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King’s Own Royal Regiment Museum
2013-2014 ReportVice President
Colonel John de Cordova OBE
Trustees
Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Warren (Chairman)
Lieutenant Colonel Peter Dew
Major Stephen Firth MBE
Mr John Hardy
Major Daniel Parsonage
Major Philip Oglethorpe TD
Major James Welsh
Major Sean Laidler
(ex-officio-County Regimental Secretary)
Staff
Peter Donnelly BA AMA – Curator
The museum is supported by Lancaster City and Lancashire County
Councils.
Chairman’s Introduction
2014 has been a busy and enterprising year for the Museum. Throughout
the early part of the year much planning was ongoing to prepare for our
exhibition to mark the Centenary of The Great War. On Saturday 21st June
‘War ! 1914: Lancaster and The King’s Own go to War’ was officially
opened on the ground floor of the City Museum by the Deputy Mayor of the
City of Lancaster. The exhibition has been a triumph. It recognised the
enormous contribution to our nation of local men and women. To date it
has been seen by 19 000 visitors and generated much interest in the
Museum and The King’s Own Royal Regiment. To undertake the exhibition we
received generous financial support from the Sir John Fisher Foundation
to which we are most grateful. What made this financial support
particularly meaningful was Sir John himself, and his brother, were
members of the Regiment and deployed to France with the 4th Battalion in
1915. To mount such an exhibition required much time and effort. On
behalf of all the Trustees may I warmly thank all those behind the
scenes who made it happen. We are grateful. Plans are now in hand to
mark other major events of The Great War involving the Regiment.
Meanwhile the work of the Museum continues unabated. The number of
enquiries from the Regimental Family and the general public continue to
increase. In August alone there were 299 individual enquiries. Interest
has been sparked and long may it continue. We are privileged to be the
custodians of a living history of the character, activities and history
of The King’s Own Royal Regiment.
2013/14 has been a further busy and successful year. On behalf of all
the Trustees may I once again thank the Curator for all his endeavours.
Our thanks are also due to the City of Lancaster and the Lancashire
County Council for their continued support and encouragement together
with our many other friends and supporters.
Overview
An additional than ten thousand visitors walked through out doors
compared to the previous year. A total of 58 000 visitors is very
impressive and it is thanks to the exhibition of the Silverdale Viking
Hoard acquired by the County Museum Service and displayed first at the
City Museum. Whilst the Silverdale Viking Hoard is in no way regimental,
it did attract many visitors to the museum, and after they had looked at
the special exhibition, most came upstairs to see the local history
galleries and the King’s Own Museum. The museum was far busier than
normal in October and November 2013, indeed each day felt like it was
the middle of the summer holidays! November 2013 alone saw 10 261 people
visit the museum, compared to 3 268 in the previous November!
It is good that the museum is busy and there are so many people, both
local and from away who are interested in their history. Fingers crossed
for some good visitor numbers for the Great War Centenary Exhibition in
Summer 2014.
Work continues at the usual busy pace in all areas. So much has gone on,
the museum has been able to acquire some really good items, shared
information through exhibitions, talks and the website and attended
special events such as the “Campus in the City” event run by Lancaster
University in St. Nicholas shopping centre.
One of the highlights of the year was the signing of the Military
Covenant by Lancaster City Council in the presence of the Mayor of
Lancaster and Councillor Liz Scott, Veterans Champion with Lancaster
City Council. It was great to be able to host the event which shows that
the King’s Own Museum is very much the place where things happen!
Trustees
The museum trustees met at the annual meeting in November. The Chairman
and Curator attended a meeting of the Duke of Lancaster’s Regimental
Museum Co-ordinating Committee in the summer. Major Daniel Parsonage
represented the Chairman at the Lancashire County Council and Lancaster
City Council Museum Advisory Panel.
Accreditation
The Museum holds full accreditation under the scheme operated by Arts
Council England.
Charity Statement of Purpose and Public Benefit.
The King’s Own Royal Regiment Museum provides a ‘living’ history of the
character, activities, tradition and history of the British Army and in
particular The King’s Own Royal Regiment, Lancaster. This is achieved
through the preservation, interpretation and display of artefacts,
archives etc for the purposes of historical research, information and
education and the enjoyment of the general public.
Environmental Statement
The King’s Own Royal Regiment Museum is committed to do what it can to
reduce our impact on the environment. Where possible the museum uses
recycled materials, and certainly great effort is made to re-use
envelopes for both correspondence and sales, this also saves money. The
donation of used padded envelopes may appear to be a very minor thing,
but reduces the packaging costs of museum sales items to almost nil. We
re-use paper, use recycled paper, and recycle all sorts of waste
material from paper and cardboard to tin cans and glass. Writing and
printing on the back of paper is such a simple way to minimise on waste.
Public transport is used where possible and of course the curator is a
keen cyclist.
The Energy Performance Operational Rating of the City Museum building is
67, which rates the museum as ‘C’. ‘A’ being the most efficient, ‘G’
being the worst, and a rating of 100 would be typical for our type of
building. (The building was rated 71 in the previous year. (Certificate
Reference Number: 0395-2866-4410-5100-8400).
Acknowledgements
As always the museum is most grateful for the generous support of many
people who help in so many ways. It would be impossible to acknowledge
and thank everyone but some assistance is above and beyond and needs
specific mention. Appreciation goes (in no specific order) to Gaynor
Greenwood; Fergus Read; Howard Martin; Pat and David Shackleton; Martin
Evans; Jackie Britton; Paul Thompson; Graham Davis; Neil Barnett;
Christopher and Gail Knight; Major Robert Davison; Major Simon Walton;
Major Phil McNeil for their continued support and assistance to the
Curator. To those named and to many more – a big thank you for all of
your help, assistance and encouragement.
Collections Management
No major collections management work has taken place in this reporting
period. This may outwardly appear a little slack of the curator!
However, the truth of the matter is that there is little work to be
done. The collections are well documented and properly stored after many
years of hard work. Some re-organisation of the stores has taken place
in order to increase the available space. Conservation storage items,
including acid free boxes, have been generously supplied to the museum
by Army Heritage Branch and this has allowed many of the photographic
albums to be stored in boxes.
Work continues on the documentation of new items as well as their
preparation for storage. At the present time the museum holds good
stocks of polyester envelopes, used to store photographs and documents,
and acid free boxes. A bulk purchase a number of years ago allowed for a
good price and a healthy stock.
Finance
Part of the curator’s job remains one of raising money. With more money
the museum can do more. The Great War Centenary Appeal attracted £685 in
donations, which was not as much as was hoped. We live in hard financial
times and there are many demands upon people’s money.
An application to the Sir John Fisher Foundation for financial support
towards the Great War Centenary Exhibition was successful and a grant of
£8000 has been received towards the exhibition. This will allow the
museum to put on a good show and a good range of supporting activities.
The museum has three donors who signed up to the regular donors scheme.
The take-up of this scheme has been a little disappointing.
Great War Centenary Donors:
Mrs Cynthia Byrne
Colonel John de Cordova
Lieutenant Colonel Peter Dew
Mr Alan Donnelly
Mr Peter Donnelly
Major Steve Firth MBE
Mrs Gaynor Greenwood
Mrs Enid Tombling
Mrs C Waddington
Mr Rodney Ward
Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Warren
The museum received no bequests in this reporting year.
Exhibitions
A number of small exhibitions have been produced through the year. These
included an exhibition to commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the death
of Lieutenant Francis Maguire at the storming of San Sebastian when he
led the forlorn hope. The exhibition included transcripts of original
letters received by his mother concerning his service and death. The
exhibition tied in with a talk given by the curator on the actual
anniversary of his death, 31st August 1813.
A small exhibition was produced looking at Lancaster’s military heritage
and this included photographs of the important sites around Lancaster
such as the Regimental Chapel, Springfield and Bowerham Barracks and
some 19th Century photographs of the Royal Lancashire Militia on parade
on Giant Axe Field.
In connection with the Great War exhibition a small temporary exhibition
was produced to raise awareness of the planned major exhibition and
other events and activities. This display was first used at the “Campus
in the City” event organised by Lancaster University, as part of the
History Department’s display. In four days nearly 600 people visited the
exhibition held in a shop unit in St. Nicholas Arcade. Once the “Campus
in the City” event was finished the display was moved to the museum and
located at the entrance to the King’s Own gallery.
Publications
The museum has not printed any publications in this reporting year.
Consideration is being given to the publication of a number of Great War
histories or memoirs, however, books do not sell as well as they used
to. Work is underway at typing up the Great War 2nd Battalion history
written by Colonel John Bois and it may be appropriate to publish this
in 2015 to mark the 100th anniversary of the 2nd Battalion going to the
Western Front and then to Salonika.
Consideration has to be made between the costs of publishing a printed
book and the income generated from it, or making the text available
without charge on the museum’s website.
Digitisation Project – War Diaries and Histories
The digitised First World War diaries on cd-rom continue to be good
sellers and the key way for family historians to learn about the actions
of the battalion in which their relative served. The digitisation of the
diaries is safeguarding the future of the originals which are now
carefully stored and not handled or photocopied in the way that was
causing them damage.
The main project this year has been the digitisation of the First Volume
of the Regimental History by Colonel LI Cowper, covering 1680 to 1814.
This has now been fully digitised and made available on cd-rom for £12.
This long-awaited cd-rom completes the three volume regimental history,
and makes the work available as the books have been long out of print
and are expensive to purchase second hand.
Website:
www.kingsownmuseum.plus.com
166 332 visitors took a look at the museum’s website throughout the
year. Content has continued to be increased and special pages devoted to
the Great War have been created.
Additions to the website include:
| Collection of Sergeant John Lacy Rowlandson, (King’s Own and
107th Regt RAC) |
| Collection of Captain Geoffrey Randall, 56th Anti-Tank Regiment |
| Collection of Private John Willshaw, 1st/4th King’s Own. |
| Collection of Sergeant Frederick Winterburn, 1st King’s Own,
1930s. |
| Collection of Lieutenant Charles Roberts, 7th & 10th King’s Own
and MGC, First World War. |
| Collection of Private John Baines, MM, 1st/5th King’s Own, First
World War |
| Collection of Lieutenant T H C Prtichard, MC, 1st/4th King’s
Own, First World War |
| Photographs in the collections of Private James Dolan, Private G
A Abbott, Private John Leslie Wiggins and Private John E Davies,
1930s. |
| Information on the ‘Golden Roll of Honour’ |
| Photographs of Athens Memorial, Leros War Cemetery, Nicosia War
Cemetery and Habbaniya War Cemetery, Iraq. |
| Plus many other additions throughout the website. |
Enquiries
The curator answered 2 131 enquiries in the twelve months covered by
this report. Enquiries are a major way in which the community engages
with the museum. The total for this year marks a considerable increase
on previous years (last year 1359 were answered). The number of
enquiries started to increase in November 2013 and continued to rise
each following month. The increased interest in the First World War has
been one cause of the increase, but enquiries covering all periods are
still being received.
The BBC’s coverage of the First World War, starting with the series by
Jeremy Paxman, ensured that public interest has been high.
Answering enquiries takes a fair amount of time, and it is only with the
museum’s website and other resources such as the digitised regimental
history and war diaries that so many can be answered quickly and
efficiently.
Talks and Activities
The curator continues to offer a range of talks, both within the museum
and to external groups. A number of sessions have been run including:
| ‘On the War Path’ Lancaster’s Military Heritage Walk |
| Meet the First World War Soldier Character |
| Meet the Second World War Soldier Character |
| New Acquisitions Talk |
| Talk to the Friends of Lancaster City Museum |
| Guided tour of Westfield War Memorial Village |
| Guided tours of Bowerham Barracks |
| Talk on Lieutenant Francis Maguire |
| First World War guided walk of Lancaster |
| Talk to Lancaster Medical Book Club |
| Talk to Ewecross History Society |
Work with outside bodies
| Army Museums Ogilby Trust |
| RAF Habbaniya Association |
| Western Front Association – North Lancashire Branch |
| War Memorials Trust |
| Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment & Association |
| BBC Radio Lancashire |
| Imperial War Museum (Centenary Partnership) |
| First World War Group – Lancaster City Council |
| Museum of the Wagoners Special Reserve |
| North West Evening Mail, Barrow |
| Heritage Open Days |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| Casualty and Compassionate Cell, MOD (Army) |
| Friends of Lancaster City Museum |
| Westfield War Memorial Village, Lancaster |
| Who Do You Think You Are? Live. |
| 381 Supply Squadron, 159 Supply Regiment, Royal Logistics Corps |
| History Department, Lancaster University |
| Campus in the City, Lancaster University |
| Community History Staff – Lancashire County Council |
| Family and Local History Forum, Bolton-le-Sands. |
The Curator is a personal member of the following organisations:
| Associate of the Museums Association |
| Friends of Lancaster City Museum |
The Museum is a member of:
| The Western Front Association |
| Military History Society |
| Army Historical Association |
| Salonika Campaign Society |
The Curator made a number of visits and attended a number of
events:
| First World War talk by broadcaster Jeremy Paxman. |
| Various Talks at the North Lancashire Branch of the Western
Front Association |
| Imperial War Museum First World War Centenary Group Meetings |
| Who Do You Think You Are Live, Olympia, London |
| Visit to Aldershot Military Cemetery |
| Visits to Fort George, near Inverness; Museums of the
Gordon Highlanders, Inns of Court Yeomanry, Aldershot Military
Museum, Sussex Military Museum, and others. |
| First World War Localities Study Day, Manchester. |
| First World War Cumbria Schools Inset Training |
Acquisitions
Once again we can report on another good and varied range of acquistions
to the museum’s collection. From single postcards to entire family
collections containing medals, documents and objects the continued
support of the many people who donate items to the museum is much
appreciated. The full list of acquisitions is reproduced below:
KO2949 Silver Cigarette Case (1921) once the property of Colour Sergeant
William Mullen, King’s Own Royal Regiment. Gift of Mrs Helen J Browne,
grand-daughter, Stretford, Manchester.
KO2950 Items purchased including postcards; photographs; books; sweet
heart badges; binoculars named to Colonel Kemmis, 4th (Militia)
Battalion; documents relating to Captain Challenor, 3rd Battalion, 1901;
etc. Purchased.
KO2951 General Service Medal, with Bar ‘Palestine’ and Second World War
medals for Sergeant John Lacy Rowlandson, 2nd King’s Own and 107th
Regiment Royal Armoured Corps, cap badge, photographs and documents etc.
Gift of Mrs Joyce Hughes, Barrow in Furness.
KO2952 Second World War Medals, photographs, badges and documents etc
relating to the service of Captain Geoffrey Randall, 56th Anti-Tank
Regiment RA King’s Own, 1939-1946. Gift of Mr Frank Randall and Mr
Bernard Randall, Barrow in Furness.
KO2953 Documents and photographs relating to the service of Private
Frederick Winterburn, number 3710004, King’s Own Royal Regiment and
Royal Engineers, 1931 to 1946. Gift of Mrs Nina Swift, Windsor.
KO2954 1914/15 Star, War and Victory Medals to Private John Willshaw,
number 2955, of the 1st/4th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster
Regiment, killed in action 15 Jun 1915. Gift of Mr Robert Beagley, from
the estate of Eileen Gould, Camberley, Surrey.
KO2955 Photos and postcards relating to Private James Herbert Wright,
number 18625, 9th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment. Gift
of Mr Gibson, Morecambe.
KO2956 Books; documents and photographs etc relating to the service of
Major Thomas Henry Charles Pritchard, 1st/4th King’s Own Royal Lancaster
Regiment, First World War. Including carved pipes; company pennant;
items relating to the 55th West Lancashire Division; damaged note book
with bullet hole, etc.
Gift of Mr Michael Pritchard, son, South Newington, Banbury.
KO2957 Military medal, 1914-15 Star, War and Victory medal, Memorial
Plaque, photograph and documents relating to Private John Baines, MM,
number 241416 of the 1st/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster
Regiment. Gift of Mrs Barbara Birrell, Carnforth.
KO2958 Boxing medal circa 1958, documents and photographs relating to
the service of donor, Private Robert Duncan, number 23368359, Depot,
King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1957-1959. Gift of Mr Robert Duncan, Glasgow.
KO2959 Tea pot, milk jugs, sugar bowl and lidded dish, King’s Own,
Sergeants Mess. Gift of Mrs Joise Towers, Barrow in Furness.
KO2960 Photographs and documents relating to the service of Major Brian
H Wilson MBE, 107th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps. Gift of Mr Nigel
Wilson (son), High Bentham, North Yorkshire.
KO2961 Abyssinian Medal to Sergeant George Morge, number 260, 1st
Battalion, 4th King’s Own. Purchased.
KO2962 Recruiting Poster 1915 “Which [hat] ought you wear?” Purchased.
KO2963 Photographs of Memorial in Burnley Cemetery to Private James
Booth, number 241973, 8th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster
Regiment, killed in action 26 Sep 1917. Previously served with the
2nd/5th Battalion. Buried in Perth Cemetery (China Wall) Belgium.
Photographed by the Curator.
KO2964 Hockey medal awarded to Lance corporal Frederick Weaver, number
3433187, King’s Own. Gift of Mr Derek Weaver, Oldham.
KO2965 Photograph of Private Henry Miller, number 21541 King’s Own Royal
Lancaster Regiment. From a digital image supplied by Mr Albert Miller.
KO2966 2nd Lieutenant’s Scarlet Tunic, trousers and belt, 1st Volunteer
Battalion, King’s Own. Gift of Mr Richard Foster, Stretham, Rutland.
KO2967 Photograph, documents etc relating to Lieutenant Thomas Smith
Bateson MC, 1st/4th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment. Gift
of Mr Alan Bateson, Grandson, Lancaster.
KO2968 Football medal, British Forces in Egypt, awarded to Private F
Bridgewater, 1st King’s Own. Gift of Mr Chris Baber, Monmouth.
KO2969 Photos relating to RQMS William Clark, number 200540, 1st/4th
Battalion, King’s Own, First World War. From an original image copied
from Mr John Jackson.
KO2970 Photographs of graves of soldiers of the 2nd and 9th Battalions,
King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, in Salonika, Gift of Mr Harry
Fecitt MBE TD, Allithwaite, Cumbria.
KO2971 Wooden and painted regimental lion made by the Pioneer sign
writer, Alec Anderson, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Border Regiment.
Gift of Major Daniel Parsonage, Lancaster.
KO2972 Brass name plate ‘L Wiggins’, number 3711355, The King’s Own.
Gift of Miss Fitzwilliam, Cleator Moor.
KO2973 Binoculars and telescope, with case, used by Lance Sergeant John
Moss, number 13312, with the 11th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster
Regiment in the First World War when he was a sniper. Gift of Mrs Enid
Binks, daughter, Wigan.
KO2974 Photographs of King’s Own graves in Aldershot Military Cemetery.
Photographed by the Curator.
KO2975 Silver Vase presented to Mr and Mrs Gardner. Presented to Donor’s
parents on their marriage, Jun 1921 by General and Lady Sir Archibald
Hunter. Gift of Miss Joan Gardner, daughter, Morecambe.
KO2976 Five sports medals named to CQMS J Bamford, number 3701381, 2nd
Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment. Gift of Mr Gordon Tyson,
Morecambe.
KO2977 Photographs of Private Thomas Bates, 7th Battalion, King’s Own
Royal Lancaster Regiment. Copied from originals lent by Mrs Hannah
Upton, Darwen.
KO2978 British War and Allied Victory Medals awarded to Private John
Croft, 1st/4th Battalion, King’s Own. Documents, photographs and
engraved shells dating from 1918/1919. Gift of Mr Roy Vause, (grandson),
Thornton, Blackpool.
KO2979 18 Pound Shell with engraving “Souvenir from Neuve Eglise of the
Great War, November, 1914-1918. 1/4 KORL 55 Div. Corporal R Ireland.
Somme, Arras, La Bassee, Givenchy, Ere” Gift of Mr Ray Woodhouse, Burton
in Holme.
KO2980 Various photographs and documents relating to the King’s Own.
Gift of Mr Graham Jackson, Manchester.
KO2981 Photographs of the King’s Own circa 1908 to First World War,
including Sergeant William Clark, 1st/4th Battalion, King’s Own Royal
Lancaster Regiment and Lance Sergeant Tom Fletcher Mayson, VC. Gift of
the Clark Family, Ulverston, via Mr John Jackson, Preston.
User Feedback
What some of our visitors said:
| Excellent displays, a good use of space, really like the
military history section, Lancaster Regiment has a very proud
history. |
| Thank you for your efforts in preserving the memory of those
that fought and died so that we may be free. |
| Ex Border and King’s Own Royal. Brought back a lot of memories. |
| Absolutely stunning presentations, from the history of Lancaster
to the military exhibitions. Seeing the VCs made me feel very
honoured and humble. Well done to all. |
What some of our enquirers said:
| thanks very much for that information which has been great of
great assistance, and also for the extremely prompt response. |
| the picture is amazing.. it is my dad.. thank you so much.. you
have been a real help. |
| Many thanks for the quick reply. I have looked at the websites
and think I will visit the Museum in Lancaster |
| What can I say…..the photographs are truly fantastic! I could
not have taken better images myself to fit in with my account &
history of British Military operations around Beyt & Dwarka. |
| Many thanks for the prompt reply to my email. I was really
surprised and happy to receive so many details. The Military Foot
Police number that you quoted is written on the back of my photo.
|
| Thank you very much for your prompt reply in respect of my great
uncle who was killed in action during WW1. |
| My mother is very grateful for the information that you have
kindly supplied, and intends to send a small donation by way of post
within the next few days. |
| Precisely what I was looking for! Thank you very much! |
| You’ve been a real help, and I could never have found out that
much information on my own. |
| I have just read this email (very quickly - need more time to
take it all in) - I am stunned by all the detail you have been able
to give me. I am so grateful for all your work. |
| Once again, Peter, my thanks to you for the obvious effort that
you have put in to try and locate this information for me. |
| Thank you so much for your reply. I am too moved to write any
more at present.... |
| I’d just like to thank you so much for your reply. This
information is so interesting and helpful, and really opens up new
avenues for our research. I wasn’t expecting such a wealth of
information, I can’t thank you enough. |
| Thank you again for your speedy help and assistance . We are
thrilled that John Norman was in the Kings Own Regiment and that you
confirmed we had the right cap details. Your additional information
is very interesting and informative. We look forward to visiting the
Museum in the near future . It seems funny that one of his
Grand-daughters lives locally and i am sure she too will visit the
Museum |
| Thank you for your prompt response regarding information about
my Father - I will follow up with the army Personnel Centre. I
enjoyed looking at the website and the many old photographs |
| My Dad said very little about his army service and as I now have
his medals and being ex service myself I thought it was about time I
tried to find out about his exploits. I appreciate your help |
| Thank you so much for this information, it will be so useful for
us as all local relatives have died out now. |
| Thank you very much for your detailed email, especially the
attachment about the Ashanti 1900 Medal. |
| Thank you for the information on my relatives. It is really
informative and gives me more information in researching their
lives. |
| That is absolutely fascinating. What an expert you are! It
really does make the point about how much information you get from
the details of uniforms in photographs. |
| Thanks for advice on Army records - I will try them and take a
“patience” pill first |
| Thank you very much for your swift response to my enquiry, my
daughter will be delighted with the information and clarification
you have been able to provide, I can’t wait to tell her in the
morning at breakfast ! |
| have explored the website in more depth now that you have
clarified the Battalion he served with and have indeed found some
excellent photos for my daughter’s project. |
| Thank you very much for you latest email which was extremely
helpful and very much appreciated. |
| I am PLEASED to tell you I now understand about 99% of my
father’s army career thanks to all your help. Your latest email
ticked all the boxes making all our research fall into place. The
archives about the 1st KORR. in Southern India late 1930’s really
tugged at some heart strings because as we looked at the photographs
knowing my father was at Wellington Barracks at the same time, we
felt that seeing all the battalion on the parade ground, one of
those many soldiers could have been my father. |
| Many thanks for the info on William Clayton, it has been most
helpful. |
| Thanks again for your time and keep up the good work. |
| Thanks Peter. I think your website is excellent. |
| Your advice on obtaining photographs was spot on. I struck gold
at Kendal Library. They have an archive on line (Westmorland
Gazette) on Names of local men killed in WW1, and it includes many
from the Lune Valley. |
| Thank you very much Peter for your information. It really helps
me to understand what was happening too on a day to day basis as you
only ever hear about the battles. I appreciate your time for doing
this. |
| Thank you for your email and for finding out information about
my great uncle. Every bit of information helps me to get to know
him. Growing up I knew most of his brothers but do know Alfie was my
nan’s I suppose favourite brother. I was lucky in that my mother and
father had me when only 20 and 21 so knew all my great grandparents
great uncles and aunts and also visited them in Jersey around
1947/8. |
| Many thanks for your prompt and informed reply. It provides the
key information I was hoping to find and adds a key piece to the
arduous and painstaking task of building up a picture of key members
of Mountbatten’s staff. |
Historical Facts and Figures
Year Visitors
Web Visitors Enquiries
2013/14 57 946
166 332
2131
2012/13 48 886
132 448
1359
2011/12 50 659
80 078
1304
2010/11 49 884
50 559
1217
2009/10 46 109
51 259
1218
2008/09 44 388
50 800
1630
2007/08 44 630
42 562
1248
2006/07 43 127
18 051
1165
2005/06 46 652
1541
2004/05 54 423
1503
2003/04 42 996
1128
2002/03 40 531
952
2001/02 47 350
987
2000/01 51 030
1052
Peter Donnelly BA AMA
Regimental Curator
King’s Own Royal Regiment Museum
Market Square
Lancaster
LA1 1HT
Curator Telephone: 01524 555619
Museum Telephone: 01524 64637
Email:
kingsownmuseum@iname.com
Website:
www.kingsownmuseum.plus.com
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