Isle of Wight Rifles – Ventnor Platoon 1914

Isle of Wight Rifles: Ventnor Platoon 1914. Formed in the nineteenth century, by the time of WW1 they served overseas in Egypt, Palestine, Mesopotamia and Gallipoli. In WW2 they were involved in coastal defence artillery. A group photograph of Ventnor Platoon during training, 1914. By Colin Beavis.

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