The Gloucestershire Regiment

Discussion in 'British Army Units - Others' started by Rich Payne, Aug 23, 2010.

  1. Rich Payne

    Rich Payne Rivet Counter Patron 1940 Obsessive

    Is there any record of this regiment being referred to as 'Glosters' prior to the nickname 'Glorious Glosters' being applied after Korea?

    I vaguelly half-remember being corrected on the point by some old soldier years ago but I'm not really sure.

    Should we actually be writing 'Gloucesters' in the context of WW2 ?
     
  2. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    In one of my books there is an account of them shouting 'Up the Glosters' as they fought hand to hand and bayonet charged Germans in Ledringham, May 1940. The Germans eventually took the town by what appears burning them out of Ledringham.
     
  3. Rich Payne

    Rich Payne Rivet Counter Patron 1940 Obsessive

    When was the book written Andy ? They might have actually been shouting "Up the Gloucesters" I was hoping that you'd have a War diary reference.

    Anyone writing since the 1950s (or their editor) is likely to follow modern spelling (if the name isn't older).
     
  4. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    Ah...I see what you mean, the book was written by a French man after the fifties. I've got half of 2 Gloucestshire's diary (weirdly it comes in two parts), I'll check in a bit.
     
  5. Rich Payne

    Rich Payne Rivet Counter Patron 1940 Obsessive

    Ah...I see what you mean, the book was written by a French man after the fifties. I've got half of 2 Gloucestshire's diary (weirdly it comes in two parts), I'll check in a bit.

    It's a 'Double Gloucester' then ?:)

    ...I'll get me coat !
     
  6. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

  7. Rich Payne

    Rich Payne Rivet Counter Patron 1940 Obsessive

    Cheers Owen, that's settled that one then !
     

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