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Men of 2nd South Staffords amongst members of 1st Airbourne Division at Buckingham Palace

Taken outside Buckingham Palace before entering the grand hall at the presentation of medals by King George VI to men of the Division, including Major Robert Cain VC and L/Sgt. Jack Baskeyfield VC (posthumous), ...

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

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 ...

Men of the Chindits pictured beside a transport plane in Burma

The 1st Battalion, South Staffords were part of the famous Chindit Force that operated behind Japanese lines in the dense jungle in Burma during World War Two. (Photograph courtesy of the Imperial ...

Resting after 8 days march, Palestine

Whilst in Palestine at this time the 1st South Stafford Battalion was involved in the Arab rebellions. Through its history the Staffordshire Regiment has been involved in many campaigns and wars and ...

Return of the colours of the South and North Staffordshire Regiments, Lichfield Cathedral

Sidney Gee, 1/5th Battalion South Staffs Regiment

Sidney Gee wearing 'Hospital Blues' after recovering from serious chest wounds caused by shrapnel in 1916. He was treated at Whalley Hospital near Manchester and discharged from the Army on 1 February ...

Soldier and ventriloquist's dummy, Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase

A Corporal from South Staffordshire Regiment with ventriloquist's dummy. The 10th (Reserve) Battalion and 11th (Reserve Battalion) South Staffordshire Regiment were based at Rugeley camp from October ...

Soldier, Penkridge Bank Camp, Cannock Chase

This Church Army Recreation Hut postcard with a generic view of a soldier was sent from Private J Lawley, 11109 of ‘A’ Company, 10th South Staffordshire Regiment, Penkridge Bank Camp near Stafford, to ...

South Staffords on the beaches at Dunkirk

Nine members of 1/6 South Staffords are pictured here having a smoke while awaiting evacuation. Notice the French officer, probably an interpreter, that they had with them all the time they were in France ...

South Staffordshire 1/5th Battalion Regiment Band

Postcard showing the band of the 1/5th Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment, shortly after formation in Walsall in 1914. Pte Sidney Gee is seated on the gound next left of the drums. The cousin ...

Troops on board S.S.Aurania

1st South Staffords on board S.S. Aurania wearing their 'Cold weather' uniform. Embarking for the South African War, Southampton, March 1900.

Wounded soldiers, South Africa

Wounded soldiers from the 1st South Staffords, seen here in a church in Mafaling Basutoland, before beds were got from them, after the relief of Wakkerstroom.

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