Bedfordshire Yeomen at the Front

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Saturday 24th April 1915: Trooper R G Jarvis, Bedfordshire Yeomanry, is attached to Headquarters of the 48th (South Midland) Division. He was in business in Bedford before the war and has told us: “Perhaps it would interest your readers to know that there are 25 Bedfordshire Yeomanry out here attached to the division. We have now been out here over a fortnight and haven’t had such a bad time up to now. We are quite near the firing line and are slowly working our way up. We saw an aeroplane fight last night and one was brought down. Also saw another brought down by shrapnel. The living is not so bad, and we reside in barns. Our present residence is a loft, which we have made quite comfy. Should be glad if you could send us a “Times” weekly so that we can have some news”.

Source: Bedfordshire Times 23rd April 1915.