Soldiers of the RegimentSergeant
John Thomas Riley Beresford
John Thomas Riley Beresford served with the King's Own Royal Regiment
from before the start of the Second World War, including service with
the 2nd Battalion in Palestine, until the early 1950s. After he
retired from the army he worked for North Western Buses in Northwich and
then later for Manchester Corporation Buses. He retired in 1985
and passed away one month before his 89th birthday in June 2009.
General Service Medal with bar ‘Palestine’, 1939-45 Star, Africa
Star, Burma, Star, Defence and War Medal to Sergeant John Thomas Riley
Beresford, number 3529487, 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment.
Accession Number: KO3000/01-06
Army Form B108. Certificate of Service to John Thomas Riley
Beresford, number 3529487, King’s Own Royal Regiment.
Accession Number: KO3000/07
Army Form B108. Certificate of Service to John Thomas Riley Beresford,
number 3529487
Accession Number: KO3000/08
Army Form B108d. Certificate of Discharge from Territorial Army to John
Thomas Riley Beresford, number 3529487, for his enlistment into the
Regular Army.
Accession Number: KO3000/09
Army Form W5258. Record of Service to John Thomas Riley Beresford,
number 3529487
Accession Number: KO3000/10
Regimental Association Membership Card for Corporal J Beresford.
Accession Number: KO3000/11
Page from Army Book 64 showing soldier’s name and particulars. John
Thomas Riley Beresford, number 3529487, King’s Own Royal Regiment.
Accession Number: KO3000/12
Army Form D 406 Reservist of the Army General Reserve form. J T R
Beresford, South Lancashire Regiment.
Accession Number: KO3000/13
Training squad at Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, early 1950s, with
Corporal J T R Beresford, to the left of the platoon sergeant.
Accession Number: KO3000/14
Permanent Staff, Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, late 1940s or early
1950s.
Accession Number: KO3000/15
Sergeants Mess, Lancastrian Group Training Centre, June 1951
Number 5 Row, Standing: Sergeant J W Dinsdale, Border; Sergeant R C
Pattinson, RAMC; Sergeant W Goodall, RWF; Sergeant J Hart, East
Lancashire; CQMS A Stewart, Border; Sergeant J Kelly, South Lancashire;
Sergeant G Campbell, East Lancashire; Sergeant R Fildes, Loyals;
Sergeant H Brennard, King’s Own; CQMS J McGrath, Loyals; Sergeant R
Winning, King’s Own.
Number 4 Row, Standing: CQMS O P’Brien, Loyals; CQMS J Kenny, East
Lancashire; Sergeant C Day, King’s Own; Sergeant C Thirwell, Border;
Colour Sergeant H Huffington, Border; Sergeant E Hearsey, King’s Own;
Staff Sergeant J Moorhouse, Army Catering Corps; Sergeant J Beresford,
King’s Own; Sergeant W Matthews, Lancashire Fusiliers; Sergeant F O’Kane,
South Lancashire Regiment; Sergeant F Shaw, East Lancashire; Sergeant H
Walley, Loyals.
Number 3 Row, Standing: Sergeant E Edwards, King’s Own; Sergeant J
Standen, Manchester; S/I A Platt, Army Physical Training Corps; Sergeant
K Todd, King’s Own; Sergeant W Jenkins, Army Catering Corps; Sergeant W
Durham, Lancashire Fusiliers; Sergeant T Clare, Lancashire Fusiliers;
Sergeant J Flanagan, King’s Own; Sergeant J Little, Lancashire
Fusiliers; Sergeant S W Wills, Manchester; Sergeant R Thompson,
Lancashire Fusiliers; Sergeant H Kempster, Loyals; Sergeant E Frisby,
Border.
Number 2 Row, standing: CQMS J Winstanely, South Lancashire Regiment;
Sergeant G Perkins, Army Catering Corps; Sergeant T Pearce, Lancashire
Fusiliers; Sergeant R S Cawley, East Lancashire Regiment; Sergeant
Abbott, King’s; Sergeant T Smith, Lancashire Fusiliers; Drum Major D J
Corby, East Lancashire Regiment. Sergeant R Bull, Loyals; Sergeant M
Byrne, Lancashire Fusiliers; Sergeant J Carroll, Lancashire Fusiliers;
Sergeant T Lunt, King’s Own; Sergeant G A Bolton, Loyals; CQMS J
Higgins, Loyals.
Front row, sitting:- CQMS J Mulcaster, King’s Own; CSM J D Johnston,
South Lancashire; RQMS G Kirk, Lancashire Fusiliers; CSM R G Hawkins,
King’s Own; Major C O J Godwin-Williams; Lieutenant Colonel H S Cooper
OBE, Border Regiment; RSM J P Goss, South Lancashire; Captain I B
Dowdall-Brown, Lancashire Fusiliers; CSM PJ Clark, Loyals; CSM W Clarke,
Lancashire Fusiliers; CSM R Slater, Loyals; SSM R Milne, Royal Army
Service Corps; CSMI L Sinclair; Small Arms School Corps.
Left to right, sitting, all Royal Army Education Corps: Sergeant C W
Ekbery; Sergeant D Martin; Sergeant P Ephraimson; Sergeant K G Brooks;
WO2 J Rainford; Sergeant T A Locket.
Accession Number: KO3000/16
Chindit Regimental Association Blazer Badge
Accession Number: KO3000/17
Cap badge of Sergeant Beresford
Accession Number: KO3000/18
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