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Embroidery Items

Table Centre Pieces and Table Cloths

Table centre piece with design of the King's Own Royal Regiment in the centre, probably dating from the 1930s.
Accession Number: KO1781/01

Table centre piece with King's Own Royal Regiment embroidery badge in the centre.  This was a gift to the donor, Miss A Burrows, from her brothers, Henry Burrows, number 3710380, and Edward Burrows, number 3710444.  Both served from the 1930s onwards.
Accession Number: KO1226/02

Table centre piece with design of the King's Own Royal Regiment in the centre, probably dating from the 1930s.  Sent home by Lance Sergeant Harold Toole, number 3710070, of the 2nd Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment.  Lance Sergeant Toole died of wounds on 29th January 1941 at the age of 31 years.  He is buried in Khayat Beach War Cemetery, Israel.
Accession Number: KO2082/02

Table centre piece with design of the King's Own Royal Regiment in the centre, probably dating from the 1930s.
Accession Number: KO2252/01

Table centre piece with design of the King's Own Royal Regiment in the centre, probably dating from the 1930s.  Sent home by Private Albert Edward Metcalfe, number 3708313, who served in the 1930s and Second World War with the King's Own Royal Regiment, and 107th Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps (The King's Own).
Accession Number: KO2471/08

Table centre piece with design of the King's Own Royal Regiment in the centre, probably dating from the 1930s. Sent home by Private Albert Edward Metcalfe, number 3708313, who served in the 1930s and Second World War with the King's Own Royal Regiment, and 107th Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps (The King's Own).
Accession Number: KO2471/09

Decorative lace from Malta, probably dating from the 1930s. Sent home by Private Albert Edward Metcalfe, number 3708313, who served in the 1930s and Second World War with the King's Own Royal Regiment, and 107th Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps (The King's Own).
Accession Number: KO2471/10

Decorative lace from Malta, probably dating from the 1930s. Sent home by Private Albert Edward Metcalfe, number 3708313, who served in the 1930s and Second World War with the King's Own Royal Regiment, and 107th Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps (The King's Own).
Accession Number: KO2471/11

Decorative lace from Malta, probably dating from the 1930s. Sent home by Private Albert Edward Metcalfe, number 3708313, who served in the 1930s and Second World War with the King's Own Royal Regiment, and 107th Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps (The King's Own).
Accession Number: KO2471/12

Embroidered Cloth. Bought as souvenir by Private Edward Wildman, King’s Own Royal Regiment, in Egypt, 1942.
‘Souvenir of Egypt 1942’ in the centre above the pyramids and palm tree. On each side is a crest of leaves, flower and a crown, on the left side is the word ‘Suez’ and on the right is ‘Ismailia’
Accession Number: KO2924/18

Embroidered Table Cloth. Bought as souvenir by Private Edward Wildman, King’s Own Royal Regiment, in Egypt, 1941.
‘Souvenir of Egypt 1941’ with four regimental Lions and ‘The King’s Own’ in each corner, Pyramids in centre and four oasis designs including palm trees.
Accession Number: KO2924/19

Embroidered table centre piece. Featuring a red rose, crown and Lion above ‘The King’s Own’ and ‘Souvenir of Egypt’ and ‘1941’
Accession Number: KO3016/12

Embroidered and printed table centre piece. Yellow with printed images of pyramids etc.
Accession Number: KO3016/13

Embroidered/sewn coaster, pink with green pattern
Accession Number: KO3016/10 & 11

Embroidered Lion and wording “Palestine” “1938 – 1939 The King’s Own Royal Regt.” Acquired by Sergeant Clifford William Worsley as a souvenir of his tour of duty in Palestine, 1938-39.
Accession Number: KO2984/61

Souvenir of Egypt, 1940-41, The King's Own Royal Regiment.  To Ivy with Love from Frederick.
Accession Number: KO3046/52

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