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Postwarden

10-04-20 03:38 PM

Manchester Volunteers at Camp

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A nice evocative image made even better by the cloth arm title worn by one soldier.

Jon

manchesters

10-04-20 06:11 PM

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A bit like these.

regards

tonyb

10-04-20 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by manchesters (Post 505914)

A bit like these.

regards

Very nice!
Tony.

grenadierguardsman

10-04-20 07:12 PM

They are nice Simon.
Andy

High Wood

11-04-20 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by manchesters (Post 505914)

A bit like these.

regards

Quite a lot like those, I'd say.

matti467

11-04-20 08:37 AM

Amazing photo. Makes you wonder how many were mill lads who were happy to have two weeks paid leave out doors

manchesters

11-04-20 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by matti467 (Post 505968)

Amazing photo. Makes you wonder how many were mill lads who were happy to have two weeks paid leave out doors

Probably very few. The 2nd VB were considered very elite and recruited many middle class men into their ranks as well as host of warehousemen from the City Centre their HQ being very close to it.

regards.

matti467

11-04-20 11:27 AM

Ah1 thank you. So rather like Reg Glenn's Sheffield Pals mob, buns and pocket watches.

Alan O

11-04-20 04:41 PM

an interesting mix of headress. The VB seemed to have largely ignored the Brodrick which the regulars wore from 1903/04 and kept the FSC.

The photo is likely to be post 1902 and pre 1908. Hard to date by the hats as the VB/TF did their own thing with dress!

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