King's Own Royal Regiment Museum

Captain Geoffrey Randall

Objects

Officers Side Cap, Royal Artillery, worn by Captain Geoffrey Randall, 56th Anti-Tank Regiment RA King’s Own. With embroidered RA cap badge.
Accession Number: KO2952/007

Tam o’shanter worn by Captain Geoffrey Randall whilst attached to the Gordon Highlanders in 1944. With metal badge of the Gordon Highlanders.
Accession Number: KO2952/008

 
Holy Bible. Property of Captain Geoffrey Randall, 56th Anti-Tank Regiment RA King’s Own. Includes printed message from the King, dated Sep 1939.
Accession Number: KO2952/009

King’s Own Cap Badge, White Metal
Accession Number: KO2952/010

King’s Own Cap Badge, Bronzed
Accession Number: KO2952/011

King’s Own Collar Dog, Bronzed, right facing
Accession Number: KO2952/012

King’s Own Collar Dog, Bronzed, left facing
Accession Number: KO2952/013

King’s Own lion mess badge
Accession Number: KO2952/014

Royal Artillery Cap Badge
Accession Number: KO2952/015

Royal Artillery Cap Badge with moving wheel.
Accession Number: KO2952/016

Royal Artillery collar dog
Accession Number: KO2952/017

Royal Artillery collar dog
Accession Number: KO2952/018

Gordon Highlanders Badge with cloth, tartan, backing
Accession Number: KO2952/019

Royal Artillery Captain’s Rank Epaulette
Accession Number: KO2952/020

Royal Artillery Captain’s Rank Epaulette
Accession Number: KO2952/021

14th Army Cloth Badge (Red shield with blue band, white sword and XIV)
14th Army served in Burma in 1944.
Accession Number: KO2952/022

51st Highland Division Cloth Badge (Red HD in Circle on blue background)
Accession Number: KO2952/023

Cloth Badge (Four pointed star)
Accession Number: KO2952/024

2nd Infantry Division Cloth Badge (Two white Cross Keys on black background)
The 2nd Infantry Division was part of the BEF in 1939-40 and the in India 1942-44 and then Burma with the 14th Army.
Accession Number: KO2952/025

Cloth Badge (Blue and Red rectangles) 76th Infantry Division.
Accession Number: KO2952/026

Cloth Badge (Red circle on black background)
Accession Number: KO2952/027

76th Division Cloth Badge (red sailing boat on black background) Home Forces Training Unit only.
Accession Number: KO2952/028

Identity disc, hall marked silver, from bracelet. “88654 2nd Lieutenant G Randall, C of E”
Accession Number: KO2952/029

Royal Artillery Cufflinks
Accession Number: KO2952/030

Territorial Army lapel badge number ‘106299’
Accession Number: KO2952/031

Brass ‘T’ Territorial Badge
Accession Number: KO2952/039

Royal British Legion Badge
Accession Number: KO2952/040

Aurapole Compass, manufactured in the 1930s
Accession Number: KO2952/041

Royal Artillery Association Tie
Accession Number: KO2952/046

Shooting Award, small silver and wood plaque. Hall marked Birmingham 1920.
Accession Number: KO2952/047

 
1 Anna Indian Coin, George VI King Emperor, Dated 1942
Accession Number: KO2952/185

Kukri, Gurkha Knife, made for Lieutenant Geoffrey Randall out of the metal spring of a damaged army truck in India or Burma by a Gurkha blacksmith, and scabbard.
Accession Number: KO2952/187 & 188

  
Red and white diamond badge worn on top of sleeve of Service Dress Tunic, Royal Artillery, by Lieutenant Geoffrey Randall, as seen worn in photo KO2952/193 (right).
Accession Number: KO2952/189

King's Own Tie with Lions and Roses.
Accession Number: KO2952/195