King's Own Royal Regiment Museum

The National Service Years 1945-59

2nd Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, Eritrea - Sports

2nd Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, Hockey Team after its first game in Asmara, Eritrea, 1948.
Left to right, standing: Major R L J Pott MC, Private Pendlebury, Private Dunn, Major E F B G Collard, Corporal Kelsey, Captain M Smalley, Corporal Turner.
Seated, left to right: Captain C C Stock, Sergeant J Winning, Warrant Officer Class 2 (Company Sergeant Major) J Martland and Warrant Officer Class 2 (Company Sergeant Major) G Hull.
Accession Number: KO0721/27

2nd Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment.  Officers and Sergeants Cricket Match, Sunday 3rd October 1948.  Asmara, Eritrea.
Rear row: RQMS G Taft; Major M Corder, OBE; Colour Sergeant W Riley; 2nd Lieutenant B Carter; Sergeant W Morris; Captain P B T Ross; Captain R P Macdonald; Sergeant C Whitehead; 2nd Lieutenant N P G Freeguard; Sergeant T Knowles; Sergeant C Gibbons.
Centre row: Company Sergeant Major J Norcross; Captain J W L Garnett; Company Sergeant Major L Coblenz; Lieutenant Colonel R E Creedon; ORCS R H Lindsay; Major D N Pearse; Sergeant A Winning; Captain (Quartermaster) G W Bone.
Front row: Sergeant J Bolton; Captain R G H Whitworth; Corporal P Hallass; Lieutenant J M Taylor; Sergeant G Lyons.
Accession Number: KO0742/07