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HOME Museum & Collections Soldiers of the Regiment Sales Donations Events Contact Us REGIMENTAL HISTORY 17th Century 18th Century 19th Century 20th Century First World War Second World War Actions & Movements Battle Honours FAMILY HISTORY Resources Further Reading PHOTO GALLERY ENQUIRIES FURTHER READING LINKS © Images are copyright, Trustees of the King's Own Royal Regiment Museum. You must seek permission prior to publication of any of our images.		Soldiers of the Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Brian Desmond Armstrong Born 19 Jul 1890. In ranks East African Mounted Rifles, 1 years 7 days. Temporary Lieutenant King’s African Rifles 21 Feb 1916. Temporary Captain 2nd Battalion King’s African Rifles 1 Nov 1916. Adjutant 17 Jul 1920. Transferred to King’s Own as Lieutenant 19 Dec 1922 with seniority 21 May 1918. Wounded 11 Jul 1918. Joined 1st Battalion at Shorncliffe Feb 1923. Captain 20 Oct 1924. With 1st Battalion Palestine and Egypt. BMGO Cairo Brigade 1932/34. SSO Wellington, India Nov 1934/36. Retired Reserve of Officers 19 Jul 1936. Embodied 24 Aug 1939. Brevet Major 15 Sep 1939. Deputy Assistant Provost Marshall, Northern Ireland 20 Oct 1939 to 23 Mar 1940. Deputy Assistant Provost Marshall Depot Corps of Military Police 24 Mar 1940. Acting Major, Assistant Provost Marshall Western Command, 17 Nov 1940. Temporary Major Assistant Provost Marshall Western Command 7 Feb 1941 to 19 Feb 1943. Acting Lieutenant Colonel South Eastern Army 20 Mar 1943 to 31 Jul 1943. War Substantive Major and Temporary Lieutenant Colonel 20 May 1943. Local Colonel Deputy Provost Marshall. War Office 1 Aug 1943 to 22 Dec 1944. Assistant Provost Marshall Depot Corps of Military Police 21 Feb 1945 to 11 Jul 1945. Deputy Provost Marshall Southern Command 12 Jul 1945 to 8 Aug 1946. Retired Honorary Lieutenant Colonel 8 Jun 1946. Employed Public Safety Branch British Army of the Rhine 11 Jun 1946 to 1948. Died at Camberley 2 Jun 1963. Items in the museum's collection relating to Lieutenant Colonel Brian Desmond Armstrong of the King's Own Royal Regiment. Officers Holdall, Captain Brian Desmond Armstrong, King’s Own Royal Regiment. Accession Number: KO1523/01 Guard of Honour for King George VI, 1951 Accession Number: KO1523/01 Officers Holdall, Captain Brian Desmond Armstrong, King’s Own Royal Regiment. Accession Number: KO1523/02 Officers Tin Trunk Accession Number: KO1523/03 Officers Helmet Tin Accession Number: KO1523/04 Officers Helmet Tin Accession Number: KO1523/05 Officers Great Coat Accession Number: KO1523/06 Officers Khaki Drill Tunic Accession Number: KO1523/07 Officers Khaki Drill Trousers Accession Number: KO1523/08 1937 Pattern Belt Accession Number: KO1523/09 Khaki Drill cap cover Accession Number: KO1523/10 1937 Pattern Web Gaiters Accession Number: KO1523/11 1937 Pattern Web Gaiter Accession Number: KO1523/12 Officers Brown Boot Accession Number: KO1523/13 a Officers Brown Boot Accession Number: KO1523/13 b Leather Gaiters Accession Number: KO1523/14 Leather Gaiters Accession Number: KO1523/15 1937 Pattern Holster Accession Number: KO1523/16 1937 Pattern Ammunition Pouch Accession Number: KO1523/17 Tent - Wood and Canvas Accession Number: KO1523/18 Camp Bed - Metal, Canvas and Wood Accession Number: KO1523/19 Camp Chair - Metal, Canvas and Wood Accession Number: KO1523/20 Camp Table - Metal, Canvas and Wood Accession Number: KO1523/21 Camp Table - Metal, Canvas and Wood Accession Number: KO1523/22 Canvas Wash Bowl and Metal and Wood Stand Accession Number: KO1523/23 Brass Button Stick Accession Number: KO1523/24 Regimental Diary of 1936 of Captain Brian Desmond Armstrong, King’s Own Royal Regiment. Handful of entries only. Accession Number: KO1523/25 Swagger Cane Accession Number: KO1523/26 Regimental Tie, dark blue with orange lions repeated Accession Number: KO1523/27 Regimental Scarf, blue and orange Accession Number: KO1523/28 Mosquito Net Accession Number: KO1523/29 Mosquito Net Accession Number: KO1523/30 Service Dress Collar Dog, King’s Own Royal Regiment Accession Number: KO1523/31 Service Dress Collar Dog, King’s Own Royal Regiment Accession Number: KO1523/32 Bronzed Crown Accession Number: KO1523/33 Bronzed Crown Accession Number: KO1523/34 Bronzed Crown Accession Number: KO1523/35 Bronzed Crown Accession Number: KO1523/36 Bronzed Crown Accession Number: KO1523/37 Bronzed Crown Accession Number: KO1523/38 Bronzed Crown Accession Number: KO1523/39 Bronzed Crown Accession Number: KO1523/40 Bronzed Pip Accession Number: KO1523/41 Bronzed Pip Accession Number: KO1523/42 Mixed Officers Group, c. 1920s Accession Number: KO1523/43 King’s Own Royal Regiment, Group c. 1920s Accession Number: KO1523/44 Officers 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Aldershot, 1927 Accession Number: KO1523/45 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Shorncliffe, 1923 Accession Number: KO1523/46 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Group, 1920s Accession Number: KO1523/47 Dinner Accession Number: KO1523/48 Sergeants Accession Number: KO1523/49 Staff car at camp Accession Number: KO1523/50 Captain B D Armstrong out shooting Accession Number: KO1523/51 Captain B D Armstrong? Accession Number: KO1523/52 Captain B D Armstrong Accession Number: KO1523/53 Presented to Captain B D Armstrong, Wellington Office Staff, India Accession Number: KO1523/54 Six pages from photographic album, 1935 Accession Number: KO1523/55 Aldershot Tattoo Accession Number: KO1523/56 Aldershot Tattoo Accession Number: KO1523/57 Aldershot Tattoo Accession Number: KO1523/58 Programme of Performances Royal Opera House, Cairo Accession Number: KO1523/59 Programme for Garrison Cinema, Abbassia, Dec 1932 Accession Number: KO1523/60 Aldershot Tattoo Accession Number: KO1523/61 Aldershot Tattoo Accession Number: KO1523/62 Aldershot Tattoo Accession Number: KO1523/63 Aldershot Tattoo Accession Number: KO1523/64 Aldershot Tattoo Accession Number: KO1523/65 Aldershot Tattoo Accession Number: KO1523/66 Aldershot Tattoo Accession Number: KO1523/67 Souvenir of the Aldershot Tattoo in envelope Accession Number: KO1523/68 Programme: Parade to Celebrate the Silver Jubilee of King, 1935 Accession Number: KO1523/69 King's Birthday Parade, 1935 Accession Number: KO1523/70 Dinner Plan, 2nd May 1935 Accession Number: KO1523/71 Bill from Mohammed & Bros, Jun 1936 Accession Number: KO1523/72 Gate Pass, Mount Carmel Private Road Mount Carmel is a coastal mountain in Palestine (now Northern Israel) overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, with the City of Haifa on its western side. The name is derived from the Hebrew ‘Karem El’ which means ‘Vineyards of Gods’ Accession Number: KO1523/73 Barrack Room Wall display, 3 Platoon, D Company, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, in India Accession Number: KO1523/74 Programme: Trooping the Colour by 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, St. George’s Day, 23 Apr 1935, Wellington, India Accession Number: KO1523/75 Sports Medal: Cricket Medal, 1934, Company Competition, Captain B E Armstrong. Accession Number: KO1523/76 © Images are copyright, Trustees of the King's Own Royal Regiment Museum. You must seek permission prior to publication of any of our images. 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.