Trooping the Colour - 1936, on the Alexandria Sporting Club Polo Ground. Number 2 Guard.
photograph, photograph
Accession Number
NAM.2017-09-7-24-31
Description
Photograph taken during the 1936 Trooping the Colour Parade, with the 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards, Egypt. It shows the Number 2 Guard - a long line of soldiers with their rifles with bayonets attached and resting on their left shoulders as they march. A large crowd of spectators can be seen in the distance as can lots of buildings surrounding the sports ground. Three men are named as being CSM Reynolds, Captain R H Bushman and CQMS Nicklin. From an album containing 90 photographs compiled and presented by Lt-Col J R S Besly, Grenadier Guards, entitled: ‘Egypt 1936’, but covering the 2nd Battalion during 1935-1937.
Events
Trooping the Colour (Ceremonial Events)