Recruits at Whittington Barracks, Lichfield
North Staffordshire Regiment new recruits pictured with officers at Whittington Barracks. Second from right, middle row, is Neville Welch.
Regimental Institute, Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
The Standing Camp Plans for the period show that the Regimental Institutes were some of the largest buildings on the Battalion Lines. The officers had their own recreational huts as did the sergeants ...
Rifle training
During the First World War two military camps were built on the Chase - Brocton Camp, which was located near to Anson's Bank, and Rugeley Camp which extended along Penkridge Bank. The two camps were separated ...
Royal Navy Air Fitter, RAF Hednesford
A young Royal Navy Air Fitter with the Fleet Air Arm poses on hut steps at RAF Hednesford during World War 2. RAF Hednesford was a training establishment.
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Rugeley and Rugeley Camp views
A colour-tinted view of five views of Rugeley and Rugeley Camp on Cannock Chase. Published by William Shaw of Burslem, postmarked 12 June 1919.
Rugeley Camp and Rugeley views
A postcard with two views of Rugeley Camp and three of Rugeley town. Published by T.H. Pemberton, Leigh Street, Burslem and postmarked Rugeley Camp, 11 November 1917.
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
Scattered in front of these huts are loads of building materials so it must be in the early part of the construction of the Camp. The military railway runs from left to right down Brindley Valley from ...
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
A very difficult location to identify and this could be anywhere surrounding Rugeley Camp. However, in the distance there appears to be possibly a coniferous forest plantation which could be that which ...
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
A panoramic view of the sides Battalion Lines 17 to 19 with No.18's Regimental Institute being the large building centre right. An early conifer plantation on the right shows that there were trees on ...
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
A general view of huts at Rugeley Camp, but almost impossible to identify the exact location. The general accommodation huts were kept off the ground by concrete pads. These can still be located in certain ...
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
A heavily re-touched postcard view of Penkridge Bank Road. Interestingly, the caption has been censored by removing the location of the military camp. Of the many hundreds of thousands of postcards that ...
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
Before the tracks were upgraded across the Chase it was reported to be very uncomfortable to cross and the locals were pleased with the better roads provided after the War. This is the south-western fringe ...
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
Penkridge Bank Camp is generally known as Rugeley Camp. The Camps were given different names over the period of the War, often depending on which town or village they were associated with. Possibly whichever ...
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
In the top right quarter close to the few trees can be seen the White House. Therefore, to the right are the huts of Battalion Line No. 16 and to the left, after the Parade Ground, is Battalion Line No. ...
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
The military railway can be seen crossing the road, left to right going down Brindley Valley and then carrying on up Penkridge Bank Road toward the White House. There is a sidings adjacent to this line ...
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
A wider view of the Camp from the east, looking at Battalion Line numbers 17 to 19 nearest the camera. Interesting to see the conifer trees on the right hand side which proves that there had been some ...
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
Judging by the assembly of some of the huts going on in this image it was taken early on in the development of the Camp. The military railway can be seen crossing the road, left to right going down Brindley ...
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
The location of this photograph is hard to place, but it shows two interesting buildings. Firstly, the compound attached to the rear of one of the huts which could have been an additional storage area ...