5th North Staffordshire Regiment, Butterton Hall, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This is a photograph of D Company, 5th North Staffordshire Regiment at Butterton Hall for basic training during World War One. Stanley Birks (3rd row back and 7th from the left) was the son of Alboin ...
Burgess family, May Bank, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Private Stan Burgess showing off his new uniform, with his young brothers, Graham, Frank and Alan. This view was taken from Highfield Avenue, May Bank, and shows the awful air pollution that existed around ...
D-Day Landing Flag
This flag is from one of the landing crafts used in the D-Day Landings on Tuesday 6th June 1944.
It was given to the youngest member of the crew Eric Heath from Sandyford.
The flag was blackened ...
First World War photographs by Frederick Everitt of Clayton, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Frederick Everitt lived at 'Sunnyside' on Northwood Lane, Clayton in the early part of the 20th century.
He was employed as a chauffeur and was an amateur photographer.
Whilst at home on leave he took ...
Joseph Guest's Bugle. Newcastle-under-Lyme
This bugle belonged to Joseph Guest. Before the war, Joseph worked at Brymbo Colliery (later known as Holditch Colliery) as an office boy. In late 1914, he joined the North Staffordshire Regiment after ...
Parade to the opening of the Municipal Hall, Liverpool Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This photograph shows the parade that went through the town to the official opening of the Municipal Hall in the Ironmarket. Here the Volunteers are pictured marching down Liverpool Road going past St. ...
Presentation of the Freedom of the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme to the South African Volunteers
Presentation of the Freedom of the Borough of Newcastle to the South African Volunteers. Q.M. Sergt. Garner is pictured receiving the scroll from the Mayor (J. Lovatt, Esq J.P.) with HIH Grand Duke Michael ...
Private Ernest Pattison, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Ernest Pattison came from Lower Green, Newcastle-under-Lyme. He joined the 3rd North Staffordshire Regiment in 1914. He was injured in France, when a piece of shrapnel hit him in the head. He was sent ...
Queen's Gardens, Newcastle-under-Lyme
An afternoon's entertainment is pictured here in the Queen's Gardens.
The band in the bandstand is that of the Staffordshire Regiment. The Gardens were laid out in 1897 on land that had been bought ...
Reginald Tivey and Stanley Birks before going off to war, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This is a picture of Stanley Birks (right) and Reginald Tivey (middle) pointing their rifles at the camera before going off to war in 1914. Reginald Tivey was an elephant hunter in Africa before joining ...
Reginald Tivey Commissioning Photograph, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This is a commissioning photograph taken of Reginald Tivey when he became an officer in 1917. He had worked as a elephant hunter in Africa before joining up as part of the 9th North Staffordshire Regiment ...
US Army group at Keele Hall, World War , Newcastle-under-Lyme
C.O. Colonel Stack with his Staff from the US Army, standing outside Keele Hall.
Visit of Princess Elizabeth to Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Princess is seen here meeting WRAC's from the North Staffordshire Regiment.
Wedding photo of Reginald Tivey and Katie Birks, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This is the wedding group photograph of Reginald Tivey and Katie Birks (centre). Reginald Tivey had worked as an elephant hunter in Africa before joining the 9th North Staffordshire Regiment in 1914. ...
World War 1 'Vases'
These brass vases are in fact made of used shell cases.
Spent shell cases were often bought back as souvenirs by soldiers and made into useful items such as vases or ashtrays.