Collection of original photographs & 1919 dinner menu relating to the Staffordshire Royal Army Service Corps M.T.V. (Motor Transport Volunteers). North Stafford Hotel, Stoke-on-Trent. Monday, January 27th, 1919. World War One, Nottingham.

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The collection came from the family of Major Will H. Brain* Photographs: 17.5 x 24.5 cm sepia coloured photo of a soldiers on grass in front of a large canvas tent printed 'Broxley Maker Wainfleet' to side. Penciled 'No.2' and stamped 'Saml Kirk, Photo, Nottingham' to rear plus archival tape repairs to rear of top right corner and small crease to top left. Roughly 12 x 20 cm photograph of soldiers and civilians in the cobbled yard of some company, possibly a brewery or similar. Some of the same sitters also appear in the large sepia photo. Some foxing and vertical crease to folder. Photo mounted in folder with 'David Murray Late Whitlock West Bromwich' to front. Four roughly 15 x 12 cm photographs: 2 photos of vehicle pulled Red Cross 'ambulance trailers' lined up outside a telegraph office. Staffordshire M.V.C. discs to windscreen of vehicles. 'No.1' written to rear of one photo and 1cm trimmed from right edge of other. 2 photos of individuals stretchers being put into one of the 'ambulance trailers' and another vehicle. 'No 4' written to rear and archival tape repair to top right corner of one photo. Dinner Menu: Staffordhsire Royal Army Service Corps, M.T.V. Dinner, At the North Stafford Hotel, Stoke-on-Trent. Monday, January 27th, 1919. Toasts given and received by: *Major Will. H. Brain, Ald. J. S. Goddard, J.P. Lt.-Col. R. A. Cunningham and Major C. H. D. St. Clair. Capt. A. D. Skidmore. Lt.-Col. The Rt. Hon. Lord Stafford, D.S.O., And Dr. John Russell. A little discolouration and 1.5 cm split to base of fold. N° de ref. del artículo 000914

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