Christmas Cards prior to 1914
Christmas Greetings and Happy New Year photograph montage. Including a
copy of the King’s Own Colours and Badge (from the Regimental Colours
and Badges series) at the top, with photograph of a soldier, lady with
hat and scenes relating to Burma, surrounding by military items, such as
piled rifles and canon and a space to add “From…..” and “To ….”
Early 1900s.
On the rear is written in pen ‘Dad’s brother, uncle Willoughby and
auntie Edith’
Accession Number: KO3100/40
Christmas Cards - First World War
"A Happy Christmas" and "Season's Greetings" personal message card. Sent
home to his wife and children in Christmas 1916 by Private Richard
Robertson of the 1st Battalion, King's Own.
Accession Number: KO1284/07
"A Happy Christmas" sent home by Private Richard Robertson of the
1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.
Accession Number: KO1284/12
"Christmas Greetings" with "On the Front - with Loving Christmas
Greetings" personal message card. Sent home by Sergeant McMillan MM
of the 6th Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.
Accession Number KO2164/01
Christmas card of the 55th (West Lancashire) Division, 1918.
The printed card is marked with the initials ‘A.S.’ which could
indicate the card was designed by Lance corporal
Allan Shaw of the King’s Own.
Lancaster Observer, early 1917, “A New Year Card has been designed for
the 55th West Lancashire Division by Lance corporal Allan Shaw, King’s
Own, who for ten months has been working in the general staff. The
design gives glimpses of the ruin… Ypres. Lance corporal Shaw was an art
student at the Storey Institute, and on several occasions his design has
been reproduced on the programme of the student’s annual social….”
Accession Number: KO2684/40
Christmas Card from 1917, designed by Corporal Robert Bell, 1st/5th
Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment. Prior to the First
World War he had been a painter and decorator in Lancaster.
Accession Number: KO2626/02
55th West Lancashire Division, Christmas Card, possibly 1917, but may be
as late as 1918.
Accession Number: KO2950/81
17th Division Christmas Card, 1918.
Accession Number: KO2933/01
Embroidered silk Christmas Card, First World War
Accession Number: KO3013/67
Embroidered silk Christmas Card, First World War
Accession Number: KO3013/70
Christmas Cards - Interwar Years
Unidentified sergeant of the 1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment,
circa 1920s. The soldier is wearing a 1914 or 1914/15 Star,
British War and Allied Victory Medals plus the Long Service and Good
Conduct Medal. The photograph has been incorporated into a
Christmas Card.
Accession Number: KO2985/36
Christmas Cards - Second World War
Photo of Christmas Card cover
Accession Number: KO2657/28
Photo of Interior of Christmas Card sent home to his family from Private
Huddleston, 8th King’s Own, Malta, 1942
Accession Number: KO2657/29
Christmas Card - Korean War Propaganda
Christmas Card, Propaganda from The Korean People’s Army and The Chinese
People’s Volunteers, Korea, 1952-53. With message to British officers
and soldiers.
Accession Number: KO3127/01
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