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From: "Huw Daniel" <>
Subject: [WW1] Re: "Rough Riders"
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2000 23:02:56 -0000
References: <200011191245.eAJCjaV13203@lists3.rootsweb.com> <3A1840F2.25B928BB@xtra.co.nz>


Hi Tracey, Charlie, Et All,
Not wishing in any way to upset
anyone, over the "Rough Riders" I have definitely read somewhere in the
books I have (quite a few) about a reference to the "Rough Riders" in WWI,
but as usual, s**ds law, kicks in, and just when I want to find the
reference , I can`t:-(

I will keep looking and when I find it will post it to the list.

I will take this opportunity to introduce myself to the list, if I
may..............

I run 2 mailing lists, one a surname list, the other for the Welsh county of
Glamorgan.

My interest in WWI stems from both my grandfathers involvement in that war,
one I know served in the 24th Regiment of Foot, The South Wales Borderers,
he ended up in 1919 as a sergeant, no other details are yet forthcoming,
hence my ever growing collection of books..........

Another grandfather has recently, according to family legend, served all
through the first world war and was a member of the Home Guard during the
second, again nothing concrete.

My hobbies(?!) are Family History, collecting cap badges/medals and a
general interest in all Military Insignia.

I have numerous *specialist* books on Cap Badges and Insignia, as well as
recently purchasing "de Ruvigny`s, Roll Of Honour" and I am more than
willing to help anyone with a lookup if I can...................

Regards

Huw

Thurlow & Glamlist Sponsor




----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles.Clark" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2000 9:06 PM
Subject: [WW1] Re: GREATWAR-D Digest V00 #331


> wrote:
>
> > At 18:04 18/11/00 +0000, tracy.marsh wrote:
> > >Hi to all Listers
> > >Have just subscrbed in the hope that someone out there can help me.
> > >I believe that my Grandfather may have been in the 15th/19th hussars.
> > >I am under the impression that he was a ? rough riding seargent [were
his
> > >riding skills poor??] or was this actually a term.
> > >Also that he was a prisoner of war [battle of the Somme]
> > >Any information on the Battalion and their endevours also What chance
have
> > >I in checking out whether Grandfather did serve with them and any
record
> > >there may be? His Name being Albert Taney of Norfolk
> > >TIA
>
> Tracey - Iain is certainly a good man to be able to get info from, and I
thank him for his reassurance on the matter of Henry Stewart-Moore (see
above) The only bit of your email he hasn't answered is the
> bit about rough riding. I can't really answer it either, but I can say
that "Rough riding" is a term that desribes the country ridden over rather
than the rider! An example from western Canada: In the
> latter years of last century there was a negro horseman named John Ware,
who worked for some time on my ggf's ranch, the Sheep Creek Ranche Co just
couth of Calgary (later the Quorn ranch) He was
> something of a legend, and I have a copy of a letter in which he "is said
to be the best rough-rider in the north west). In other words, the best
rider over unkown and open country, such as rangeland. A
> horseman and a half! And very definitely NOT one with "poor riding
skills!" So your "rough riding sergeant" would have made an execellent
dispatch rider, for example, able to find his way back to base no
> matter what the obstacles. A very different skill to those that would be
displayed on the parade-ground, or in the dressage ring
> Charlie
>
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