H.R.H. Princess Elizabeth Colonel, Grenadier Guards. With the members of the staff at the Guards Depot, 26th July, 1951
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Accession Number

NAM.2017-09-7-22-29

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, 26th July 1951. They pose for the image in eight rows in front of some trees and depot buildings. The men are all wearing battle dress and forage caps, with most of 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 Jacques; Batch; Smith; Wright; Cox; Td.S Richardson; Langfield 7th Row: Td.S Hills; Pepper; Holmes; Dmr Shaw; Td.S Guildford; Smith; Bond; Lillico; Spicer; Rann; Kelly 6th Row: Td.S Ellis; Coleman; Jeffrey; Gilbert; Stanford; Walpole; Tatler; Payne; Davies; Twyman; Cranney; Farenden; Owen; Walker 5th Row: Td.S Bywater-Lees; Jones; Cpl Vernon; Td.S Bonham-Lovett; Wright; Crawley; Williams; Sterriker; Harnell; Ford; Chapman; Payne; Langley; Pratt; Burton 4th Row: Td.S Bristow; Roberts; Brown; Parkin; Godwin; Belcher; Claypole; Bickmore; Stableford; Pike; Dumsday; Cpls Rochford; Deering; Td.S Lewington; Arrowsmith 3rd Row: L/Sgts Wiles; Staniforth; Lewis; Cpls Griffiths; Murrant; Middleton; Smith; Dorley; Haynes; Bennison; Saunders; Nash; Mapletoft; L/Sgt Hills; Cpl Walsh; L/Sgts Green; Gledhill 2nd Row: Sgt Baker; L/Sgts Bell; Pope; Jones; Biggenden; Sgts Fisher; Harris; Rogers; Fuller; Holmes; Snape; Pitchford; Price; L/Sgts Flanagan; Whittle; Coleman; Collier; Tingey; C/Sgt Manning Front Row: WOII Ankers; D/Sgt Giles; Lieut P Haslett; Capt J Scott; Col G Gordon-Lennox DSO; Major J Wiggin MC; HRH Princess Elizabeth; CSM White; Lt Col P I Reid; Major H Lucas; Lieut M Wise; WOII Watson; CQMS Willson 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.