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Presentation Pattern 1796 Infantry Officer's sword; straight blade is decorated with bluing and etching, including the dedication to Lt Col Richard Lloyd, commander of the Goree Island Garrison, from the officers of that garrison; silver and brass gilt hilt, with a knucklebow and shell guard, bearing a crest, possibly of the Williamson family; fishskin scabbard marked with the decorator's or retailer's name, Rundell, Bridge and Rundell. Edged Weapons 1960-10-16
Cavalry officer's presentation sword, 1814; adapted from pattern 1796 Light Cavalry officer's sword; blade bears engraved decoration including the dedication and the maker's name, John Andrews; stirrup guard, the cross guard of which is in the form of a dragon; ivory grip; gilt brass scabbard with three large perforations which are backed with fishskin and decorated with trophies of arms; presented to Major General Lord Edward H Somerset, 4th Regiment of Dragoons, by the officer's of that regiment. Edged Weapons 1950-12-53
Officer's Presentation Sword, 1899; presented to P Noble-Fawcett of the Mounted Infantry ICRV. Edged Weapons 1972-02-6
Officer's Presentation Sword, 1811; adapted from Light cavalry Officer's Pattern 1796; blade is decorated with engraving, including the dedication; gilt stirrup guard is formed by an angel and the cross guard by a scroll and a feather; chequered ivory grip; wooden scabbard covered in reptile or fishskin, with decorated gilt metal mounts; presented to Lt Col McCarthy by Lt Gen Martin Hunter, on the occasion of his leaving the 104th Regiment of Foot to join the New Brunswick Regiment Fencible Infantry. Edged Weapons 1966-12-7
Double barrelled Howdah percussion pistol, 16 bore (.67 in) 1860 (c), Frederick Barnes and Company; associated with 4th Punjab Infantry. Firearms 1988-05-14
Plaited riding whip, 1912 (c); marked to Lt H G Godson, 4th (Queens Own) Hussars; waxed cord construction stitched to a leather switch which bears the owner's name; the handle is of broad stitched cord and has a white metal dome. Horse Furniture 1959-10-239
Glazed fire screen, 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards, 1910 (c); made of dark stained oak with a glazed inner edge; the front is in navy blue baize with traces of the glue outlining the shape of five applied devices relating to the regiment. Equipment, general 1957-10-67
Identity disc belonging to Lt Col H A Dunlop, 44th Merrara Infantry, World War One. Equipment, general 1957-10-24
Wooden waterbottle, 1861-1881, 104th Fusiliers; made by S W Silver and Co; oval shape and covered in moth eaten, dark brown felt; neck is bound with a hardwood collar, impressed with initials, regimental name and maker's name; with a canvas strap which has a leather covered brass buckle. Equipment, general 1957-02-40
129 lantern slides of the 78th Division in Tunisia, Sicily and Italy, 1942-1945. British official war photographs relating to the division were given to the 78th Division Battleaxe Club, who then developed slides of them; associated with World War Two (1939-1945). Photographs 1999-03-88
Cavalry officer's sword, pattern 1896; 'spear point' blade, engraved with decoration including maker's name, Henry Wilkinson, London and the number 35177; steel 'honeysuckle' guard with part checkered backplate; steel scabbard. Edged Weapons 1967-06-40
Pattern 1821 Light Cavalry Officer's Sword, 1847-1854. Used by Maj Thomas Everard Hutton, 4th (Queen's Own) Light Dragoons; spear point blade, engraved with decoration including maker's name and address, Hamburger Rogers and Company, London; three bar guard with plain backpiece; steel scabbard; associated with the Crimean War (1854-1856). Edged Weapons 1967-06-40
Indian Army sword, pattern 1853; slightly curved, narrow blade with flat spine and blunt point, engraved with serial number and Edward VII cypher; leather scabbard with steel mouthpiece and chape guard, with leather suspension attachments. Edged Weapons 1963-12-250
Infantry officer's sword, pattern 1895; blade engraved with decoration including royal cypher, serial number and maker's name S J Pillin, London; guard engraved with royal cypher and crown; leather sword knot; leather scabbard with metal chape. Edged Weapons 1963-12-44
Regimental cane, 1922-1929; polished malacca with an Indian silver head which is cylindrical and bears the device of the number '4' surmounted by crossed axes and a crown over the regiment's name, the Hazara Pioneers; white metal ferrule. Equipment, general 1957-01-31
Indian Army infantry officer's sword, pattern 1897; 4th Indian Grenadier's; blade inscribed with crown over GRI and crown over royal arms; leather and steel scabbards. Edged Weapons 1982-06-88
Indian Army rifle regiment officer's sword, pattern 1827; blade marked with VR cypher; donkey skin covered Indian Army Service scabbard, with steel chape and mouthpiece. Edged Weapons 1982-06-87
Ready for the 1st of July 1916. Watercolour by Sgt-Maj George R Spragg, Royal Army Medical Corps, 54th Field Ambulance attached to 18th Division 1916; associated with World War One, Western Front (1914-1918). Drawings and Watercolours 1999-04-98
Lambert Challenge Cup No 8, 1880 (c); three handled cup of electroplated nickel silver, marked by Atkin Brothers Truro of Sheffield; tankard shaped with groove line decoration; presented to 24th Middlesex Post Office Volunteers by Messrs Lambert; inscribed with presentation inscriptions relating to Pte Charles Strudwick and E Company. Silver 1999-04-113
The sinking of the 'Birkenhead' February 25 1852 A STORY THAT WILL NEVER DIE, 1899 (c). Photochromolithograph from the painting by Lance Calkin; men of the 74th Regiment lined up on the deck of the ;'Birkenhead' which is sinking. Prints 1999-04-126
Drum major's undress stick, 91st Field Brigade, 4th London, 1915. Equipment, general 1995-04-288
Warrant officer's or staff sergeants sword, pattern 1845, 1880 (c), 4th (King's Own Royal) Regiment of Foot; blade stamped with maker's name, Mole, and Birmingham inspection mark; 'gothic' brass hilt; steel scabbard with mouthpiece engraved with illegible initials, possibly EP, and regimental name. Edged Weapons 1988-05-31
Other rank's swagger stick; associated with the 4th London Regiment, Lewisham Gunners, 1920 (c). Equipment, general 1995-03-108
Pair of steel and leather spurs, and one leather and wood riding whip, 1915; owned by Capt H J M Cursetjee, 14th King George's Own Ferozepore Sikhs and were taken from a Turkish Officer, near the Suez Canal in 1915. Horse Furniture 1960-08-84
Drum major's staff, 1940; presented to 139th Field Regiment by Col W J Lindsay Forbes of the 91st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, in memory of those who fell at Dunkirk, 1940; made by Henry Potter, London. Musical Instruments 1995-03-106
Drum major's staff, 1945 (c); 91st Field Brigade; made by Potter. Musical Instruments 1995-03-107
Thirteen drums, 1799 (c)-1945 (c); associated with the Middlesex Regiment. Musical Instruments 1993-06-12
Mosquito or Sandfly protective net, owned by Lt C R French, 2nd Bn 94th Russell's Infantry, 1919 (c); thin khaki cotton and fine netting; hangs in a rectangular shape to cover a camp bed. Equipment, general 1962-04-14
Waterbottle, owned by an unknown infantry officer of the 94th Russell's Infantry, 1919 (c) and Orilux Battery Lamp, 1910 (c). Equipment, general 1962-04-15
Waterbottle, owned by an unknown infantry officer of the 94th Russell's Infantry, 1919 (c) and Orilux Battery Lamp, 1910 (c). Scientific Instruments 1962-04-15
Japanese NCO's Shin-Gunto Sword, pattern 1933, 1934 (c); hilt made from aluminium with a leather covered grip; leather covered scabbard; recovered at the Battle of Meiktila, Mar 1945; associated with Gnr John Charles Oliver, 44th LAA Regiment; made at the Koishikowa Arsenal, Japan. Edged Weapons 1999-05-37
Bass side drum, 1800 (c); wood, repainted 1815 (c); used by the 4th (The King's Own) Regiment of Foot supposedly at the Battle of Waterloo; front painted black, decorated with Hanoverian royal arms and battle honours; eleven rope holes, painted red outside with white edge; natural hemp cords with buff slides; plain drag rope covers cords. Musical Instruments 1960-06-113
Side drum, 1799-1803; wood; used by the 3rd Battalion 4th (or the King's Own) Regiment of Foot; front painted dark, possibly royal blue, decorated with crowned garter with George III cypher, regimental name and, inscribed into a brass plaque, a presentation inscription; flesh hoops and drum heads whole; ten holes with brass joining plate; plain drag rope over four cords; three ball legs on lower hoop. Musical Instruments 1960-06-111
Case patent concertina boxed in oak carrying case, 1855 (c); owned by Surgeon James Fairweather of the 4th Regiment of Punjab Irregular Force; and carried by him throughout the Indian Mutiny; hexagonal with fretwork sound apertures around cental circle; 24 keys on lower end and 25 keys on upper end; four green tape bound paper expansion sections in air pump; leather thumb straps and leather bound brass finger holds on each end; label printed with maker's name, Boosey and Sons, London, visible through fretwork panel. Musical Instruments 1957-03-32
Collection of relics associated with the British Army 1914-1960 (c); pane of stained glass window from Ypres Cathedral, collected by Lt Col J M Rogers Tillstone, 1914; two pulley wheels, 1914 (c); fragment of wood from a Handley Page Aeroplane, 1918; 50 papers badges from various regiments, 1920-60 (c); two woollen dolls, one made by a soldier of the Seaforth Highlanders, 1918 (c); steel mess tin handle, 1916 (c); two boot hooks, 1945 (c); three charitable flag-day token flags, 1918 (c); copper charitable flag-day badge, 1918; aluminium washer, 1918; copper halfpenny coin, 1918 (c); white metal model tank, 1919 (c). Associated with World War One, Western Front (1914-1918). Equipment, general 1963-07-36
Bell, 1910; silver, possibly native Indian; used by the 61st Prince of Wales's Own Pioneers; front bears cast applied '61' below a crossed shovel and pick axe, the whole above a scroll inscribed in relief with regimental name, the back is inscribed with presentation inscription; handle is a relief depiction of the Prince of Wales's Plumes Coronet, with motto; spherical clapper suspended by two double links from central internal suspension ring. Silver 1956-02-700
Side drum, 1871; brass; used by the 94th Regiment of Foot at the Battle of Bronkhurstspruit; no painting; metal impressed with maker's name Henry Potter, London, date and serial number; four cord tensioners and four pulleys on upper hoop; eight plain wheel runner pulleys on lower hoop; white blancoed cord; eight snares. Musical Instruments 1951-12-85
Bass drum hoop, 1880 (c); used by the 94th Regiment of Foot at the Battle of Bronkhurstspruit; thirteen rope holes; painted blue outside with red edge and white worm and white inside with red edge and blue worm; three ball feet. Musical Instruments 1951-12-85
Leather music card pouch with 38 music cards; associated with L/Cpl Francis Dennis, 94th Regiment of Foot, Transvaal War (1880-1881); retrieved by the Boers from the battlefield of Bronkhorst Spruit (1880). Musical Instruments 1951-12-84-1
Leather music card pouch with 38 music cards; associated with L/Cpl Francis Dennis, 94th Regiment of Foot, Transvaal War (1880-1881); retrieved by the Boers from the battlefield of Bronkhorst Spruit (1880). Equipment, general 1951-12-84-1
Bell, brass; taken by members of A and B Companies, the 94th Regiment of Foot from Iwawasa(?), Zululand, August 1879; front bears brass plaque with worn regimental cypher and inscription; iron threaded hole in top and iron loop inside for clapper. Musical Instruments 1951-12-36
Seven items belonging to Maj Gen H M Manockji Cursetji: leather equipment case, 1930 (c); two compressed paper identity tags bearing the owner's name, 1930 (c); two wooden pencils 1930 (c); one compressed paper identity tag, 1915-1924 (c); one metal identity tag, 1913 (c); polythene set square, 1930 (c). Equipment, general 1965-01-25
Regimental cane, 1922-1947; brown malacca with an Indian silver head and white metal ferrule; head bears the device of the number 14 upon a five pointed star surmounted by a crown, all of which is above the regiment's name, 'PUNJAB REGIMENT'. Equipment, general 1965-04-21
Fourteen uniform and medal items, 4th (Queen's Own Light) Dragoons, worn by Maj Thomas Everard Hutton, 1847-1857; associated with Crimean War (1854-1856). Uniforms 1967-06-31
Fourteen uniform and medal items, 4th (Queen's Own Light) Dragoons, worn by Maj Thomas Everard Hutton, 1847-1857; associated with Crimean War (1854-1856). Equipment, uniform 1967-06-31
Fourteen uniform and medal items, 4th (Queen's Own Light) Dragoons, worn by Maj Thomas Everard Hutton, 1847-1857; associated with Crimean War (1854-1856). Badges 1967-06-31
Fourteen uniform and medal items, 4th (Queen's Own Light) Dragoons, worn by Maj Thomas Everard Hutton, 1847-1857; associated with Crimean War (1854-1856). Medals 1967-06-31
Two nominal rolls, 1815; one of the 2nd Royal North British Dragoons, the other of the 14th Foot at Waterloo, 1815. Archives 1999-06-48
The Military Career of Colonel Francis Skelley Tidy, CB. Typescript history of the life of Col Tidy of the 14th Regiment of Foot, 1776-1835; compiled by M Medhurst and T W Cooper, 1997. Archives 1999-06-49
Three photographs associated with Lt David Ogilby Wight Lamb, 10th Lancers: 10th Lancers en masse, Dec 1907; the Gate of Sikaudra; group photograph at mixed cricket match, Jul 1911, the sitters are identified. Photographs 1999-06-50
Document case, 1850-1855 (c); made of one strip of soft leather, which is folded over at the bottom to form a pocket; the whole folds into three sections; a thin leather strap forming six loops is stitched down the centre; the regimental number '1041' is printed on the outside; owned by Pte Thomas Shallcross, 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards. Equipment, general 1968-08-18
Honourable discharge certificate of Pte Desmond Ball, 34th battalion, London Regiment, 18 Mar 1919; Pte Ball suffered a severe head wound at the Battle of the Somme; according to his widow, he was operated on by Prof Sir Jeffrey Jefferson who enquired about Ball's health during World War Two. Archives 1996-11-26
Military chest, 1870-1875 (c); wooden and in two blocks placed one above the other; bottom block stands on four turned legs and has two large drawers; the top block is veneered with mahogany and has one row of three drawers and one large lower drawer; with brass handles and locks is impressed a with a locksmith's name Hobb and Co; owned by Lt Col John Taylour, 94th Regiment of Foot. Furniture 1972-02-34
Hallowe'en, 1914: Stand of the London Scottish on Messines Ridge, 31st Oct-1st No. 1914. Photograph of a painting by Richard Caton Woodville, produced by the London Scottish Regiment in aid of their benevolent fund, 1999. Prints 1999-06-81
Three photographs relating to Hodson's Horse, 1920' s (c); the pictures show Capt L C T Graham MC, mounted sowar; regiment formed up. Photographs 1996-11-88
Papers relating to Capt F P Marrian, 4th Battalion Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, 1939-1944 (c). Archives 1996-12-1
Airborne forces in India in World War Two. A transcript history and memoir by Brig D A Pringle OBE. Archives 1997-01-50
Typescript summaries of the postings and commanding officers of the 24th Foot, South Wales Borderers 1840-1969; includes details of the South Wales Borderers Monmouthshire Regiment during World War Two. Archives 1997-02-10
Diaries and account book of 4127 Pte R C Phipps covering his service with 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards, in India and South Africa (1893-1902), including during the Siege of Ladysmith (1899). Archives 1995-02-84
Typed transcript of a letter home from Farrier Joseph Cuthbert of the 4th Light Dragoons, Crimea 1854 Archives 1997-04-50
Browning FN Model 1922 self-loading pistol, with 'Waffen' marks, made in Belgium during the German occupation 1940 (c), and captured by the donor at Caen 1944; British style holster marked to Thompson 1943, 4th City of London Yeomanry Sharpshooters. Firearms 1996-04-3
Browning FN Model 1922 self-loading pistol, with 'Waffen' marks, made in Belgium during the German occupation 1940 (c), and captured by the donor at Caen 1944; British style holster marked to Thompson 1943, 4th City of London Yeomanry Sharpshooters. Equipment, general 1996-04-3
Enfield 38 in No 2 Mk I service revolver, 1932; marked to 4th/7th Dragoon Guards 1939-1945. Firearms 1996-08-223
Paybook, discharge certificate and letters of recommendation of Pte Edward Clay, 64th Regiment of Foot, 1888 (c). Archives 1995-02-130
Manuscript letter written to Robert Thompson from Pte Edward Day, 14th Foot, Montserrat, 23 Nov 1836, reporting the death of his son; the letter was sent from 'Chateau Barrack, Montserrat' to England; it is headed and signed for soldier's ld concessionary rate, on the front is struck 'Montserrat/paid' and encircled 'Montserrat' on reverse Archives 1997-05-91
Three documents relating to the 4th Battalion London Regiment, 1855-1961. Archives 1995-03-83
'In Memoriam' leaflet for Lieutenant F A de Pass, 34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse, describing how he won his posthumous Victoria Cross in France, 25 Nov 1914. Archives 1995-06-60
Printed handbill advertising performances of 'Little Toddlekins!' and 'Going to the Derby' at the Theatre Royal of the 4th Division, Sevastopol, 1855. Among the performer was Captain Earle of the 57th Regiment; associated with the Crimean War (1854-1856). Archives 1997-07-29
Glass ambrotype photograph of a corporal of the 84th Foot, (c) 1860. Photographs 1997-07-68
Account book and discharge certificate of Pte Henry Robinson who enlisted in the 104th Fusiliers in 1869, transferred to the 1/10th Foot in 1870 and was discharged from the 1/4th Foot in 1881; he served with the 1/10th Foot against the Malays, 1875-1876, and was awarded the Perak Medal. Archives 1997-08-39
Photocopy of the memoirs of Maj John Ffrench, 6th Rajputana Rifles, 1940-1947, written in 1989; associated with World War Two. Archives 1995-07-79
Typescript transcript of the diary of Corporal Leonard J Sarjeant, London Scottish, while serving in France, 9 Mar to Oct 1915, during World War One. Archives 1995-09-96
Letter with envelope from Pte Fred Cartledge, 2/ 4 Regiment of Foot, to his brother, dated Luneburg Transvaal, 31 Aug 1879; associated with the Zulu War 1879. Archives 1995-09-103
Paybook of Pte Jonathan Tredrea, who joined the 104th Regiment of Foot in 1864, transferred to the 55th Regiment of Foot in 1871, and left the army in 1878. Archives 1995-09-104
13 July 1974 Ferret Scout Car R.R.W. L.A.D. Palace Barracks Holywood. Belfast, 1974. Ink and crayon drawing by Ralph Lillford, dated 13 Jul 1974; from a collection of drawings and sketches made during visits to Belfast and Londonderry in 1972 and 1974 to record the British Army serving in Ulster. Drawings and Watercolours 1999-08-32
Photograph album, 1939-1945; compiled by Colin Campbell, King's African Rifles. Training in Kenya (1-138); King's African Rifles in Abyssinia, March 1941 (139-208); King's African Rifles in Ceylon (209-303); Burma, 1 June 1944, including 2nd and 4th King's African Rifles in action at Leik Hill, air supply, crossing the Chindwin (304-433); Rest camp in Assam (434-450); General Slim presents awards to the 1st Northern Rhodesian Regiment and the 2nd Nyasaland Bn (451-479); General E C R Mansergh, GOC, 11th East African Division, inspects 4th King's African Rifles (480-505); King's African Rifles (draped in parachute silk) celebrate in tribal fashion (506-517); Cuttings regarding the King's African Rifles in Ceylon (518-522); King's African Rifles in Ceylon (523-533); Cuttings regarding East African troops in Burma (534-546); OCTU Njoro Kenya (547-577); Uncaptioned (575-608); associated with World War Two (1939-1945). Photographs 1997-08-57
Collection of 18 leaflets produced for Army recruiting purposes, various regiments, 1975-1995. Archives 1995-12-146
Map: The Zulu War 1879; illustrated map relating to the Zulu War (1879); includes portraits of Cetshwayo and Chelmsford as well as vignettes of a harbour, Victoria Cross and spear, Rorke's Drift, Fugitives' Drift, illustrations after C E Fripp's 'The Battle of Isandlwana, 22 Jan 1879', Alphonse de Neuville's 'Saving the Queens Colours at the Battle of Isandhlwana' and the discovery of their bodies by a patrol of the 17th (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Lancers; associated with the Battles of Rorke's Drift and Isandlwana, Zulu War (1879). Maps 1995-07-86
Papers collected by Mr J C G Bone, formerly a Sergeant with the 14th Army in Burma, World War Two, Far East 1943-1985 (c). Archives 1996-01-17
Collection of papers relating to the Bombay Grenadiers Association, 1947-1990. Archives 1996-01-61
Photocopy of commission for D G MacKenzie to be Ensign, 1st Bn 24th Regiment of Foot, 1869. Archives 1996-03-42
Photocopied documents relating to the wartime service of Captain (later Lord) Bruce Bernard Weatherill with the 19th Lancers, 1940-1945; includes typescript reminiscences of another officer in the regiment, Louis Curzon, and a photocopy of the 80pp booklet, '19th King George V's Own Lancers War News September 1939 - December 1945'. Archives 1996-03-43
Pattern 1896 lance (Ffoulkes, Flag Pattern 1860); ash shaft, triangular section head,discoloured buff leather sling and brown thing grip, brass loop; made in Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield. Polearms/Other Weapons 1972-05-8
Typescript history of 64th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery (London), TA, World War Two 1939-1945. Archives 1996-04-18
Photocopies relating to Mrs Annie Fox, wife of Sergeant-Major Fox, 94th Regiment of Foot, who though wounded at Bronkhurstspruit, 5 Dec 1880, Transvaal War, ministered to the dying and wounded of the regiment, and was awarded the medal of the Royal Red Cross; with photocopies of obituaries 1888 and copy photograph of portrait. Archives 1996-04-20
Equipment used by Lt S C H Tighe, 2nd Bn 14th Punjab Regiment, 1935 (c): binoculars and case, 1916; waterbottle and holder; two identity tags; whistle. Scientific Instruments 1982-07-6
Equipment used by Lt S C H Tighe, 2nd Bn 14th Punjab Regiment, 1935 (c): binoculars and case, 1916; waterbottle and holder; two identity tags; whistle. Equipment, general 1982-07-6
Infantry Officer's sword, 1892; patent solid hilt, earlier pattern converted in 1897; made by Henry Wilkinson, Pall Mall; used by Maj W E Logan Stewart, Welch Regiment, attached to 1st Mounted Infantry, during the Boer War and his son (?) Capt J Logan Stewart, 44th Division, killed at Dunkirk; with pre 1901 service scabbard, 1899 (?) and Dress steel scabbard. Edged Weapons 1999-08-143
Documents relating to the deployment of Implementation Force (IFOR) in Bosnia-Herzegovina, 1995-1996; associated with Operation RESOLUTE (1995-1996), Bosnia (1991-). Archives 1996-06-156
Pouch belt, said to have belonged to Group Captain Leslie Coore Mein, 1921 (c), 54th Sikhs (Frontier Force). Equipment, uniform 1999-08-149
Information leaflets for recruitment into the Territorial Army, 1996. Archives 1996-07-71
Collection of 23 Army recruiting publicity leaflets and pamphlets, 1988-1996. Archives 1996-08-188
Battle dress tie bearing formation badges, 1950 (c). Uniforms 1999-09-2
16 manuscript transcripts of letters probably written by Lt Henry William Weather, 14th Regiment of Foot, Crimea and Corfu, 1854-1859. Archives 1996-08-380
Music stand, 1909; made of brass with silver decorations and wooden fitments; engraved with the device including the inscriptions, 'CENTRAL INDIA', 'AFGHANISTAN 1878-79' and the regiment's name; presented to officers of the 44th Merwara Infantry by Lt W W Shaw; made by Hawkes and Son, London. Musical Instruments 1983-07-81
Photograph album of General Sir Sam Browne VC, 1859 (c) containing 186 photographs with two loose photographs; including photographs of British officers of the Indian Army, in both uniform and civilian dress, Indian sepoys, European royalty and Indian administrators; a large number are prints of religious subjects and animals. Photographs 1999-09-42
Typescript copy of a letter from Pte George Brown, 44th Foot, to his parents from Kabul, 8 Aug 1841; he describes the topography and inhabitants of Afghanistan; associated with 1st Afghan War (1838-1842). Archives 1999-09-53
Burmese spear head, 1885 (c); even leaf shaped blade, central part of the surface of both sides decorated in Kuftgari technique using copper and silver, mouldings and flower decorations on the stem, socket with ornamental ring, both sides of which bear a single ring of plaited wire; apparently collected by Commander Arthur Lye, RIM and Brig Gen R C Lye, 34th Sikh Pioneers, 1911-1912. Polearms/Other Weapons 1961-12-32-1
The Defence of Rorke's Drift, 1879. Colour photolithograph postcard reproducing a detail from the oil painting by Lady Butler, No 6 from a series of six of the 'Military Paintings of Lady Elizabeth Butler', set No 7, published by The Pompadour Gallery, 1987 (c); men of the 24th Regiment of Foot defending against Zulu attack, with Lts Chard and Bromhead in the centre, and soldiers under cover of sandbags to the left. Prints 1999-09-66
Collection of documents compiled by Sergeant R F Allen while serving in the Field Security Section attached to HQ 4 Division in the UK 1940-1942. Archives 1994-02-152