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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 © Images are copyright, Trustees of the King's Own Royal Regiment Museum. You must seek permission prior to publication of any of our images.		Regimental History - Second World War Dunkirk Kit Bags Private John Lyle/Private Robert James Richer – Dunkirk Kit Bags Photograph of kit bag named to Private John Lye or Lyle, number 900078, of the 8th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment. The kit bag was found in the 1990s in an area to the south east of Dunkirk. Private Lye later transferred to the Manchester Regiment on 16 Jul 1941. Accession Number: KO3038/01 Photograph of kit bag named to Private Robert James Richer, number 770415, of the King’s Own Royal Regiment (serving with them between 16 Feb 1940 and 13 Feb 1941). The kit bag was found in the 1990s in an area to the south east of Dunkirk. The markings for Private Richer are temporary, the more permanent markings on the kit bag are to J Jones, number 5671251, Somerset Light Infantry. Accession Number: KO3038/02 © Images are copyright, Trustees of the King's Own Royal Regiment Museum. You must seek permission prior to publication of any of our images. 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.