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Sergeant Frederick Winterburn

Frederick Winterburn enlisted into the King's Own Royal Regiment on 18th September 1931, as number 3710004, signing up for seven years regular service and five in the reserve.  He left the regiment in 1938, but was recalled from the Reserve on the outbreak of the Second World War.  In February 1940 he transferred to the Royal Engineers and served with Number 159 Railway Construction Company in Iran and Italy.  His peace time job appeared to have been with the permanent way department of London Transport, thus his service with the Railway Construction Company would appear logical.

This collection of documents and photographs covers his service with both the 1st Battalion, King's Own and the Railway Construction Company.

Soldier Portraits and Groups

Unidentified soldier, possibly Frederick Winterburn, in Number One Dress in Studio, mounted photograph.
Accession Number: KO2953/014

Unidentified soldier, possibly Frederick Winterburn, in Number One Dress in Studio, mounted photograph.
Accession Number: KO2953/015

Group of twelve soldiers at the Regimental Depot, Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1931
Accession Number: KO2953/093

Private J Gillibrand, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Light Heavy Weight Champion, Middle East, 1933, Amateur Light Heavy Weight Champion, Egypt, 1933
Accession Number: KO2953/154

Three soldiers holding grapes
Accession Number: KO2953/155

Three soldiers of the 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, sat on steps, probably India mid 1930s
Accession Number: KO2953/156

Two soldiers with dogs
Accession Number: KO2953/157

Soldier playing a ukulele or similar
Accession Number: KO2953/158

Two King’s Own soldiers stood next to memorial, probably India, mid 1930s.
Accession Number: KO2953/159

Unknown Boxer, circa 1930s.
Accession Number: KO2953/160

Group of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, India, mid 1930s.
Accession Number: KO2953/161

Two soldiers, 1930s or 1940s.
Accession Number: KO2953/162

Soldier, named as ‘Frank’ on the rear
Accession Number: KO2953/163

Group of soldiers, drinking from bottles, at the coast, possibly Italy, Second World War
Accession Number: KO2953/164

Three soldiers, 1930s.
Accession Number: KO2953/165

Unknown Lance Corporal of the King’s Own Royal Regiment, 1930s
Accession Number: KO2953/166

Group of soldiers, possibly Italy, Second World War, appears to be similar to KO2953/164
Accession Number: KO2953/167

Group of soldiers of the King’s Own Royal Regiment, possibly on board a train, circa 1930s and probably India.
Accession Number: KO2953/168

Unknown soldier in civilian clothes, probably India, mid 1930s
Accession Number: KO2953/169

Two soldiers with possibly a railway track bed behind, circa Second World War.
Accession Number: KO2953/170

Studio portrait of unknown King’s Own soldier, possibly Egypt or India, circa 1930s.
Accession Number: KO2953/171

A Football team, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, with football painted with ‘1936’
Accession Number: KO2953/172

Two soldiers named on the rear as ‘Dave’ and ‘Doug’
Accession Number: KO2953/173

Three unknown soldiers outside accommodation buildings, circa Second World War.
Accession Number: KO2953/174

Three unknown soldiers with tented camp to rear, possibly Egypt 1930s or may be as late as Second World War.
Accession Number: KO2953/175

Unknown soldier, 1930s.
Accession Number: KO2953/176

Two unidentified soldiers, circa Second World War.
Accession Number: KO2953/204

Group of unidentified soldiers, Second World War.
Accession Number: KO2953/205

Three unidentified soldiers, circa Second World War, with motorcycle and other equipment.
Accession Number: KO2953/206

Two unidentified soldiers, Second World War, possibly Royal Engineers, Iran?
Accession Number: KO2953/207

Group of unidentified soldiers, in swimming trunks under umbrella at beach, circa Second World War.
Accession Number: KO2953/208

Two unidentified soldiers and van, Second World War.
Accession Number: KO2953/209

Three unidentified soldiers, circa Second World War.
Accession Number: KO2953/210

Unidentified man with birds, including one sat on his head.
Accession Number: KO2953/211

Group of soldiers and local, circa Second World War.
Accession Number: KO2953/212

Group of six unidentified soldiers, probably Royal Engineers, Second World War.
Accession Number: KO2953/213

Damaged photograph with ‘Myself and two my Pals, from the Royal Artillery now in the Royal Engineers’ circa 1930s.
Accession Number: KO2953/214

Two unidentified soldiers, one Sergeant and one Corporal circa Second World War.
Accession Number: KO2953/215

Unidentified group of soldiers, possibly Royal Engineers, probably photographed in Italy, Second World War. Photograph by Penuzzi Celeste, Parma.
Accession Number: KO2953/216

Unidentified soldier and local, possibly Iran, Second World War.
Accession Number: KO2953/217

‘Fred, Ted and Fred Taken after having a few pints’ possibly in Italy, Second World War.
Accession Number: KO2953/218

Soldier identified on rear as ‘Harry’
Accession Number: KO2953/259

Three soldiers
Accession Number: KO2953/263

Group of soldiers, possibly Second World War
Accession Number: KO2953/264

Two men, one appears to be a soldier of a foreign country.
Accession Number: KO2953/314

Unknown soldier of the Royal Engineers
Accession Number: KO2953/317

Unknown soldier, possibly of the Royal Engineers
Accession Number: KO2953/318

Unidentified Nurse
Accession Number: KO2953/325

Civilian cooking breakfast in field circa 1930s
Accession Number: KO2953/326

Group of men and children in field, along the lines of a summer outing, with a van marked ‘Sloane Divans, Gutteridge Limited, 6 Holbein Place and 103 Pimlico Road, SW1’ circa 1930s.
Accession Number: KO2953/327

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