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HOME Museum & Collections 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 Lance Corporal Allan Shaw Lance Corporal Allan Shaw spent time at the Storey Institute in Lancaster before serving with the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment. It is known that he designed a Christmas Card for the 55th West Lancashire Division in 1917 and it is believed he designed the 1918 Christmas Card as well. Christmas card of the 55th (West Lancashire) Division, 1918. The printed card is marked with the initials ‘A.S.’ which could indicate the card was designed by Lance corporal Allan Shaw of the King’s Own. Lancaster Observer, early 1917, “A New Year Card has been designed for the 55th West Lancashire Division by Lance corporal Allan Shaw, King’s Own, who for ten months has been working in the general staff. The design gives glimpses of the ruin… Ypres. Lance corporal Shaw was an art student at the Storey Institute, and on several occasions his design has been reproduced on the programme of the student’s annual social….” Accession Number: KO2684/40 © 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.