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Soldiers of the Regiment

Lieutenant Colonel James Anthony Hunton-Carter

Born 12 Dec 1914. 2nd Lieutenant Special Reserve 17 Apr 1937 from Sedbergh School Officer Training Corps. Regular Commission 2nd Lieutenant 17 Sep 1938 and 12 Dec 1937. Employed Hampshire Regiment 1938. With 2nd Battalion King’s Own on outbreak of war. Acting Captain and Brigade Transport Officer 14th Brigade Egypt 16 Jul 1940. Acting Captain and Staff Captain (Q) Matruh Fortress, 18 Sep 1940. War Substantive Lieutenant and Temporary Captain 16 Oct 1940. Lieutenant 1 Jan 1941. Temporary Captain Headquarter Canal Area 27 Mar 1941. 5th War Course Haifa, 21 Aug 1941. Acting Major Deputy Assistant Quarter Master General 8th Army, Egypt 2 Sep 1942. Acting Lieutenant Colonel Deputy Assistant Quarter Master General 8th Army, Egypt, Sicily and Italy 2 Jun 1943. War Substantive Major and Temporary Lieutenant Colonel 22 Sep 1943. Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Assistant Quarter Master General 30th Corps 15 Oct 1943, Sicily, UK, France, Holland and Germany. Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Assistant Adjutant and Quarter Master General 15th Scots Division, Germany 1 Dec 1945. Temporary Lieutenant Colonel General Staff Officer 1 Monographs, War Office, 18 Feb 1946. Captain 1 Jul 1946. OBE 23 Mar 1944. Mentioned four times. From No. 1 BTC Carlisle to retirement 20 Dec 1948. Honorary Lieutenant Colonel. Resigns Commission 12 Jul 1954. Ceased to belong to reserve of officers 16 Apr 1964.

 

Photograph Collection

Items in the museum's collection:


Scarlet Mess Jacket Lieutenant Colonel J A H Carter
Accession Number: KO1524/001


Mess Waistcoat Lieutenant Colonel J A H Carter
Accession Number: KO1524/002


Dress Boots
Accession Number: KO1524/003 a


Dress Boots
Accession Number: KO1524/003 b


Spurs
Accession Number: KO1524/004 a


Spurs
Accession Number: KO1524/004 b


No. 1 Dress Jacket Blues Lieutenant Colonel J A H Carter
Accession Number: KO1524/005


No. 1 Dress Trousers Lieutenant Colonel J A H Carter
Accession Number: KO1524/006


Officers Greatcoat Officers
Accession Number: KO1524/007


Officers Greatcoat Officers
Accession Number: KO1524/008


Hat Tin
Accession Number: KO1524/009


Beret
Accession Number: KO1524/010


Field Service Side Cap King's Own Lieutenant Colonel J A H Carter
Accession Number: KO1524/011


Officers Khaki Drill Jacket
Accession Number: KO1524/012


Khaki Drill Shorts
Accession Number: KO1524/013


Officers Khaki Drill Trousers
Accession Number: KO1524/014


Officers goonskin overalls as worn in Palestine 1938-39
From The Lion and The Rose: Feb 1939.
“Dress in Palestine
Jerusalem saw the birth of the ‘Goon Skin.’ Operations in hills are a warm business, but once one stops it becomes bitterly cold. Serge was too hot to climb about it, shorts and cardigans too cold when one stopped. And so the ‘Goon Skin’ was evolved, and its copyright reserved by the old firm of ‘B.O. and Ghulam.’
It consists of sewing the top of a suit of canvas to the trousers and making it into a boiler suit. The spare bits from the skirt of the coats are transformed into patch-pockets. Short puttees are worn and the sum total, if not possibly altogether smart ensemble, is an excellent and most serviceable form of uniform.
The same dress is worn by officers with the addition of a collar, cuffs, a belt sewn on to the waist, and diagonal breast pockets. Regimental buttons are all blackened to avoid their flashing in the sun.
This dress is worn on all operations and escort duties, and has proved so popular that even the Orderly-Room Sergeant was seen disporting himself in a suit on Christmas afternoon.”
Accession Number: KO1524/015


Officers Goonskin Overalls as worn in Palestine 1938-39
Accession Number: KO1524/016


Officers Grey Tropical Jacket
Accession Number: KO1524/017


Officers Grey Tropical Jacket
Accession Number: KO1524/018


Officers Field Boots
Accession Number: KO1524/019 a


Officers Field Boots
Accession Number: KO1524/019 b


Officers Swagger Cane
Accession Number: KO1524/020


Officers Swagger Cane
Accession Number: KO1524/021


Sword Scabbard
Accession Number: KO1524/022


Sword Scabbard
Accession Number: KO1524/023


Dress Sword Scabbard
Accession Number: KO1524/024


Waterproof Sword Carrying Case
Accession Number: KO1524/025


'45 Webley Holster
Accession Number: KO1524/026


Automatic Pistol Holster (Palestine 1930s) Leather
Accession Number: KO1524/027


Automatic Pistol Holster (Palestine 1930s) Leather
Accession Number: KO1524/028


White Dress Shirt
Accession Number: KO1524/029


White Dress Shirt
Accession Number: KO1524/030


White Dress Shirt
Accession Number: KO1524/031


White Dress Shirt
Accession Number: KO1524/032


Officers White Dress Shirt
Accession Number: KO1524/033


Patrol Jacket Collar
Accession Number: KO1524/034


Patrol Jacket Collar
Accession Number: KO1524/035


Patrol Jacket Collar
Accession Number: KO1524/036


Shirt Collar
Accession Number: KO1524/038


Shirt Collar
Accession Number: KO1524/039


Shirt Collar
Accession Number: KO1524/040


Shirt Collar
Accession Number: KO1524/041


Shirt Collar
Accession Number: KO1524/042


Shirt Collar
Accession Number: KO1524/043


Shirt Collar
Accession Number: KO1524/044


Shirt collar
Accession Number: KO1524/045


Shirt Collar
Accession Number: KO1524/046


Shirt collar
Accession Number: KO1524/047


Shirt collar
Accession Number: KO1524/048


Shirt collar
Accession Number: KO1524/049


Shirt collar
Accession Number: KO1524/050


Tie
Accession Number: KO1524/051


Tie
Accession Number: KO1524/052


Tie
Accession Number: KO1524/053


Tie
Accession Number: KO1524/054


Tie
Accession Number: KO1524/055


Tie
Accession Number: KO1524/056


Tie
Accession Number: KO1524/057


Tie
Accession Number: KO1524/058


Tropical Cap Cover White
Accession Number: KO1524/059


Tropical Cap Cover Khaki
Accession Number: KO1524/060


Tropical Cap Cover Khaki
Accession Number: KO1524/061


Slip on Rank Title Lieutenant Colonel Carter
Accession Number: KO1524/062


Detachable Epaulette with rank badges
Accession Number: KO1524/063


Officers Epaulettes - pair
Accession Number: KO1524/064


Officers Epaulettes - pair
Accession Number: KO1524/065


Officers Epaulettes - pair
Accession Number: KO1524/066


Officers Epaulettes - pair
Accession Number: KO1524/067


Battle Dress Blouse Jacket
Accession Number: KO1524/068


1949 Battle Dress Trousers
Accession Number: KO1524/069


Battle Dress Trousers
Accession Number: KO1524/070


Battle Dress Trousers
Accession Number: KO1524/071


Trousers
Accession Number: KO1524/072


Trousers
Accession Number: KO1524/073


Service Dress Jacket
Accession Number: KO1524/074


Service Dress Trousers
Accession Number: KO1524/075


Trousers
Accession Number: KO1524/076


Trousers
Accession Number: KO1524/077


Officers Breeches
Accession Number: KO1524/078


Armband
Accession Number: KO1524/082


Armband
Accession Number: KO1524/083


Armband
Accession Number: KO1524/084


Armband
Accession Number: KO1524/085


Armband
Accession Number: KO1524/086

Leather Gaiter
Accession Number: KO1524/090 a


Leather Gaiter
Accession Number: KO1524/090 b


Puttee
Accession Number: KO1524/091 a


Puttee
Accession Number: KO1524/091 b


Puttee
Accession Number: KO1524/092 a


Lanyard
Accession Number: KO1524/093


Officers Map Case
Accession Number: KO1524/094


1908 Pattern Large Pack
Accession Number: KO1524/095


1937 Pattern Strap
Accession Number: KO1524/098


1937 Pattern Strap
Accession Number: KO1524/099


1937 Pattern Strap
Accession Number: KO1524/100


1937 Pattern Strap
Accession Number: KO1524/101


1937 Pattern Web Brace Attachment
Accession Number: KO1524/103


1937 Pattern Web Brace Attachment
Accession Number: KO1524/104


1937 Pattern Binocular Case
Accession Number: KO1524/105


1937 Pattern Compass Case
Accession Number: KO1524/106


1937 Pattern Ammunition Case
Accession Number: KO1524/107

 

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 You must seek permission prior to publication of any of our images.

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