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Soldiers of the Regiment

Major General Herbert Charles Borrett CB

Born 23 Sep 1841. Joined the King’s Own Regiment as Ensign 29 Oct 1858. Lieutenant 1862. Quartermaster General’s Depot at Poona, 1 Dec 1866 to 3 Nov 1867, and Adjutant General Depot, Poona, 4 Nov 1867 to 15 Dec 1867. Served in Abyssinian Campaign. Adjutant 1st Battalion 2 Jan 1869 to 21 Sep 1870. Captain 1870. Major 1880. Lieutenant Colonel 2nd in Command 1st Battalion from October 1881. Commanding 1886. Brevet Colonel 1887. Major General 1889. Retired 1903. Died 4 April 1919. Father of C A Borrett and Oswald C Borrett.

CB, Abyssinian Medal and 1911 Coronation Medal to Major General Herbert Cuthbert Borrett, King's Own Royal Regiment.
Accession Numbers: KO0687/01-02-03

Captain Herbert Charles Borrett
Accession Number: KO0010/08

Captain Herbert Charles Borrett
Accession Number: KO0117/11

Lieutenant Herbert Cuthbert Borrett and Mrs Annie Borrett
Accession Number: KO0467/03

Lieutenant Colonel H C Borrett Commanding 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, 1886/7
Accession Number: KO0738/21

Major General Herbert C Borrett, King’s Own Royal Regiment.
Photograph by Wyrall, Late Hills & Saunders, The Grosvenor Fine Art Studio, Aldershot
Accession Number: KO0821/09

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Bound set of letters 1868 from Lieutenant Herbert Charles Borrett to his wife, Annie, during Abyssinian Campaign
Accession Number: KO1412/01

Waist Belt Plate, King's Own Royal Regiment worn by Major General Herbert Charles Borrett CB
Accession Number: KO0381/02

	Letter dated 19 Dec 1857 regarding the commission of Herbert Charles Borrett Accession Number: KO0467/01 a
	Envelope Accession Number: KO0467/01 b
	Letter dated 21 Oct 1858 to Herbert Charles Borrett Accession Number: KO0467/01 c
	Letter dated 29 Oct 1858 to Herbert Charles Borrett Regarding his commission Accession Number: KO0467/01 d
	Envelope dated 30 Oct 1858 Accession Number: KO0467/01 e
	Letter dated 8 Oct 1858 to Herbert Charles Borrett re Military Education Accession Number: KO0467/01 f
	envelope Accession Number: KO0467/01 g
	Letter dated 29 Jan 1859 about the exemption from Income Duty of Persons having less than £100 per year to Ensign Herbert Charles Borrett Accession Number: KO0467/01 h
	Envelope dated 29 Jan 1859 Accession Number: KO0467/01 I
	Memorandum, dated 2 Aug 1858, letter to Herbert Charles Borrett regarding an examination. Accession Number: KO0467/01 j
	Letter dated 15 Sep 1858 to Herbert Charles Borrett, re examination Accession Number: KO0467/01 k
	Envelope dated 1860 Accession Number: KO0467/01 l
	Presentation card for Ensign Herbert Borrett Accession Number: KO0467/02 a
	Presentation card for Ensign Herbert Borrett Accession Number: KO0467/02 b
	Envelope for presentation cards Accession Number: KO0467/02 c

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