The 1st (City of Bristol) Volunteer Battalion G Company Detachment at Thornbury was formed on 30th May 1886 when the first batch of volunteers made their oaths.  They were known as the Thornbury Volunteers.  This page lists those men shown as being members of the unit in 1888.  Click here to see the lists of members in 1886  and a brief summary of the unit’s history

 

Enrolment Date Reg. No. Name, rank, address Years Efficient Shooting Class
12/5/1886 4041 Thurston H. P., Lieutenant, Thornbury 2 2
23/2/1887 4320 Leman T. C. 2nd Lieutenant, Chipping Sodbury 1 1
Serjeants
12/5/1886 4044 Turner C., Thornbury 2 1
12/5/1886 4045 Russell G. H., Oldbury 2 M
Corporals
12/5/1886 4051 Chambers J. T., Thornbury 2 2
31/5/1886 4096 Howell H., Morton 2 M
12/5/1886 4069 Ponting E. J., Thornbury 2 3
Lance Corporals
12/5/1886 4048 Bennett C., Thornbury 2 1
12/5/1886 4081 Young W., Oldbury 2 2
Privates
12/5/1886 4046  Abbott H. G., High Street, Thornbury 2 2
23/2/1887 4322 Ball G., Thornbury 1 3
12/5/1886 4047 Bendall H. W., Thornbury 2 3
12/5/1886 4049 Boulton H, Thornbury (left by 1891) 2 2
12/5/1886 4050 Buck J., Thornbury 2 3
12/5/1886 4052 Clay G. E. H., Thornbury 2 3
12/5/1886 4053 Cullimore J., Thornbury 2 2
12/5/1886 4054 Davidson T., Thornbury 2 2
12/5/1886 4055 Dunscombe William, Thornbury (left by 1891) 2 3
12/5/1886 4056 Eddington E., Thornbury 2 2
12/5/1886 4057 Eddington H.,Thornbury 2 3
23/2/1887 4321 Eddington R., Thornbury 1 3
18/11/1886 4330 Gingell H., Crossways, Thornbury 1 3
12/5/1886 4058 Harvey H, Thornbury 2 2
18/8/1886 4329 Hobby H., Thornbury 1 3
15/3/1887 4324 Howell D., Lower Morton 1 1
19/4/1887 4326 Jennings F., Crossways 1 2
24/5/1886 4089 Knapp T., Oldbury 2 2
12/5/1886 4100 Lewis T., Oldbury 2 3
12/5/1886 4059 Liddiatt F., Thornbury 2 2
24/5/1886 4091 Liddiatt E., Thornbury 2 3
12/5/1886 4060 Luce J., Thornbury 2 3
18/8/1886 4328 Marshall W. C., Thornbury 1 2
12/5/1886 4061 Maslen H., Thornbury 2 2
12/5/1886 4098 Maslin J., Thornbury 2 3
12/5/1886 4063 Mills C., Thornbury (1891 “away”) 2 1
12/5/1886 4064 Moxham J., Thornbury (left by 1891 dead) 2 2
31/5/1886 4095 Morgan T., Thornbury 2 3
23/2/1887 4323 Morton D., Thornbury (by 1891 dead) 1 2
12/5/1886 4065 Neale E., Morton 2 M
9/6/1886 4101 Norman W., Thornbury 2 1
12/5/1886 4066 Penduck W. E. J, Thornbury 2 2
12/5/1886 4067 Perks G., Thornbury (left in 1891) 2 3
12/5/1886 4068 Phipps H. G, Thornbury 2 2
19/4/1887 4325 Raggatt W., Oldbury 1 3
12/5/1886 4071 Reeves C., Thornbury 2 3
24/5/1886 4087 Reeves G., Oldbury 2 2
1/6/1886 4097 Sewell C., Thornbury 2 M
24/5/1886 4088 Short C., Oldbury 2 2
24/5/1886 4093 Short T., Oldbury (?Joseph Short, Oldbury Naite in 1891) 2 1
24/5/1886 4094 Thomas F., Thornbury 2 2
19/4/1887 4327 Thorn T., Crossways 1 3
17/5/1886 4073 Thurston H. J., Thornbury 2 2
12/5/1886 4076 Tucker F., Thornbury 2 2
12/5/1886 4077 Underhill E. J., Thornbury 2 3
9/6/1886 4103 Underhill J., Thornbury 2 2
12/5/1886 4078 Vizard T., Thornbury (Alveston in 1891) 2 2
9/6/1886 4102 Wall W., Thornbury 2 1
12/5/1886 4083 White T., Thornbury 2 3
12/5/1886 4079 White R., Oldbury 2 1
12/5/1886 4080 Wilson H. C., Thornbury 2 2
24/5/1886 4092 Williams H., Alveston 2 3
12/5/1886 4099 Williams G. M., John Street, Thornbury 2 3

 

Note: The Members Book dated 1891 contains the following extra people:

Private Purnell, Crossways

Private O Longden, Grovesend

Private W. Cornock, Gillingstool

Private Povey, Buckover

W. Gazzard, Crossways