| Images from England, Scotland and Ireland |
| Cabinet Photographs - The Regulars |
| 2nd Lt. Hylbert John Birkbeck 1st Battalion 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. 1870's |
| Unidentified Private Hand Applied Color c. 1880's |
| Captain W. A. Hebden 1st Battalion, The Essex Regiment Cabinet Photograph 1899 |
| Staff Sergeant 2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders c. 1880's |
| NCOs 4th Battalion Rifle Brigade c. 1822 |
| Royal Marine Artilleryman & Nurse c. 1900 |
| Trumpeter H. H. Sawyer Royal Horse Artillery 1899 |
| Lance Corporal 1st Battalion South Wales Borderers c. 1890 |
| Unidentified Trooper 14th "King's" Hussars c. 1900 |
| Unidentified Mounted Artilleryman c. 1890's |
| Mounted Officer Belfast, Ireland c. 1900 |
| Unidentified Mounted Artilleryman c. 1900 |
| Cooks of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry 1895 |
| Soldier's Bunk c. 1895 |
| Carte de Visites - The Regulars |
| Captain Godfrey Baldwin 19th Regiment of Foot 1873 |
| Sergeant John Colby 43rd Regiment of Foot c. 1870's |
| Private J.C. Weeks 1st Battalion, 22nd Regiment of Foot 1877 |
| Lt. Hon. Conway S. G. Canning Kings Royal Rifle Corps c. 1884 |
| Lt. Charles Frederick Lennock 1st Battalion, The Suffolk Regiment c. 1883 |
| Harry Charles Harvey Cadet, Royal Military College, Sandhurst. c. 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.
from the 1968 film The Charge of the Light Brigade.
| Two Military Policemen. c. 1870's |
| George Sydney Carr The 3rd Regiment of Foot "The Buffs" c. 1870 |
| Officer 25th Regiment of Foot c. 1870's |
| Carte de Visite-Sized Gemtype (Ferrotype) Royal Artillery c. 1860's |
| Captain Henry Fludyer Scots Guards c. 1870's |
| Colonel Richard George Amherst Luard 62nd Regiment c. 1865 |
| Captain Adolphus Vereker 20th Regiment of Foot c. 1860 |
| Lt. Col. William George Hamley Royal Engineers c. 1859 |
| Unidentified Ensign 34th Regiment of Foot c. 1860's |
| Cabinet Photographs & Carte de Visites - The Volunteers |
| Unidentified Private 1st Volunteer Battalion South Wales Borderers c. 1890's |
| Staff Sergeant Paish 19th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers c. 1880's |
| 13th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers "The Queen's Westminster Rifles" c. 1880's |
| Lt. William Adams Caithness Artillery Volunteers c. 1890 |
| Bugler 28th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers "Irish Rifles" c. 1890's |
| Unidentified Cyclist Volunteer Battalion Cheshire Regiment c. 1900 |
| Volunteer Forces Chaplain c. 1900 |
| Sergeant 14th County of London Battalion The London Regiment "London Scottish" c. 1904 |
| Signaler Arthur E. L. Jones No 4 University Co. City of Edinburgh Rifle Volunteers 1898 |
| Colour Sergeant 8th Battalion The Kings Liverpool Regiment "Liverpool Scottish" c. 1890's |
| Lieutenant (later Lieutenant Colonel) R. E. Martin C.M.G., T.D. D.L. Leicestershire Regiment c.1900's |
| Ambulance Man 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 Artilley c. 1880's |
| Ambulance Man St. John's Ambulance Brigade c. 1902 |
| Cabinet Photographs/Carte de Visites - Imperial Yeomanry |
| Trooper Northumberland & New Castle Yeomany Cavalry Imperial Yeomanry c. 1901 |
| Trooper London Imperial Yeomanry c. 1901 |
| Unidentified Trooper Sussex Imperial Yeomanry c. 1900's |
| Sergeant 168th Company, 28th Battalion "Westminster Dragoons" Imperial Yeomanry c. 1901 |
| Saddler Berkshire Yeomanry Cavalry Imperial Yeomanry c. 1901 |
| Unidentified Rifleman 20th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers "Artist Rifles" c. 1880's |
| Major Tyssen Sowley Holroyd ex 34th and 23rd Regiments of Foot Lieutenant Colonel 3rd Volunteer Battalion, Essex Regiment Signed Cabinet Photograph Northlight Studio, William 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 James John Holroyd, the 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.
Tyssen Holroyd received the Crimean War Medal with clasp for
Sebastopol, the Turkish Crimean Medal and the Indian Mutiny
Medal with clasp for Lucknow.
Other overseas service included Malta (March 1862 - October
1863), Gibraltar (October 1863 - June 1866), Canada (July 1866 -
October 1867) and India again (April 1868 - November 1869).
He purchased his captaincy in the 34th Foot on 29 January 1861
and exchanged into the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Foot in March of 1862.
He seems to have retired or resigned from active service
sometime after November 1873.
He reappears in March 1875 as a Captain and Honorary Major in
the 3rd Volunteer Battalion (Essex Militia) Essex Regiment.
Promoted Major & Hon. Lt. Col. on 26 April, 1890 and finally
Lieutenant Colonel on 12 August, 1893. He disappears from the
Army List after October 1898.
Tyssen Sowley Holroyd married Mary Ann Jane Corbett in 1872. I
have been unable to find any children listed.
He died at the age of 76 in 1914.
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 James John Holroyd, the 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.
Tyssen Holroyd received the Crimean War Medal with clasp for
Sebastopol, the Turkish Crimean Medal and the Indian Mutiny
Medal with clasp for Lucknow.
Other overseas service included Malta (March 1862 - October
1863), Gibraltar (October 1863 - June 1866), Canada (July 1866 -
October 1867) and India again (April 1868 - November 1869).
He purchased his captaincy in the 34th Foot on 29 January 1861
and exchanged into the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Foot in March of 1862.
He seems to have retired or resigned from active service
sometime after November 1873.
He reappears in March 1875 as a Captain and Honorary Major in
the 3rd Volunteer Battalion (Essex Militia) Essex Regiment.
Promoted Major & Hon. Lt. Col. on 26 April, 1890 and finally
Lieutenant Colonel on 12 August, 1893. He disappears from the
Army List after October 1898.
Tyssen Sowley Holroyd married Mary Ann Jane Corbett in 1872. I
have been unable to find any children listed.
He died at the age of 76 in 1914.
| Acting Sergeant-Major 1st (Duke of Cornwall's) Rifle Voluteer Corps c. 1890 |
| Sergeant Major Thornley Royal Artillery. c. 1900 |
| Private 66th Regiment of Foot c. 1868 |
| Major William Drummond Scrase Dickens 20th Regiment of Foot c. 1860 |
| Col. William Pollexfen Radcliffe 20th Regiment of Foot c. 1863 |
| 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 orginal c. 1857 |
John McDermond was born in Scotland sometime around 1832 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.
On 5 November 1854 at the Battle of Inkerman, Crimea, Private
McDermond saved the life of Colonel Haly, 17th Foot, who was lying
wounded on the ground surrounded by the enemy. Private McDermond
rushed to the rescue and killed the Russian who had wounded the
colonel.
His award was posted in the London Gazzette on 24 February, 1857and
he was presented with the V.C. by Major-General the Honorable Sir
James Yorke Scarlett, KCB on the Parade Ground at Southsea, Hants
on 12 March, 1858. Another source states that the award was made
while the 47th was in Malta.
McDermond died on 22 July, 1868 in Glasgow, Scotland and rests in an
unmarked grave at Woodside Cemetery, Paisley, Scotland.
In this photograph McDermond is wearing a three clasp Crimean War
Campaign Medal, the Victoria Cross and the French Médaille Militairè.
This photo was taken after his promotion to corporal.
The apparent dirt on this photograph was actually wear on the glass
plate original that was reproduced when the CDV copy was made many
years later.
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.
On 5 November 1854 at the Battle of Inkerman, Crimea, Private
McDermond saved the life of Colonel Haly, 17th Foot, who was lying
wounded on the ground surrounded by the enemy. Private McDermond
rushed to the rescue and killed the Russian who had wounded the
colonel.
His award was posted in the London Gazzette on 24 February, 1857and
he was presented with the V.C. by Major-General the Honorable Sir
James Yorke Scarlett, KCB on the Parade Ground at Southsea, Hants
on 12 March, 1858. Another source states that the award was made
while the 47th was in Malta.
McDermond died on 22 July, 1868 in Glasgow, Scotland and rests in an
unmarked grave at Woodside Cemetery, Paisley, Scotland.
In this photograph McDermond is wearing a three clasp Crimean War
Campaign Medal, the Victoria Cross and the French Médaille Militairè.
This photo was taken after his promotion to corporal.
The apparent dirt on this photograph was actually wear on the glass
plate original that was reproduced when the CDV copy was made many
years later.
| Charles Alfred Howard McPherson 5th Lancashire Rifle Voluteers 2nd West India Regiment 1873-1889 |
| Unidentified Private & Colonial Volunteer? 1880's |
| Priavte 4th Volunteer Battalion The Queens (West Surrey Regiment) c. 1900 |
| Bugler Imperial Yeomanry c. 1900 |
| Trooper 2nd Life Guards c. 1898 |
| Frederic William Piggin c. 1900 |
| Unidentified Officer Hand Coloured CDV c. 1875 |
| Unidentified Private 1st Foot The Royal Scots c. 1879 |
| Unidentified Sergeant 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 was appointed
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 was appointed
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
| Lieutenant 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 |
| Sergeant Lewis Tizard Royal Engineers c. 1885 |
| Rifle Battalion Cyclist c. 1900 |
| Mounted Infantryman The Green Howards The Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment c. 1900 |