King's Own Royal Regiment Museum

The National Service Years 1945-59

Hong Kong 1954-1956

Sports

Private R Jones, number 23043655, of 'D' Company,
1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment.  Far East Land
Forces Lightweight Champion, Hong Kong, 1955.
Accession Number: KO0883/052

Lance Corporal Sharpe, Company Sergeant Major Higham and Captain de Cordova (blue jerseys) during a phase of the final of the Land Forces Knockout Competition in which 74 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment defeated the Battalion.  1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, Hong Kong, 1956.
Accession Number:  KO0883/072

Rugby match, Hong Kong, 1956.
Accession Number:  KO0883/073

"A fitting end to a six match struggle for the Blarney Stone Shield, standing, left to right: 2nd Lieutenant D Wade, Captain John de Cordova, Captain K Cain, Private D Fidder.  Seated, Lieutenant Peter Dew, Harry Keir, and Peter Blincoe.
Accession Number: KO0883/089

An incident during the Blarney Stone Shield quarter-final, 1st King's Own versus 27 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment.  Lieutenant H Keir; 2nd Lieutenant P Dew; Captain John de Cordova; 2nd Lieutenant D Wade.  Hong Kong, 1956.
Accession Number: KO0883/115

Rugby match, Hong Kong, 1955.
Accession Number: KO0883/121

2nd Lieutenant P J Blincoe breaking through.  Rugby match, Hong Kong, 1955.
Accession Number: KO0883/122

Lieutenant H Y Keir kicking a goal.  Rugby match, Hong Kong, 1956.
Accession Number: KO0883/125

Football Team, 1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, Hong Kong, 1956. 
Front, kneeling four from left is Eddie Cochrane and stood, fourth left is Sam Philipson, from Cumbria.
Accession Number: KO0883/031

Army Sports Representatives from the 1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, Hong Kong, 1955.  Sports: boxing, fencing, swimming, rugby and cricket.
Accession Number: KO 0883/050 & KO2240/02

Lieutenant General Stratton presents the Land Forces (Hong Kong) Soccer Cup to 2nd Lieutenant J B Howard, a Border Regiment officer transferred to the 1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment prior to amalgamation in 1959.  Hong Kong, 1956.
Accession Number: KO0883/091

Swimming and Diving Team, 1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, Winners of the 48 Gurkha Infantry Brigade Sports, (Major Units), Hong Kong, August 1955.
Standing, left to right: Private Chadwick; Lance Corporal Appleby; Private Heslop; Major Jakeman; Private Burns; Corporal Mathews; 2nd Lieutenant Wellington.
In front, left to right: Lance Corporal Coates; Corporal Jackson; Corporal Ashton; 2nd Lieutenant Taylor; Corporal Phinn; Private Shockledge; Corporal Butterworth.
Accession Number: KO1023/50

Swimming and Water Polo Teams, 1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, Hong Kong, circa 1955.
Standing, left to right: Lance Corporal Clarke; Private Chaisty; Lance Corporal Coates; Privates Shaw and Stockbridge.
Seated, left to right: Colour Sergeant Brayshaw; 2nd Lieutenant Wollaston; 2nd Lieutenant Taylor (Swimming Captain); Lieutenant Colonel J B Underwood; Corporals Phinn (Water Polo Captain), Ashton and Cutter.
Large trophies, left to right: 48th Brigade Swimming Shield; Land Forces Swimming Shield; Army North West Polo League Shield.  (Above) Land Forces Water Polo knock-out cup.
Accession Number: KO2490/459

Football, 12 Platoon, 'D' Company versus 8 Platoon, 'C' Company, 1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, Hong Kong, 1956.  Private Goodwin plays the ball.
Accession Number: KO0883/047

Basket Ball team 'B' Company, 1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, winners of the Inter-Company League, 1955. 
Seated, left to right: 2nd Lieutenant Wade; Major Jakeman; Corporal Higginbottom. 
Standing, left to right: Private Turner; Corporal Usher, Private Gee.
Accession Number: KO0883/080

Shooting Team, 'D' Company, 1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, Hong Kong, 1956.
Front row, left to right: Lance Corporal McKeating; Corporal Douglas; Lance Corporal Croston; Lance Corporal Bell; Corporal Gollings; Lance Corporal Nolan.
Centre row, left to right: Sergeants Shannon; Ellwood; Company Sergeant Major Gornall; Major O B Irwin; 2nd Lieutenant Bishop, Sergeant Landers.
Back row, left to right: Private Rawcliffe; Corporal Phillipson; Privates Finnegan; Carney; Young; Kirkham; Jones.
Accession Number: KO0883/079

   
Corporal Smith of the Band of the 1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, with his seven Shields and Cups and three medals won as a result of his many military and civilian successes in running.  Hong Kong, 1956.  Right: Corporal Smith winning the Land Forces Three Mile Race, Lance Corporal Highton of the Drums can be seen coming in a good second, 1956.
Accession Number: KO0883/098 and KO0883/70

Winners of the Hong Kong Service Fencing Championship and Runners up in the Far East Land Forces Championship.
Standing, left to right: Private Hughes; Private Fairbrother; Corporal Allsop; Lance Corporal Gillett.
Seated, left to right: 2nd Lieutenant Jackson; Lieutenant Colonel J B Underwood; Sergeant Forbes.
Accession Number: KO0883/032

Sport trophies won by the 1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, in Hong Kong, 1955-56.
Land Forces Swimming Championship, 1955; Land Forces Aluwalia Water Polo Knock-out Cup; 48 Gurkha Infantry Brigade Swimming Challenge Shield, 1955; Blarney Stone Seven-a-side Rugby 1955; Land Forces Fencing Championship, 1956; Land Forces Association Football Knock-out Cup, 1956; Hong Kong Army North Water Polo Winners, 1955-56.
Accession Number: KO0883/093

Rugby Team of the 1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, Team being presented to Major General Sugden, Commander British Forces, Hong Kong, 1956.
Accession Number: KO0883/071

Brigade Sports Day, Hong Kong, circa 1954-56 including 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment
Boxing match at King’s Own Camp.
Accession Number: KO3108/09

Brigade Sports Day, Hong Kong, circa 1954-56 including 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment
Boxing match at King’s Own Camp.
Accession Number: KO3108/10

Brigade Sports Day, Hong Kong, circa 1954-56 including 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment
Boxing match at King’s Own Camp.
Accession Number: KO3108/11

Brigade Sports Day, Hong Kong, circa 1954-56 including 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment
2nd Lieutenant Clements, relay race.
Accession Number: KO3108/12

Brigade Sports Day, Hong Kong, circa 1954-56 including 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment
Jackson of ‘C’ Company
Accession Number: KO3108/13

Inter Company Sports Day, Hong Kong, circa 1954-56 including 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment
Ken Pye of ‘C’ Company
Accession Number: KO3108/14

Inter Company Sports Day, Hong Kong, circa 1954-56 including 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment
2nd Lieutenant Clements winning the 1 mile race, C Company winning the competition.
Accession Number: KO3108/15

Brigade Sports Day, Hong Kong, circa 1954-56 including 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment
Pole vault competition
Accession Number: KO3108/16

Brigade Sports Day, Hong Kong, circa 1954-56 including 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment
Running race
Accession Number: KO3108/17

Brigade Sports Day, Hong Kong, circa 1954-56 including 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment
Pole vault competition
Accession Number: KO3108/18

Brigade Sports Day, Hong Kong, circa 1954-56 including 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment
J Pye and the Hurdle race
Accession Number: KO3108/19

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