The Grenadier Guards
The badge of the Grenadier Guards.
Sergeant Major, Grenadier Guards.
A boy
soldier of
the
Grenadier
Guards.
Drum Major, Grenadier Guards.
Bugler, Grenadier Guards.
Side drummer, Grenadier Guards.
Bass Drummer, Grenadier Guards.
The Grenadier Guards outside Buckingham Palace.
The Grenadier Guards – ‘Changing The Guard’ at Buckingham Palace.
The Grenadier Guards outside St. James’ Palace.
The Grenadier Guards on parade.
The Grenadier Guards on a march.
The Grenadier Guards on exercise.
On 4th August, 1914, Great Britain declared war
on Germany and entered what was to become
known as ‘The Great War of 1914 to 1918’.
Most people believed that Germany was
intending to dominate Europe and the world, by
force, and that most people believed that the
intentions of the Germans should be stopped.
During August and September, soldiers of the
British Expeditionary Force [ B. E. F. ] crossed to
France.
Reinforcements were sent out regularly.
Guardsman Hamer, with the King’s Company, 1st
Battalion, Grenadier Guards, crossed over to
France on
4th October, 1914.
Without his red uniform, a Grenadier Guard takes
aim behind sandbags - World War One.