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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: | 2/6th Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire
Regiment). The large garage in the Hotel's grounds, where the Mess was, had a concrete floor. There was a plentiful water supply from the standpipes, so the whole place was swilled and scrubbed each day (WO 95/3025/3, Regimental War Diary, 1914 - 1916, TNA: section written Nov 1914). Four soldiers standing in the doorway of the garage / Mess which was where fellow soldiers ate their meals. Three of the four are holding cooking pots of various kinds. Third from the left is James Edgar Brocklehurst. Also see VLA4888 | VLA4917 | VLA4918. |
| Further information elsewhere on this site: |
- Matlock & Matlock
Bath : The War Memorials - J. E. Brocklehurst's Matlock War Memorial information - Matlock Names in the 2/6th Sherwood Foresters - Buxton, The Empire Hotel |
| Image Reference: | VLA9805 |
| Copyright: | © The Vernon Lamb Archive and Robert White. See About the Archive and About Vernon Lamb, Photographer. |