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Coldstream Guards

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ellie

master brummie
Have just found that an ancestor, Harry C Stevens, was a Coldstream Guard. I am told he came to Australia about 1913.

Where could I research more about this info?
 
There is a guards museum in London to which I applied for info on one of my ancestors who was in the Coldstream guards. If you write in they send you a form to fill in with details and they will then research for you, it does cost I can't remember how much because it was some years ago. They do have a web-site "www.theguardsmuseum.com" which will probably give you more info.
Hope this helps you
Sylvia
 
Hi Elle
Coldstream Guards,
log on to the www.shineycapstar.com web site this is the official web site of the Coldstream Guards and there is an ex-members page.Any prob's let me know and I will try to help.
paul stacey
 
ellie
I don't know what town you live in Australia, but most will have an ex-services i.e. British Legion type also there will be in the main towns a Coldstreamers Association club!!
hope this helps
paul stacey ex coldstreamer
 
Welcome from a fellow Coldstreamer,22214003 l/cpl B S
Arnold 3Bn; 1948 to 1953, Escort to the Colour 1950 the 300 years since the regiment was formed by General
George Monck as part of Cromwells New Model Army.Served in Aldershot Windsor, Wellington Barracks,
L
ibya Suez Canel (waited 50 years forGSM)+demob!!!
 
hi bernie
well suprise, suprise always glad to hear from a fellow Coldstreamer
I was in a few years after you, 2396 number given the delicate nature of our service is all I can say. hope your keeping well and still catching the trams.
regards
paul
 
Hello again, Not many people know this but Birmingham
has always been one the main recruiting areas for the
regiment along with Newcastle on Tyne and would you
believe Cornwall!My father served them in the Great
War as it called, 1914/18 and was wounded three times.,he had six sons but I was the only one to join his
regiment.Quote; It is easier for an elephant to pass thru
the eye of a needle than it is a rich man to enter the
kingdom of heaven. Bernard67Arnold
 
How very true bernie. (your quotation), our family have a coldstream conection my granddad servved 3rd batt ww1, my dad being the youngest served in the artillary i did know about brum being a centre for the cg. I spent half my time in pirbright saying "what's he saying" because of the broad accent of the gordie instructors, the only midlander was l/sgt "smiffy" smith and he came from the black country i couldnt understand him either. But later it was fantastic having gordie mates especially the miners gala's
cheers
paul
 
Earlier I posted about my Harry Stevens being a coldstream guard. I was given a link to access, but I was not able to find any details about ex members. Is there anyway I can do this? I have a photo of him in his uniform and a copy of his Attestation papers from 1898.

Thanks
 
hi bernie
saw this years ago on as a grave epitaph "No one has worked harder"
"Strived night and day" "moved heaven and earth" "sweated, worried,slaved"
"to achieve absolutly sod all!!"
paul stacey
 
Hi all,
I had a peep at this thread in the hope of finding out how my Great Grandad came to be in the coldstream guards. I've found out through your info though. Thankyou.
He served in the 1st world war for the coldstreams in the 1st battalion. He died at the battle of Cambrai on 27th November 1917.. His name was Thomas Plaskett. He is remembered in Louverval cemetry.
I always wondered how he got to be in the coldstreams as he was originally from Suckley in Worcestershire. ( I thought the recruiting would obviously be from LONDON... But not the case ..) I managed to find out very little about him apart from the CWGC and it says he was from Birmingham. Maybe he fibbed to get into the guards !!! .. Given that the main centre for recruitment was in Brum..
His brother James served the same war too and died on the 1st December 1917 a few miles up the road from him.(although he was in a different army group).. He is remembered in Grevillers cemetry. Losing two sons within days of each other must have been dreadful. It makes you wonder how any family coped, and also makes us remember how incredibly brave you coldstreamers and all military were and are ;o) x
Rachel.. ;o)
 
Hi Rachel

Your Grandad Tom would have been with the 1st Guards Brigade from Metz, comprising the1/ 2/3 Battalions Coldstream, 1st, Irish, 4th, Grenadiers, most loss's suffered since The Crimea, there was a story I am told of the Duty Major (Coldstream) calling roll after the battle and breaking down in tears as the loss's were made clear, this was a time when military men showed little emotion outwardly. The son of Runyard Kipling died with the 1st Irish Guards in the battle. It was the first time tanks in massed formation were used as covering for a major infantry attack, sadly with limited success.
regards
paul
 
Thank you for that info Paul. It's really interesting finding things out about our ancestors. I was never interested in the wars before, i found them too sad is why. But now i'm finding out about the people it seems a little more indepth and sad on a more personal level. And then of course the interest heightens with all the personal info, and the pride kicks in.
Incredible people during and after the wars.
Thanks again Paul.
Regards
rachel.. ;o)
 
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