Soldiers of the RegimentPrivate John
Thomas Green
Collection relating to the service of Private John Thomas Green,
number 2569089, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment.
Private John Thomas Green, in Number 1 Dress.
Accession Number: KO3094/001
Army Form X 202/B Certificate of Transfer to the Army Reserve of Private
John Thomas Green, number 2569089, King’s Regiment, dated 6 Feb 1947
Accession Number: KO3094/002
Card ‘Greetings from India’ sent home to his parents, late 1930s by
Private John Thomas Green.
Accession Number: KO3094/003
Telegram, dated 14 Jan 1941, sending birthday wishes to Mrs I T Green,
from Jack Green, Karachi.
Accession Number: KO3094/004
Cable and Wireless Telegram Envelope addressed to Mrs I T Green,
Aisnunderby Cottage, Ripon. Jan 1941
Accession Number: KO3094/005
‘Cheerio’ card with a photograph of HMT Nevasa, with message on rear to
the wife of Private John Thomas Green, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal
Regiment.
Accession Number: KO3094/006
Two soldiers in barracks, Private Green at the rear, late 1930s.
Accession Number: KO3094/007
Three soldiers in barracks in India, Private Green in the middle, late
1930s.
Accession Number: KO3094/008
Two soldiers in barracks in India, Private Green on the right, late
1930s.
Accession Number: KO3094/009
Private J T Green, on guard, India, late 1930s.
Accession Number: KO3094/010
Two soldiers in fatigues, Private J T Green on the left, India, late
1930s.
Accession Number: KO3094/011
2nd Battalion, King’s Own at Petworth Camp, 1936, with ‘The baths’ show
in tented camp.
Accession Number: KO3094/012
Group of four soldiers of the 1st Battalion, King’s Own, India, late
1930s.
Accession Number: KO3094/013
1st Battalion, King’s Own, field camp, with soldiers, tents and
equipment laid out, India, late 1930s.
Accession Number: KO3094/014
1st Battalion, King’s Own, field kitchens, India, late 1930s.
Accession Number: KO3094/015
Resting during route march, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, India, 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/016
1st Battalion, King’s Own, field camp, India, 1938.
Accession Number: KO3094/017
1st Battalion, King’s Own, field camp, India, 1938.
Accession Number: KO3094/018
1st Battalion, King’s Own, field camp, India, 1938.
Accession Number: KO3094/019
1st Battalion, King’s Own, field camp, India, 1938.
Accession Number: KO3094/020
1st Battalion, King’s Own, field camp, India, 1938.
Accession Number: KO3094/021
1st Battalion, King’s Own, field camp, India, 1938.
Accession Number: KO3094/022
Feeding time, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, field camp, India, 1938.
Accession Number: KO3094/023
Royal Artillery with the 1st Battalion, King’s Own, field camp, India,
1938.
Accession Number: KO3094/024
Drums of the 1st Battalion, King’s Own marching to camp, India, 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/025
Band of the 1st Battalion, King’s Own marching to camp, India, 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/026
‘Tom Mix with his gang’ 1st Battalion, King’s Own marching to camp,
India, 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/027
‘D’ Company, 1st Battalion, King’s Own marching to camp, India, 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/028
Soldiers in railway carriage, possibly Nilgiri Hill Railway, India, late
1930s.
Accession Number: KO3094/029
Band, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, India, late 1930s.
Accession Number: KO3094/030
Monkey up a stick at Mala, India, 1937
Accession Number: KO3094/031
Private John Thomas Green.
Accession Number: KO3094/032
Private John Thomas Green.
Accession Number: KO3094/033
Two soldiers on the beach at Madras, India, 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/034
Soldiers cleaning rifles at Madras, India, 1939.
Accession Number: KO3094/035
Air port at Madras, 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/036
Bathing in India, possibly Madras 1938-1939
Accession Number: KO3094/037
‘On the look out at Mala’ India, 1937
Accession Number: KO3094/038
Animal at Zoo, Madras, India.
Accession Number: KO3094/039
Ship in Madras Docks, India, circa 1939
Accession Number: KO3094/040
New Road, Madras, India, circa 1939
Accession Number: KO3094/041
Soldiers at the swimming baths in Madras, India, 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/042
‘My Pal’ at Madras, India, 1939
Accession Number: KO3094/043
Soldiers at the swimming baths, Madras, India, 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/044
Animal at Zoo, Madras, India.
Accession Number: KO3094/045
Soldiers at the swimming baths, Madras, India, 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/046
Soldiers at the swimming baths, Madras, India, 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/047
Street view in Madras, India, 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/048
King Street in Madras, India, 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/049
View in Madras, India, 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/050
General Hospital and River in Madras, India, 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/051
Dock Road, Madras, India, 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/052
Building and tram in Madras, India, 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/053
Dock Road, Madras, India, 1938.
Accession Number: KO3094/054
Parade of soldiers after Church, India, circa 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/055
Troops formed up before Church Parade, India, circa 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/056
Sun set in India, 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/057
Three soldiers ‘spud bashing’ in India, circa 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/058
View Somewhere in India
Accession Number: KO3094/059
Troop deck on board ship.
Accession Number: KO3094/060
View of beach, India.
Accession Number: KO3094/061
Mala, India, late 1930s.
Accession Number: KO3094/062
Road up to Barracks in Wellington, Southern India, 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/063
Two soldiers with towels, ready for swimming? India, 1930s
Accession Number: KO3094/064
Three soldiers, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, India, late 1930s.
Accession Number: KO3094/065
Soldiers with motor cycle, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment,
India, late 1930s.
Accession Number: KO3094/066
Group of soldiers going to camp, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, India, late
1930s.
Accession Number: KO3094/067
Wellington Barracks, India, 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/068
India, late 1930s.
Accession Number: KO3094/069
View of electric tramway, India, late 1930s.
Accession Number: KO3094/070
Group of soldiers 1st Battalion, King’s Own, India, late 1930s.
Accession Number: KO3094/071
Place to swim, Mala, India, 1937
Accession Number: KO3094/072
View of river from Barracks, India, 1930s.
Accession Number: KO3094/073
Waterfall midway down the Nilgiris, Wellington, Indian
Accession Number: KO3094/074
Beggar in Madras, India, late 1930s.
Accession Number: KO3094/075
Two soldiers swimming, India, 1930s.
Accession Number: KO3094/076
Indian Village, 1930s.
Accession Number: KO3094/077
Two peacocks, India, 1930s.
Accession Number: KO3094/078
View of City, India, 1930s.
Accession Number: KO3094/079
Three soldiers on beach, India, 1930s.
Accession Number: KO3094/080
Swimming baths, Madras, India, 1938.
Accession Number: KO3094/081
Swimming baths, Madras, India, 1938.
Accession Number: KO3094/082
Aircraft at airfield in India, circa 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/083
Dog barking at monkey in tree, India, late 1930s.
Accession Number: KO3094/084
Swimming baths, Madras, India, 1938.
Accession Number: KO3094/085
Two soldiers on river side after swimming, India, late 1930s.
Accession Number: KO3094/086
Passing the Royal Mail Ship Empress of India at sea, late 1930s.
Accession Number: KO3094/087
Two soldiers, India, circa 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/088
Two soldiers, India, circa 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/089
Farm work, ploughing with cattle, at Mala, 1937
Accession Number: KO3094/090
Malappuram Village, India, 1937
Accession Number: KO3094/091
Aircraft and Indians, circa 1937
Accession Number: KO3094/092
Street view in town, India, circa 1937.
Accession Number: KO3094/093
Main barracks, Wellington, Southern India, 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/094
Two King’s Own soldiers, John Thomas Green on right.
Accession Number: KO3094/095
Soldier at Malappuram, India, 1937
Accession Number: KO3094/096
‘Swimming trip from the Mount’
Accession Number: KO3094/097
North Coast of Africa viewed from troopship.
Accession Number: KO3094/098
Interior of Church, India
Accession Number: KO3094/099
Some of the hills at Wellington, Southern India, 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/100
Entrance to Suez Canal, de Lesseps Memorial
Accession Number: KO3094/101
Two Brothers Rocks, Mediterranean Sea
Accession Number: KO3094/102
Group of three, John Thomas Green sat in the Middle, Malappuram, India,
1937
Accession Number: KO3094/103
Two soldiers at Malappuram, India, 1937
Accession Number: KO3094/104
One of the hills in Wellington, 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/105
Soldiers at tented camp in England.
Accession Number: KO3094/106
Resting at Mala, 1937, soldier with bicycle.
Accession Number: KO3094/107
Church of England Church at Wellington, Southern India.
Accession Number: KO3094/108
Two soldiers, including Lance Corporal John Thomas Green on the right.
Accession Number: KO3094/109
‘Roll on head’s down’ Tented Camp, India.
Accession Number: KO3094/110
Gymkhana Grounds, Club near Wellington, India.
Accession Number: KO3094/111
Railway level crossing, India.
Accession Number: KO3094/112
Sunset taken in Wellington, India
Accession Number: KO3094/113
View of deck on troopship
Accession Number: KO3094/114
View from troopship, passing Aden,
Accession Number: KO3094/115
Church of England Church at Wellington, India, interior view.
Accession Number: KO3094/116
Plaque stating Lord Clive of India had lived in the building. in 1753
Accession Number: KO3094/117
Soldiers on deck of troopship on the way to India.
Accession Number: KO3094/118
Start of Waterfall from Ooty, Niligiris, India
Accession Number: KO3094/119
Hill top fortress, India
Accession Number: KO3094/120
Soldiers and others seeking the shade of a building, India, circa 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/121
Sun set taken on swimming trip, 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/122
Light house and pier.
Accession Number: KO3094/123
British seaside town and harbour
Accession Number: KO3094/124
Indians outside building
Accession Number: KO3094/125
Wellington Jubilee Gardens
Accession Number: KO3094/126
‘Sea gate’ lookout tower and flag pole
Accession Number: KO3094/127
Buildings in Indian city.
Accession Number: KO3094/128
Reservoir, India?
Accession Number: KO3094/129
Animals in Malappuram River, India
Accession Number: KO3094/130
Haig Barracks, Malappuram, India. Number ‘1’ marking the school and
number ‘2’ the guard room.
Accession Number: KO3094/131
Trying to keep cool at camp, 1938.
Accession Number: KO3094/132
Sunset, India.
Accession Number: KO3094/133
Wellington, 1938.
Accession Number: KO3094/134
Wellington, Southern India, 1938.
Accession Number: KO3094/135
Wellington, Southern India, 1938.
Accession Number: KO3094/136
Fishing at Mala, 1937
Accession Number: KO3094/137
Transport at Mala, 1937
Accession Number: KO3094/138
Building, India, circa 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/139
Fishing at Mala, Southern India,
Accession Number: KO3094/140
Street scene, India.
Accession Number: KO3094/141
Sunset over the park at Wellington, India, 1937
Accession Number: KO3094/142
Indian with bananas at Malappuram, India, circa 1937
Accession Number: KO3094/143
Malappuram, India, circa 1937
Accession Number: KO3094/144
Fort Armament, with soldier on guard at entrance, India, circa 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/145
Train in India, 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/146
Battleships in Gibraltar, 1938
With B Class Destroyer, H47, HMS Blanche, built for the Royal Navy in
1930.
Accession Number: KO3094/147
Mount Barracks, taken from Guard Room
Accession Number: KO3094/148
Graves of Private James Martin and Private Tom Irlam.
Grave of Private James Martin, number 3710067, A Company, 1st Battalion,
King’s Own. Accidentally drowned at Maluppuram, 21 Sep 1936. Whilst
based at Wellington Barracks, India.
Grave of Private Tom Irlam, number 3710110, 1st Battalion, King’s Own
Royal Regiment, who died on 10 Feb 1935 accidentally drowned near Kodum
Kayat Mosqe, Wellington, Southern India.
Accession Number: KO3094/149
‘B’ Company, winners of the inter-company cup, Wellington, Feb 1937
Accession Number: KO3094/150
Two soldiers, India, circa 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/151
View of Glendale Tea Factory and surrounding area, Nilgiri Railway,
circa 1935, Southern India. The word ‘Glendale’ can be seen spelt out on
the hill side near a large building which is the tea factory of the firm
of that name.
Accession Number: KO3094/152
Zebra in Zoo, India.
Accession Number: KO3094/153
Church of England Church, Wellington, Southern India, 1937
Accession Number: KO3094/154
Church of England Church, Wellington, Southern India, 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/155
Old Indian Building
Accession Number: KO3094/156
Soldier in civilian clothes, India, circa 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/157
Five soldiers and two Indians, circa 1938.
Accession Number: KO3094/158
Three soldiers, India, 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/159
Two soldiers, India, 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/160
The caption on the rear reads ‘42nd Street, Wellington’
Accession Number: KO3094/161
Tiger, India
Accession Number: KO3094/162
How coaling is done at Port Said. A curious and interesting view perhaps
unique in the world. Hundreds of natives are busy accompanying their
hard work by songs and prayer.
Accession Number: KO3094/163
The Quay Sultan Hussein, in the rear of the Canal Company’s pretty
offices
Accession Number: KO3094/164
Church
Accession Number: KO3094/165
Windsor
Accession Number: KO3094/166
Private John Thomas Green in the Motor Transport section, Aldershot,
1936
Accession Number: KO3094/167
Group of six soldiers, in the Motor Transport section, Aldershot, 1936
Accession Number: KO3094/168
Four soldiers and a bren gun carrier, circa Second World War.
Accession Number: KO3094/169
Group of three ATS and six soldiers, Second World War.
Accession Number: KO3094/170
Four soldiers, Second World War.
Accession Number: KO3094/171
Nilgiri Hill Railway, Southern India, circa 1937
Accession Number: KO3094/172
Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment on board train,
Nilgiri Railway, Wellington, India, circa 1937
Accession Number: KO3094/173
Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment on board train,
Nilgiri Railway, Wellington, India, circa 1937
Accession Number: KO3094/174
Nilgiri Hill Railway, Southern India, circa 1937
Accession Number: KO3094/175
Lake, Wellington Park, Southern India
Accession Number: KO3094/176
Tented camp at Ooty, India, 1937.
Accession Number: KO3094/177
Nilgiri Hill Railway, Southern India, circa 1937
Accession Number: KO3094/178
‘C’ Company, Cooks, at Camp, Ooty, 1937
Accession Number: KO3094/179
Soldiers at tented camp, Ooty, India, 1937
Accession Number: KO3094/180
Soldiers at tented camp, Ooty, India, 1937
Accession Number: KO3094/181
Indian Church
Accession Number: KO3094/182
Gateway, India
Accession Number: KO3094/183
Waterfall, India
Accession Number: KO3094/184
Waterfall, India
Accession Number: KO3094/185
Main Street, Bombay, India.
Accession Number: KO3094/186
Building in Bombay, India
Accession Number: KO3094/187
Tramcar in Bombay, India
Accession Number: KO3094/188
Farmyard, India
Accession Number: KO3094/189
Sunset over water
Accession Number: KO3094/190
Nilgiri Railway, Southern India.
Accession Number: KO3094/191
Nilgiri Railway, Southern India.
Accession Number: KO3094/192
‘Storm coming on’ over tented camp.
Accession Number: KO3094/193
Soldiers at tented camp, India, ‘after the storm’
Accession Number: KO3094/194
Funeral of Lieutenant Colonel Irvine, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal
Regiment, Wellington, who died as a result of self-inflicted gun shot
wounds on 2 Mar 1937
Accession Number: KO3094/195
Funeral of Lieutenant Colonel Irvine, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal
Regiment, Wellington, who died as a result of self-inflicted gun shot
wounds on 2 Mar 1937
Accession Number: KO3094/196
Southern India, circa 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/197
Marching troops, on the road to Malappuram, Southern India, circa 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/198
Marching troops, on the road to Malappuram, Southern India, circa 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/199
Marching troops, on the road to Malappuram, Southern India, circa 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/200
Marching troops, on the road to Malappuram, Southern India, circa 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/201
Marching troops, on the road to Malappuram, Southern India, circa 1938.
‘Way up in the clouds’
Accession Number: KO3094/202
Marching troops, on the road to Malappuram, Southern India, circa 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/203
‘D’ Company and the Band, Marching troops, on the road to Malappuram,
Southern India, circa 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/204
Tented Camp, Southern India, 1938, used by soldiers on route march.
Accession Number: KO3094/205
Tented Camp, Southern India, 1938, used by soldiers on route march.
Accession Number: KO3094/206
Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment on board train,
Nilgiri Railway, Wellington, India, circa 1937
Accession Number: KO3094/207
Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment on board train,
Nilgiri Railway, Wellington, India, circa 1937
Accession Number: KO3094/208
Haig Barracks, at Malappuram. Number 1 marks the Cook House and Number 2
marks the Barrack Rooms
Accession Number: KO3094/209
Captioned “don’t go sick, go mad’ Assuming that this is the medical
tent?
Accession Number: KO3094/210
Tented camp, India, circa 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/211
Tented camp, India, circa 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/212
Railway bridge, Nilgiri Railway, India, circa 1937
Accession Number: KO3094/213
Road to Wellington, Southern India, circa 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/214
Start of the Nilgiri Hills, Southern India, circa 1937
Accession Number: KO3094/215
Indians on road, circa 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/216
Indian and cow, Malappuram High Street, India.
Accession Number: KO3094/217
Ooty Camp, India, 1937
Accession Number: KO3094/218
Bridge at Madras, 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/219
Copied photograph of armed man.
Accession Number: KO3094/220
Waterway, captioned “not known”
Accession Number: KO3094/221
River and bridge “taken from look out post, Madras Barracks, India”
circa 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/222
Train on the Nilgiri Hill Railway, Southern India, circa 1936
Accession Number: KO3094/223
Side street in Malappuram, Southern India, circa 1938.
Accession Number: KO3094/224
Group of soldiers, tented camp, India, circa 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/225
C Company Officer at Tented Camp, Southern India, circa 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/226
Four soldiers at camp table, India, circa 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/227
Building in Madras, India, circa 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/228
Indian Church in Madras, India, circa 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/229
Wellington Barracks, Southern India, circa 1937
Accession Number: KO3094/230
Officers Mess, India.
Accession Number: KO3094/231
Copy photograph, possibly North West Frontier, late 1930s.
Accession Number: KO3094/232
Group of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment,
Southern India, circa 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/233
Group of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment,
Southern India, circa 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/234
Group of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment,
Southern India, circa 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/235
Group of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment,
Southern India, circa 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/236
Group of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment,
Southern India, circa 1938
Accession Number: KO3094/237
Group of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment,
Southern India, 1938, at camp.
Accession Number: KO3094/238
Group of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment,
Southern India, 1938, at camp.
Accession Number: KO3094/239
Group of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment,
Southern India, 1938, at camp.
Accession Number: KO3094/240
Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment on board train,
Nilgiri Railway, Wellington, India, circa 1937
Accession Number: KO3094/241
Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment on board train,
Nilgiri Railway, Wellington, India, circa 1937
Accession Number: KO3094/242
Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment on board train,
Nilgiri Railway, Wellington, India, circa 1937
Accession Number: KO3094/243
On the road to Ooty.
Accession Number: KO3094/244
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