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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.

Egyptian Funerals

This set of photographs represents three different funerals of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, whilst the battalion was based in Cairo, Egypt.

Funeral of Soldier, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Cairo, Egypt, circa 1930-32
Marching soldiers
Photo number 1
Accession Number: KO2953/016

Funeral of Soldier, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Cairo, Egypt, circa 1930-32
Soldiers with floral tributes
Photo number 1
Accession Number: KO2953/017

Funeral of Soldier, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Cairo, Egypt, circa 1930-32
Soldiers with floral tributes
Photo number 2
Accession Number: KO2953/018

Funeral of Soldier, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Cairo, Egypt, circa 1930-32
Corps of Drums marching to funeral
Photo number 2
Accession Number: KO2953/019

Funeral of Soldier, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Cairo, Egypt, circa 1930-32
Coffin on gun carriage
Photo number 2
Accession Number: KO2953/020

Funeral of Soldier, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Cairo, Egypt, circa 1930-32
Coffin on horse drawn gun carriage
Photo number 3
Accession Number: KO2953/021

Funeral of Soldier, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Cairo, Egypt, circa 1930-32
Coffin on horse drawn gun carriage
Photo number 3
Accession Number: KO2953/022

Funeral of Soldier, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Cairo, Egypt, circa 1930-32
Marching soldiers
Photo number 4
Accession Number: KO2953/023

Funeral of Soldier, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Cairo, Egypt, circa 1930-32
Coffin on horse drawn gun carriage
Photo number 4
Accession Number: KO2953/024

Funeral of Soldier, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Cairo, Egypt, circa 1930-32
Corps of Drums marching to funeral
Photo number 5
Accession Number: KO2953/025

Funeral of Soldier, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Cairo, Egypt, circa 1930-32
Coffin on gun carriage, view from rear
Photo number 5
Accession Number: KO2953/026

Funeral of Soldier, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Cairo, Egypt, circa 1930-32
Soldiers with floral tributes
Photo number 6
Accession Number: KO2953/027

Funeral of Soldier, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Cairo, Egypt, circa 1930-32
Coffin on horse drawn gun carriage
Photo number 6
Accession Number: KO2953/028

Funeral of Soldier, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Cairo, Egypt, circa 1930-32
Soldiers marching to funeral
Photo number 7
Accession Number: KO2953/029

Funeral of Soldier, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Cairo, Egypt, circa 1930-32
Soldiers with floral tributes marching to funeral
Photo number 7
Accession Number: KO2953/030

Funeral of Soldier, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Cairo, Egypt, circa 1930-32
Soldiers marching to funeral
Photo number 8
Accession Number: KO2953/031

Funeral of Soldier, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Cairo, Egypt, circa 1930-32
Soldiers marching to funeral
Photo number 8
Accession Number: KO2953/032

Funeral of Soldier, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Cairo, Egypt, circa 1930-32
Soldiers marching to funeral
Photo number 9
Accession Number: KO2953/033

Funeral of Soldier, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Cairo, Egypt, circa 1930-32
Coffin being removed from gun carriage prior to funeral
Photo number 10
Accession Number: KO2953/034

Funeral of Soldier, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Cairo, Egypt, circa 1930-32
Coffin being removed from gun carriage prior to funeral
Photo number 10
Accession Number: KO2953/035

Funeral of Soldier, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Cairo, Egypt, circa 1930-32
Soldiers marching to funeral
Photo number 11
Accession Number: KO2953/036

Funeral of Soldier, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Cairo, Egypt, circa 1930-32
Coffin arriving in Cemetery
Photo number 11
Accession Number: KO2953/037

Funeral of Soldier, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Cairo, Egypt, circa 1930-32
Soldiers marching towards funeral
Photo number 12
Accession Number: KO2953/038

Funeral of Soldier, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Cairo, Egypt, circa 1930-32
Funeral at grave in cemetery
Photo number 12
Accession Number: KO2953/039

Funeral of Soldier, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Cairo, Egypt, circa 1930-32
Firing party at grave
Photo number 13
Accession Number: KO2953/040

Funeral of Soldier, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Cairo, Egypt, circa 1930-32
Coffin arriving in Cemetery
Photo number 13
Accession Number: KO2953/041

Funeral of Soldier, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Cairo, Egypt, circa 1930-32
Funeral at grave in cemetery
Photo number 14
Accession Number: KO2953/042

Funeral of Soldier, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Cairo, Egypt, circa 1930-32
Firing party at grave
Photo number 15
Accession Number: KO2953/043

Funeral of Soldier, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Cairo, Egypt, circa 1930-32
Firing party at grave
Photo number 16
Accession Number: KO2953/044

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 You must seek permission prior to publication to any of our images.