14th Gallery

1st battalion, Scots Guards, 1958

Leaving England for Germany: the 1st battalion, Scots Guards, march past Windsor castle en route to the railway station. On Nov. 14 the 1st Battalion, Scots Guards, left Windsor for Germany, where they were to join the 4th Guards Brigade, near Dusseldorf. Traditionally, Scots Guards battalions about to move station are roused at dawn by drums and fifes playing the Long Reveille

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Captain Charles Upham

Portrait of double VC winner, Captain Charles Upham (). Born in New Zealand, Upham was a sheep farmer who distinguished himself during World War Two on two occasions. On July 14th/15th 1942, Captain Upham led an attack on a strong enemy position at El Ruweisat Ridge in the Western Desert. Despite being wounded in one arm, he destroyed a tank and several guns and vehicles, returning to his company after his wound was dressed and remaining with them until he was severely wounded and captured. Previous to that in May 1941, he had won the Victoria Cross for conspicuous gallantry during operations in Crete. He is one of only three men to have won the Victoria Cross and Bar since its institution in 1856. The other two, Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Martin-Leake and Captain Noel Chavasse are also included in this picture

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The Boy by Fred Thompson with W H Berry

The Boy, a musical comedy presented by Alfred Butt and written by Fred Thompson and Percy Greenbank. It was first produced at the Adelphi Theatre on 14th September 1917 and was to continue running for 801 performances, making it one of the longest runs of any musical theatre piece up to that time. The illustration is of a smiling gentleman, W H Berry, wearing a top hat, scarf and long frock coat, standing on a porch at nightime. Date: 1917

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