Soldier, Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
A soldier in the uniform of the Leicestershire Regiment. Battalions of the Leicestershire Regiment were stationed at Rugeley Camp between November 1915 and November 1918.
Soldier, Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
A soldier from the East Yorkshire Regiment stationed on Cannock Chase during World War 1. 9th (Reserve) Battalion of the East Yorkshire Regiment moved to Rugeley Camp in September 1915. On 1 Septermber ...
Soldier, Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
A photographic postcard portrait of a soldier, signed 'Prince' and dated 6 April 1919. The photographer is White of Felixstowe.
This young man has survived the War and has had his portrait picture ...
Soldier, Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
Sgt. H. Burton of the Durham Light Infantry. battalions of the Durham Light Infantry were based at Rugeley Camp from November 1915 until the end of World War I.
Soldier, Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
A soldier in the uniform of the York and Lancaster Regiment. Battalions of the York and Lancaster Regiment were stationed at Rugeley Camp and Brocton Camp between May 1915 and July 1918.
Soldier, Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
Private Geoffrey Hibberson, York and Lancaster Regiment. the York and Lancaster Regiment were stationed at Rugeley Camp from May 1915 until July 1918.
Geoffrey Saville Hibberson was born in Sheffield ...
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 Alton Towers
A group of soldiers at Alton Towers in May 1944.
During the Second World War Alton Towers was used as a centre for training officers of different regiments for specific tasks.
Most of these men ...
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 ...
Soldiers in Rugeley,
Soldiers driving along Upper Brook Street during the winter of 1939-40.
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. ...