My thanks go to Simon and Christine Briggs for sharing with us these photos from the collection of John Staple of the Army Service Corps Remount Service.
This is a splendid studio portrait of John, who is looking very smart.
Before serving in Salonika John was in Egypt, where a camel ride by the pyramids was a ‘must do’ experience. It may have made him glad that he only had to work with mules and horses – not camels too!
This final photo shows John (right) with a friend from the Remount Service in Constantinople – at least that’s what the less than convincing backdrop says! They don’t look especially impressed.
Next time we will look at some of the fascinating ‘trench art’ that John brought home.
Salonika Campaign Society, 1915-1918 