Hi Sally! I was brought up in Tidworth and my brother still lives there so I can answer some of your queries. Firstly Tidworth historically comprised two separate parishes: North Tidworth in Wiltshire (where the impressive Military Cemetery is situated) and South Tidworth in Hampshire which contained most of the barracks. Recently the whole of Tidworth has been 'transferred' to Wiltshire. We lived in North Tidworth where, illogically, the postal address was always Hampshire but walked to school just over the Hampshire border. The family of a good friend of ours kept a shop which was half in each county. As to your great uncle, Tidworth Military Hospital, where he died, was in Hampshire but, like most military hospitals. has now closed. There were two local newspapers which may well have reported his death: "The Andover Advertiser" (most likely) and very possibly "The Marlborough Times". Another possibility would have been "The Salisbury Times". Until recently there was a Tidworth discussion list (Yahoo) but this has now folded. The list owner was the Keeper of the Tidworth Military Cemetery but it would appear that you already have photos of the memorial inscriptions. As to whether a Colour Sergeant would warrant a grand military funeral, the answer is an emphatic "yes!". He would have been a key figure in his regiment and would certainly have been buried with full military honours. The military funeral processions were most impressive and I have seen quite a few in my time as well as photographs of some in the earlier part of the 20th century. If I can be of any further help, let me know. Best wishes Paul (now in Wales) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sally Funk" <slf@dccnet.com> To: <ENG-WILTSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 4:32 AM Subject: [ENG-WIL] military funeral tidworth barracks > Hello, > This is my first query to the list. I am trying to find where to > look for military records for my G uncle, John Noble HENDERSON, and > further records of his funeral. > He was a colour sergeant with the second Bedfordshire Regiment. He > died at the Military Hospital, S. Tidworth on the 9th of April 1907. > I have a newspaper clipping announcing his death at Tidworth > Barracks, Wiltshire, as well as his death record. I also have a > copy of two photos with an inscriptions > > "Military Funeral; > Bedforshire Regt; > tidworth 11/4/07" > > and > > "W. R. Jones > photo > Lodgershall" > > I am presuming that this is the funeral of John HENDERSON as it was > only 2 days after his death, and the family has a copy of the photo. > It looks like a major production. > Does anyone know why a colour sergeant might warrant such a funeral? > And where I might look for further information? > Did the Regiment have a small newspaper? Or would the local towns > have a newspaper that would carry a story of the funeral? I am not > sure which newspaper carried the announcement of his death. > Is tidworth still in Wiltshire? or would I be better looking on the > Hampshire list? > Sally > Delta BC > > > > > > ==== ENG-WILTSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Please keep messages to the list on topic. No off-topic subjects, announcements, or the like without prior permission from the > administrator (ENG-WILTSHIRE-admin@rootsweb.com). > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >

Hallo Sally, If you intend to search the archive of the Andover Advertiser, I understand it is held at the Hampshire Record Office not at the Advertiser itself Terry Basting Paul Vivash wrote: > Hi Sally! > > I was brought up in Tidworth and my brother still lives there so I can > answer some of your queries. > > Firstly Tidworth historically comprised two separate parishes: North > Tidworth in Wiltshire (where the impressive Military Cemetery is situated) > and South Tidworth in Hampshire which contained most of the barracks. > Recently the whole of Tidworth has been 'transferred' to Wiltshire. We > lived in North Tidworth where, illogically, the postal address was always > Hampshire but walked to school just over the Hampshire border. The family of > a good friend of ours kept a shop which was half in each county. > > As to your great uncle, Tidworth Military Hospital, where he died, was in > Hampshire but, like most military hospitals. has now closed. There were two > local newspapers which may well have reported his death: "The Andover > Advertiser" (most likely) and very possibly "The Marlborough Times". Another > possibility would have been "The Salisbury Times". > > Until recently there was a Tidworth discussion list (Yahoo) but this has > now folded. The list owner was the Keeper of the Tidworth Military Cemetery > but it would appear that you already have photos of the memorial > inscriptions. As to whether a Colour Sergeant would warrant a grand military > funeral, the answer is an emphatic "yes!". He would have been a key figure > in his regiment and would certainly have been buried with full military > honours. The military funeral processions were most impressive and I have > seen quite a few in my time as well as photographs of some in the earlier > part of the 20th century. > > If I can be of any further help, let me know. > > Best wishes > > Paul (now in Wales) > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sally Funk" <slf@dccnet.com> > To: <ENG-WILTSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 4:32 AM > Subject: [ENG-WIL] military funeral tidworth barracks > > >