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Annual Acquisition Records 1960 - 1965

The Regimental Journal, The Lion and The Rose, later The Lion and The Dragon, and the Museum's Annual Report has always published a list of acquisitions to the museum's collection. This listing briefly describes the items acquired and the donor's name.

1960

	KO0910 US K Ration pack, and packet of ‘V’ Cigarettes. Gift of Lieutenant Colonel W A Robinson.
	KO0911 Duty Officers Dice, First World War. Gift of Captain John de Cordova.
	KO0912 Photo: Major General C P Stokes. Gift of Mr W R Thompson.
	KO0913 Medals of Private John Robinson. Silk postcards, prints, Anonymous.
	KO0914 Medals of Brigadier General G L Hibbert. Gift of the executors of the late General G L Hibbert.
	KO0915 Service Dress Jacket, 1918, Sergeant C D Dosser, 1st King’s Own. Gift of Mrs Dosser.
	KO0916 Discharge certificate Private Hampson, 1763. Gift of Mr W H Stattham, Harrow.
	KO0917 Medals of Captain Thomas Brittain Forwood. Photos of South African War Veterans, Lancaster. Gift of Lieutenant Colonel R G R Chilton, Dorset.
	KO0918 Recruiting book for the King’s Own Royal Border Regiment. Gift of Regimental Headquarters, Lancaster.
	KO0919 Programme for laying up the Colours, 1961. Gift of Regimental Headquarters, Lancaster.

1962

	KO0920 Medals of Private John Dean. Gift of Mrs E Dean, Eltham, London.
	KO0921 Newspaper cuttings relating to the 3rd King’s Own. Gift of T B Trappes Lomax, Thetford.
	KO0922 Military Cross of 2nd Lieutenant A Ellwood. Photos, record of service and drawings Gift of Edith E Ellwood, Chester.
	KO0923 Army Rifle Association Medal. Gift of the Regiment.
	KO0924 Portrait in oils of Marshall of the RAF Sir John Salmond GCB. Commissioned and funded by Brigadier John Hardy. Transferred from Regimental Headquarters, Lancaster.
	KO0925 Photo, four past and present commanding officers of the 4th King’s Own.
	KO0926 Uniforms and equipment 1st Volunteer Battalion, 4th King’s Own and Bush Hat of 56th Anti-Tank Regiment. Gift of Lieutenant Colonel J R S Thompson.
	KO0927 Silver Rugby Cups, 1927-1930. Dessert plates. South African period tropical helmet. Gift of the Secretary, Regimental Headquarters, King’s Own Royal Border Regiment.

1963

	KO0928 Catholic soldiers prayer book, 1858.
	KO0929 Coronation Orders, 1937. Gift of Major Wyncall.
	KO0930 Photos: 1st King’s Own and Depot, 1920s.
	KO0931 Medals of Corporal A Black. Gift of E R Birtles, Manchester.
	KO0932 Photo, Royal Lancashire Militia, Lancaster, 1868. Gift of Mr Haworth, Littledale.
	KO0933 Medals of Private William Cragg. Letters and greeting cards. Gift of Mr B Cragg, Sleaford, Lincolnshire.

1964

	KO0934 Medals of Warrant Officer Class 2 Charles George Clark. Gift of the daughter of CSM Clark.
	KO0935 Tunic, Review Order, 1914. Gift of Mrs J Pollock, London.
	KO0936 Military Cross to Captain James Balfour Parks. Gift of Mr F L Harvey.
	KO0937 Uniform and equipment. Medals of Sergeant Instructor of Musketry Bernard Daly. Gift of I B Gailey, Belfast.
	KO0938 Medals of Warrant Officer Class 2 Joseph Woodcock. Gift of Mr E Roberts, Leeds.
	KO0939 Battle dress blouse and trousers. Beret. Gift of Regimental Headquarters, King’s Own Royal Regiment.
	KO0940 Badges and insignia of the King’s Own Calgary Regiment. Gift of Regimental Headquarters, King’s Own Royal Regiment.
	KO0941 Jungle uniform worn by Colonel R N Anderson. Gift of Regimental Headquarters, King’s Own Royal Regiment.
	KO0942 Colour Belts of the 1st King’s Own. Gift of Regimental Headquarters, King’s Own Royal Regiment.

1965

	KO0943 Photos, 1st King’s Own air movement exercise, Egypt, 1933. Gift of Colonel H L S Hilliard, OBE, 1st King’s Own.
	KO0944 Medals of Captain William Gordon Bayly. Gift of Captain W G Bayly.
	KO0945 Documents relating to Private Edwin Murray. Gift of Mr Murray, Lancaster.
	KO0946 Photo, 2nd Active Service Company, March 1901.
	KO0947 Photos: 4/5 King’s Own 1960s. Gift of the Regiment.
	KO0948 Medals of Sergeant J Deveney. Gift of Mr Deveney.
	KO0949 Memoirs of Edward Bowlby, 1810-1817. Gift of Lieutenant Colonel A C E Bowlby, County Cork.
	KO0950 Programme and menu from dinner in honour of the Royal Marines, 1964. Gift of Regimental Headquarters, Lancaster.
	KO0953 Bible, 1860. Gift of D C Derall.
	KO0954 Medal of Private Thomas Richardson. Gift of Mrs P E Spray, London.
	KO0955 List of names from the Book of Remembrance, Bukit Timah, Old Christian Cemetery, 1865-1907. Gift of Lieutenant General Sir Richard Anderson.
	KO0956 Squad roll book, Henry Buckton Laurence, 2nd King’s Own, 1842-1886. Gift of Major G S Johnson, Dover.

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.