Wedding of NZRB soldier and Staffordshire girl
When the New Zealand Rifle Brigade came to Brocton Camp in 1917 they had quite an impact on the local area and were well liked. Some, like this soldier, married local girls. The card was sent from Sam ...
Wedding of Percy Benwell
Wedding of Percy William Benwell (1893-1916). William died of his wounds during World War I on July 11th 1916. Photograph taken in south Staffordshire, bit the exact location unknown.
Wedding of Walter Robinson and Evelyn Handforth
Wedding of Walter Robinson Handforth (1889-1956) and Evelyn Lumsdale (1890-1963) outside Murray House, Broom Street, Hanley. The wedding took place at the Tabernacle Church in Hanley. Walter Robinson ...
Wedding photo of Reginald Tivey and Katie Birks, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This is the wedding group photograph of Reginald Tivey and Katie Birks (centre). Reginald Tivey had worked as an elephant hunter in Africa before joining the 9th North Staffordshire Regiment in 1914. ...
Weeping Window Sculpture, Middleport Pottery, Stoke-on-Trent
This picture shows the iconic Weeping Window Sculpture, with its handmade ceramic poppy cascade after being recreated on the side of a bottle kiln at Middleport Pottery.
It was part of the Blood ...
Weeping Window Sculpture, Middleport Pottery, Stoke-on-Trent
Visitors are pictured looking and photographing the Weeping Window Sculpture with its handmade ceramic poppy cascade after being recreated on the side of a bottle kiln at Middleport Pottery.
It was ...
West Midlands Military Historical Society Exhibition, Stafford
A group pictured at an exhibition organised by West Midlands Military Historical Society, held at Riverside Receeation Centre, Stafford.
Left to right: unknown, Jim Farndell, unknown, Jake Whitehouse....
West Midlands Military Historical Society Exhibition, Stafford
Jim Farndell (left) and Jake Whitehouse at an exhibition organised by West Midlands Military Historical Society, held at Riverside Receeation Centre.
West Midlands Military Historical Society Exhibition, Stafford
Jake Whitehouse holding a collection of military cap badges at an exhibition organised by West Midlands Military Historical Society, held at Riverside Receation Centre.
West Yorkshire Regiment souvenir card, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
A novelty postcard from the West Yorkshire Regiment and the sender is wishing the recipient a Happy Easter. The regimental service records show a number of Battalions going to Rugeley Camp over the War ...
West Yorkshire Regiment, Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
This group photograph is of Officers from the West Yorkshire Regiment and they look like they are positioned outside one of the Officer's Huts. Looking at the record of the various Battalions raised by ...
Weston War Memorial
The plinth of the village war memorial at Weston, near Stafford, with the names of those who served during the First World war:
THE FOLLOWING MEN OF THIS PARISH SERVED DURING THE WAR:
W.C. Fradley ...
William Gains, Uttoxeter
William Gains in his Army uniform. The photograph was possibly taken while William was on leave.
William Gains (1887-1982) was born in Ripon, North Riding of Yorkshire, and married Jessie Bond in Uttoxeter ...
William Tagg Foundry, The Green, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This photograph was taken inside the William Tagg Foundry.
During the First World War the factory produced shells for the front.
The Foundry was listed in the 1904 and 1932 directories as being located ...
Women from the Army Catering Corps, Brocton Military Camp,
A group of women from the Army Catering Corps, wearing overalls, standing in the doorway of an army hut at Brocton Camp. With them is a young boy.
Cannock Chase had been used as a military training ...
Women's Auxiliary Army Corps at Rugeley Camp,
Four members of the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC).
Cannock Chase had been used as a military training ground since the 1870s. During the First World War two military camps were built on the ...
Women's Land Army Procession, Stafford
Women's Land Army parade on Market Square, Stafford.
The WLA began during the First World War to help combat food shortages and fill the vacancies left by the men who had entered military service. ...
Women's Land Army Procession, Stafford
Women's Land Army procession through Stafford, seen here in working uniform on Lichfield Road. Their banners read 'The Nation's Food' and 'God save the King'. They are marching to the Market Square where ...