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 ?
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.
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).
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.
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 !
They wore GLOSTER brass shoulder titles in WW1. Gloucestershire Regiment - war museum collection GLRRM : 00190 -= http://www.militaria.name/thumbnail.php?pic=uplimg/bulk_img_mb100057_72eb9beabe463d94724196e035d00b48_image0.jpg&w=100&sq=Y&b=Y Original WW1 British Army Unit Shoulder Title - GLOSTER (Auction ID: 401576, End Time : 14 Aug. 2010 16:20:05) - Militaria.Name - World Military Auctions