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Photo Gallery - First World War

Photograph album of Charles Leslie Roberts, including 7th Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, 1914-1919; Machine Gun Corps etc.

The album compiled by Charles Leslie Roberts.  Who was commissioned into the 7th Battalion King’s Own on 26th September 1914 as 2nd Lieutenant.  He was promoted to Lieutenant on 30th November 1914.  He was transferred to the 10th Battalion on 10th August 1915 and then out of the Regiment to the Machine Gun Corps on 24th February 1916.  Images in the album include dummy machine guns, trench digging, machine gun on ranges, social and private photographs, huts and accommodation.  Horses and grooms etc.  Also photos at places such as Grantham, reflecting his time with the Machine Gun Corps ends up with Grantham to Dublin via the Irish Channel in 1919.

For some of these photographs see First World War Photo Gallery.

The album contains more than 230 photographs - all appear on this and the following pages in the order in which they are numbered within the album.
bulletCharles Leslie Roberts Album Page One
bulletCharles Leslie Roberts Album Page Two
bulletCharles Leslie Roberts Album Page Three
bulletCharles Leslie Roberts Album Page Four
bulletCharles Leslie Roberts Album Page Five

 


Five days leave, 30 Apr 1915 to 4 May 1915 Car CK599
(Photograph out of order of series)
Accession Number: KO1769/01-194


Culverthorpe, after RAF Dance, Sleaford. Connie, Joan and Mrs A.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-195


Culverthorpe, after RAF Dance, Sleaford, Connie, Lindsay, Hester A. Joan Dawson and Chev. Boutel.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-196


Grantham, 1919. Major Stanley, DSO, and car from the USA.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-197


Grantham, 1919. Major Stanley, DSO, and car. Officer Commanding Regular Officers Course.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-198


Grantham, 1919. ‘The funny bike’ Motorcycle MH271.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-199


Grantham, 1919. Motorcycle MH271
Accession Number: KO1769/01-200


Grantham, 1919 Major Fitzgerald, RFA, Mess President C23 and Major Wales MC, Lincolnshire Regiment, Officer Commanding Drill School, Left Wing.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-201


Harrowby, Grantham, 1919. Bosche Guns.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-202


Harrowby, Grantham, 1919. Bosche Guns.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-203


A visitor (airship) from Sleaford over Halls Hill.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-204


Machine Gun Corps Comforts ‘begging in Nottingham’, Soldier in street with Vickers Machine gun and group of on lookers.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-205


Grantham, Harrowby, 1919, Revolver Range, Sunday Morning.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-206


Scarrington Church, Barrowby Hall, Grantham, 31 Jan 1919 – 4 Feb 1919. Church with snow.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-207


Scarrington Church, Barrowby Hall, Grantham, 31 Jan 1919 – 4 Feb 1919. Church with snow and vehicle.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-208


Scarrington Church, Barrowby Hall, Grantham, 31 Jan 1919 – 4 Feb 1919.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-209


Barrowby Hall, Grantham, 31 Jan 1919 – 4 Feb 1919. Major C Wardby.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-210


Barrowby Hall, Grantham, 31 Jan 1919 – 4 Feb 1919. Mrs Wardby.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-211


Barrowby Hall, Grantham, 31 Jan 1919 – 4 Feb 1919. Cecil and family.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-212


Belton Park, No XI (Reserve) Battalion Machine Gun Corps, 28 Mar 1919 to 11 Apr 1919. Major Hunt, Officer Commanding Remounts. Lieutenant Colonel K A Plimpton, DSO, Officer Commanding.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-213


Belton Park, No XI (Reserve) Battalion Machine Gun Corps, 28 Mar 1919 to 11 Apr 1919.
M Lines, Packing Limbers.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-214


Belton Park, No XI (Reserve) Battalion Machine Gun Corps, 28 Mar 1919 to 11 Apr 1919.
‘Rations’ The Belton Express, ‘I think I can’. Steam train and wagons.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-215


Grantham to Dublin, 12 Apr 1919. Holyhead railway station, waiting for the boat. With rifles piled and soldiers kit laid out.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-216


Grantham to Dublin, 12 Apr 1919. Lieutenant Colonel K A Plimpton, DSO, OC Ship.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-217


Grantham to Dublin, 12 Apr 1919. View from ship of Land.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-218


Grantham to Dublin, 12 Apr 1919. Leaving Holyhead.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-219


Grantham to Dublin, 12 Apr 1919. Captain W S Nolan, Officer Commanding D Company and ‘The Doc’
Accession Number: KO1769/01-220


Dublin Apr 1919. The Light House at Kingstown.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-221


Dublin Apr 1919 Kingstown Harbour.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-222


Dublin Apr 1919. North Wall, Arrival of Rear Party and Transport.
Cattle Boat ‘Teviot’. Unloading transport.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-223


Dublin Apr 1919. North Wall, Arrival of Rear Party and Transport.
Cattle Boat ‘Teviot’.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-224


Dublin Apr 1919. North Wall, Arrival of Rear Party and Transport.
Cattle Boat ‘Teviot’. Lieutenant N S Donovan, in charge of rear party, C Company, Major Ed Beckwith, MC, Officer Commanding Rear Party, and Major A D Parkinson Cumine, MC, OC Escort, Rear party.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-225


Dublin Apr 1919. North Wall, Arrival of Rear Party and Transport.
Cattle Boat ‘Teviot’. A C Coy Fore Portion. Very nearly Crashed.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-226


Harrowby, Grantham, 1919. Motorcycle and side car, ‘to be used officially only by CI RWS MGTF’
Accession Number: KO1769/01-227


Harrowby, Grantham, 1919. ‘Two Leslies’ Captain A L Herridge.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-228


Harrowby, Grantham, 1919. Mikie (dog) with officer.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-229


Harrowby, Grantham, 1919. Captain W A Price (Adjutant RW S MGTC) and Charles Leslie Roberts.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-230

 

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