Photo JROS 1 Please contact Richard and Alison Preston at :- mr@preston3299.freeserve.co.uk Richard wrote the following about this WW1 era portrait, " The person shown is JAMES ROSS, who died in WW1, born in Glasgow son of JAMES JOHNSON ROSS AND MARGARET KERR."

Photo FBUL 1 Please Contact John M Nunn at :- john@nunnj.freeserve.co.uk This is what John wrote about this great portrait. "This my Great Grandfather FREDERICK BULL BORN 1874 AT KERSEY, Suffolk, was known to have been a member of a CAVALRY TROOP, in his young days, I have no more info about this apart from this small photo of him. I suspect he may have been in a Yeomanry Cavalry unit, there was one circa 1880-1900 at HADLEIGH, Suffolk, which is only about three miles down the road from KERSEY, it was called THE DUKE OF YORK'S LOYAL SUFFOLK HUSSARS, I have been to Kew records centre in the hope of finding his military records, but drew a blank, which makes me even more sure he was in this unit, however there are no records of this unit that I can trace, so am wondering if anyone can identify the uniform, or offer advice on the Duke of York's Loyal Suffolk Hussars.

News! 8th. March 2000. After an enquiry to Iain Kerr of Windsor, Iain replied to me regarding the Suffolk Yeomanry in great depth, this is part of his kind reply, " In 1868 the 1st Loyal Suffolk Yeomanry amalgamated with the Long Melford troop to form the West Suffolk Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry, The Eye troop was known as the Suffolk and Norfolk Borderers. The regiment's title was changed in 1875 to The Loyal Suffolk Hussars and the Duke of York (later King George V) became Honorary Colonel in 1894. Two companies of the regiment served in the South African War 1899 -1902 as 43rd and 44th Companies in the Imperial Yeomanry. Following the end of the South African War, the role of the yeomanry was changed from cavalry to that of mounted infantry, carrying rifles instead of swords. The Haldane reforms created the Territorial Force (now called the Territorial Army) in1908 and that included all militia, volunteer and yeomanry regiments as a
formal reserve force for the Regular Army. In common with other territorial units, on the outbreak of WWI, The Suffolk
Yeomanry divided into two lines. Later the second line split to produce a third line. These were referred to as the 1/1st, 2/1st and 3/1st Suffolk Yeomanry." Thank you once again Iain !

Photo DK 3 Please contact Donna King at :- deking@home.com
Here is a photo of my Grandfather Private ABRAHAM CANNELL (and comrades) who served with 1st Battalion, EAST SURREY REGIMENT. (British Expeditionary Force) He was discharged for medical reasons - amputation. He was awarded the Victory and British Medals, the 1914 Star & 1914 Clasp & Roses. My grandfather is last soldier on the far right in the rear row. Picture taken somewhere in France. Can you help donna with any other information please ? Do you recognise any of the other soldiers ?

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