Volunteer soldiers in camp

Description Volunteer soldiers in camp

Date c. 0/1900 to 0/1900

Collection Records of the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network (SCRAN), Edinburgh, Scotland

Catalogue Number DP 467907

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content This photograph was taken during a spring camp of some of East Lothian's volunteer infantry battalion during the early 1900s. The photographer was probably James Richardson. He remained with the battalion through the early 1900s and went overseas with it during the 1914-18 war. This photograph was taken while the men pictured were off-duty, but their uniform and the layout of their kit in the background suggests they were in the course of preparing for a formal inspection. This photograph is part of a family collection made from the 1880s-1900s. Dr Richardson settled at North Berwick where he established a medical practice. He photographed family members, trips and events and, when his son founded North Berwick Museum, the collection was deposited there. It now provides glimpses of upper middle class life of the period.

Accession Number 2024/57

External Reference 000-000-471-026-C, 000-000-471-026-R

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/2790832

File Format (JPG) JPEG bitmap