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First World War

3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

Group of Reservists at Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, August 1914.  From a postcard dated 8th August 1914.  "We are off to Plymouth tonight...."  The card is captioned "The King's Own Lancaster  A few of the boys the Germans will have to face".
Accession Number KO2546/27

Group of soldiers, possibly at Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, circa 1914/15 including Private Cecil A Pye, number 17643, who served with the 2nd King’s Own from 18 May 1915.
Accession Number: KO2778/01

Group of sixteen soldiers of the King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, possibly First World War or just post First World War. The sergeant has a set of medal ribbons, which could be First World War. The photograph is marked ‘No. 3 Platoon’ and could possibly be at Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster.
Accession Number: KO3111/79

Un-identified group of 3rd Battalion, King's Own soldiers.  The image is from a postcard postmarked August 1914 and named 'Saltash'.  It is signed by 'Val' who was number 7178 Private Valentine Waite who went to France on 20th September 1914 and served with the 1st Battalion before being captured and held as a prisoner of war.  He originally enlisted into the King's Own on 9th July 1902, and was discharged sick on 20th November 1917 after time in a prisoner of war camp in Germany and a period of internment in Switzerland.
Accession Number KO2725/01

Part of the 3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion is seen leaving Saltash, near Plymouth, 17th November 1914. From Saltash they moved to Sunderland where they were based until mid-1915.
Accession Number KO2490/349

Gymnastic Instructors, 3rd Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, at Fort Stamford, Plymouth, May 1917.
Accession Number: KO2546/43

Warrant Officers and Sergeants of the 3rd Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, Fort Stamford, Plymouth, 1916
Accession Number: KO0106/01 and KO0710/34

Sergeants of the 3rd Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, Saltash, Cornwall, August 1914.
Accession Number: KO0212/01

Group of soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, First World War, with Private William Corless sat on the ground at the left'.
Accession Number: KO2590/413

Group of soldiers of various regiments, including seven of the King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.
The rear is marked “Parisian? School of Musketry, Fort Tragantle, Aug 1917” Plymouth
Accession Number: KO3046/45

Unidentified group of soldiers of the King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, probably the 3rd Battalion, due to the photographer.
Photo by Hill and Wakeling, 61 Union Street, Stonehouse, Plymouth.
Accession Number: KO3046/49

Unidentified group of soldiers of the King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, First World War, possibly 3rd Battalion.
Photo by Hill and Wakeling, 61 Union Street, Stonehouse, Plymouth
Card marked ‘N Carradice Collection’
Accession Number: KO3124/04

Sports, 3rd Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, Fort Stamford, Plymouth, 1916/17.
Accession Number: KO0228/01

Cricket Team, 3rd Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, Plymouth, 1915
Accession Number: KO0705/109

Group of officers and soldiers believed to be of the 3rd Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, First World War.
Accession Number: KO2985/50

Group of officers and soldiers believed to be of the 3rd Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, First World War.
Accession Number: KO2985/51

 
Group of nine King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment soldiers at Harwich, possibly of the 3rd Battalion.
The soldier second from the left with his face partially obscured by damage to the photograph is Private George Griffiths.  This is believed to be Private George Griffiths, number 49119, who enlisted on 11th December 1915 and discharged on 16th July 1919 due to wounds.  He served with the 1st Battalion of the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.
Some of the braces worn by the soldiers are also marked with numbers, assumed to be their regimental numbers.  The soldier standing on the left appears to be 49113, which suggests he could be Private John Wilson, also of the 1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.  The soldier standing in the middle appears to be 49133, his number has not yet been traced to a name.
Photograph taken by the Entente Studio, Harwich.
Accession Number: KO2793/01

Unidentified group of soldiers of the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment soldiers at Harwich, possibly of the 3rd Battalion.
Photograph taken by Entente Studio, Harwich.
Accession Number: KO3046/48

Group of four un-identified soldiers of the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, First World War, circa 1917-1918.  Photograph by the Entente Studios, Harwich, which suggests they may be 3rd Battalion.
Accession Number: KO3074/55

Group of four soldiers of the King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, at tented camp, probably 3rd Battalion at Harwich, circa 1917 or 1918.
Photograph by the KE Owen, The Entente Studio, Harwich
Accession Number: KO3124/24

Warrant Officers and Sergeants Mess of the 3rd Battalion, 1918. Many are seen to be wearing overseas service chevrons, wound stripes and ribbons for the 1914 and/or 1914-15 Star medal.
Accession Number KO0205/05

Warrant Officers and Sergeants Mess of the 3rd Battalion, 1918.  Photographed at the same time as the previous photograph.
Accession Number KO2538/22