The Staffordshire Brigade was a volunteer infantry brigade formation of the British Army from 1888 to 1936. It saw active service on the Western Front in World War I, including the attacks on the Hohe
Men of the 6th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment, in Harpenden, 1914.
Brigadier-General J.V. Campbell, VC addressing troops of his 137th Brigade from the Riqueval Bridge over the St Quentin Canal
Band of the 137th Brigade playing in the ruins of Bellenglise. 137th Brigade led the assault of the 46th Division on the Canal. 2 October 1918.
Riqueval Bridge in 2003. The canal banks are much more overgrown than when the bridge was captured during the Battle of the St Quentin Canal
The 176th Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army that saw active service in the First World War on the Western Front and disbanded in 1919. The brigade was raised again, now known as 176t
King George V inspecting the remnants of the 2/6th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment; Gauchin, 30 March 1918.