Men of 'C' company in No 8 trench, Messines Hill 60, Flanders

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Date:1915

Description:This picture, and others like it, help to document life on the Western Front for the 1/6th South Staffords in the early days of the War. By the end of 1915, censorship had been introduced so that photographic records of this nature were no longer made.


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1870s
Officers group at Whittington Barracks, nr Lichfield
Officers group at Whittington Barracks, nr Lichfield

1880s
A funeral column passes out of the main parade square, Whittington Barracks, nr Lichfield
A funeral column passes out of the main parade square, Whittington Barracks, nr Lichfield

1910s
Interior of the Royal Army Temperance Association's hut at  Whittington Barracks, nr Lichfield
Interior of the Royal Army Temperance Association's hut at Whittington Barracks, nr Lichfield

This hut provided amenities for members of the Royal Army Temperance Association, ...

1930s
1st Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment during their time in India
1st Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment during their time in India

Until India was granted its independence in 1947, there was a large part of the ...

1940s
Pilgrimage to Arnhem, Holland
Pilgrimage to Arnhem, Holland

The 2nd South Staffords were one of the airborne units who fought at the Battle ...