| Images from England, Scotland and Ireland |
| The Regulars |
| 2nd Lt. Hylbert John Birkbeck 1st West India Regiment & Border Scouts 1899 |
| Unidentified Trooper 7th "The Queens Own" Hussars. c. 1900 |
| Brigade Sergeant-Major William H. Garlick Royal Horse Artillery c. 1870s |
| Unidentified Private Prince Albert's Somerstshire Light Infantry Hand Tinted Cabinet Photo c. 1880s |
| Captain W. A. Hebden 1st Battalion, The Essex Regiment Cabinet Photograph Essex, England 1899 |
| Staff Sergeant 2nd Battalion The Gordon Highlanders c. 1880s |
| Veteran Sergeants Kings Royal Rifle Corps c. 1892 |
| Unidentified Gunner Royal Marine Light Artillery & Nurse c. 1900 |
| Trumpeter Henry Hollington Sawyer H.A.C City Imperial Volunteers 1899 |
| Lance Corporal 1st Battalion South Wales Borderers c. 1890 |
| Unidentified Trooper 14th Hussars c. 1900 |
| Unidentified Artilleryman c. 1890's |
| Mounted Officer Belfast, Ireland c. 1900 |
| Unidentified Mounted Artillery Sergeant c. 1900 |
| Cooks 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry 1895 |
| Soldier's Bunk c. 1895 |
| Captain Godfrey Baldwin 19th Regiment of Foot 1873 |
| Sergeant John Colley 43rd Regiment of Foot c. 1869 |
| Private J.C. Weeks 1st Battalion, 22nd Regiment of Foot 1877 |
| Lieutenant Conway Stratford George Canning Kings Royal Rifle Corps c. 1884 |
| Lieutenant Charles Frederick Lennock 1st Battalion, The Suffolk Regiment c. 1883 |
| Cadet Harry Charles Harvey Royal Military College 1870 - 1903 ( 5 images) |
| Lord Cardigan: "Paymaster? Paymaster Duberley? That ain't a rank, it's a trade!" from the 1968 film The Charge of the Light Brigade. |
| Two Military Policemen c. 1870s |
| George Sydney Carr 3rd Regiment of Foot "The Buffs" c. 1870 |
| Officer 25th Regiment of Foot c. 1870s |
| Carte de Visite-Sized Gemtype (Ferrotype) Royal Artillery c. 1860s |
| Captain Henry Fludyer Scots Guards c. 1870s |
| Colonel Richard G. A. Luard 62nd Regiment of Foot c. 1865 |
| Captain Adolphus Vereker 20th Regiment of Foot c. 1860 |
| Lieutenant-Colonel William George Hamley Royal Engineers c. 1859 |
| Unidentified Ensign 64th Regiment of Foot c. 1860s |
| The Volunteers, Militia,Yeomanry and Cadet Corps |
| Unidentified Private 1st Volunteer Battalion The South Wales Borderers c. 1890s |
| Staff Sergeant Henry J. B. Paish 19th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers c. 1900 |
| Lt. Rupert Wilkin 13th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers "The Queen's Westminster Rifles" c. 1888 |
| Lieutenant William Adams Caithness Artillery Volunteers c. 1890 |
| Bugler 28th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers "Irish Rifles" c. 1890 |
| Military Cyclist Volunteer Battalion The Cheshire Regiment c. 1900 |
| Chaplain Volunteer Forces c. 1900 |
| Sergeant 14th County of London Battalion The London Regiment "London Scottish" c. 1904 |
| Signaler Arthur E. L. Jones No 4 University Co. Queen's City of Edinburgh Rifle Volunteers 1898 |
| Colour Sergeant 8th Battalion The Kings Liverpool Regiment "Liverpool Scottish" c. 1890s |
| Lieutenant (later Lieutenant Colonel) R. E. Martin C.M.G., T.D. D.L. 5th battalion, The Leicestershire Regiment c. 1900s |
| Ambulanceman Tom Rowen St. John's Ambulance Brigade c. 1900 |
| Officer St. John's Ambulance Brigade c. 1900 |
| Quartermaster Sergeant St. John's Ambulance Brigade c. 1900 |
| Ambulancemen Frederick and Luke Suthers in Foreign Service Order St. John's Ambulance Brigade c. 1900 |
| Veteran Sergeant 1st Caithness Volunteer Artillery c. 1880s |
| Ambulanceman Home Service Order St. John's Ambulance Brigade c. 1902 |
| Trooper & Brothers Yeomany Cavalry Imperial Yeomanry c. 1901 |
| Trooper City Imperial Volunteers c. 1900 |
| Unidentified Trooper Sussex Imperial Yeomanry c. 1900s |
| Sergeant & Wife 168th Company, 28th Battalion "Westminster Dragoons" Imperial Yeomanry c. 1901 |
| Saddler Imperial Yeomanry c. 1901 |
| Unidentified Rifleman 20th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers "Artist Rifles" c. 1880s |
| Tyssen Sowley Holroyd ex 34th and 23rd Regiments of Foot Regiment Volunteer Battalion, Essex Signed Cabinet Photograph Gill - Photographer Colchester, England 1891 |
Born in Colchester on 11 January, 1838 Tyssen Sowley Holroyd
first petitioned for the purchase of a commission in Her Majesty's
Army at the age of 14 on 9 August, 1852. The petition was written
on his behalf by his father, the Reverend James John Holroyd,
Rector of Abberton. Tyssen's purchase of the rank of Ensign in
the 34th Regiment of Foot was granted for a sum of £450 by the
Commander in Chief on 12 January, 1855. Less than six months
later on 8 June, 1855 he was promoted to a lieutenancy in the
same regiment.
Later in 1855 Holroyd was with his regiment in the Crimea where
he took part in the siege and taking of Sebastopol and the assault
on the Redan on 8 September, 1855.
During the Indian Mutiny (1857-58) Lieutenant Holroyd, while
with the Gwalior Contingent, was wounded during actions of 26, 27
& 28 November at Cawnpore . He took part in the capture of
Meangunge, the siege and fall of Lucknow, the relief of Azimgur
and the defeat of rebels by Sir R. Kelly in Nepal.
first petitioned for the purchase of a commission in Her Majesty's
Army at the age of 14 on 9 August, 1852. The petition was written
on his behalf by his father, the Reverend James John Holroyd,
Rector of Abberton. Tyssen's purchase of the rank of Ensign in
the 34th Regiment of Foot was granted for a sum of £450 by the
Commander in Chief on 12 January, 1855. Less than six months
later on 8 June, 1855 he was promoted to a lieutenancy in the
same regiment.
Later in 1855 Holroyd was with his regiment in the Crimea where
he took part in the siege and taking of Sebastopol and the assault
on the Redan on 8 September, 1855.
During the Indian Mutiny (1857-58) Lieutenant Holroyd, while
with the Gwalior Contingent, was wounded during actions of 26, 27
& 28 November at Cawnpore . He took part in the capture of
Meangunge, the siege and fall of Lucknow, the relief of Azimgur
and the defeat of rebels by Sir R. Kelly in Nepal.
| Colour-Sergeant Patrick Riordan DCM Duke of Cornwall's Rifle Volunteers c. 1890 |
| Sergeant Major William Thornley Royal Artillery. c. 1900 |
| Unidentified Private 66th Regiment of Foot c. 1868 |
| Major William D. S. Dickens 20th Regiment of Foot c. 1860 |
| Colonel William Pollexfen Radcliffe 20th Regiment of Foot c. 1863 |
| No. 2040 Private John McDermond Promoted Corporal 47th Regiment of Foot, 2nd Division. Awarded the Victoria Cross for Gallantry at the Battle of Inkerman on 5th November, 1854. Carte de Visite Reproduced c. 1880 from a glass plate original c. 1857 |
John McDermond was born in
Clackmannan, Scotland around
1828 and it was during the Crimean
War that he was awarded the
Victoria Cross for gallantry in the
face of the enemy while serving
with the 42nd Regiment of Foot/2nd
Division.
Clackmannan, Scotland around
1828 and it was during the Crimean
War that he was awarded the
Victoria Cross for gallantry in the
face of the enemy while serving
with the 42nd Regiment of Foot/2nd
Division.
| Charles Alfred Howard McPherson 5th Lancashire Rifle Voluteers 2nd West India Regiment 1873-1889 |
| Army Private & Colonial Volunteer? 1880s |
| Unidentified Private 4th Volunteer Battalion The Queens (West Surrey) Regiment c. 1900 |
| Bugler Imperial Yeomanry c. 1900 |
| Trooper Frederick James Hunt 2nd Life Guards c. 1898 |
| Quarter Master Sergeant Frederic William Piggin c. 1900 |
| Unidentified Officer Hand Tinted Carte de Visite c. 1875 |
| Unidentified Private 1st Regiment of Foot The Royal Scots c. 1879 |
| Unidentified Sergeant Hand Tinted CDV c. 1867 |
Edward "Eddie" Sylvester
Gillman was born on 11 December,
1857 at Laurel Mount, Cork,
Ireland the son of Thomas Henry
Gillman, M.D. and the former
Frances Alicia Shawe.
He received his appointment as
Sub-Lieutenant of the West Cork
Artillery (Militia) on 3 March,
1877.
An outline of his military career
follows:
Lieutenant - West Cork
Artillery (Militia) - 31 May, 1877
Gillman was born on 11 December,
1857 at Laurel Mount, Cork,
Ireland the son of Thomas Henry
Gillman, M.D. and the former
Frances Alicia Shawe.
He received his appointment as
Sub-Lieutenant of the West Cork
Artillery (Militia) on 3 March,
1877.
An outline of his military career
follows:
Lieutenant - West Cork
Artillery (Militia) - 31 May, 1877
| Edward Sylvester Gillman 31st Regiment of Foot / South Wales Borderers Carte de Visite Belfast, Ireland c.1880 |
| Sergeant David H. Muir Edinburgh Artillery Volunteers c. 1903 |
| Wheeler Lewis Tizard Royal Engineers c. 1885 |
| Rifle Battalion Military Cyclist c. 1900 |
| Mounted Infantryman The Green Howards The Princess of Yorkshire Regiment c. 1900 |
| Surgeon Philip Mackay Ellis 10 September, 1878 |
| Lieutenant Charles Gordon Creyk 2nd Battalion, 24th Foot 2nd Battalion, West India Regt. Carte de Viste Dover, England 1876 |
This recently acquired CDV photograph shows
Charles Gordon Creyk and he was identified as being
a member of the 2nd West India Regiment. As usual
I began to do some preliminary research prior to
posting the image here and I soon found out that
Creyk had been a member of the 2nd Battalion, 24th
Regiment of Foot prior to transferring to the 2/West
India. Never having heard of a Lt. Creyk serving
with the 24th during the Anglo-Zulu War I began to
look a bit further through my sources and found the
following:
Born about 1856 in Banffshire, Scotland the son of
Alexander and Sarah Creyk.
Charles Gordon Creyk and he was identified as being
a member of the 2nd West India Regiment. As usual
I began to do some preliminary research prior to
posting the image here and I soon found out that
Creyk had been a member of the 2nd Battalion, 24th
Regiment of Foot prior to transferring to the 2/West
India. Never having heard of a Lt. Creyk serving
with the 24th during the Anglo-Zulu War I began to
look a bit further through my sources and found the
following:
Born about 1856 in Banffshire, Scotland the son of
Alexander and Sarah Creyk.
| Private John Harvey 2nd Battalion The Devonshire Regiment c. 1885 |
| Captain Henry Grenfell Thornton 1st Nottinghamshire (Robin Hood) Rifle Volunteers 1901 |
Christian and Denis Galloway
Christiana Maud Gordon were
both born in Wales, Denis in
13 May, 1880.
They where both to be
commissioned into the Royal
Monmouthshire Royal
Engineers (militia) in 1897 a
unit with the unusual but not
unique distinction of having
the word "Royal" used twice
in its title.
Christiana Maud Gordon were
both born in Wales, Denis in
13 May, 1880.
They where both to be
commissioned into the Royal
Monmouthshire Royal
Engineers (militia) in 1897 a
unit with the unusual but not
unique distinction of having
the word "Royal" used twice
in its title.
| Left: Lt. Christian Francis John Galloway Right: William Albert Denis Galloway Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers Mounted Photographs c. 1902 |
| Captain Frederick Baylay Royal Engineers c.1893 |
| Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick George Baylay Royal Artillery May, 1888 |
| Army Service Corps Sergeant c. 1890 |
| Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Allen Owen Gentleman at Arms Late 88th Regiment of Foot 1911 |
| Captain Richard Clay 3rd Middlesex Rifle Volunteers c. 1885 |
| Drum Major Dwyer c 1860s |
| Volunteer Signaler/Cyclist Swansea Volunteer Force (Artillery) c. 1890 |
| Gunner Ernest Charleton H.A.C City Imperial Volunteers 1899 |
| Drummer 7th Middlesex (London Scottish) Volunteer Rifle Corps c. 1900s |
| Two Unidentified Volunteer Sergeants Drinking Bass Ale and Playing Cards Volunteer Battalion, The Royal Berkshire Regiment Great Britain c. 1890's |
| "Tiggy" Corporal of Artillery Volunteers c. 1870 |
| "In Days to Come" Original Pen & Ink/Watercolour Illustration Great Britain 1897 |
| Sergeant William Henry Jenkins 2nd Battalion The Royal Highlanders (The Black Watch) Military Prison Staff Corps c. 1907 |
| Cabinet Photograph Inscribed from Thomas Hart to Mr. J. Hart Bulford Camp Wiltshire, England c. 1904 |
example of what at first looked to be an
easy research project but ended up
leaving more unanswered questions
than there were at the beginning.
Taken after the end of the Anglo-Boer
War the image depicts a private of the
Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (his
cap badge is clearly visible) who appears
to have been posted to Bulford Camp in
Wiltshire.
Additionally the photograph bears a
period inscription on its reverse that
reads: "From Thomas Hart to Mr. J.
Hart".
Following my normal course of
investigation I soon uncovered a set of...
easy research project but ended up
leaving more unanswered questions
than there were at the beginning.
Taken after the end of the Anglo-Boer
War the image depicts a private of the
Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (his
cap badge is clearly visible) who appears
to have been posted to Bulford Camp in
Wiltshire.
Additionally the photograph bears a
period inscription on its reverse that
reads: "From Thomas Hart to Mr. J.
Hart".
Following my normal course of
investigation I soon uncovered a set of...
| Lieutenant Arthur Stanley Hoole Royal Military Academy Royal Artillery c. 1885 |
| Sergeant Royal Engineers c. 1902 |
| Lance Corporal Lewis Jagoe Commissariat and Transport Department 18 January 1871 |
| Bandsman 14th Regiment of Foot c. 1866 |
| Corporal Thomas Ely Gale Royal Artillery c. 1881 |
| Cadet (Four Views) Harrow Rifle Corps c. 1900s |
| Cadet Queen's University (Belfast) Officers' Training Corps? c. 1905 |