1st
Battalion group photos (1)
The two fantastic
photographs above were taken at the same time, probably by WO
W.F. Bartlett. They show his "Old Contemptible" comrades of
the 1st battalion and some of the Transport Section behind a
pub in Bedford awaiting embarkation in 1914. When you think
about it, many of the men in this photograph were killed or
wounded in the coming months as around 90% of the original British
Expeditionary Force that were sent to France became casualties
by the end of November 1914.
