 | 55th Divisional patch Badge in glass/metal frame Accession
Number: KO1113/01 |
| The Wellington Writing Pad, King's Own 4th Battalion Accession
Number: KO1113/02 |
| Christmas Card 1917 164th Infantry Brigade ‘Still mopping up’
from Lieutenant Powell, Quartermaster, 1st/4th Battalion, King’s Own
Royal Lancaster Regiment. BEF, France. Printed by Devambez, Graveur,
63, Passage des Panoramas, 63, Paris. Accession Number: KO1113/03 |
| 164th Infantry Brigade Christmas Card
1917, in envelope, to Captain John Welch. Accession Number:
KO1113/04 |
| Pocket notebook recording stores and supplies of food items etc,
1916 with officers named including John Welch, 1st/4th King’s Own
Royal Lancaster Regiment. Accession Number: KO1113/05 |
| Christmas Card King's Own, Dublin, 1918 Accession Number:
KO1113/06 |
| Programme The 55th Divisional Theatre
Coy for Their Fourth Revue entitled ‘How’s This’ Printed by
David Allen & Son, Ltd. Accession Number: KO1113/07 |
| Booklet 55th West Lancashire Division Givenchy and Festubert 9
Apr 1918 - 16 Apr 1918 Accession Number: KO1113/08 |
| Officers Record Of Service Book AB439 for Captain John Welch,
4th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment. Accession
Number: KO1113/09 |
| Silk Postcard 'Good Luck' in original envelope Accession Number:
KO1113/10 |
| Calendar of the War Accession Number: KO1113/12 |
| German One Mark note acquired in France by Welch. Note number
115-906499 Accession Number: KO1113/13 |
| German pictorial postcard acquired from the trenches by Welch.
Accession Number: KO1113/14 |
| French correspondence card dated 15 Jul
1916 Accession Number: KO1113/15 |
| German Field Postcard 1916 Accession
Number: KO1113/16 |
| Written note and piece of shrapnel Paper - an admission ticket -
dated Aug 1916 Accession Number: KO1113/17 |
| First World War Comforts ‘Sweaters for
our troops’ postcard. Dated Oct 1914 ‘Mr John Penoyre tenders
his grateful thanks for your generous response to his request for
sweaters for our troops in the field. It would be an added kindness
if you would name the scheme to friends who may not have seen his
letters in the press.” Mr John Penoyre of 8, King’s Bench Walk,
Inner Temple, London EC. Addressed to Mr J Welch Esq, Hampson,
Lancaster. Accession Number: KO1113/18 |
| Railway Ticket - Premiere Class
Militarie number 241 Calais. Accession Number: KO1113/19 |
| Equipment Label (AFW 3387) Captain
John Welch, 4th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.
Accession Number: KO1113/20 |
| Equipment label (AFW 3301) Deceased
Officers Kit altered to read Wounded to Capt Welch 1st/4th
Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment. Accession Number:
KO1113/21 |
| Equipment label (AFW 3301) Deceased
Officers Kit altered to read Wounded to Capt Welch 1st/4th
Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment. Accession Number:
KO1113/22 |
| Equipment Label (AFW 3300) Wounded
Officers Kit marked 2nd Lieutenant Welch, and marked Hospital Ship
St. Patrick Accession Number: KO1113/23 |
| Equipment Label Hospital Ship St.
Patrick No. 2 Red Cross Hospital 2nd Lieutenant Welch 1st/4th
Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment. Accession Number:
KO1113/24 |
| Envelope dated 12 Aug 1916 with details of money and postal
order and cheque book handed over to Adjutant of 1st/4th Battalion,
King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment Accession Number: KO1113/25 |
| Permanent Pass to Captain J Welch 1st/4th Battalion, King’s Own
Royal Lancaster Regiment, Dated 27 Jul 1918 and stamped 1st Field
Survey Battalion, Royal Engineers. Accession Number: KO1113/26 |
| Hand-written note to Lieutenant John Welch 1st/4th Battalion,
King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, Dated 1 Apr 1916 on his
appointment as Battalion Sniping and Intelligence Officer. Accession
Number: KO1113/27 |
| Letter address to John Welch, Hampson, near Lancaster, and
redirected to him with the 2nd/4th Battalion, King’s Own Royal
Lancaster Regiment, The Camp, Tandridge, Oxted, Surrey, dated Jul
1915 Accession Number: KO1113/28 |
| Programme of Music for the night of 4
May 1918, 1st/4th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster
Regiment. Autographed by six officers. Accession Number: KO1113/29 |
| Telegram to Welch at Queen Hyrdro Scarboro - informing him to
return and proceed to France form Adjutant 3rd/4th Battalion King’s
Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, dated 4 Jan 1916 Accession Number:
KO1113/30 |
| Telegram to Welch at Rouen Hospital - love from home, K Welch at
Galgate 11 Aug 1916? Accession Number: KO1113/31 |
| Two pages of Belgian? Letter written in French? Accession
Number: KO1113/32 a |
| Two pages of Belgian? Letter written in French? Accession
Number: KO1113/32 b |
| Christmas Card, Staff School Cambridge, 1918 Accession Number:
KO1113/33 |
| Letter to Walsh, from Dorset - Accession Number: KO1113/34 a |
| Letter to Walsh, page 2 Accession Number: KO1113/34 b |
| Pencil written letter - re Private Swanson? of D coy Accession
Number: KO1113/35 |
| Typed letter from Colonel H J Edwards Commanding Cambridge
University Officer Training Corps, regarding a commission for John
Welch in The Duke of Wellington’s Regiment dated 13 Apr 1915
Accession Number: KO1113/36 |
| Typed letter from Colonel H J Edwards, Commanding Cambridge
University Officer Training Corps, to Officer Commanding (Lieutenant
Colonel W S Burton) 2nd/4thBattalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster
Regiment regarding a commission for John Welch dated 9 May 1915
Accession Number: KO1113/37 |
| Typed letter form John Welch to Officer Commanding (Lieutenant
Colonel W S Burton) 2nd/4thBattalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster
Regiment regarding a commission page one of two Accession Number:
KO1113/38 a |
| Typed letter form John Welch to Officer Commanding (Lieutenant
Colonel W S Burton) 2nd/4thBattalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster
Regiment regarding a commission page two of two Accession Number:
KO1113/38 b |
| Typed details “Normal Formation for
Assault” Accession Number: KO1113/39 |
| Typed details “Re-organisation of the
infantry” dated 14 Mar 1917, Oswestry, and signed by Lieutenant
Welch - Details the formation of an infantry platoon in the War.
Accession Number: KO1113/40 |
| Duplicated Sheet Extract from the Morning Post 12 Nov 1918 ‘the
News in Leuze’ 4th Battalion, King’s Own, and Barrow mentioned
Accession Number: KO1113/41 |
| List of officer’s kit - 4th (Reserve)
Battalion King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment. Accession Number:
KO1113/42 |
| Hand-drawn map/diagram of trenches, with various annotations in
pencil. Accession Number: KO1113/43 |
| Hand-drawn map/diagram of trenches, with various annotations in
pencil. Accession Number: KO1113/44 |
| Hand drawn map with details of Barracks and Rifle Range in
Scarborough Area done by 2nd Lieutenant John Welch, 3rd/4th
Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment. Accession Number:
KO1113/45 |
| Foolscap sheet with printed details frequency (on chart) of
sound made by gun fire picked up by Captain John Welch when he was
with ‘J Sound Ranging Section, BEF, France’ in around Aug 1918
BY30 Shelled by 2nd RMA 15” How. and SD62 shelled by 6” How.
Accession Number: KO1113/46 a |
| Foolscap sheet with printed details frequency (on chart) of
sound made by gun fire picked up by Captain John Welch when he was
with ‘J Sound Ranging Section, BEF, France’
“Three H.V.’s ….. firing in conjunction. Sunday 11 Aug 1918. Wind 10
mph at 111° Temp 58° F Accession Number: KO1113/46 b |
| Foolscap sheet with printed details frequency (on chart) of
sound made by gun fire picked up by Captain John Welch when he was
with ‘J Sound Ranging Section, BEF, France’
H V Gun … firing on Bruay, 31 May 1918 Accession Number: KO1113/46 c |
| Foolscap sheet with printed details
frequency (on chart) of sound made by gun fire picked up by
Captain John Welch when he was with ‘J Sound Ranging Section, BEF,
France’ in around Aug 1918
Two 15 cm (?) Hows. …. obtained through wireless signal. 12 Aug
1918. 7.20 am Wind 7 mph @ 195° Temp 63° F Accession Number:
KO1113/46 d |
| Photograph: First World War technical
equipment possibly of the type used by John Welch when he was
with ‘J Sound Ranging Section, BEF, France’ in around Aug 1918
Accession Number: KO1113/47 |
| Group photo probably at the end of a course of instruction, -
possibly including Captain John Welch of 1st/4th Battalion, King’s
Own Royal Lancaster Regiment. Accession Number: KO1113/48 |
| First World War two un-identified King’s Own officers and a
lady, possibly 4th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.
Accession Number: KO1113/49 |
|
First World War officer sat in tent, possibly Captain John
Welch, 1st/4thBattalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.
Accession Number: KO1113/50 |
|
First World War Street scene marching troops possibly 2nd/4th
Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment KO Accession Number:
KO1113/51 |
|
First World War Street scene marching troops possibly 2nd/4th
Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment KO Accession Number:
KO1113/52 |
| Copy of The Geographical Journal, Jul 1919 with article
‘Geographical Work with the Army in France by Lieutenant Colonel H S
L Winterbotham Accession Number: KO1113/53 |
| Copy of The Geographical Journal, Aug 1920 with article
‘Classification of the Ground from the Air’ by Captain H A Lloyd
Accession Number: KO1113/54 |
| Envelope addressed to Captain Welch, 82 Church Street,
Lancaster, Dec 1930 Accession Number: KO1113/55 |
| Letter to Captain Welch re Personal Number (48578) from The War
Office, London. Accession Number: KO1113/56 |
| Envelope addressed to Captain Welch, Oct 1934 Accession Number:
KO1113/57 |
| Letter to Captain Welch re leaving the Territorial Army Reserve
dated 10 Oct 1934 Accession Number: KO1113/58 |
| Postcard WW 1 group (not regimental) Accession Number: KO1113/59 |
| Postcard World War One 4th
Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment at Oswestry. With
Bibby, Towers, CSM Sweeney, Finnes and Snelson and Boyle and Cider
the dog. Accession Number: KO1113/60 |
