South Staffordshire Home Guard on Cannock Chase
Officers of 'B' Company.
The 29th Battalion of the South Staffordshire Home Guard at practice at Rugeley Camp on Cannock Chase. The 29th Battalion were based at West Bromwich Albion's football ground, ...
South Staffordshire Home Guard on Cannock Chase
The 29th Battalion of the South Staffordshire Home Guard at practice at Rugeley Camp on Cannock Chase. This photograph is captioned "Off duty".
The 29th Battalion were based at West Bromwich Albion's ...
South Staffordshire Home Guard on Cannock Chase
Col. 'Billy the Steel', Officer Commanding 'C' Company.
The 29th Battalion of the South Staffordshire Home Guard at practice at Rugeley Camp on Cannock Chase. The 29th Battalion were based at West ...
South Staffordshire Home Guard on Cannock Chase
The 29th Battalion of the South Staffordshire Home Guard pictured at Rugeley Camp on Cannock Chase. The 29th Battalion were based at West Bromwich Albion's football ground, The Hawthorns, and were formed ...
South Staffordshire Home Guard on Cannock Chase
Lt. Col. A.E. Wilson at shooting practice.
The 29th Battalion of the South Staffordshire Home Guard at practice at Rugeley Camp on Cannock Chase. The 29th Battalion were based at West Bromwich Albion's ...
South Staffordshire Home Guard on Cannock Chase
The 29th Battalion of the South Staffordshire Home Guard at practice at Rugeley Camp on Cannock Chase. This photograph is captioned "Our Engineer has a picnic."
The 29th Battalion were based at West ...
South Staffordshire Home Guard on Cannock Chase
The 29th Battalion of the South Staffordshire Home Guard at practice at Rugeley Camp on Cannock Chase. This photograph is titled 'Stinks Parade' and shows men practising gas attack procedure. The 29th ...
South Staffordshire Home Guard on Cannock Chase
The 29th Battalion of the South Staffordshire Home Guard at practice at Rugeley Camp on Cannock Chase. This image of cook house staff has the caption "Could they cook".
The 29th Battalion were based ...
South Staffordshire Home Guard on Cannock Chase
The 29th Battalion of the South Staffordshire Home Guard at practice at Rugeley Camp on Cannock Chase. Lt. Wright and Lt. Dickinson at the butts. this photograph is captioned "Oh boy when the enemy ...
Staffordshire Home Guard March
This postcard view shows the “Intro” to the Staffordshire Home Guard March, with words and music by George Hart.
“We are the Twen-ty Sec-ond Staf-ford-shire Home Guard Stead-y and Strong as we march ...
Standon and Cotes Heath Home Guard, Standon
Standon and Cotes Heath Home Guard pictured in 1942.
Back row (from left to right): unknown, Vin Holme, George Turner, Albert Thorndyke, George Foxley(?), Roland Turnock.
2nd row from back: Hence ...
Third Anniversary of the Home Guard Parade, Market Place, Uttoxeter
The gentleman saluting is the Wing Commander. Also in the photograph is Colonel E.G. Thompson.
Third anniversary parade of the Uttoxeter Home Guard
The parade took place on the 16th May 1943. Here the soldiers are being inspected in Market Place by Major T.B. Bagshaw, Lieutenant Colonel L.R. Godfrey, and Colonel Thompson.
Uttoxeter Home Guard
The only member of the Home Guard to be named in this picture is Edward Wilson, who is sat on the right-hand table smoking a pipe.
The location is given as a bridge on the "Derby By-Pass" (the A50).
Wedgwood Home Guard Platoon, Barlaston,
The Wedgwood Home Guard Platoon photographed in front of the main entrance to the new Barlaston factory.
Known employees are:
back row: second right - Bill Clenton; far left - Harold Richardson (ovens); ...
The Guard Room at Beaudesert Hall
Originally the Housekeeper's Room, this half basement room later became known as the Guard Room, which was situated by the east front entrance door. The Jacobean panelling was newly introduced and had ...
Bell tents and marquee, Uttoxeter schoolboys Farm Camp, Lower Cowley Farm, Gnosall
In 1941 during WWII there was a general shortage of labour, which affected farms as well as many other industries. Already women had been recruited to work on the land (they were known as the Womens' ...
British Legion Parade, Clifton Campville
Former Home Guard members at a British legion parade in Clifton Campville..