Eton College formed its own Rifle Volunteer Corps in January 1860 and was reviewed by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in Windsor Home Park in November 1861, this the latter’s last public appearance before his death. The 8th Bucks (Eton College) RVC was only...
Framed with the Bucks Battalion badge and ‘Chelmsford 1914’, there is an additional paper label, ‘This biscuit was left behind at 164 Springfield Road in 1914’. Left when the 1/1st Bucks Battalion departed for embarkation to the Western Front, it was given to the...
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