King's Own Royal Regiment Museum

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HOME Museum & Collections Sales Donations Events Contact Us REGIMENTAL HISTORY 17th Century 18th Century 19th Century 20th Century First World War Second World War Actions & Movements Battle Honours FAMILY HISTORY Resources Further Reading PHOTO GALLERY ENQUIRIES FURTHER READING LINKS		Collections Equipment Commanding Officer's Sign 2nd/5th Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, 1914-1918 Painted wooden sign of the Commanding Officer, 2nd/5th Battalion, The King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment. The battalion was raised as a second line battalion to the 5th Territorial Battalion in late 1914. It was re-designated 2nd/5th Battalion in 1915. The Battalion served in France and Flanders from 1917 until the end of the war. A similar sign for the Quarter Masters stores can be seen in a photograph of the QM's Staff as shown below. Accession Number: KO2839/26 Quartermaster's staff, 2nd/5th Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, France or Belgium, circa 1918. Accession Number: KO3045/01 Only a proportion of our collections are on display at anyone time. Certain items are on loan for display in other institutions. An appointment is required to consult any of our collections which are held in store.