Lords Lieutenant were first appointed in the reign of King Edward VI, the prefix ‘Lord’ originally deriving from the aristocratic rank of those who filled the office and becoming a matter or custom. Technically, there was no such office as lord lieutenant until the...
A number of communities in the county marked the war service of their inhabitants by awarding parchments in 1918-1919. There are a number of examples issued by the Borough of Aylesbury in 1919. In this case, Quainton General War Committee issued such a certificate to...
Amid fears of possible German invasion in the autumn of 1914 unofficial bodies of ‘town guards’ and ‘civic guards’ began to be formed, such groups being given recognition under the auspices of the Central Association of Volunteer Training Corps in November 1914. The...
Engraved on the edge: No. 3 COMPANY 1st BUCKS. R.V. CORPS. PRESENTED BY LIEUT. T.F. FREMANTLE. WON BY Pte. J. EMERTON. SEPT. 20. 1887. An 18 year old groom and domestic servant from Mitre Street, Buckingham, Emberton was awarded the medal for the best third class and...
Sweetheart badges and brooches depicting regimental insignia originated in the late 1880s but became extremely popular during the First World War, soldiers gifting them to mothers, wives or girlfriends usually before leaving on active service or returning to the front...
The original battlefield cross of Lionel Crouch is one of 18 remaining in the county, the other 17 all being exhibited in churches (of which one is for an unknown soldier). Lionel Crouch was educated at Marlborough College and qualified as a solicitor in 1909, being...
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