Saturday 13th March 1915

Whilst in Folkestone many of Tunstill’s Company would have taken the opportunity to have photographs taken to send home to members of their family. One of those was Pte. Bob Maunders (see 9^th October 1914) who had a portrait photograph taken by H. Neame, photographers, of Broadmead Road, Folkestone. The photographer’s studio was located in the heart of the area where the men of 10^th Battalion were billeted (see 4^th March). The exact date on which Bob visited the photographer’s studio cannot be established, but Priestley’s correspondence makes it clear that he, at least, used his spare time on a Saturday to do so.

Pte. Bob Maunders, photographed in Folkestone.

An article in the Folkestone, Hythe, Sandgate and Cheriton Herald confirmed that householders providing billets for soldiers were indeed being paid at the higher rate of 3s. 4d.per man per day, rather than the 2s. 6d. which had originally been proposed (see 6^th March). The higher rate was considered to be “very satisfactory”.