Drill Hall, Booth Street, Boothen, Stoke
This building was constructed between 1912 and 1924. The windows have decorative stone sills and lintels. There are two entrances into the building; one is a large main door with a decorative stone lintel, ...
Driver Harry Penton, Norton Canes
Harry was born into a coal mining family in Norton Canes in 1896, one of eleven children. The family moved to Cannock after 1900. Harry worked at Littleton Colliery all of his working life except for ...
Duchess of Sutherland Ambulance Tent Hospital, France
Nurses and wounded soldiers at Millicent, Fourth Duchess of Sutherland’s Ambulance Tent Unit hospital in northern France during World War I.
Millicent Fanny St. Clair Erskine was born in 1867 in ...
Duchess of Sutherland's Ambulance Tent Hospital, France
The original staff of Millicent, Fourth Duchess of Sutherland’s Red Cross Hospital in France during World War I.
Millicent Fanny St. Clair Erskine was born in 1867 in Fife. In 1884 she married Cromartie ...
Duke and Duchess of York arriving at Patshull Hall
The Staffordshire Yeomanry can be seen lined up along the drive. The photographer was Bennett Clarke.
Durham Light Infantry Works Company at Rugeley Camp
Back row: 1st left (with moustache ) Fred Lynn, 9th left (with moustache) Harry Thacker (of undertaker's family).
Middle row: left of man with white beard in waistcoat is Arthur Beck, right of man ...
Dutch Camp, Wrottesley Park
A photograph showing building materials to be used to build huts to house Dutch Servicemen who escaped the German invasion.
The buildings were erected on part of the Wrottesley Estate at Perton adjacent ...
Dutch Football Team, Wrottesley Park
A football team of Dutch Servicemen. Crouching down behind the three seated men is H.S. Hommers.
During the Second World War troops from the Princess Wilhemina and Princess Irene Brigades were stationed ...
Dutch Football Team, Wrottesley Park
During the Second World War troops from the Princess Wilhemina and Princess Irene Brigades were stationed at Wrottesley Park, between the airfield and Wergs Road.
Elephant Battery on Parade, Jhansi, India
This is probably an exercise or reconstruction of a battle. It is not clear where either the North or the South Staffordshire Regiments are in this photograph. They never trained with elephants. Both ...
English Electric Co. Stafford and Tanks
A “Cromwell” tank made by the English Electric Co. (identified by its number) on active service in France.
During World War II, the English Electric Co. Ltd placed its accumulated experience and engineering ...
English Electric Co. Stafford Tanks on Cannock Chase
A “Covenanter” Tank being put through its paces on the testing ground on Cannock Chase.
During World War II, the English Electric Co. Ltd placed its accumulated experience and engineering organisation ...
English Electric Co. Stafford Tanks on Cannock Chase
Pictured above is Brigadier-General G M Barnes, Assistant Chief of Ordinance, US Army with members of the Special American Mission accompanied by Major-General Crawford of the Ministry of Supply and British ...
English Electric Co., Stafford
Senior English Electric staff and Army personnel are pictured during a visit to the Lichfield Road Works in Stafford. In the 1940s representatives from British and American forces were regular visitors ...
English Electric Co., War Memorial, at GE Stafford
This photograph shows the English Electric Co., War Memorial on its new site with the GE (General Electric) Transformer offices and factory in the background. This picture is reproduced by kind permission ...
Enoch Wood presents his most respectful compliments - Hand Written Note from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
Enoch Wood's reply to an invite from the Longport Corps., who have asked him to dinner.
Enoch Wood presents his most respectful compliments to Major Williamson and the officers of the Longport Corps ...
Ernie Hazlehurst in North Africa
Ernie Hazlehurst of Stone is pictured on the right in North Africa. Ernie was a builder by trade but also played football on several occasions in 1923 for Port Vale Football Club and later for Stone ...
Fancy Dress, Whittington Barracks