H.R.H. Princess Elizabeth Colonel, Grenadier Guards. With the members of the staff at the Guards Depot, 8th July, 1949
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NAM.2017-09-7-22-28

Description

Photograph of the Staff at the Guards Depot in Caterham posing for the image with the Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, HRH Princess Elizabeth, 8th July 1949. They pose for the image in six rows in front of some trees and depot buildings. The men are all wearing battle dress and forage caps, with the officers in service dress. Princess Elizabeth sits in the centre of the front row. Taken by G & H Bunce of Caterham. The men are named as (from left to right): Back Row: Dmrs Brooks; Lippiatt; Hall; Bourne; Gallacher; Td.S Riley; Dmr Cox; Td.S Jones; Green; Dmr Dutch 5th Row: Td.S Kelly; Vernon; Graves; Fox; Egginton; Gunn; Mead; Haynes; Greenwood; Carr; Gilbert; Smith; Phillips; Burns 4th Row: Cpls Price; Deering; Wright; Td.S Brown; Cooper; Jones; Wheal; Stableford; Young; Morss; Ashley; Crawley; Evans; Howard 3rd Row: Cpls Drake; Bailey; Williams; Lee; Cowan; L/Sgts McMahon; Whitaker; Randle; Snape; Black; Cpls Eason; Hines; Hilsdon; Cooper; Wiles 2nd Row: CSM J Collins; L/Sgts Fisher; Doyle; Hutchings; Sgts Kingdon; Parry; Gilman; Charlton; Gledhill; Wakelin; Mayhew; D/Maj Payne; L/Sgt Biggenden; Argent; Fee; CQMS R Boyles Front Row: WOII Watson; RQMS J WIlliams; Capt & QM H Lucas MBE; Lt Col J Chandos-Pole; Col E H Goulburn DSO; Maj R G C Rasch; HRH Princess Elizabeth; CSM F Giles; Lt Gen Sir F Browning KBE CB DSO; Maj E C W M Penn MC; Lieut H Hamilton-Dalrymple; D/Sgt W Smart; Maj E C W M Penn MC From an album of 29 photographs compiled by or presented to Sgt J Biggenden. It covers the period 1927-1951 and includes mainly group images taken at the Guards Depot in Caterham, plus some inspections such as by HM The Queen at Windsor Castle.