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Records of the 1st/5th Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

Captain Albert Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1909-1919

Correspondence Books Set One

 

Captain Albert Hodgkinson was commissioned as Honorary Lieutenant and Quartermaster of the 5th Battalion (Territorial Force) in 1909.  He was mobilised in the summer of 1914 and served as Quartermaster throughout the war, serving with the battalion in France, Flanders, Brussels, Army of the Rhine and Ireland until they arrived back to Lancaster in late 1919.
The collection of material was described by him as "the carbon copies of every message I ever sent in the war".  Albert Hodgkinson was Mentioned in Despatches three times.

 

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Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 13 Mar 1915 to 7 Jun 1915.  Book Number 1.  Printed by McCorquodale & Co. Ltd. London, Aug 1914.

bullet Requests for supplies: blankets, empty petrol tins, 300 rounds .450 pistol ammunition, sand bags, hand grenades, very lights, clothing.
bullet Records of supplies received: haversacks, bicycle carriers, dubbin, clothing, towels, water buckets, Maxim gun incomplete, Vickers Gun .303 bipod, rifle oil, pull throughs, soap, respirator bags, mess tins.
bullet Letters QM to Sergeant J S Keen, 2nd/5th King’s Own in Sevenoaks, concerning trousers
bullet Letters QM to Bank of Liverpool in Morecambe.
bullet Letter QM to DDOS Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, purchase of officer equipment
bullet Letter QM to Supply Officer, concerning rations, bully beef and fresh beef.
bullet Letters QM to Commanding Officer concerning: periscope, candles, butter, socks, cigarettes and states ‘movement possible in single file as it is moonlight, two or three bad patches of a few yards at intervals.”
bullet Letter Transport Officer to Commanding Officer concerning horses not being suitable.
bullet Letters with payments made to: The Morecambe Press, King & Sons, Wootton Bassett, high class saddlers and harness manufacturers, and Joseph Salmon, Sevenoaks, bookseller.
bullet Letters saying thank you to Mayoress of Lancaster, for 700 pairs of socks, 17 Apr 1915, WD & HO Wills, Bristol, for parcel of tobacco and W W Clark of Morecambe for cigarettes.

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Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915
Book Number 2Printed by McCorquodale & Co. Ltd. London, Aug 1914.

bullet Requests for supplies: coal, coke, charcoal, sandbags, 9000 rounds small arms ammunition, and 95000 SAA and 80000 SAA.  Bottles of iodine, 100 field dressings, chloride of lime.  From Madam Deney, Bailleul, 10 cwt potatoes, 5th King’s Own (QM) then based at the Catholic School, rue de Dieppe, Bailleul.
bullet Record of stores received: coal, potatoes, straw, smoke helmets, respirators and bags, wheels for limber, hay nets, periscope, wire cutters, stretchers, watches, puttees, nose bags, ground sheets.
bullet Letter QM to Corporal Lidford regarding driver for field kitchen
bullet Billeting certificates for Steenvoorde, 7 Jun 1915

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At page dated 27 Mar 1915
List of equipment etc ‘Stuff left at Ravetsburg’
Including: 1 box of football materials; 2 boxes of horse shoes; etc

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At page dated 10 Apr 1915
Page headed with French address.   With list of equipment, and names of Labourers (Pioneers) : Brodie C, Cummings, Broomfield and Eastwood.
Note about price of straw and quantity of ammunition.
‘2 Boxes of Machonachie’ relates to Meat and Vegetable Stew in a tin.

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At page dated 27 Mar 1915
List of prices of food etc.

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At page dated 27 Mar 1915
Note to Requisition Officer, 28th Division Headquarters for Paraffin and straw.

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At page dated 27 Mar 1915
Note about arrival of rations, limbers, supply of trench stores etc.

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At page dated 27 Mar 1915
Note about Battalion allowances of coke, charcoal etc broken down by company.

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At page dated 27 Mar 1915
Note about billets/division of accommodation between personnel.

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At page dated 14 Apr 1915
Note to Officer Commanding, 3rd Bn Monmouth Regt with request for carrying party of 100 men. Dated 14 Apr 1915.  ‘Our transport leaves Menin Gate at 7.20 pm.’

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At page dated 19 Apr 1915
Note re Circular on Lumberman’s Socks

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At page dated 19 Apr 1915
Notes concerning pistols, flour, milk, blankets etc

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At page dated 19 Apr 1915
List of Quartermaster Staff and others

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At page dated 23 Apr 1915
5th King’s Own, Return of Horses for Rations, dated 20 Apr 1915

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At page dated 22 May 1915
Letter from QM to Sergeant Dilworth, dated 28 Apr 1915, re limber.

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At page dated 22 May 1915
List of Rations for Trenches

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At page dated 22 May 1915
Note to HQ 83rd Brigade dated 22 May 1915 re hand over of billets to Royal Naval Air Service.

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At page dated 22 May 1915
Note, dated 25 Apr 1915 re 120 bags of rations

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At page dated 22 May 1915
Letter dated 27 Apr 1915 to QM from Pioneer Sergeant “The Battalion again advanced to the attack so we are left on our own.  What are your orders, have we to stand to or come away.  We have only bread and jam but we can manage for a day or so.  Will you please send word by cyclist.”

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At page dated 22 May 1915
List of names of soldiers who appear to have been separated from companies, 24 Apr 1915.

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At page dated 22 May 1915
List of names of soldiers who appear to have been separated from companies, 26 Apr 1915

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At page dated 22 May 1915
List of names of men ‘Returned to Battalion 26 Apr 1915’

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At page dated 22 May 1915
List of names for men for hospital and light duty etc.  27 Apr 1915

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At page dated 22 May 1915
Note dated 28 Apr 1915 from QM re lack of preserve meat for battalion in Support.

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At page dated 22 May 1915
Note about requirements for officers etc.
“Colonel wants Water Bottle and carrier,
Briggs wants field glass case mending
Adjutant wants two towels, toothbrush, razor, shaving brush, pants. 
Try Poperinghe for potted meat and whisky for Bell…..”

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At page dated 22 May 1915
List of numbers of men within Quartermasters Department?

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At page dated 22 May 1915
Note dated 28 Apr 1915 re Lance Corporal R Rigby

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At page dated 22 May 1915
Note “Send 10 long or short good rifles to Brigade Workshop for Sniperscope’

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At page dated 22 May 1915
Note requesting directions for ration party.  24 Apr 1915.  From Quartermaster.

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At page dated 22 May 1915
Note to Sergeant Dilworth re stores.

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  Note dated 10 May 1915 “Return of men with transport but not belonging to transport.”

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At page dated 22 May 1915
Note about coke and charcoal, officer kits, rifle grenades, etc

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At page dated 22 May 1915
Note ‘Disposition 19 and 20 Nov.’

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At rear of book
Note dated 16 Jun 1915 re Ordnance received up to 16 Jun 1915, including Field Kitchen Equipment, etc

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At rear of book
Note, receipt of 6 revolvers, dated 16 Jun 1915

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At rear of book
Note re Cox and Co Ltd, London. 16 Jun 1915

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At rear of book
Note re certificates, 16 Jun 1915

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At rear of book
Note of particulars of ordnance received during 24 hours up to 17 Jun 1915

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At rear of book
Note of particulars of ordnance received during 24 hours up to 18 Jun 1915

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At rear of book
Letter dated 18 Jun 1915 re payment to Samuel Moses & Sons, and 200 pouches.

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At rear of book
Letter dated 18 Jun1915 to Bank of Liverpool, Morecambe, re account.

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At rear of book
Letter dated 19 Jun 1915 re Return of Horses procured by regulation or local purchase.

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At rear of book
Letter dated 20 Jun 1915 re location of Battalion Headquarters at Locre.

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At page dated 22 May 1918
List of addresses of officers killed, and their next of kin etc.  Lieutenant Coupland, Lieutenant Gerald Kirk.

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 Mar 1915 to 15 Jun 1915 Book Number 2  At page dated 22 May 1918
List detail officer requirements from Major Bates and Adjutant, including syringe, borack crystals, toothbrush, water bottle, haversack and woollen waistcoat, ‘in huts at San Jean’.-

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Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence 19 Jun 195 to 26 Jul 1915  Book Number 3  On page 12 there is a copy letter:
“To the Editor, Musical News, London, 25 Jun 1915.
Sir, I beg to thank you for the gift of 200 mouth organs which have been sent to this Battalion and which duly arrived today.  They are being distributed amongst the men, and am sure will be much appreciated.
A Hodgkinson, Lieutenant and Quartermaster, 1st/5th King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment”

bullet Request for supplies: vegetables, potatoes, onions, cabbage or carrots (signed by Ed C Cadman, Major, Commanding Officer, 1st/5th King’s Own).  Timber, nails, canvas, ‘covers short rifle’, 16 cooks suits.
bullet Records of stores received: horse shoes, field dressings, lubricating grease, clothing, bicycle pumps, spanner and 5 bicycles, 20 Jun 1915, torches electric, pull throughs, rod cleaning, soap, smoke helmets (and details of their issue) washing buckets, wheel for Maltese cart, 200 sun curtains for service dress caps.
bullet Letters QM to Commanding Officer concerning, list of QM’s staff who are not Church of England or Roman Catholic, (staff listed: Private E Sanderson, number 1572, Corporal S Rogerson, number 271, Private J Green, number 2010, and Sergeant J W Green, number 142, all Wesleyan, Private W H Dixon, number 1212, primitive Methodist and Private E V Sykes, number 1855, Congregational, and accidental shooting of Lance corporal J Smith, 29 Jun 1915
bullet Letters QM to Lieutenant Milnes concerning very pistols and periscopes.
bullet Letters with payments to: A Bell & Sons, Lancaster, Bank of Liverpool, Morecambe, Army and Navy Coop Society Lieutenant, for 2400 pieces strawboard, Sly Dibble and Co. 213 Cable Street, London and Cox and Co. 16 Charing Cross Road, London, regarding banking.
bullet Letters to say thank you, Editor Musical News, Fleet Street for 200 mouth organs, Mr W Lloyd, 15 Claughton Firs, Oxton Village, Cheshire, re 200 mouth organs, 25 Jun 1915 (now in Prenton, Wirral), and Misses Hoban(?) Hest Bank, Lancaster, for 6000 Woodbine cigarettes, 14 Jul 1915.

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence 19 Jun 195 to 26 Jul 1915  Book Number 3  At page dated 29 Jun 1915
Letter to Officer commanding 1st/5th King’s Own, from a Captain with 83rd Brigade, dated 30 Jun 1915 page 1 of 2  Re purchase of vegetables etc

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence 19 Jun 195 to 26 Jul 1915  Book Number 3  At page dated 29 Jun 1915
Letter to Officer commanding 1st/5th King’s Own, from a Captain with 83rd Brigade, dated 30 Jun 1915 page 2 of 2  Re purchase of vegetables etc

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Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 27 Jul 1915 to 23 Aug 1915

bullet Copy letter dated 28 Jul 1915: Request for supplies from BSA Cycle Factory, Sparkbrook, Birmingham.  Gent.  Will you kindly forward the following bicycle equipment as soon as possible, and on receipt of same, will send you cheque.  6 sets front brakes complete with adjustable fixing bracket for Light Roadster Models as per Machines 174010, 174853 27” frame. Also 1 Mud guard front for same.  Yours truly A Hodgkinson, Lieutenant and Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion King’s Own. 
bullet Request for supplies of respirators, smoke helmets, sandbags.
bullet Request to H W Harrison, Morecambe, for 1000 packets of Woodbines, direct from Wills of Bristol, and fly papers.
bullet Request to Expeditionary Force canteen, Havre Base, four copies of price list
bullet Records of stores received: clothing, smoke helmets, horse returns, battle sights for Vickers machine guns, wagon covers, yellow soap, soft soap, connections for bicycle pumps, bicycle bottom brackets, front brake pads, timber, roofing felt, nails for officer bivouacs and copper rivets.
bullet Letters QM and Acting QM (Lieutenant Bell) to J W Harrison, Morecambe, concerning receipt of: fly papers, lemonade crystals, Woodbines, cases of milk, apricots, pears, pines, salmons, fly nuts and 400 tins of margarine.
bullet Letter QM to DADOS 28 Division concerning cap badges and shoulder titles, 28 Jul 1915, and six months supply, suggested as 600 cap badges, and 300 pairs of shoulder titles.
bullet Letter QM to Captain, Number 2 Company, Army Service Corps, concerning the pilfering of tins of fruit sent by the Mayoress of Lancaster, and mention of Military Forwarding Office etc.
bullet Letters, Transport Officer, Lieutenant Bell, to the Quartermasters of the 2nd King’s Own, 1st KOYLI, 2nd East Yorks, and 1st York and Lancaster Regiment, and to Headquarters, 83rd Brigade, regarding the issue of 50 000 rounds of loose ammunition.
bullet Letter Quartermaster to Staff Captain at 83 Brigade, concerning the death of a cow owned by a local farmer.  Request for Divisional Veterinary surgeon to inspect the animal as to cause of death, possibly by eating Chloride of Lime, 19 Aug 1917.
bullet Letters with payments made to Gale and Polden Ltd, Captain Parsons at the Drill Hall, Lancaster concerning Mobilisation rations, Sly Dibble and Co Ltd, 213 Cable Street, London, Martins Ltd, 210 Piccadilly, London, tobacco, Fortnum and Masons, London and the BSA Cycle Factory, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, for cycle parts.
bullet Letters saying thank you to Mayoress of Lancaster for parcels from Vince & CO with 12 tins of lemonade powder, 5 cases of fruit, 2 parcels of lemonade powder, weekly consignments of 5 cases of fruit, “annoying to say that there is evident pilfering en route somewhere, total tins received 95 instead of 100.”  Fruit received 18 Aug 1915, complete no pilfering, lemonade powder, 19 Aug 1915 and fruit 22 Aug 1915
bullet Letters saying thank you to the Caton Women’s Sewing Meeting, 30 Jul 1915 for socks and shirts.
bullet Letter QM to Mrs Barrow, Yewgarth, Lancaster, concerning son’s valise, Lieutenant Barrow, wounded.

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 27 Jul 1915 to 23 Aug 1915  At page dated 27 Jul 1915
Letter re estimate of number of cap badges required from 28th Division to 1st/5th King’s Own.

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Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 23 Aug 1915 to 16 Sep 1915  Book Number 5.  Book printed by Willmott & Sons, Ltd. London.

bullet Request for supplies from Cox and Co, pass book, Spalding Athletic Outfitters, Holborn, London, for boxing gloves, Mr Harrison, Morecambe for 6000 Woodbines and fruit.
bullet Request for supplies of timber, asphalt, cloth, nails, corrugated iron, 100 sets of complete equipment, 1000 sandbags for rations, kitchen kettles and rum.  Request from 2, 3 and 8 Clearing Hospitals for 20 rifles and 38 bayonets.
bullet Record of stores received: Sly Dibble & Co, Ltd, Waterproof sheets, oil bottles, locking bolts, cleaning tools, emery sheets, field dressings, cooks canvas suits, marquees from 1st York and Lancasters, and blankets.
bullet Letter QM to OC Number 2 Company Army Service Corps, concerning rations and missing tins of fruit
bullet Letter QM to Supply Officer, Number 2 Company, Army Service corps, re the poor condition of rations received
bullet Letter QM to Commander Royal Engineers, 28th Division detailing fields occupied by battalion.
bullet Letter QM to Captain Briggs, OC 5th King’s Own Trenches, 2.30 am., 11 Sep 1915 concerning tube smoke helmets
bullet List of signalling equipment, 29 Aug 1918, including electric signalling lamps, 4, telephone wire, 12 miles, flags signalling, poles for flags etc.
bullet Letter from Major Edward C Cadman, Commanding, 1st/5th King’s Own, to Staff Captain 83rd Brigade, 23 Aug 1915, Re-Modelling of Scale of Rations: no bully beef, Machonnochie ration in lieu, half the amount of cheese, half the amount of biscuits, less mustard, less pepper, more cigarettes but less tobacco, more candles, more chloride of lime and more green vegetables.
bullet Letters with payment made to Army and Navy Stores, 15 Regent Street, London.
bullet Letters thanking the Mayoress of Lancaster for: Lemonade powder, case of fruit (26 Aug 1915, 29 Aug 1915, 2 Sep 1915, 6 Sep 1915, 10 Sep 1915).

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 23 Aug 1915 to 16 Sep 1915  Book Number 5  At page dated 15 Sep 1915
Listed dated 23 Sep 1915 of items received from Officer Commanding, 5th King’s Own. (Contents of camp)

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1 Store tent complete – pitched

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1 HP/Marquee complete – pitched

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4 Shelters – incomplete

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16 Bell tents – pitched

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6 Officers Huts – 2 incomplete

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3 + 1 Other Huts

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2 Cookhouses

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87 Petrol tins

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5 Rolls plain wire

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Loose timber

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5 tins Solution A

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5 tins Solution B

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14 tins chloride of lime

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3 drums chloride of lime

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3 drums Creosol

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14 Bundles laths

kolib0218/05-02

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 23 Aug 1915 to 16 Sep 1915  Book Number 5  At page dated 15 Sep 1915
Billet hand over certificate 23 Sep 1915

kolib0218/05-03

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 23 Aug 1915 to 16 Sep 1915  Book Number 5  At page dated 15 Sep 1915
Hand over certificate, to 22nd Canadian Battalion, dated 23 Sep 1915

kolib0218/05-04

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 23 Aug 1915 to 16 Sep 1915  Book Number 5 At page dated 15 Sep 1915
Note re defective water cart, dated 23 Sep 1915

kolib0218/06

Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Sep 1915 to 9 Nov 1915  Book Number 6

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Requests for supplies including pouches, rifles, bayonets, 50 sets of equipment, anti-frostbite grease

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Record of groceries and iron rations received

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Letter QM to 22nd Canadians concerning handover 21 Sep 1915

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Details of billeting, Oct 1915

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Letter to Mayoress of Lancaster concerning receipt of cigarettes, 28 Sep 1915

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Letter to Miss Alice Johnson, 12 Castle Park, Lancaster, 29 Oct 1915 concerning cigarettes

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Letter to Miss Bessie Howson, Honorary Secretary Sewing Party, Bolton le Sands, socks received, 28 Sep 1915

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Letter to the Camp Library, London, concerning books received

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Letter to Mrs Roper of Yealand Conyers concerning clothing sent home by son, Oct 1915.

kolib0218/06-01

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Sep 1915 to 9 Nov 1915  Book Number 6  At page dated 24 Sep 1915
Report on Emergency rations and other notes, including Cycling orderlies with cycles on buses.

kolib0218/06-02

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Sep 1915 to 9 Nov 1915 Book Number 6  At page dated 24 Sep 1915
Notes re supplies, baggage wagons, blankets etc.

kolib0218/06-03

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Sep 1915 to 9 Nov 1915 Book Number 6  At page dated 24 Sep 1915
Note re clean cloths.

kolib0218/06-04

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Sep 1915 to 9 Nov 1915  Book Number 6  At page dated 24 Sep 1915
Notes re Forage with equipment list on the reverse.

kolib0218/06-05

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Sep 1915 to 9 Nov 1915  Book Number 6  At page dated 24 Sep 1915
Note, dated 3 Dec 1915 concerning periscopes.

kolib0218/06-06

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Sep 1915 to 9 Nov 1915  Book Number 6  At page dated 10 Dec 1915
Postcard to Officer Commanding, 1st/5th King’s Own, 28th Division, (crossed out) ‘France’ added.   Postmarked 10 Dec 1915 from the M F O (Movements Forwarding Office) Warehouse, Salonica, with request to clear packages from warehouse.  Card damaged.

kolib0218/07

Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 17 Nov 1915 to 15 Feb 1916 Book Number 7

bullet Request for supplies: wire cutters, tent lanterns, clasp knives, towels, Mackintosh capes, 250 Mills Bombs No. 5, 26 black notice boards with white paint, siege lamps, handcuffs, woollen drawers and steel helmets (25 Nov 1915)
bullet Request to Mr Harrison, Morecambe, 20 Nov 1915 for mixed nuts and candles.
bullet Record of stores received including boots.
bullet List of items 9 Feb 1916, and showing shortages, including smoke helmets, drill helmets, steel helmets, sniperscopes, telescopic rifles, etc.
bullet List of bulk items still short, 9 Feb 1916, Mackintosh capes, shirts, horse shoes, pantaloons, woollen drawers, nose bags.
bullet Letter QM to Commanding Officer concerning the return of Captain Harriss and 2nd Lieutenant Hargreaves and Cattell.
bullet Billeting details are Mazingarbe, Pas de Calais; Fresnoy, Andainville, Somme; St. Leger les Domart; Ribeaucourt, Somme; Amplier, Pas de Calais;
bullet Letter with payment to A Ball and Sons, Lancaster.
bullet Letters saying thank you for items received, Honorary Secretary, the Caton Women’s Sewing Club, Caton, 19 Nov 1915 for socks and mufflers; Miss H Sowerby, and M Dodd of 4 Groves Terrace, Torrisholme, for knitted goods; Captain Parsons, Administration Centre, Lancaster, for sacks of sandbags.
bullet Letters saying thank you for items received, from the Mayoress of Lancaster, 5 bales of socks, 7 tins of loaf cake, 6 dozen jars of pickles and mention of turkeys and unable to provide puddings, 12 Dec 1915.
bullet Letters saying thank you for items received, Mrs Hastings, St. Wilfred’s House, Halton, Lancaster for shirts and socks; The Carnforth and District Conservative Club, for Woodbines; H L Storey, Bailrigg, Lancaster, 5000 ‘Arf a Mo’ cigarettes (‘Arf a Mo Kaiser’ campaign for the Weekly Despatch tobacco fund campaign; Miss A E Goold, West Hill Road, Bournemouth, football; Mr ?, Daily Express for boxing gloves and football, 4 Dec 1915; G Marton, Capenwray House, Carnforth, cigarettes and tobacco, Mr F Taylor, Secretary , Pinfold Lane, Lancaster, 9 Dec 1915 for socks and cigarettes; Rev Melbar J Mitton, The Rectory, Kirkham, gifts for ‘yours boys’ 12 Dec 1915; J H Fishwick, 41 Provisional Battalion, Littleton on Sea, parcels of cigarettes; Mrs Barton, parcels, contents given to men indicated “not many Caton boys with us now” 16 Dec 1915

kolib0218/07-01

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 17 Nov 1915 to 15 Feb 1916 Book Number 7  At page 20 Nov 1915
List of Quartermaster’s Staff to 20 Nov 1915

kolib0218/07-02

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 17 Nov 1915 to 15 Feb 1916 Book Number 7  At page 24 Nov 1915
List of tools, 24 Nov 1915

kolib0218/07-03

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 17 Nov 1915 to 15 Feb 1916 Book Number 7  At page 2 Dec 1915
Notes, including blankets at company headquarters, officers kit, petrol cans, etc  Dated 2 Dec 1915

kolib0218/07-04

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 17 Nov 1915 to 15 Feb 1916 Book Number 7  At page 2 Dec 1915
Army Form C 2121 ‘A’ Form Messages and Signals
Message from 2nd Brigade to 1st/5th King’s Own Re watering of a battalion in trenches.  Marked ‘Loos 1915’

kolib0218/07-05

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 17 Nov 1915 to 15 Feb 1916 Book Number 7  At page 15 Feb 1915
Certificate relating to billet damages, signed 25 Feb 1916

kolib0218/07-06

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 17 Nov 1915 to 15 Feb 1916 Book Number 7  Letter dated 16 Dec 1915 to Hodgkinson from Mary Briggs, Mayoress of Lancaster.
“Dear Mr Hodgkinson,
We wrote to the Daily News and in reply they state that:- The D. N. Fund has succeeded in supplying the whole of the armies of the Mediterranean and France and Flanders – so I hope that by the time you get this letter the 5th Battn. will have safely received its share of plum puddings.  I enclose a programme of an entertainment get up by some small people, the amount realized was too small to send something out as coming directly from them, so I used it, as a little help towards the Xmas turkey.  Would you mind sending them a little acknowledgement.  I have already done so, but I find that nothing pleases the children so much, as a real letter from “the front”.  The amount they made was £4.15.
I hope the pickles have arrived and that they are what the men want.  I don’t quite know if I have sent enough to go round, it’s rather guess work ordering for so many.  But you must let me know what you want, then I’ll do my best to get them for you.
Hoping you will all have as Happy a Christmas as possible and with all good wishes.
Believe me, Sincerely yours,
Mary Briggs.”
(The Vale, Lancaster).

kolib0218/07-07

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 17 Nov 1915 to 15 Feb 1916 Book Number 7  Programme: “4 Dec 1915 At ‘Highfield’ Lancaster The ‘Kiddies’ Concert in aid of the Mayoress of Lancaster’s ‘Comforts’ Fund”.  Programme of songs and recitals etc.  Enclosed with the letter from Mary Briggs, dated 16 Dec 1915

kolib0218/07-08

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 17 Nov 1915 to 15 Feb 1916 Book Number 7 
Envelope addressed to Lieutenant Hodgkinson, 5th Battalion, The King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, British Expeditionary Force, postmarked 16 Dec 1915.

kolib0218/08

Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 17 Feb 1916 to 9 Apr 1916 Book Number 8
It was around this time that the 1st/5th Battalion moved to 166 Brigade of the 55th Division, as the 28th Division had departed for Salonika and the Territorial Divisions were re-organised.

bullet Request for supplies of rifle oil, glycerine, 12 braziers, 200 pairs trench boots, socks, green rockets, 500 sandbags, empty petrol cans, and only a few clogs required for battalion.
bullet Order to Waterlow and Sons, London for reams of paper.
bullet Records of stores received including clean socks, primus stove, sample horseshoe
bullet List of items to be brought out of the trenches
bullet Letters QM to Commanding Officer concerning refilling point, trench helmets, blankets, valises, gramophone, typewriter, rifle oil, coal for baths, shirts, socks, etc.
bullet Letters QM to Adjutant concerning vermoral sprayers, sniperscopes, signallers pliers and SAA
bullet Note of move from Monchiet to Bavincourt, Feb 1916, Battalion at Riviere and Transport and Stores at Saulty.
bullet Letters saying thank of items received, The Sailors and Soldiers Tobacco Fund, Kingsway, London, for tobacco, 2 Mar 1916; Miss Barrow, for four cases sent Dec 1915, dated 2 Mar 1916, the Lancashire War Comforts Association, 37 Peter Street, Manchester, 2 Mar 1916 for cases of comforts.  Citizens League, Carlisle, 22 Mar 1916 re parcel to Corporal Campbell, and other parcels in same package to men not in the 1st/5th King’s Own.

kolib0218/08-01

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 17 Feb 1916 to 9 Apr 1916 Book Number 8  At page dated 14 Mar 1916
Note about requirement for blankets.

kolib0218/08-02

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 17 Feb 1916 to 9 Apr 1916 Book Number 8  At page dated 5 Apr 1916
Poem about Shrapnel, the 1st/5th Battalion’s pet dog.  See photograph ko0784/088
Ode in honour of our Regimental Pet ‘Shrapnel’ who attained the honour attending maternity  1st May 1916 at Saulty, Pas De Calais.

All Hail! The bonny first of May
In all the year, of days the day
When Earth seems bright with sunshine and glitter
Today our hearts are unco glad
For though we dinna ken the dad
‘tis true our dear old Shrap has had some litter

Long since we picked her up at Ypres
E’vn then we vowed that we would keep her
As time rolled on our love grew deeper and more
That she’s become a petite mere
It surely would be hardly fair
To ‘see her off’ – a dog so rare!  Bow-wow!

Of rats she’d take no kind of heed
She’d lots of points, with little breed,
And now she but to lie and feed her pups
They number just a lucky three
But though they have no pedigree
Their butchers if they die will be Herr Krupps

They came when times were bad, its true
In time they’ll be reduced to two.
The price of meal (and puppies too) is up.
When I this fact to you unfold
Do no despair – for I’ve been told
That Kaiser Billy had been sold “Von Pup”
CQMS Ewan, 1 May 1916

Acting Colour Sergeant James Ewan, number 2043 / 240472, 1st/5th King’s Own.

kolib0218/09

Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 9 Apr 1916 to 31 May 1916.  Book Number 9

bullet Request for the supply of coal for cookers, baggage wagons, straw and timber required for bivouac tents for Brigade Horse Show, 18 May 1916. 
bullet Requests to Waterlow and Sons Ltd, Paul Street, Finsbury, London for paper; and Sly Dibble and Co. Ltd for 6 green proofed sheets. 
bullet Note about shortages in rations delivered
bullet Record of stores received including maps, blankets, revolver for Captain Parson and Sergeant Shoemakers tools as to date he has been using his own.
bullet Letters QM to Adjutant concerning special equipment, compasses, binoculars, tinted spectacles, need for four company storemen to make up rations, distinguishing badges and Battalion Order Number 2 of 16 Apr 1916, correspondence with strangers.
bullet Letter QM to Armourer Sergeant A R Davies, all leave is stopped 14 Apr 1916
bullet Letter QM to 2/1st Wessex Field Ambulance, Private T Walton requires attention to his teeth
bullet Letter QM to RTO L’Arbret, concerning Private H Newsholme, number 3984 and his passage to England as he is underage, 29 Apr 1916
bullet Note about Billets at Riviere and Saulty, Apr 1916
bullet Allocation of drafts arriving at Saulty, 13 Apr 1916 and 14 May 1916
bullet Dug outs requiring gas-proof entrances needed 36 blankets
bullet Medical inspection of draft, 19 Apr 1916
bullet List of NCOs and men with Transport and QM Staff, 24 Apr 1916
bullet List of articles to be brought from trenches on relief
bullet Letter with payments to Mr J W Harrison, Derby Street, Morecambe, concerning salmon, candles, suet, Woodbines, Margarine, meat paste.  Letter of 14 May 1916 to cancel orders as battalion funds have been taken over by the government.  Letter to request continued supply for re sale in the canteen, 29 May 1916: Margarine, 60 tins per week, fruit, 10 doz per week, Woodbines, 6000 per week, candles, 2 gross, meat paste 1 box per week.
bullet Letters saying thank you to Mayoress of Lancaster, 14 Apr 1916 for tins of cake, D. Stewart, The Old Shoe, Milton Street, London, for boxing gloves and 6 writing pads; Daily Express Fund, set of boxing gloves and writing pads; and British American Tobacco Co. Ltd, 16 May 1916 for 500 Woodbines extra.

kolib0218/09-01

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 9 Apr 1916 to 31 May 1916.  Book Number 9  At page dated 14 May 1916
Note to Quartermaster from Staff Sergeant Armourer A R Davies, dated 13 May 1916, re replacing rifles.

kolib0218/09-02

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 9 Apr 1916 to 31 May 1916.  Book Number 9
Together in envelope At page dated 29 May 1916
List of names dated 28 Apr 1916, with Quartermaster Sergeant Byrne at the head and then four columns listing what appears to be the QM staff of four companies.  Each heading by the name of the Company Quartermaster Sergeant.

kolib0218/09-03

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 9 Apr 1916 to 31 May 1916.  Book Number 9
Together in envelope At page dated 29 May 1916
Handwritten instructions about transport and duties of Brigade Transport Officer and A Echelon and B Echelon.

kolib0218/09-04

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 9 Apr 1916 to 31 May 1916.  Book Number 9
Together in envelope At page dated 29 May 1916
‘Secret’ instruction: “The following action will be taken by Battalions employed men in case of alarm” dated 27 Apr 1916.  Reference ‘A 207’.
“Those at Transport lines with the exception of the Quartermaster and Transport Officer and one man per three horses will be formed into a reserve company.  the party from each battalion will be formed into a platoon and marched direct to Monchiet where they will report to the Officer Commanding Battalion of 166th Infantry Brigade in Divisional Reserve.
The men should be told off into 4 permanent sections and ordered to ‘fall in’ in their sections occasionally.”
signed by Lieutenant Colonel J Eaves, Commanding 1st/5th King’s Own.

kolib0218/09-05

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 9 Apr 1916 to 31 May 1916.  Book Number 9
Together in envelope At page dated 29 May 1916
Letter to Adjutant from Quartermaster, dated 28 Apr 1916 in response to ‘A 207’ of 27 Apr 1916.
Regarding those men exempt from fighting strength, which are stated to be, one Quartermaster Sergeant, the Sergeant Shoemaker, five attached RAMC personnel and 6 attached Army Service Corps personnel.

kolib0218/09-06

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 9 Apr 1916 to 31 May 1916.  Book Number 9
Together in envelope At page dated 29 May 1916
Envelope, Army Form C 398, marked ‘Secret’, dated 27 Apr 1916 and addressed to Lieutenant Hodgkinson, Quartermaster.

kolib0218/10

Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Ordnance Correspondence, 31 May 1916 to 16 Aug 1916.  Book Number 10

bullet Request for supplies from Mr J W Harrison, Morecambe, requesting 6000 Gold Flake, Three Castles cigarettes, salmon, sardines, 1d bar chocolate and reduce pears and increase pineapples.  “If you get a commission on cigarettes your suggestion of halving will be quite agreeable to me, Hodgkinson” and dried vegetables, potatoes and Cookesley’s Soup.  (Captain Cookesley’s Soup was carried on Scott’s Antarctic expedition).  Letter dated 16 Aug 1916 Army Orders now state that Battalions are forbidden to import goods for canteens.
bullet Letter requesting supply to Westmorland Horse Clothing Company Co Ltd Kendal, 19 Jun 1916, suits of waterproof for horses; and to Mr Gorrill, Lancaster, for laces.
bullet Request to SO 166 Brigade for 6 lbs of hypo for sprayer solution.
bullet Record of stores received including Lewis gun spares.
bullet Record of boots repaired
bullet List of repair outfits and spare parts taken over by Armourer Sergeant Davies on moving to Brigade Armourers Shop, 17 May1916
bullet Letters QM to Commanding Officer concerning deficiencies, and articles supplied and returned as unserviceable after the recent kit inspection (3 Jul 1916) including towels, table knives, forks, spoons, razors, combs, shaving brushes, tooth brushes, identity discs, housewives, holdalls, ground sheets, water bottles, mess tins, cap badges, shoulder titles, rations bags, safety pins.  Travelling kitchens in the battalion, (3) and camp kettles, (96).
bullet Letter QM to Adjutant concerning articles of special equipment to be returned from trenches, 4 Jun 1916 and Lewis gun deficiencies.  Revolvers for Lewis gunners, liable to get lost without cases.
bullet Letter QM to Rev V Talbot-Hindley concerning his valise.
bullet Letter QM to Town Major, Simencourt concerning billets.
bullet Letter QM to Staff Captain 166 Brigade, concerning bomb buckets
bullet Letter QM to DADOS 55th Division concerning material for steel helmet covers
bullet Letters with payments for goods received, to A Hargreaves & Co, Castle Nursery, Sunnyside, Lancaster for two wreaths ordered by Captain Wrigth, 2 Jun 1916; Anthony Bell & Sons, 6 North Road, Lancaster for burnisher and emery sheets, hoof picks; D Gestetner, Neo Cyclostyne Works, Tottenham Hale, for duplicating machine spares.
bullet Letters saying thank you to Lancashire County War Comforts Fund, 4 cases of comforts, 26 Jun 1916; M C Anderson, The Hollies, Kinross, bale of socks, (Secretary of the Kinross County Association); Camp Library, 45 Horseferry Road, Westminster, for books, Mrs Hogarth, parcel of smokes and received from Lieutenant W E Roper, the sum of £30 to be spent for the benefit of the NCO’s and men of the 1st/5th King’s Own , 22 Jun 1916.

kolib0218/10-01

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Ordnance Correspondence, 31 May 1916 to 16 Aug 1916.  Book Number 10  At page dated 31 May 1916
Note from Medical Officer to Quartermaster about using the water near the latrine without boiling it.

kolib0218/10-02

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Ordnance Correspondence, 31 May 1916 to 16 Aug 1916.  Book Number 10  At page dated 31 May 1916
Certificate of clean billets dated 2 May 1916

kolib0218/10-03

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Ordnance Correspondence, 31 May 1916 to 16 Aug 1916.  Book Number 10  At page dated 31 May 1916
Letter in French dated 4 Feb 1916 assumed to be concerning billets.  Official French stamp.

kolib0218/10-04

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Ordnance Correspondence, 31 May 1916 to 16 Aug 1916.  Book Number 10  At page dated 31 May 1916
Certificate of clean billets dated 9 Mar 1916

kolib0218/10-05

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Ordnance Correspondence, 31 May 1916 to 16 Aug 1916.  Book Number 10  At page dated 31 May 1916
Note from Town Major, Saulty, to Quartermaster 5th King’s Own, re use of billets for Shoemaker and Armourer Sergeant.  Dated 22 Mar 1916

kolib0218/10-06

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Ordnance Correspondence, 31 May 1916 to 16 Aug 1916.  Book Number 10  At page dated 31 May 1916
Note concerning Private H Langstreth, number 2390, and his return to base, dated 18 Mar 1916

kolib0218/10-07

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Ordnance Correspondence, 31 May 1916 to 16 Aug 1916.  Book Number 10  At page dated 31 May 1916
Letter dated 9 May 1916 regarding inspection of arms and equipment from Staff Sergeant Armourer 171, A J R Davis, Army Ordnance Corps Number 1365, attached 5th King’s Own.  Page 1 of 2

kolib0218/10-08

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Ordnance Correspondence, 31 May 1916 to 16 Aug 1916.  Book Number 10  At page dated 31 May 1916
Letter dated 9 May 1916 regarding inspection of arms and equipment from Staff Sergeant Armourer 171, A J R Davis, Army Ordnance Corps Number 1365, attached 5th King’s Own.  Page 2 of 2

kolib0218/10-09

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Ordnance Correspondence, 31 May 1916 to 16 Aug 1916.  Book Number 10  At page dated 31 May 1916
Envelope, Army Form C 398, from Adjutant to Quartermaster, dated 14 Aug 1916 which included kolib0218/10-10

kolib0218/10-10

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Ordnance Correspondence, 31 May 1916 to 16 Aug 1916.  Book Number 10  At page dated 31 May 1916
Army Form C 2121 ‘A’ Form Messages and Signals
From Adjutant to Quartermaster 5th King’s Own, re transport arrangements etc.  14 Aug 1916

kolib0218/10-11

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Ordnance Correspondence, 31 May 1916 to 16 Aug 1916.  Book Number 10  At page dated 31 May 1916
Envelope, Army Form C 398, with ‘Billets at Berles au Bois, 17 Jul 1916’ which contained two documents: kolib0218/10-12 and kolib0218/10-13

kolib0218/10-12

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Ordnance Correspondence, 31 May 1916 to 16 Aug 1916.  Book Number 10  At page dated 31 May 1916
Document contained in envelope marked ‘Billets at Berles au Bois, 17 Jul 1916’  listing billeting locations for the 1st/5th King’s Own.

kolib0218/10-13

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Ordnance Correspondence, 31 May 1916 to 16 Aug 1916.  Book Number 10  At page dated 31 May 1916
Document contained in envelope marked ‘Billets at Berles au Bois, 17 Jul 1916’ listing billeting locations for the 1st/5th King’s Own.

kolib0218/10-14

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Ordnance Correspondence, 31 May 1916 to 16 Aug 1916.  Book Number 10  At page dated 31 May 1916
Letter to OC 5th King’s Own from Director of Army Postal Services, 12 May 1916, re loss of registered packet address to Private A Watt.

kolib0218/10-15

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Ordnance Correspondence, 31 May 1916 to 16 Aug 1916.  Book Number 10  At page dated 28 Jun 1916
Note dated 29 Jun 1916 from Quartermaster to Adjutant about Private Blamire being batman and reference to Monaghan to be returned to duty. 

kolib0218/10-16

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Ordnance Correspondence, 31 May 1916 to 16 Aug 1916.  Book Number 10  At page dated 30 Jul 1916
Note dated 2 Aug 1916 from Quartermaster to Adjutant which mentions various subjects: joiners on with the crosses, request for requirements for whisky and cigarettes.
Bottle of Whisky being sent for B Company with rations, mention of periscopes, bomb carriers and lime juice.

kolib0218/10-17

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Ordnance Correspondence, 31 May 1916 to 16 Aug 1916.  Book Number 10  At page dated 6 Aug 1916
Army Form C 2121 ‘A’ Form Messages and Signals
Message from Adjutant to Quartermaster, dated 6 Aug 1916.  Re notice to move and requirement for cooker at billets.

kolib0218/10-18

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Ordnance Correspondence, 31 May 1916 to 16 Aug 1916.  Book Number 10   At page dated 6 Aug 1916
Message from Adjutant to Quartermaster, dated 6 Aug 1916 re movement of battalion.

kolib0218/11

Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 25 Aug 1916 to 31 Oct 1916  Book Number 11

bullet Requests for supplies, J H Steward Ltd, 406 & 457 Strand, London for two refills for Orilux lamps); Mr Harrison, Morecambe, 9 Sep 1916 ‘owing to the generosity of friends I am enabled to continue the free issue of comforts, Woodbines, candles, dried vegetables, soup, herrings in tomato; Harrods Stores Ltd, request for catalogue of Christmas Goods for supply to troops of the BEF, 10 Oct 1916; Richard & Comp, 26 King Street, St. James, London, query over bill received, possibly not a King’s Own officer.  Lime juice.
bullet Record of stores received, hyposcopes for Lewis guns
bullet Request for 460 shirts and 470 pairs of socks to be disinfected
bullet Letters QM to QMS Byrne concerning move of stores and special equipment, 27 Aug 1916.
bullet Letters QM to Adjutant concerning rum, rations, fatigues and receipts for range material, Brigade baths and Battalion Transport.  Number of details not to proceed to Montauban, 10 underage, some light duty etc.  Private H Hull, number 2038, 1st/5th King’s Own, battalion bomber, fell out in Delville Wood with diarrhoea, 9 Sep 1916.
bullet Letter QM to Dressing Station, Private H Wild, suffering from boils, 22 Sep 1916.
bullet Letter QM to Major Anderson-Morshead, concerning bacon, mail, rum, the key to the mess.
bullet Letter QM to Lieutenant Dobie, concerning identity discs for 40 of draft, and cutting down of trousers, 8 Sep 1916
bullet Letters QM to Mrs Higginson, 4 Sep 1916, concerning her late husband’s valise, list of kit and its return.  2nd Lieutenant Robert Higginson, killed in action 15 Aug 1916, commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
bullet Letter QM to Captain Briggs, concerning valises and regards to mother and father
bullet Letter QM to DAG Base, concerning deceased officers valises, Lieutenant Colonel C A W Anderson, 2nd South Staffordshire, attached 1st/5th King’s Own, and Captain J Deighton, RAMC attached 1st/5th King’s Own.  Sick officers, 2nd Lieutenant M R Hall, and A N Shaw, 23 Sep 1916.  Also letters to Mrs Anderson and Mr F Deighton concerning the valises.
bullet Letters about officers valises, 2nd Lieutenant A Dickson, 1st/5th King’s Own, deceased, to Mr Dickson, Leesmore Lane, Matto Heath, St Helens, and 2nd Lieutenant L A Westwater, 5th Royal Scots, attached 1st/5th King’s Own, wounded, c/o 21 Broughton Street, Edinburgh.
bullet Notes about soldier’s leave and the last days in England (QM Staff), assume to work out future leave.
bullet Letter of thanks to W A Merrett, 10 North Road, Lancaster, for 900 cigarettes received 13 Oct 1916.

kolib0218/11-01

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 25 Aug 1916 to 31 Oct 1916  Book Number 11  At page dated 27 Aug 1916
Letter re cheque from Quartermaster, dated 23 Aug 1916

kolib0218/11-02

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 25 Aug 1916 to 31 Oct 1916  Book Number 11  At page dated 3 Sep 1916
Movement orders dated 31 Aug 1916 from Captain Milnes, Adjutant, to Quartermaster.

kolib0218/11-03

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 25 Aug 1916 to 31 Oct 1916  Book Number 11  At page dated 11 Sep 1916
Note dated 10 Sep 1916, Warning Order relief by 10th West Kent Regiment. 

kolib0218/11-04

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 25 Aug 1916 to 31 Oct 1916  Book Number 11  At page dated 11 Sep 1916
Note ‘A22’ from Adjutant to Quartermaster re relief by 10th West Kent Regiment.

kolib0218/11-05

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 25 Aug 1916 to 31 Oct 1916  Book Number 11  At page dated 19 Sep 1916
Typed letter from Adjutant dated 16 Sep 1916 re battalion parade, cleaning of huts and movement.

kolib0218/11-06

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 25 Aug 1916 to 31 Oct 1916  Book Number 11  At page dated 22 Sep 1916
Note from Adjutant to Quartermaster, dated 21 Sep 1916
“Please send up as soon as possible two crosses, one for Lieutenant Colonel Anderson and one for Privates Alderson and Brear all killed in action on the 18th inst.  Geo C Milnes, Captain, 1st/5th R Lanc R”
“2nd North Staffs, Officer Commanding, 1/5 King’s Own
2066 Alderson E J
2062 Brear F” added at bottom.
All three men are recorded as having been killed in action on 18 Sep 1916
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Alfred Walker Anderson, 1 Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment) attached 1st/5th King’s Own.  Buried in The Guard’s Cemetery, Lesboeufs. 
Private Edmund Irving Alderson, number 2066, 1st/5th King’s Own, age 21, Son of Mr. J. E. and Mrs. Alice Alderson, of East View, Hornby, Lancaster.  Buried in the Guards’ Cemetery, Lesboeufs.
Private Frank Brear, number 2062, 1st/5th King’s Own, age 22, son of Lambert and Margaret Brear of Lancaster Road, Morecambe.  MM winner.  Buried in the Guards’ Cemetery, Lesboeufs

kolib0218/11-07

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 25 Aug 1916 to 31 Oct 1916  Book Number 11  At page dated 26 Sep 1916
Letter dated 26 Sep 1916 re Preserved Meat and biscuits rations.

kolib0218/12

Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 1 Nov 1916 to 6 Jan 1917.  Book number 12.

bullet Request for supplies, materials to make SAA Store, drying room and duckboards, towels, Webley pistols, cases and lanyards.  Alfred May, 26 Old Bond Street, London, spring for Decca Gramophone; Divisional Canteen, Bass Beer for Christmas; J W Harrison, Morecambe, described as ‘Provisions Merchant’ Morecambe, for herrings, candles, meat pasts and nuts, 21 Nov 1916; PRI 3rd Battalion King’s Own, 54 dozen regimental Christmas cards; Lancashire County War Comforts Fund, for writing pads and envelopes, shaving sticks, cigarettes, tinder lighters.
bullet Record of supplies received, straw unfit for consumption, fuel and linseed cake in short quantities.
bullet Letters QM to Commanding Officer, concerning lost binoculars, a hut at the transport lines and harness room, destroyed by fire, 5/6 Nov 1916; statement that no motorcycle has been used by anyone at transport lines; equipment of travelling kitchen.
bullet Letters QM to Adjutant, concerning numbers of men sick with transport, tents not suitable in inclement weather, hut could accommodate 20 men, Nov 1916.  Mobilisation stores table, armourer needs hand drill.
bullet Letters QM to Captain W J Parsons, OC Administration Centre, Lancaster.  Concerning a broken cross of a grave in Potijze Wood.  Number 1—9 R Burton, killed 4 May 1916[sic], could be 2nd or 5th Battalion, doubtful if name is Burton.  Not found in the 5th King’s Own records in France.  Searching for name, but date is likely to have been 4 May 1915.
bullet Dates of inoculations, QM Personnel, and sick men, 7 Nov 1916
bullet Billeting certificates, Poperinghe
bullet Recommendation of Personnel (QMs) for Good Conduct Badges, by Company.
bullet List of Stores to Companies, 15 Dec 1916
bullet List of Camp Stores at Transport lines.
bullet Letters with payments to D Gestetner, Neo Cyclostyle Works, London; Samuel Porter & Co Ltd, 53 Deansgate, Manchester, missing waterproof, and wrong regimental title.
bullet Letters of thanks for material received, Camp Library, 45 Horseferry Road, Westminster, books, A E Gorril, 6 Cheapside, Lancaster, laces, and the Mayoress of Lancaster, 1 Dec 1916 Socks, and receipt of 180 tins of turkey “unlike last year the men will not be in the trenches on Christmas Day” also mention of Noel (Captain Noel Briggs).

kolib0218/12-01

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 1 Nov 1916 to 6 Jan 1917.  Book number 12.  At page dated 4 Nov 1916
Memo dated 3 Nov 1916 from Quartermaster to Adjutant re Whale Oil, Grease, Paraffin, creosol and chloride of lime.  Paraffin, bricks and men with bad feet being sent to hospital.
Creosol (type of disinfectant) Chloride of Lime used in water purification.

kolib0218/12-02

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 1 Nov 1916 to 6 Jan 1917.  Book number 12.  At page dated 8 Nov 1916
List of articles lost in the fire 6 Nov 1916, personal belongings of Private Hallahan.

kolib0218/12-03

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 1 Nov 1916 to 6 Jan 1917.  Book number 12.  At page dated 8 Nov 1916
List of articles lost in the fire 6 Nov 1916, personal belongings of Sergeant Sanderson.

kolib0218/12-04

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 1 Nov 1916 to 6 Jan 1917.  Book number 12.  At page dated 8 Nov 1916.
List of public equipment lost in the fire 6 Nov 1916.

kolib0218/12-05

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 1 Nov 1916 to 6 Jan 1917.  Book number 12.  At page dated 8 Nov 1916.
List of public property lost in the fire 6 Nov 1916.

kolib0218/12-06

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 1 Nov 1916 to 6 Jan 1917.  Book number 12.  At page dated 8 Nov 1916.
Letter to Medical Officer from Quartermaster dated 7 Nov 1916 re cases of boils and supply of bottles of lime juice.

kolib0218/12-07

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 1 Nov 1916 to 6 Jan 1917.  Book number 12.  At page dated 10 Nov 1916
Memo dated 11 Nov 1916 to Officer Commanding from Quartermaster re the daily distribution of candles.

kolib0218/12-08

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 1 Nov 1916 to 6 Jan 1917.  Book number 12.  At page dated 16 Nov 1916
Letter from Quartermaster re transport, provision of blankets, numbers of carts and wagons, etc.  1 of 2

kolib0218/12-09

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 1 Nov 1916 to 6 Jan 1917.  Book number 12.  At page dated 16 Nov 1916
Letter from Quartermaster re transport, provision of blankets, numbers of carts and wagons, etc.  1 of 2

kolib0218/12-10

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 1 Nov 1916 to 6 Jan 1917.  Book number 12.  At page dated 21 Nov 1916
Memo dated 21 Nov 1916 to RTO Poperinghe, from Quartermaster, re movement order for one man to travel with an officers valise to the Casualty Clearing Station at Hazebrouck.

kolib0218/12-11

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 1 Nov 1916 to 6 Jan 1917.  Book number 12.  At page dated 21 Nov 1916
Memo to Adjutant from Quartermaster, dated 22 Nov 1916, re Iron Rations at Strong Points and Box Respirators.

kolib0218/12-12

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 1 Nov 1916 to 6 Jan 1917.  Book number 12.  At page dated 21 Nov 1916
Memo to Adjutant from Quartermaster, re Transport for Relief.

kolib0218/12-13

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 1 Nov 1916 to 6 Jan 1917.  Book number 12.  At page dated 21 Nov 1916
Memo dated 21 Nov 1916, to Officer Commanding from Quartermaster, re Change of Underclothing. 

kolib0218/12-14

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 1 Nov 1916 to 6 Jan 1917.  Book number 12.  At page dated 25 Nov 1916
Commanding Officer’s certificate that items were lost owing to the exigencies of the service during the operations on the Somme.  Dated 24 Nov 1916.

kolib0218/12-15

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 1 Nov 1916 to 6 Jan 1917.  Book number 12.  At page dated 30 Nov 1916
Memo dated 30 Nov 1916 from Adjutant to Quartermaster listing items found in Lewis Gun Handcarts.

kolib0218/12-16

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 1 Nov 1916 to 6 Jan 1917.  Book number 12.  At page dated 3 Dec 1916
Memo dated 3 Dec 1916 from Quartermaster to Officer Commanding 2nd/1st West Lancashire Field Ambulance Dressing Station re groom with a temperature of 104º.  Request for instructions or medical officer to attend.

kolib0218/12-17

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 1 Nov 1916 to 6 Jan 1917.  Book number 12.  At page dated 9 Dec 1916
Instructions relating to the ‘Cooking of Chestnuts’
The document states that the allowance was 2 ozs twice a week.

kolib0218/12-18

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 1 Nov 1916 to 6 Jan 1917.  Book number 12.  At page dated 9 Dec 1916
Memo to Major G C Milnes from Quartermaster, re: Underclothing, courses, runners, cocoa, bomb buckets, Vermoral sprayers solution, notice boards, towels and rat traps.

kolib0218/12-19

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 1 Nov 1916 to 6 Jan 1917.  Book number 12.  At page dated 14 Dec 1916
Memo to Major G C Milnes, from Quartermaster, dated 14 Dec 1916, re: number of government issued watch, Lewis Gun Magazines, etc  Page 1 of 2

kolib0218/12-20

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 1 Nov 1916 to 6 Jan 1917.  Book number 12.  At page dated  14 Dec 1916
Memo to Major G C Milnes, from Quartermaster, dated 14 Dec 1916, re: bomb buckets, bucket pattern, belt pattern and burial party and lack of chaplain, etc  Page 2 of 2

kolib0218/12-21

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 1 Nov 1916 to 6 Jan 1917.  Book number 12.  At page dated 14 Dec 1916
Memo to Sergeant Brockbank from Quartermaster dated 14 Dec 1916 re Private R Bell re allowance if father and son are both serving.

kolib0218/12-22

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 1 Nov 1916 to 6 Jan 1917.  Book number 12. At page dated 14 Dec 1916
Letter to Roman Catholic Chaplain, 165 Brigade, from Quartermaster with request to officiate at a burial of a soldier who is Roman Catholic.

kolib0218/12-23

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 1 Nov 1916 to 6 Jan 1917.  Book number 12.  At page dated 30 Dec 1916
Letter dated 23 Dec 1916 to Major from Quartermaster.  Re Arrangements for Christmas Day 1916.  Including dinner, tea and concert.

kolib0218/12-24

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 1 Nov 1916 to 6 Jan 1917.  Book number 12.  At page dated 30 Dec 1916
Letter to Captain Harriss, from Quartermaster, dated 31 Dec 1916 re transport and delivery of rations by train.

kolib0218/12-25

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 1 Nov 1916 to 6 Jan 1917.  Book number 12.  At page dated 30 Dec 1916
Letter to Officer Commanding from Quartermaster dated 31 Dec 1916 re special issue of food etc for 1 Jan 1917.

kolib0218/12-26

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 1 Nov 1916 to 6 Jan 1917.  Book number 12.  At page dated 31 Dec 1916
Letter to Adjutant from Quartermaster dated 27 Dec 1916 re transport arrangements etc.  1 of 2

kolib0218/12-27

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 1 Nov 1916 to 6 Jan 1917.  Book number 12.  At page dated 31 Dec 1916
Letter to Adjutant from Quartermaster dated 27 Dec 1916 re transport arrangements etc.  1 of 2

kolib0218/12-28

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 1 Nov 1916 to 6 Jan 1917.  Book number 12.  At page dated 6 Jan 1917
Letter to Adjutant from Quartermaster dated 4 Jan 1917 about Private Large and payment for damage or loss of a revolver.

kolib0218/12-29

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 1 Nov 1916 to 6 Jan 1917.  Book number 12.  At page dated 6 Jan 1917
Envelope dated 31 Dec 1916 addressed to Captain Hodgkinson, 1/5 King’s Own, postmarked 1 Jan 1917.

kolib0218/12-30

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 1 Nov 1916 to 6 Jan 1917.  Book number 12.  At page dated 6 Jan 1917
Letter from envelope (kolib0218/12-29) to ‘Dear Hodge’ dated 31 Dec 1916 from Rupert Henry Anderson-Morshead.  1 of 2
Rupert Henry Anderson-Morshead, Captain Devonshire Regiment, Temporary Major, 1st Battalion, attached to 5th Battalion as senior major from 2 Jun 1916.  Temporary Lieutenant Colonel 1st/5th King’s Own Dec 1916.  Out of KO Army Lists Sep 1917.  Killed in action 27 May 1918 whilst commanding 2nd Battalion Devonshire Regiment.  DSO and 3 times Mentioned in Despatches.  Croix de Guerre with Palm (France). Son of John Yonge Anderson-Morshead and Helen Beatrice Anderson-Morshead, of Lusways, Sidmouth, Devon; husband of Lucy Helen Anderson-Morshead, of Green Hedges, Lingfield, Surrey.  Commemorated on the Soissons Memorial.

kolib0218/12-31

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 1 Nov 1916 to 6 Jan 1917.  Book number 12.  At page dated 6 Jan 1917
Letter from envelope (kolib0218/12-29) to ‘Dear Hodge’ dated 31 Dec 1916 from Rupert Henry Anderson-Morshead.  2 of 2

kolib0218/12-32

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 1 Nov 1916 to 6 Jan 1917.  Book number 12.  At end of book.
Letter from 166th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, dated 16 Dec 1916, regarding the visit of the Colonel in Chief, Sir Douglas Haig.  Note passed to Quartermaster as there was a requirement for polish and dubbing to be used on equipment.

kolib0218/12-33

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 1 Nov 1916 to 6 Jan 1917.  Book number 12.  At end of book.
Letter to Captain Harriss, dated 12 Jan 1917 from Quartermaster.  Re equipment, the cross for Private Bullen, cooks, etc  1 of 3

kolib0218/12-34

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 1 Nov 1916 to 6 Jan 1917.  Book number 12.  At end of book.
Letter to Captain Harriss, dated 12 Jan 1917 from Quartermaster.  Re Pay and Lewis gun carts, etc  2 of 3

kolib0218/12-35

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 1 Nov 1916 to 6 Jan 1917.  Book number 12.  At end of book.
Letter to Captain Harriss, dated 12 Jan 1917 from Quartermaster.  3 of 3.

kolib0218/12-36

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 1 Nov 1916 to 6 Jan 1917.  Book number 12.  At end of book.
Letter of Officer Commanding, dated 14 Jan 1917 from Quartermaster re motor lorries carrying blankets

kolib0218/12-37

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 1 Nov 1916 to 6 Jan 1917.  Book number 12.  At end of book.
Letter acknowledging receipt of Ordnance Stores.  Dated 23 Jan 1917

kolib0218/12-38

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 1 Nov 1916 to 6 Jan 1917.  Book number 12.  At end of book.
Request to Officer Commanding from Quartermaster dated 2 Feb 1917 to use a supply wagon to hold an emergency ration of forage for ‘Thaw precautions.’

kolib0218/12-39

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 1 Nov 1916 to 6 Jan 1917.  Book number 12.  At end of book.
Arrangements for move.

kolib0218/13

Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Jan 1917 to 10 Jun 1917.  Book number 13.

bullet Requests for supplies from J H Steward, 406 Strand, London, for batteries for Orilux Pocket Lamp; J W Harrison, Morecambe, no tinned herrings, but lemonade and lime juice powder.
bullet Officer request for rifle breech covers, muzzle protectors, safety pins, gloves, leather jerkins, watercart wheels and pump, cleaning rods and notes about deficiencies in kit of men arriving at battalion from reinforcement camp, Jan 1917
bullet Items received including fuel and iron rations and receipt for conduct sheets received from VIII Corps Officers School for Corporal Woods, Lance corporal Back, Private H Dickinson, Private H Lydiate, Private P Swarbrick, and Private W Fisher
bullet List of special equipment in possession of the battalion 2 Apr 1917
bullet List of water cart equipment issued, 11 Jan 1917
bullet Notes of officers kit etc on payment, not received, including binoculars etc
bullet Billeting details, Berques, Proven etc.
bullet Letters QM to Commanding Officer, concerning: Fire on 14 Jan 1917, mention of RSM M Smith and RQMS T Byrne, items lost including revolver and case.  Receipt of two Lewis guns, etc, fire orders, boots and shoemakers, boots, puttees, great coats, mess tins, jackets and trousers used by Infantry Battalions of the 55th Division between Jan and Mar 1917, return of stores not used (including billet lamps, trench stretchers, Lewis Gun carts, 140 pairs of soles for Gum boots, body shields and necklets, hose tops, Adam’s trenchscope, rifle hyperscopes, Barnett sights, Latley Lens Sight, Night Sights, Noscopes and 15” Periscopes.  Losses of Special equipment 15 May 1917, showing names, reasons and place of loss
bullet Letter QM to Movement Forwarding Office, Poperinghe Station, 55th Division Railhead, re case to Mrs Owtram, Newlands Hall, Bay Horse Station, LNWR, near Lancaster.
bullet Letters QM to Adjutant concerning: rations, extra clothing and camp kettles.
bullet Letter QM to 166 Brigade, report from 1/4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment critical of billets and kitchen etc, QM’s response to points.  Report of broken incinerator etc.
bullet Letter QM to OC 98 Company Army Service Corps, 55th Division, mention of Web Equipment not issue to Territorial units, but leather equipment in its place.
bullet Letter QM to Miss Wood, 92 Hancock Street, Bank Top, Blackburn re Private Wood (brother) request for birth certificate, “he is too young and undersized for work in the firing line” 10 Apr 1917
bullet Letters with payments to J W Harrison, Morecambe and J E Irvine, Town End Farm Halton, near Lancaster.
bullet Letters saying thank you for items received: E and O A Co Ltd, Ward End Works, Birmingham for football received 17 Mar 1917.  (Electric and Ordnance Company Limited, Washwood Heather, Birmingham, part of Vickers Ltd, factory designed to assemble a light car, later became part of Austin-Rover).  W N Redwood Esq, Honorary Secretary, Lancashire Butchers Association, 61 Penny Street, Lancaster, 30 Mar 1917 for gifts received (now Gorrills).  Secretary, Heysham Golf Club, thanking the ladies for 24 pairs of socks.  Mr M L Wood, 42 ? Avenue, Willesden for gift of 4 footballs.
bullet Bath certificates for Private Richardson, number 241541 and Private R Lamb, number 240707

 Special Equipment in Possession 2 Apr 1917 

Item

Bn

A

B

C

D

Sni

Sig

HQ

Sto

Indent

Total

Pistols Webley

38

4

4

4

3

 

 

3

2

18

38

Pistol Cases

38

4

4

4

3

 

 

3

16

5

39

Pistol Lanyards

38

4

4

4

3

 

 

3

22

1

41

Pistol Rods

38

4

4

4

3

 

 

3

1

18

37

Pouches Ammo.

38

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

33

5

41

Pistols Very 1”

24

6

6

6

6

 

 

 

 

4

24

Pistols Very 1½”

4

1

1

1

1

 

 

 

2

 

6

Cutters Wire small

48

6

9

7

9

 

 

1

15

9

56

Cutters Wire frog

48

6

9

7

9

 

 

1

16

1

49

Cutters wire rifle

64

15

15

15

15

 

 

 

13

 

73

Breakers wire

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

16

Whistles

90

12

15

13

12

 

 

1

34

1

88

Saws folding

32

7

7

7

8

 

 

5

1

 

35

Saws folding cases

32

7

7

7

8

 

 

5

2

 

36

Compasses Mag

32

2

2

2

2

 

 

9

21

4

42

Compasses Prsima

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

4

 

5

Compasses case

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

5

 

6

Periscope No 9

25

4

4

4

4

 

 

 

8

3

25

Periscope vigilant

80

12

16

14

18

 

 

 

24

 

84

Gloves hedging

48

12

12

11

11

 

 

 

10

2

58

Sniperscopes

8

2

2

2

1

 

 

 

 

1

8

Telescopes

2

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

2

Telescope stands

2

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

Tel. rifle stands

4

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

4

Tel. rifle sights

4

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

4

Bomb waistcoats

96

5

7

7

7

 

 

 

115

3

144

Grenade buckets

150

 

 

 

 

 

 

122

 

 

122

Grenade belt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

12

Bombers hook

50

8

8

8

8

 

 

 

18

 

50

Cups, muz attach

64

6

6

6

6

 

 

 

 

8

72

Binoculars ord

38

6

6

6

6

5

5

1

3

 

38

Binoculars cases

38

6

6

6

6

5

5

1

2

3

40

Binoculars prismat

2

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

2

Binocular cases

2

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

2

Watches

6

 

 

 

 

 

6

3

 

 

9

Handcuffs

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

5

1

9

Bugles

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

7

 

8

 Three Months  Jan Feb Mar 1917, 55th Division:

Battalion

Mess Tins

Boots

Great Coats

Puttees

Jackets

Trousers

4 R Lanc R

212

222

58

533

426

544

4 North Lancs

180

287

101

459

446

482

8 Liverpools

222

268

35

430

487

517

2/5 Lanc Fusiliers

234

412

35

415

586

660

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 Liverpool

75

650

42

300

460

645

6 Liverpool

179

580

50

250

434

639

7 Liverpool

396

278

69

570

496

639

9 Liverpool

344

456

77

361

337

409

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 Liverpool

390

569

215

500

574

 

5 R Lanc R

250

642

85

470

420

495

5 South Lancs

490

808

120

505

570

552

5 North Lancs

324

629

118

695

689

76

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 South Lancs

145

170

30

100

320

390

“In order to make a fair consumption of boots between units the following points should be considered: a. Strength, b. number of shoemakers, c. class of work of unit” , 13 Apr 1917

kolib0218/13-01

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Jan 1917 to 10 Jun 1917.  Book number 13.  At page dated 17 Feb 1917
Letter to Adjutant, dated 16 Feb 1917 from Quartermaster, re arrangements for transport

kolib0218/13-02

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Jan 1917 to 10 Jun 1917.  Book number 13.  At page dated 1 Mar 1917
Letter to Adjutant, dated 26 Feb 1917, from Quartermaster, re Rum Issue.

kolib0218/13-03

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Jan 1917 to 10 Jun 1917.  Book number 13.  At page dated 1 Mar 1917
Notes for 28 Feb 1918 [wrong date?] showing quantities of various items of food, drink and candles etc.

kolib0218/13-04

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Jan 1917 to 10 Jun 1917.  Book number 13.  At page dated 1 Mar 1917
Notes for 1 Mar 1918 (wrong date?] showing contents etc of the Dry and Wet Canteens.

kolib0218/13-05

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Jan 1917 to 10 Jun 1917.  Book number 13.  At page dated 17 Mar 1917
Memo to Captain Bell from Quartermaster, dated 2 Mar 1917, re movement of troops to Ypres and cookers etc.

kolib0218/13-06

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Jan 1917 to 10 Jun 1917.  Book number 13.  At page dated 17 Mar 1917
Memo to Captain Bell from Quartermaster, dated 5 Mar 1917, re rations and wagons etc

kolib0218/13-07

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Jan 1917 to 10 Jun 1917.  Book number 13. At page dated 17 Mar 1917
Memo to Captain Bell from Quartermaster, dated 5 Mar 1917 re transport, limbers and general service wagons etc.

kolib0218/13-08

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Jan 1917 to 10 Jun 1917.  Book number 13.  At page dated 17 Mar 1917
Letter to Captain Harris from Quartermaster, dated 10 Mar 1917, re battalion’s success in action, burial of the dead, and comments on Sergeant Barnes and Sergeant Streeton as NCO in charge of cooks.  1 of 2
“Captain Harriss
The first intimation of the mine was from the Brigade who were elated at your success.  Now we hear we have to pay a heavy price for it.  Please inform the CO that all here, while congratulating the battalion on its success deeply deplore the loss of such good officers and men.
The Chaplain has gone to arrange for the graves and for burial tomorrow.  Please let me know by the men with the GS Wagon (if the information has not come sooner) the names and religions of the killed).  Corporal Baldwin will be in charge and there will be sufficient men at Vlamertinghe if you are not sending anybody down……”

kolib0218/13-09

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Jan 1917 to 10 Jun 1917.  Book number 13.  At page dated 17 Mar 1917
Letter to Captain Harris from Quartermaster, dated 10 Mar 1917, re battalion’s success in action, burial of the dead, and comments on Sergeant Barnes and Sergeant Streeton as NCO in charge of cooks.  2 of 2

kolib0218/13-10

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Jan 1917 to 10 Jun 1917.  Book number 13.  At page dated 17 Mar 1917
Letter to Captain Harris from the Quartermaster, dated 13 Mar 1917, re numbers on the crosses of recent casualties being the old number of the new.   And puddings for A and C Companies.

kolib0218/13-11

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Jan 1917 to 10 Jun 1917.  Book number 13.  At page dated 17 Mar 1917
Letter to Sergeant Brockbank from Quartermaster, dated 17 Feb 1917 with list of personnel to and from hospital.

kolib0218/13-12

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Jan 1917 to 10 Jun 1917.  Book number 13.  At page dated 17 Mar 1917
Letter to Sergeant Brockbank from Quartermaster, dated 18 Feb 1917, re snipers being added to ration roll, conduct sheets and transport.

kolib0218/13-13

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Jan 1917 to 10 Jun 1917.  Book number 13.  At page dated 17 Mar 1917
Letter to Adjutant from Quartermaster, dated 18 Feb 1917, re men returning to companies

kolib0218/13-14

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Jan 1917 to 10 Jun 1917.  Book number 13. At page dated 17 Mar 1917
Letter to Sergeant Brockbank from Quartermaster, dated 19 Feb 1917, re soldiers to hospital and on grenade course.

kolib0218/13-15

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Jan 1917 to 10 Jun 1917.  Book number 13.  At page dated 17 Mar 1917
Letter to adjutant from Quartermaster, dated 19 Feb 1917, re lost mail bag being found, correct labelling of things sent down the line and the notice board for D Camp.

kolib0218/13-16

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Jan 1917 to 10 Jun 1917.  Book number 13.  At page dated 17 Mar 1917
Letter to adjutant from Quartermaster, dated 20 Feb 1917, ref Fire at C Camp,  and details of five men drafted.

kolib0218/13-17

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Jan 1917 to 10 Jun 1917.  Book number 13.  At page dated 17 Mar 1917
Notes on measures for cooking, and recipe for biscuit porridge.

kolib0218/13-18

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Jan 1917 to 10 Jun 1917.  Book number 13.  At page dated 17 Mar 1917
Recipe for Haggis.

kolib0218/13-19

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Jan 1917 to 10 Jun 1917.  Book number 13.  At page dated 17 Mar 1917
Recipe for Rissole, Sausage.

kolib0218/13-20

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Jan 1917 to 10 Jun 1917.  Book number 13.  At page dated 17 Mar 1917
Recipe for Welsh Rarebit for breakfast and tea

kolib0218/13-21

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Jan 1917 to 10 Jun 1917.  Book number 13.  At page dated 17 Mar 1917
Recipe for Biscuit Pudding

kolib0218/13-22

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Jan 1917 to 10 Jun 1917.  Book number 13.  At page dated 17 Mar 1917
Letter to Sergeant Brockbank from Quartermaster dated 21 Feb 1917, re Private W Lomas, number 5398.

kolib0218/13-23

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Jan 1917 to 10 Jun 1917.  Book number 13.  At page dated 17 Mar 1917
Letter to Sergeant Brockbank from Quartermaster dated 22 Feb 1917, re return of Private R Hornby from hospital, Lieutenant W E Roper and Corporal W Woods from Course.

kolib0218/13-24

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Jan 1917 to 10 Jun 1917.  Book number 13.  At page dated 17 Mar 1917
Letter to Sergeant Brockbank from Quartermaster dated 7 Mar 1917 re four soldiers returned from bayonet fighting course, 6 Mar 1917

kolib0218/13-25

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Jan 1917 to 10 Jun 1917.  Book number 13.  At page dated 17 Mar 1917
Letter to Sergeant Brockbank from Quartermaster dated 7 Mar 1917 re five soldiers returned from signalling course.

kolib0218/13-26

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Jan 1917 to 10 Jun 1917.  Book number 13.  At page dated 17 Mar 1917
Letter to Sergeant Brockbank from Quartermaster dated 8 Mar 1917 re blankets stored in damp place, etc.

kolib0218/13-27

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Jan 1917 to 10 Jun 1917.  Book number 13.  At page dated 17 Mar 1917
List of special equipment in possession of 1st/5th King’s Own, dated 8 Mar 1917.  Also showing items lost in fire.

kolib0218/13-28

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Jan 1917 to 10 Jun 1917.  Book number 13. At page dated 17 Mar 1917
Letter to Commanding Officer from Quartermaster re Scale of Rations – Proposals for Reduction, dated 9 Mar 1917.

kolib0218/13-29

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Jan 1917 to 10 Jun 1917.  Book number 13.  At page dated 17 Mar 1917
Letter to Sergeant Brockbank from Quartermaster, dated 9 Mar 1917, re personnel changes.

kolib0218/13-30

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Jan 1917 to 10 Jun 1917.  Book number 13. At page dated 17 Mar 1917
Letter to Commanding Officer from Quartermaster, dated 9 mar 1917, re special equipment held in stores and not used for a considerable time.

kolib0218/13-31

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Jan 1917 to 10 Jun 1917.  Book number 13.  At page dated 17 Mar 1917
Letter to Sergeant Brockbank from Quartermaster, dated 10 Mar 1917, listing personnel returned from stores.

kolib0218/13-32

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Jan 1917 to 10 Jun 1917.  Book number 13.  At page dated 17 Mar 1917
Letter to Sergeant Brockbank from Quartermaster, dated 11 Mar 1917, with details of Private H Gorst, number 2864, going to hospital, request for space of Shoemaker and armour to work at the Ecole and Private Draper, number 4200, returning from hospital.

kolib0218/13-33

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Jan 1917 to 10 Jun 1917.  Book number 13.  At page dated 17 Mar 1917
Letter to Sergeant Brockbank from Quartermaster, dated 12 Mar 1917, details of Private E Blamire, 1st/4th King’s Own, note of casualties, and home address of Chaplain.

kolib0218/13-34

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Jan 1917 to 10 Jun 1917.  Book number 13.  At page dated 17 Mar 1917
Letter to Sergeant Brockbank from Quartermaster, dated 13 Mar 1917, details of personnel and new numbers for soldiers recently buried or died.  Death of CSM Lamb noted.

kolib0218/13-35

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Jan 1917 to 10 Jun 1917.  Book number 13.  At page dated 17 Mar 1917
Letter to Sergeant Brockbank from Quartermaster, dated 14 Mar 1917 re personnel changes, and identity discs etc.

kolib0218/13-36

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Jan 1917 to 10 Jun 1917.  Book number 13.  At page dated 17 Mar 1917
Letter to Sergeant Brockbank from Quartermaster, dated 14 Mar 1917 re personnel changes.

kolib0218/13-37

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Jan 1917 to 10 Jun 1917.  Book number 13.  At page dated 27 Apr 1917
Army Form C 398 Envelope addressed to Captain R Hodgkinson from Quartermaster 166th Infantry Brigade

kolib0218/13-38

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 6 Jan 1917 to 10 Jun 1917.  Book number 13.  At page dated 27 Apr 1917
Letter (25 Apr 1917) to Captain Hodgkinson from Officer (Quartermaster?) at Headquarters 166th Infantry Brigade thanking him for help and saying good bye as he returned to England.

kolib0218/14

Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 10 Jun 1917 to 28 Aug 1917.  Book number 14.

bullet Repair of cart by 55th Light Mobile Workshop, 18 Jun  1917
bullet Bulk indent too late, shortages of rifle oil, etc.
bullet Request to Commander Royal Engineers for 4” by 2” timber for crosses.  Medical Officer Red Farm for Boric lint, Hospital lint, cotton wool, gauze bandages, adhesive plaster, iodine lotion etc.  Anti-frost bite grease, box respirator extensions.
bullet Henry Potter & Co, 36-38 West Street, Charing Cross Road, London, Military Musical Instrument Makers, music for bugle marches, 10 Aug 1917.  Hawkes and Co, Saville Row, London, Helmet covers and 3 dozen cap badges for officers, dull lacquer.
bullet Billet certificates to Area Commandant, Setques and Norda Usques
bullet Letter to Mr Procter, 18 Aug 1917, concerning Black Distinguishing patches
bullet Letters with payments made to Gale and Polden, Ltd, D. Gestetner, London and Cox and Co, London (also income tax on accounts).
bullet Special equipment in possession 5 Jun 1917 and 28 Aug 1917
bullet List of personal belongings forwarded to Captain Owtram MC, 21 Aug 1917, including book of notes property of Captain Roper.
bullet Letters Quartermaster to Commanding Officer, concerning the loss of special equipment, ‘Summary of explanations for losses of Special Equipment’ 3 Jul 1917.  Limbered wagons to carry petrol tins, ration dump at St. Jean, dried fruit (figs) in lieu of jam unfit for consumption with maggots.
bullet Letters Quartermaster to Adjutant concerning issue of kit to companies, including wire cutters, folding saws, whistles, etc.  Iron rations, meat and vegetable, biscuits, bully, tea, sugar and solidified spirit, in 37 boxes, need 37 men to move them, 22 Jul 1917.  Also fat lighters and a large waterproof sheet which will take two men to carry.  St. Jean, Oxford Trench, Congreve Walk etc.  Send water bottles as petrol tins are not available, cooking, making tea, fuel and Tommy cookers.
bullet Letter Quartermaster to Bennett concerning the water duty/cart man, Private Cooper, 15 Aug 1917
bullet Letter Quartermaster, for BTO 166 Brigade to DAQMG, 55th Division requirements of Service Dress and sets of underclothing for the brigade.
bullet Letter Quartermaster to Mrs Woods, 2 West Street (late 97 Hancock Street) Blackburn, concerning Private Wood being underage and a need for his birth certificate and his father to write.  See earlier letter concerning Private Wood.

kolib0218/14-01

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 10 Jun 1917 to 28 Aug 1917.  Book number 14.At page dated 3 Jul 1917,  which ‘is a summary of explanation for losses of special equipment’ 
List of items issued to battalions in the Division for the three months Jan-Mar 1917.  Showing mess tins, boots, great coats, puttees, jackets and trousers.
Showing 1st/4th King’s Own and 1st/5th King’s Own along with battalions of the Loyals, Liverpool Regiment, Lancashire Fusiliers and South Lancashire Regiment.

kolib0218/15

Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 28 Aug 1917 to 18 Nov 1917.  Book number 15.

bullet Request for supplies, Mr Harrison, Morecambe, supply of Woodbines from DSO Co. 10000 weekly for £3.6.8 with 5% discount, dried vegetables (Julien) and soap etc; Hawkes, cancel order for 10 puggaree helmet covers; Honorary Secretary, Liverpool Women’s War Service Bureau, Liverpool, 20 Sep 1917 request for wash cloths, handkerchiefs, boot laces, stationery, pencils, books and games, paper, nail brushes.  Empire Typewriter Co Ltd, London, Gale and Polden Ltd for Regimental Ribbon; J M Steward, Ltd, 406 Strand, London, for Orilux Lamp refills; Mr R T Simpson, North Road, Lancaster, bottle of concentrated prescription for asthma.
bullet Supplies received from Mr Procter, black patches; list of items received, clothing etc.
bullet Letter QM to SO Number 98 Company, Army Service Corps, 30 Aug 1917, large percentage of issued corned beef packed at Colon, Argentine, was unfit for consumption, label of Maker (herewith) marked 5-17.
bullet Letter QM to Commanding Officer concerning: Sergeant Cook states 13 tins of 48 unfit for consumption, when opened “found to contain a large amount of evil smelling liquid.”
bullet Letters QM to Commanding Officer concerning change of underclothing and 200 rabbit skins for disposal, returned from RTO, even though they were clean, 31 Aug 1917. 
bullet Letters QM to Adjutant concerning: number of men entitled to wear meritorious service medal ribbon, new typewriter costing 400 francs or 750 francs, and request for English quotation.  Wire cutters, and gun lost by C Company (number 50705) found by Artillery, 30 Oct 1917.
bullet Letter QM to SO 166 Brigade concerning dripping, Aug 1917
bullet Letter QM to Officer Commanding Fat Extraction Depot, Calais, concerning dripping, 9 Sep 1917
bullet Letter QM to Area Commandant, Tournehem, hand over of billets and things left behind including latrines, wash benches, soap traps, ovens, grease traps, urine pits, 29 Aug 1917.
bullet Billet certificates La Panne, Nord au Sques, Pas de Calais, Sep 1917, Vlamertinghe, and Poperinghe Belgium.
bullet List of Canteen Stocks, 23 Oct 1917
bullet Special equipment in possession of the battalion, 27 Oct 1917
bullet Letters with payments: Cox and Co, Canteen Account payment; Bank of Liverpool, Morecambe; Mr J W Harrison, pudding circular, Christmas Pudding and Ginger Pudding, 25 Oct 1917.  Gale and Polden, supply of section roll books, 18 Nov 1917.
bullet Letters of thanks: Lancashire County War Comforts Association, receipt of four parcels; Liverpool Women’s War Service Bureau items received and return of empty sack, 15 Nov 1917.

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 28 Aug 1917 to 18 Nov 1917.  Book number 15.
At page dated 28 Aug 1917
See document contained with kolib0218/15
Private W Osborne, number 1379, 1st/5th King’s Own Died of wounds 9 May 1915.  Memo to OC 85th Field Ambulance, 28th Division.  Request for location of burial. Stated as ‘buried in a field belonging to Henri Pattyn Vanlaeres Cultivateur, Rue de West Outre a Poperinghe, Belgium.”
War Graves Commission state grave was moved from ‘Ferme Henri Pattyn Vanlaeres, Poperinghe’, to Klein Vierstraat British Cemetery.

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Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 19 Nov 1917 to 15 Jan 1918.  Book number 16.

bullet Request for supplies: Divisional Signals Officer for 2 Lucas Lamps; OC Divisional Canteen for 6 turkeys, 350 litres beer, 12 doz minerals (not soda), 300 lbs good eating apples, 200 cake, 27 Nov 1917.  Request for sample of apples and cake.  Staff Captain, 166 Brigade, for 500 Divisional Christmas Cards, 19 Dec 1917, and list of reading rooms for companies, request for SAA, Mills Number 5 and 200 rounds of TMA, training ammunition and repair to limber.  Messrs W Procter and Son, Tailors, New Street, Lancaster, black patches, 20 Dec 1917.  Interpreter ‘Flon’ 166 Brigade, buy a pig or two in Beaumetz, 22 Dec 1917.
bullet Supplies received included: distribution of gifts and comforts for the troops, 17 Nov 1917 including towels, socks, writing materials, pipes, tobacco pouches, pipe lighters, boot laces, bachelors buttons, handkerchiefs, black boot polish, pencils, indoor games, books or any reading matter.  Gale and Polden, Christmas Cards, J W Harrison, Morecambe, Woodbines and Oxford Puddings; and SO 166 Brigade, underweight issue of Hay, Nov 1917
bullet Letters QM to Commanding Officer concerning shortage of coal, 15 Dec 1917, and shortage of vegetables and late arrival of carrots.
bullet Letters QM to Adjutant concerning: stores required for wash bench, latrines, open cookhouse, loss of telescopic rifle, complaints against the post corporal, Corporal Donohue, 23 Dec 1917.  (Corporal James Donohue, number 1554, later 240244, 1st/5th King’s Own, killed in action 7 Jul 1918 with D Company.  Age 21, buried in Houchin Military Cemetery, son of Mr and Mrs William Donohue, 7 Clinton Avenue, Blackpool.
bullet “Adjt. re Complaints against Post Corporal.  1. Corporal Donohue states that all HQ letters are taken away by HQ Orderly.  Even when the former separates official letters the orderly puts them together in one bag and says he will sort at the other end.  This complaint should therefore go to OC HQ Coy.  2.  Corporal Donohue did not give notice of alteration of collection, but no inconvenience to any body was caused thereby, as he states that all Company letters were in the Orderly Room and he made arrangements for any letters received later to be sent to him this morning.  this was done.  The same procedure will be suitable for the future.  All Company letters should be ready for the Post Corporal by 8 p.m. Special letters should be sent to him by runner before 8 a.m. next morning as he leaves earlier for post now.  A Hodgkinson, Captain, QM, 23 Dec 1917
bullet Letter QM to Assistant Provost Martial, 55th Division, concerning Private Cummings, number 240401, absent since 26 Nov 1917, last seen at divisional fuel dump.
bullet Letter QM to 2nd Lieutenant D Gibson, at Manchester Hospital, regarding his kit, 27 Dec 1917
bullet Letter QM to A S Brewis, 36 Spring Gardens, Manchester, missing items including prismatic compass.  The “watch, leather waistcoat, sleeping bag were in a post which had to be evacuated…”
bullet Nominal roll of employed NCOs and men in the defence scheme to 166 Brigade, 19 Nov 1917
bullet Inventory of stores taken 26 Dec 1917 in boxes and skips
bullet Thank you letters to Dumbartonshire Association, Dumbarton, for Christmas gifts received, 30 Dec 1917, and the Streatham War Hospital, Streatham Common, for scarves and towels.
bullet Letters with payments to Empire Typewriter Co Ltd London, and Goldsmith and Silversmiths, Co Ltd, Warwick Street or Regent Street, London for engraving of shield on cup.

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 19 Nov 1917 to 15 Jan 1918.  Book number 16.  At page dated 25 Nov 1917
Note showing Company locations.

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 19 Nov 1917 to 15 Jan 1918.  Book number 16.  At page dated 25 Nov 1917
Army Form C 2123 ‘C’ Form Messages and Signals
Request for limber to be sent for company mess box 25 Nov 1917

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 19 Nov 1917 to 15 Jan 1918.  Book number 16. At page dated 25 Nov 1917
Army Form C 2123 ‘C’ Form Messages and Signals
Officers valises and servants to be send to HQ, 25 Nov 1917

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 19 Nov 1917 to 15 Jan 1918.  Book number 16.  At page dated 15 Jan 1918 (rear of book)
Army Form C 2121 ‘A’ Form Messages and Signals
Request to issue 4 picks and 82 shovels to 1/10th Battalion Liverpool Scottish. (With similar dated 3 Nov 1918)

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 19 Nov 1917 to 15 Jan 1918.  Book number 16.  At page dated 15 Jan 1918 (rear of book)
Army Form C 2121 ‘A’ Form Messages and Signals
Request to issue 20 bill hooks, 2 hand axes and 1 hand saw to 1/10th Liverpool Scottish, 3 Nov 1918

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 19 Nov 1917 to 15 Jan 1918.  Book number 16.  At page dated 15 Jan 1918 (rear of book)
List of items handed over to DAC 166th Infantry Brigade by 1st/5th King’s Own, Lewis Gun magazines, pouches etc.  Dated 25 Oct 1918.

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 19 Nov 1917 to 15 Jan 1918.  Book number 16.  At page dated 15 Jan 1918 (rear of book)
Receipt for Lewis gun magazines etc received from 1st/5th King’s Own dated 23 Jun 1918

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 19 Nov 1917 to 15 Jan 1918.  Book number 16. At page dated 15 Jan 1918 (rear of book)
Receipt for shirts and socks to Liverpool Scottish, dated 26 Oct 1918

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 19 Nov 1917 to 15 Jan 1918.  Book number 16.  At page dated 15 Jan 1918 (rear of book)
Receipt for shirts (377), pants (2000 and socks (370) received from 1st/5th King’s Own.  30 Oct 1918.

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Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 15 Jan 1918 to 17 Mar 1918.  Book Number 17

bullet Stores requested: Gale and Polden Ltd, 50 more copies of the King’s Own history pamphlets; Hawkes & Co Ltd, steel helmet covers; Staff Officer 166 Brigade, over-averaging of forage, 9 Mar 1918
bullet To Isaac Simpson, Avenham Road Works, Preston, 500 pairs of shoulder titles and 24 silk roses, 28 Feb 1918.  (Captain Charles Vernon Martyn Simpson, 1st/5th King’s Own, killed in action on 31 Jun 1917 and buried at Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, age 26, killed outright by a shell in action at Wieltje, buried 3 Aug 1917.  Born 10 Oct 1891, youngest son of Isaac Simpson, JP for County of Lancaster, lived Brookhouse, near Garstang, also Gold Thread Manufacturer, Avenham Road Works, Preston.
bullet Supplies received, Captain W J Parsons, Phoenix Street, Lancaster, for horse clippers and request about band instruments.  Scale of fuel 9 Mar 1918 and horse forage.
bullet Letter QM to Commanding Officer concerning Claims Officer 55th Division, for damages including rifle range and training areas.  8 Feb 1918.
bullet Letters QM to Adjutant concerning: tins for water required; Private A Murray, number 241614, cook for Army Course, 16 Jan 1918; materials for latrines; farriers shoeing course for Private J Hallahan, number 240343, 20 Jan 1918; search for officer parcel addressed to Lieutenant Millar, Officers Mess 1st/5th Lancs Regt.  Officer claims and regency allowance, Army Order Number 23 and Captain Bainbridge at the Fifth Army Musketry School; Ammunition required to complete mobile reserve, SAA 37000 rounds, rifle grenades 120, and revolver ammunition, 960 rounds.  Accommodation report for 31 officers, 720 NCO’s and men, and 58 animals, and 4 horse standings.  Rum to D company, officers valises, bicycles, rum jars and field service boots.  Warning order for move 15 Mar 1918.
bullet Letter QM to Adjutant concerning four new Lewis guns in store: “I am thinking of their use, it seems a pity that this village should have contained about 16 Lewis guns yesterday within easy range of the enemy plane that fired the balloon”.
bullet Letter QM to Major Kean concerning son’s valise and items missing, ‘I can understand your bitterness’ but total loss is understandable.  27 Jan 1918.  (Captain John Herdman Kean, 1st/5th King’s Own, killed in action 1 Dec 1917  (with 'C' Company at defence of Limerick Post, Battle of Cambrai, 1917).
bullet Letter QM to Mrs Henderson concerning the kit of 2nd Lieutenant J G Henderson, and a missing pig skin writing case.  (Temporary 2nd Lieutenant John Graeme Henderson, 1 KO  killed in action 3 Dec 1917  (attached 1st/5th King’s Own, wounded in defence of Limerick Post, 30 Nov -1 Dec 1917, Battle of Cambrai 1917,  possibly Died of wounds)
bullet Letter QM to William Anderson & Sons Ltd, 106 Hope Street, Glasgow, concerning black patches and Divisional roses, 2nd Lieutenant David Lamont Tweedie, 27 Jan 1918.  (Items issued as and when an officer arrives with the Battalion and not before, he did later join the 1st/5th King’s Own.
bullet Letters with payments: J W Harrison, Morecambe for Woodbines, 10000 a fortnight; Cox and Co, London, Canteen Account; Messrs Thomas Machell and Sons, Dulcitone House, Glasgow, £27 for Dulcitone Scottish Keyboard on order.  Empire Typewriter Co Ltd, 77 Queen Victoria Street, London. 
bullet Letters saying thank you to: J H Huitson, Crows Next Hotel, Barrow in Furness, 26 Feb 1918, for 10000 Black Cat cigarettes; Mr A Mirrett, 10 North Road, Lancaster, 850 BDV cigarettes.
bullet Billeting certificates for Laires, Lignyles Avie, Lapugnoy, Oblinghem, Beuouy, Le Hamel, and Gorre.
bullet Staff Sergeant Smith and new scale of rations, 19 Jan 1918
bullet Case of specific ophthalmia in horse, 22 Jan 1918 and 26 Jan 1918
bullet Mess funds towards piano, 23 Jan 1981
bullet Special equipment in possession of the battalion 22 Feb 1918

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 15 Jan 1918 to 17 Mar 1918.  Book Number 17  At page dated 5 Mar 1918
Notes for 5 Mar 1917, re rations, bicycles, etc

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 15 Jan 1918 to 17 Mar 1918.  Book Number 17  At page dated 7 Mar 1918
Notes about Baths on 8 Mar 1918 at Gorre.

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 15 Jan 1918 to 17 Mar 1918.  Book Number 17  At page dated 7 Mar 1918
List of items deleted from indent of CQMS Kirkby, including, tunics, trousers, drawers, mess tins etc dated 9 Mar 1918

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 15 Jan 1918 to 17 Mar 1918.  Book Number 17  At page dated 7 Mar 1918
Note about coal and charcoal to Sergeant Barnett, dated 9 Mar 1918.

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Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 18 Mar 1918 to 21 May 1918.  Book Number 18.

bullet Stores requested: band requirements, including Clarinets; Hawkes & Co Ltd, 1 Saville Row, London: 2 dozen King’s Own cap badges, “khaki coloured as supplied last year”; Boosey & Co, 295 Regent Street, London, 9 cases of instruments arrived by the cymbals missing.
bullet Stores received: from Staff Captain, 166 Brigade: shortages in rations, etc, bacon, potatoes, carrots, fresh beef, rum, dripping, tommy cookers.  Mr Harrison, Morecambe: Woodbines, Jack Tar Tuna Paste, Candles, Meat and Fish past etc.
bullet Letters with payments made to Hawkes and Co for Steel Helmet covers and Mr Harrison of Morecambe for dried vegetables etc.
bullet List of stores sent to Divisional Reserve Store at Bomy Les Aire, 26 Apr 1918 including 2 cases lamps, 1 box sports material, 5 side drums, 1 Church Army Hut lamp, 1 wreath Private Hoyle, etc.
bullet Letter QM to Commanding Officer concerning: report on Corporal J Donohue, number 240244, post corporal ‘reported abstraction from registered post packet’ 3 May 1918
bullet Letters QM to Adjutant concerning: tents, grenade carrier waistcoats and bucket pattern carriers; winter clothing, armbands required for next three months: Scouts, Green – Runners, Red – Signallers, Blue – Carrying Parties, Yellow – Mopping Up parties, white.  Lewis Guns, ground sheets, Drouvin Chateau as location of Stores and Transport 24 Apr 1918, invoice for band fittings and music, and officer contributions to band funds.
bullet Letter QM to Supply Officer No 98 Company concerning dripping
bullet Letter QM to Miss Whitey concerning Private J Audley, number 240299, B Company, 1st/5th King’s Own, of 4 Hapton Street, Thornton le Fylde, Lancaster.
bullet Letter QM to Branch Requisition Officer I Army, Billeting list and certificate Verquigneul, Pas de Calais.
bullet Letter QM to Lance corporal W Mynett, Military Foot Police, c/o APM Boulogne, concerning Captain Hunt’s Gramophone, 3 May 1918
bullet Letter QM to Mr Procter concerning cheque for 686.85 francs from 1st/5th King’s Own to the Mayor’s Prisoner of War Fund.
bullet Letter QM to 2nd Lieutenant M F Paterson, Ward 10 York Hill War Hospital Glasgow, re missing kit.
bullet Letter QM to DADOS, 55th Division, cooks suits, pantaloons, 16 Fly Traps, 50 yards Muslin per month.
bullet Letter QM to Corporal G Spencer, NCO in charge of 1/5th King’s Own surplus stores, Divisional Store at Bomy, request for candles.   ‘12 days in the line have depleted supplies’
bullet Billeting arrangements to Town Major Bethune, 20 Mar 1918

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 18 Mar 1918 to 21 May 1918.  Book Number 18.  At page undated circa 24 Apr 1918
List of men who have joined the Battalion from various points.  Dated 11 Apr 1918.

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 18 Mar 1918 to 21 May 1918.  Book Number 18.  At page undated circa 24 Apr 1918
Message to take SOS rockets at once to Brigade Headquarters

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 18 Mar 1918 to 21 May 1918.  Book Number 18.  At page undated circa 24 Apr 1918
Message to Sergeant Needham to send one driver to act as a guide to accompany consignment of SOS rockets which are being sent urgently to Brigade Headquarters.  Dated 14 Apr 1918.

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 18 Mar 1918 to 21 May 1918.  Book Number 18.  At page undated circa 24 Apr 1918
Note from Staff Captain, 166th Infantry Brigade dated 14 Apr 1918 re Refilling Points, Baths and Canteens.

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 18 Mar 1918 to 21 May 1918.  Book Number 18.  At page dated 15 May 1918
Letter to Major Hoare, dated 14 May 1918 from Adjutant re feeding arrangements of troops.

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Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 2 May 1918 to 9 Sep 1918.  Book Number 19.

bullet Supplies requested: R T Simpson, Chemist, 10 North Road, Lancaster ‘for the usual concentrated mixture’; Mr Procter for distinguishing patches; Mr Harrison, Morecambe New Fruit Drink, too late for this year, may be next year, 2 Aug 1918; Brilliant Shino Metal Polish Company, 180 Rice Lane, Walton, Liverpool, for polish.  Repairs required to travelling kitchen, firebox etc.
bullet Letter QM to Transport officer concerning the use of the Maltese Cart to collect mail whilst the battalion is out of the line, Drouvin Camp, 13 Jul 1918.
bullet Letters QM to Commanding Officer concerning: Lieutenant Park going sick again and being kept in billets before going to hospital and new pattern helmets.
bullet Letters QM to Adjutant concerning: return of winter clothing, bivouacs on agricultural land, hob nailing ankle boots; application from Army Service Corps for men to replace men who have gone to hospital sick; small quantity of King’s Own collar badges have come to hand, also supply of cap badges.
bullet Letters QM to BTO 166 Brigade concerning: lack of consideration for eight men rations by Quartermaster, his response, 31 May 1918.  Water duty men, Private Nelson and Barclay, and Private Kew on light duties only.
bullet Letter Quartermaster to Lieutenant Tringham, request to accompany 2nd Lieutenant Howson, to 166 Brigade, The Mill, Beuvry, for interview with BGC, then he will proceed to trenches and dressed accordingly.
bullet Letter Quartermaster to Private Brooks, Army Ordnance Corps, concerning letter to 2nd Lieutenant Duxbury, killed at the beginning of Apr 1918, letter returned 25 Jun 1918
bullet Letter Quartermaster to Private R Bell, with list of men killed during operations on 10 Jul 1918
bullet Letter Quartermaster to 2nd Lieutenant F M Dowler, 78 Lincoln Road, East Finchey, London concerning a parcel of kit being sent to him.
bullet Officers boot repairs, Apr – May 1918
bullet Special Equipment return 30 Jul 1918
bullet List of Stores at Bomy les Aire (Divisional Store) Corporal P Kelly and Corporal Hankinson at stores.
bullet Letters of thanks to: Queen Alexandra’s Field Force Fund, 24 A Hill Street, Knightsbridge, London, SW7 for cases received; Liverpool Women’s Bureau, Liverpool, thank you and request for handkerchiefs, towels, wash clothes, stationery, pencils, 6 doz enamelled plates, 4 dozen enamelled cups for Sergeants Mess to replace those lost on 9 Apr 1918.
bullet Letters with payments: Mr Harrison, Morecambe, Woodbines and meat paste; Hawkes and Co, London, steel helmet covers and C McHillow & Company, Military Musical Instrument Manufacturers, 182 Wardour Street, London for cymbals.

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 2 May 1918 to 9 Sep 1918.  Book Number 19.  At page dated 20 Jul 1918
Letter from the Medical Officer to Quartermaster re his complaint, dated 21 Jul 1918.

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 2 May 1918 to 9 Sep 1918  Book Number 19.  At page dated 9 Sep 1918
Note re payment for Roses account.  Dated 9 Sep 1918.

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 2 May 1918 to 9 Sep 1918  Book Number 19. At page dated 9 Sep 1918
Letter to Hawkes & co Ltd, Savile Row, London, dated 9 Sep 1918 with order of 10 pairs of ‘King’s Own’ Collar Badges, with similar fastenings to those previously received.

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Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 24 Sep 1918 to 6 Nov 1918  Book Number 20

bullet Supplies requested: Whale Oil, 12 gallons per month per battalion; Gale and Polden, Christmas Cards, 3000 in total; Boosey & Co, London, clarinets reeds; James Hawker & Co, Wine and Spirit Merchant, 40 George Street, Plymouth, Port; W H Smith & Son, 186 Strand, London, The Times, The Daily Mail, The Daily Sketch, Sunday Observer, to Brigade Transport Officer, HQ 166 Infantry Brigade, BEF, (Captain Bell).  From DADOS, 55th Division, cardigans, the battalion has only a few, many lost in the mens packs at Locon on 9 Apr 1918.
bullet Letter QM to OC Baths concerning request for shirts, drawers and socks etc.
bullet Letter QM to Mr Harrison, Morecambe, “I don’ think I dare risk the lobster….things are going very well, but we are marking time at the moments, 27 Oct 1918.
bullet Letter QM to Divisional Canteen concerning Christmas requirements, 200 kilos pork or turkey, 600 oranges, 600 apples, 600 litres of beer, 2 gross bottles  beer or stout, 6 cases whisky, 2 cases lime juice, 50 kilos cake, 5 cases biscuits, 30 Oct 1918.
bullet Note about total strength of NCO’s and Men, supplied with clothing 745, 30 Oct 1918
bullet Letter QM to Adjutant concerning: Billet certificates for Bethune.
bullet Letter QM to Jones concerning Band Sergeant Loftus and the band to play at Brigade HQ Mess 3 Nov 1918
bullet Letters of thanks, Liverpool Women’s War Service Bureau, 1 Gambier Terrace, Liverpool, Company Commanders are in receipt of circulars and the QM will collate the various requirements to be sent to the battalion in bulk, 11 Oct 1918.  To the Mayoress of Lancaster for £60 for extras for the men at Christmas.
bullet Letters with payments to Fortnum and Mason, W H Smith, Empire Typewriters Co, Boosey and Co, James Hawker & Co Wine Merchant, Plymouth, cases of port, and A W Gamage Ltd Holborn, London, 6 association footballs and 12 bladders.
bullet Request that Private Knowles reports to Divisional Staff Officer to look after Reserve Stores of the 1st/5th King’s Own left back at Brigade Dump when the sudden move took place.
bullet Billeting certificates
bullet Record of Supply Dumps at Bethune and Marquillies
bullet Records of Expenditure on photographs, 3 Nov 1918, assume to be the official photographs taken in Sep 1918 of the battalion.

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 24 Sep 1918 to 6 Nov 1918  Book Number 20.  At page dated 5 Nov 1918
Concert programme, 1st/5th King’s Own, at Bethune, 4 Nov 1918.

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Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 7 Nov 1918 to 9 Dec 1918  Book Number 21

bullet Supplies requested: Gamage & Co, Holborn, London, dozen football shirts in regiment colours, blue and amber, also red and white stripes or all red, also 3 footballs and 6 bladders, 18 Nov 1918; J H Steward, Ltd, 406 Strand, Orilux lamp batteries.  Chickens in tins; Metal polish in paste ‘Soldiers Friend Pink Paste’; Divisional Canteen for 200 kilos of Pork or Turkey, 700 oranges, 700 apples, 700 litres of beer, bottles of beer or stout, whisky, lime juice, cake, biscuits, holly, mistletoe etc., 1 case champagne.  J Burton & Sons, 7-8 Smithy Road, Nottingham for 6 dozen button brushes; Joseph Pickering & Sons Ltd, Albyn Works, Barton Road, Sheffield, for white blanco; Brecknell & Turner & Sons Ltd 31 Haymarket, London, saddle soap; Oliver Typewriter Co Ltd, for black ribbon; Fortnum and Masons Ltd 184 Piccadilly, London, for ‘C’ Sparklets, for soda siphons.
bullet Mr Harrision, Morecambe: anchovy sauce, gelatine, anchovies, stuffed olives, baking powder, vanilla essence, lemon essence, almond essence, cinnamon, ground ginger, cloves, spice, icing sugar, Indian chutney, curry powder, candied peel, currants, raisins.  22 Nov 1918
bullet Letter QM to Adjutant concerning: theft of bicycles, Number E30709 and B211, Corporal Graham and Sergeant Benson in charge of yard at QM’s store.  ‘QM 1/5 KORLR’ marked on mudguard of E30709 and ‘1/5 KORLR’ marked on B211.
bullet Letter QM to Staff Captain: concerning billeting certificates being required under present circumstances, 14 Nov 1918
bullet Letter QM to AMFO Boulogne concerning Lieutenant Conheeny’s valise, lost in German advance on Locon, 9 Apr 1918 and that officer taken prisoner at the same time.
bullet Letters of thanks: Liverpool Women’s War Service Bureau, for 3 bales, Camp Library, 45 Horseferry Road, Westminster, for books.
bullet Letters with payments made to: J W Harrison & Co, Derby Street, Morecambe: Hawker & Co, Wine Merchant, Plymouth; B Feldman & colonel, 2 Arthur Street, New Oxford Street, London, Hawkes & Son, London, Gale and Polden for 44 ‘Infantry Training’ books.

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Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 9 Dec 1918 to 4 Jan 1919  Book Number 22

bullet Stores requested: A W Gamage Ltd, Holborn, London, football shirts and boots; Joseph Pickering & Sons, Albyn Works, Sheffield, khaki blanco; Reckitt & Sons Ltd, Blue Bell Polish Company, Fulham, London, ‘Blue Bell Metal Polish’; William Wren & Co, 31 Greyfriars Street, Northampton, saddle and harness paste; W Procter and Sons, New Street, Lancaster, black patches; Divisional Canteen for 50 kilos of pork and 200 kilos of potatoes, 23 Dec 1918; John Riley & Co, 52 Victoria Road, Liverpool, 2 reams of note paper.
bullet Supplies received: Gale and Polden, Ltd, Christmas cards.
bullet Letters with payments made: James Hawker & Co, Plymouth, W H Smith & Sons, Mr Jake Graham, 76 Renshaw Street, Liverpool, for records (gramophone supplier); Fortnum and Mason, J W Harrison, Morecambe, Burton and Sons Ltd, Smithy Row, Nottingham for button brushes, John Riley and co, 52 Victoria Street, Liverpool for paper and Gale and Polden for cards.
bullet Letters QM to Adjutant requesting stores: 40 sheets corrugated iron, 1000 bricks, 20 angle irons and 56 lbs cement; statement about lost kit at Locon, 9 Apr 1918.
bullet Letter QM to Mac concerning return of his issued watch before he returns to England.
bullet Letter QM to The Secretary, 55th Division, Comrades Association, mention of first meeting.
bullet Letter QM to 166 Brigade, concerning Sports Fund contribution.
bullet Billeting certificates for Villers St Amand, Villers Notre Dame, Dec 1918, Hellebecq, Bassilly, Silly and Wisbecq

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Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 4 Jan 1919 to 30 Jan 1919.  Book Number 23

bullet Stores requested: John Riley & Co, 52 Victoria Street, Liverpool for notepaper and envelopes; William Wren & Co. Ltd, Gray Friars Ltd, Northampton, saddle paste, cancelling previous order, 10 Jan 1919; Joseph Pickering & Sons, Sheffield, Albyn Works, Burton Road, for khaki blanco; Hawkes & Co, 1 Saville Row, London, for Fox’s spiral puttees, ordinary khaki colour; Armitage & Rigby Ltd, 95 Portland Street, Manchester, napkins no longer required (cotton spinners)
bullet Mr J W Harrison & Co, Derby Street, Morecambe: 19 Jan 1919: candied peel, mixed spice, cinnamon, ground ginger, mixed herbs, mint, sago, vermicelli, tapioca, semolina, citron, Chivers jellies, essences, cornflower, egg powder, carbonate of soda, cochineal, mace, baking powder and Atora suet.
bullet Letters with payments made to A W Gamage, Holborn, London, J Hawker & Son, Plymouth, W H Smith & Son, London, D Gestetner, Neo Cyclostyle Works, London, William Procter and Son, New Street, Lancaster, Gale and Polden, for rubber stamp, J W Harrison, Morecambe and the Bluebell Polish Company, Fulham, London.
bullet Letters QM to Adjutant concerning: 55th Division Comrades Association, CQMS Wilson to be battalion’s representative, electric torches, electric lighting and gas fittings;
bullet Letters QM to Officer Commanding 55th Divisional Reception Centre concerning roses issued.
bullet Letter QM to Manager, Royal Bank of Scotland, 3 Bishopgate, London, with 450 francs to ‘Fund’ 5 Jan 1919
bullet Letter QM to Gamage, Holborn, London, concerning possible mix up with 2nd/5th King’s Own.
bullet Letter QM to Treasurer 55th Division Comrades Association, subscriptions.
bullet Letter QM to DADOS, 55th Division, concerning bomb buckets
bullet Iron Ration Statement, 12 Jan 1919 to SO 166 Brigade
bullet Nominal roll of officers, NCO’s and men willing to remain on cadre strength conditionally: RQMS E Grindrod, number 240117, Private R Bell, 241639, Corporal Graham (acting Sergeant Cook), Private R Blamire, number 240476, Private W Mask, number 40992.
bullet List of men without rifle: Corporal E Graham, number 240855 and Private J Newsham, number 240712.
bullet Contents of special equipment boxes 21 Jan 1919 – folding saws, tinted spectacles, stereoscope, binoculars, wire cutters, aim correctors, tools, range indicators, whistles, rifle grenade dischargers, pistols, torches, reflector mirrors, cleaning rods, ammunition pouches, Webley pistols, watches, lanyards etc.
bullet Boot repair records
bullet Receipt for earthenware and cutlery used in boxing tournament, 22 Jan 1919

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Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 2 Feb 1919 to 9 Mar 1919.  Book Number 24.

bullet Stores requested: Empire Typewriter Co Ltd, 209 Upper Thames Street, London, ribbon; Joseph Pickering & Sons, Sheffield, khaki blanco; 100 blankets.
bullet Stores received: John Riley & Co, 52 Victoria Street, Liverpool, paper and envelopes
bullet Notes about stores returned to brigade and clothing
bullet Letters with payments: W H Smith & Sons, newspapers for transport mess; Mr Harrison, Morecambe, D Gestetner, Neo Cyclostyle Works, London; A W Gamage Ltd, Holborn, London, canvas shoes, and Joseph Pickering & Sons Ltd, Albyn Works, Burton Road, Sheffield, and request to reply to “Parkend, Buckingham road, Morecambe, Lancashire” the home address of Captain Hodgkinson.
bullet Letter QM to Commanding Officer concerning damages done by the boxers of the division who have just vacated billets, including 3 carved oak chairs, table leg, 32 fancy tiles due to wood being chopped on them, 1 large fancy vase, and plaster on walls damaged, 12 Feb 1919
bullet Letters QM to Adjutant: Brigade Order not to heat the school recreation room to save fuel in severe weather and if the fuel can be used from the battalion’s stock; rationing of clothing, dubbin, soap, oil, handcuffs from 1/10th Liverpool Scottish; details of wagons; Sergeant Birtle deficient in kit; Cadre Details: Private J H Smith, number 32609, D Coy’s Barber and Private E Webb, number 242711, pioneer; bicycles and loss of 2nd Lieutenant C F Tucker’s valise, at Locon on 9 Apr 1918.
bullet Letters QM to OC A Coy, Transport Officer and OC 2/1st Wessex Field Ambulance – use of gas in billets, all gas used must be paid for by those who use it.
bullet Letters QM to Brigade Major, 166 Bde, Statement of expenses on extra rations for boxers, and Private Bedford, a King’s Own runner, attached to brigade in possession of a canvas message book.
bullet Billeting certificates for Uccle and Brussels.
bullet List of rifles in possession of present Quartermaster’s staff, 13 Feb 1919.

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Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 9 Mar 1919 to 30 Apr 1919.  Book Number 25.

bullet Stores requested: clothing for 250 men; sports kit required, 20 Mar 1919, including canvas shoes, 50 pairs, football boots, footballs, both association and rugby, 50 shorts and 1 set football jerseys.  Joseph Pickering & Sons Ltd, Albyn works, Burton Road, Sheffield, khaki and white blanco; James Hawker & Co, 40 George Street, Plymouth, Port supply; John Riley & Co, 52 Victoria Street, Liverpool, paper and envelopes, playing cards, and Mr Procter black patches; Reckitt & Sons Ltd, Bluebell Polish Co. Fulham, London, Metal polish, 6 Apr 1919; William Wren and Co, 31 Greyfriars Street, Northampton, saddle and harness paste, Burton and Sons Ltd, Smithy Row, Nottingham, button brushes.  Gamages Ltd, Holborn, London, bats, cricket balls, wickets and bails, batting gloves, stumping gloves, scoring books, inflator valves for bicycle pumps, binding twine for 20 bats.  Paint for signs and wagons etc, 3 blankets per man, and more supplies from J W Harrison of Morecambe.
bullet Request, 30 Apr 1919, from J W Harrison, Morecambe: 3 packets, Birds Custard Powder, 2 lbs lemon peel, ground ginger, sago, tapioca, citron, cornflour, jellies (Lazenby’s various) egg powder, carbonate of soda, baking powder, Atora suet, coffee (pure).  Also the Mess President would like to know if it is possible to send eggs out, as they are very scarce here.  I shall be over next week and will then see you.
bullet Stores received: animals from various units of the Division; oats, coal, salt, pepper, mustard, latrine paper, 3 Apr 1919
bullet Letters with payments, to D Gestetner, Neo Cyclostyle Works, London, and Cox and Co for the Canteen Account
bullet Letters QM to Adjutant concerning: Battalion Order 3 of 13 Mar 1919, recommendation for promotion CQMS Herridge, to be the RQMS on demobilisation of RQMS Grindrod, Corporal Bostock to be Sergeant in charge of ordnance, Lance corporal Burrows to be corporal attached Divisional Train for supplies, Sergeant Hartley to be shoemaker sergeant, men to be attached to Quartermaster’s staff: Private E Shuttleworth number 49142 (pioneers), Private J Naylor, number 49149 (pioneers); Private A Bradbury, number 38157, (shoemaker), Reed and Williamson, to be cooks, Cornthwaite to be runner, Lance corporal Dagger, as storeman.  Application from Private E Webb for demobilisation 18 Mar 1919 and Private M Pollard for demobilisation on compassionate grounds.  Promotion to Lance corporal in Charge of Stores, Private Mason, number 48964, Corporal Bostock to be sergeant, Private W Bennett, number 19912 to be Lance corporal in charge of sanitary men, Private P M Cocker, number 33413 to be Acting Corporal in charge of cooks.  Boots of Private E Smith, number 26136, beyond repair.  Loss of items returned, 13 Apr 1919, request for authority to draw 600 towels, claims for damages and water charges.  Names of men to go to Cologne (on leave) Private E Webb, number 242711 and Private R C Tomlinson, number 241837.
bullet Letter QM to Captain Hayward, re sports dinner
bullet Letter QM to Town Major St Job re stores 14 Mar 1919
bullet Letter QM to Mr J Bellham, 306 Regent Street, London, cheque for £5 from officers of the 1st/5th King’s Own for St. Dunstan’s Day for Blinded soldiers, 20 Apr 1919.
bullet Billeting certificates for Uccle and Brussels, Belgium.
bullet Note about extra food for footballers, 26 Mar 1919.  Vth Army, Lines of Communications, Yanks, Cross Country Runners have not paid.  II Army paid in full, III Army not paid.

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 9 Mar 1919 to 30 Apr 1919.  Book Number 25.  At page dated 26 Apr 1919
Receipt dated 26 Apr 1919 for items received by A and C Companies.  Including soap and polish etc.

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 9 Mar 1919 to 30 Apr 1919.  Book Number 25.  At page dated 26 Apr 1919
List dated 29 Apr 1919 and headed ‘A’ Company of items supplied, including brushes, cricket balls, batting gloves, stumping gloves, scoring book etc

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 9 Mar 1919 to 30 Apr 1919.  Book Number 25.  At page dated 26 Apr 1919
List dated 29 Apr 1919 and headed ‘D’ Company of items supplied, including cleaning items, sports items, fishing rod, entrenching tools, dominoes and draughts and boards. 

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Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 3 May 1919 to 17 May 1919.  Book Number 26.  (At some stage during this period Captain Hodgkinson returned to England on leave and 2nd Lieutenant J Hollingworth became Acting Quartermaster.

bullet Stores requested: sawdust for damp table, and timber for table and shelves; beer; timber for cookhouses, latrines, latrine seats, tables, forms and nail; boots.  Note to Canteen Officer IX Corps concerning the shortage of soap, chocolate, milk (tinned), fruit (tinned) and matches.
bullet Letters QM to Adjutant concerning: Lance corporal J Limar, number 308115, becoming the new sanitary corporal in place of Lance corporal Bennett who will become the butcher and general storeman whilst corporal Mason is on leave, 2 May 1919; request for prisoners for fatigue work; certified all men on QM staff have greased their boots.  9 May 1919.
bullet Letter QM to Officer Commanding Headquarters Platoon, concerning 28 red and 28 green identity discs, 6 of your men already having discs, 5 May 1919.
bullet Letter Commanding officer to Ordnance Officer IX Corps Troops, concerning bicycles, 12 May 1919
bullet Letter QM to OC C Company concerning Private Rench’s loss of bayonet, scabbard, frog and rifle sling.
bullet Letter QM to OC D Company concerning trousers, tunics, boots and sports kit
bullet Letter QM to OC A Company concerning the new number for Private H Smith, number 235231 becomes 263034, 13 May 1919.
bullet Statement of issues and returns, Apr 1919 for A and D Companies.  Including mess tins, water bottles, steel helmets, box respirators, jack knives, oil tins, entrenching tools, razors, cardigans, breech covers, mess tin covers.
bullet Soldiers going on leave to Cologne: Private H Hall, number 24632; Private D Cornthwaite, number 49343; Private T Silk, number 26983; Lance corporal S Plant, 242111; Private H Smith, number 235321; Private J G Denton, number 243120; Private R C Tomlinson, number 241837; Private H Peddar, number 34890.

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Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 18 May 1919 to 2 Jun 1919.  Book Number 27.  Printed by B. M. & S.

bullet Supplies requested: timber for latrines, ablution benches, tables and mangers; towels and underclothing; billeting supplies and clothing.  WH Smith & Sons for Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, Daily Sketch, Times, Sunday Pictorial, Tatler, Bystander, London News Illustrated, Sketch, Punch.  Bluebell Polish Company, Fulham, London, 26 May 1919; Mr Procter, “I called on leave but you were out…” for black patches; Joseph Pickering and Sons Ltd, Albyn Works, Sheffield, for khaki blanco.
bullet WH Smith & Sons Ltd, concerning the printing of souvenir cards, 21 May 1919.  (The 1st/5th Battalion Souvenir Cards)
bullet Letter Commanding Officer, 1st/5th King’s Own, to Commanding Officer, 1st/5th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment concerning the kit of Private J Harding, number 30906, who states his kit was left with the Loyals prior to him going on leave 3 Apr 1919, dated 18 May 1919.
bullet Letters QM to Adjutant concerning: head stalls in need of repair and no saddler in the battalion; request for demobilisation of Private J H Smith, number 32609 (a barber) and returns of unserviceable clothing from A and D Companies.
bullet Letter QM to OC D Company concerning dispute over the number of spare boots the company had offered to exchange.
bullet Statement on receipt and expenditure on the draft from1st King’s Own, including expenditure on Roses, YMCA ?, veg and cleaning and sports materials.
bullet Nominal Roll of men who attested under the Derby Scheme, 28 May 1919, showing dates of attestation and dates of call up.
bullet Letter QM to OC A Company, concerning statement of expenditure on sports materials to A Company.
bullet Letters with payments to William Wren and Co. Northampton, for Saddle paste; Hawkes & Sons, Piccadilly, London; A W Gamage Ltd, Holborn, London, requesting discount on large order, and complaints about split football, defective leather and poor cricket balls.
bullet Soldiers going on leave to Cologne: Private L Bailey, number 30907; Private J C Lee, number 45152; Lance corporal W Bennett, number 19912; Private F Harrison, number 242429; and Private C Pattison, number 24524.

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Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 2 Jun 1919 to 24 Jun 1919.  Book Number 28. Printed by B. M. & S.

bullet Supplies received: Bluebell Polish Company, Demorgan Road, Fulham, London, for Bluebell Metal Polish; Joseph Pickering and Sons Ltd, Albyn Works, Sheffield, for khaki and white blanco; Mr Harrison for chicken, sausage and Soldier’s Friend Polish; Hawker & Co, Plymouth concerning broken bottles of port in delivery; Joseph Burton & Sons Ltd, Smithy Road, Nottingham, button brushes; Mr Procter, black patches; Commander Royal Engineers, IX Corps, from 4 rolls of tar felt, 12 sheets corrugated iron, 1 cwt cement for ovens. 
bullet Letter QM to Brewer Officer, Winters Brewery, Lindethal, Cologne, concerning supply of larger beer, 21 Jan 1919.
bullet Letters QM to Adjutant concerning: claims for damages in billets, mention of footballers; web and leather pattern equipment, Jun 1919; beds, boot repairs, ration strength on 20 Jun1919.
bullet Letters QM to Company Commanders concerning boots, football boots, black patches, accounts etc
bullet Letter QM to Staff Officer IX Corps, overdrawing of rations.
bullet Letter QM to Cologne Post, receipt for payment sent to wrong unit, 17 Jun 1919
bullet Letter QM to Corporal Clark, Police Post, Heinbach, request for clothing sizes: Corporal Clark (tunic); Lance corporal Danson (tunic and trousers), Private Marland (trousers) and Private Purdy (boots).
bullet Letter QM to Parko concerning boot exchange.
bullet Statement of cost of sports kit supplied to D Company, Apr and May 1919.
bullet List of items required to make up deficiencies, A Company, 4 Jun 1919
bullet Soldiers going on leave to Cologne: Private L C Lee, number 45152, Private J Bailey, number 30907, Corporal R Mason, number 48964, Private J H Smith, number 32609; Private F Dunkerley, number 26032, Private J W Langford, number 38813, Private F Harrison, number 24249, Private H Smith, number 263034, Private Cornthwaite, number 49343, Private J Rishton, number 37966, Private J Webster, number 27750, Private T Opie, number 201232, Private C Shuttleworth, number 49142, Private J Walkden, number 32795, Private J Macready, number 29225.

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Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 25 Jun 1919 to 15 Jul 1919.  Book Number 29.  Printed by B. M. & S.

bullet Supplies received: Mr Harrison, Morecambe, groceries; DPM Rhine Army, sports kit; J Hawker & Co, Plymouth, port;  R C Paget & Sons Ltd, 48/50 Aldersgate Street, London, cricket and football items; Joseph Barton & Sons Ltd, Smithy Row, Nottingham, button brushes; Joseph Pickering & Sons Ltd, Sheffield, white blanco; William Wren & Co Ltd, Wax Polish Manufacturer, Northampton, for saddle and harness polish.
bullet W H Smiths & Sons Ltd, 11 Kingsway, London, WC2, payment for souvenir cards, 7 Jul 1919: £2.2.0 and £53.17.7
bullet Letters QM to Adjutant concerning: a pack pony with a fractured leg was shot today, 1 Jul 1919; boots unserviceable, Stewart clipper for horses; temporary rank of RQMS to be given to W C Herridge, number 240463; little pioneer work for Private Taylor at Malmedy and St. Veth; Rhine trips and trips to Bonn for weekends.
bullet Letter QM to OC C Company concerning towels and boots
bullet Letter QM to Sergeant Sanderson concerning blankets, list of men needing identity discs, “buns are being given away at canteen” and Maltese cart is required for potatoes.
bullet Letter QM to Canteen Officer IX Corps, concerning the bad condition of a pack of chocolate supplied.
bullet Demobilisation of 2nd Lieutenant J L Hollingworth, 30 Jun 1919
bullet List of Shoe Repairs
bullet Soldiers going on leave to Cologne: Private R Parr, number 49378 and Private W Langford, number 38813.
bullet Soldiers going on leave to Bonn: Lance corporal S Plant, number 242111; Private C Pattison, number 24524; Private R C Tomlinson, number 241837 and Private J Bailey, number 31907.

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 25 Jun 1919 to 15 Jul 1919.  Book Number 29.  At page dated 14 Jul 1919
Letter from Adjutant to Quartermaster with request of names of men who wish to go on two days leave to Cologne, dated 15 Jun 1919.

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 25 Jun 1919 to 15 Jul 1919.  Book Number 29.  At page dated 14 Jul 1919
Letter to Adjutant from Quartermaster dated 14 Jul 1919 re billets and timber.

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Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 16 Jul 1919 to 9 Aug 1919.  Book Number 30.

bullet Supplies received: Mr Harrison ‘pynka’; creosol, wood preserving oil, preserved meat, hams, clothing, Lewis guns, timber and nails, cement and wire netting, blankets, shirts, socks, drawers, towels, common mops, 3 gallon cans, meat dishes, baking dishes, washing tubs etc.  Four indent books for Ordnance.  Field dressings.  Bluebell Polish Co., Demorgan Road, Fulham, London, metal polish.
bullet Letter QM to OC A Company, Private Bradbury, shoemaker, to send list of repairs, 26 Jun 1919
bullet Unserviceable bicycles
bullet Letters QM to Adjutant concerning: acting RQMS Herridge, number 240463; remittance for Book of 55th Division, 1 @ 2/- and 23 @ 4/- which is 331.82 marks (£4.14.0, at 70.60 Marks to £1)
bullet Battalion strength shown as 220 Other ranks and 8 Officers on 29 Jul 1919.  Shown as 210 Other ranks and 10 officers on 5 Aug 1919.
bullet Soldiers going on leave to Cologne: Private J Dolan, number 40896 and Private T Rukin, number 48952.

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 16 Jul 1919 to 9 Aug 1919.  Book Number 30.  At page dated 8 Aug 1919
List of four names.  Two are repeated on the adjoining page as going on leave to Cologne.

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Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 10 Aug 1919 to 27 Aug 1919.  Book Number 31.

bullet Letter QM to Hawker & Co, Plymouth, cancelling the Port order.
bullet Requests to Company commanders for return of equipment: mincing machine, hand bowl, cleaner, butchers, bow saw, camp kettles, carving knives, flesh fork etc.
bullet Iron rations and blankets.
bullet Letters QM to Adjutant concerning: deficiencies in the veterinary chest, 14 Aug 1919.
bullet Letter QM to PRO Mechernich, concerning complaint about rations including bread.
bullet Letter QM to Bennett, concerning rations, beef, canteen, map and fuel etc.
bullet Letter QM to Ordnance Officer, ‘this battalion entrains for the UK on 25 Aug 1919’
bullet Ration details, rations unfit for consumption, veterinary chest, bacon under weight
bullet Unit strength 19 Aug 1919, 29 Officers, 54 Sergeants and 700 men.

The 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment left the Rhine Area for the French Furge Camp, The Curragh, Ireland, in Aug 1919.

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Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 8 Sep 1919 to 30 Sep 1919.  Book Number 32.

bullet Letter QM to Camp Warden, French Furge Camp, 8 Sep 1919, with requests for tables, latrine paper, 1300 blankets, 2 cwt lime for whitewash.
bullet Letter QM to Officer i/c Straw Dump, straw for paillesses
bullet List of deficiencies: Hut Number 1; QM’s Stores, QM’s Officers, Shoemaker’s store, tailors shop, armourer’s shop.
bullet Letters QM to Adjutant concerning: men to clean latrines, Private Caine to sell off canteen stock; barrack returns; men for duty at incinerator, bucket deficiencies; boot repairs and cobblers, band to clean instruments, tarring hut roofs, regimental barbers, cooks, blocked drains, empty SAA boxes to return, and Acting Rank for Sergeant C G Parsons, number 30903, pioneer sergeant.
bullet Letter QM to Commander Royal Engineers, French Furge Camp, requirements for rifle racks.
bullet Letter QM to President of the Regimental Institute, Irish Command Discharge Centre, Dublin, payment of account, 18 Sep 1919
bullet Letters QM to Officer Commanding Companies, men to economise on coal supply, 22 Sep 1919

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 8 Sep 1919 to 30 Sep 1919.  Book Number 32.  At page dated 28 Sep 1919
Letter to Officer in charge of supplies, re price of a days rations; draft of 100 men; and ration boxes and kindling wood.

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Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 30 Sep 1919 to 14 Oct 1919.  Book Number 33.  By this time the 5th Battalion was based in Ireland.

bullet Letters QM to Adjutant concerning: Assembly of Regimental Board (3 Oct 1919) to inspect unserviceable and part worn clothing; Lewis gun chests; list of men who have handed in trousers which had been taken in, saving of coal, QM needs a new runner, 6 Oct 1919, and box respirators for return.
bullet Letters QM to 1st Cameroonians, apologies for delay to transport
bullet Letters QM to Officer Commanding, CC Reception Depot, Montpelier Hill, Dublin, regarding packing instructions.
bullet Letter QM to QM 1st King’s Own concerning G1033 for 10 rifles and kits of 10 men who will join you from hospital, 14 Oct 1918.  Please reply to ‘Drill Hall, Phoenix Street, Lancaster’.

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 30 Sep 1919 to 14 Oct 1919.  Book Number 33.  By this time the 5th Battalion was based in Ireland.
Indent for Rations, Army Book 55 – France. 
1st/5th King’s Own at the Curragh, for 7 Sep 1919

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 30 Sep 1919 to 14 Oct 1919.  Book Number 33.  By this time the 5th Battalion was based in Ireland.
Indent for Rations, Army Book 55 – France. 
1st/5th King’s Own at the Curragh, for 8 Sep 1919

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 30 Sep 1919 to 14 Oct 1919.  Book Number 33.  By this time the 5th Battalion was based in Ireland.
Indent for Rations, Army Book 55 – France. 
1st/5th King’s Own at the Curragh, for 9 Sep 1919

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 30 Sep 1919 to 14 Oct 1919.  Book Number 33.  By this time the 5th Battalion was based in Ireland.
Indent for Rations, Army Book 55 – France. 
1st/5th King’s Own at the Curragh, for 10 Sep 1919

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 30 Sep 1919 to 14 Oct 1919.  Book Number 33.  By this time the 5th Battalion was based in Ireland.
Carbon copy of Indent for Rations
1st/5th King’s Own at the Curragh, for 11 Sep 1919

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Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 30 Sep 1919 to 14 Oct 1919.  Book Number 33.  By this time the 5th Battalion was based in Ireland.
Carbon copy of Indent for Rations
1st/5th King’s Own at the Curragh, for  12 Sep 1919

kolib0218/33-07

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 30 Sep 1919 to 14 Oct 1919.  Book Number 33.  By this time the 5th Battalion was based in Ireland.
Carbon copy of Indent for Rations
1st/5th King’s Own at the Curragh, for 13 Sep 1919

kolib0218/33-08

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 30 Sep 1919 to 14 Oct 1919.  Book Number 33.  By this time the 5th Battalion was based in Ireland.
Carbon copy of Indent for Rations
1st/5th King’s Own at the Curragh, for 14 Sep 1919

kolib0218/33-09

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 30 Sep 1919 to 14 Oct 1919.  Book Number 33.  By this time the 5th Battalion was based in Ireland.
Carbon copy of Indent for Rations
1st/5th King’s Own at the Curragh, for 15 Sep 1919

kolib0218/33-10

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 30 Sep 1919 to 14 Oct 1919.  Book Number 33.  By this time the 5th Battalion was based in Ireland.
Carbon copy of Indent for Rations
1st/5th King’s Own at the Curragh, for 5 Oct 1919  

kolib0218/33-11

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 30 Sep 1919 to 14 Oct 1919.  Book Number 33.  By this time the 5th Battalion was based in Ireland.
Carbon copy of Indent for Rations
1st/5th King’s Own at the Curragh, for 7 Oct 1919

kolib0218/33-12

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 30 Sep 1919 to 14 Oct 1919.  Book Number 33.  By this time the 5th Battalion was based in Ireland.
Carbon copy of Indent for Rations
1st/5th King’s Own at the Curragh, for  8 Oct 1919

kolib0218/33-13

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 30 Sep 1919 to 14 Oct 1919.  Book Number 33.  By this time the 5th Battalion was based in Ireland.
Carbon copy of Indent for Rations
1st/5th King’s Own at the Curragh, for 9 Oct 1919

kolib0218/33-14

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 30 Sep 1919 to 14 Oct 1919.  Book Number 33.  By this time the 5th Battalion was based in Ireland.
Carbon copy of Indent for Rations
1st/5th King’s Own at the Curragh, for 10 Oct 1919

kolib0218/33-15

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 30 Sep 1919 to 14 Oct 1919.  Book Number 33.  By this time the 5th Battalion was based in Ireland.
Carbon copy of Indent for Rations
1st/5th King’s Own at the Curragh, for 11 Oct 1919 

kolib0218/33-16

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 30 Sep 1919 to 14 Oct 1919.  Book Number 33.  By this time the 5th Battalion was based in Ireland.
Carbon copy of Indent for Rations
1st/5th King’s Own at the Curragh, for   12/13 Oct 1919

kolib0218/33-17

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 30 Sep 1919 to 14 Oct 1919.  Book Number 33.  By this time the 5th Battalion was based in Ireland.
Carbon copy of Indent for Rations
1st/5th King’s Own at the Curragh, for  14/15 Oct 1919

kolib0218/33-18

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 30 Sep 1919 to 14 Oct 1919.  Book Number 33.  By this time the 5th Battalion was based in Ireland.
Indent for Rations Army Book 55A
Blank form, not completed.

kolib0218/33-19

Document loosely inserted into Correspondence Book (Field Service) Army Book 152 used by Captain Hodgkinson, Quartermaster, 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, World War One.
Quartermaster’s Correspondence, 30 Sep 1919 to 14 Oct 1919.  Book Number 33.  By this time the 5th Battalion was based in Ireland.
Blank piece of green paper to go with Indent for Rations for carbon copy of document.

See also:

bulletCorrespondence Books Set One
bulletCorrespondence/Note Books Set Two
bullet1st/5th Battalion Souvenir Card Correspondence
bulletHodgkinson Material including 5th Battalion photographs

 

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