albert arnold Posted 16 April , 2017 Share Posted 16 April , 2017 I've just started trying to find out more about a relative of mine, Alfred Morgan, who was born in/near St. Andrews, Scotland, in 1886, and served as a private in the 7th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, in the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force. He was killed in action on 26/9/1916 on Thiepval Ridge. His attestation papers give his answer to the question "Have you ever served in any Military Force?" as "Q.V.B.R.S. (3 yrs.)". Does anyone know what this stands for? I can't find anything online at all - the only references are to the same person! Many thanks for any help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonbem Posted 16 April , 2017 Share Posted 16 April , 2017 hi not sure what that means, possibly Queen Victorias ....... but seems like some medals for sale http://www.arcticmedals.com/catalog/item/3730218/10292565.htm regards Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Clifton Posted 16 April , 2017 Share Posted 16 April , 2017 It's Queen's Volunteer Brigade, Royal Scots - the pre-1908 predecessors of the TF battalions, primarily 4th & 5th Royal Scots. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert arnold Posted 16 April , 2017 Author Share Posted 16 April , 2017 Hi John, Thanks for getting back to me about this - yes, I'd been puzzling over different possibilities but it looks as though Ron has solved it for us! I found the medals too - amazing. Hi Ron, Thank you for your super-speedy explanation. That makes perfect sense. Two of his close relatives (my great uncles) were also in the Royal Scots, 9th Battalion. Mentions of the brigade online also seem to include "Rifle" in the title? Would that have been the same unit? Many thanks Albert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Clifton Posted 17 April , 2017 Share Posted 17 April , 2017 Hi Albert Its full title, at least for part of the period 1881-1908, seems to have been "The Queen's City of Edinburgh Rifle Volunteer Brigade." In 1900 it acquired a Highland Battalion, which in 1908 became 9th (Highlanders) Bn Royal Scots. (Source: J B M Frederick, Lineage Book of the British Armed Forces, Volume I.) Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert arnold Posted 17 April , 2017 Author Share Posted 17 April , 2017 Thanks Ron, that is all very helpful. Do you by any chance know where any records of the brigade might be held? Best wishes, Albert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonbem Posted 17 April , 2017 Share Posted 17 April , 2017 you could buy the book here https://www.amazon.co.uk/History-Queens-Edinburgh-Volunteer-Brigade-x/dp/1104179628 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Clifton Posted 17 April , 2017 Share Posted 17 April , 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, albert arnold said: Thanks Ron, that is all very helpful. Do you by any chance know where any records of the brigade might be held? Best wishes, Albert You could try the Edinburgh (or Midlothian) County Record Office. A lot of Territorial Associations lodged their records with their CRO, and it is possible that their Volunteer predecessors did the same. The General Register Office in Edinburgh, or the Castle, might also be able to give you some pointers on tracing records. There is also a book, The History of the Scottish Volunteer Force by Lt-Gen Sir James Grierson, which exists in a modern reprint (possibly Pen & Sword Press). It may be a bit pricey but it is an excellent book. Good luck! Ron Edited 17 April , 2017 by Ron Clifton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert arnold Posted 17 April , 2017 Author Share Posted 17 April , 2017 Hi again Ron, Thanks very much for these pointers - I will see what I can find out and will come back with any results. In the meantime, just in case anyone is involved in a similar search I have found "Records of the Scottish Volunteer Force" by Major-General J. M. GRIERSON online at http://www.electricscotland.com/history/scotreg/volunteer.htm Best wishes, Albert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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