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MWidnall wrote: Again, many thanks for this. I'm now challenged as to why a lad from Waterford, Ireland, ended up in the Lancashire Hussars !!

It seems the Lancashire Hussars did have an A, B, C and D Troop, that information comes from an article David Fearnley wrote for the magazine of St Lukes Church, Ashton-in-Makerfield (amazing what the internet can turn up !!). David does seem to be quite an authority on the Lancashire Hussars. Would you know if its possible to contact him - either directly or via this Forum ?? I can't track any form of contact details down.

He was a civilian prior to joining the 32nd Company, according to the Southport Visiter.

"Appended we give the names of civilians who have been accepted for active service with the Lancashire Yeomanry. Many of these, we may add, have served in Volunteer Rifle Corps. They are as follow:— L. M. Greyburn, E. S. Abbey, J. W. Higginson, J. McDonald, R. Read, W. Knowles, E. Hitchcox, R. Williams, F. W. Lawrence, H. Tremearne, R. E. Potter, R. Boardman, J. Griffin, W. Addis, W. Ogle, W. F. Arnott, J. Owen, E. Bridge, H. M. James, R. E. Lees, W. Marsden, H. J. Cook, R. Ball, J. Bounds, J. White, A. J. Gregory, C. Dennett, T. L. Bryham, L. Beesley, A. D. Ward, W. Smith, W. Mason, W. Corney, J. Barlow, F. Hopkins, A. Noble, F. Welch, J. J. Lewis, and F. Donaghy."
The Southport Visiter, Tuesday 23rd January 1900

A. J. Gregory was a Southport man.

Berenice
Trooper 8895 James Griffin attested in Ashton in Makerfield.
His trade or calling was a Groom.

Dave......

Many thanks for this. Research subsequent to the original post gave multiple lines of evidence suggesting that James Griffin acted as groom to Brigade Major Edward Miller DSO who was part of Lord Chesham's staff. Edward Millers mother was a Darley, a significant family from Dublin, which may be the reason James as an Irish lad from Waterford ended up attesting in Newton-le-Willows and joining the 32nd, the company where Edward initially served before his promotion through Lieutenant to Brigade Major. James moved to Rugby after the Boer War where Edward Miller had previously established the Rugby Polo Club with his two brothers.