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'The Small Book' - Army Form B50


'The Small Book' - Army Form B50
Accession Number: KO1597/01

There are a number of examples in the museum's collection and include the following:

bulletCompany Sergeant Major Ernest Alldis, number 8498, 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.  Killed in action 20 Feb 1915. KO1597/01
bulletPrivate John Bennett, number 1705, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.  Enlisted on 3 Sep 1886.  Book in use between 1888 and 1894. KO0876/01
bulletCorporal William Carter, number 4304, 17th Lancers, later transferred to King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.  Enlisted 3 Jul 1897.  KO2168/027b
bulletPrivate Herbert Cheetham, number 10437, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.  Enlisted 19 Apr 1907 and discharged 18 Apr 1923. KO1680/01
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Private John Dean, number 2985, 4th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.  Enlisted 16 Jun 1891.  Served South African War. KO0629/01

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Private William Duncombe, number 665, 2nd Battalion, 4th Regiment of Foot.  Enlisted on 7 Jul 1858.  KO1017/042

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Private John Thurston Gorse, number 6249, and 3383, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.  Enlisted 27 Feb 1900 and still serving 1907.  KO1829/01

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Sergeant Major William J Jones, number 2014, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.  KO1297/02

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Private Alfred Lawton, number 2332, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.  Enlisted 21 Feb 1888.  KO2176/02

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Private John Purkis, 4th Foot. Incomplete document.  Enlisted 24 Jan 1843.  KO1589/01

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Private John William Scruton, number 4254, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.  Enlisted 4 Jan 1894.  KO1946/01

bulletPrivate James Shaw, number 21675, of the King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.  Enlisted 20 Nov 1915 and discharged 8 Aug 1916. KO1538/02
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Private William James Thompson, number 2251, 4th Regiment of Foot.  Enlisted on 12 Nov 1845.  Noted in book that he was present at the Battle of Arogie and storming of Magdala, Abyssinian Campaign, 1868.  KO1017/027

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Private Charles Vaughan, number 1963, 4th Regiment of Foot.  Damaged and incomplete with a number of pages missing.  Enlisted 3 Jan 1843 discharged 6 Jun 1853.  KO0761/01

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Private Alfred Aldred Venn, number 10067, 2nd Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.  Enlisted on 25 Feb 1909. KO2985/66

bulletWarrant Officer Class 2 Edward Warwick, number 8515 of the King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment. KO2538/12
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Private George Wilkinson, number 445, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.  Covering the period 1883 to 1890 KO1445/01 

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Private Charles Williams, number 4546, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.  Enlisted 30 Aug 1894.  KO2041/01

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Private Joseph Wood, number 5518, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.  Enlisted 8 Nov 1897.  KO1725/21

 

Only a proportion of our collections are on display at anyone time.  Certain items are on loan for display in other institutions.  An appointment is required to consult any of our collections which are held in store.

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