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Captain John William Sandham

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Late Royal Air Force. Lieutenant 4th Battalion 3 Oct 1927. Captain 31 May 1931. Resigned Commission 3 Nov 1932. Died 27 May 1958.

The King’s Message to the Royal Air Force - certificate issued 11th November 1918 by King George to Captain John William Sandham of the Royal Flying Corps formerly of the  4th Battalion King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment and later to rejoin the King's Own after war and served with 4th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment.
Accession Number: KO2294/01

Visit of HRH Prince of Wales to Barrow in Furness, 1927

Visit of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to Barrow in Furness, 29th July 1927 with a guard of honour presented by members of the 4th Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment.  2nd Lieutenant John Sandham with the Regimental Colour, whilst Captain R H Horne TD speaks to the Prince.
Accession Number: KO2916/01

Visit of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to Barrow in Furness, 29th July 1927 with a guard of honour presented by members of the 4th Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment.  Captain R D Horne TD speaks to the Prince.
Accession Number: KO2916/02

Visit of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to Barrow in Furness, 29th July 1927 with a guard of honour presented by members of the 4th Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment.
Accession Number: KO2916/03

Visit of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to Barrow in Furness, 29th July 1927 with a guard of honour presented by members of the 4th Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment.  2nd Lieutenant John Sandham with the Regimental Colour awaiting the arrival of the Prince.
Accession Number: KO2916/04

Visit of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to Barrow in Furness, 29th July 1927 with a guard of honour presented by members of the 4th Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment.  Captain R D Horne TD awaiting the arrival of the Prince.
Accession Number: KO2916/05

Number 1 Platoon of 'A' Company, 1st/4th Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.
Accession Number: KO2916/06

The Colour Party and Escort to the Colours marches past the Saluting Dais, Lancaster Town Hall, on the occasion of the King’s Own Royal Regiment receiving the Freedom of the City of Lancaster, 1953.
Accession Number: KO2916/07

Officers, 4th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, circa 1927/28. 20 Officers of the 4th Battalion.
Seated on the end, right, is Lieutenant John Sandham.
Accession Number: KO2916/08

Officers, 4th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, circa 1927/28. 28 officers appear in this group photograph including Captain J H Hardy, who was adjutant 1924-28.
2nd Lieutenant John C Sandham is stood, eighth from the left, wearing his WW1 medals.
Accession Number: KO2916/09

Regimental Association dinner, circa 1950s.
Mr John Sandham is sat in the centre of the photograph, third man down under the wall light, wearing a small lapel badge.
Photo by George Blackburn, of Lancaster.
Accession Number: KO2916/10

Group photograph of members of the British Legion, Barrow in Furness Branch, Nov 1928. Lieutenant John Sandham is sat in the front row, wearing uniform.
Accession Number: KO2916/11

City of Lancaster Police, group photograph which includes John William Sandham, and Thompson, Chief Constable. Circa 1940s.
John Sandham is stood on the very end (right) of the third row from the front, with the line of medal ribbons.
Other information indicates he trained and worked as a dentist and later became a Lancaster magistrate, the photo is probably him as a Special Constable during the Second World War?
Accession Number: KO2916/12

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