SHERWOOD FORESTERS

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The Sherwood Foresters was the regiment of the counties of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. It was one of Britian’s most famous regiments.  It was amalgamated with the Worcestershire Regiment in February 1970 and is now known as the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment. 

There is an excellent summary of the history of the Sherwood Foresters on Wikipedia.

I apologise for the quality of this photo, which is printed on paper with a raised pattern, which spoils the scan. I will try and get a better scan. The photo shows my grandfather presenting the colors to the 1st Battallion Sherwood Foresters at Ballykinlar on Bajadoz Day 1925 - a commemoration of action in the Spanish province of Bajadoz.  Wikipedia has the following description:

“In the siege of Badajoz, a detachment of the 45th succeeded in getting into the Castle first and the red coat of an officer of the 45th was hoisted in place of the French flag to indicate the fall of the Castle. This feat is commemorated on the 6th April each year when red jackets are flown on Regimental flag staffs and at Nottingham Castle.”  There is a photo of my grandfather with the colors HERE.

The Sherwood Foresters did a tour of duty keeping the peace in Northern Ireland and my grandfather was stationed at Ballykinlar, along with his wife and family, when the above photo was taken.

The Sherwood Foresters History
The Sherwood Foresters
The Sherwood Foresters Reenactment Association