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 ...
Souvenir postcard, Brocton Camp
The verse on this postcard has tried to capture the essence of training at Brocton Camp. It is written in the style of black humour typical of the First World War. This postcard was sent in 1916 by Private ...
Souvenir postcard, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
A postcard published by J. Salmon of Sevenoaks, Kent. On the reverse is written "To Mother & Father from Thomas."
Souvenir postcard, Cannock Chase
A photograph copy of a novelty postcard sent by a soldier based at either Brocton Camp or Rugeley Camp on Cannock Chase during World War 1.
Souvenir postcard, Cannock Chase
A copy photograph of a novelty postcard with the caption "For gootness sake go back! Here kom der Yorks & Lancs.". Sent by a soldier from the Yorkshire and Lancashire Regiment from Cannock Chase during ...
Souvenir postcard, Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
A souvenir postcard with an illustration of an Army haversack which unfolds to reveal a series of 12 generic images of army life. It has been overprinted with the message: "I have a sack (haversack) ...
Souvenir postcard, Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
A souvenir postcard with a verse "To the Children at Home", publsihed by T.H. Pemberton, Leigh Street, Burslem. Sent by Harry Varley from Rugeley Camp to his little sister, Doreen, in York.
Souvenir postcard, Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
A number of generic novelty cards were created that could be used at any training camp in the country. All the supplier had to do either overprint or or write in the location.
This postcard was published ...
Souvenir postcard, Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
A novelty postcard with the caption "There's some fine lassies aboot here at Rugeley". Published by Photochrom Co. Ltd., London and Tunbridge Wells, in their 'Celesque' series.
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. ...
Staffordshire Brigade, Towyn Camp
A postcard view thought to be taken in August 1908 of the Staffordshire Brigade Camp at Towyn (later known as Tywyn), Cardigan Bay, Wales. The camp site is located between Marine Parade and Neptune Road ...
Staffordshire Yeomanry at Tixall Hall
In this postcard view the soldiers are grouped together outside Tixall Hall.
The Aston family from Haywood acquired the Tixall estate through marriage; the hall was rebuilt in 1555. In 1580 Sir Walter ...
Staffordshire Yeomanry at Tixall Hall
A postcard view of soldiers with horses outside the Stables at Tixall Hall.
The Aston family from Haywood acquired the Tixall estate through marriage; the hall was rebuilt in 1555. In 1580 Sir Walter ...
Staffordshire Yeomanry Camp, Chartley Park
The Staffordshire Yeomanry was a Volunteer Force. This postcard view of their camp in Chartley Park was taken by Alfred McCann, photographer, Uttoxeter.
This postcard was franked on 6 October 1905 ...
Staffordshire Yeomanry camp, Patshull Park, Patshull
This was a Volunteer Force and the camp was probably held just before embarking for overseas service.
Station Road, Milford
Two horse drawn vehicles cross the bridge over the River Sow and approach the bridge above the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal. A third bridge in the distance takes the road over the London & North ...
Tackeroo Express song, Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
The origin of this song is unknown but was written for the men who travelled on the 'Tackeroo' to work at Rugeley Camp. The origin of the name comes from a district of Hednesford where the railway line ...
Tented camp, Hagley Hall, Rugeley
This postcard view is thought to have been taken in 1913 during military manoeuvres which took place on various sites around Cannock Chase. This tented encampment was in the grounds of Hagley Hall, Rugeley....