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Photograph Collection Listing - Albums

Album: King’s Own Militiamen and members of the Auxiliary Territorial Service at Lancaster in 1939 prior to the outbreak of the Second World War.

Most of these images appear in the Bowerham 1939 Gallery

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Photograph: Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.  Nine soldiers illustrating every non-officer rank: Boy Soldier, Private, Lance corporal, Corporal, Sergeant, Colour Sergeant, Company Sergeant Major, Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant and Regimental Sergeant Major

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Photograph: Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.  Militiamen arriving at the barracks in civilian clothing, ‘Lancaster City Transport’ bus to the rear.

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Photograph: Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.  Militiamen being measured (height) and weighed.

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Photograph: Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.  Administration – soldier’s details being recorded

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Photograph: Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.  Sergeant gives militiamen a guided tour of Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster.

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Photograph: Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.  Issue of clothing from the Clothing Store, Quartermasters Department

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Photograph: Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.  Soldiers Club or NAAFI at Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster.

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Photograph: Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.  Drill

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Photograph: Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.  Drill

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Photograph: Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.  Lesson of instruction, outside, with officer at blackboard.

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Photograph: Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.  Instruction in the Bren Light Machine Gun

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Photograph: Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.  Recruits attend a lesson of instruction on the Bren Light Machine Gun.  Ashton Memorial in Williamson’s Park can clearly be seen in the background.

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Photograph: Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.  Soldiers undergo instruction in classroom

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Photograph: Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.  Militiamen with bicycles on parade ground

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Photograph: Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.  Militiaman wheeling bicycles along parade ground, Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster.

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Photograph: Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.  Interior view of soldiers in Barrack Room.

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Photograph: Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.  Soldiers in gymnasium

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Photograph: Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.  Soldiers receive instruction in food and rations.

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Photograph: Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.  Kitchen, Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster

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Photograph: Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.  View of cookhouse at meal time, Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster.

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Photograph: Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.  Members of the band class room instruction with bandmaster Basil Brown

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Photograph: Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.  Regimental Band on parade playing instruments, Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster.

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Photograph: Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.  Regimental Band with Band master Basil Brown on stage with ‘concert’ musical instruments

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Photograph: Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.  First aid instruction with stretchers etc.

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Photograph: Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.  First aid lesson/instruction with demonstration of casualty on stretcher

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Photograph: Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.  Infirmary at Bowerham Barracks.

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Photograph: Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.  Pay Parade

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Photograph: Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.  Soldiers club/NAAFI at Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster

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Photograph: Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.  Soldiers playing snooker

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Photograph: Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.  Soldiers in library/reading room at Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster

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Photograph: Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.  Women’s Auxiliary Territorial Service on parade at Bowerham Barracks, undergoing instruction in Drill

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Photograph: Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.  Two members of the ATS replacing and inner tube in wheel.

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Photograph: Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939. Two members of the ATS replacing a wheel on truck

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Photograph: Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1939.  Mounting/changing the guard at Bowerham Barracks main gate in front of the Guard Room which is to the left in the photograph.

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Photograph: Lancaster, 1939.  Regimental band march past Lancaster Castle on the Return from Church Service at the Priory Church

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Photograph: Lancaster, 1939.  Soldiers leaving Priory church after service

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Photograph: Lancaster, 1939.  Militiamen marching past John O’Gaunt’s Gateway at Lancaster Castle on the return to Barracks from Church service.

Only a proportion of our collections are on display at anyone time.  Certain items are on loan for display in other institutions.  An appointment is required to consult any of our collections which are held in store.

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