Born in 1876, Pte Johnson had previously served from 1894 to 1906 in the 1st Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. He saw active service in the Boer War and was awarded the Queen's South Africa Medal with Cape Colony clasp and the King's South Africa Medal. He re-enlisted into the Loyal North Lancs Regiment on 18th August 1914. He was sent on active service fairly promptly. He was captured soon after, at either Mons or Le Cateaux, and incarcerated at Wittenberg for the rest of the war. During this time a Russian fellow inmate embroidered a handkerchief as a 'souvenir of my captivity'. The handkerchief is dated 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917 - but not 1918 - as the Russian was repatriated before the war ended. Johnson was awarded the 1914 Star, the British War Medal, and the Victory Medal. On 14th April 1919 he was stood down to the Z Reserve. He died in either 1933 or 1934. || Framed embroidered handkerchief; discharge certificates (1902, 1906 and 1919); Framed 1918 letter from George V || || Memorabilia || Pte John Johnson was a Prisoner of War from 1914-1918 at Wittenberg. A Russian fellow inmate embroidered a handkerchief as a 'souvenir of my captivity'. The handkerchief is dated 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917 - but not 1918 - as the Russian was repatriated before the war ended. || John Johnson || Prisoners of War

I am ex-Royal Green Jackets and collected these items because of my interest in the Rifle Brigade (one of the three regiments amalgamated in 1966 to form the Royal Green Jackets). || Trench art- an engraved German shell case (possible vase) and a trinket box made out of two shells; an officer's shaving kit in its case; a sweetheart badge; a tortoise shell and gold officer's regimental badge; medals and accompanying records; medal scroll; memorial card; handkerchief embroidered with the Rifle Brigade insignia (plus pdf of collected images) || || Western Front || Multiple || A collection of memorabilia from the Rifle Brigade including trench art, badges and memorial scroll || Rifle Brigade || Middle East

Walter Nicholson was born and brought up in Stokesley, North Yorkshire. He was aged 37, married with 2 children when he signed up to serve King and Countery on 22nd December 1914, an act of great patriotism as there were many men much younger and without dependant families who might have served in his place. Walter was employed in civilian life as a chauffeur and so was allocated to the Army Service Corps Mechanical Transport Section (Army number 031643) as a Motor Lorry Driver. The Army Service Corps managed the vast supply needs of the army on many fronts and were a stragically important factor in maintaining supplies for the army as it made considerable advances over difficult ground. They operated in a variety of roles, providing food, equipment and amunition as well as transporting casualties to clearing stations and hospitals. In 1916 Walter was admitted to hospital in Brighton due to spinal injuries sustained whilst on active service. In hospital he wrote poetry reflecting his and his comrades war experience and expressing his patriotism and love of his country. This poems is attached to this story. Walter Nicholson was invalided out of the war in 1916 and spent the remaining years of the conflict making munitions. After the war he developed an interest in fossils and created a wayside museum exhibiting the fossils he collected in his work quarrying. He was also an amateur opera singer. He died in 1934 aged 58.