Church Army Hut, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
The Church of England Men's Society was one of the religious groups that provided facilities for the troops to enjoy a Christian environment. Another postcard shows the opposite end of this hut where ...
Church Army Hut, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
The Church of England Men's Society was one of the religious groups that provided facilities for the troops to enjoy a Christian environment. The card says on the back that here you were able to purchase ...
Church Parade, Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
Church Parades were an important part of life within the Camps. Every Sunday or on special occasions there would have been services. Most denominations were catered for by the provision of meeting rooms ...
Church Parade, Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
This is an excellent view of one of the many Church Parades carried out on the Camps. It would have been a regular occurrence and the Military Band, of which there were many, would have accompanied the ...
CLX Plaque unveiling, Alton Towers
Jake Whitehouse holding the CLX (Command Line Exercises) flag at the unveiling of the CLX plaque at Alton Towers. The plaque was designed by Jake Whitehouse, who also made the wreath and the replica 160 ...
CLX Plaque unveiling, Alton Towers
From left to right: Capt. Philip Whitehouse, Patrick Lichfield, Jake Whitehouse, unknown.
CLX Plaque unveiling, Alton Towers
From left to right: Capt. Philip Whitehouse, Patrick Lichfield and Jake Whitehouse.
Commonwealth War Cemetery, Cannock Chase
Cannock school children pictured on a trip tot the Commonwealth War Cemetery at Broadhurst Green, Cannock Chase
Commonwealth War Cemetery, Cannock Chase
This postcard is titled 'The German cemetery', although it actually shows the Commonwealth War Cemetery at Broadhurst Green on Cannock Chase. It was known locally as the 'German cemetery' until the creation ...
Commonwealth War Cemetery, Cannock Chase
This colour-tinted postcard is titled 'The German cemetery', although it actually shows the Commonwealth War Cemetery at Broadhurst Green on Cannock Chase. It was known locally as the 'German cemetery' ...
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Broadhurst Green, Cannock Chase
The majority of the graves belong to Servicemen from both sides of the conflict who died within the Cannock Chase Camps. The majority of the men were either German Prisoners of War or New Zealanders and ...
Concert party, Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
Soldiers pictured with a visiting concert party at Rugeley Camp on Cannock Chase during World War 1.
Construction of Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
Some of the many carpenters employed to build the vast Camps of Brocton and Rugeley. They used a grey insulation board to try and keep the huts warm but with there only being one stove per soldiers hut ...
Construction of Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
The rear of this photograph states Brocton Camp, early 1915 and you can see by the vast amount of timber required for the building of the huts that a large number of carpenters were employed from far ...
Construction of huts, Army Training Camp, unknown location
This general image of carpenters on top of huts would have been a typical sight on all the temporary Camps erected in this country during World War 1. is not possible to verify the exact location of ...
Construction workers, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
The workers came from far and wide to build the Camps and some were later conscripted and trained there when the volunteer numbers started to dry up in 1916. The military railway was now being used to ...
Construction workers, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
Local railway stock from West Cannock Colliery was requisitioned to haul the raw materials to build the Camps. This image shows London and North Western Railway rolling stock and may well be in the very ...
Convalescing soldiers, Ravenhill House, Brereton
Ravenhill House had been briefly unoccupied when, in March 1915, the War Office intimated that Lady Zouche had offered the house as a V.A.D (Voluntary Aid Detached) Hospital to be operated by the Red ...