Officers of the 12th Hampshire Regiment
I've just posted on numbering in the 1st & 2nd Hampshire Regiment over on the Army Service Numbers blog and whilst searching for an image to use in my Hampshire Regiment folder, came across these two photos of the 12th Hampshire Regiment published in the Illustrated War News on the 30th June 1915.
The Illustrated War News can be a great source for photos such as these, often showing not just the photos, but publishing a list of the subjects as well.
According to The Long, Long Trail website, the 12th (Service) Battalion of the Hampshire Regiment was formed at Winchester in October 1914 and attached to the 79th Brigade in the 26th Division. It moved to Codford but by November 1914 was in billets in Basingstoke. In March 1915 it move to Bath and then on to Sutton Veny in May. The photos published here were probably taken around this time.
The battalion landed in France in September 1915 but was sent to Salonika shortly afterwards, arriving on the 25th November 1915.
Sergeants of the 12th Hampshire Regiment
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