Photo Gallery
Second World War
7th Battalion, King's Own, Unknown Soldier's Album
The following photographs originate from an album of an
unknown soldier of 'B' Company, 7th Battalion, King's Own.
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
India Bound, on board boat.
Accession Number: KO2343/01-001
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. First
view of land
Accession Number: KO2343/01-002
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Natives dancing
Accession Number: KO2343/01-003
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Natives dancing getting hot
Accession Number: KO2343/01-004
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. The
famed rickshaw
Accession Number: KO2343/01-005
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. At
sea again
Accession Number: KO2343/01-006
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Indians Washing
Accession Number: KO2343/01-007
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Badhahe Mosque
Accession Number: KO2343/01-008
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Local
Butcher
Accession Number: KO2343/01-009
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Old
fort ruins at Mando
Accession Number: KO2343/01-010
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Local
Transport (camel)
Accession Number: KO2343/01-011
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Elephants parading in rajahs procession
Accession Number: KO2343/01-012
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Fruit
stores
Accession Number: KO2343/01-013
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Farmer in town shopping
Accession Number: KO2343/01-014
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Cheap
Jacks
Accession Number: KO2343/01-015
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Indians washing away their sins
Accession Number: KO2343/01-016
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Hindu
wedding
Accession Number: KO2343/01-017
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Hanawau’s tomb
Accession Number: KO2343/01-018
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Hubly
Bubly, Indian Pipe
Accession Number: KO2343/01-019
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Camel
bearers
Accession Number: KO2343/01-020
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Kutali Minai
Accession Number: KO2343/01-021
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Temple
Accession Number: KO2343/01-022
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Police Commissioners House
Accession Number: KO2343/01-023
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Accession Number: KO2343/01-024
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Holy
man lying on bed of thorns
Accession Number: KO2343/01-025
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Holy
man - lumps are potatoes grafted onto skin
Accession Number: KO2343/01-026
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Typical Indian Children (Dirty)
Accession Number: KO2343/01-027
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Beast
Water Carrier
Accession Number: KO2343/01-028
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Village on plains
Accession Number: KO2343/01-029
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Ploughing by oxon
Accession Number: KO2343/01-030
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Camels Funeral
Accession Number: KO2343/01-031
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Steve
(monkey)
Accession Number: KO2343/01-032
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Golden Temple Amritsar
Accession Number: KO2343/01-033
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Pathway to Temple
Accession Number: KO2343/01-034
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. In
Temple
Accession Number: KO2343/01-035
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Vodpure State Palace
Accession Number: KO2343/01-036
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Old
Fort Lahore
Accession Number: KO2343/01-037
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Snalinare Gardens, Lahore
Accession Number: KO2343/01-038
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Boxing Day Pranks, Corpse arrives
Accession Number: KO2343/01-039
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Boxing Day Pranks, The Corpse
Accession Number: KO2343/01-040
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Fruit
Walla
Accession Number: KO2343/01-041
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Boxing Day Pranks, The End of a perfect day, group of four soldiers, one
drunk and being held up by the other three
Accession Number: KO2343/01-042
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Gymkhana Club, Cert Club
Accession Number: KO2343/01-043
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Canal
by moonlight
Accession Number: KO2343/01-044
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
O’Dywires Institute
Accession Number: KO2343/01-045
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Leopard
Accession Number: KO2343/01-046
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Performing bear
Accession Number: KO2343/01-047
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. The
Champs of Delhousy -football team
Accession Number: KO2343/01-048
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Beggars
Accession Number: KO2343/01-049
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Sunny
Bank Camp
Accession Number: KO2343/01-050
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Murray
Accession Number: KO2343/01-051
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Performing lioness
Accession Number: KO2343/01-052
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. View
of the hills
Accession Number: KO2343/01-053
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Policeman at toll gate on frontier
Accession Number: KO2343/01-054
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. View
of Stream winding down hillside
Accession Number: KO2343/01-055
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Sunny
Bank Camp at Sun Set
Accession Number: KO2343/01-056
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. The
Boys on march
Accession Number: KO2343/01-057
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. A
helping hand Rob and Andy
Accession Number: KO2343/01-058
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Village in hills
Accession Number: KO2343/01-059
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Halted on march for char (tea)
Accession Number: KO2343/01-060
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Jimmy
helps Roby
Accession Number: KO2343/01-061
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Temple in Chamba
Accession Number: KO2343/01-062
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Entrance to Temple
Accession Number: KO2343/01-063
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Palace of Chamba
Accession Number: KO2343/01-064
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Palace from Lawn
Accession Number: KO2343/01-065
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Kijar
Valley
Accession Number: KO2343/01-066
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Local
band
Accession Number: KO2343/01-067
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Another temple in a farmyard
Accession Number: KO2343/01-068
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Another rest
Accession Number: KO2343/01-069
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. The
two ros and Chumy and Arthur on board a rowing boat
Accession Number: KO2343/01-070
7 KO Photo Album, 1943-44. Cooking dinner
Accession Number: KO2343/01-071
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Christmas 1944 ‘The lads well oil’d after dinner’ group of drinkers
Accession Number: KO2343/01-072
7 KO Photo Album, 1943-44. Christmas 1944 ‘The lads well oil’d after
dinner’ group of drinkers
Accession Number: KO2343/01-073
7 KO Photo Album, 1943-44. Christmas 1944 ‘The lads well oil’d after
dinner’ group of drinkers
Accession Number: KO2343/01-074
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Christmas 1944, going to town
Accession Number: KO2343/01-075
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Christmas 1944, oxo
Accession Number: KO2343/01-076
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Christmas 1944 Coo-ey
Accession Number: KO2343/01-077
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Boat
house
Accession Number: KO2343/01-078
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Afghanistan Forces
Accession Number: KO2343/01-079
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Pill
Box on the Frontier (photos of the Frontier and the Khyber Pass are
missing from the album at this point and may have been moved to satisfy
the censor that the album could be sent in the mail)
Accession Number: KO2343/01-080
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Group
photo ‘Rookies’
Accession Number: KO2343/01-081
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Group
photo ‘Old Sweats’
Accession Number: KO2343/01-082
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Group
- The Champs of the Battalion with Cup (football)
Accession Number: KO2343/01-083
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Group
- Just after the final match
Accession Number: KO2343/01-084
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Group
in swimming costumes ‘Boy it is hot’
Accession Number: KO2343/01-085
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Group
of soldiers at camp
Accession Number: KO2343/01-086
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Christmas Day, group of soldiers drinking ‘Some Birdie’
Accession Number: KO2343/01-087
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Christmas Day, are we tight
Accession Number: KO2343/01-088
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Christmas Day, lets go
Accession Number: KO2343/01-089
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Christmas Day, still tight
Accession Number: KO2343/01-090
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Christmas Day, ditto (still tight)
Accession Number: KO2343/01-091
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Group
- Crazy football match
Accession Number: KO2343/01-092
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Roll
out the Barrel (two soldiers supporting a third who appears to be drunk
Accession Number: KO2343/01-093
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. No
thanks
Accession Number: KO2343/01-094
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Chalky and Charley
Accession Number: KO2343/01-095
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Queen
Victoria’s Monument
Accession Number: KO2343/01-096
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Charing Cross (Lahore)
Accession Number: KO2343/01-097
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Embassy Hall
Accession Number: KO2343/01-098
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Madras Railway
Accession Number: KO2343/01-099
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. The
lads
Accession Number: KO2343/01-100
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Village men swapping yarns over pipe
Accession Number: KO2343/01-101
7 KO Photo Album, 1943-44. RAF Rugger Team
Accession Number: KO2343/01-102
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Soldiers and railway train
Accession Number: KO2343/01-103
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Soldiers and railway train
Accession Number: KO2343/01-104
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Railway locomotive
Accession Number: KO2343/01-105
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Railway train
Accession Number: KO2343/01-106
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Cape
Town, South Africa
Accession Number: KO2343/01-107
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Cape
Town, South Africa
Accession Number: KO2343/01-108
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Still
Drunk
Accession Number: KO2343/01-109
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. After
three years in India
Accession Number: KO2343/01-110
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Company Sergeant Major and the boys
Accession Number: KO2343/01-111
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Spud
Bashing
Accession Number: KO2343/01-112
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Parade
Accession Number: KO2343/01-113
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Parade
Accession Number: KO2343/01-114
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Tea
time/rest
Accession Number: KO2343/01-114a
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Soldiers washing (naked)
Accession Number: KO2343/01-115
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Cookhouse with followers
Accession Number: KO2343/01-116
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. On
training
Accession Number: KO2343/01-117
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Stuck
with mules
Accession Number: KO2343/01-118
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Spinning
Accession Number: KO2343/01-119
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Back
in the tent
Accession Number: KO2343/01-120
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Napie
shaving company commander in bed
Accession Number: KO2343/01-121
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Chris
with Peter (dog)
Accession Number: KO2343/01-122
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Ghurkha Team
Accession Number: KO2343/01-123
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Alec
takes a bow
Accession Number: KO2343/01-124
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Allen
(Doc Swift)
Accession Number: KO2343/01-125
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Headquarters Competition (Group of footballers)
Accession Number: KO2343/01-126
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Two
soldiers
Accession Number: KO2343/01-127
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Group
of soldiers ‘Paid Bulleys’
Accession Number: KO2343/01-128
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Group
of soldiers
Accession Number: KO2343/01-129
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Clowning, Allen, Dave and Bill, on bicycle
Accession Number: KO2343/01-130
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Johnny, Arthur, Alec
Accession Number: KO2343/01-131
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Dave
Accession Number: KO2343/01-132
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Three
soldiers with bicycle
Accession Number: KO2343/01-133
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Badminton
Accession Number: KO2343/01-134
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Mac
with some of the boys
Accession Number: KO2343/01-135
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Stan
Accession Number: KO2343/01-136
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. ‘On
Leave the general gives his orders’
Accession Number: KO2343/01-137
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Ron
Accession Number: KO2343/01-138
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Our
First Casualty. Number 3459185 Private Albert Whitham died 9 Apr 1943,
age 30. Son of Samuel and Susanah Whitham of Todmorden, Lancashire,
husband of Marion Whitham of Todmorden. Buried in Karachi War Cemetery,
Pakistan.
Accession Number: KO2343/01-139
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Private Whitham died of small pox Number 3459185 Private Albert Whitham
died 9 Apr 1943, age 30. Son of Samuel and Susanah Whitham of Todmorden,
Lancashire, husband of Marion Whitham of Todmorden. Buried in Karachi
War Cemetery, Pakistan.
Accession Number: KO2343/01-140
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Coffin in ambulance Number 3459185 Private Albert Whitham died 9 Apr
1943, age 30. Son of Samuel and Susanah Whitham of Todmorden,
Lancashire, husband of Marion Whitham of Todmorden. Buried in Karachi
War Cemetery, Pakistan.
Accession Number: KO2343/01-141
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Coffin removed from ambulance Number 3459185 Private Albert Whitham died
9 Apr 1943, age 30. Son of Samuel and Susanah Whitham of Todmorden,
Lancashire, husband of Marion Whitham of Todmorden. Buried in Karachi
War Cemetery, Pakistan.
Accession Number: KO2343/01-142
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. The
service Number 3459185 Private Albert Whitham died 9 Apr 1943, age 30.
Son of Samuel and Susanah Whitham of Todmorden, Lancashire, husband of
Marion Whitham of Todmorden. Buried in Karachi War Cemetery, Pakistan.
Accession Number: KO2343/01-143
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Lowering coffin Number 3459185 Private Albert Whitham died 9 Apr 1943,
age 30. Son of Samuel and Susanah Whitham of Todmorden, Lancashire,
husband of Marion Whitham of Todmorden. Buried in Karachi War Cemetery,
Pakistan.
Accession Number: KO2343/01-144
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. RIP A
Great Guy
Number 3459185 Private Albert Whitham died 9 Apr 1943, age 30. Son of
Samuel and Susanah Whitham of Todmorden, Lancashire, husband of Marion
Whitham of Todmorden. Buried in Karachi War Cemetery, Pakistan.
Accession Number: KO2343/01-145
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Out
for a spin on boat
Accession Number: KO2343/01-146
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Ken
and Allen
Accession Number: KO2343/01-147
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Allen
and Bill
Accession Number: KO2343/01-148
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. The
Half Cast (girl)
Accession Number: KO2343/01-149
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44. Two
soldiers with motorcycle and side car
Accession Number: KO2343/01-150
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Football team with trophy
Accession Number: KO2343/01-151
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Ceremonial Parade in Gibraltar
Accession Number: KO2343/01-152
Photo in Album, 7th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1943-44.
Ceremonial Parade in Gibraltar
Accession Number: KO2343/01-153
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