*British, WW1, Framed Photograph, 4th (Service) Battalion South Wales Borderers, Inkerman Barracks, Woking, 1915*
Titled: Above the photograph with a Crest for "A Sphinx over Egypt 24, circled by crowned floral wreath over a scroll "The South Wales Borderers" and below the photograph "4th (Service) Battalion South Wales Borderers, Inkerman Barracks, Woking, 1915"
Taken by "Gale & Polden. Ltd, Photographers, Aldershott & London"
Approx Measurements:
Decorative oak frame. 2cm deep x 54cm wide x 47 high
Photograph: 28.5cm wide x 21cm high
An original sepia photograph of the 4th Service Battalion South Wales Borderers, Inkerman Barracks, Woking, 1915, taken on the parade ground and showing the men lined up with mounted officers, stamped to the mount with regimental badge and name, Gale & Polden Ltd Photographers, Aldershot & London, with gilt slip and glazed carved oak frame.
The 4th (Service) Battalion, August 1914 were formed at Brecon as part of Kitchener's Third New Army and came under orders of 40th Brigade, 13th (Western) Division which assembled on Salisbury Plain. In March 1915 they moved to Woking and then departed for the Mediterranean in June 1915 landing at Alexandria and then moving to Mudros to prepare for a Gallipoli landing. Moved to Mudros in January 1916 and subsequently served in Egypt and Mesopotamia.
In 1892, a prison for invalid convicts at Knaphill, to the west of Woking, was converted to accommodate two battalions of infantry. It was named Inkerman Barracks after the famous Battle of Inkerman‟ fought during the Crimean War in 1854.
*Condition*
This fascinating WW1 regimental photograph is in good condition with some aging to the paper. Please see photographs as part of the condition report.
