Never too late ????

[Peter Brydon]

I have been searching for a Warrant Officers warrant to the Kings Liverpools for many years and finally after coming to the decision to sell a large part of my collection I found a warrant to a Kings Bandmaster and At what I thought a very reasonable price so had to buy it.

P.B.

[yorkstone]

Great find Peter
Regards
Stephen

[Home Guard]

Always a great feeling when one you're seeking is obtained! Great find!!!

Terry

[grey_green_acorn]

Peter,
Great find. Here is Howard Desmond HEMSLEY in a monthly Army List as Bandmaster of the 2nd Battalion King’s Liverpool Regiment.

Tim

[leigh kitchen]

First Name:
H D
Surname:
Hemsley
Rank:
Bandmaster
Date:
1920
Service:
British Army
Primary Unit:
Royal United Service Institution
Secondary Unit:
Received the Silver Medal of the Worshipful Company of Musicians
Tertiary Unit:
King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Archive Reference:
UK Army List April 1944
Collection:
UK Army List April 1944

[grey_green_acorn]

This from a Lockdales auction
http://lockdales.auctioneersvault.co...s/page0025.pdf

Tim

[leigh kitchen]

First Name:
H D
Surname:
Hemsley
Incident Date:
12/05/1937
Rank:
Warrant Officer Class 1
Service Number:
3434053
Commemorative Medal:
King George VI 1937 Coronation Medal
Service:
British Army
Primary Unit:
King's Regiment
Archive Reference:
QLIB5-4
King George VI 1937 Coronation Medal Roll

[leigh kitchen]

First Name:
H D
Surname:
Hemsley
Rank:
Warrant Officer 1st Class
Service Number:
3434053
Authority:
A.O. 388
Authority Date:
1924
Issue Voucher Date:
31/12/1924
Issue Voucher Number:
1857
Service:
British Army
Primary Unit:
King's Regiment
Archive Reference:
WO102_27
Army Long Service & Good Conduct awards 1831-1979

[leigh kitchen]

There's more on him Peter, busy at the moment, and need to check to avoid duplication of info, I'll post tomorrow.

[Peter Brydon]

Thanks to everyone for all that marvellous additional information.

Regards

Peter

[Frank Kelley]

Very nice, not the sort of thing you would expect to see thrown away and yet, I should imagine a great many have been and are therefore lost for ever, Howard Hemsley went into the bag as a guest of the Kaiser in 1914.

Originally Posted by Peter Brydon

I have been searching for a Warrant Officers warrant to the Kings Liverpools for many years and finally after coming to the decision to sell a large part of my collection I found a warrant to a Kings Bandmaster and At what I thought a very reasonable price so had to buy it.

P.B.

[leigh kitchen]

More info sent to you via email Peter, rather than clog up the thread with semi-repetetive detail.

[Peter Brydon]

Leigh and everyone else who has added to the knowledge, many many thanks, just what ( IM0) the Forum is so very good at.

Thanks again and regards

Peter