Group of Herefordshire rifle Volunteers outside the Drill Hall, Friars Street, Hereford
Group of Herefordshire rifle Volunteers outside the Drill Hall, Friars Street, Hereford
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| Title | Group of Herefordshire rifle Volunteers outside the Drill Hall, Friars Street, Hereford |
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| Description |
A black and white photograph of nine soldiers and an officer wearing slouch hats outside the Drill Hall (which has since been demolished), Friars Street, Hereford. The officer is wearing a darker hat, four pocket tunic with pleated breast pockets, a stand and fall collar and a leather rifle belt. The others are in tunics with upright collars, two pockets below the waist, white belts, trousers, puttees and Ammo boots with hobnails. There is a bugler in the front row and on the right a soldier has a bayonet hanging from his belt. They all have swagger sticks and shoulder flashes “1HF”, indicating they are from the First Battalion of the Herefordshire Rifle Volunteers. |
| Photographer / artist | Bustin Studios |
| Publisher | Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre |
| Contributor(s) | |
| Date | [1898-1904] |
| Type | Image |
| Format | Photograph |
| Identifier | G36-316-04 |
| Area | Hereford |
| Collection Holder | Herefordshire Archives |
