Burial of a Crimean War veteran, Holt, Norfolk, 1915
Photograph, World War One, Home Front, 1915.
Members of 25th (County of London) (Cyclists) Battalion, The London Regiment form an honour guard for the funeral cortege of a veteran of the Crimean War (1854-1856).
This photograph was taken prior to the 25th Battalion's deployment to India in 1916. It remained there until the end of World War One (1914-1918), serving on the North West Frontier, and stayed on to participate in the 3rd Afghan War (1919).
From a photograph album of photographs and postcards compiled by Corporal Harold Vincent Yates, 25th (County of London) (Cyclists) Battalion, The London Regiment.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 2005-06-683-29
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study Collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2005-06-683-29