The Gloucestershire Regiment, commonly referred to as the Glosters, was a line infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 until 1994. It traced its origins to Colonel Gibson's Regiment of Foot, which was raised in 1694 and later became the 28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot.

Jul 24, 2018 · 10th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment was raised at Bristol in September 1914 as part of Kitchener's Third New Army and was attached to to 26th Division. They moved to Salisbury Plain for training and by November 1914 had moved to billets in Cheltenham.

The Gloucestershire Regiment, commonly referred to as the Glosters, was a line infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 until 1994. It traced its origins to Colonel Gibson’s Regiment of Foot raised in 1694, which later became the 28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot.

10th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment was raised in July 1940 and served with 212th Independent Infantry Brigade. In 1942 they converted to armour and became 159th Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps. They reconverted in April 1943 and resumed their previous title.

3 days ago · I've been researching one of my relatives, a young man by the name Arthur Lewis, Service Number: 13199, Gloucestershire Regiment, 10th Bn. He was sadly lost on the 30th August 1916. I understand the battalion had been heavily involved in the Somme area i...

The Gloucestershire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army. Before World War I it comprised two regular battalions, two reserve battalions, and two territorial battalions. During the war an additional 18 battalions were raised.

The Gloucestershire Regiment, commonly referred to as the Glosters, was a line infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 until 1994. It traced its origins to Colonel Gibson’s Regiment of Foot raised in 1694, which later became the 28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot.

Aug 28, 2006 · My Great Grandfather served from 1915 to 1918 in the 10th Battalion of the gloucestershire regiment as a private 12462 and transferred to the Machine gun Corps private 162768 in april 1918. I have found out the 10th battalions war diaries and also descriptions in books of what they did and given ...

Dec 18, 2014 · The 10 th Gloucester’s were disbanded in France. Does anybody know the details of where the battalions men were transferred?

Jul 17, 2018 · In February 1918, the 10th Glosters was disbanded and re-formed as the 13th Entrenching Battalion, which itself was disbanded shortly thereafter with its personnel being distributed to infantry units in the face of the German Spring Offensive (Operation Michael).