7th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment (Photos during 1942-45) First Photo Album

The is the first photo album taken in 1942-45 by CQMS Fred Weedman of 'C' Company, 7th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment. The photos were taken in India and Burma. We are very grateful to Fred Weedman and his daughter Jill Burton for allowing these photos to be freely shown on this website.
  

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HQ Company Officers (on ship)


CQMS Weedman next to Indian tent

Lieut-Col. Versfeld and football team winners

Near Legyi

Monsoon rains

'C' Company in the jungle

Men of 'C' Company (March 1944)

'C' Company HQ men

'C' Company Group

'C' Company Group

Japanese gun near Legyi

Captured Jap gun near Legyi

Lighting a fire

Major Burrell briefing 'C' Company

After airstrike at Legyi

Crossing the Irrawaddy

Looking for 'ticks'!

Sergeants tent

Advancing through the jungle

Jungle Company Office

'C' Company Group at Secundrabad

'C' Company HQ resting

Bathing near Legyi

Sergeants at Secundrabad

7th Battalion Officers and men from Dudley (at Secundrabad)


Battalion band (Ahmednagar, India)


Capt. Burrell (Ahmednagar, India)

Bill Hunter and Fred Weedman

Lieut. Spalding and Capt. Burrell

Capt. Burrell with Village Chief

CQMS Fred Weedman with "Pu"

Cameron Regimental Dancers

Bill Carter and Fred Weedman

Brigadier Cavendish

Relaxing after 50 mile march

Lieut. Preedt, Capt. Burrell and Lieut. Bailey

The cook Private A. Cheese

Harold Payne with broken arm

Lieut. H. L. Preedy


Battalion Sports at Secundrabad, India


Donkey Race Day, India 1943


Donkey Race Day, India 1943


'C' Company Hockey Team (India 1943)


CQMS Weedman and  CQMS Price

Quartermaster Sergeants (1943)

Reg Teague and Fred Weedman

CQMS Fred Weedman

Capt. Bailey, Major Burrell and Lieut. Staples

Advancing under fire

Field Cook House

'C' Company Office - Fred Weedman

Passing travellers

Regimental Band, Poona, India (1942)

Poona Military Barracks (1942)

Tommy Brooks, Native and Fred Weedman

'C' Company Sergeants

Capt Jock Burrell and Lieut. Preedy

Ralph Walker, Fred Weedman and Harold Payne

Mount Popa, Burma (1945)

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