4 thoughts on “Young recruits of the 2/6th Battalion at Buxton, Winter 1914/5”
Ben Stubbins
Hi
I think the soldier holding the ram is my greatgrandfather b Stubbins 1522
Not a hundred percent sure but I have the picture at home and he joined as a boy in 1912 aged 15
It’s nice to read the posts and look at the site
Derbyshire Territorials in the Great War 
Hi
I think the soldier holding the ram is my greatgrandfather b Stubbins 1522
Not a hundred percent sure but I have the picture at home and he joined as a boy in 1912 aged 15
It’s nice to read the posts and look at the site
Hi Ben
Thanks for message – which picture of the ram is that?
cheers
Mike
My grandad joined in 1914 in Buxton, went to France in Feb, John Hackney 2425, he was 16. His papers say he was born 1895 but he was born 1898.
Thanks Paul thats interesting cheers Mike