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WELCOME ! TO MILITARY IMAGES © copyright Roger W. G. Capewell 1999 - 2009 |
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regarding this web site to
Roger Capewell at :- rcapeX@tiscali.co.uk (please remove the X
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Good luck and good
hunting! To you all.
The
Photographic Collections
THE DONATED PHOTOGRAPHS COLLECTION 115 Pages of donated and privately held photographs. As of today, there are 4,665
unidentified individuals, plus many others that only the most basic facts
are known. Please have a look, perhaps you will you will recognise
a family member or ancestor. > VIEW
THE ALDERLEY COLLECTION The newly published collection of 200 +
unidentified WW1 era recovering casualties and staff. The patients could be from any
Military unit or area. These photographs are a "Must See". > VIEW
THE
THE JOHN CHEW ROBINSON M.M. D.C.M. COLLECTION. This is an exceptional collection of WW1 photographs that features (in the main) Sergeant
John Robinson and the Durham Light Infantry Regiment. There are some 234 unidentified individuals to be seen in the
collection, including a single group of 93 servicemen, nurses and staff at The
Ascot Hospital. The pages also contain an excellent article written by David
Stevens about the life of Sergeant Robinson. To view the John Chew Robinson
collection > VIEW
THE WILLIAM HIGGINSON COLLECTION. This wonderful collection of photographs of
Troopers of the (Prince Albert's Own) 11th Hussars and the 13th Hussars plus
other unknown Cavalry Regiments has been donated by JOY BOWEN of the U.S.A. in
memory of her late Father WILLIAM HIGGINSON Jr. who was rightly proud to have
been a Trooper of the 11th and the 13th Hussars. The photographs are (in the
main) dated to around the very early 1920's. 142 of the Soldiers that are
featured in the collection are unidentified. To view the William Higginson Collection please click here> VIEW
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL Photographs and description by KEITH SHELVEY View> VIEW
EASTWOOD and HILLTOP (NOTTINGHAMSHIRE) WAR MEMORIALS. photographed and transcribed by
SYLVIA EDWARDS. Please click here > VIEW
THE WORLD WAR ONE AERIAL "TRENCH" PHOTOGRAPHS COLLECTION. These photographs were taken by
Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force airmen. They have been supplied for
publication by kind permission of the
A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF GERMAN WW1 SOLDIERS. This collection contains images of
approximately 129 World War One soldiers. >VIEW
INDIAN
ARMY UNIFORMS (from circa 1937). There are 31 coloured
illustrations here. Please note that these pages are fairly slow to load due to
the image content so please be patient. > VIEW
OTHER
NON MILITARY
"ODD BALL CORNER" This page is a little something that I just
could not resist. Everyone is very welcome to send in a scan for this page! The
more oddball the better! (Just 3 scanned images on this page). > VIEW
News, Articles,
Information, Free Look ups, Databases etc.
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A new Military Badges Reference Book by Roger
Capewell 'Military Badges for Collectors and Historians' contains over 1200
badge and insignia illustrations, 247 'Mini' Histories concerning the British
Cavalry, Yeomanry Cavalry, Foot Guards, Infantry, Territorial Infantry Corps,
Services and Cyclist Battalions and much more. For more information about the new book, please click here >> BOOK |
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THE 19TH CENTURY SOLDIER (DISCIPLINE AND CONDITIONS) This is a brilliantly written
article by DAVID STEVENS.
The article gives a very interesting insight into the harsh regime that a
British soldier (and often his family) were subject to when "Tommy"
volunteered and took the "Royal Shilling". > VIEW
A LIST OF 19TH CENTURY BRITISH WARS AND CAMPAIGNS a great article by David Stevens.
> VIEW
THE WW1 MEMORIAL PLAQUE AND SCROLL It was decided during World War One that all
next of kin of service personnel who lost their lives as a result of the war
would be presented with a memorial plaque and commemorative scroll from King
and country. > VIEW
SERGEANT WILLIAM GREGG V.C.
D.C.M. M.M. of the
Rifle Brigade. Sergeant Gregg was the first British soldier to win all three of
these awards. > VIEW
THE 76th. REGIMENT OF FOOT (A partial history), the Regiment
later (1881) became, The 2nd. Battallion The Duke of
THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE CASUALTY LISTS.
David Stevens has
done a wonderful job of listing (approx.) 261 casualties from this extremely
famous but equally sad action of the Crimean War. David has listed each
casualty under their Regiment. The Prisoners of the Russians (counted as
casualties), are also listed. The Regiments involved were, The 4th Light
Dragoons, The 8th Hussars, The 11th Hussars, The 13th Light Dragoons, and The
17th Lancers. View the casualty lists here> VIEW
ARTICLE An
excellently written article by DOUG CAUNT (updated
THE ROLLS OF HONOUR 8TH (MIDLAND COUNTIES) PARACHUTE
BATTALION. Transcribed by LIZ STONE, plus her wonderful description of
a ceremony and service at ARNHAM in 1998. > VIEW
THE MEDAL ROLLS OF WORLD WAR ONE AND WORLD WAR TWO. Basic information about this
important resource with a brief guide concerning these records > VIEW
THE OLD CONTEMPTIBLES "That 'little mighty Force that stood for
The surname MARDELL
/ MARDLE, CHRISTINE NORMINGTON has kindly donated details of discharge documents found at the Public
Record Office (
THE
THE SCOTTISH HORSE (Yeomanry) REGIMENT A transcription of the Boer War casualties of
the Scottish Horse Regiment . Transcribed
from the Boer War Memorial at
Military
Badge Identification
A free web site to assist
in identifying British Military Badges.
Images of over 400 cap
badges can be seen on my 'Military Badges" web site > VIEW
THE LEICESTERSHIRE REGIMENT ON THE
THE LEICESTERSHIRE REGIMENT'S BATTALIONS IN WW1. IAIN KERR has kindly supplied an outline history for each of the 22 Leicestershire
Regiment battalions and their casualty figures. > VIEW
THE 17th REGIMENT OF FOOT (THE LEICESTERSHIRE REGIMENT)
DEPLOYMENT A
chronological list of the deployment of between 1798 and Oct/Nov 1914 By DAVID STEVENS. This is an invaluable document for
anyone interested in the history of this great Regiment. > VIEW
A TRANSCRIPTION OF A DISCHARGE PAGE (1855) from the records of the LEICESTERSHIRE
REGIMENT (MILITIA) for March
-November 1855.> VIEW
NEW!
CRIMEA WAR CASUALTY LISTS for the 17th. Regiment of Foot (Leicestershire). > VIEW
THE BOER WAR CASUALTY LISTS
A LIST OF NAMES OF OVER 200 SOLDIERS Of The 1/4th. (City Territorial) Battalion, The Leicestershire Regiment who were in action in World War One
(1915 - 1918) from that great book "Foot Prints" and a possible look
up from the book. > VIEW
A LIST CONTAINING 312 NAMES OF SOLDIERS of the 1ST. BATTALION THE
LEICESTERSHIRE REGIMENT found
in the book "HISTORY OF THE 1ST & 2ND BATTALIONS THE LEICESTERSHIRE
REGIMENT IN THE GREAT WAR". Where possible, some details of the individuals rank/s etc. are to be
found in this list. Look ups from the book are available for extra details
concerning the individuals listed (where available). > VIEW
A LIST CONTAINING 668 NAMES OF SOLDIERS of the 1/5th BATTALION THE
LEICESTERSHIRE REGIMENT found
in the book "THE FIFTH LEICESTERSHIRE" by Captain J. D. Hills ". Where possible, some details of the
individuals rank/s etc. are to be found in this list. Look ups from the book
are available for extra details concerning the individuals listed (where
available). > VIEW
A WW1 DIARY COMPILED BY SIGNALLER L. D. RICHARDS of the 1/4th BATTALION, THE
LEICESTERSHIRE REGIMENT. Signaler
Richards short diary has never before been seen outside of his family. It is
published here with the kind permission of his Nephew PETER KNEW of South Africa. > VIEW
THE 1ST BATTALION, THE LEICESTERSHIRE REGIMENT, GARRISON LOG
BOOK 1891- 1893, HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA. Currently being transcribed by MR WILLIAM
STRATTON. These documents give a fascinating insight into the daily routines
and happenings of a late Victorian period British Army Garrison. Many officers
and soldiers of the 1st Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment are
named, and also soldiers of the following Regiments that were also stationed or
temporarily attached to the Leicestershire Regiment at the Halifax Garrison for
the above mentioned period, 1/ The 2nd. Battalion The Duke of Wellington's
Regiment (West Riding). 2/ No. 3 and No 17, Western Division, The Royal
Artillery Regiment. 3/ A detachment of The Royal Engineers. (please note that
these are large documents and may take a while to download). > VIEW
A MARCHING SONG of the 1/4th Battalion the LEICESTERSHIRE
REGIMENT and a verse for fallen Tigers ( a verse written
for Leicestershire Regiment soldiers who lost their lives in WW1) > VIEW
WAR MEMORIAL PHOTOGRAPHS AND TRANSCRIPTIONS FOR LEICESTER,
LEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND, ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH LEICS. -
WOOLSTHORPE LEICS. - GREAT GLENN LEICS. - PLUNGAR
- LEIC. - VICTORIA PARK, LEIC. - BAGWORTH, LEICS. - WOODHOUSE EAVES, LEICS. -
RAVENSTONE, LEICS. - DESFORD, LEICS. - ROTHLEY, LEICS. BIRSTALL, LEICS.-
MOUNTSORREL LEICS. - BARLESTONE, LEICS. - BARDON, LEICS. - NEWBOLD VERDON,
LEICS. - GILROES (Cemetery) LEICESTER - HATHERN, LEICS. - BELTON, LEICES. -
SHEPSHED, LEICS. Plus 13
THE ENDERBY (Leicestershire) WORLD WAR ONE PROJECT. An article by TIM GREEN of the Enderby Heritage Group, and an appeal for information and
material concerning the fallen of The Great War from the village of Enderby in Leicestershire, England. The short article
contains a link to the excellent Enderby Heritage
Group web site. > VIEW
A NEW BOOK CONCERNING THE WAR MEMORIALS OF BELTON, HATHERN AND SHEPSHED,
LEICESTERSHIRE by
Rich Blood.> VIEW
A LIST OF BOOKS CONCERNING THE 17th REGIMENT OF FOOT /
LEICESTERSHIRE REGIMENT > VIEW
VALERIE MARTINS’S WEB SITE CONCERNING THE PARKINSON SOLDIERS who served with the Lincolnshire
Regiment and Leicestershire Regiment. The site has many interesting
photographs. http://community.webtv.net/ValerieMartin/ChickandIvyMartinA
USEFUL WEB SITES, Links,
E-mail addresses and
snail addresses. There are many great resources here. > VIEW
My Grateful thanks go to My
Uncle DAVID STEVENS and to my wife ANNIE CAPEWELL. Without both
David and Annie's huge amount of input and hard work, this web site could not
function properly, nor could so many people be given help and assistance with
their research. Many thanks also to the contributors for their photographs and
information and the wonderful people who so often give their expert advice to
many contributors and visitors. Thank you all!
The
Battle of Bellenglise, 5. 50 a.m. September 29th.
1918 (an eyewitness account).
"At zero hour, one of
the heaviest barrages of the war crashed on the Hindenburg line. The Germans
always said that the British never knew what a barrage was like as they were
never under one of their own. One single gun gave the signal and then every
single gun within miles belched. Dante's inferno was a mere twitter to this.
This was the real thing ; there was no two ways about it, this was quite
definitely fiery bloody Hell.
Hell let loose on earth!
Hell with a capital H.!
Hell with the lid off !
Heart-breaking, body
rending, shrieking, blasting, HELL !".
" Just before zero
hour, Atkins caressingly fixed his bayonet, drank a libation of rum to the
great god Luck, and chanted to that august deity the "Hymn before
Action".
"The bells of hell go
ting-a-ling-a-ling For you and not for me. Oh, death where is thy
sting-a-ling-a-ling,
Or grave thy victory"
An unknown British
Soldier. By 2nd Lt. Wilfred Halliday (France 1917)
Unknown!
Ah, no! Thy name still lives,
For one
had seen thee fall,
And
marked the sacrifice thus made,
The
debt of love so nobly made,
Faithful
to freedom's call.