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The Sherwood Foresters in Ireland

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The Sherwood Foresters in Ireland
Sheffield
1916/06/17
1900-1919

The above is a photograph of the officers of the No. 1 Mobile Column who, immediately after the quelling of the rebellion in Dublin, proceded under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel H. S. Hodgkin, D.S.O. (Commanding Officer, Sherwood Foresters) to Longford, and from there marched through the counties of Roscommon, Leitrim, Longford, Westmeath, and a portion of Meath west of the River Boyne. Search was made for arms and rebels. The column was on trek for three weeks, and the infantry marched through about 200 miles of country. Reading from left to right:- Top row:- R.S. Major T. Cumming, Sec.-Lieut J. F. Hutchinson, Lieut. H. Douglas, Lieut. C. P. Browne, Sec.-Lieut. D. C. Lockwood, Lieut. C. L. O'Ferrall. Lieut. F. Brindley. Second row:-Sec.-Lieut. G. H. Tuft, Capt. H. E. Okeover, M.V.O., Sec.-Lieut. Slade (K.E.H.), Sec.-Lieut. Montgomery (K.E.H.). Sec.-Lieut. Thompson (K.E.H.), Sec.-Lieut. S. A. Rogers. Third row:- Capt. W. Duncan, R.A.M.C., Capt. and Adjt. V. H. E. Langford, Major H. Welch, Lieut.-Col. H. S. Hodgkin, D.S.O. (Commanding Mobile column),Major J. N. Macdonald (K.E.H.), Capt. W. B. M. Jackson, Capt. W. E. V. Tompkins. Fourth row:- Sec.-Lieut. W. E. Watt (K.E.H.), Lieut. and Quartermaster W. J. Keery, Sec.-Lieut. Watt (K.E.H.),. All the above are officers of the Sherwood Foresters except where shown (King Edward's Horse).

Image from Photographs from the Sheffield Daily Telegraph, 1914-1917 vol. 2 (Local Studies 940.43 SSTQ)

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