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Photo Gallery Second World War 2nd Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, 1940-1941 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Helwan, 1940, Infantry in Training 17 Jun 1940, General View of Camp showing Bren gun position to defend the camp Accession Number: KO2328/01 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Helwan, 1940, Infantry in Training 17 Jun 1940, A trench mortar crew at practice Accession Number: KO2328/02 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Helwan, 1940, Infantry in Training 17 Jun 1940, A trench mortar crew at practice Accession Number: KO2328/03 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Helwan, 1940, Infantry in Training 17 Jun 1940, Signallers training with a heliograph Accession Number: KO2328/04 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Helwan, 1940, Infantry in Training 17 Jun 1940, Signallers training with a heliograph Accession Number: KO2328/05 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Helwan, 1940, Infantry in Training 17 Jun 1940, A spotter watching for enemy aircraft Accession Number: KO2328/06 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Helwan, 1940, Infantry in Training 17 Jun 1940, A scene at the cookhouse Accession Number: KO2328/07 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Helwan, 1940, Infantry in Training 17 Jun 1940, Battalion Signallers in training Accession Number: KO2328/08 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Helwan, 1940, Infantry in Training 17 Jun 1940, Battalion Signallers in training Accession Number: KO2328/09 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Helwan, 1940, Infantry in Training 17 Jun 1940, Battalion signallers marching Accession Number: KO2328/10 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Helwan, 1940, Infantry in Training 17 Jun 1940, Lining up for a mid day meal Accession Number: KO2328/11 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Helwan, 1940, Infantry in Training 17 Jun 1940, A cheery group in the window of the dining hut Accession Number: KO2328/12 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Helwan, 1940, Infantry in Training 17 Jun 1940, A chat while waiting for the ‘fall in’ Accession Number: KO2328/13 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Helwan, 1940, Infantry in Training 17 Jun 1940, A well camouflaged bren gun post Accession Number: KO2328/14 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Helwan, 1940, Infantry in Training 17 Jun 1940, The Commanding Officer and Officers Mess Accession Number: KO2328/15 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1940, on submarine lookout Accession Number: KO2328/16 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1940, two soldiers unrolling barbed wire Accession Number: KO2328/17 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1940, Mortar Position Accession Number: KO2328/18 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1940, Looking - spotters Accession Number: KO2328/19 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1940, ration queue Accession Number: KO2328/20 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1940, mine preparation Accession Number: KO2328/21 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1940, truck on desert road Accession Number: KO2328/22 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1940, truck on desert road Accession Number: KO2328/23 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1941, El Acroma, men of the King’s Own search a Bedouin and his camel brought into their camp at Acroma, south west of Tobruk. Accession Number: KO2328/24 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1941, Men of the King’s Own mounted AA guard on the fort of Acroma, 15 Dec 1941 Accession Number: KO2328/25 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1941, Men of the King’s Own mounted AA guard on the fort of Acroma, 15 Dec 1941 Accession Number: KO2328/26 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1941, Men of the King’s Own in a captured enemy position, 15 Dec 1941, El Acroma Accession Number: KO2328/27 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1941, Men of the King’s Own in a captured enemy position, 15 Dec 1941, El Acroma Accession Number: KO2328/28 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1941, The Company Commander has a last minute inspection of the patrol, Tobruk Accession Number: KO2328/29 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1941, Men of the King’s Own in a captured enemy position, 15 Dec 1941, El Acroma Accession Number: KO2328/30 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1941, Men of the King’s Own in a captured enemy position, 15 Dec 1941, El Acroma Accession Number: KO2328/31 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1941, Tobruk 1941 patrol ready to move off Accession Number: KO2328/32 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1941, Tobruk 1941 the men of a patrol hand in their pay books and everything which may disclose their identity Accession Number: KO2328/33 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1941, Tobruk 1941 the men of a patrol hand in their pay books and everything which may disclose their identity Accession Number: KO2328/34 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1941, The Sergeant Major inspects the Tommy guns of the men who are to accompany him on a raid, Tobruk 1941 Accession Number: KO2328/35 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Tobruk, 1941, soldier putting on special rubber soled boots before going on patrol Accession Number: KO2328/36 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Tobruk, 1941, soldiers putting on overalls Accession Number: KO2328/37 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Tobruk, 1941, soldiers putting on overalls prior to going out on patrol Accession Number: KO2328/38 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Tobruk, 1941, Private Charles Ashworth and Private C Clarke of KO in their forward positions Accession Number: KO2328/39 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Tobruk, 1941, The Company commanders conference in the front line at Tobruk Accession Number: KO2328/40 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Tobruk, 1941, Corporal Arthur Millery MM and Major S Waring MC and Bar, manning a captured Italian Bread Gun, Tobruk Accession Number: KO2328/41 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Tobruk, 1941, Washing day Accession Number: KO2328/42 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Tobruk, 1941, forward coy HQ with Major Waring MC and Capt L Heap or Morecambe Accession Number: KO2328/43 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Tobruk, 1941, Corporal John Rayson, cookhouse for the defenders of Tobruk Accession Number: KO2328/44 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Tobruk, 1941, RSM takes Heavy Machine Gun Class Accession Number: KO2328/45 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Tobruk, 1941, A captured Italian Trench Mortar being effectively used by men of the KO outside Tobruk Accession Number: KO2328/46 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Tobruk, 1941, A captured Italian Trench Mortar being effectively used by men of the KO outside Tobruk Accession Number: KO2328/47 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Tobruk, 1941, machine gun post Accession Number: KO2328/48 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Tobruk, 1941, Private F Chadwick cooking in an anti-tank ditch built by the Italians Accession Number: KO2328/49 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Tobruk, 1941, A machine gun post of the KO facing the Germans at Tobruk Accession Number: KO2328/50 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Tobruk, 1941, A machine gun post of the KO facing the Germans at Tobruk Accession Number: KO2328/51 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Tobruk, 1941, A machine gun post of the KO facing the Germans at Tobruk Accession Number: KO2328/52 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Tobruk, 1941, A machine gun post of the KO facing the Germans at Tobruk Accession Number: KO2328/53 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Tobruk, 1941, Major in fortified position. Accession Number: KO2328/54 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Tobruk, 1941, Sergeant and soldier Accession Number: KO2328/55 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Tobruk, 1941, defensive lookout post Accession Number: KO2328/56 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Tobruk, 1941, hand grenades at the ready Accession Number: KO2328/57 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Tobruk, 1941, Lieutenant Colonel Barraclough with the Adjutant outside Battalion HQ 10 Nov 1941 Accession Number: KO2328/58 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Tobruk, 1941, Lieutenant Colonel Barraclough with the Adjutant outside Battalion HQ 10 Nov 1941 Accession Number: KO2328/59 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Tobruk, 1941, Lieutenant Colonel Barraclough with the Adjutant outside Battalion HQ 10 Nov 1941 Accession Number: KO2328/60 © Images are copyright, Trustees of the King's Own Royal Regiment Museum. You must seek permission prior to publication of any of our images. 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