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Album of Photographs, and other items Lieutenant Colonel Willoughby Seymour Burton, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 1872-1902

Lieutenant Colonel Willoughby Seymour Burton, served with the King’s Own as Lieutenant from 14 May 1884, Captain from 8 Oct 1891, Major from 13 Dec 1900. Adjutant, 1st Volunteer Battalion, King’s Own from 27 Jul 1897. Retired from King’s Own 22 Jan 1902. Held rank of Lieutenant Colonel in Territorial Force Reserve.
 

bulletAccount of the history of the King’s Own Royal Regiment
Accession Number: KO0338/01-01
bulletPhoto: Pidgeon House Fort, Dublin, 1889 (Now the Guard Room)
Accession Number: KO0338/01-02a
bulletPhoto: London and North Western Railway Steamer, ‘Banshee’ passing Pidgeon House Fort, Dublin, Aug 1889.
Accession Number: KO0338/01-02b
bulletPhoto: Right Wing Officers, School of Musketry, 152nd Party. May and Jun 1890
Accession Number: KO0338/01-03
bulletPhoto: Pidgeon House Fort, Dublin, 1889 (now officers Quarters).
Accession Number: KO0338/01-04a
bulletPhoto: London and North Western Railway Steamer, ‘Shamrock’ passing Pidgeon House fort, Dublin, outward bound, 1889.
Accession Number: KO0338/01-04b
bulletPhoto: Right Wing Officers, School of Musketry, 153rd Party. Aug and Sep 1890
Accession Number: KO0338/01-05
bulletPhoto: Sergeant Instructor bond and Lieutenant Burton, 1st King’s Own and Sergeant Instructor Gormley and Lieutenant Gaisford, 1st South Wales Borderers, at Pidgeon House Fort, Dublin, 1889.
Accession Number: KO0338/01-06a
bulletPhoto: Shooting medals and badges won by Staff Sergeants of the School of Musketry, up to 1890.
Accession Number: KO0338/01-06b
bulletPhoto: Right Wing Officers, School of Musketry, 154th Party Oct and Nov 1890
Accession Number: KO0338/01-07
bulletPhoto: Right Wing School of Musketry, Two sections of Cavalry Sergeants 154th Party, Nov 1890
Accession Number: KO0338/01-08a
bulletPhoto: Children on beach and bathing huts in the sea, The Parade, Hythe, Kent, looking East, circa 1890.
Accession Number: KO0338/01-08b
bulletPhoto: Detachment of Durham Militia during preliminary training at Permanent Staff Barracks, Durham, Apr 1881
Accession Number: KO0338/01-09
bulletPhoto: London and North Western Railway’s SS Olga passing Pidgeon House Fort, Dublin with cattle and Cargo for Holyhead.
Accession Number: KO0338/01-10a
bulletPhoto: Man and lady in rowing boat on the Royal Military Canal, near the Cricket Ground, Hythe, Kent, circa 1890
Accession Number: KO0338/01-10b
bulletPhoto: The Lincolnshire Volunteers on the occasion of the visit of the Secretary of State (Hon E Stanhope) to open a new drill hall at Lincoln, Jun 1890
Accession Number: KO0338/01-11
bulletPhoto: Right Wing School of Musketry 152nd Party, Two Sections of Cavalry Sergeants and Maxim Machine Guns
Accession Number: KO0338/01-12a
bulletPhoto: The Parade, Hythe, Kent, looking east.
Accession Number: KO0338/01-12b
bulletPhoto: Left Wing, Officers, School of Musketry, 155th Party, Feb and Mar 1891
Accession Number: KO0338/01-13
bulletPhoto: High Street, Hythe, Kent with ‘Smugglers House’
Accession Number: KO0338/01-14a
bulletPhoto: View of School of Musketry from the barrack gate, Hythe, Kent
Accession Number: KO0338/01-14b
bulletPhoto: Left wing officers, School of Musketry, 156th Party, Apr and May 1891
Accession Number: KO0338/01-15
bulletPhoto: ‘The Ladies Walk’ Hythe Kent
Accession Number: KO0338/01-16
bulletPhoto: Left wing officers, School of Musketry, 157th Party, Aug and Sep 1891
Accession Number: KO0338/01-17
bulletPhoto: The School of Musketry, Hythe, Kent
Accession Number: KO0338/01-18a
bulletPhoto: Hythe Beach, Kent, looking West.
Accession Number: KO0338/01-18b
bulletPhoto: Right wing Officers, School of Musketry, 158th Party, Oct and Nov 1891
Accession Number: KO0338/01-19
bulletPhoto: Saltwood Castle near Hythe, Kent
Accession Number: KO0338/01-20a
bulletPhoto: Photo from newspaper: The Winners of the North of the Thames Cross-country Championships cup, 2nd Battalion, The King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, with their Colonel Duffin and Adjutant, Captain Brown.
Accession Number: KO0338/01-20b
bulletPhoto: St. Leonard’s Church, Hythe, Kent
Accession Number: KO0338/01-21
bulletPhoto: Aldershot - Single Link Span Bridge constructed by G Company, 1st King’s Own Royal Regiment, Oct 1893
Accession Number: KO0338/01-22a
bulletPhoto: Encampment at Pystock Hill, Aldershot. Cooks preparing Dinner Oct 1893
Accession Number: KO0338/01-22b
bulletPhoto: Encampment of Pystock Hill, Aldershot. Group of offices, with General Service wagon in the background. Captain Ross, Lieutenant Charles Francis Goldie-Taubman, 2nd Lieutenant Lloyd, Captain Ridley, Captain King, Lieutenant Burke and Captain Burton.
Accession Number: KO0338/01-23a
bulletPhoto: Encampment of Pystock Hill, Aldershot. Striking camp. Oct 1893
Accession Number: KO0338/01-23b
bulletPhoto: 1st Battalion, The King’s Own Regiment, led by Colonel Woodgate CB, marching past HRH The Duke of Cambridge, Commander in Chief, on Southsea Common, on the occasion of this inspection of Portsmouth Garrison, 5 Sep 1894
Photo by Simmons & Co. Portsmouth.
Accession Number: KO0338/01-24
bulletPhoto: Royal Military Canal, Hythe, Kent, near Cricket Ground
Accession Number: KO0338/01-25a
bulletPhoto: Crypt of St. Leonard’s Church, Hythe
Accession Number: KO0338/01-25b
bulletPhoto: Photo of a page from an Officer’s note book while under instruction at the School of Musketry.
Accession Number: KO0338/01-26a
bulletPhoto: Three skulls on a table in the Crypt of St. Leonard’s Church, Hythe.
Accession Number: KO0338/01-26b
bulletPhoto: Group of Officers of Various Regiments (Regular and Volunteers) dining at the mess of the 1st Volunteer Battalion, Royal Lancaster Regiment, in Camp 5 Aug 1897.
Accession Number: KO0338/01-27
bulletPhoto: 1st Volunteer Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, in line at ‘Open Order’ and about to receive the Inspecting Officer (Colonel Kidston, CB, Commanding 4th Regimental District) taken at the Camp, South Shore near Blackpool, 6 Aug 1897
Accession Number: KO0338/01-28
bulletPhoto: A selection of helmet and chaco plates, cap badges, and breast plates worn at various periods by several regiments.
Accession Number: KO0338/01-29
bulletPhoto: “We – We” Lieutenant Colonel Wiehe, Chief Instructor (School of Musketry)
Accession Number: KO0338/01-30
bulletNewspaper cutting with photo relating to Sergeant Majors Wardle, Felpts, Spencer and Jones, 1911.
Accession Number: KO0338/01-31
bulletPhoto: Officers of the 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, Aldershot 1886.
Accession Number: KO0338/01-32
bulletPhoto: 2nd Lieutenant F M Wilson, 2nd Lieutenant H A Thorne and 2nd Lieutenant James of the King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.
Accession Number: KO0338/01-33a
bulletPhoto: 1st Battalion King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment manoeuvres, Aldershot 1892, soldiers marching down lane, with man and women carrying baskets and can.
Accession Number: KO0338/01-33b
bulletPhoto: Captain Burton on horse back.
Accession Number: KO0338/01-34a
bulletPhoto: 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, crossing a drift (with their boots on) on the way to Spion Kop, Jan 1900.
Accession Number: KO0338/01-34b
bulletNewspaper cutting: ‘The good old footsloogers, The British Infantry go by with their Colours proudly carrying the Standards for which they fought so gallantly in Flanders. Includes Captain Powell MC, and three others of the 4th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.
Accession Number: KO0338/01-35a
bulletPhoto: Cutting of the late Captain R N J Glen, Army Service Corps, previously King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.
Accession Number: KO0338/01-35b
bulletPhoto: The Late Captain Goldie-Taubman, one of the British West African Frontier Force operating against the tributary princes of Sokoto, died on 23 Jun of fever. He was a nephew of Sir George Taubman-Goldie, Governor of the Royal Niger Company.
Accession Number: KO0338/01-35c
bulletPhoto: Officers and Sergeants of the Depot, The King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, 1898, including, officers: Jepson, Boyce, Fitzherbert, Archibald Hunter, and Thorne. Sergeants: Grant, Jefferies, Keating, Beevers, Clarke, Hartnett, Hardman, Williams, Tambin and Greathead, amongst others who are not named.
With the side drums of the 3rd and 4th Militia Battalions, King’s Own.
Accession Number: KO0338/01-36
bulletPhoto: Colour image of Late Major General Sir E R P Woodgate, KCMG, CB
Accession Number: KO0338/01-37
bulletColour image of Lieutenant General Sir Archibald Hunter, KCB, DSO
Accession Number: KO0338/01-38
bulletCutting from publication: King’s Own Officers in India, 1896
Accession Number: KO0338/01-39a
bulletCutting from publication: The Champion football team of the King’s Own Battalion, 1896.
Accession Number: KO0338/01-39b
bulletCutting from publication: The Oldest and Youngest soldiers of the King’s Own Battalion, 1896.
Accession Number: KO0338/01-39c
bulletCutting from publication: Lieutenant Colonel Crofton and Officers of the 2nd Battalion, King’s Own, 1896, photographed in Plymouth just after their return from India.
Accession Number: KO0338/01-40
bulletPhoto: General Sir William Cameron, KCB, Colonel of the King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, 1897.
Accession Number: KO0338/01-41
bulletPhoto: The Colours of the 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.
Accession Number: KO0338/01-42
bulletNews cutting The Late Captain Maunsel Fenwick
Accession Number: KO0338/01-43a
bulletIllustration of the Colour of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Accession Number: KO0338/01-43b
bulletIllustration: Captain Fenwick Directing The Fire of Picked Shots on a house held by Dervish Riflemen.
Accession Number: KO0338/01-43c
bulletIllustration from the Illustrated London News, 28 Oct 1863, The Cholera at Malta. Sanitary Encampment of the 4th (King’s Own) Regiment on the Floriana.
Accession Number: KO0338/01-44
bulletColoured illustration – Holidays in India At Poona During the Rainy Season, 1882. Drawn by Walter Wilson from Sketches by Lieutenant E R Penrose.
The Rosherville of Poona: On the River Bank
Accession Number: KO0338/01-45a
bulletColoured illustration – Holidays in India At Poona During the Rainy Season, 1882. Drawn by Walter Wilson from Sketches by Lieutenant E R Penrose.
When the Band Begins to play
Accession Number: KO0338/01-45b
bulletNewspaper cutting ‘At Poona During the Rainy Season’
Accession Number: KO0338/01-45c
bulletColoured illustration – Holidays in India At Poona During the Rainy Season, 1882. Drawn by Walter Wilson from Sketches by Lieutenant E R Penrose.
The Weekly reception at Government House.
A Dance at Government House
Enjoying an Early “Weed”
Accession Number: KO0338/01-46
bulletIllustration and text from Illustrated London News: “A Critical Moment” Commandant Schermbrucker assisting Captain Moore, 4th (King’s Own) Regiment, to Mount on his own horse when pursued by Zulus. The Zulu War.
Accession Number: KO0338/01-48
bulletIllustration from Illustrated London News: The Zulu War – Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday at Fort Laurence. Throwing Assegai. Sack Race by our Zulu Allies.
Accession Number: KO0338/01-49
bulletIllustration from Illustrated London News: The Zulu War – Arrival of Lord Chelmsford and Staff with the Late Prince Louis Napoleon of Utrecht. Showing Colonel Crealock, Lord Chelmsford, Princes Louis Napoleon, General Wood VC and Colonel Bray CB 4th King’s Own.
Accession Number: KO0338/01-51
bulletIllustrations: “The Long, Long Indian Day – Twenty Four Hours in the Life of a Subaltern” “There’s e’en no rest at night” “And one must rise” “Then to the band we run”
Accession Number: KO0338/01-53
bulletIllustrations: “The Long, Long Indian Day – Twenty Four Hours in the Life of a Subaltern” “And go to duty” “Back from the lines I flee” “We meet the rich parsee”
Accession Number: KO0338/01-54
bulletIllustrations: “The Long, Long Indian Day – Twenty Four Hours in the Life of a Subaltern” “Breakfast from 9 to 1” “Sleep till the setting sun”
Accession Number: KO0338/01-55
bulletIllustrations: “The Long, Long Indian Day – Twenty Four Hours in the Life of a Subaltern” “The mess again at Loo” (Pencil note states that the illustrations are drawn by Lieutenant E R Penrose, 4th King’s Own.)
Accession Number: KO0338/01-56
bulletCuttings relating to Major General Sir E R P Woodgate, General Sir J Bell, Major William Courtney Harrison, Jacobs Rifles, but previously King’s Own. Served in Abyssinia.
Accession Number: KO0338/01-57
bulletIllustration (after a sketch by a British officer) “The Royal Lancasters Carrying the Crest of Pieter’s Hill.”
Accession Number: KO0338/01-59
bulletPhotograph of Dover Harbour, from the end of admiralty pier.
Accession Number: KO0338/01-60a
bulletPhoto: Colonel Burton’s bungalow, Yokohama, Japan, 1872
Accession Number: KO0338/01-60b
bulletPhoto: The Staff Officers, School of Musketry, 1891.
Lieutenant Instructor Rose, Captain Murphy, Captain Instructor Mayne, Lieutenant Colonel Burton, Chief Instructor, Colonel Slade, Commandant, Major Whittaker, DAAG, Deputy Surgeon General Rose, Lieutenant Instructor De La Bere and Captain Instructor, de H?
Accession Number: KO0338/01-61
bulletPhotograph of Captain Hicks, Killed at Spion Kop. And map of the Battle of Spion Kop. Partly based, by permission, on the map in Mr. Winston Churchill’s “London to Ladysmith via Pretoria”.
Accession Number: KO0338/01-62

 

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