Photo Gallery
The National Service Years 1945-59
1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, Italy
St. George's Day, 1947
Drummer Kenny, Rossetti Barracks, Trieste
Accession Number: KO0757/01-01, KO1929/01 and KO2591/19L
Quarter Guard, 1st Battalion, Scots Guards
Accession Number: KO0757/01-02 and KO2591/11
Colours Marching from Officers Mess
Accession Number: KO0757/01-03 and KO2591/12
Parade before march on of Colours
Accession Number: KO0757/01-04
Colours March on in Slow time
Accession Number: KO0757/01-05 and KO0698/26
Battalion Salutes the Colours
Accession Number: KO0757/01-06 and KO0700/19
Inspection by Brigadier M D Erskine DSO, Company Commander Major D J
Martin, Subalterns, Lieutenant J Douglas and J R Baxter
Accession Number: KO0757/01-07
Brigadier Erskine speaking to Company Sergeant Major G Fitzpatrick
Accession Number: KO0757/01-08 and KO2591/15
Left to right: Major R C Robin; Major T Leahy; Lieutenant Colonel W V H
Robins; Brigadier Erskine; Private P McNuff; Private G Brouse; Corporal
A Snoddy.
Accession Number: KO0700/18
Brigadier Erskine accompanied by Lieutenant Colonel W V H Robbins DSO,
Major R C Brown Brigade Major and Major T Leahy, the King’s Own Royal
Regiment.
Accession Number: KO0757/01-09 and KO2591/16
Brigadier Erskine speaking to CQMS S Collister
Accession Number: KO0757/01-10 and KO2591/13
King’s Colour and Regimental Colours carried by Lieutenant A Brown and
Lieutenant G Ward, saluted by Brigadier Erskine.
Accession Number: KO0757/01-11 and KO0698/27
Inspection, CSM Tomlin, Corporal Willie and Lieutenant Baillie in
foreground.
Accession Number: KO0757/01-12 and KO2591/18
Brigadier Erskine speaking to Corporal Willie
Accession Number: KO0757/01-13 and KO2591/14
Brigadier Erskine speaking to CQMS A Doughty
Accession Number: KO0757/01-14 and KO2591/17
Company Sergeant Major Cronshaw states he is the oldest soldier – except
for the Commanding Officer
Accession Number: KO0757/01-15 and KO0700/16
Brigadier Erskine returns to the saluting base.
Accession Number: KO0757/01-16 and KO2591/03
Brigadier Erskine addressed the battalion.
Accession Number: KO0757/01-17 and KO2591/08
Brigadier Erskine addresses the battalion in Hollow Square
Accession Number: KO0757/01-18 and KO2591/04
Address by the Commanding Officer, Lance Corporal Snape and Lance
Corporal Frost of the Regimental Police in the rear.
Accession Number: KO0757/01-19 and KO2591/05
March past of the Band led by Bandmaster D Morley
Accession Number: KO0757/01-20 and KO2591/02
March Past, Escort to Commanding Officer, Sergeant Griffiths and
Sergeant Stables
Accession Number: KO0757/01-21 and KO2591/07
March past No. 2 Guard, Lieutenant Church saluting, Company Sergeant
Major Heath, Escort to the Colours.
Accession Number: KO0757/01-22 and KO2591/09
Right to left Company Quartermaster Sergeant Collister; Lieutenant Ward
with Regimental Colour; Company Sergeant Major Heath; Lieutenant Brown
with King’s Colour and Sergeant Furness.
Accession Number: KO0757/01-23 and KO2591/10
March Past Number 3 Guard, Company Sergeant Major Tomlin and Lieutenant
Baillie, saluting are prominent.
Accession Number: KO0757/01-24 and KO0700/17
March Past Number 4 Guard, Led by Captain F V North, Company Sergeant
Major Cronshaw, leading supernumerary file.
Accession Number: KO0757/01-25 and KO2591/06
Regimental Sergeant Major F Revington salutes the Colours under guard of
the Oldest soldier, Private Gallagher (19 1/2 years service) and Private
Pearson, 8 months service.
Accession Number: KO0700/15, KO0757/01-26 and KO2591/20
The Regimental Colours of the 1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment,
Trieste, St. George's Day, 1947, under guard of the Oldest soldier,
Private Gallagher (19 1/2 years service) and Private Pearson, 8 months
service.
Accession Number: KO1929/03
The Regimental Colours of the 1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment,
Trieste, St. George's Day, 1947, under guard of the Oldest soldier,
Private Gallagher (19 1/2 years service) and Private Pearson, 8 months
service.
Accession Number: KO2590/158
Brigadier M D Erskine DSO accompanied by Major A C Robin, Coldstream
Guards, and Lieutenant Colonel W V H Robbins DSO view the Colours and
discuss old Battle Honours.
Accession Number: KO0757/01-27
Officers of the 1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, Trieste, St.
George's Day, 1947.
Rear, left to right: Captain S F Mayfield; Lieutenant B S Mallalieu;
Lieutenant J Harrison; Lieutenant J B Thomas; Lieutenant J Douglas;
Lieutenant M Gregson; Lieutenant N W Lawrenson; Lieutenant G Watson;
Captain L Simons (RAMC); Lieutenant J Roberts; Lieutenant G Higgs.
Middle row, left to right: Captains F V North; J E S Davis; A F B
Rigden; T Jakeman; M L Hunt; Lieutenant H M Baillie; Lieutenant A Brown;
Lieutenant G Ward; Lieutenant A Church; Lieutenant J R Baxter; Captains
J Croley; J Robson; P Farrer.
Front row, left to right: Captain T C V Todd; Captain A H Hands; Captain
G D Chater; Major Nigel St. G. Gribbon; Lieutenant Colonel W V H Robbins
DSO; Brigadier M D Erskine, DSO, Commander 24th Guards Brigade; Major A
J Addy; Major R C Robin (Coldstream Guards); Major T Leahy; Major D J
Martin; Captain J Gout.
Accession Number: KO0757/01-28
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