Rugby. Private F.H. Boyes
Private F.H. Boyes of Rugby who was in the Royal Berkshire Regiment. Killed in action on July 1st 1916.
Rugby. Private William Alfred Fothergill
Private William Alfred Fothergill, no.2020 Royal Warwickshire Regiment, killed in action, 17th August,1916. 1914-16
Rugby. Railway Station, free canteen for the forces
The Mayor Alderman R.H. Myers accompanied by Miss D. Myers serves the 100,000th cup of tea from the Railway Station canteen, Rugby. 1943
Rugby. Rifleman C.G. Read
Rifleman C.G. Read, of Rugby, 2nd Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps. Enlisted 22 January 1914. Killed in action 15 December 1916. 1914
Rugby. Sergeant A. Ashworth
Sergeant A Ashworth of the 5th Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry. He joined on August 19th 1914 and left for France in May 1915. He was wounded on the 5th August 1915 at Ypres. Brought to Bethnall Green military ...
Rugby. Sgt. James Somers V C
Sgt James Somers V C , 1st Inniskilling Fusiliers, billeted with Mr & Mrs William Burn at 16, Chester Street, Rugby, early in 1915. He came from Clough-Jordan, Tipperary. He was awarded the Victoria ...
Rugby. Sir Frank Whittle
Sir Frank Whittle in his office at Brownsover Hall where design work on the jet engine was carried out from 1940. The room was formerly a drawing room. 1948
Rugby. Sir Frank Whittle
Sir Frank Whittle at Brownsover Hall, Rugby, where design work on jet engine was carried out from 1940s. 1946
Rugby. Sir Frank Whittle's jet engine research team
Sir Frank Whittle's research team in conference at Brownsover Hall where design work on the jet engine was carried out from 1940. left-right L J Cheshire, engineer, R Dudley Williams, director, Mary Phillips, ...
Rugby. Visit by Princess Henry of Battenberg
The address of welcome being read to H.R.H. Princess Henry of Battenberg in High Street, Rugby. 1907
Rugby. Y.M.C.A. club and canteen
Rugby Y.M.C.A. clubroom and canteen for the forces opened by the Mayor Alderman R.H. Myers. 1940
Sergeant A. Charman, D.C.M. Hero of Mons Retreat
Portrait of Sergeant A. Charman, D.C.M. Royal Warwickshire Regiment known as The Hero of Mons Retreat. The D.C.M. was awarded - " For conspicuous good service at a critical moment, whereby he was mainly ...
Sergeant Of The 42nd Royal Highlanders (The Black Watch)
John Burnett (fl. 1815-1862) A Sergeant Of The 42nd Royal Highlanders (The Black Watch) Pencil and watercolour on paper 365mm x 270mm A Scottish soldier stands beside a stone which bears the engraving ...
Servicemen at Regal Cinema
Servicemen arriving at the balcony entrance to the Regal Cinema in Leamington Spa, October 1946. The film showing, 'Theirs is the Glory', was a re-creation of the Battle of Arnhem, which was one of the ...
Soldier whirligig
This whirligig, a guardsman in uniform, is made of polychrome pine and metal. The soldier wears a traditional uniform of black trousers and a red jacket with a high collar, white belt and buttons down ...
Soldier, sailor and postman whirligigs
These three whirligigs - a sailor, a soldier and a postman, are British and date from the early 20th century. The term 'whirligig' comes from 'gig', meaning a whipping top, and can be used to describe ...
Soldiers at Mobile Canteen Window after Blitz of World War Two
Group of soldiers enjoying a cup of tea.
Stretton on Dunsmore. George V reviewing troops
London Road, near Home Farm (between Coventry & Dunchurch), Stretton on Dunsmore. George V reviewing 29th Division. March, 1915