Soldiers

The Honorable Artillery Company, based in the City of London, arrive at the Tower of London to fire a salute, with veteran 25 pounder field guns, in honour of the Duke of Edinburgh's birthday. I am not sure of the year - probably 1997 or 8

The Honorable Artillery Company, based in the City of London, arrive at the Tower of London to fire a salute, with veteran 25 pounder field guns, in honour of the Duke of Edinburgh's birthday. I am not sure of the year - probably 1997 or 8

The Honorable Artillery Company, based in the City of London, arrive at the Tower of London to fire a salute, with veteran 25 pounder field guns, in honour of the Duke of Edinburgh's birthday. I am not sure of the year - probably 1997 or 8.

An individual postcard-sized photograph found among assorted views. The address on the back is in Lewisham, London SE13. If a relative would like this, or indeed if Lt. Dunne himself is still alive and would like it, I would be happy to return it to the family.

I don't know where this photo came from - its been with a miscellaneous group of cards and photos, collected over the years. There is nothing on the print or its mount to identify the subject or tell us anything else about the photo. If anyone can identify the young man and wants to claim the photo to add to their family album, they are welcome to do so. It has obviously been taken in a photographic studio. Has anyone got a photo with the same background? Would that narrow down the location or was that sort of thing produced in quantity and sold to studios across the land?

One of the illustrations of the training and equipment for life in the trenches in WW1 from the book 'Kitchener's Army & the Territorial Forces". Published in around 1915, once the war had been going for a while. It is clearly a propaganda exercise to encourage recruitment and inspire confidence in the population on general. The book is extensively illustrated, with anything from 1 to 4 photos or drawings on each two page spread. There are 188 pages. Apart from a few artists' impressions of real action, all the photos are of training and other preparation in the UK. If anyone needs a particular image for a project on WW1 I can scan and upload an appropriate photo, if one is available. As this publication is almost 100 years old, I am assuming that it is out of copyright 10.3.2014 This book is now available on line at archive.org/details/kitchenersarmyte00wall It is noted that it is no longer in copyright so it provides a good resource for WW1 centenary projects.

Why this? Why now? I am going through unprocessed photos, to weed out the rubbish and the excess copies, and came across these pictures taken while passing Wellington Barracks. The guardsmen are practicing their ceremonial drill movements, marching to the beat of the band's bass drum.

The Martello Tower is the home of the Seaford Museum. It was built near the end of the Napoleonic wars and never saw any action. This is the dry moat area. The other half of the moat has been covered in and houses most of the museum. The Museum has recently been given money to improve access to its displays, with a ramped bridge over this area and a lift within a cavity in the Tower's wall.

Having taken part in Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, the Band had returned to Wellington Barracks and were about to be dismissed.

Having arrived at about 11.10am with two smallish grandchildren, on the first train on which day-returns were valid, this is the view my camera got at full-stretch above my head! I should have remembered that you have to be there up to two hours before the ceremony starts, to get near the front. The band in blue uniforms and with lancer style caps are from The Royal Yeomanry Regiment. We retreated to the route to Wellington Barracks to which the Scots Guards band returned, so we saw at least some of the participants at close quarters. This photo has been uploaded twice in error, the other copy is at www.ipernity.com/doc/philsutters/46996694/in/album/510965