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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

 


No. 5 Staff Course, Grantham, 1917.
Hall’s Hill. Machine gun positions.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-147


No. 5 Staff Course, Grantham, 1917.
Officers including Major Funnell DSO.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-148


No. 5 Staff Course, Grantham, 1917.
Captains Forbes and Wigley.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-149


No. 5 Staff Course, Grantham, 1917.
Course Sergeant Major Number One Squad. Sergeant Major Smith with Vickers gun.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-150


No. 5 Staff Course, Grantham, 1917.
Captain Forbes, Sergeant Major Smith, Captain Fitzwilliams, Welsh Guards, Major Liebonrood.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-151


No. 5 Staff Course, Grantham, 1917.
5 minutes smoke.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-151a


No. 5 Staff Course, Grantham, 1917.
Number 1 Squad, resting.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-151b


No. 5 Staff Course, Grantham, 1917.
Officers with Vickers machine gun.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-151c


No. 5 Staff Course, Grantham, 1917.
Officer with Machine gun.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-151d


No. 5 Staff Course, Grantham, 1917.
Two officers standing.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-151e


No. 5 Staff Course, Grantham, 1917.
Group of officers seated/resting.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-151f


No. 5 Staff Course, Grantham, 1917.
Officer sat on motorcycle.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-151g


No. 5 Staff Course, Grantham, 1917.
Officer sat in motor car.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-151h


No. 5 Staff Course, Grantham, 1917.
Officer, unknown.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-151I


No. 5 Staff Course, Grantham, 1917.
Officer, unknown.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-151J


Grantham, 1917, the River, Sunday at Beeston. Lady in boat.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-152


Grantham, 1917, the River, Sunday at Beeston. Charles Leslie Roberts in boat.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-153


Grantham, 1917, the River, Sunday at Beeston. ‘tiny’ lady and child in house.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-154


Grantham, 1917, the River, Sunday at Beeston. Flo English
Accession Number: KO1769/01-155


Grantham, 1917, the River, Sunday at Beeston. Flo English sat in chair.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-156


Harrowby Camp, Grantham, Sports, Rugby a practice, 1917. The Referee, Captain Watkins.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-157


Harrowby Camp, Grantham, Sports, Rugby a practice, 1917. A line out.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-158


Harrowby Camp, Grantham, Sports, Rugby a practice, 1917. A Scrum.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-159


Harrowby Camp, Grantham, Sports, Rugby a practice, 1917. Aerial spectators, bi-plane, diving.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-160


Harrowby Camp, Grantham, Sports, Rugby a practice, 1917. Bi-plane, a bit low.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-161


Harrowby Camp, Grantham, Sports, Rugby a practice, 1917. Airship.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-162


Garstang, Leave Sep 1917. View of Street.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-163


Garstang, Leave Sep 1917. View of man and motor car in street.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-164


Garstang, Leave Sep 1917. Thursday, Market Day.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-165


Garstang, Leave Sep 1917. Mother, Molly and Elsie.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-165a


Garstang, Leave Sep 1917. Castle Lane.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-166


Garstang, Leave Sep 1917. From the ‘Boys Room’
Accession Number: KO1769/01-167


Garstang, Leave Sep 1917. From the field.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-168


Garstang, Leave Sep 1917. Wyresdale Park, The Lake, Marjorie Ormrod.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-169


Garstang, Leave Sep 1917. Wyresdale Park, the Lake, Marjorie Ormrod in a boat.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-170


Garstang, Leave Sep 1917. The Brewery, the Colonel and Tertius.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-171


Grantham, 1917, Courses, Right Wing School, BEF NCO’s.
Major Coldwell leading the men of the course.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-172


Grantham, 1917, Courses, Right Wing School, BEF NCO’s.
Major Coldwell addressing the men of the course.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-173


Grantham, 1917, Courses, Right Wing School, BEF NCO’s.
Captain Stebbings and Major Coldwell.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-174


Officers Course, Grantham, 1918
Captain Carter and Captain Guiness, Officer Commanding, Course.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-175


Officers Course, Grantham, 1918
Three officers, including P L O Guy and Carter.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-176


Officers Course, Right Wing School, Grantham, 1918
Charles Leslie Roberts and Carter.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-177


Number 4 Training Ground, Elementary Drill, Grantham, 1918
Wollaston addressing the Course.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-178


Number 4 Training Ground, Elementary Drill, Grantham, 1918
Looking to points.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-179


Number 4 Training Ground, Elementary Drill, Grantham, 1918
Lieutenant D Edwards (48 Machine Gun company). ‘Action’
Accession Number: KO1769/01-180


Grantham, 1918, The Sandpits. Hall’s Hill. Rough Ground Drill.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-181


Grantham, 1918, The Sandpits. Hall’s Hill. Lieutenant Williamson and Captain Chalmers
Accession Number: KO1769/01-182


Grantham, 1918, The Sandpits. Hall’s Hill. Company Commanders Course, Barr and Stroud.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-183


Grantham, 1918, Sugar, A Torn Sack. Our hut orderlies. Armstrong hut to rear and two soldiers clearing up sugar from the ground which has been spilt out.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-184


Major Gilbert and Charles Leslie Roberts.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-184a


Grantham 1918. Hut, C25.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-185


Grantham, 1918, After Lunch. the ‘Lethbird’ OC Mag, and Charles Leslie Roberts.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-185a


Grantham, 1918. Benton Reservoir. Before and during the bathe.
Dickson, Charles Leslie Roberts and Liebenrood.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-185b


Grantham, 1918. Benton Reservoir. Before and during the bathe.
Dickson, Liebonrood, and Charles Leslie Roberts.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-185c


Culverthorpe, Grantham, 1918. A Sunday Afternoon. J E Liebenrood, and Miss Joan Dawson.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-186


Culverthorpe, Grantham, 1918. A Sunday Afternoon. Joan Dawson
Accession Number: KO1769/01-187


Culverthorpe, Grantham, 1918. A Sunday Afternoon. Miss Clarke.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-188


Culverthorpe, Grantham, 1918. A Sunday Afternoon. Miss Clarke and Joan.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-189


Culverthorpe, Grantham, 1918. A Bathe before dinner. Bertie, Mrs A. and Charles Leslie Roberts in a boat.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-190


Culverthorpe, Grantham, 1918. A Bathe before dinner. Mrs A., Charles Leslie Roberts, Bertie, Wilson, ‘The Nora’.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-191


Culverthorpe, Grantham, 1918. A Bathe before dinner. Mrs A. Wilson and Charles Leslie Roberts in boat on lake.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-192


Culverthorpe, Grantham, 1918. A Bathe before dinner. Bertie and Olga, looking for newts.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-193

 

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