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Photograph of a Company route march along a street - probably a Company from the 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards, 1932. The 3rd Battalion were based in Chelsea Barracks at the time. The men are led by a Lieutenant, and are wearing khaki service dress with peaked caps and equipment on their webbing and backs. They march with their rifles held on their left shoulders. A man stands by him bicycle on the pavement and watches them go by. Mentioned in the caption is second-in-command of the battalion, Maj Allan Adair. From a photograph album of 135 photographs; album entitled: ‘3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards 1930-1960’, showing parades, portraits, and group images, taken mainly in Egypt, North Africa, Italy and Palestine.