King's Own Royal Regiment Museum

The National Service Years 1945-59

1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, Italy

Sports

Winners of the Inter Company Athletics Meeting, 'A' Company, 1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, Trieste, 1946.
Standing, not recorded,
Sitting, left to right: Lance Sergeant Holmes; Lance Sergeant Taylor; Private Cook; Lieutenant Farmer; Lieutenant Myers; Privates Green; Parker; Threfall; Heath.
Kneeling, left to right: Lance Corporal Saunders and Lance Corporal Gee.
Accession Number: KO0698/22

Headquarter Company Novices Boxing Team, 1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, Trieste, 1947.
Rear row, left to right: Private E Wedgner; CQMS R Doughry; Sergeant D McWilliam; Sergeant R Wilson.
Fourth row, left to right: Private S Carr; Corporal R Newton; Lance Corporal J Keenan; Private L Farrell; Private E Metcalfe; Private J McGowan; Private P Randall; Private A Randall; Private A Williams.
Third row, left to right: Lance Corporal J Millen; Privates E Heath; R Lawrenson; S Wingrove; K Howson; T Plant and E Waugh.
Second row, left to right: Privates W Rimmer; T Potter; J Harrison; G Weinman; F Gavan; K Bannister.
Front row, left to right: Private D Partridge; T Ormesher; R Spokes; P Morris; M Smith; B Moore.
Accession Number: KO0714/09

Athletics Meeting, 1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, Trieste, 16th May 1947.  The presentation of the Winners Shield, Lieutenant Colonel W V M Robins to Company Sergeant Major G Fitzpatrick, Team Captain.  Major D Martin is stood behind the Commanding Officer.
Accession Number: KO0700/21

Athletics Meeting, Lieutenant H Baillie, running in the 800 metres.  1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, Trieste, 16th May 1947. 
Accession Number: KO0700/22

Athletics Meeting, Tug of War, 'C' Company on the left cheered on by Private A Divit, against Support Company.  1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, Trieste, 16th May 1947.
Accession Number: KO0700/23

Athletics Meeting, Discus, Private N H Burgess throwing, watched by Major J Addy (in uniform to rear) and to the left of him Bandmaster L Morely.  The Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel W V H Robins, DSO, is walking on the right on the picture.  1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, Trieste, 16th May 1947.
Accession Number: KO0700/24

Athletics Meeting, High Jump, Captain J E S Davis, five foot and 3 inches.  1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, Trieste, 16th May 1947.
Accession Number: KO0700/25

Athletics Meeting, 5000 metres, Lieutenant M Gregson, 17 minutes and 40 seconds. 1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, Trieste, 16th May 1947.
Accession Number: KO0700/26

Athletics Meeting, 100 metre hurdles, left to right: Captain T C V Todd, Lance Corporal A Thomson and Private S Shenton.  1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, Trieste, 16th May 1947.
Accession Number: KO0700/20

BETFOR Swimming Team, Trieste, Italy, circa 1947.
Accession Number: KO2663/24

1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, The Battalion Athletics Team, 1948.
Standing: Sergeants A Hammond, D Lenton, Corporal C A Birmingham, Lieutenant A P Mulvaney, 2nd Lieutenant Pat Roberts, Lance Corporal E Hampton, Privates R V Bentley, J Barlow, 2nd Lieutenant J P O'Regan, Private Greenhall.
Centre row: Privates E Wright, W Bransfield, Corporal A Kirby, Private J Taylor, Corporal H Patience, Private L Evans.
Front row: Privates G Catlow, C Russell, A Lowe, R Marsden, Corporals P Guinness, R Gornall, Lance Corporal D Tripp.
Absent from photograph: Lieutenants J M Hardy and J E Douglas.
Accession Number: KO0726/03 and KO2663/33

Lieutenant Pat Roberts of the 1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, Trieste, 1948, receiving a trophy.
Accession Number: KO2663/32

1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, Athletics Meeting, Trieste, 1948
'S' Company, Champion Company Team.
Accession Number: KO0788/034

1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, BETFOR Inter Unit Swimming Team, Trieste, 1948
Accession Number: KO0788/035

1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, Winners of the Inter-Unit BETFOR Inter Unit Swimming Championship, 1948.
Rear row, left to right: Corporal R Jefferson; Lieutenant O C Normandale; 2nd Pat Roberts; Lieutenants J M Hardy; A P Mulvaney; Lance Corporal B King.
Front row: Captain E W Newns; Corporal P Guinness; Lance Corporal D V Andrews; Private B Thornley; Lieutentnat Colonel W V H Robins DSO; Captain D Gibb DCM; Corporal G Handley; Privates F Heffey; A Butterworth; Corporal D Young.
Accession Number: KO0726/06, KO1534/05 and KO2663/31

Rugby Team, 1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, Trieste 1947/48.
Rear, left to right: Sergeant K Wheeler; 2nd Lieutenant F Wolstencroft; Lieutenant A P Mulvaney; 2nd Lieutenant Clarke; Private T Whitley; Major E D Bevan OBE; Sergeant B Savage; Sergeant J Mayor; Craftsman G Bromley.
Seated, left to right: Private J Greenhow; Major D J Martin; Major T Leahy (Acting Commanding Officer); Captain T C V Todd; Lance Corporal N Cowley; Private R Watts.
Sat at front: Lieutenant J Cogan, Royal Army Medical Corps and Corporal L Henderson.
Accession Number: KO0714/10

Cross Country Running Team, 1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, Trieste, April 1948.  Winners of the Inter-Unit Competition, BETFOR.
Standing:  Corporal R Redhead; Private L Evans; Corporal A Kirby; Lance Corporal B Sharples; Private A Brown; Sergeant W Barnes; Private J Rawston; Corporal A Masters; Lance Corporal D Tripp; Privates J Whittaker and P Lamb.
Seated:  Private H O'Neal; Sergeant A Hammond; Lieutenant Colonel W V H Robbins DSO: The Colonel of the Regiment, Brigadier John H Hardy, CBE MC; Major D G Clayton; Corporal J Hodgson; Private A Lowe.
Accession Number: KO0721/11

Lieutenant E Douglas clearing 8 foot 8 inches during the Inter-Unit Athletic Meeting, 14th August 1948, at Trieste.  This officer had only come out of hospital  the same morning.  1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment.
Accession Number: KO0726/04

1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, Athletics Meeting, The Final Scoreboard.  Trieste, 1948.
Accession Number: KO0726/05

Lance Corporal Barlow, Support Company, (Champion Company) 1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, Trieste, 1948.  Winner of the Victor Ledorum Belt at the Battalion Athletics Meeting. 
Accession Number: KO0788/36

Private Robinson, Support Company, 1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, Trieste, 1948.  Winner of the Private Soldiers Shooting Shield, Battalion Rifle Meeting.
Accession Number: KO0788/37

1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, sports group, circa 1948, with the Colonel of the Regiment.  Trieste, Italy.
Accession Number: KO2663/34

1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Cricket Team, Trieste, 1947
Accession Number: KO2634/04

1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Cricket match in progress, Trieste, 1947
Accession Number: KO2634/05