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Photograph of Pioneer Sergeant Thomas Stoton, 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards, Frensham Camp, 1894. He wears a blue field service cap, scarlet dress tunic, overalls and boots with black leather gaiters. Three chevrons on his upper right sleeve denote his rank, along with the crossed axes and grenade showing his appointment as pioneer. Only the Pioneer Sergeant and pipe major were allowed to wear a beard at this time. He stands with the traditional Pioneer’s axe under his arm, in front of some tents in camp. Other soldiers can be seen behind him. Image taken by F.G.O. Stuart. From an album of 77 photographs (including some archives and postcards) relating to the Grenadier Guards, 1894-1909 (c). Includes training at Frensham Camp, boxing matches, orders for King Edward VII’s Coronation and images from Staff College 1909, including a trip to the Franco-Prussian War battlefields in France.