go on active service. So much preparation went on to get horses & troopers ready for battle. Time came to leave Worcester all geared up, then onto Salisbury Plain, then onto Kings Lynn, for Embarkation to Alexandria.

    One funny thing that I remember Grandpa telling me, was while they & their horses were getting ready for the off, a Zeppelin came over Kings Lynn & bombed the place. The first time the UK had been, I believe. Thus all the horses stampeded North, South, East & West. It took them several days to gather them all back again!

    The QOWH landed as Infantry at Suvla Bay in Aug 1915, & crossed the Salt Lake to Chocolate Hill, & Hill 60. Where fierce fighting against the Turks ensued. Disease was rife, thus Grandpa caught typhus & dentistry, so he & many others where taken off, back to Alexandria. Phew...he survived Gallipoli. He was lucky again, as the Dr said there was a hospital ship going back to Blighty, "would you like to go?"! "Cor blimey Sir, yes Sir!" Ah back in Blighty up North in Lancs., then homeward to see Mum & sisters. Then back to the Regiment in Worcs.

    Several months later he did some MG Training as a Trainer, for the next draft out. They then went back to Alexandria, for the protection of the Suez Canal, & the push through Palestine to kick the Turks out. Grandpa was at the Cavalry charge at Ogreatina, HUJ (Last Cavalry charge of the British Army), & Katia (Losses V.Heavy for Regt.) Grandpa survived all that, then served in the PO Guard in WW2 as Colonel. Thus living till 96! RIP, Grandpa EVG and RIP + His Cousin HWG who served in the 10th ALH & died 1917.

    RN.




    206981

    Sgt. Edward V Godrich 1st Queens Own Worcestershire Hussars

    Grandpa, Edward Godrich joined the Queens Own Worcestershire Hussars TA in 1908 to get an annual holiday from the Post Office. He was at the landings at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli in 1915. He suffered with dysentry, typhus etc. like so many in that theatre of WW1. He was taken off as he was so ill, then back to Blighty, to recuperate.

    He was then sent out to Palestine to help push out the Turks. He again fell ill. One night he did double sentry duty in a trench which he should not have done. He fell asleep on duty and was caught! He was marched under guard to his CO's tent for a court martial, past a couple of soldiers digging graves. He thought one of them was going to be his! He was tried and luckily his commanding officer gave him a very good report and he only lost a stripe. Thus I am here to tell you this story. Edward's army records do show that he was ill which was the reason for him dozing off. He was suffering from typhoid.

    Grandpa also fought in WW2 by being in the P.O. home guard as a Colonel. After all the above, he lived to the ripe old age of 96, out-living all his younger sisters.

    R Godrich








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