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King’s Own Royal Regiment Museum
2009-2010 ReportTrustees
Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Warren (Chairman)
Colonel John de Cordova OBE
Major Philip Oglethorpe TD
Colonel Peter Dew
Lieutenant Colonel Dennis Stopford to Nov 2009
Major James Welsh
Major Danny Parsonage
Major Mike Brandwood TD (ex-officio – County Secretary, Duke of
Lancaster’s Regiment)
Mr Paul Thompson
(ex officio - Lancaster Museums Service) Staff
Peter Donnelly BA AMA - Curator
The museum is supported by Lancaster City and Lancashire County
Councils.
Obituary - Mrs Edith Tyson
A former curator of Lancaster City Museum has died, aged 83.
Edith Tyson was instrumental in making the museum what it is today, over
seeing the complete re-cataloguing of the collections and creating a
matching re-display.
Born in October 1926, Edith began her working career immediately after
World War Two.
Her first museum job was at the Harris Museum in Preston, then under the
care of art historian Sidney Paviere, and Edith followed his example in
her ability to pick important pictures.
She moved on briefly to Oldham, as a gallery assistant between 1950 and
1952, and in 1951 she married Bert Tyson, who was then still in the
Royal Navy on National Service. She had a daughter, Christine, in 1953
followed by Ricky (Erica) in 1957 and Bob in 1961.
They moved to Ribchester in 1954 where she looked after the Roman site
museum there, while Bert worked in Preston.
In 1965 the family moved to Lancaster, and Edith took over the curator
role at the museum, which had slept since the departure of Gilbert
Bland, the former librarian and curator. With one other member of staff
and a collection in a complete muddle, she began a complete
re-cataloguing of the collections, and a matching re-display.
Lancaster Museum quickly became a model of how to do things on a
shoestring, especially the ambitious exhibition programme which she
instituted. She also upgraded the displays and cataloguing of the King’s
Own Regimental Museum and provided a first-rate enquiry service, for
which it is still well known.
She rapidly became one of the most revered curators in the North West
and took on many young protégées, to whom she taught the basics of
museum care. She gained the Museums Diploma and was awarded the
Fellowship of the Museums Association, and was particularly proud of
this as well as becoming president of the North West Federation of
Museums. In 1978 Edith masterminded the opening of the Cottage Museum in
Castle Hill as an example of how the less well-off lived, while the
Judges’ Lodgings Museum, opened by the county council in 1977, owes it
existence in good part to her planning and support.
Edith took early retirement due to ill health in 1983, leaving others to
establish the Maritime Museum in the former Custom House. She enjoyed a
long retirement, accompanied by Bert, her husband of nearly 59 years,
her books and her cats.
She died after short illness on 7th March 2010, and leaves her husband,
children and three grandchildren. Her funeral took place at Lancaster
Crematorium on 23rd March.
Overview
Once again it is time to pause and look back over another twelve months
of busy activity in the King’s Own Royal Regiment Museum. This year has
marked the 80th Anniversary of the foundation of the museum and it is a
pleasure to record another successful year.
Over 46,000 visitors passed through the door, an increase on the
previous year, 1,200 enquiries have been answered and more than 51,000
people have visited our website. Nearly 100,000 people have used our
services in one form or another.
The museum continues to do more, with the curator increasing links with
local schools, more ‘hands-on’ meet the soldier character sessions in
the museum itself, and for the first time we hosted a birthday party for
an eight year old!
Against the positive things the museum has to face increasing costs.
Postage, for example, has increased considerably. To print and mail out
a leaflet or a newsletter about a new exhibition or forthcoming events
costs nearly 40p. Whilst it is much cheaper to use the website (and our
Facebook page) to promote what we do – not everyone is on line or signed
up to our Facebook page. As ever the more money which the curator can
raise – the more the museum can do.
This report illustrates many positive things the museum has achieved in
the past twelve months, the ‘How we have changed!’ exhibition
illustrates eight decades of progress. Let’s hope that this success will
continue for many more years to come.
Trustees
The annual trustees meeting took place in November 2009. Colonel Dennis
Stopford retired and gratitude was expressed for his many years of
service to the museum. Consideration was given to new trustees and Major
Steve Firth MBE and Mr John Hardy both agreed to join the committee,
with a view to becoming a Trustee in the future.
The Chairman said that it had been a most satisfactory year, attendance
figures were up with an increase in sales in the museum shop. This might
reflect the high regard for the Armed Forces within the community.
The Trustees took note of the Duke of Lancaster’s Regimental Council
Instruction on Museums.
Charity Statement of Purpose and Public Benefit
The King’s Own Royal Regiment Museum provides a ‘living’ history of the
character, activities, tradition and history of the British Army and in
particular The King’s Own Royal Regiment, Lancaster. This is achieved
through the preservation, interpretation and display of artefacts,
archives etc for the purposes of historical research, information and
education and the enjoyment of the general public.
Environmental Statement
The King’s Own Royal Regiment Museum is committed to do what it can to
reduce our impact on the environment. Where possible the museum uses
recycled materials, and certainly great effort is made to re-use
envelopes for both correspondence and sales, this also saves money. We
re-use paper, use recycled paper, and recycle all sorts of waste
material from paper and cardboard to tin cans and glass. Writing and
printing on the back of paper is such a simple way to minimise on waste.
Public transport is used where possible and of course the curator is a
keen cyclist.
The Energy Performance Operational Rating of the City Museum building is
54, which rates the museum as ‘C’. ‘A’ being the most efficient, ‘G’
being the worst, and a rating of 100 would be typical for our type of
building.
Collections Management
Documentation of the collection continues for both new items and items
which have been in the collection for many years. Two major projects
have been completed with the resulting detailed documentation appearing
on the museum’s website. Two archive groups, relating to the 1st/4th and
1st/5th Battalions in the First World War have been thoroughly
documented. Each single piece has received a unique number and the
details recorded. Some items are as mundane as the weekly returns of the
battalion barber, others items are medal recommendations and a couple of
sets of papers relate to Courts Martial. It is only by knowing exactly
what is in the collection, and making this information accessible that
the true value of the collection can be appreciated.
The curator continues to monitor and take care of the collections,
whether they are held in store or on display. A regular programme of
inspection takes place to ensure everything is well cared for.
The museum has purchased a stock of storage boxes and ‘Secol’ polyester
sleeves used to carefully store photographs and archives. The existing
supplies were exhausted and a bulk purchase, at £2000, reduced the unit
cost. It will be sometime before the museum needs to re-order supplies.
Finance
Sales remain healthy in both the museum shop and by post. There is a
continued decline in donations received, especially in response to
enquiries. The museum does not make a charge for enquiries, however we
suggest a donation may be made. More donations are received from postal
enquiries than email enquiries. The curator includes a request for a
donation in the body of the text of an email, and each page of the
museum’s website requests support.
Fundraising continues to be one of the hardest tasks. The museum
received no legacies in this financial year.
Donations received in response to enquiries and other fundraising:
2009-10 £4055.256
Sponsorship for Land’s End to John O’Groats Cycle Ride
£1,900
Money received from Inland Revenue under the ‘Gift Aid’ Scheme
2009-10 £949.69
A full statement of accounts for the year will be presented at the
Trustees Meeting, November 2010.
80th Anniversary Sponsored Cycle Ride – Summer 2009
To mark the 80th Anniversary of the Regimental Museum, the curator,
Peter Donnelly, rode 924.38 miles from Land’s End to John O’Groats in
seven days, and has raised more than £1900 for the museum’s acquisition
funds. The solo Land’s End to John O’Groats ride took place between 18th
and 24th June 2009. Peter was supported by a friend, Chris Knight, who
volunteered to drive the ‘support’ vehicle.
The route included overnight stops at Tiverton, Ludlow, Lancaster,
Moffat, Crainlarich, Inverness and ending in John O’Groats. The night
stops were fixed, therefore the daily mileage was also fixed, however
some days ended up being longer than planned! The longest day was 150
miles and the shortest was 118 miles! The total time in the saddle was
53 hours, 51 minutes and 11 seconds.
Money raised from the sponsorship will be added to the museum’s
acquisition fund. A big thank you to everyone who has supported the
ride!
Publications
The museum did not publish any books this year, time not permitting.
However the curator did assist with information and images for a number
of forthcoming titles by other authors and publishers. Included is “The
Abyssinia Expedition 1867-1868 Regions Caesar Never Knew” by Michael
White, which uses many maps and images from the museum’s collection.
Working with Easingwold based G H Smith & Sons, seven of the museum’s
First World War trench maps have been digitally copied and reproduced in
printed format at 7/10th scale.
The maps, each of which is priced at £3.75:
| Zillebeke, Ypres, Poperinghe (Belgium Sheet 28 NW) (1916) |
| Wieltje, Frezenberg, Zonnebeke (July 1917) |
| Givenchy Section Jun 1918 hand-drawn sketch map (ideal for the
Battle of Givenchy of April 1918, 1st/4th & 1st/5th King’s Own and
55th West Lancs Division) |
| Neuville Vitasse Bullecourt (1918) (from an original used by 2nd
Lieutenant Richard Leslie Brown GC of the 1st King’s Own) |
| Illies Violaines Festubert (1915) |
| Couronne - Salonika/Macedonia (Aug 1918) |
| Lake Dojran - Salonika/Macedonia (Jun 1917) |
The most popular are the Salonika maps as this is probably the first
time any maps from the theatre have been reproduced.
The Regimental Curator has continued to contribute articles to the
Nostalgia pages of the Lancaster Guardian. This has included:
| WW1 Remembered from Old Newspapers and Sergeant John Corless MM |
| War Memorial Bowerham Primary School, Lancaster |
| Westfield Village |
| 80th Anniversary of the Museum |
| Lancaster Goes to War – 1939 |
| The King’s Own Goes to War 1939 |
A range of information sheets and publications are made available to
visitors on the history of the King’s Own. The Commonwealth War Graves
Commission also kindly supply a range of free full colour leaflets and
booklets cover their work as well as the history of the major campaigns
of both World Wars.
War Diaries – Digitisation Project
The War Diaries on CD-rom remain very popular with 76 being sold over
the year, sadly not as many as previous years, but still a good source
of income and sharing information held in our collections.
CD-Rom |
2009/10 |
2008/09 |
2007/08 |
1st Battalion |
10 |
17 |
15 |
2nd Battalion Vol 1 |
12 |
13 |
6 |
2nd Battalion Vol 2 |
7 |
5 |
3 |
1st/4th Battalion |
11 |
14 |
12 |
1st/5th Battalion |
4 |
17 |
17 |
2nd/5th Battalion |
6 |
4 |
12 |
6th Battalion |
10 |
9 |
7 |
7th Battalion Vol 1 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
7th Battalion Vol 2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
8th Battalion |
6 |
13 |
10 |
9th Battalion |
6 |
6 |
4 |
11th Battalion |
1 |
2 |
4 |
Total |
76 |
103 |
99 |
Overall total sold 278 copies.
Website
Encouraged by the continued use of the museum’s website it has been
regularly updated and expanded through the year. The content of the
website has now expanded what was being ‘hosted’ free of charge and
during the year the museum started a monthly subscription to the same
internet service provider. There are elements to the website and its
operation which had we known when it was started we would have done
differently – but still the website is one of the best of any regimental
museum in the country.
Additions during the year include the following:
| Photos of the 107th Regiment, Second World War |
| Photos of Bowerham Barracks, 1939 |
| Details of the War Memorial Village, Westfield, Lancaster |
| Photos of the 1959 Amalgamation Parade |
| Photos of St. Helena and Boer War Prisoners (1900-1902) |
| Details of the 1st/5th Battalion Souvenir Card of 1919 |
| Details of various Regimental Certificates |
| Exhibition ‘How We Have Changed!’ 80 years of the King’s Own
Museum. |
| Details of Princess Mary’s Gift to the Troops of 1914 |
| Roll of Honour 1945-1959 |
| Roll of Honour 1919-1939 |
| List of Repatriated Prisoners of War from Europe, 1945 |
| Details of our collections relating to regimental music and
instruments. |
| List of Archive Material relating to the 1st/4th King’s Own in
World War One. |
| The entire list of officers of the King’s Own 1680 to 1959 |
| List of the Records relating to the 1st/5th King’s Own in World
War One, from the collection of Captain Albert Hodgkinson, Quarter
Master. |
Nearly ten thousand items from the museum’s collections are now
listed or appear on our website, representing one third of the museum’s
collection.
As time and resources permit the website will continue to be expanded.
Web Statistics:
www.kingsownmuseum.plus.com
Month |
Visits |
Hits |
April
2009 |
3998 |
40193 |
May
2009 |
3962 |
41927 |
June
2009 |
4509 |
43580 |
July
2009 |
4273 |
46774 |
August 2009 |
4362 |
58749 |
September 2009 |
4107 |
47145 |
October 2009 |
5335 |
54416 |
November 2009 |
4743 |
57244 |
December 2009 |
3824 |
48345 |
January 2010 |
4331 |
51801 |
February 2010 |
4091 |
51004 |
March
2010 |
3724 |
43051 |
Totals |
51,259 |
532,709 |
Overall totals from Aug 2005 - 166,810 visitors
Enquiries
Nearly 400 fewer enquiries were answered this year compared to last,
however 1218 enquiries remains a large number, some of which can be
answered in twenty minutes, others taking a bit longer. We cannot always
answer every enquiry, but if we don’t have the answer we usually know
where it may be found.
Again the Curator attended all three days of ‘Who Do You Think You Are?
Live’ at the National History Show at Olympia in February 2010. The
King’s Own Museum was represented at the ‘Military Memorabilia
Checkpoint’ organised by the Army Museums Ogilby Trust who requested
volunteers to assist with the identification of objects, archives and
photographs as well as providing information on family and regimental
history. The Checkpoint was more popular than the previous year, indeed
the organisers allocated more space than in 2009. The Curator attended
all three days and made a significant contribution to dealing with a few
thousand enquiries! AMOT plan to organise a stand for the 2011 show,
again at Olympia. Involvement in this allows for the promotion of all
Regimental Museums and by spreading knowledge of what we do hopefully
encourages visitors.
By far the majority of enquiries to the museum are received by email,
and answered by the same means. Sadly the number of financial donations
received in response to email answers if far fewer than those received
by post. Each answered enquiry is accompanied by a statement: “Whilst
the museum’s enquiry service is free, as a charity we rely on donations
in order to allow our work to continue.” Hopefully donations will
recover to previous levels. Raising funds is a job which is probably
harder than answering the enquiries!
Talks & Activities
The curator has undertaken a number of general and specific talks
relating to the history of the King’s Own, the titles of which are
listed below. New talks are always being developed although these are
often time consuming. A number of days work goes into a single hour long
presentation! Over one thousand people have taken part in the following
events:
| Museum Talk: The King’s Own & the Edwardian Army |
| Museum Talk: The King’s Own in the Peninsular War |
| Museum Talk: Deeds That Thrill The Empire |
| Western Front Association Cumbria Branch ‘WW1 Photos of the
King’s Own’ |
| Fylde College, Lancaster University: The King’s Own |
| Scotforth Probus Club: ‘WW2 Photos of the King’s Own’ |
| Morecambe Local History Research Group ‘WW2 Photos of the King’s
Own’ |
| Lancaster Civic Society: War Poets, with Michael Durrant |
| Tours of Westfield War Memorial Village |
| ‘On the War Path’ Lancaster’s Military Heritage Walk |
| Meet the World War One Soldier |
| Meet the Second World War Soldier (70th Anniversary events) |
Schools Sessions:
| Sandylands Primary School, Nov 2009. |
| Bowerham Primary School, July 2009 |
Film footage from the museum’s collection has been used by:
| North West Film Archive |
| Lancaster Family History Society |
| and included in local history DVD’s |
Work with outside bodies
| Army Museums Ogilby Trust |
| RAF Habbaniya Association |
| Western Front Association – North Lancashire Branch |
| War Memorials Trust |
| Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment |
| BBC Radio Lancashire |
| Imperial War Museum |
| The National Archives |
| Lancaster Guardian |
| Museum of the Wagoners Special Reserve |
| North West Evening Mail, Barrow |
| English Heritage/ Heritage Open Days. |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| Bowerham Community Primary & Nursery School |
| Sandylands School, Morecambe |
| War Memorial Village, Westfield, Lancaster |
| Who Do You Think You Are? Live. |
Exhibitions
“How we have changed!”
To mark the museum’s 80th Anniversary a temporary exhibition was created
which included photographs of the opening of the museum in December 1929
and views of the displays in the 1930s and 1970s. Along with the
photographs were a number of objects, including some of the first items
donated to the museum, and the original paperwork which came with them.
The exhibition was also on our website.
“The Last Post”
In March the Curator was responsible for a major exhibition in one of
the two temporary exhibition rooms at the City Museum. The Museum
Service borrowed in a travelling exhibition from the British Postal
Museum which looked at the Post Office in the First World War. The
exhibition was enhanced with photographs, letters and objects from the
King’s Own collection. The display included a scene based upon a
battalion’s postman’s hut with parcels ready to be delivered to front
line troops. Lists of items sent in the post were based upon the
information from the records of Captain Albert Hodgkinson, the
Quartermaster of the 1st/5th Battalion of the King’s Own throughout the
First World War.
Special mention must be made about the hut. Sadly the original hut
ordered could not be delivered to the museum, so with the assistance of
WO2 Neil Barnett the curator purchased a wooden garden shed from B&Q in
Lancaster and wheeled it down the main A6 to get it to the museum. It’s
not everyday you see two men and a garden shed on a trolley!
The exhibition runs into the next reporting year.
The Curator is a personal member of the following organisations:
| Associate of the Museums Association |
| North Western Federation of Museum and Art Galleries |
| Friends of Lancaster City Museum |
The Museum is a member of:
| The Western Front Association |
| Military History Society |
| Orders and Medals Research Society |
| Army Historical Association |
| Salonika Campaign Society |
Acquisitions
| KO2775 Photographs relating to Lance Corporal Henry Higson of the 107th
Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps, the King’s Own, from originals lent for
copying by Mr Garlick, Bolton. |
| KO2776 Photographs and documents relating to the service of Private
Robert Wearing, 2nd King’s Own 1920s and 1930s, including Burma and
India. From originals lent for copying by Mrs Fishwick, Lancaster. |
| KO2777 Photograph of Private William Henry Ratcliffe, King’s Own at
Farnborough, circa 1901. From a digital image supplied by Mr Ratcliffe,
British Columbia. |
| KO2778 Photo of soldiers at Bowerham Barracks, circa 1914/15 including
Private Cecil A Pye, 2nd King’s Own. From a digital image supplied by Mr
David Pye. |
| KO2779 Copy prints of water-colour drawing of musician of 4th Foot,
1780s. From a digital image supplied by Mr Rick Herra, USA. |
| KO2780 Photographs of the grave of Private John William D’Arcy Rigg,
number 7893, 1st King’s Own, died 5 Sep 1914. Argentan Communal
Cemetery, France. Gift of Mr David Shackleton, Staveley, Cumbria. |
| KO2781 War Graves Commission certificate to Private Harold Elton
Thompson, 1st King’s own, killed in action 12 Oct 1917. Gift of Mrs
Dorothy Flitney, Barnet, Hertfordshire. |
| KO2782 World War Two medals, and badges, to Private John Ayrton,
Coldstream Guards and 4/5 King’s Own. Gift of Mr Dave Ayrton, Bare,
Morecambe. |
| KO2783 Photographs of the 1st King’s Own in Hong Kong, 1956, and
Troopship Empire Clyde. Gift of Mr David Lax, Darwin, Lancashire. |
| KO2784 First World War medals and documents of Private William Hugh
Wearing, 5th King’s Own. Gift of Mr David Fergusson, Bowerham,
Lancaster. |
| KO2785 Photograph of Private Thomas Ashburner, 1st/4th King’s Own. From
a digital image supplied by Mr Ashburner. |
| KO2786 Photograph of Private Benjamin Terry, 8th King’s Own, killed in
action 19 July 1919. From digital image supplied by Mr Philip Hume. |
| KO2787 Photograph of 2nd Lieutenant Albert Percy Myers, MC, King’s Own
1917 and Warrant Officers and Sergeants of the King’s Own circa 1919.
Gift of Mrs Nancy Bower, Oxford. |
| KO2788 British War Medal to Private Edward Thomas Woodend, King’s Own
and one rupee coin, dated 1918, engraved with ‘34845 Private E Woodend
The King’s Own R L 1917 to 1919 C of E India” with lion and ‘The King’s
Own’ in centre. Purchased. |
| KO2789 Framed ‘Hindu Biscuit Company, India’ biscuit from circa 1909,
photographs and documents relating to the service of Private John
William Benham, 1st King’s Own, 1908-1918 and Old Contemptible
Association certificates etc. Gift of Mrs Joyce Tinker, Beckenham, Kent. |
| KO2790 King’s Own Regimental cane, photographs of the Private Walter
Haywood, 2nd/5th King’s Own in World War One. Gift of Mr Haywood,
Lancaster. |
| KO2791 Military Medal, 1914/15 Star, War and Victory Medals, photographs
and documents to Lance Corporal Thomas Henry Rose, 8th and 9th King’s
Own. Gift of Mrs Lesley Dunning, Milnthorpe, Cumbria. |
| KO2792 Military medal, War and Victory Medals to Private James Herbert
Dagger, of the 1st/4th and 1st Battalions, King’s Own. Gift of George
Robert Dagger (son) Pontefract, West Yorkshire. |
| KO2793 Photograph of nine King’s Own soldiers, World War One, including
Private George Griffiths, 1st King’s Own. From a digital image sent by
Mrs L. Johnson. |
| KO2794 Wooden box with brass plaque, ‘Major Kipping 4th Regt Foot’.
Served 1799 to 1820. Gift of Mr M Kipping, Worcester. |
| KO2795 Photographs of Sgt Alfred Clowes and others of the 1st/5th King’s
Own, World War One, including ‘Lancaster Pals’ groups in Didcot and on
the Western Front. Gift of Mr Raybould, Lancaster. |
| KO2796 Photograph of Grave of Private James Bell, 4th Battalion, King’s
Own, died 6 Oct 1915 and buried in Rye Cemetery. Gift of Mr P Sheldrake, Dereham, Norfolk. |
| KO2797 Photographs relating to Private Charles Richmond of the 1st
King’s Own, 1930s. Gift of Mr Stuart Richmond, New South Wales,
Australia. |
| KO2798 Photographs of grave of Captain Edward Gerald Mytton Thornycroft,
King’s Own, killed in action Sep 1914 whilst attached to the 4th
Battalion, King’s African Rifles. From digital images emailed by Mr
Harry Fecitt. |
| KO2799 Cap badge of Major Harry Horne, of Fleetwood and photographs of
the 5th King’s Own at Fleetwood. Gift of Mrs Joyce Clark, Thornton. |
| KO2800 Photographs and documents relating to the service of Corporal
James Wallace, 9th King’s Own in Salonkia. Copied from originals lent by
Mr Wallace, Clifton, Penrith. |
| KO2801 Photograph of Private Thomas Briscoe Gardner, 1st/5th King’s Own,
World War One. From a scan supplied by Mrs D Howe. |
| KO2802 Photographs of 1st Battalion King’s Own soldiers in Palestine,
early 1930s, relating to the service of Private James Astley Freeman.
From originals lent for copying by Mr Freeman, Lancaster. |
| KO2803 Programme for the passing out parade at Bowerham Barracks, 16
February 1952. Gift of Mr W R Nicholas, Lancaster. |
| KO2804 Two ‘Briggs Transfer’ of King’s Own Cap badge, designed by the
Royal School of Needlework and approved by HM War Office. Purchased. |
| KO2805 Postcard of four soldiers of the King’s Own at Denbigh Camp in
1913 who had all served in the South African War. Gift of Mr Howard
Martin, Newton in Furness, Cumbria. |
| KO2806 ‘Lancaster Pals’ photographs, 5th King’s Own, September 1914.
Gift of Mr Joe Hodgson, Preston. |
| KO2807 Photographs, letters and documents relating to the service of
Private Jack Bates, 2nd/5th King’s own from Lancaster. Gift of Mrs Patrica Mee, Dundee. |
| KO2808 17 photographs of ‘Heysham Boys’ in the 1914-1918 War. Gift of Mr Curwen, Heysham, Lancashire. |
| KO2809 Photographs of Sgt Major John William Lintin and his son Sgt
Major John Francis Linton. Originals lent for copying by Mr and Mrs
Chettleburgh, Sprawston, Norwich. |
| KO2810 Photographs and airgraphs of Private Thomas Whalley, 8th and 1st
King’s Own 1943-45 including Malta, Palestine and Italy. Originals lent
for copying by Mrs Sheila Whalley, Lancaster. |
| KO2811 Photographs relating to Private Samuel Hulse, 1st King’s Own, in
World War Two. Taken prisoner on Leros in November 1943. Originals lent
for copying by Mrs Norma Waine, Denbigh. |
| KO2812 Photographs (90) relating to the service of Charles Henry Evans
with the 2nd Battalion King’s Own 1917-1940. Gift of Mrs Dorothy Evans,
(daughter) Shrewsbury. |
| KO2813 Four trench maps of Gallipoli: Anarfarta Saghir, Kuriha Dere,
Boghali, and Damler. Gift of Mr Bob Hutton, Ulverston. |
| KO2814 Clothes brush (1917) and written accounts of service in India,
early 1920s by Private John Frederick Burgess, 2nd King’s Own. Gift of
Mr W F Burgess (son), Maltby, Rotherham. |
| KO2815 Research folder: The King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment – the
Volunteer Active Service Companies during the South African War
1900-1902 by Emily Smith, David Smith and Andy Moss. Gift of the
authors. |
| KO2816 Photographs of Private Reginald Fletcher, 1st/5th and 2nd
Battalions, King’s Own 1915-1919 including Chanak, Dardanelles. Gift of
M P Fletcher, Barton Under Needwood, Staffordshire. |
| KO2817 Bush hat, plastic cap badge, documents and photographs of
Corporal ‘Monty’ Nathanson, 2nd King’s Own 1944-47. Gift of Mrs
Whittaker, Lytham St Annes. |
| KO2818 Photograph of the 2nd/5th King’s Own being inspected by HM The
King, Sep 1917. Gift of Mr David Haynes, Farringdon, Oxford. |
| KO2819 Medals and documents relating to Sergeant Harold Wadeson, King’s
Own, 1923-1945 |
| KO2820 Photograph of Private Sidney Harding, 2nd/5th King’s Own, died of
wounds 13 Sep 1918. Gift of Mr Ogborne, Devon. |
| KO2821 Set of Field Service Pocket Books, with card cover ‘Infantry
Pioneers Pocket Book’ named to Lance Corporal A Kaneledis, and stamped
‘Orderly Room Infantry Pioneer Training Centre The King’s Own Royal
Regiment. Purchased. |
| KO2822 Collection of photographs relating to the service of Sergeant &
Drum Major John Hawkins Eliott Newman, 1910 – 1935. Gift of Mr Hingston,
Par, Cornwall. |
| KO2823 World War One soldier’s medical pouch and contents. Gift of Mr
Cropper, Morecambe. |
| KO2824 Postcard to Miss Florence M Thom, Mount Florida School, Glasgow,
Scotland, from Armourer 171, Expeditionary force. YMCA Postcard, dated
21 Feb 1915, Armourer Staff Sergeant 171, 1st/5th King’s Own.“Dear Little Unseen Friend, I am writing to thank you for the handsome
wool muffler you knitted and which I very gratefully received. I cannot
quite express in words what my comrades and myself wish to say for the
way in which our women folk are doing for us, but we are very proud of
them. Please convey to you parents if alive also any brothers or sisters
my best wishes.” Donor’s husband’s aunt, Florence Martha Thom, was 12 years old when her
school encouraged the young ladies to send articles to the troops in
1915. Staff Sergeant A J R Davis, number 1365 (Army Ordnance Corps) was with
the 5th King’s Own. Gift of Ms Angela Thom, Jersey. |
| KO2825 ‘Regions Caesar Never Knew’ The Abyssinian Expedition, 1867-1868.
By Michael White, Belgium. Gift of the author. |
| KO2826 War and Victory Medals, photograph, memorial scroll and letters
relating to Private Roland Kair, of the 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal
Lancaster Regiment, killed in action on 1st July 1916. Gift of Mr
Isherwood, Stainmore, near Kirkby Stephen. |
| KO2827 Collection of photographs of King’s Own soldiers found by donor
at Phoenix Street Drill Hall, prior to it’s closure in 1990. Gift of Mr
George McClements, Lancaster. |
| KO2828 Archive relating to the First World War service of Lance corporal
John Blaylock Banks, 5th Battalion Souvenir Card, postcards, German
Trench Map Scale 1:50000 ‘Albert-Bapume’ Showing Arras, Lens, Givenchy,
etc, and 1920’s signalling torch. Gift of Mrs Janet Beck
(grand-daughter) Skipton, North Yorkshire. |
| KO2829 Photographs of Sergeant Michael Baker, 2nd Battalion, King’s Own
Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One. Gift of Mr Baker, Lancaster. |
| KO2830 British War Medal to Private Alfred Hodgson, 6th Battalion,
King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment. Purchased. (Photographs and
documents already in the museum’s collection). |
| KO2831 Photograph and documents relating to donors time with 1st King’s
Own and 5th King’s Own 1953-57. Gift of Mr James Raybould, Lancaster. |
| KO2832 Battle dress trouser weights, suitcase luggage tag, rifle oil
bottles, housewife, kit bag log, tin openers etc, used by donor, Private
E H Cheetham, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, 1950s. Gift of Mr E H Cheetham,
Stockport. |
Acknowledgements
The operation and continued success of the museum is only possible
through the help and hard work of many. Without this help and volunteer
support the museum would certainly not be what it is today. There are
many hundreds of people who support the museum, for everyone who has
donated financially, purchased something in the shop or donated objects
for the collection have all made a valuable contribution.
A special thank you goes to those who sponsored the curator on the 80th
Anniversary Cycle Ride between Land’s End and John O’Groats, however
special mention must go to Christopher Knight who supported the ride by
driving the support vehicle.
A number of volunteers are working on specific projects and to them
thank you: Howard Martin; Gaynor Greenwood; Elspeth Griffiths; Pat and
David Shackleton and Mr Rodney Ward, inspector of the museum’s accounts.
Financial donations are always vital to the continued operation of the
museum, but ‘help in kind’ is just as vital, sometimes more so! The kind
assistance with the provision of accommodation to the curator on his
London visits, is acknowledged from Martin Evans and Jackie Britton. The
curator would not have been able to attend meetings, training sessions
and assist with the manning of the AMOT ‘Military Memorabilia
Checkpoint’ without their help.
Thanks are also extended to Fergus Read, WO2 Neil Barnett, WO2 Darren
Szymanski, Major Simon Walton, Captain Max Davison, and the staff of the
photographic department at Boots, Lancaster, for their assistance and
support through the year.
Peter Donnelly BA AMA
Regimental Curator
King’s Own Royal Regiment Museum
Market Square
Lancaster
LA1 1HT
Curator Telephone: 01524 555619
Museum Telephone: 01524 64637
Fax: 01524 841692
Email: kingsownmuseum@iname.com
Website: www.kingsownmuseum.plus.com
Registered Charity Number 272109
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