Date:1899 - 1902 (c.)
Description:This photograph was taken at Port Elizabeth during the Boer War. The British Army had recently changed the uniform colour to khaki, to better camouflage the soldiers in the South African landscape. The Boer commandos had developed guerrilla tactics so that, previously, the British forces had been sitting targets in their red tunics. Through its history the Staffordshire Regiment has been involved in many campaigns and wars and has been stationed in many parts of the world. Formerly called the North and South Staffordshire Regiments, the two were amalgamated in January 1959. The Regiment is based at Whittington Barracks, near Lichfield.
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This photograph was taken at Port Elizabeth during the Boer War. The British Army had recently changed ...
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Source: Staffordshire Regiment Museum
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