Household Cavalry servicemen records available online

Household Cavalry servicemen records available online

12 June 2014

Today we are formation the surviving records of service in favor of over 12,000 servicemen from the Household Cavalry profitable online to view and download. These records measure over 120 years, from 1799 to 1920.

What the records comprise

The records contain details of servicemen who were member of the Household Cavalry (file succession WO 400) during the Battle of Waterloo, the Boer War and the First World War.

They comprehend:

their original handwritten enrolment form

a narrative of names and addresses for nearest of kin

in some cases, a mode of action sheet and casualty sheet, providing distinct parts of servicemen who fought in some of the British Empire's biggest battles and wars

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'Fascinating insights into the men that served'

William Spencer, maker and principal military records specialist at The National Archives, before-mentioned: 'People across the globe can at this moment find personal details about troopers in the Household Cavalry of that kind as their age when they joined, amplification of service, height, profession, pension and on a level any distinguishing marks they may require had. These details provide fascinating insights into the men that served in the Household Cavalry outer the course of 200 years and are a merely ideal resource for military and family historians to light upon out more soldiers on horseback.'

Some of the cavalrymen take in:

William Crawford (WO 400/289/2867): A 24-year-en man from Inverkip, Scotland. Joined the Household Battalion in October 1917 to contend in the First World War. He went into the theatre of war on 7 November 1917 for no other than a couple of months before he was wounded on 29 January 2018. He died of his wounds a scarcely any days later. William's personal personal estate were sent to the War Office and included correlation from a woman named Hetty who had sent William a numerate of letters (listen to the literature on podcast: Voices of the Armistice: through love from Hetty)

Charles Rimmer (WO 400/42/3155): Trooper in 1st Life Guards. Received: 1914-15 Star, British War and Victory Medals. Killed in series of events on the Western Front on 26 January 1916

Sergeant Major Thomas Playford (WO 400/77/7): Joined 2nd Lifeguards in 1810 years of discretion of 18. He served in Spain (Battle of Vitoria), France and in the Battle of Waterloo towards a total of 25 years. Received a boarding-house on discharge from service in 1834

Noah Phipps (WO 400/77/31): Joined 1st Life Guards in 1814. Served in Spain and at Battle of Waterloo. Discharged in 1841 'being completely consumed out'. It is noted that he was an excellent soldier and received a annuity on discharge from service

George Mawson (WO 400/74/960): A cloth draper from Wakefield. Applied to join the 2nd Life Guards up the body 28 January 1847 age 19. Rejected through the surgeon for 'loss of teeth and unsound gums'.