Carpenters at Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
Soldiers and no doubt the foreman of the carpenters pose for a photograph with their tools and pet dog. Workmen came from far and wide once the contracts to build the Camps were awarded. Little did some ...
Certificate of Discharge of Private George Plant, Leek
The certificate confirms the discharge of Private George Plant from the Royal Light Marine Infantry, after his completion of 21 years of service between 11.6.1859 and 3.8.1880
Certificate of Efficiency for Rifle Volunteer Corps, Alstonefield
Certificate of Efficiency for the Rifle Volunteer Corps awarded to Corporal Ralph Adams of Narrowdale, Alstonefield, who enrolled with the 8th Derbyshire Rifle Volunteer Corps in 1860.
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Charles Wightwick Finch, 8th Earl of Aylesford
Lithograph print. A caricature of Charles Wightwick Finch, 8th Earl of Aylesford (1851–1924) by 'Ao' published in Vanity Fair (no date). The family seat was Packington Hall in Warwickshire . He married, ...
Charlie and Jimmy Jones, Chesterton
Charlie and Jimmy Jones were brothers, both born at Gibson's Row in Chesterton. They both served in the Army during the Second World War and returned home safely.. They were uncles of John Baddeley, ...
Chase Road Corner, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
This photograph was taken in 1979 by Jake Whitehouse and shows reproduces a scene of a Great War postcard where a horse and cart had come around the bend of the road toward Brocton. On the bend today ...
Chase Road Corner, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
This is one of the few concrete structures that was not removed from Brocton Camp when Lord Lichfield had the area restored to a Grouse Moor. The main structure was the weighbridge for the coal that was ...
Chase Road, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
As Chase Road climbs out of Brocton and levels out, it passes the former Battalion Lines "H" and "I" where there are remains of the area in which the New Zealand Rifle Brigade were stationed. You would ...
Chase Road, Brocton Camp, Cannock chase
This photograph, taken in 1982, shows Chase Road just before it descends into Brocton. On the left would have been Battalion Line "J" of the Camp with the Guard House and Commanding Officers Office in ...
Chase Road, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
Whilst Jake Whitehouse was preparing his book 'A Town for Four Winters', he toured the Chase and took photographs of where certain parts of the Camp were originally located. This was a very interesting ...
Children at the back of the Smithy in Pattingham
The picture probably includes Alfred, Thomas & William Price with their friends, in about 1902.
Chilton family, Sandon
Joseph Joseph and Lillian Alice Chilton with son Reginald Joseph Chilton in about 1917. Joseph was working on the Sandon Estate at the time he signed up to serve with the Royal Field Artillery during ...
Christmas decorations, Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase.
A great deal of effort has gone into decorating this hut for Christmas and New Year celebrations A note on the reverse of this postcard states it is believed that this was the hut where the East Lancashire ...
Church Army Hut, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
The Church of England Men's Society was one of the religious groups that provided facilities for the troops to enjoy a Christian environment. The card says on the back that here you were able to purchase ...
Church Army Hut, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
The Church of England Men's Society was one of the religious groups that provided facilities for the troops to enjoy a Christian environment. Another postcard shows the opposite end of this hut where ...
Church Army Hut, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
The Church of England Men's Society was one of the religious groups that provided facilities for the troops to enjoy a Christian environment. The card says on the back that here you were able to purchase ...
Church Parade, Rugeley Camp
A typical Sunday morning Parade at Rugeley Camp during World War I, where the Regimental Band would play well-known hymns for the troops. The large building is the Regimental Institute where the lower ...
Church Parade, Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
This is an excellent view of one of the many Church Parades carried out on the Camps. It would have been a regular occurrence and the Military Band, of which there were many, would have accompanied the ...