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Warrant Officer Class 2 Jeremiah Beresford

Warrant Officer Class 2 Jeremiah Beresford enlisted on 4th August 1908 as number 9770 with the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.  During the First World War he was transferred to the Machine Gun Corps and received the number 18751 with them.  This number was later changed to 7808106 on the creation of army numbers after the First World War.   On disbandment of the Machine Gun Corps, he was transferred back to the King's Own, and it was with the Regiment that he was awarded the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.

Regular Army Certificate of Service to Warrant Officer Class 2 (Company Sergeant Major) Jeremiah Beresford, number 7808106, King’s Own Royal Regiment. Enlisted 4th August 1908 discharged 31st March 1931.
See ko2167/31 for outer cover of document.
Accession Number: KO1670/01

2nd Battalion, King’s Own, Athletic Meeting, 1914, Lebong India
Accession Number: KO1670/02

Decorated room interior
Accession Number: KO1670/03

2nd Battalion King’s Own parading on Farnborough Common 1911. Postmarked 25 Aug 1911. Short message on rear.
Photographer: The F J S Military Series, No. 11
Accession Number: KO1670/04

2nd Battalion King’s Own ready for action on Farnborough Common 1911.
Postmarked 24 Aug 1911. Short message on rear.
The large airship hanger can be seen to the rear of the photograph.
Photographer: The F J S Military Series, No 24
Accession Number: KO1670/05

2nd Battalion King’s Own tented camp on Farnborough Common 1911.
Postmarked 24 Aug 1911. Short message on rear.
The large airship hanger can be seen to the rear of the photograph.
Photographer: The F J S Military Series, No 22
Accession Number: KO1670/06

2nd Battalion King’s Own formed up on Farnborough Common 1911.
Postmarked 24 Aug 1911. Short message on rear.
Photographer: The F J S Military Series, No 28
Accession Number: KO1670/07

Vickers Sons & Maxim Ltd Certificate to Private Jeremiah Beresford of the King’s Own as having completed a nine days course of instruction on the .303 maxim machine gun. Apr 1910
Accession Number: KO1670/08

Group photograph circa 1920s by Herbert Lancaster - all wearing 1914-1918 medals.
Accession Number: KO1670/09

Book: Tanks and Weapons of World War One.
Accession Number: KO2167/01

Distinguished Conduct Medal to Sergeant Jeremiah Beresford, number 18751 4/Machine Gun Corps formerly 9770, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment
Accession Number: KO2167/02

1914-15 Star to Sergeant Jeremiah Beresford, number 9770, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment
Accession Number: KO2167/03

British War Medal to Sergeant Jeremiah Beresford, number 9770, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment
Accession Number: KO2167/04

Allied Victory Medal to Sergeant Jeremiah Beresford, number 9770, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment
Accession Number: KO2167/05

Long Service and Good Conduct Medal to Sergeant Jeremiah Beresford, number 7808106, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Lancaster.
Accession Number: KO2167/06

 
Sports Medal: YMCA Dacca Concentration
Front: Blank
Rear: Laurel Wreath and “YMCA Dacca Concentration”
Made by and marked “Barton”
Accession Number: KO2167/07

 
Sports Medal: Eastern Command 1920 3 Miles Winner Sergeant J Beresford.
Front: “Eastern Command”
Rear: “Command Championships 1920 3 Miles Winner Sergeant J Beresford 2nd Depot Battalion Machine Gun Corps”
Made by and marked “Phillips Aldershot”
Accession Number: KO2167/08

 
Sports Medal: Army Athletic Association 1920 Second 3 Miles Sergeant J Beresford.
Front: “Army Athletic Association”
Rear: “Army Championship 1920 3 Miles Second Sergeant J Beresford 2nd Depot Battalion Machine Gun Corps”
Accession Number: KO2167/09

 
Sports Medal: 1st: 2nd Depot Bn MGC Cross Country Race, 25 Nov 1920
Front: “2nd Depot Battalion Machine Gun Corps Cross Country Race 25th November 1920”
Rear: “1st Sergeant Beresford”
Accession Number: KO2167/10

 
Sports Medal: 1st Team Open Relay 2nd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment
Front: “2nd Battalion The Royal Berkshire Regiment Sports, 1921”
Rear: “Open Relay 1st Team Sergeant J Beresford”
Hallmarked silver Birmingham 1921.
Made by WJD William James Dingley, Birmingham.
Also marked “Weir Dublin”
Accession Number: KO2167/11

 
Sports Medal: Cross Country Team, 1921-22 to Sergeant J Beresford DCM, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment.
Front: The Lion of England and “The King’s Own”
Rear: “Sergeant J Beresford DCM 1st King’s Own Royal Regiment Cross Country Team 1921-22”
Made by and marked “Phillips Aldershot”
Accession Number: KO2167/12

 
Sports Medal: Army Championship Medal, 1922 One Mile to Sergeant J Beresford 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment.
Front: “Army Athletic Association”
Rear: Army Championship 1922 One Mile Third Sergeant J Beresford 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment”
Accession Number: KO2167/13

 
Sports Medal: Athletic Team Medal 1922-23 awarded to Sergeant J Beresford, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment.
Front: The Lion of England and “The King’s Own”
Rear: Sergeant J Beresford, Athletic Team 1922-23”
Madeby and marked “Phillips Aldershot”
Accession Number: KO2167/14

 
Sports Medal: Shorncliffe Garrison, Cross Country Medal 1924 to Sergeant J Beresford DCM, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment.
Front: “Shorncliffe Garrison Cross Country 1924”
Rear: “Sergeant Beresford 1st King’s Own”
Accession Number: KO2167/15

 
Sports Medal: Shorncliffe Garrison, Unit-Team Championship 1923 2nd Team Medal. Awarded to Sergeant J Beresford, DCM, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment.
Front: Athletic figure with snake.
Rear: “Shorncliffe Garrison Unit Team Championship 1923 2nd Team Sergeant J Beresford DCM”
In box of issue marked F Phillips Medalist Aldershot
Accession Number: KO2167/16

Box for Medal KO2167/16 F Phillips Medalist Aldershot
Accession Number: KO2167/16b

 
Sports Medal: Not engraved
Front and Rear blank.
Hallmarked Silver Birmingham 1917.
Made by and Marked “MBLd” M B Ltd
Accession Number: KO2167/17

 
Sports Medal: Not engraved
Front and Rear blank.
Hallmarked Silver, Birmingham, 1921.
Made by and Marked ‘WJD’ William James Dingley, Birmingham.
Accession Number: KO2167/18

Warrant WO2 CSM J Beresford, February 1928
Accession Number: KO2167/19

Badge from athletics vest
Accession Number: KO2167/20

Silver tipped cane Company Sergeant Major Jeremiah Beresford.
Accession Number: KO2167/21

Army Form C 310 Third Class Army Certificate of Education to Private Jeremiah Beresford, number 9770, 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, dated 22 Dec 1908.
Accession Number: KO2167/22

Army Form C 309 Second Class Army Certificate of Education to Private Jeremiah Beresford, number 9770, 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, dated 17 Jun 1911.
Accession Number: KO2167/23

Army Form C 308 First Class Army Certificate of Education to Sergeant Jeremiah Beresford, number 7808106, King’s Own Royal Regiment, dated 13 Oct 1926.
Accession Number: KO2167/24

Message from the King to the 28th Division, 12 Jan 1915
Accession Number: KO2167/25

Certificate of Proficiency, Lewis Machine Gun, CSM Beresford
Accession Number: KO2167/26

Certificate of Proficiency, Short M L E Rifles, CSM Beresford
Accession Number: KO2167/27

Certificate of Proficiency, Vickers Machine Gun, CSM Beresford
Accession Number: KO2167/28

Certificate for small arms course at Hythe, 1925, Sergeant Beresford
Accession Number: KO2167/29

Machine Gun Corps Memorial, An Observance Programme, 29th May 1965
Accession Number: KO2167/30

Regular Army Certificate of Service – card cover only.
for contents see ko1670/01 WO2 Jeremiah Beresford.
Accession Number: KO2167/31

Handbook Kent County Amateur Athletic Association
Accession Number: KO2167/32

Letter re pension, Jan 1966
Accession Number: KO2167/33

Form re pension, Jan 1966
Accession Number: KO2167/34

Note re pension, Jan 1966
Accession Number: KO2167/35

Note re Unemployment Insurance Acts, 1928
Accession Number: KO2167/36

Newsletter ‘The Boy David’ of the Machine Gun Corps Old Comrades Association, April 1965
Accession Number: KO2167/37

2nd Battalion, King’s Own, troops leaving Farnborough, 1911.
Photograph The F J S Military Series, number 133
Accession Number: KO2167/38

The King’s Own disembarking at St. Heliers, Jersey, Channel Islands, 5 Nov 1908
Accession Number: KO2167/39

Moore Barracks, Shorncliffe Camp, pre World War One
Accession Number: KO2167/40

Warrant Officer Class 2 (Company Sergeant Major) Jeremiah Beresford DCM in Machine Gun Corps uniform, circa 1919.
Accession Number: KO2167/41

Three soldiers, with Sergeant J Beresford on the right, Machine Gun Corps
Accession Number: KO2167/42

Machine Gun Corps group, First World War.
Accession Number: KO2167/43

Machine Gunner Corps group, First World War.
Accession Number: KO2167/44

Group of 14 soldiers of the King’s Own possibly pre First World War, 2nd Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.
Accession Number: KO2167/45

2nd Battalion King’s Own. Group of eight soldiers, in front of Bell Tents, post marked 8 Sep 1912.
Accession Number: KO2167/46

Group of soldiers of the 2nd King’s Own at Farnborough, circa 1911.
Photograph The F J S Military Series, number103
Accession Number: KO2167/47

Interior of St. George’s Memorial Church, Ypres
Accession Number: KO2167/48

View from the Chapel, of Talbot House, Poperinge, Belgium
Accession Number: KO2167/49

The Chapel, Talbot House, Poperinge, Belgium. Postcard.
Accession Number: KO2167/50

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