Military Bibliography of Staffordshire

A list of works on Staffordshire Military History in chronological order of publication (most recent works listed first).

Colours, Battle Honours & Medals of a Staffordshire Regiment - 80th Regiment of Foot
by Robert Hope.
Published by Churnet Valley Books, 43 Bath Street, Leek, Staffs, 1999.
(Includes lists of Casualty & Medal Rolls and Annual Listings of Officers)

The Zulu War and the 80th Regiment of Foot
by Robert Hope.
Published by Churnet Valley Books, 43 Bath Street, Leek, Staffs, 1999.
(Includes a biographical account of every man in the regiment who fought in the war)

Queen's Own Royal Regiment the Staffordshire Yeomanry
An Account of the Operations of the Regiment during World War II, 1939-1945
by Major DF Underhill.
Published by Staffordshire Libraries, Arts & Archives, 1994.

Rat's Tales. The Staffordshire Regiment at War in the Gulf
by Nicholas Benson.
Published by Brassey's, London, 1993.

The Staffords 1881-1978. Badges and Uniforms
by G Rosignoli & CJ Whitehouse.
Published by G Rosiglio, Cannock, 1978.

The North Staffordshire Regiment: The Prince of Wales (The 64th/98th Regiment of Foot)
by Hugh Christopher Bult Cook.
Published by Leo Cooper, London, 1970.

History of the South Staffordshire Regiment, 1705-1959
by Colonel WL Vale.
Published by Gale & Polden, Aldershot, 1969.

The Staffordshire Regiment, the Prince of Wales's (A History of the Regiment)
by Departments of State & Official Bodies.
Published by Malcolm Page, London, 1959.

A Short History of the South Staffordshire Regiment
by Colonel WL Vale.
Published by Whitehead Bros, Wolverhampton, 1949.

Your Men in Battle, The Story of the South Staffordshire Regiment, 1939-45
by LB Duckworth.
Published by Express & Star, Wolverhampton, 1945.

The War History of the 6th Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment
by Officers of the Battalion.
Published by William Heinemann Ltd, London, 1924.

History of the South Staffordshire Regiment, 1705-1923
by JP Jones.
Published by Whitehead Bros, Wolverhampton, 1923.

The History of the 7th Ser. Bn., Prince of Wales's North Staffordshire Regiment, 1914-1919
by LR Missen.
Published by W Heffer & Sons, Cambridge, 1920.

The History of the Seventh South Staffordshire Regiment
by Major AH Ashcroft.
Published by Boyle, Son & Watchurst, London, 1919.

The South Staffordshire Regiment, the Work of the Care Committee,
October 1914, to January 1919
by Swynfen J Jervis.
Published by Cole & Co, London, 1919.

The Military Forces of Staffordshire in the Nineteenth Century
A series of articles originally published in the Staffordshire Advertiser, 1901.
Reprinted & Published by VJ Bulman, Wolverhampton, 1984.

Historical Records of the 3rd King's Own Staffordshire Militia, now the 4th Battalion the Prince of Wales's North Staffordshire Regiment
by Captain CCW Troughton.
Published by AC Lomax, Lichfield, 1894.

Historical Records of the 1st King's Own Stafford Militia, now the 3rd & 4th Battalions
South Staffordshire Regiment
by Captain CH Wylly.
Published by AC Lomax, Lichfield, 1893.

History of the Prince of Wales's North Staffordshire Regiment
by Captain AW Prior.
Published by AC Lomax, Lichfield, 1892.

History of Battalions, 38/64 RD Number Three, 2nd Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment, late 80th Foot
by Lieutenant RM Owens.
Published by AC Lomax, Lichfield, 1892.

Extracts from the Records of the Services of the 1st Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment, Late 38th Regiment
by Lieut Col Eyre
Published by The Army & Navy Co-operative Society, London, 1883

Memoirs of the Services of the 64th Regiment (Second Staffordshire), 1758 to 1881
by Henry George Purdon.
Published by Allen & Co, London, 1882.

The Records of the Queen's Own Royal Regiment of Staffordshire Yeomanry
by Peter Charles G Webster.
Published Lichfield, 1870.

Home Guard

Histories of some Staffordshire Home Guard units have been published as detailed below.
Copies may be found in the Imperial War Museum, London.

The Record of the 24th Staffordshire (Tettenhall) Battalion Home Guard, 14th May 1940-3rd December 1945
by AJ Parkes.
Published Steens, Wolverhampton, 1946.

Home Guarding May 1940-December 1944, by the 32nd (Aldridge) Battalion, South Staffordshire Home Guard
by Capt FH Timins.
Published Walsall Lithographic Co, Walsall, 1945.

The History of No 7 Platoon, Milford, Brockton & Walton Home Guard, May 1940-December 1944
by Capt JH Pharo & Lt S Duke.
Published Hourd & Son Ltd, Stafford, 1945.

The 13th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment Home Guard
by (Anon).
Published Whitehead Bros, Wolverhampton, ND.