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Background imageOtc Collection: Army airship Beta in shed at OTC camp, Farnborough

Army airship Beta in shed at OTC camp, Farnborough
Army airship Beta in a shed at an Officers Training Corps camp in Farnborough, July 1910. Date: 1910

Background imageOtc Collection: Public schoolboys at Tidworth Pennings camp

Public schoolboys at Tidworth Pennings camp
Boys enjoying the camp bath at Tidworth Pennings camp on Salisbury Plain, where four thousand public schoolboys of the Junior Division of the Officers Training Corps were put through their paces by

Background imageOtc Collection: Lord Roberts inspects Rugby School OTC

Lord Roberts inspects Rugby School OTC
Lord Roberts, former Commander-in-Chief of the British Army and recipient of the Victoria Cross during the Indian Mutiny, visits Rugby School in February 1906 where he inspects the schools Rifle Club

Background imageOtc Collection: Officers Training Corps, Rugby School, WW1

Officers Training Corps, Rugby School, WW1
The Officer Training Corps at Rugby School going through a drill in 1915. Date: 1915

Background imageOtc Collection: Captain H H Berners, Irish Guards

Captain H H Berners, Irish Guards
Captain Hamilton Hugh Berners, Irish Guards, seen here on horseback at the Officer Training Corps, Mytchett, Surrey. Date: circa 1913

Background imageOtc Collection: Officer Training Corps had begun in 1902, in the wake of the Second Boer War

Officer Training Corps had begun in 1902, in the wake of the Second Boer War. Photograph showing a parade of training officers. Date: 1917

Background imageOtc Collection: Soldiers at Woodcote Park Camp, Epsom, Surrey, WW1

Soldiers at Woodcote Park Camp, Epsom, Surrey, WW1
Soldiers at Woodcote Park, Epsom, Surrey (a stately home taken over for military training), during the First World War. The large corrugated iron building is the kitchen. Date: circa 1915

Background imageOtc Collection: Soldiers of Royal Fusiliers relaxing during route march, WW1

Soldiers of Royal Fusiliers relaxing during route march, WW1
Three young soldiers of the University Mens Corps, Royal Fusiliers, relaxing during a route march from Clipstone Camp, near Mansfield, 21 July 1915. On the left is Albert Auerbach. Date: 1915

Background imageOtc Collection: Rugby School OTC band, c. 1906

Rugby School OTC band, c. 1906
Rugby School OTC band posing for a photograph with their instruments in 1906 (possibly 1907). Date: c.1906

Background imageOtc Collection: Inns of Court OTC advertisement, WW1

Inns of Court OTC advertisement, WW1
Text advertisement encouraging men to join the Inns of Court Officer Training Corps, also known as The Devils Own. Commissions were available for public school and university educated men

Background imageOtc Collection: Officers Training Corps, Eton College, WW1

Officers Training Corps, Eton College, WW1
Eton College Officer Training Corps pictured in 1915. Date: 1915

Background imageOtc Collection: Studio photo, young man in UOTC uniform, WW1

Studio photo, young man in UOTC uniform, WW1
Studio photo, young man in UOTC uniform (20th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers), autumn/winter 1914. He was Albert Auerbach (1894-1918). Date: 1914

Background imageOtc Collection: Studio photo, two brothers in uniform, WW1

Studio photo, two brothers in uniform, WW1
Studio photo, two young brothers in uniform, Christmas 1914. They are Albert Auerbach (1894-1918) of the 20th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (right), and Harold Auerbach (1897-1975)

Background imageOtc Collection: OTC cadets and men at camp, Barn Hill, Chingford, WW1

OTC cadets and men at camp, Barn Hill, Chingford, WW1
Officers Training Corps cadets from St Pauls School, London, at camp at Barn Hill, Chingford, December 1915, with older men who were training them. Date: 1915

Background imageOtc Collection: Guard tent at Petersfield OTC Camp, WW1

Guard tent at Petersfield OTC Camp, WW1
Guard tent at Petersfield OTC Camp (for St Pauls School cadets), showing men in uniform relaxing on the grass, drinking tea. Date: 1915

Background imageOtc Collection: Young OTC cadets at camp, Petersfield, WW1

Young OTC cadets at camp, Petersfield, WW1
Young Officers Training Corps cadets from St Pauls School, London, at Petersfield Camp, relaxing on the grass. 1915

Background imageOtc Collection: Young men in UOTC Royal Fusiliers, Epsom, Surrey, WW1

Young men in UOTC Royal Fusiliers, Epsom, Surrey, WW1
Young men in the University Officers Training Corps, Royal Fusiliers, riding in a charabanc at Epsom, Surrey. Among them is Albert Auerbach (1894-1918). Date: 1914-1915

Background imageOtc Collection: Young men in UOTC, Epsom, Surrey, WW1

Young men in UOTC, Epsom, Surrey, WW1
Young men in the University Officers Training Corps at Epsom, Surrey, autumn 1914, marching across a field. Among them is Albert Auerbach (1894-1918), who later joined the Royal Fusiliers. Date: 1914

Background imageOtc Collection: Young men from Marlborough College in OTC camp, Farnborough

Young men from Marlborough College in OTC camp, Farnborough
Young men from Marlborough College in an Officers Training Corps camp, Farnborough, August 1910. Albert Auerbach (1894-1918) is 3rd from left, in profile. 1910

Background imageOtc Collection: Young man from Marlborough College in OTC uniform

Young man from Marlborough College in OTC uniform
Young man in Officers Training Corps uniform -- Albert Auerbach (1894-1918), when he was a pupil at Marlborough College. Date: 1910

Background imageOtc Collection: O. T. C. band, Rugby School, 1905

O. T. C. band, Rugby School, 1905
Members of the Officer Training Corps band at Rugby school in 1905. Top right of the picture is Cuthbert Gasemann, who appears to be holding a tenor horn

Background imageOtc Collection: Oxford University under arms, instruction in knot tying

Oxford University under arms, instruction in knot tying
Members of the Officers Training Corps at Oxford University pictured being instructed in knot tying in 1915. Date: 1915

Background imageOtc Collection: Oxford University under arms, drilling in the quadrangle

Oxford University under arms, drilling in the quadrangle
Members of the Officers Training Corps at Oxford University drilling in a college quadrangle. Date: 1915

Background imageOtc Collection: Eton College Office Training Corps drilling before lessons

Eton College Office Training Corps drilling before lessons
Schoolboy members of the Officers Training Corp at Eton College going through an early morning drill before beginning the days studies in 1915. Date: 1915

Background imageOtc Collection: Well-known personalities in the Artists Rifles, WW1

Well-known personalities in the Artists Rifles, WW1
Three personalities of the stage and sport with the Artists Rifles, the well-known OTC. From left, Mr Horace Pollock, the impresario who introduced Sir Arthur Pineros work to the Variety stage

Background imageOtc Collection: Officers Training Corps, Harrow School, WW1

Officers Training Corps, Harrow School, WW1
The Officer Training Corps at Harrow School in 1915. Date: 1915

Background imageOtc Collection: Prince Henry in training at Eton, WW1

Prince Henry in training at Eton, WW1
Prince Henry, later Duke of Gloucester, third son of King George V and Queen Mary, pictured second from left marching in the ranks at the Eton College Officers Training Corps. Date: 1915

Background imageOtc Collection: Prince Henry as a private at Eton OTC, WWI

Prince Henry as a private at Eton OTC, WWI
Prince Henry, later Duke of Gloucester (1900 - 1974), third son of King George V and Queen Mary, pictured as a private in the Eton College Officers Training Corps, where he was at camp at Tidworth

Background imageOtc Collection: Inns of Court Brigade on the march, WW1

Inns of Court Brigade on the march, WW1
Men of the Inns of Court OTC (Officer Training Corps) Brigade on the march in London during a drilling exercise at the start of the First World War. They are all members of the legal profession

Background imageOtc Collection: English public schoolboys at Bisley

English public schoolboys at Bisley
Boys from Harrow School and University College firing at 500 yards as volunteer marksmen at Bisley. The National Rifle Association was established in 1860 to encourage

Background imageOtc Collection: Officer Training Corps at Camp, 1909

Officer Training Corps at Camp, 1909
Public schoolboys at Farnborough on an Officer Training Corps camp. From top, Charterhouse boys marching back to camp, rifles held upright


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