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| The Vernon Lamb Archive, World War One Soldiers, Groups |
| A Unique Photographic Record of Matlock & District, 1910-1915, and World War One Soldiers |
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| Place: | Buxton |
| Property / Street / Road: | The Empire Hotel |
| Date: | 2 Nov 1914 - 3 Feb 1915 |
| Description/Historical Information: | Group of seventeen Sherwood Foresters, presumably all of whom had been chosen for either Military or Regimental Police work. All the seated men are wearing brassards (arm bands) just above their left cuff. The man crouching in the centre was a Military Policeman; he has MP on his brassard and it is wider than the others. Where the cuff is visible on the uniforms of the remainder, the lettering reads RP (Regimental Police). The man second from right, standing, also appears to have a dark brassard so it is quite possible that they all did. It is also notable that all those seated have a cane of office, irrespective of their rank. Some of the men were from Matlock. The soldier seated front row left and the one sitting in the middle of the same row appear in other photos. Was the man in the middle Sergeant Lomas? See VLA4910 and VLA5099. |
| Further information elsewhere on this site: |
- Matlock & Matlock
Bath : The War Memorials - Matlock Names in the 2/6th Sherwood Foresters - Buxton, The Empire Hotel |
| Image Reference: | VLA4911 |
| Copyright: | © The Vernon Lamb Archive and Robert White. See About the Archive and About Vernon Lamb, Photographer. |