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2nd Bn, Wiltshire Regiment - A black and white photo of the Officers in Syria in 1944; a note with this photo reads . 'Having taken part in the landings in Sicily and Italy the breakout from Anzio and the advance to Rome in 1943, the,2nd Wiltshires were withdrawn for a rest having suffered nearly 600 casualties in three months. In July 1944 the 5th Division of which,2nd Wiltshires had been a part since the start of the War moved to Palestine with the Wiltshires spending most of their time training at Nathanya, Damascus - near where this photo was taken - and Gaza. The photo shows the Officers seated with Gen Sir William Platt, the Colonel of the Regiment.'

Persons(s): Jewells; Hodges, T; Davies, R; Fry; Haines, A; Sales, T; Spooker; Drew, G; Thomas; Morley, J; Colrey; Murray, D; Lee, J; Malet, M; Druples, J; Essex, J; Palmer, P; Davies, T; Clawill, R; Wells, R; Cook, A; Debb; Dill; Dallantine, T; Hooley; Platt, W, General; Helford, E A, Colonel; Woolnough; Ward, T; Lucas, D; Weldon, P;

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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;