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1920s and 1930s

1930s Photos from an unknown soldier

Photographs from the collection of an unknown soldier who served with the 1st and 2nd Battalions in the latter part of the 1930s.

Postcard featuring the troopship ‘HMT Somersetshire’ and the words ‘Cheerio Till We Meet Again’. Written in ink on the rear “Dear Dad, best of luck, your son, Pat. “This is our Troopship, and we sail tomorrow at five pm.”
Accession Number: KO3089/01

Soldier’s portrait set within Regimental Colours etc, and “2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment”. On the rear, named in pencil is Jack Baker, and the word Aldershot.
Accession Number: KO3089/02

1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, main barracks, Wellington, Southern India, circa 1935.
Accession Number: KO3089/03

1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, group of ten soldiers of the King’s Own. India, circa 1935. One of whom is reading the ‘News of the World’. Another is polishing his boots. The soldiers have solar topees which have a cloth patch on the side, assumed to be red, with either brass shoulder titles or embroidered ‘King’s Own’ rather than cap badges.
Accession Number: KO3089/04

1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Orderly Room Guard, Main Barracks, Wellington, Southern India, circa 1935.
Accession Number: KO3089/05

1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, marching troops, doing route march, India, circa 1938
Accession Number: KO3089/06

1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, marching troops, Bangalore, India, March & Manoeuvres, 1938. Possibly HQ Company, from the flag which is being carried by one of the soldiers at the front.
Accession Number: KO3089/07

1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, marching troops, doing route march, India, circa 1938
Accession Number: KO3089/08

1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, group of soldiers and local man, India, circa 1938
Accession Number: KO3089/09

1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, soldiers in barracks, with kit laid out, with while helmets. Main Barracks, Wellington, Southern India, circa 1936.
Accession Number: KO3089/10

1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, soldiers taking a break amongst the trees, India, circa 1938
Accession Number: KO3089/11

1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Funeral of Lieutenant Colonel Irvine, Commanding 1st Battalion, Wellington, who died as a result of self-inflicted gun shot wounds on 2 Mar 1937
Accession Number: KO3089/12

Soldiers on the deck of a troopship. On the photograph is written “1935 Troopship ‘Going Out East’ Somersetshire, 1935” and “HMS Dorsetshire March 1939”
Accession Number: KO3089/13

Unidentified soldier of the King’s Own Royal Regiment, autographed on the front ‘with best of luck Allen’. Probably 1930s. Photograph by F & K Evitt, Vandyek Studio, Alexandra Road, Farnborough.
Accession Number: KO3089/14

Soldier’s portrait set within Regimental Colours etc, and “2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment 1935”. On the rear, named in pencil is Johnny Mullins.
Accession Number: KO3089/15

Unidentified soldier of the King’s Own Royal Regiment, autographed ‘Andy’ on the front. Probably 1930s.
Accession Number: KO3089/16

Unidentified Lance Corporal of the King’s Own Royal Regiment, probably 1930s.
Accession Number: KO3089/17

Pair of soldiers of the King’s Own Royal Regiment, in tropical dress, 1930s. On the rear in pencil is marked “Dan Nisum and A Crabtree”
Accession Number: KO3089/18

Group of recruits at The Regimental Depot, Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, in 1934
Accession Number: KO3089/19

1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, India, circa late 1930s. Group of soldiers next to ‘B Coy Lines’ sign.
Accession Number: KO3089/20

1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, India, circa late 1930s. Soldiers on route march, led by two officers on horseback.
Accession Number: KO3089/21

1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, India, circa late 1930s. Regimental band on route march.
Accession Number: KO3089/22

1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, India, circa late 1930s. Corps of drums no route march.
Accession Number: KO3089/23

1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, India, circa late 1930s Soldiers on route march.
Accession Number: KO3089/24

1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, India, circa late 1930s. Soldiers on route march.
Accession Number: KO3089/25

1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, India, circa late 1930s. Soldiers boarding train at Wellington, India, 1937
Accession Number: KO3089/26

1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, India, circa late 1930s. Soldiers boarding train at Wellington, India, 1937
Accession Number: KO3089/27

1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, India, circa late 1930s. Soldiers on board a train at Wellington, India, 1937. The photograph is marked in ink at the top “Off to New Station” which will be the relocation of the 1st Battalion from Wellington to Madras.
Accession Number: KO3089/28

1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, India, circa late 1930s. Soldiers on route march.
Accession Number: KO3089/29

1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, India, circa late 1930s. Soldiers on route march.
Accession Number: KO3089/30

1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, India, circa 1936. Main Barracks, Wellington, Southern India.
Accession Number: KO3089/31

1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, soldiers in barracks, with kit laid out, with while helmets. Main Barracks, Wellington, Southern India, circa 1936.
Accession Number: KO3089/32

1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, soldiers in barracks, with kit laid out. Main Barracks, Wellington, Southern India, circa 1936.
Accession Number: KO3089/33

1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, India, circa 1936. Soldiers resting and drinking from mugs, probably during a break in a route march.
Accession Number: KO3089/34

1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, India, circa 1936. Soldiers outside tents, possibly during a break on a route march.
Accession Number: KO3089/35

1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, India, circa 1936. Soldiers with kit and equipment laid out, possibly during a break on a route march.
Accession Number: KO3089/36

1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, India, circa 1936. Three soldiers, one of who is wearing a sign around his neck “Troops Clear The Road” so clearly taken at a rest period of a route march.
Accession Number: KO3089/37

1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, India, circa 1936. Group of soldiers, resting.
Accession Number: KO3089/38

1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, India, circa 1936. Soldiers and horse resting with arms piled and kit laid out.
Accession Number: KO3089/39

1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, India, circa 1936. Soldiers with bicycle and heliograph signalling equipment.
Accession Number: KO3089/40

1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Madras, India, circa 1937-39. Group of eight soldiers and dog sat on stairs.
Accession Number: KO3089/41

1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Madras, India, circa 1937-39. View of Lawrence Barracks, Madras, India, 1938.
Accession Number: KO3089/42

1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Madras, India, circa 1937-39.
View of Lawrence Barracks, Madras, India, 1938.
Accession Number: KO3089/43

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