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Photograph of the Brigade of Guards Depot winners who were the winners in the London District Cross Country Championships, 1937. The men are mainly wearing sports kit, and pose with the Commandant (sitting in the centre of the front row) Maj W D Faulkner. He and Lt Gurney are wearing blue frock coats and forage caps, with CSM Stedman and RSM Dorman in service dress. A trophy and medals sit on the ground in front of them and the Guards Chapel of St Michael the Archangel can be seen behind them. Taken by G and H Bunce, Westway, Caterham. They are named as (from left to right): Back Row: L/Sgt H Bailey, (Coldstream Guards); L/Cpl J Biggenden, (Grenadier Guards); Td.S N Laurence, (Grenadier Guards); CSM C Stedman, (Grenadier Guards); L/Cpl A Attenborough, (Grenadier Guards); Td.S R Carratt, (Grenadier Guards); L/Sgt C Hedditch, (Welsh Guards) Middle Row: L/Cpl J Tinkler, (Coldstream Guards); Rct R Brewer, (Coldstream Guards); Td.S J Carter, (Grenadier Guards); Rct W Halliday, (Grenadier Guards); L/Cpl F Pickford, (Coldstream Guards); Rct T Donlan, (Irish Guards); Td.S B Elliott, (Grenadier Guards); Td.S B Bircham, (Grenadier Guards) Front Row: L/Sgt F Clarke, (Coldstream Guards); L/Cpl A Smyllie, (Irish Guards); RSM W Dorman, (Scots Guards); Major W D Faulkner MC, (Irish Guards - Commandant); Lieut & Adjt J E Gurney, (Welsh Guards); L/Sgt L Simpson, (Coldstream Guards); Sgt W Shanahan, (Irish Guards) 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.