Photo Gallery
Second World War
Depot, King's Own Royal Regiment, Lancaster
The first arrivals of militiamen (conscripts) at
Bowerham Barracks, 1939.
Accession Number KO0636/05
The Bishop of Lancaster welcomes militiamen to Bowerham,
1939.
Accession Number KO0636/07
Group of militiamen at Bowerham, 1939.
Accession Number KO0636/10
Militiamen at Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.
Accession Number KO0636/15
Militiamen at Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.
Accession Number KO0636/11
Militiamen at Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.
Accession Number KO0636/09
Militiamen at Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.
Accession Number KO0636/08
Militiamen at Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.
Accession Number KO0636/13
Militiamen on parade, Bowerham Barracks, 1939.
Accession Number KO0636/12
Instruction in the 'Bren' light machine gun, 1939.
Accession Number KO0636/06
Militiamen on parade at Bowerham Barracks, 1939.
Accession Number KO0636/14
Hospital ward, Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.
Accession Number KO0768/01
Stretcher bearers, Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.
Accession Number KO0768/02
Schoolroom with boy soldiers, Bowerham Barracks, 1939.
Accession Number KO0768/15
Library, Bowerham Barracks, 1939.
Accession Number KO0768/16
Auxiliary Territorial Service at Bowerham Barracks,
1939.
Accession Number KO0768/18
Auxiliary Territorial Service at Bowerham Barracks,
1939.
Accession Number KO0768/19
Auxiliary Territorial Service at Bowerham Barracks,
1939.
Accession Number KO0768/20
Canteen, Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.
Accession Number KO0768/17
Soldiers Club Baptist School Lancaster May 1940
Accession Number: KO0679/14a
Soldiers Club Baptist School Lancaster May 1940
Accession Number: KO0679/14b
Group of King’s Own soldiers and members of the ATS, singing around a
piano. ‘x’ marks John Lacy Rowlandson. The photograph appeared in the
Lancaster Guardian of 1 Dec 1939. Photo likely to have been taken in Nov
1939 at Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster.
The poster on the wall advertises the Odeon, Lancaster with Fred Astaire
and Ginger Rogers
Accession Number: KO2951/055
Guard at Bowerham Barracks, 1939.
Accession Number KO0768/13
Barrack room scene, circa 1939.
Accession Number: KO0768/14
Guard at the main gate to Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster
Accession Number KO0768/12
From left to right, boy soldier, private, lance
corporal, corporal, sergeant, colour sergeant, company sergeant major,
regimental quartermaster sergeant and regimental sergeant major at
Bowerham Barracks, 1939.
Accession Number KO0768/11
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