RAF Stafford Service Personnel on Parade
Service personnel from RAF Stafford are pictured marching at the junction of Lichfield Road, Newport Road and Bridge Street in Stafford. In the background the shop buildings remain (October 2015) however, ...
RAF Stafford Service Personnel on Parade
Service personnel from RAF Stafford are pictured marching along Victoria Road towards Stafford town centre. In the background amongst the trees is the County War Memorial and on the right Stafford Station ...
RAF Stafford TSW Personnel return from the Gulf War
Pictured are the first of the TSW (Tactical Supply Wing) personnel returning from the Gulf War. in this view they are arriving at RAF Stafford by Chinook helicopter from RAF Brize Norton. The main party ...
Reginald Mitchell
Reginald Mitchell was born at 115 Congleton Road, Butt Lane, Kidsgrove in 1895 and was educated at Hanley High School. At sixteen, he gained an apprenticeship at Kerr Stuart & Co of Fenton.
After ...
Remembrance Parade and RAF Stafford
RAF Stafford service personnel, members of the British Legion and the Army Cadet Force are pictured outside the entrance to St Mary’s Collegiate Church during the 2002 Remembrance Parade.
RAF Stafford ...
Remembrance Parade and RAF Stafford
RAF Stafford personnel and other service personnel along with members of the British Legion are pictured marching from Greengate Street into the Market Square, Stafford, during the 2002 Remembrance Parade. ...
Remembrance Parade and RAF Stafford
RAF Stafford personnel and other service personnel along with members of the British Legion are pictured during the 2002 Remembrance Parade Ceremony in Victoria Square, Stafford. In the background centre ...
Remembrance Parade and RAF Stafford
Following the 2002 Remembrance Parade which involved RAF Stafford service personnel and members of the British Legion, members of the public are pictured examining wreaths laid at the foot of the Borough ...
Remembrance Sunday Parade, Stone,
Parade seen on the High Street following the Remembrance Sunday Service in St. Michael's Church.
On the photograph are Ken Chant, Harry Cox (Royal British Legion Standard Bearer), Fred Leason, Dennis ...
Remembrance Sunday, Stone,
Photograph taken on Granville Square.
The group is standing in front of the War Memorial.
Repatriates and American troops arrive by air
An image from the 'Yarnfield Yank', a booklet published in 1945 to commemorate the presence of US Army personnel at transit camps in Yarnfield, near Stone during World War II. The camps at Yarnfield were ...
Restoration and Re-dedication, St. Mary’s Church, Stafford
Buglers from RAF Stafford are pictured sounding a fanfare as the Bishop of Lichfield, Dr E S Woods arrives to rededicate the restored Collegiate Church of St. Mary, Stafford.
Historic services were ...
Roman Catholic Church at RAF Stafford
The interior of the Roman Catholic Church built by Prisoners of War at RAF Stafford. By the autumn of 1944 the Allies were on track for victory and peaceful preparations began with the inauguration of ...
Single Men’s Accommodation at RAF Stafford
Pictured is the construction of the new single men’s quarters at RAF Stafford. Previously the station's service personnel were accommodated in Nissen huts on the site. The first of the new barrack blocks ...
Sir Michael Armitage visits RAF Stafford
Sir Michael Armitage is pictured during a demonstration of the Station's computer equipment. In 1985 Sir Michael became Air Member for Supply and Organisation and in 1988 the Commandant of the Royal ...
Site ‘A’ Shed at RAF Stafford
Service personnel and staff in Site ‘A’ Shed.
RAF Stafford was formed 1 December 1939 following the purchase by the Treasury of 362 acres of land near Stafford. The main site was at Beaconside and ...
Soccer team, Yarnfield
The US Army staff based at Yarnfield played a wide range of sports, including association football (soccer) as well as American football.
This image is from the 'Yarnfield Yank', a booklet published ...
Special Orders Team, Yarnfield
An image from the 'Yarnfield Yank', a booklet published in 1945 to commemorate the presence of US Army personnel at transit camps in Yarnfield, near Stone during World War II. The camps at Yarnfield were ...