Prisoner of War Camp, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
These are Royal Defence Corps Guards for the PoW Camp and have differing cap badges. The Corps was comprised of men unfit for front-line duties due to age or infirmity and they were used to defend bridges, ...
Prisoner of War postcard, Peak Dale, Stockport
A photograph of the reverse of a postcard sent by a German Prisoner of War named Ebermann who was based at a Working Camp at Peak Dale, near Stockport. Brocton Camp was the Parent Camp for a number of ...
Prisoners of War, Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
The former Regimental Institutes of "A" and "B" Lines were used for entertainment of various kinds by the Prisoners of War, including theatre, as they were the larger of the huts and suitable for this ...
Railway to Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
The "Tackeroo" railway was originally sent up Brindley Heath Road which was found to be too steep and therefore had to be diverted left up Brindley Valley which had less of a gradient. It entered what ...
Range Corner, Penkridge Bank, 1917
Range Corner at Rugeley Camp on Cannock Chase during World War 1.
Oil on board painting by Jake Whitehouse painted in 1985 from a photograph taken in 1917.
Regimental Institute, Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
The Standing Camp Plans for the period show that the Regimental Institutes were some of the largest buildings on the Battalion Lines. The officers had their own recreational huts as did the sergeants ...
Rifle training
During the First World War two military camps were built on the Chase - Brocton Camp, which was located near to Anson's Bank, and Rugeley Camp which extended along Penkridge Bank. The two camps were separated ...
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 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, Cannock Chase
Scattered in front of these huts are loads of building materials so it must be in the early part of the construction of the Camp. The military railway runs from left to right down Brindley Valley from ...
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
In the bottom right hand corner is part of Penkridge Bank Road and the Battalion Line ahead is No. 16. The perimeter path can be seen behind the small hut which may have been a shelter for the person ...
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
This horseman heading along Penkridge Bank Road towards the White House cuts a lonely figure. The military railway crosses the road from left to right down Brindley Valley before the huts. To his left ...
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
The far (Rugeley) end of Penkridge Bank Road with Rugeley Camp in the distance. The vast majority of the postcards would show this side of the Camp as there was a panoramic view of its grand scale. The ...
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
A general view of Rugeley Camp, but it is difficult to identify the viewpoint. On the hillside there are two sets of three smaller huts which are the the Latrines and Urinals, with two Ablutions Huts ...
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
Once again difficult to identify its location as the Camp was surrounded by slopes as it was on a plateau of flat land. An "X" has been written on the postcard which was common when the writer wanted ...
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
This 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 track as it descends Brindley Valley from Penkridge Bank Road. The ...
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
Judging but the configuration of the huts this could show the rear of No. 4 Battalion Lines taken from the side of the Ordnance Depot. It is a good example of the slope of the land and the differing height ...
Rugeley Camp, Cannock Chase
Penkridge Bank Camp is generally known as Rugeley Camp. The Camps were given different names over the period of the War, often depending on which town or village they were associated with. Possibly whichever ...