King's Own Royal Regiment Museum

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The National Service Years 1945-59

Regimental Depot, Bowerham Barracks

General view of 'Hodgson' Block, Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1953.
Accession Number: KO0788/03

'South Africa' Barrack Room in 'Brook' Block at Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, in 1953.
Accession Number: KO0788/04

Soldier's Kit layout, 1953
Accession Number: KO0788/18

Depot, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Bowerham Barracks. Civilian Staff, Lancaster 1952.
Top Row, left to right:
J Ryan, King’s Own, 1906, Boilerman; F Jones MM, King’s Own, 1919, GE Staff; R Kinnish, King’s Own, 1922, General Duties Man; J Robinson, Army Catering Corps, Cook; J Eddleston, Cook; R Holmes, 1931, Cook; F Walker, Royal Flying Corps, GE Staff; E Duff, GE Staff.
Centre Row, left to right:
V F Ensor, King’s Own, 1914, Driver; T Broad, King’s Own, 1908, Museum Orderly; H Wilkinson, King’s Own, 1940, GE Staff; J Adams, King’s Own 1900, General Duties Man; R Dawson, RAOC, GE Staff; C Bainbridge, King’s Own 1907, General Duties Man; A H Slimm, King’s Own 1906, General Duties Man; T Simpson, King’s Own 1927, Batman; C E Brown, King’s Own, 1940, Boilerman.
Front Row, left to right:
P C Walker, King’s, Groundsman; A Whittle, Clerk of Works; H Dinsdale, Green Howards, 1925, QM’s Clerk; Major L Heap, King’s Own, Admin Officer; E E Brassington, MC, Royal Fusiliers, Orderly Room; J Sharpe, Worcestershire Regiment, Telephone Orderly; B R Thompson, Telephone Orderly, T Cragg, King’s Own 1908 San D Man.
Accession Number: KO0788/008

Kitchen, Regimental Depot, 1957.
Accession Number: KO0883/181

The dining room set for the Sergeants Mess Social, June 1951, Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster.
Accession Number: KO0788/05

Number 4 Pioneer Training Centre 29 Apr 1947 Mayor of Lancaster and Private J W Roberts
Accession Number: KO0698/16

Brigadier R M J Goldie, CBE, Acting Colonel of the Regiment, and Deputy Commander North West District, presenting the Best All Round Recruit certificate to Private J Till on 16th February 1952.  On the left is Major J B Underwood, Officer Commanding, The Regimental Depot, and facing the camera is Warrant Officer Class 1 F Revington, the Regimental Sergeant Major.
Accession Number: KO0788/011

Private P Gordon, best all round recruit of his equals, being presented to Brigadier H E Creedon.  This is the first recruit to join the Regular Army for a term of 22 years, since the re-opening of the Regimental Depot, 1952.
Accession Number: KO0788/007

Regimental Depot, Passing Out Parade, August 1952. 
Attended by Alderman N P Edmondson, JP, Mayor of Morecambe and Councillor C B Trek, JP, Mayor of Lancaster.
Accession Number: KO0788/013

Regimental Depot, Passing Out Parade, 20th August 1952.
After the advance in Review Order.  In the foreground left to right, Brigadier H E Creedon, Major J N Wickham (Officer Commanding, Regimental Depot), Sergeant P Morris.  Parade Commanded by Lieutenant J D Thorne in the rear of the platoon is Regimental Sergeant Major F Revington and the band of the 1st Battalion, The King's Own Royal Regiment.
Accession Number: KO0788/014

Regimental Depot, Passing Out Parade, 20th August 1952.
Accession Number: KO0788/015

Regimental Depot, Passing Out Parade, 20th August 1952.
The March Past in Quick Time.  Parade commanded by Lieutenant J D Thorne, in the rear of the platoon is RSM F Revington, with the band of the 1st Battalion in attendance, under the leadership of Bandmaster L Morley, ARCM.
Accession Number: KO0788/016

Brigadier J H Hardy, Colonel of the Regiment, inspecting soldiers at the Regimental Depot, 1957.
Accession Number: KO0883/290

Sergeants Mess Social, Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, June 1951.  Regimental Sergeant Major F Revington; Regimental Sergeant Major's Mother and Mr J Humphreys.
Accession Number: KO0788/006a

Sergeants Mess Social, Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, June 1951.  Major J B Underwood; Mr Tim Kelly; Mr George Bell, Major L Heap; Mr Chatham, Mr Paddy Cooney, and Mr Charles Brown.
Accession Number: KO0788/006b

Sergeants Mess Social, Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, June 1951.  General view of the guests on the lawn.
Accession Number: KO0788/006c

Sergeants Mess Social, Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, June 1951.  Left to right: Mrs Sallows and daughter; Miss Mitchell and Mrs Mitchell; Sergeant Mitchell; Miss Sallows; Master Mitchell; Mr George Summer and Master Sallows.
Accession Number: KO0788/006d

See also the collection of Private Robert Duncan, who served at the King's Own Depot, between 1957 and 1958.

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