Soldiers and Hotel, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
A group of soldiers pictured in front of 'Hotel Cecil'.
No doubt many of the huts would have daubed with a name by soldiers to make their mark. These men are all from the same regiment and even though ...
Soldiers and W.A.A.C.s, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
Four members of the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (W.A.A.C.) with a sergeant from the Army Service Corps (A.S.C.). On the front row are two officers and a young boy. The officer on the left holds a Staffordshire ...
Soldiers and WAACs at Brocton Military Camp,
Four members of the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) with a sergeant from the Army Service Corps (ASC). On the front row are two officers and a young boy. The officer on the right holds a Staffordshire ...
Soldiers at Brocton Camp
Standing on the right is Ernest Whaley, who was with the 53rd Bn West Yorkshire Regiment at this stage of the War. He later joined the Middlesex Regiment .
Soldiers at Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
Some of the occupants of Hut 35, "H" Lines in January 1917. They are Leicester and South Staffordshire Regiment soldiers and most wear the vertical gold stripe on the left cuff which indicates a wound ...
Soldiers at Peach's Maltings, Burton upon Trent
6th North Staffordshire Regiment Billeting at R. Peach & Co.'s Crown Maltings, Anglesey Road, Burton Upon Trent. Local troops standing with horses, which were being used for transporting small arms ammunition ...
Soldiers at Rugeley Camp
At the time this postcard picture was taken, the numbers of Army volunteers had started to dry up and conscription had been brought in. Before being allocated to a Regiment the recruits were given a cap ...
Soldiers at Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
Military and civilian staff oustide one of the barrack huts at Rugeley Camp.
Cannock Chase had been used as a military training ground since the 1870s. During the First World War two military camps ...
Soldiers from Stone
Three soldiers, all of whom lived on Newcastle Road, Stone, and served in the Great War.
At the back is Private George Sansom of the North Staffordshire Regiment, who lived at 99 Newcastle Road. Seated ...
Soldier's letter, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
In this view is page one of a two page letter sent from Private Joseph Bean to a friend who lived in Grimsby. At the time of writing the letter Pte. Bean was stationed at Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase. ...
Soldiers on Cannock Chase
As the First World War progressed, the idea that the cavalry would play an important part on the Western Front was soon dashed as it became a stalemate of trench warfare. It is difficult to locate the ...
Soldiers on Cannock Chase
Three soldiers on the northern side of Cannock Chase during the First World war. This location is probably one of the main tracks leading down to the Sherbrook Valley. The soldiers would have been stationed ...
Soldiers on Milford Common,
A group of eight soldiers posing informally on Milford Chase, observed by two small boys. In the background can be seen the Satnall Hills.
During the First World War two military camps were built ...
Soldiers with Bass & Co. wagons, Burton upon Trent
Lantern slide of Bass & Co. wagons drawn by Shire horses, being used as transport for the 6th North Staffordshire Regiment. The church is St. Mary and St. Modwen's Catholic Church on Guild Street.
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Soldiers, Cannock Chase
A group of soldiers from the West Yorkshire Regiment outside their hut at Rugeley Camp or Brocton Camp. Battalions of the West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) were stationed at Rugeley Camp ...
Soldiers, Rugeley Camp or Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
A large group of soldiers pictured in front of one of the huts at either Brocton Camp or Rugeley Camp on Cannock Chase during World War 1.
Soldiers, Rugeley Camp or Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
A group of officers and troops at one of the First World War army training camps on Cannock Chase. Behind the men, to the left are straw sacks suspended from frames for bayonet practice
Soldiers, Rugeley Camp or Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
A group of soldiers from the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry pictured outside their hut on Cannock Chase. Battalions of the King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) were stationed at Rugeley Camp and ...