South Staffordshire Home Guard on Cannock Chase
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, The Hawthorns, and were ...
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
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 photograph is captioned "Four jolly D.Rs" (Despatch Riders).
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. This image of cook house staff has the caption "Could they cook".
The 29th Battalion were based ...
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 "Off duty".
The 29th Battalion were based at West Bromwich Albion's ...
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. Bomb throwing practice, captioned "we threw bombs too".
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. Lt. Wright and Lt. Dickinson at the butts. this photograph is captioned "Oh boy when the enemy ...
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 ...
Special Constables, Barracks Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme
During the First World War Police Officer numbers gradually reduced as former servicemen were recalled and others enlisted.
Local men volunteered to become Special Constables to fill the shortfall. ...
Special Constables, Barracks Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme
During the First World War Police Officer numbers gradually reduced as former servicemen were recalled and others enlisted.
Local men volunteered to become Special Constables to fill the shortfall. ...
Sports at Drake Hall, near Eccleshall
Page 14 of 'Drake Hall - A War-Time Hostel', a souvenir book produced for staff and residents at the Swynnerton Royal Ordinance Factory hostel at Drake Hall, produced in 1945. Outdoor sports at Drake ...
Stoke War Hospital, London Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme
View of Stoke War Hospital which has now become part of the City General.
Stoke-on-Trent Fire Brigade
Four fire fighters and tender pictured at Longton Fire Station which stood near the junction of Commerce Street and Uttoxeter Road. Note the headlamp dimmers used during blackout in World War II. Jack ...
Stoke-on-Trent War Revision Map, 1940
After the evacuation of Dunkirk during World War II the threat of invasion by opposing forces became real.
The military needed maps to help them plan in case of invasion but when they looked at the maps ...