Sir Michael Armitage visits RAF Stafford
Sir Michael Armitage is pictured during a demonstration of the Station's computer equipment. In 1985 Sir Michael became Air Member for Supply and Organisation and in 1988 the Commandant of the Royal ...
Sir Philip Brocklehurst of Swythamley Park
Sir Philip Lee Brocklehurst, 2nd baronet (1887-1975) pictured in France in about 1916. In 1914, Sir Philip had planned to embark on Shackleton’s Trans Antarctic Expedition, but instead gained a commission ...
Sir Richard Dyott
Sir Richard Dyott (c.1591-1660) of Freeford Manor, near Lichfield. A lawyer, he was admitted to the Inner Temple in 1615, and held the offices of Recorder of Stafford in 1624, High Steward of Lichfield, ...
Sir William Brereton
Sir William Brereton (1604-1661) was a Parliamentary Major General of Cheshire, Staffordshire and Lancashire during the English Civil War. He established his headquarters in Nantwich in 1643, and took ...
Sister Jessie Price with wounded soldiers, Sheffield
Jessie was born at Lichfield Lodges, Shugborough on 15 July 1876. Her father Joseph was a Waggoner on the estate. She trained as a nurse in Lancashire and was working as a Probation Nurse at Salford ...
Sister's Quarters, Pensions 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 ...
Site ‘A’ Shed at RAF Stafford
Service personnel and staff in Site ‘A’ Shed.
RAF Stafford was formed 1 December 1939 following the purchase by the Treasury of 362 acres of land near Stafford. The main site was at Beaconside and ...
Sleeping Beauty programme, Frobisher Hall, Swynnerton
Front cover of the programme for a performance of Sleeping Beauty performed by staff and residents at Frobisher Hall, Swynnerton during World War II.
Frobisher Hall was a hostel for workers at the ...
Smallthorne Miners' Hostel, Chell Heath Road, Stoke-on-Trent
Looking north east from the corner of Duddell Road and Chell Heath Road with Chatterley Whitfield spoil tip in the distance. A signal on the Biddulph Valley branch line is visible on the right. The buildings ...
Snake patrol in Poona, India
Thomas Marmion Clarke with his dog on snake patrol in India 1933-1939. The 1st Battalion of the North Staffordshire Regiment was serving in India and Burma throughout the Second World War.
Throughout ...
Soccer team, Yarnfield
The US Army staff based at Yarnfield played a wide range of sports, including association football (soccer) as well as American football.
This image is from the 'Yarnfield Yank', a booklet published ...
Soldier and ventriloquist's dummy, Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
A Corporal from South Staffordshire Regiment with ventriloquist's dummy. The 10th (Reserve) Battalion and 11th (Reserve Battalion) South Staffordshire Regiment were based at Rugeley camp from October ...
Soldier, Army Veterinary Corps, Milford and Brocton Camp
This postcard picture shows Douglass (last name unknown) wearing his best uniform and having his photograph taken in a studio by a professional photographer.
On the reverse Douglass writes: “Dear Auntie ...
Soldier, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
Studio portrait of 15461 Sgt. Bernard Jervis of the Northumberland Fusiliers, stationed at Brocton Camp in June 1917. This photograph was given to Gladys Harvey of Rugeley, who was in the Women's Auxiliary ...
Soldier, Brocton or Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
L/Cpl C.H. Bishop, of the Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment) who were based on Cannock Chase from August 1915.
Soldier, Penkridge Bank Camp, Cannock Chase
This Church Army Recreation Hut postcard with a generic view of a soldier was sent from Private J Lawley, 11109 of ‘A’ Company, 10th South Staffordshire Regiment, Penkridge Bank Camp near Stafford, to ...
Soldier, Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
A soldier from the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was a musician in the regiment band. Battalions of the King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) were stationed at Rugeley Camp and Brocton Camp ...
Soldier, Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
22187 Pte Wilfred Hodder, A Company, 11th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. The 11th (Reserve) Battalion KOYLI were based at Rugeley Camp from November 1915 until November 1918.