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Group photograph of the Depot Companies, Grenadier Guards - Staff and Trained Soldiers, Guards Depot, Caterham, July 1936. The image has been taken in front of trees on the occasion of a visit from HRH The Duke of Connaught. They pose for the image in 7 rows wearing their scarlet tunics with forage caps. The drummers are obvious with their elaborately braided tunics, whilst the officers in the front row wear blue frock coats or their scarlet tunics and bearskin caps. Taken by G and H Bunce, Westway, Caterham. They are named as (from left to right): Back Row: L/Cpl C Parris; E Franklin; Td.S W Kearsey; G Etches; L/Cpl L Boggis 6th Row: Td.S A Grimmer; N Rimmell; R Briscoe; C Deacon; F Whyley; C Lyons; J Paget; C Golding; L/Cpl A Robertson 5th Row: Td.S K Fielden; A Thompson; W Wainright; F Burcham; J Biggenden; V Brunger; A Keel; J Carter; J Bignell; E Seddon; H Wrath 4th Row: Td.S J Hughes; L/Cpl R Wilson; Td.S R Hall; W Coles; C Eason; Drmr J Vine; A Allen; L/Cpl J Angulatta; Td.S G Hawath; P Sedgwick; B Elliott 3rd Row: L/Sgt R Troughton; Td.S T Grogan; J Davison; L/Cpl J Browett; Td.S H Miller; A Leach; N Laurence; H Lanham; R Langford; G Nye; L/Cpl F Potter 2nd Row: Sgt A Folkes; M Young; L/Sgt B Wilkins; H Muckett; J Lewis; J Atkinson; J Ball; J Poole; F Dowling; Sgt G Rowson; A Collier Front Row: RSM A J Brand MBE; Lieut & Adjt L R C Stucley; Captain R B R Colvin; Colonel G E C Rasch CVO DSO; HRH The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn KG GCVO GBE etc; Captain C J Vernon-Wentworth; Lieut P G Evelyn; 2nd Lieut J W Chandos-Pole; CSM C Stedman 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.