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Museum Display Information

The Regimental Family Tree

The Regiment

Line Battalion

bullet1680 Earl of Plymouth's Regiment of Foot for Tangier
bullet1684 The Duchess of York and Albany's Regiment of Foot
bullet1685 The Queen's Regiment of Foot
bullet1703 The Queen's Regiment of Marines, or Royal Regiment of Marines
bullet1710 The Queen's Own Regiment of Foot
bullet1715 The King's Own Regiment of Foot
bullet1743 Alternative title of 4th Foot
bullet1747 4th Regiment or King's Own Royal Regiment
bullet1751 4th Regiment of King's Own Royal Regiment of Foot
bullet1752 Fourth (or The King's Own) Regiment of Foot
bullet1811 4th (or King's Own) Regiment of Foot
bullet1841 4th (King's Own) Regiment of Foot
bullet1865 4th (The King's Own Royal) Regiment of Foot
bullet1881 The King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 1st and 2nd Battalions
bullet1920 King's Own Royal Regiment, Lancaster
bullet1959 King's Own Royal Border Regiment
bullet2005 The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment

34th Regiment of Foot and 55th Regiment of Foot become The Border Regiment in 1881
The Border Regiment amalgamated with King's Own Royal Regiment, Lancaster in 1959.

Volunteer Battalions

bullet1797 Loyal Lancaster Volunteer Infantry
bullet1803-5 Ulverston Volunteer Infantry
bullet805-6 Ulverston Volunteer Light Infantry
bullet1808-13 Lonsdale Regiment of Local Militia
bullet1859 Lancashire Rifle Volunteers
bullet10th Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corps (Lancaster)
bulletNorth Lonsdale Rifle Volunteer Corps (Ulverston, Barrow in Furness, Hawkshead)
bullet52nd Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corps (Dalton)
bullet53rd Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corps (Cartmel)
bullet65th Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corps (Rossall)
bullet75th Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corps (Broughton and Kirkby)
bullet1861 5th Administrative Battalion Lancashire Rifle Volunteers
bullet1876 10th Lancashire Rifle Volunteers
bullet1883 1st (Volunteer) Battalion
bullet1900 1st and 2nd (Volunteer) Battalions
bullet1908 4th and 5th Battalions Territorial Force
bullet1920 4th and 5th Battalions Territorial Army
bullet1938 4th Battalion became 56th Anti Tank Regiment Royal Artillery (King's Own)
bullet1947 4th Battalion became 380th Light Anti Tank Regiment Royal Artillery (King's Own)
bullet1961 5th Battalion and 'R' Battery 380th join to become 4/5th Battalion King's Own
bullet1967 4/5th Battalion absorbs 'R' Battery 288th Light Anti Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery
bullet1969 4/5th Battalion to Cadre strength and now 'E' Company Lancastrian Volunteers
bullet1975 4th (Volunteer) Battalion King's Own Royal Border Regiment (TAVR)
bullet1999 Lancastrian and Cumbrian Volunteers
bullet2005 4th Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment.

Militia Battalions

bullet1642 The Lancashire Regiment of Militia
bullet1761 His Majesty's Royal Regiment of Lancashire Militia
bullet1799 1st Royal Lancashire Militia
bullet1831 1st Royal Lancashire Militia (The Duke of Lancaster's Own)
bullet1881 3rd and 4th (Militia) Battalions

 

Exhibits on display on this panel:


Shako Plate, Officers, 1812-16
KO1816/01 Purchased with grant aid from Army Museums Ogilby Trust


Shako Plate, Other Ranks, 1841-55
KO1940/01 Purchased


Helmet Plate, Officers, 1878-81
KO0356/02 Gift of Mrs Gawne


Helmet Plate, Other Ranks, 1902-08
KO1092/01 Purchased


Shoulder Title, Other Ranks, around 1895
KO0404/07 Gift of Mrs A D Thorne


Shoulder Title, Other Ranks, around 1914
KO1030/02 Gift of Mrs H Yeo

Six Cap Badges worn from around 1895


KO1687/02 Anon


Brass worn around 1914-1918
KO1831/05 Bequest of Captain J P Jamieson


Brass
KO1546/02 Purchased


Plastic worn around 1945
KO1717/01 Purchased


Chromed worn 1943-45 by 107th Royal Armoured Corps (King’s Own)
KO1430/01 Gift of Mrs Emley


‘Staybrite’ around 1950
KO1343 Gift of Mr Wilkinson


Shoulder Title, Cloth, 1930-70
KO1137/01 Gift of Mr P Thompson


Hat Badge, Cloth around 1953
KO1826/53 Gift of Mrs S Robson

Volunteers


Shoulder Belt Plate, Lancaster Volunteers, around 1800
KO0216/06 Gift of Major Trappes-Lomax


Cross Belt Plate of the Ulverston Volunteers circa 1810
Accession Number: KO2183/33


Cross Belt Plate, Other Ranks, 1883-99
1st Volunteer Battalion
KO0765/04 Gift of Miss E Parkinson


Cross Belt Plate, Officers, 1883-99
1st Volunteer Battalion
KO0038/02 Gift of Mr H Y Usher


Helmet Plate, Other Ranks, 1902-08
Volunteer Battalion
KO1755/01 Purchased


Shoulder Title, 5th Battalion, from 1908
KO0759/01 Gift of Mr E H Welch


Promotional Beer Mat
KO2135/01

Militia


Shako Plate, 1st Royal Lancashire Militia
KO1053/01 Purchased


Pouch Plate, 1st Royal Lancashire Militia
KO1620/01 Purchased with grant aid from the Army Museums Ogilby Trust

 

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Only a proportion of our collections are on display at anyone time.  Certain items are on loan for display in other institutions.  An appointment is required to consult any of our collections which are held in store.

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