Thanks Rupert, can you tell me if this was a British or India army regiment? What I am interested in is if this soldier is likely to have enlisted in UK or India. David -----Original Message----- From: india-british-raj-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:india-british-raj-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Butler - business and family Sent: 02 March 2008 16:29 To: india-british-raj@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] Queen's Boys 2nd Dragoon Guards? Dear David It's nearly exactly right - the Queen's BAYS (2nd Dragoon Guards) is all the difference ! Rupert Butler -----Original Message----- From: india-british-raj-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:india-british-raj-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of David Railton Sent: 02 March 2008 14:25 To: INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ Subject: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] Queen's Boys 2nd Dragoon Guards? A marriage record shows the groom as a private in this regiment at Cornwallis Barracks, Bangalore in 1921. The 'Boys' in the name of the regiment does not seem right to me. Can anyone please confirm if it is or suggest an alternative? British or Indian Army? David ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.3/1306 - Release Date: 01/03/2008 17:41 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.3/1306 - Release Date: 01/03/2008 17:41 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Dear David The Queens Bays 2nd Dragoon Guards (2DG) were one of the earlier cavalry regiments of the British army, I would expect formed in the late 17th century. I have spent a little time on the internet trying to find a nice link for you. Unfortunately an excellent time line www.regiments.org has been suspended for the moment. This would have allowed you to see all the predecessor units (including 2DG - and their postings) of what is the present British army. 2DG was amalgamated with 1st Queens Dragoon Guards in 1959. The so-called joint history website seems only to be interested in that senior regiment's background. In passing I found a note that 2DG went to Palestine in July 1919 and to India in December 1920 and that one squadron was involved in the Moplah Rebellion which was centred around Calicut about 200 miles southwest of Bangalore in the second half of 1921. Your soldier would almost certainly have enlisted in UK. I think historically there were only transfers from British regiments to the Indian Empire establishment, almost never the other way round - except of course in 1947. The modern QDG recruits in Wales, but I cannot see whether or not that was true in 1920. Rupert Butler -----Original Message----- From: David Railton [mailto:railton.david@btinternet.com] Sent: 02 March 2008 17:34 To: india-british-raj@rootsweb.com; pems.butler@btinternet.com Subject: RE: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] Queen's Boys 2nd Dragoon Guards? Thanks Rupert, can you tell me if this was a British or India army regiment? What I am interested in is if this soldier is likely to have enlisted in UK or India. David -----Original Message----- From: india-british-raj-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:india-british-raj-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Butler - business and family Sent: 02 March 2008 16:29 To: india-british-raj@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] Queen's Boys 2nd Dragoon Guards? Dear David It's nearly exactly right - the Queen's BAYS (2nd Dragoon Guards) is all the difference ! Rupert Butler -----Original Message----- From: india-british-raj-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:india-british-raj-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of David Railton Sent: 02 March 2008 14:25 To: INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ Subject: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] Queen's Boys 2nd Dragoon Guards? A marriage record shows the groom as a private in this regiment at Cornwallis Barracks, Bangalore in 1921. The 'Boys' in the name of the regiment does not seem right to me. Can anyone please confirm if it is or suggest an alternative? British or Indian Army? David ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.3/1306 - Release Date: 01/03/2008 17:41 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.3/1306 - Release Date: 01/03/2008 17:41 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.3/1306 - Release Date: 01/03/2008 17:41 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.3/1306 - Release Date: 01/03/2008 17:41
'Bays' not 'Boys'. Proper name The Queen's Bays. One of the great regiments of the British Army. Mandeep On 02/03/2008, David Railton <railton.david@btinternet.com> wrote: > > Thanks Rupert, can you tell me if this was a British or India army > regiment? > What I am interested in is if this soldier is likely to have enlisted in > UK > or India. > > David > > -----Original Message----- > From: india-british-raj-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:india-british-raj-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Butler - > business and family > Sent: 02 March 2008 16:29 > To: india-british-raj@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] Queen's Boys 2nd Dragoon Guards? > > Dear David > > It's nearly exactly right - the Queen's BAYS (2nd Dragoon Guards) is all > the > difference ! > > Rupert Butler > > -----Original Message----- > From: india-british-raj-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:india-british-raj-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of David Railton > Sent: 02 March 2008 14:25 > To: INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ > Subject: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] Queen's Boys 2nd Dragoon Guards? > > > A marriage record shows the groom as a private in this regiment at > Cornwallis Barracks, Bangalore in 1921. The 'Boys' in the name of the > regiment does not seem right to me. Can anyone please confirm if it is or > suggest an alternative? British or Indian Army? > > David > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.3/1306 - Release Date: > 01/03/2008 > 17:41 > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.3/1306 - Release Date: > 01/03/2008 > 17:41 > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >