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Royal Berkshire Regiment - A black and white photograph of seven non commissioned officers serving in the Rifle Brigade in India during the 1st World War. All of these NCOs had previous service in the Royal Berkshire Regiment. Top row L to R, Sergeant Penn from Reading, Sergeant Simms from Reading, Sergeant Crutch from Datchet, and Sergeant Kingham from Newbury. Sat L to R Sergeant Martin from Windsor, WO2 Brooks from Oxford and Sergeant Giles from Newbury. Sergeants Martin and Giles fought with the Berkshires in Egypt, 32 years previously. We believe WO 2 Brooks won his DCM whilst serving in the 2nd Mounted Infantry Company in the Boer War in South Africa. 

Persons(s): Penn, Sergeant; Simms, Sergeant; Crutch, Sergeant; Kingham, Sergeant; Martin, Sergeant; Brooks, WO2; Giles, Sergeant;