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First World War

1st/4th (TF) Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment - 1914

A company of the 4th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment outside their Headquarters at Ulverston Drill Hall, 1914.
Accession Number: KONeg160

Members of 'C' Company, 4th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment at Barrow in Furness, 1914.
Accession Number: KO2944/05

Private Tom Willetts at Maidenhead Railway Station, with 4th Battalion, King’s Own, circa Aug-Oct 1914. ‘To Ruth from Tom with best love”
Accession Number: KO3010/01

Private Tom Willetts, 4th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, circa Aug-Oct 1914 whilst guarding the Great Western Railway. “this is my guard were I am standing corner of a railway bridge only we walk up and down through the bridge. To Ruth From Tom with best Love”
Accession Number: KO3010/31a

Four soldiers of the 4th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, probably Maidenhead area whilst Guarding the Great Western Railway circa Aug to Oct 1914. ‘With good luck and best respects to you Ruth from Tom’
Photograph by R Clements, 30 Queen Street, Maidenhead.  Private Tom Willetts collection.
Accession Number: KO3010/34a

Group of soldiers of the 4th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment probably out side a railway station, with a motor car. “do you know anyone on this card Ruth. With best love to you from Tommy. xxx”
Photograph by R Clements, 30 Queen Street, Maidenhead.  Private Tom Willetts Collection.
Accession Number: KO3010/35a

Sergeants of the 1st/4th Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, guarding the railway, August to October 1914.
Accession Number: KO1535/03

Group of officers and sergeants of the 1st/4th Battalion, including Colour Sergeant John T Preston, from Dalton in Furness.  The postmark is dated 28th September, 1914 and posted from Twyford, Berkshire.  Colour Sergeant Preston enlisted in the 1st Volunteer Battalion of the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment in around 1897.
Accession Number KO2690/13

Soldiers of the 4th Battalion King’s Own and various civilians at Mill Meadows, Twyford, September 1914. Images includes nine soldiers and a group of civilians enjoying a tea party.
Accession Number: KO2546/20

Three soldiers of the 4th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, at Waltham Sidings, Great Western Railway.
The rear of the cards is marked ‘No. 2 Relief, Waltham Sidings, Patrol, Aug 1914. Photograph by R Clements, 30 Green Street, Maidenhead.
Accession Number: KO3100/10

Group of seven soldiers of the 4th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, at Waltham Sidings, Great Western Railway.
The rear of the card is marked ‘Aug 1914 Waltham Sidings, Berks, ‘some of the boys’.
Accession Number: KO3100/11

Group of six soldiers of the 4th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, at Waltham Sidings, Great Western Railway, with a number of railway wagons to their rear. Circa Aug 1914
Accession Number: KO3100/12

Group of the 1st/4th Battalion at Sevenoaks in Kent, towards the end of 1914.  Second left is Colour Sergeant John Preston.  The Company Sergeant Major is seated and the others are sergeants.
Accession Number KO2690/04

"...our butcher, cutting up the meat....it is nearly Xmas and we are so far from home, never mind we must put up with it...." wrote Colour Sergeant John Preston of the 1st/4th Battalion, King's Own at Sevenoaks, December 1914.
Accession Number KO2690/15

Soldiers of the 1st/4th Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment at Sevenoaks in 1914/15.  This photograph is reported to have appeared in the Barrow newspaper.  William Clark is standing third from the right.
Accession Number: KO2981/05

Soldiers of the 1st/4th Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment at Sevenoaks in 1914/15.  Probably Quartermaster's Department.
Accession Number: KO2981/06

Members of the 4th Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, Christmas 1914 at Sevenoaks.
Accession Number: KO2917/71

Photograph, taken at Taplow Barracks, of 4th King’s Own including Number 149 Private Lishman Wilson. From London Road, Lindale in Furness, he was serving with B Company in June 1914.  He was born on 23rd November 1882.
Accession Number: KO2590/327

Unidentified group of soldiers of the King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, possibly of the 4th Battalion, based upon the Dalton in Furness photographer, and Manchester Regiment, First World War. Including one officer of the King’s Own, one Sergeant of the King’s Own and a Sergeant Major who has a chest full of medals.  Photograph by Hargeaves of Dalton in Furness.
Accession Number: KO3100/83

Group of soldiers of the King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, assumed to be 4th Battalion, First World War, with civilians ‘family’ who it could be assumed the soldiers are billeted with.
Accession Number: KO3111/12a

Message on rear of the above photograph.
Accession Number: KO3111/12b

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