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| The Vernon Lamb Archive, World War One Soldiers, Groups of 1, 2 or 3 |
| A Unique Photographic Record of Matlock & District, 1910-1915, and World War One Soldiers |
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| Place: | Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) Army Training Camp |
| Property / Street / Road: | Dunstable. |
| Date: | 1915. They were attending camp in May and many left Dunstable in August of that year. |
| Description/Historical Information: | The identity of these Privates is not yet known.
Their rifles are Japanese Type 30 received by the 2/6th Battalion
on 25 Feb 1915 (WO 95/3025/3, Battalion's War Diary, 1914 - 1916, TNA). These were handed in on 22 November 1915 and 303 (Lee-Enfield) Rifles were issued instead. |
| Further information elsewhere on this site: |
- Matlock & Matlock
Bath : The War Memorials - Matlock Names in the 2/6th Sherwood Foresters |
| Image Reference: | VLA9820 |
| Copyright: | © The Vernon Lamb Archive and Robert White. See About the Archive and About Vernon Lamb, Photographer. |