Royal visit, Duchess of Sutherland's Ambulance Tent Hospital, Calais
Pictured at a Royal visit to the Fourth Duchess of Sutherland’s Ambulance Tent Unit hospital at Calais during World War I are Millicent's daughter, Lady Rosemary Leveson-Gower, Edward, Prince of Wales, ...
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 Bandsmen
Bandsmen at the rear of the Globe Hotel, Rugeley. The inscription on the drum refers to 21st Company Staffordshire Rifle Volunteer Battalion, North Staffs Regiment.
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 verse
The verse on this card has tried to capture the essence of training at Rugeley Camp. It is written in the style of black humour typical of the First World War.
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
It is difficult to identify the precise location of this photograph. Brocton Camp would have the letter of the Battalion Line above the door together with the hut number which made it easier to identify ...
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
A view from the south-west showing the Battalion Lines 16 to 18 in the foreground and Penkridge Bank Road disappearing into the distance and bearing to the left. At this point was the White House and ...
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
This postcard view could have been taken early on in the development of Rugeley Camp as there are large quantities of timber by the side of the military railway track. The building on the left with the ...
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
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 ...
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
This picture could have been taken at any of the Parade Grounds on Rugeley Camp as the vast majority of the twenty Battalion Lines were laid out identically due to the flat terrain. In the foreground ...
Rugeley camp, Cannock Chase
It is difficult to locate where this photograph was taken, but the layout of the tracks is similar to those between Rifle Ranges "A" and "B". They are only about fifty yards apart down Cherrytree Slade. ...
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
Cannock Chase had been used as a military training ground since the 1870s. During the First World War two military camps were built on the Chase: Brocton Camp, which was located near to Anson's Bank; ...
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
This postcard view shows the military railway coming down Penkridge Bank Road from the White House where it splits to go round Rifle Range Corner to the left of the photograph. The Parade Ground ahead ...
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
This postcard view was posted in Hednesford to an address in West Bradford.
Cannock Chase had been used as a military training ground since the 1870s. During the First World War two military camps ...
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
This gentleman and his dog appear in quite a few of the postcards from the period and he must have been a friend or assistant to the photographer. Having a person in front of the panoramic view helps ...
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 ...