Over nine hundred portraits, mostly studio, predominantly of First World War era British Soldiers. Most are individual portraits, some are in small groups with family or friends, also large group photographs. Many depicting a Territorial Force summer camp may well be from a 1913 camp held between Bridge and Lovelock farms, Ffairfach in the summer of 1913. The vast majority are anonymous but some can be given approximate dates by the presence of overseas service chevrons, good conduct stripes etc. Many of those dated 1914, especially the Pembroke Yeomanry, may well date from the years preceding the outbreak of WW1. Other portraits are of members of associated services and include veterans of earlier conflicts and servicemen & women from World War Two. The latter category including American troops from the 28th Division who were camped in South Wales from October 1943 until July 1944 as well as Free French and Belgian soldiers. Both US Corps of Engineers and infantry corps are represented. The engineers are believed to be men of the 103rd Engineer Battalion who served with the 28th Division. Their headquarters from October 1943 to April 1944 was the Hotel Belgrave, Tenby. There are also a considerable number of US Quartermaster Corps GI's including African-American soldiers.
Head and shoulders portrait of a sergeant, with what appears to be a division patch above his sergeants stripes. The motif on the division patch appears to be a crown.
Head and shoulders portrait of a young woman wearing a military uniform with shoulder title and badge, neither displayed clearly. Negative inscribed as per title.
Head and shoulders portrait of a young woman in a nurses uniform wearing what appears to be a General Nursing Council badge. Title taken from original.
Half-length studio portrait of a sailor in the Royal Navy. His trade badge - a twin-bladed air screw with letter A below - suggests his involvement with aircraft. His surname and 'Llandyfan' have been written on the negative, unfortunately his name is indistinct but appears to start with the letter 'T.'
Studio portrait of a corporal wearing an Africa Star medal ribbon. Negative probably inscribed 'Cyril Green, Harford.' Due to the nature of the handwriting the surname could be open to a different interpretation.
Half-length studio portrait of a sailor in the Royal Navy wearing as a Gunnery rating, identified as Llewelyn, Talley from an inscription on the negative.
Head and shoulders portrait of a soldier wearing a beret. He is also wearing a tactical recognition patch on his right shoulder in the form of an inverted 'Y'
![[Llandyfan Sailor]](/uploads/r/llyfrgell-genedlaethol-cymru-national-library-of-wales/5/b/4/5b4346b2cb9123c38f891cc2d8ac9f41b7eb5c56d850cef10ed96694e395f2ee/default_142.jpg)
![[Abermarlais Servicewoman]](/uploads/r/llyfrgell-genedlaethol-cymru-national-library-of-wales/5/a/2/5a26a83ecd9a0c0a64c1bbfd6f414787c1662bf33ed6e4d3f74ae4a534722dbe/default_142.jpg)
![[Leading Aircraftman, RAF]](/uploads/r/llyfrgell-genedlaethol-cymru-national-library-of-wales/c/6/d/c6d796077941eabf2f24d299f8d033e492a239dfd713c6c2dcf6a205de909a80/default_142.jpg)
![[Allen, 4 Ivorites Terrace, Ffairfach]](/uploads/r/llyfrgell-genedlaethol-cymru-national-library-of-wales/8/5/8/8584daf4c2c0828836d8397e2ca974ab8241664437b299df4458391af08cd7d1/default_142.jpg)
