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| The Vernon Lamb Archive, World War One Soldiers & Civilians |
| A Unique Photographic Record of Matlock & District, 1910-1915, and World War One Soldiers |
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| Place:- | Luton, Bedfordshire? |
| Property / Street / Road: | - |
| Date: | The battalion was in Luton between 3 Feb and 9 Feb 1915 and then from 24 Feb - Aug 1915 (dates from WO 95/3025/3, Battalion's War Diary, 1914 - 1916, TNA) |
| Description/Historical Information: | 2/6th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment). Six soldiers, several smoking pipes, standing in street. Some of them were from Matlock. With a few onlookers. It is possible that the men had been billeted out. The soldier sixth from the right is James Edgar Brocklehurst, who transferred to the 1/6th. Also see See VLA4911 and VLA5099. |
| 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 |
| Image Reference: | VLA4910 |
| Copyright: | © The Vernon Lamb Archive and Robert White. See About the Archive and About Vernon Lamb, Photographer. |