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Autumn Manoeuvres on Cannock Chase

Major-General Lyson at military manoeuvres at Etching Hill on Cannock Chase, Autumn 1873. Major-General Lyson's encampment on Etchinghill, near Rugeley acted as his headquarters, with his tents pitched ...

Autumn Manoeuvres on Cannock Chase

Miss Robinson's National Temperance League refreshment tent pictured with a Gypsy caravan during military manoeuvres at Etching Hill on Cannock Chase, Autumn 1873. Major-General Lyson's encampment ...

Autumn Manoeuvres on Cannock Chase

Military manoeuvres at Etching Hill on Cannock Chase, Autumn 1873. Major-General Lyson's encampment on Etchinghill, near Rugeley acted as his headquarters, with his tents pitched to face the racecourse. ...

Autumn Manoeuvres on Cannock Chase

Military manoeuvres at Etching Hill on Cannock Chase, Autumn 1873. Major-General Lyson's encampment on Etchinghill, near Rugeley acted as his headquarters, with his tents pitched to face the racecourse. ...

Auxillary Territorial Service's Non Commissioned Officers course, Whittington Barracks

'B' Company 6th North Staffords Guard of Honour, Rugeley

'B' Company 6th North Staffords Guard of Honour outside Rugeley Drill Hall. The Company were just preparing to leave for Stafford, for the unveiling of plaques on the County War Memorial to the 59th Division. ...

Back of the Golf House, Brocton, Cannock Chase

A couple are seen walking down the narrow track at the rear of the Cannock Chase Golf Course Clubhouse which is now a private home. The Golf Club moved to their present location at Brocton Hall in 1922. ...

Band of the 1st Bn North Staffordshire Regiment, India

Until India was granted its independence in 1947, there was a large part of the British Army that was integrated with the Indian Army – ‘policing’ the Empire’, and keeping order in case of racial tension ...

Bath hut remains, Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase

Remains of shower trays from cubicles in a World War 1 bath hut at Rugeley Camp.

Bath hut remains, Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase

The footings for a World War 1 bath hut at Rugeley Camp on Cannock Chase, near the White House. The young woman is pointing out the bases of shower trays.

Battalion National Anthem, NZRB, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase

This verse appears to refer to The "Dinks" - the New Zealand Rifle Brigade that served at Brocton Camp. The wording suggests they will not be stationed there much longer. They arrived at Brocton in September ...

Battery Sergeant Major Jack Williams MBE

Born in Chesterton, Staffordshire, he joined the 54th West Riding & Staffs Medium Brigade, Royal Artillery Territorial Army at the age of 19 and at 22 enlisted in the Regular Army, again in the Royal ...

Bishop of Lichfield's farewell service for the 1st North Staffords, prior to their move to Trieste

The service was held at the Garrison Church in the Barracks at Whittington and was conducted by Bishop Woods, then Bishop of Lichfield.

Boer War New Year Card, Westhorpe, Stafford

New Year card sent by the Peach family, referring to the Boer War (1899 - 1902). This was one of two wars (the first was 1880 - 1881) fought by the British in South Africa against the Boer settlers. The ...

Borough War Memorial, Stafford,

Laying wreaths by the Borough War Memorial on Victoria Square, Mayoral Sunday, 1945. The mayor is Mr H. Wallace-Copeland. The Borough War Memorial was unveiled in 1922 in memory of the Stafford men ...

Boxers, army camp, Milford Common

Men from the North Staffordshire Regiment pictured at a camp on Milford Common during the Great War. Third from right, in shirtsleeves, is Jack Harper. In civilian life he was a ganger on the railway ...

Brigadier JV Campbell addresses troops from Riqueval Bridge, Bellinglise, France

This colourised images shows the 137th (Staffordshire) Brigade (46th North Midland Division) being addressed by Brigadier JV Campbell from the Riqueval Bridge over the St Quentin Canal, having carried ...

Brindley Heath Hospital, Cannock Chase

The caption For this photograph was "Farewell to Matron" and she is beaming as she is waved off by staff and patients along the main driveway in front of the wards. Above the windscreen can be seen one ...