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1st Bn, Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment - A black and white photograph of a group of regular recruits of number 43 platoon destined for 1 DERR from Topsham Barracks, Exeter, in November 1960. This was the last platoon of regular soldiers to train with National Servicemen. Left to right standing are Privates Gower, Emm, Hatt, -?-, Simpson, -?-, Davis and Instan. Left to right kneeling are Privates Bowack (potential officer), Pankhurst and Ede. Private Simpson was joining his brother who was already serving in the Battalion. During the training, this group were deployed to Exmouth after serious flooding. There they spent two days waist deep in water assisting civilians in clearing up operations together with the Commandos from Lympstone. On arrival at the Battalion which was then stationed in Tidworth, the recruits were posted to 'B' Company which had just arrived back from the Bahamas

Persons(s): Gower, Private; Emm, Private; Hatt, Private; Simpson, Private; Davis, Private; Instan, Private; Bowack, Private; Pakhurs, Private; Ede, Private;

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1st Bn, Wiltshire Regiment - A black and white group photograph of 'D' Company in August 1945 in India. It shows, in the rear row from left to right, Privates Evers, Wright, Ogden, Crampton, Faiers and Ketteridge, L/Corporal Ewins, Privates Davis, Rogers, Killick, Quinn, Stacey, Penny., Baker and Gaston. In the 4th row, agan from left to right, are Privates Millard, Ponting, C Glover, Baker, Thompson, Stone, Burrows, Woods, Slade, Winston, Rogers, Downs, Havenhand, Greacy, Tett, and Bowen. In the 3rd Row, from left to right are Privates Bennett, Payne, Burrows, Exell, Lucas, Elson, Mitchell, Brown, Mathews, Ede, Poulton, Williams and Webb, L/Corporal Dyke and L/Corporal Kay. In the 2nd row are Corporal Morgan, L/Corporal Read, Corporal Kemp, Sergeant Uppington, Sergeant Boggis, WO 2 Hibbard, Lieutenant Sievewright, Lieutenant Brown, CQMS Staley, Sergeant Jordan, Sergeant Bailey, Corporal Hillman, L/Corporal Holmes, L/Corporal Munday, L/Corporal Price, Corporal Murphy and Corporal Daniels. In the front row, again left to right, are Privates Pugh, Giller, Starling, Cockran, Fairman, King, Bennett, Wickham, Theobald and Hebden

Persons(s): Evers, Private; Wright, Private; Ogden, Private; Crampton, Private; Faiers, Private; Ketteridge, Private; Ewins, Lance Corporal; Davis, Private; Rogers, Private; Killick, Private; Quinn, Private; Stacey, Private; Penny, Private; Baker, Private; Gaston, Private; Millard, Private; Ponting, Private; Glover, Private; Thompson, Private; Stone, Private; Burrows, Private; Woods, Private; Slade, Private; Winston, Private; Downs, Private; Havenhand, Private; Greacey, Private; Tett, Private; Bowen, Private; Bennett, Private; Payne, Private; Exell, Private; Lucas, Private; Elson, Private; Mitchell, Private; Brown, Private; Mathews, Private; Ede, Private; Poulton, Private; Williams, Private; Webb, Private; Dyke, Lance Corporal; Kay, Lance Corporal; Morgan, Corporal; Read, Lance Corporal; Kemp, Lance Corporal; Walker, Lance Corporal; Uppington, Sergeant; Boggis, Sergeant; Hibberd, WO2; Sievewright, Lieutenant; Brown, Lieutenant; Staley, Company Quartermaster Sergeant; Jordan, Sergeant; Bailey, Sergeant; Hillman, Corporal; Holmes, Lance Corporal; Munday, Lance Corporal; Price, Lance Corporal; Murphy, Corporal; Daniels, Corporal; Pugh, Private; Giller, Private; Starling, Private; Cockram, Private; Fairman, Private; King, Private; Wickham, Private; Theobald, Private; Hebden, Private;