9 Photographs of The Hereford Regiment During WWI

21st May 2015

To celebrate Birdsong coming to The Courtyard, and to commemorate the World War One Centenary, we’ve dug out 9 photographs from the history books of The Hereford Regiment during WW1

 

Cpl Hinksman (served at Gallipoli) from Ledbury wearing Imperial Service badge
Cpl Hinksman (served at Gallipoli) from Ledbury wearing Imperial Service badge

 

Signal Section
The Hereford Regiment Signal Section

 

Pte Barter wounded at Gallipoli – photo taken after war wearing 1914 15 star, British War Medal and Allied Victory Medal
Pte Barter wounded at Gallipoli – photo taken after War wearing 1914 15 star, British War Medal and Allied Victory Medal

 

Members of the Herefordshire Regiment on mobilisation 5 Aug 1914, awaiting transport to join the rest of the Bn at Hereford
Members of the Herefordshire Regiment on mobilisation 5 Aug 1914, awaiting transport to join the rest of the Bn at Hereford

 

Recruits to the Herefords drilling on Castle Green Aug Sep 1914
Recruits to the Hereford Regiment drilling on Castle Green Aug/Sep 1914

 

Capt Sir Herbert Archer Croft of Lugwardine Court . Missing in action presumed killed in action at Suvla Bay 10 Aug 1915 – 2 days after landing
Capt Sir Herbert Archer Croft of Lugwardine Court. Missing in action presumed killed in action at Suvla Bay 10 Aug 1915 – 2 days after landing

 

A group of Herefordshire Regiment soldiers at Park Hall Camp Oswestry – 1916
A group of Herefordshire Regiment soldiers at Park Hall Camp Oswestry – 1916

 

British troops ashore at Suvla Bay
Hereford Regiment troops ashore at Suvla Bay

 

Herefordshire soldiers in the Middle East 1916-17
Herefordshire soldiers in the Middle East 1916-17

 

With thanks to Colonel Andy Taylor for providing these magnificent photographs.