Soldiers of the RegimentLieutenant
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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