King's Own Royal Regiment Museum

Unidentified Soldiers

First World War - with wives, mothers, ladies and children

Unidentified soldier of the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, First World War, and his family. 
Photograph by A Southey, 276 Stamford Street, Ashton-under-Lyne
Accession Number: KO3074/17

Unknown Lance Corporal and his wife, First World War.
The soldier has four overseas service chevrons and along with his King’s Own cap badge and shoulder title has the badge of the 55th West Lancashire Division on his arm.
Photograph by H Bentley, Day & Electric Light Studio, Barrow in Furness.
Accession Number: KO2985/05

Pioneer Sergeant and another Sergeant of the King’s Own photographed with two ladies and four children. Both soldiers have King’s Own cap badges and shoulder titles. Both are wearing 1914/15 Star ribbons and the pioneer sergeant has two overseas service stripes, the sergeant has four overseas service stripes, a wound stripe and a marksman's badge.
Dated 16 Jun 1919 and “with fondest love from Nellie and Saul, Ernie” on the rear in pencil.
Accession Number: KO2985/06

Unidentified soldier of the King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, with two good conduct stripes with lady. Studio photograph.
Accession Number: KO3074/41

Unidentified soldier of the 4th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment with family group, of three ladies and one boy. One of the ladies is wearing a King’s Own cap badge as a neck lace.

Photo by F de Freyne, Portrait Artist, Liverpool
Accession Number: KO3100/47

Unknown soldier of the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, and family group, photographed by Watsons, Alhambra Studio, Morecambe.
Accession Number: KO2917/43

Unidentified Sergeant of the King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment and lady sat on bench. The soldier is wearing a Queen’s South Africa Medal ribbon.
Accession Number: KO3111/27

Man and woman in civilian clothes, with the man wearing in his lapel the cap badge of the King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.
On the rear is written “From Daisy and Jim to Ethel”.
Stamped on the rear is “Black Cat Studio, Sun Chambers, 15 Market Street, Manchester, Opposite Royal Exchange”
Accession Number: KO3111/28

Unidentified soldier of the 4th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, and his wife?, First World War.
Photo by Valentine’s, Leicester House Studio, Oswestry
Accession Number: KO3111/32

Unknown King’s Own soldier and wife, portrait photograph by ‘Cloud’ Manchester and Bolton.
Accession Number: KO2546/16

Unknown soldier of the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment and child, First World War.  The soldier wears the divisional badge of the 55th West Lancashire Division and therefore may be in the 1st/4th or 1st/5th Battalion of the King's Own. 
Accession Number: KO2506/04

Unknown soldier of the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment and his lady, First World War.  Photographed by H Greenwood, North Valley Road, Colne.
Accession Number: KO2684/54

Unknown soldier of the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, First World War.
Accession Number: KO2709/25

Unknown group including two soldiers of the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, First World War.
Accession Number: KO2709/26

Unknown soldier of the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment and his wife and child, First World War.
Accession Number: KO2709/31

Soldier of the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment and his children, First World War.
Accession Number: KO2709/33

Unidentified soldier of the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, First World War.
Accession Number: KO2950/82

Unknown soldier of the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment and his wife, First World War.
Accession Number: KO2950/96

Unidentified soldier of the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, First World War, and possibly wife.  Note the soldiers cuffs, with two overseas service chevrons on the right sleeve and two wound stripes on the left sleeve.
Accession Number: KO2985/38

Unidentified sergeants of the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment and Royal Army Medical Corps, First World War, and their wives.  Photographed by Ellis Wolstenholm, Wellington Studios, Blackpool.
Accession Number: KO2985/48

Unidentified soldier of the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment with his wife, First World War.
Accession Number: KO3037/01

Postcard featuring lady set with in regimental flags and battle honours of the King’s Own
Accession Number: KO2490/863