Photo Gallery
King's Own Royal Regiment Territorial Army 1945-1975
Colonel Donald Long Collection
5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Band, 1962
Photo by Malcolm Powell, 15 High Street, East Grinstead, Sussex
Accession Number: KO1381/02
5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Officers Mess, 1962
Photo by Malcolm Powell, 15 High Street, East Grinstead, Sussex
Accession Number: KO1381/03
5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment Officers Mess
Photo by T L Fuller, High Street, Amesbury
Accession Number: KO1381/04
5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment Group photo Salisbury Plain
Photo by T L Fuller, High Street, Amesbury
Accession Number: KO1381/05
4th/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, ‘FIBUA’ Fighting In Built
Up Area Exercise
With Lieutenant Colonel Donald Long MC, Commanding Officer, Colonel
Vernon Royle, Honorary Colonel, and Major Nash, Training Major
Accession Number: KO1381/06
5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Exercise, Colonel Long and
others and man on stretcher including Brigadier Man, Corporal F
Nicholson, Lance Corporal R Tittleworth and Private W Leadbetter
Accession Number: KO1381/07
4th/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Colour Parade Lancaster
1962
Accession Number: KO1381/08
4th/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, New Colours Presentation,
Lancaster, 30 Jun 1962.
Lord Derby salutes as has just presented the new Regimental Colour to
Captain Wollaston, at the New Colours Parade on Giant Axe Field,
Lancaster 30 Jun 1962.
Accession Number: KO1381/09
4th/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, New Colours Presentation,
Lancaster, 30 Jun 1962.
Accession Number: KO1381/10
4th/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, New Colours Presentation,
Lancaster, 30 Jun 1962.
Accession Number: KO1381/11
4th/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, New Colours Presentation,
Lancaster, 30 Jun 1962.
Accession Number: KO1381/12
4th/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, New Colours Presentation,
Lancaster, 30 Jun 1962.
Accession Number: KO1381/13
4th/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, New Colours Presentation,
Lancaster, 30 Jun 1962.
Accession Number: KO1381/14
4th/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, New Colours Presentation,
Lancaster, 30 Jun 1962. Bishop Pollard.
Accession Number: KO1381/15
4th/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, New Colours Presentation,
Lancaster, 30 Jun 1962.
Accession Number: KO1381/16
4th/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, New Colours Presentation,
Lancaster, 30 Jun 1962. The Old Colour Party.
Accession Number: KO1381/17
4th/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, New Colours Presentation,
Lancaster, 30 Jun 1962.
Accession Number: KO1381/18
4th/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, New Colours Presentation,
Lancaster, 30 Jun 1962.
Accession Number: KO1381/19
4th/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, New Colours Presentation,
Lancaster, 30 Jun 1962.
Accession Number: KO1381/20
4th/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, New Colours Presentation,
Lancaster, 30 Jun 1962.
Accession Number: KO1381/21
4th/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, New Colours Presentation,
Lancaster, 30 Jun 1962. Band and Drums of the Battalion.
Accession Number: KO1381/22
5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Colonel Donald Long MC and
Captain Royle leading the parade through Lancaster, 1955. (Dated from
other photograph ko2490/165)
Accession Number: KO1381/23
4th/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Parade circa 1958 through
Lancaster Captain Harvey leading
Accession Number: KO1381/24
5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment Sergeants Mess Fancy Dress -
silly football team at camp
Accession Number: KO1381/25
4th/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Function with Colonel Long
and Band Master Ruttidge
Accession Number: KO1381/26
4th/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Mess Dinner at Phoenix
Street
Accession Number: KO1381/27
4th/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, New Colours Presentation,
Lancaster, 30 Jun 1962.
Photo: Lancaster Guardian
Accession Number: KO1381/28
5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment Parade in Lancaster Colour
Party with Captain Raffles, Atkinson and Farmer.
Accession Number: KO1381/29
5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment Coronation Party 1953
Accession Number: KO1381/30
5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Civic Sunday in Morecambe,
Mayor of Morecambe, Councillor Edgar Bell, inspecting the Women's Royal
Army Corps accompanied by Major Donald B Long MC.
Accession Number: KO1381/31
5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment Taking the salute outside Town
Hall, 1952
Accession Number: KO1381/32
4th/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Three officers at Annual
Camp
Accession Number: KO1381/33
4th/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Officers with Mayor of
Morecambe, Cllr Clegg. To the right of the Mayor is Lieutenant Colonel
Donald Long MC and Captain Adrian Royle
Accession Number: KO1381/34
4th/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Presentation of shield to
Morecambe, adoption of ‘B’ Company by Morecambe Mayor Clegg, Colonel
Long and Captain Simpkin
Accession Number: KO1381/35
4th/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Band at Annual Camp
Accession Number: KO1381/36
5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment Marching Past Lancaster Town
Hall
Accession Number: KO1381/37
5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment Parade through Lancaster
Accession Number: KO1381/38
5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment Parade through Lancaster
Accession Number: KO1381/39
4th/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Officer Group at Camp 1954
Accession Number: KO1381/40
5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment Officer Group at Camp 1949
Accession Number: KO1381/41
4th/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Officer presentations
Group including Captain (Quarter Master) Norcross, Major Corless and
Lieutenant Colonel Donald Long
Accession Number: KO1381/42
4th/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Officer presentations
Colonel Long
Accession Number: KO1381/43
5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment Group photo at Camp 1949
Accession Number: KO1381/44
5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment and HRH Princess Margaret
outside Lancaster Town Hall, Royal Visit 6th March 1951. The
visit was to mark the 600th Anniversary of the County Palatine.
Accession Number: KO1381/45
4th/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Royal Visit 6th March 1951 Major Todd with King George VI
The Inspection by His Majesty King George VI of the Guard of Honour
provided by the 5th Battalion on the occasion of the Royal Visit on 6th
March 1951 to mark the 600th Anniversary of the County Palatine.
Left to right, Lord Derby, Major General V Blomfield, (GOC North West
District) Brigadier R M J Goldie, Acting Colonel of the Regiment and
Deputy Commander North-West District, Captain G V F Farmer, King’s
Colour, Lieutenant Colonel V F Royle OC 5 KO, Major T C V Todd, TD,
Guard Commander. The King. Sergeant Adams, Acting Sergeant Goulding,
Corporal A Etherington, corporal Jones, Sergeant Owen, Sergeant Cheham,
and corporal Bantam.
Accession Number: KO1381/46
5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment The King, HM George VI and
Queen Elizabeth, outside Lancaster Town Hall, with Major Todd. Royal
Visit 6th March 1951. The visit was to mark the 600th Anniversary
of the County Palatine.
In the picture, right to left Lieutenant Colonel Vernon F Royle;
Brigadier E Brickman DSO, Commanding 126th Infantry Brigade, TA;
Brigadier R M J Goldie CBE; Major General V Blomfield, CB DSO, The
Mayoress of Lancaster, Mrs G Chirnside; HRH Prince Margaret; Her Majesty
The Queen; and the Mayor of Lancaster, Councillor G Chirnside.
Accession Number: KO1381/47
5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment King George VI and Queen
Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) outside Lancaster Town Hall. Royal
Visit 6th March 1951. The visit was to mark the 600th Anniversary
of the County Palatine.
Accession Number: KO1381/48
5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, outside Lancaster Town Hall
with General Sir Richard Anderson and The Mayor of Lancaster. Possibly
1956.
Accession Number: KO1381/50
5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Parade, Inspection of troops
outside Town Hall, Lancaster, with General Sir Richard Anderson and The
Mayor of Lancaster. Possibly 1956.
Accession Number: KO1381/51a
5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Parade, Inspection of troops
outside Town Hall, Lancaster, with General Sir Richard Anderson and The
Mayor of Lancaster. Possibly 1956.
Accession Number: KO1381/51b
5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment General Sir Richard Anderson,
the Mayor of Lancaster, Lieutenant Colonel Nigel St. G. Gribbon, and
others outside the Town Hall, Lancaster, to take the salute of the
passing parade. Possibly 1956
Accession Number: KO1381/52
4th/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Carriers, possibly 1952
Accession Number: KO1381/53
4th/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, soldier with rifle Altcar
Camp, possibly 1948
Accession Number: KO1381/54
4th/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Altcar Camp, possibly 1948
Accession Number: KO1381/55
4th/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Soldier with rifle Altcar
Camp, possibly 1948
Accession Number: KO1381/60
4th/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Soldier with BREN gun,
Altcar Camp, possibly 1948
Accession Number: KO1381/61
5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment Camp at Altcar 1948 - attack
Accession Number: KO1381/62
4th/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Officers Mess Group
Accession Number: KO1381/63
4th/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Drummer
Accession Number: KO1381/64
4th/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, ‘FIBUA’ Fighting in Built
Up Area demonstration with Lieutenant Colonel Donald Long MC
Accession Number: KO1381/65
4th/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Band, 1959, at Thetford
Major Corless, Major Long, Colonel Royle, WO1 Rutlidge and Lieutenant
Colonel Gribbon
Accession Number: KO1381/67
The Mayor of Lancaster, Home Guard Captain outside Town Hall circa 1945
Lieutenant Colonel Guy Harvey, Commanding Officer, 5th King’s Own
Accession Number: KO1381/68
5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment Band and Drums Brecon 1951 with
Drum Major Ron Rogerson
Accession Number: KO1381/69
5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment Band, Brecon 1951
Accession Number: KO1381/70
5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment Band, Brecon 1951
Accession Number: KO1381/71
5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment Band, Brecon 1951
Accession Number: KO1381/72
5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment Colours and Silver, 1955
Photo by Kenwoods, Rosemary Lane, Lancaster
Accession Number: KO1381/73
5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment Troops from Lancastrian Brigade
who took part in the 1953 coronation parade.
These are the processional troops and include the 1st and 5th Battalion
contingents, King’s Own Royal Regiment.
The 1st Battalion Colours were carried by Lieutenant A Booth and
Lieutenant B Foxall.
Accession Number: KO1381/74
5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment Band and Drums, 1951 Brecon
Accession Number: KO1381/75
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