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1st Bn, Royal Berkshire Regiment - A black and white digital photograph of soldiers from the battalion training to operate the Bren Carriers, 1941. The trainer Sergeant Ernest William Fereday would deliberately fetch a track off and the men would have to replace it which wasn't easy in rough country conditions. The soldier facing the camera smoking a cigarette is Private Ernie Wotton one of the trainers.

Persons(s): Fereday, E W, Mr; Fereday, E W, Sergeant; Wooton, E, Private;

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1st Bn, Royal Berkshire Regiment - A black and white digital photograph of a platoon group at Ormsby Manor at a time when the battalion was reorganising after Dunkirk. They consisted with what remained of the regulars, conscripts and a few volunteers. Forth along at the top, the chap dressed in white, he was the chef and in fact he came from one of the colleges in Oxford, Christchurch. He didn't stay long as he was too good for us. He dished up some beautiful food out of the meagre rations that the army dished out. In this group, consists of Bren Gun Carrier, Motorcycle and Admin members. (Rear Row L to R) Corporal H. Monday, Private Tom Wheatley, Private McCarthy, Chef (Not identified), Private Bill Durley, Private Bill Moore, Private Ernie Wooton, Private McColm, Corporal Shaw. (Middle Row L to R) Private Percy Dennis, Private Alf Underwood, Private Frank Bowsher, Private 'Rocky' Knight, Private Cornell, -?-. Front L to R) Private 'Titch' Wells, Private 'Busty' Weaver, Private 'Titch' Allen, Platoon Sergeant Ernest William Fereday, Private Edwards, -?-,-?-.

Persons(s): Fereday, E W, Mr; Monday, H, Corporal; Wheatley, T, Private; McCarthy, Private; Durley, Private; Moore, B, Private; Wooton, E, Private; McColm, Private; Shaw, Corporal; Dennis, P, Private; Underwood, A, Private; Bowsher, F, Private; Knight, Private; Cornell, Private; Wells, Private; Weaver, Private; Allen, Private; Fereday, E W, Sergeant; Edwards, Private;