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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.

Charles Leslie Roberts Album Page One

Charles Leslie Roberts Album Page Two

Charles Leslie Roberts Album Page Three

Charles Leslie Roberts Album Page Four

Charles Leslie Roberts Album Page Five

Weekend leave in an old fashioned town, 23 Apr 1915 to 26 Apr 1915
Sion Hill
Accession Number: KO1769/01-044

Weekend leave in an old fashioned town, 23 Apr 1915 to 26 Apr 1915
Old Ben the dog.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-045

Weekend leave in an old fashioned town, 23 Apr 1915 to 26 Apr 1915
Old Ben the dog
Accession Number: KO1769/01-046

Weekend leave in an old fashioned town, 23 Apr 1915 to 26 Apr 1915
Elsie driving, eye on the ball, tongue well out. (Golf)
Accession Number: KO1769/01-047

Weekend leave in an old fashioned town, 23 Apr 1915 to 26 Apr 1915
Not a bad finish (golf)
Accession Number: KO1769/01-048

Weekend leave in an old fashioned town, 23 Apr 1915 to 26 Apr 1915
Father and Elsie.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-049

Five days leave, 30 Apr 1915 to 4 May 1915
Car CK599 and Stanley
Accession Number: KO1769/01-050

Five days leave, 30 Apr 1915 to 4 May 1915
Car CK599 and Stanley
Accession Number: KO1769/01-051

Five days leave, 30 Apr 1915 to 4 May 1915. Audrey, Cicely and a cat.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-052

Five days leave, 30 Apr 1915 to 4 May 1915. Audrey sprinting.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-053

Five days leave, 30 Apr 1915 to 4 May 1915 Elsie went to London on 2 May
Accession Number: KO1769/01-054

Five days leave, 30 Apr 1915 to 4 May 1915 Elsie went to London on 2 May
Accession Number: KO1769/01-055

Five days leave, 30 Apr 1915 to 4 May 1915 Kathleen, Joan, Audrey and Cicely.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-056

Five days leave, 30 Apr 1915 to 4 May 1915 Seeing the last of us.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-057

Tidworth, Lady Maude (horse) and Private Sherry
Accession Number: KO1769/01-058

Tidworth, Captain G N Openshaw on horseback
Accession Number: KO1769/01-059

Tidworth, Pedder and Lady Maude (horse)
Accession Number: KO1769/01-060

Tidworth A Sunday Ride, Pedder, Wingrove, Chambers, Nunn, Derrick, and Pilling.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-061

A Flying visit to Broxbourne, 21 May 1915. The fields.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-062

A Flying visit to Broxbourne, 21 May 1915. Jack.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-063

A Flying visit to Broxbourne, 21 May 1915. The fields.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-064

Hayling Island, Machine Gun Course, 15 May 1915- 29 May 1915
Arrival at Royal Hotel, Cox, Machine Gun Officer, 7th East Lancashire Regiment.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-065

Hayling Island, Machine Gun Course, 15 May 1915- 29 May 1915
Royal Hotel
Accession Number: KO1769/01-066

Hayling Island, Machine Gun Course, 15 May 1915- 29 May 1915
School of Musketry, Southern Command, Orderly Room.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-067

Hayling Island, Machine Gun Course, 15 May 1915- 29 May 1915
The Beach.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-068

Hayling Island, Machine Gun Course, 15 May 1915- 29 May 1915
Number 18 Squad, Lewis Gun, Sergeant Instructor Keeble and Scott, 10th Rifle Brigade. 5 minutes smoke.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-069

Tidworth Company Sergeant Major Wilkins
Accession Number: KO1769/01-070

Tidworth Officer with view of Tidworth Barracks to the rea
Accession Number: KO1769/01-071

Hayling Island, Machine Gun Course, 15 May 1915- 29 May 1915
Sergeant Instructor Keeble, Machine Gun Corps
Accession Number: KO1769/01-072

Hayling Island, Machine Gun Course, 15 May 1915- 29 May 1915
Sergeant Instructor Keeble, Machine Gun Corps
Accession Number: KO1769/01-073

Hayling Island, Machine Gun Course, 15 May 1915- 29 May 1915 On the Range. Number 18 Squad, filling magazines. (Lewis Gun Magazines)
Accession Number: KO1769/01-074

Hayling Island, Machine Gun Course, 15 May 1915- 29 May 1915 On the Range. Firing point.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-075

Hayling Island, Machine Gun Course, 15 May 1915- 29 May 1915 On the Range. Sergeant Instructor Keeble and Lieutenant Treymahon firing the Lewis Gun.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-076

Hayling Island, Machine Gun Course, 15 May 1915- 29 May 1915 On the Range. Part 1, Table C, Patching Up.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-077

Hayling Island, Machine Gun Course, 15 May 1915- 29 May 1915 On the Range. Captain Charteris, The Commandant.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-078

Hayling Island, Machine Gun Course, 15 May 1915- 29 May 1915 On the Range. Watching a demonstration of indirect fire.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-079

Hayling Island, Machine Gun Course, 15 May 1915- 29 May 1915 On the Range. Watching a demonstration of indirect fire.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-080

Hayling Island, Machine Gun Course, 15 May 1915- 29 May 1915 On the Range. Number 18 Squad. Robb, Commandant and Sergeant Instructor Keeble.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-081

Hayling Island, Machine Gun Course, 15 May 1915- 29 May 1915 On the Range. Commandant.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-082

Hayling Island, Machine Gun Course, 15 May 1915- 29 May 1915
The Royal Hotel.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-083

Hayling Island, Machine Gun Course, 15 May 1915- 29 May 1915
Recreation, Sun Baths. Saltmarsh, Farmer.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-084

Hayling Island, Machine Gun Course, 15 May 1915- 29 May 1915
Recreation, Sun Baths, Farmer and McGaram.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-085

Hayling Island, Machine Gun Course, 15 May 1915- 29 May 1915
Leaving, 29 May 1915. With Erskine and McGavin.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-086

Tidworth Club Tennis with Mercer, Pilling, Bradbury, Wells, Openshaw, Munn and Smith.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-087

Tidworth, Lucknow Barracks, Square with King’s Own Transport under Captain Hoyle.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-088

Horse and carts, transport, slightly mixed.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-089

Lunch on Bulford Ranges, 14 Jun 1915
Accession Number: KO1769/01-090

Lune on Bulford Ranges, 14 Jun 1915
Accession Number: KO1769/01-091

Hospital 16 Jun to 16 Jul 1915 From number four tent
Accession Number: KO1769/01-092

Hospital 16 Jun to 16 Jul 1915. Raining hard, taken by flash of lightening.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-093

Hospital 16 Jun to 16 Jul 1915 View from tent.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-094

Hospital 16 Jun to 16 Jul 1915 Dimples bored
Accession Number: KO1769/01-095

Hospital 16 Jun to 16 Jul 1915 Visitors, C L R, Walder and Davies
Accession Number: KO1769/01-096

Hospital 16 Jun to 16 Jul 1915 Visitors, C L R, Hunt and Dimps
Accession Number: KO1769/01-097

Hospital 16 Jun to 16 Jul 1915 Valder and Baby H on motorcycle outside tent.
Accession Number: KO1769/01-098

Hospital 16 Jun to 16 Jul 1915 Lunch Number 4 Tent. Ford, Ward, Markham and Davies
Accession Number: KO1769/01-099

No picture in album
Accession Number: KO1769/01-100

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