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1st Bn, Royal Berkshire Regiment - A sepia photograph of the National Service intake number 55 about to leave the Battalion for demob in 1958 whist in Cyprus. In the back row from left to right they are Privates Greenaway, Underwood, Corner, Pete Acott and Don Baker and, in the front, Privates Read, Skuse, Llewellyn, Matthews and Whittington. [The constant turnover of National Servicemen caused a number of problems with continuity and skills. Some were 'persuaded' to serve for an extra year which gave them a small pay rise]

Persons(s): Greenaway, Private; Underwood, Private; Corner, Private; Acott, P, Private; Baker, D, Private; Read, Private; Skuse, Private; Llewellyn, Private; Matthews, Private; Whittington, Private;

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Royal Berkshire Regiment - A sepia group photograph of 54 Officers and men serving with a garrison Battalion of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in Egypt during the 1st World War. All of these soldiers had previous service in the Royal Berkshire Regiment apart from the CO and Adjutant. (Rear Row L to R) Corporal Herbert, Private Richardson, Private Lamb, Private Burrows, L/Corporal Chamberlin, L/Corporal Gomm, Private Warner, Private Colton, Private Rally, Corporal Munt, Corporal Smith, (2nd row L to R) Private Ollowell, Private Barber, Private Holliday, Private Panting, Private Picton, Private Tobin, Private Millbank, Private Reeves, Private Webb, L/Corporal Bowler, Private Compton, Private Bishop, L/Corporal Judge. (3rd Row L to R) Private Blakeman, Private White, Private Mathews, Private Miles, Private Morris, Private Clarke, Private Treadwell, Private Underwood, Private Pearton, Private Wooldridge, Private Todd, Private Beer, Private Morris, L/Corporal Adey,. (4th Row L to R) Sergeant Coles, Sergeant Jones, Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant Gough, 2nd/Lieutenant H.M. Clarke, Captain and Adjutant T.M. Monk, Colonel D.W. Purdon, Captain R.D. Wigan, Lieutenant (QM) F. Goodey, 2nd Lieutenant A. Cobb, Sergeant Betteridge, Sergeant Lane. (Sitting L to R) Private Young, Private Reeves, L/Corporal Hessey, Private Collins, L/Corporal Stanners, Corporal Prince. [Many, if not all of these soldiers would have been serving during the Boer War and some in the Sudan Campaign]

Persons(s): Herbert, Corporal; Richardson, Private; Lamb, Private; Burrows, Private; Chamberlin, Lance Corporal; Gomm, Lance Corporal; Warner, Private; Colton, Private; Rally, Private; Munt, Corporal; Smith, Private; Ollowell, Private; Barber, Private; Holliday, Private; Panting, Private; Picton, Private; Tobin, Private; Millbank, Private; Reeves, Private; Webb, Private; Bowler, Lance Corporal; Compton, Private; Bishop, Private; Judge, Lance Corporal; Blakeman, Private; White, Private; Mathews, Private; Miles, Private; Morris, Private; Clarke, Private; Treadwell, Private; Underwood, Private; Pearton, Private; Wooldridge, Private; Todd, Private; Beer, Private; Adey, Lance Corporal; Coles, Sergeant; Jones, Sergeant; Gough, Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant; Clarke, H M, Lieutenant; Monk, T M, Captain; Purdon, D W, Colonel; Wigan, R D, Captain; Goodey, F, Lieutenant; Cobb, A, Lieutenant; Betteridge, Sergeant; Lane, Sergeant; Young, Private; Hessey, Lance Corporal; Stanners, Lance Corporal; Prince, Corporal;