Date:1914 - 1918 (c.)
Description:Lance Corporal Coltman, VC is pictured here on the right with CSM Garnham MM (left) and two officers. Coltman joined the 1/6th North Staffordshire Regiment in January 1915 as a stretcher-bearer. He was awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery, carrying back the wounded to safety whilst under attack. For other similar acts he was also awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal (twice), the Military Medal (twice) and was mentioned in Despatches. He still ranks as the most highly-decorated soldier (i.e. excluding commissioned officers) ever. After the War he went back to his old job at the Parks Department in Burton upon Trent and died in June 1974.
The timeline shows resources around this location over a number of years.
Malta was a British colony from 1814 until it was granted independence in 1964. ...
On the outbreak of war in August 1914, the 1/6th South Staffords, the T.A. Battalion ...
Through its history the Staffordshire Regiment has been involved in many campaigns ...
The South Staffords in this picture were just starting a difficult posting in Cyprus. ...
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Source: Staffordshire Regiment Museum
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