King's Own Royal Regiment Museum

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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 Private James Astley Freeman Private James Astley Freeman, number 3708837. Enlisted 11th April 1928 and transferred to Army Reserve 10th April 1936. Mobilised 1st September 1939 and transferred to Corps of Military Police (VP) 1942. Served Home 1928-30, Palestine 1930-32, Cairo 1932-34, India 1934-36. Reserve 1936 to 1939. Records state to Auxiliary Pioneer Corps Private James Astley Freeman, with child, sometime during the Second World War in Lancaster. Accession Number: KO2802/01 Group of seven soldiers, 1st Battalion King’s Own, at Holdeen Common Camp, 1930 Accession Number: KO2802/02 Funeral of Private Robert Chrystal, number 3852802, HQ Wing, 1st Battalion King’s Own Royal Regiment, Lancaster. Died in the Citadel Military Hospital, Cairo, Egypt, 24 Jun 1934, age 24 years. Troops parade to the funeral. Photo number 7 Accession Number: KO2802/03 Two un-identified soldiers of the 1st Battalion, King’s Own in Cairo, Egypt, in 1933. Accession Number: KO2802/04 Four soldiers, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Mount Carmel, Palestine, 1931 Accession Number: KO2802/05 Five soldiers, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Mount Carmel, Palestine, 1931 Accession Number: KO2802/06 Two soldiers, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Mount Carmel, Palestine, 1931 Accession Number: KO2802/07 Six soldiers, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Mount Carmel, Palestine, 1931 Accession Number: KO2802/08 Four soldiers, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Mount Carmel, Palestine, 1931 Accession Number: KO2802/09 Four King’s Own soldiers and two others, Mount Carmel, Palestine, 1931 Accession Number: KO2802/10 Three King’s Own soldiers and two others, Mount Carmel, Palestine, 1931 Accession Number: KO2802/11 Group of five soldiers of the 1st Battalion King’s Own, Mount Carmel, Palestine, 1931 with Private James Astley Freeman at the front of the group. Accession Number: KO2802/12 © 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.