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Wednesday, June 28, 2023
P.C. W.S. Shute
A number of Gloucester policemen joined the British Army in the Great War,
and P.C. W.S Shute was one of them. He became a Sergeant-Major stationed
in Egypt. I believe he is shown here in his army uniform.
My great-great grandfather (born 1792), despite being born and raised in Somerset, was a young lieutenant in the Gloucesters, whose regimental HQ was based in Bristol and fought in the Peninsula War against Napoleon's armies in Spain. (At Talavera we stole Boney's eagle / And for a while we were heroes of Spain...) He later was present at Waterloo as an equerry and after victory, attended the Council of Vienna in 1815 as an interpreter. My great-uncle Stanley served in France with the Gloucesters. There were barracks at Stroud and Gloucester, where Sergeant-Major Shute doubtless volunteered, as the Gloucestershire Hussars was always a voluntary yeomanry regiment. A Sergeant-Major is an appointment, not a rank in the British army, duties usually performed by a senior warrant officer. Let us hope that like Uncle Stanley, this handsome and determined fellow came home safely from that dreadful and needless conflict.
My great-great grandfather (born 1792), despite being born and raised in Somerset, was a young lieutenant in the Gloucesters, whose regimental HQ was based in Bristol and fought in the Peninsula War against Napoleon's armies in Spain. (At Talavera we stole Boney's eagle / And for a while we were heroes of Spain...) He later was present at Waterloo as an equerry and after victory, attended the Council of Vienna in 1815 as an interpreter. My great-uncle Stanley served in France with the Gloucesters. There were barracks at Stroud and Gloucester, where Sergeant-Major Shute doubtless volunteered, as the Gloucestershire Hussars was always a voluntary yeomanry regiment. A Sergeant-Major is an appointment, not a rank in the British army, duties usually performed by a senior warrant officer. Let us hope that like Uncle Stanley, this handsome and determined fellow came home safely from that dreadful and needless conflict.
ReplyDeleteA quick check does not find his name on the memorial plaque for his unit, so perhaps he made it through OK.
Deletei hope that poor babe is okay!! ππ¦π¦πͺπΎππππ☄️
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