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The National Service Years 1945-59

Germany & Korea 1953-1954

Private Jack Ellel, 1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment

Group of five soldiers in ‘D’ Company lines, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment in Korea. Left to right: Colour Sergeant Whittaker, unknown, Lance corporal ‘Jersey’ Hornby; Private Johnny Jacobs and Private Jack Ellel.
Accession Number: KO3032/01

Group of three soldiers in ‘D’ Company stores, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment in Korea. Left to right: Private Shacklady, Private Jack Ellel, Private Slack.
Accession Number: KO3032/02

Two soldiers on St. George’s Day, 1954, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, in Korea. Left to right: Driver ‘Dunny’ Dunne; and Private Jack Ellel.
Accession Number: KO3032/03

Two soldiers in D Company Lines, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment in Korea. Left to right Private Pearl and Private Jack Ellel.
Accession Number: KO3032/04

United States of America Air Force, ‘Globemaster’ aircraft which flew soldiers of the 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment from Korea to Tokyo on R&R.
Accession Number: KO3032/05

Number 12 Platoon, of D Company, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, at Osnabruck, Germany, 1953.
Accession Number: KO3032/06

King’s Own Royal Regiment Platoon, Number 5218 Group, after six weeks basic training, carried out at Fulwood Barracks, Preston, by the East Lancashire Regiment Non-Commissioned Officers, prior to joining up with the King’s Own Royal Regiment at Bowerham Barracks and then onwards to Germany, 1952.
Accession Number: KO3032/07

‘D’ Company, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, at Belfast Barracks, Osnabruck, commanded by Major Underwood, circa 1953.
Accession Number: KO3083/01

Group of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Osnabruck, Germany, circa 1952. From left to right: Private Richardson; Private George Bainbridge; Private Jack Ellel; and two others, unknown.
Accession Number: KO3083/02

Private Jacke Ellel of ‘D’ Company, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, at Belfast Barracks, Osnabruck, Germany, circa 1953.
Accession Number: KO3083/03

Three soldiers of the 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment on board the HMT Empire Fowey. From left to right: Private Richardson, Private Ellel and unknown, but local to Lancaster.
Accession Number: KO3083/04

Three soldiers of the 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment on board the HMT Empire Fowey.
Accession Number: KO3083/05

Private Jack Ellel, of the 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment outside ‘D’ Company Store tent, Korea, 1953/54. ‘Taken in the cold days’
Accession Number: KO3083/06

Private Jack Ellel, of the 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, drawing water (there was no running water) and note the washing hanging up in the background. Korea 1953/54.
Accession Number: KO3083/07

Three soldiers of the 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment in camp in Korea, 1953/54. Unknown Corporal, Private Ellel and Private Pearl. In the background are preparations for the tented area on higher ground before the rains.
Accession Number: KO3083/08

1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment. Private Ellel in progress of moving storage area of ‘D’ Company, Korea, 1953/54.
Accession Number: KO3083/09

Beer garden of ‘D’ Company, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment. ‘Nippon Beer Drinking’ Early summer 1954.
Accession Number: KO3083/10

Beer garden of ‘D’ Company, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment. ‘Nippon Beer Drinking’ Early summer 1954.
Accession Number: KO3083/11

‘D’ Company, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Korea, 1953/54. The soldier in the white overalls will be Paddy the Cook, who did a sterling job in very difficult conditions.
Accession Number: KO3083/12

‘D’ Company, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Korea, 1953/54.
Accession Number: KO3083/13

‘D’ Company, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Korea, 1953/54.
Accession Number: KO3083/14

Postcard with photograph of HMT Empire Fowey and ‘Cheerio’. Message on the rear:
Monday
Dear Mother, Dad and Harry
I arrived here alright and am sending this card as a last letter from England. Ship alright so far and sail tomorrow midday tide. So long. Jack.
Kippers for tea.
Accession Number: KO3083/15

Identity Card, British Commonwealth Forces Korea to Private Jack Ellel, number 22717490, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment. Issued 22 Mar 1954.
Accession Number: KO3083/16

Christmas Card, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, circa 1953.
“Your son, Jack. To Mother, Dad and Harry”

Accession Number: KO3083/17

Order of Service. British Army of The Rhine, The Order of Parade Service, for Trinity Sunday 31 May 1953 Being the Sunday Preceding Her Majesty’s Coronation.
Accession Number: KO3083/18

Cloth shoulder titles, ‘King’s Own’ white on red, as worn by Private Jack Ellel of the 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, circa 1953/54
Accession Number: KO3083/19 and KO3083/20

Brass shoulder titles, ‘King’s Own’, as worn by Private Jack Ellel of the 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, circa 1953/54
Accession Number: KO3083/21 and KO3083/22

Brass King’s Own Regiment cap badge as worn by Private Jack Ellel of the 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, circa 1953/54
Accession Number: KO3083/23

Brass King’s Own Regiment cap badge as worn by Private Jack Ellel of the 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, circa 1953/54
Accession Number: KO3083/24

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