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1st Bn, Wiltshire Regiment - A black and white photo of the Battalion Officers at Plymouth, probably Crownhill Barracks, in 1927 Photographer; Soame, Oxford

Persons(s): Keble, C M, Lieutenant; Canning, G D, Lieutenant; Adams, J H, Lieutenant; Thompson, R C, 2nd Lieutenant; Day, F, 2nd Lieutenant; Kenrick, N C E, 2nd Lieutenant; Allen, D J, Lieutenant; Walter, E E H L M, Lieutenant; Ferguson, 2nd I E D; Kimm, R E, Lieutenant; Ludford, W E, Lieutenant; Denley, E, Lieutenant; Hayward, R F J, Lieutenant; Ponsonby, J M, Major; Dansey, F H, Colonel; Rose, H B, Captain; Theyre, S M C, Captain; Beaver, R M P, Captain; Beaver, P S L, Major; Woodhouse, O G, Lieutenant; Wait, G K, Captain;

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1st Bn, Wiltshire Regiment - A sepia photograph of a group of officers on exercise at Tedworth Park, Wiltshire in 1929. From left to right they are Captain G.K. Wait MC, Tom, Major P.S.L. Beaver MC, Captain G.P.Oldfield, Captain N.F.V. Hamilton. [We believe 'Tom' may be Captain R F J Hayward VC]

Persons(s): Wait, G K, Captain; Hayward, T, Captain; Beaver, P S L, Major; Oldfield, G P, Captain; Hamilton, N F V, Captain;

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1st Bn, Wiltshire Regiment - A sepia photograph of a group of officers on Manoeuvres at Crofton in Wiltshire in 1929 with, from left to right, Captain G.K. Wait MC, Lieutenant C.M. Keble, Major P.S.L. Beaver MC, Lieutenant Colonel P.S. Rowan DSO, 'Oily' Lieutenant N.E.C. Kenrick and Captain P.J. Pritchard.

Persons(s): Wait, G K, Captain; Keble, C M, Lieutenant; Beaver, P S L, Major; Rowan, P S, Lieutenant Colonel; Kenrick, N E C, Lieutenant; Pritchard, P J, Captain;

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1st Bn, Wiltshire Regiment - A sepia photograph of several of the officers resting whilst on the 1929 Manoeuvres in Wiltshire with, from left to right, Lieutenant Colonel P.S. Rowan DSO, Major P.S.L. Beaver MC, Captain G.P. Oldfield, and the rest described as 'The vultures'

Persons(s): Rowan, P S, Lieutenant Colonel; Beaver, P S L, Major; Oldfield, G P, Captain;

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1st Bn, Wiltshire Regiment - A sepia photograph of the soldiers still serving in 1927 at Plymouth who were the survivors from 1914. [We believe that they are a combination of 1st and 2nd Battalion 1914 men]. In the rear row from left to right are Privates King, Robins, Purdue, Norris, Smith and Gilett, Drummer Lucas, Bandsman Logan, Privates Ingledaw and Massey, Bandsman Burgess. In the 2nd row from rear again left to right are Corporal Blake, Sergeant Wiggins, Corporal Hart, Sergeant Williams, Sergeant Coburn, Band Sergeant Bartholomew, Drummer Mead , Sergeant Miles, Bandsman Ansel and Private Batt. In the 3rd row from the rear are Sergeant Grimshaw, Sergeant Poolman, Sergeant Silvester, Sergeant Rogers, Sergeant Drew, Sergeant Marks, Sergeant Kent, Sergeant Saunders, Sergeant Rattue and Sergeant Bailey. In the1st row standing again left to right are Company Quarter Master Sergeant May, Sergeant Giles, WO2 (CSM) Dillings, WO2 (CSM) Burrows, Company Quarter Master Sergeant Burrows, Company Quarter Master Sergeant Randell and Company Quarter Master Sergeant Smith. Seated left to right are WO2 (CSM) Lewis, Orderly room Quartermaster Sergeant Harris, WO1 (RSM) Brewer, Captain S.M.C.Theyre, Major P.S.L. Beaver MC, Lieutenant Colonel Dansey, Captain H.B. Rose MC, Captain R.F.J. Hayward VC, MC, Lieutenant (Quartermaster) Denley, Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant Keep and WO2 (CSM) Hill.

Persons(s): King, Private; Robins, Private; Purdue, Private; Norris, Private; Smith, Private; Gilett, Private; Lucas, Drummer; Logan, Bandsman; Ingledaw, Private; Massey, Private; Burgess, Bandsman; Blake, Corporal; Wiggins, Sergeant; Hart, Corporal; Williams, Sergeant; Coburn, Sergeant; Bartholemew, Band Sergeant; Mead, Drummer; Miles, Sergeant; Ansel, Bandsman; Batt, Private; Grimshaw, Sergeant; Poolman, Sergeant; Silvester, Sergeant; Rogers, Sergeant; Drew, Sergeant; Marks, Sergeant; Kent, Sergeant; Saunders, Sergeant; Rattue, Sergeant; Bailey, Sergeant; May, Company Quartermaster Sergeant; Giles, Sergeant; Dillings, WO2; Burrows, WO2; Burrows, Company Quartermaster Sergeant; Randell, Company Quartermaster Sergeant; Smith, Company Quartermaster Sergeant; Lewis, WO2; Harris, Orderly Room Sergeant; Brewer, WO1; Theyre, S M C, Captain; Beaver, P S L, Major; Dansey, Lieutenant Colonel; Rose, H B, Captain; Hayward, R F J, Captain; Denley, Lieutenant; Keep, Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant; Hill, WO2;

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1st Bn, Wiltshire Regiment - A sepia photograph of the officers at Crownhill Hutments, Plymouth in July 1927. In the rear row from left to right are Lieutenant C.M. Keble, Lieutenant C.D. Canning, Lieutenant Adams and 2nd Lieutenant R.C.Thompson. In the middle row from left tot right are 2nd Lieutenants F. Day, I.E. de B. Ferguson, N.E.C. Kenrick, Lieutenants A.E. Kimm M.C., D.J. Allen, W.E. Ludford, E.E. H.L.H. Walter and Denley (Quartermaster). Seated are Captain R.F.J. Hayward VC MC, Captain R.M.P. Beaven, Major J.M. Ponsford MC, Major P.S.L. Beaver M.C., Lieutenant Colonel Dansey, Lieutenant and Adjutant O.G. Woodhouse, Captain H.B. Rose MC, Captain G.K.Wait MC and Captain S.M.C. Theyre.

Persons(s): Keble, C M, Lieutenant; Canning, C D, Lieutenant; Adams, Lieutenant; Thompson, R C, 2nd Lieutenant; Day, F, Lieutenant; Ferguson, I E De B, Lieutenant; Kenrick, N E C, Lieutenant; Kimm, A E, Lieutenant; Allen, D J, Lieutenant; Ludford, W E, Lieutenant; Walter, E E H L H, Lieutenant; Denley, Lieutenant; Hayward, R F J, Captain; Beavon, R M P, Captain; Ponsford, J M, Major; Beaver, P S L, Major; Dansey, Lieutenant Colonel; Woodhouse, O G, Lieutenant; Rose, H B, Captain; Wait, G K, Captain; Theyre, S M C, Captain;

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1st Bn, Wiltshire Regiment - A sepia photograph of officers from the Battalion on a regimental shoot in Egypt in 1931 with, from left to right, Lieutenant O.G. Woodhouse, Lieutenant F.W. Stevens, Lieutenant C.M. Keble, Captain G.K. Wait MC, Major P. S.L. Beaver MC and Captain R.F.J. Hayward VC MC.

Persons(s): Woodhouse, O G, Lieutenant; Stevens, F W, Lieutenant; Keble, C M, Lieutenant; Wait, G K, Captain; Beaver, P S L, Major; Hayward, R F J, Captain;

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1st Bn, Wiltshire Regiment - A sepia photograph of a group of the officers in the Egyptian desert near Alexandria during an exercise in 1931 showing, from left to right, Captain G.B. Russell DSO, Major J.M. Ponsford MC, Major P.S.L. Beaver MC, Captain K.J.P. Oliphant MC and Lieutenant Colonel P.S. Rowan DSO.

Persons(s): Russell, G B, Captain; Ponsford, J M, Major; Beaver, P S L, Major; Oliphant, K J P, Captain; Rowan, P S, Lieutenant Colonel;

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1st Bn, Wiltshire Regiment - A sepia group photograph of the officers in Shanghai, China in 1932. It shows, in teh rear row from left to right, Captain N.F.V. Hamilton, Lieutenant E.S.C. Parsons MC, Lieutenant C.R.A. Schofield, Captain J.H. Peacock, Lieutenant T.A. Arnold, Captain P.J. Pritchard, Captain R.M.P. Beaven, Lieutenant C.V. Jolliffe MM (Quartermaster) , Lieutenant N.E.C. Kenrick, Lieutenant R.C. Thompson and Lieutenant C.M. Keble. Seated from left to right are Captain G.K. Wait MC, Captain G.P. Oldfield, Major P.S.L. Beaver MC, Lieutenant Colonel J.H.M. Mee, Lieutenant F.W. Stevens (Adjutant) , Major J.M. Ponsford MC and Captain L.J. Fairchild MC.

Persons(s): Hamilton, N F V, Captain; Parsons, E S C, Lieutenant; Schofield, C R A, Lieutenant; Peacock, J H, Captain; Arnold, T A, Lieutenant; Pritchard, P J, Captain; Beaven, R M P, Captain; Jolliffe, C V, Lieutenant; Kenrick, N E C, Lieutenant; Thompson, R C, Lieutenant; Keble, C M, Lieutenant; Wait, G K, Captain; Oldfield, G P, Captain; Beaver, P S L, Major; Mee, J H M, Lieutenant Colonel; Stevens, F W, Lieutenant; Ponsford, J M, Major; Fairchild, L J, Captain;

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1st Bn, Wiltshire Regiment - A sepia photograph of officers on board HMS Berwick during a combined exercise in Singapore, 1932. In this image are Captain J.H. Peacock, Major P.S.L. Beaver MC and Lieutenant A.J. Reith.

Persons(s): Peacock, J H, Captain; Beaver, P S L, Major; Reith, A J, Lieutenant;

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1st Bn, Wiltshire Regiment - A black and white group photograph of the Officers in Shanghai in 1932 showing (standing left to right) Captain N.F. Hamilton, Lieutenant E.S.C. Parsons MC, Lieutenant C.R.A. Schofield, Captain J.H. Peacock, Lieutenant T.A. Arnold, Captain P.J. Pritchard, Captain L.H. Bearne, Lieutenant (QM) C.V. Jolliffe MM, Lieutenant N.E.C. Kenrick, Lieutenant R.C. Thompson, Lieutenant C.M. Keble and (front row sitting left to right) Captain G.K. Wait MC, Captain G.P. Oldfield, Major P.S.L.Beaver MC, Lieutenant Colonel J.H.M. Mee, Lieutenant and Adjutant) F.W. Stevens, Major J.M. Ponsford MC, Captain L.J. Fairchild MC.

Persons(s): Hamilton, N F, Captain; Parsons, E S C, Lieutenant; Schofoeld, C R A, Lieutenant; Peacock, J H, Captain; Arnold, T A, Lieutenant; Pritchard, P J, Captain; Bearne, L H, Captain; Joffife, C V, Lieutenant; Kenrick, N E C, Lieutenant; Thompson, R C, Lieutenant; Keble, R C, Lieutenant; Wait, G K, Captain; Oldfield, G P, Captain; Beaver, P S L, Major; Mee, J H M, Lieutenant Colonel; Stevens, F W, Lieutenant; Ponsford, J M, Major; Fairchild, F J, Captain;

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1st Bn, Wiltshire Regiment - A black and white photograph of the battalion Staff at Crownhill Barracks, Plymouth, September, 1927. (Rear L to R) Sergeant H. Marks, Sergeant (O.R.C.) A.F. Bacon. (Middle Row L to R) Sergeant Drummer J.W. Mead, Armourer Staff Sergeant H.A.J. (R.A.O.C), Sergeant C.W. Saunders, Sergeant Instructor Musketry E. Veck MM, Sergeant R. Kent, Band Sergeant A.V. Bartholomew, Q.M.S. (O.R.S.) E.G. Harris. (Sat L to R) RQMS A.F. Keep, R.S.M. (WO1) E. Brewer, Major P.S.L. Beaver, M.C., Lieutenant Colonel F.H. Dansey, C.M.G., D.S.O., Lieutenant and Adjutant O.G. Woodhouse, Lieutenant (Quartermaster) E. Denley, Bandmaster Mr H.A. Collier. [Infomation about Sergeant Drummer Mead - Joseph William 'Drummy' Mead, a well-known member of the Wiltshire Regiment for more than 20 years, who spent much of his career with the Drums becoming a Sergeant Drummer and then Drum Major of the 1st Battalion in the 1920s, enlisted in the regiment around 1909, serving in the 2nd Battalion as a tenor drummer in the period leading up to the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914. Mead embarked with his Battalion for Belgium as a Lance-Corporal on 7 October, where he was landed at Zeebrugge, and was quickly in action at Ypres. In the last week of the month they faced a massive German attack, Major W. S. Shepherd, M.C., noting 'continuous shooting from sunrise to sunset' over a four day period. Heavy shelling also caused great damage to the trenches and many men were buried alive. And for those who were not killed or mortally wounded, captivity beckoned, the sole remaining officer being the Quarter-Master. Mead was one of 443 men of the Battalion taken Prisoner of War on 24 October, and was subsequently interned at Gottingen - a lively account of life there, written by a fellow member of his battalion, is included in the lot. Post-war, Mead served in Russia in 1919 and, as cited above, rose to Drum Major of the 1st Battalion. By the time of his retirement in early 1930, he had been advanced to Colour-Sergeant, having been awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal per Army Order 357 of 1927. ]

Persons(s): Marks, H, Sergeant; Bacon, A F, Sergeant; Mead, J W, Sergeant Drummer; Chelin, H A J, Staff Sergeant; Saunders, C W, Sergeant; Veck, E, Sergeant; Kent, R, Sergeant; Bartholomew, A V, Band Sergeant; Harris, E G, QMS; Keep, A F, Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant; Brewer, E, Regimental Sergeant Major; Beaver, P S L, Major; Dansey, F H, Lieutenant Colonel; Woodhouse, O G, Lieutenant; Denley, E, Lieutenant; Collier, H A, Bandmaster;