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1920s and 1930s

5th Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, Groups

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Officer Group with Commanding Officer, Colonel L I Cowper
Rear row, left to right: Frank M Johns; Dick Smalley; A Borlase; Bill Brown:
Middle row, left to right: Ted Ashworth; Buff Sharpe; Simpson; Ronald Gregory; Jim Newhouse; Vernon Royle; Walter Turton; Bill Morge;
Front row, left to right: Alf Burton; J M Rawcliffe, Bill George; E V Todd;
Colonel L I Cowper; Robert White; Ellis Williams; Geoffrey Oglethorpe; R H Saer.
Accession Number: KO2490/220

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Officer Group with Commanding Officer, Colonel L I Cowper
Rear row, left to right: Frank M Johns; Dick Smalley; A Borlase; Bill Brown:
Middle row, left to right: Ted Ashworth; Buff Sharpe; Simpson; Ronald Gregory; Jim Newhouse; Vernon Royle; Walter Turton; Bill Morge;
Front row, left to right: Alf Burton; J M Rawcliffe, Bill George; E V Todd;
Colonel L I Cowper; Robert White; Ellis Williams; Geoffrey Oglethorpe; R H Saer.
Accession Number: KO2490/221

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Officer Group, with Commanding Officer, Colonel J M Rawcliffe,
Including Brown, Hayes, Sharpe, Capstick Dale, Wyles, Thompson, Airey, Smalley, Morge, Ashworth, Johns, Newhouse, Seward, Williams, Gregory, Saer, Bill George, Oglethorpe, Colonel Rawcliffe Hugh Wright, Ben Pollard and R H Burton
Accession Number: KO2490/222

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Officer Group, with Commanding Officer, Colonel J M Rawcliffe, circa 1938 Catterick.
Including Wright, Hayes, Whelan, Hallam, Capstick-Dale, Brown, Bosier-Wyles, Airey, Saer, Burton, Williams, Gregory, Morge, Oglethorpe, Seward, Smalley, Newhouse, Ashworth, Mrs W Brown, Mrs Mary Wyles, Norah Capstick-Dale, Brigadier Mandleburg, Colonel Rawcliffe, Mrs Rawcliffe, Ben Pollard, Mrs Constance Smalley, Agnes Newhouse and Mrs Newhouse. Three small boys.
Accession Number: KO2490/223

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Officer Group, with Commanding Officer, Colonel J M Rawcliffe,  Wales?
Including Smalley, Pollard, Burton, Ashworth, Johns, Brown, Thompson, Capstick-Dale, Airey, Harrison, Turton, Williams, Gregory, Newhouse, Hayes, Seward, Morge, George, Pemberton, Oglethorpe, JM Rawcliffe, Robert White, Ben Pollard and R H Saer.
Accession Number: KO2490/224

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Officer Group, with Commanding Officer, Colonel J M Rawcliffe,
Including Brown, Hayes, Sharpe, Capstick-Dale, Wyles, Thompson, Airey, Smalley, Morge, Ashworth, Johns, Newhouse, Seward, Gregory, Saer, George, Oglethorpe, Rawcliffe, Wright, Pollard, Williams and Burton.
Accession Number: KO2490/225

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Officer Group, Commanding Officer, Colonel L I Cowper
Including Brown, Newhouse, Seward, Smalley, Ashworth, Johns, Morge, Saer, Burton, Oglethorpe, Gregory, Thompson, George, Todd, White, Cowper, Williams, Rawcliffe, Pollard, Airey and Pollard
Accession Number: KO2490/226

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Officer Group, with Commanding Officer, Colonel J M Rawcliffe,
Including Whelan, Hallam, Seward, Newhouse, Airey, Brown, Johns, Morge, Smalley, Ashworth, Capstick-Dale, Hayes, Thompson, Burton, Saer, Pollard, Wright, Rawcliffe, Oglethorpe, Williams and Gregory.
Accession Number: KO2490/227

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Officer Group, with Commanding Officer, Colonel J M Rawcliffe, Ramsey, Isle of Man, 1937.
Including Dick Smalley, George Thompson, George Airey, Tony Hayes, Derek Seward, Frank Johns, Bill Brown, Jim Newhouse, Walter Turton, Alf Burton, Ted Ashworth, Ronald Gregory, Bill Morge, R H Saer, Bill George, Geoffrey Oglethorpe, Colonel J M Rawcliffe, Robert White, Ben Pollard, Ellis Williams, Jim Pollard and E J Capstick-Dale
Accession Number: KO2490/228

5th Battalion King’s Own Machine Gun Company, with Officer Commanding, Captain R S Gregory, Lieutenant R Smalley and Lieutenant Vernon Royle. Circa 1930s
Accession Number: KO2490/233

5th Battalion King’s Own Officer Group, including Mayor and guests circa 1930s.
Accession Number: KO2490/234

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment 'D' (Fleetwood) Company, with Lieutenant E Ashworth and Major A N Burton
Accession Number: KO2490/235

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Warrant Officers and Sergeants Group
Accession Number: KO2490/247

5th Battalion. King’s Own Royal Regiment, Lieutenant E Newhouse and the Transport Section
Accession Number: KO2490/255

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment Officer Group, Ramsey, Isle of Man, Aug 1937
Accession Number: KO2490/393

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment Officer and Guests Group, Annual Camp, 1935
Accession Number: KO2490/394

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment Officer and Guests Group, Annual Camp, 1936 Holyhead
Accession Number: KO2490/395

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment Officer and Guests Group, Annual Camp, circa 1930s
Accession Number: KO2490/396

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment Sergeants and Officers, Rhyl Camp, 1925
Accession Number: KO2490/398

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment Officers and guest, 5th Battalion Musketry Camp, Carnforth, 1923
Accession Number: KO2490/399

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Musketry Camp, Crag Bank, Carnforth, 1923
Accession Number: KO0495/04

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment Officers Group 1935
Rear row, left to right: Vose; Brown; Newhouse; Seward; Smalley; Ashworth.
Middle Row, left to right: Johns; Morge; Saer; Burton; Oglethorpe; Gregory; Simpson; Doc Thompson.
Front row, left to right: George; Todd; White; Colonel L I Copwer; Williams; Rawcliffe; Bishop Pollard.
At front: Airey and Jim Pollard.
Accession Number: KO2490/400

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment Officers Group circa 1930s
Accession Number: KO2490/401

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment Officers and Guests Group circa 1930s
Accession Number: KO2490/402

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment Officers 5th Battalion, The King’s Own, Holyhead Camp, 1927
Accession Number: KO2490/403

5th Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, Officers at Slyne Camp, Lancaster, 1929
Accession Number: KO0172/10

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Fleetwood Camp, 1921
Rear, left to right: Captain William Henry Morge; Captain Charles Saer; Lieutenant Christopher Hogarth Woodhouse; Captain Arthur William Whewell Holmes; Lieutenant Percy Nickson; Lieutenant Alan Bell; Lieutenant Henry James Warbrick; 2nd Lieutenant Fergus Bartholemew Taylor.
Seated, left to right: Captain Alfred Shrigley; Major G C Milnes; Lieutenant Colonel Gerard W Sharpe; Major and Adjutant James Maclaren Young DSO; Major A E Atkinson.
Seated on ground: Captain and Quartermaster Noah Burton MC; 2nd Lieutenant James Edward Hardy.
Photo by George Toulmin and Sons Ltd Preston.
Accession Number: KO0495/03 and KO0408/04

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Officers, Holyhead Camp, 1927
Accession Number: KO0408/05

5th Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, Musketry Camp, Crag Bank 1920
Accession Number: KO0408/09

Senior officers of the units of the 164th Infantry Brigade, Hornby Camp, 1923.
Rear row, left to right: Major J M Young, DSO, Adjutant, 5th Battalion; Major E Atkinson, TD, 5th Battalion; Captain G F Taylor, Adjutant, 4th Battalion; Majro W H B R Kennedy, 4th Battalion; Captain W G Clark, Prince of Wales Volunteers; Major W A Grierson, DSO; 5th Loyals; Captain C R Carter, DSO, King’s Own, Adjutant, 5th Loyals; Major W J Plant, 4th Loyals; Major J Gaskell, Adjutant, 4th Loyals.
Front row, left to right: Lieutenant Colonel G W Sharpe, OBE, Commanding, 5th King’s Own; Lieutenant Colonel R Thompson, TD, Commanding 4th Battalion, King’s Own; Colonel R G Parker, CB CMG DSO, Commander 164th Infantry Brigade, TA; Lieutenant Colonel C K Potter, DSO, MC, TD, Commanding 5th Loyals; Lieutenant Colonel H Parker, DSO, Commanding 4th Loyals.
Accession Number: KO0495/05

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Hornby Camp, 1923
Accession Number: KO0495/06

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Hornby Camp, 1923
Accession Number: KO0495/07

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Holyhead Camp, 1928 Officers
Accession Number: KO0495/08

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Officers Kinmel Park Camp, Rhyl 1931
Accession Number: KO0495/09

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Officers at Camp 1935
Accession Number: KO0501/01

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Officers Holyhead Camp 1936
Back row – Lieutenant R Smalley, Lieutenant G D Thompson, Lieutenant G Airey, 2nd Lieutenant A G Hayes, 2nd Lieutenant F B Seward, Lieutenant F M Johns, Lieutenant W Brown. 2nd Row Lieutenant J Newhouse, Captain W Turton, Captain A N Burton, Captain E Ashworth, Captain R S Gregory, Captain W H Morge (Bandmaster). Sitting Major R H Saer, Lieutenant Colonel W George (MO), Major G Oglethorpe, Lieutenant Colonel J M Rawcliffe MC TD, Captain and Adjutant Robert Percy Firth White, MC, Rev Canon B Pollard and Captain and Quartermaster W E Williams DCM.
Front Row 2nd Lieutenant B J B Pollard and 2nd Lieutenant E J Capstrick-Dale.
Accession Number: KO0520/01

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Officers, Ramsey Camp, 1937
Rear row, left to right: Lieutenant W Brown; 2nd Lieutenant R F Way; 2nd Lieutenant F B Richardson; 2nd Lieutenant A G Hayes; 2nd Lieutenant E C Sharpe; 2nd Lieutenant E J Capstick-Dale; 2nd Lieutenant F W B Wyles.
Middle row, left to right: Lieutenant G D Thompson; Lieutenant G Airey; Lieutenant R Smalley; Captain and Band Master W H Morge; Captain E Ashworth; Lieutenant F M Jones; Lieutenant J Newhouse; Lieutenant F B Seward.
Front row, left to right: Captain R S Gregory; Major R H Saer; Lieutenant Colonel W George (Medical Officer); Major G Oglethorpe; Lieutenant Colonel J M Rawcliffe; Captain and Adjutant, H O Wright; The Bishop of Lancaster; Captain and Quartermaster E W Williams; Captain A N Burton.
Accession Number: KO0603/01

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Officers and Guests at Waithwaite Camp, Catterick, 7 Aug 1938
Rear row, left to right: Captain and Adjutant, H O Wright; 2nd Lieutenant A G Hayes; 2nd Lieutenant L H Wheeler; 2nd Lieutenant G E Hallam; 2nd Lieutenant E J Capstick-Dale; Lieutenant W Brown; 2nd Lieutenant F W B-Wyles; Lieutenant G Airey.
Middle row, left to right: 2nd Lieutenant W H Jarvis; Major R H Saer; Captain A N Burton; Captain and Quartermaster E W Williams; Captain R S Gregory; Captain and Band Master W H Morge; Major G Oglethorpe; Lieutenant F B Seward; Lieutenant R Smalley; Lieutenant J Newhouse; Captain E Ashworth.
Front row, left to right: Miss Wheeler; Mrs Wheeler; Miss M Lyon; Mrs E J Capstick-Dale; Brigadier G Darwell; Colonel J M Rawcliffe; Mrs J M Rawcliffe; Bishop of Lancaser; Mrs R Smalley; Miss A Newhouse; Miss E Newhouse.
Accession Number: KO0603/02

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Group with Colour Party, 1937, outside Lancaster's Green Ayre Railway Station, which had suitable space for the battalion to use regularly for parades as it was not that far from the Battalion Headquaters at Phoenix Street.
Accession Number: KO1289/02

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Group- Officers and Sergeants, 1928
Accession Number: KO1289/03

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Rhyl Camp, 1925 Officers and Sergeants.
Accession Number: KO1289/04

Officers, 5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Lancaster, White Lund, 4th June 1921
Accession Number: KO1241/01

Officers, 5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Lancaster, Ramsey, Isle of Man, 1922
Accession Number: KO1241/02a and KO1241/02b

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Officers 1932
Accession Number: KO1272/01

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment Officers in blues circa 1920s
Accession Number: KO2490/404

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment Officers, c. 1920s
Accession Number: KO1642/01

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment Officers at Camp
Accession Number: KO1642/06

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment Group
Accession Number: KO1642/10

5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment Officers, 1939
Accession Number: KO1723/02

© Images are copyright, Trustees of the King's Own Royal Regiment Museum.
 You must seek permission prior to publication of any of our images.