Military Band, Rugeley
A regimental band pictured at a concert in Rugeley during World War 1. The musicians were troops based at Rugeley Camp on Cannock Chase.
Military Band, Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
The military band of the 16th (Reserve) battalion of the Durham Light Infantry pictured outside a building at Rugeley camp. The 16th were based at Rugeley Camp from November 1915.
Military Cemetery, Broadhurst Green, Cannock Chase
Photograph possibly taken on the first ANZAC Day observance at the Military Cemetery at Broadhurst Green.
Written upon the crosses it states New Zealand Rifle Brigade and also New Zealand Expeditionary ...
Military Conscription Appeal, Tamworth
George Kemper, 21, and his brother Bert, 19, from Bonehill Road, Tamworth appealed against conscription in World War I because their father had been interned as an enemy alien. You can read George’s appeal ...
Military encampment, Cannock Chase
A military encampment, probably on Cannock Chase. Lines of horses are tethered at a tented encampment. Believed to have been taken by Walter Williams (1876-1929) of Stafford.
Military funeral, Milton, Stoke-on-Trent
A military funeral procession at the crossroads in Milton, Stoke-on-Trent, looking north along Leek Road with Bagnall Road to the right.
It is believed that this photograph was taken on the occasion ...
Military Hospital, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Block B of the Military Hospital on Newcastle Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme pictured during the First World War. The building has since been demolished.
During the First World War Stoke-upon-Trent Union ...
Military parade, Normacot
Soldiers of the 2nd North Midland Brigade of the Royal Field Artillery travelling roughly south-east down Uttoxeter Road near the junction with Meir Road.
Military Parade, Stafford,
Second World War military parade headed by the North Staffordshire Regiment Band and mounted police.
The parade is seen here in Market Square and heavy rain has not deterred the crowds.
Military Police, Brocton
A postcard view of Brocton looking from The Green towards Chase Road with Old Acre Road to the right. The two Military Police Officers in the picture are possibly from the nearby Brocton Camp. Whilst ...
Military Police, Yarnfield
An image from the 'Yarnfield Yank', a booklet published in 1945 to commemorate the presence of US Army personnel at transit camps in Yarnfield, near Stone during World War II. The camps at Yarnfield were ...
Militia approaching crossing, Blythe Bridge
The 5th Battallion of the North Staffordshire Territorials onn their way to Burton during general mobilisation in August 1914. They were one of the first Companies to go to France.
In the foreground ...
Mill Lane, Rocester
A view of Mill Lane, Rocester taken during the 1914-18 War. Sergeant Jack Hurst is pictured whilst on leave and is standing with Hilda Moult, who later became Mrs. Gosling. Jack was killed on his return ...
Ministry Hospital, Cannock Chase
The Ministry of Pensions Hospital at Brindley Heath on Cannock Chase. The Military Hospital was built in 1916 to serve both Brocton and Rugeley army training camps. The hospital had twelve wards with ...
Ministry of Pensions Hospital, Brindley Heath, Cannock Chase
This postcard is post-World War 1 as the Hospital has changed its name to Ministry of Pensions Hospital. It was reportedly capable of housing 1000 patients and had 12 Wards in the main building. As you ...
Ministry of Pensions Hospital, Brindley Heath, Cannock Chase
The Ministry of Pensions was concerned specifically with the accommodation of military pensioners of the two World Wars and from pre-1914 conflicts in hospitals and other institutions in the United Kingdom ...
Miss Beardmore's private school, Wolstanton
Peace celebrations at Miss Beardmore's School in Wolstanton. All the children are dressed in their best clothes to celebrate the end of the Boer War.
Miss Evans-Rose, Pipewood Camp School, Blithbury
Miss Edith Evans-Rose, headmistress of Pipewood Camp School.
Pipewood Camp School, at Blithbury, near Rugeley was opened in May1940 for evacuee girls from Birmingham. There was also a similar Camp ...