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Account book, Pte Edward Finch, 1st Bn 12th Regiment of Foot, 1869-1881. Archives 1998-02-196
Indian Army VC Book. Microfilm on spool. Archives 1963-08-77
Manuscript account of the 8th Cape Frontier War (1850-1853) based on the letters of Lieutenant (later Major General) Edward Horatio Henry Foster, 2/12th Regt; with typescript account of the removal of the colours of the Suffolk Regiment from St Mary le Tower, Ipswich. Archives 1998-04-11
Pair of Company Officer's shoulder straps, undress, 3rd (The East Kent) Regiment of Foot (The Buffs), 1845 (c). Uniforms 1998-05-26
ENCAMPMENT IN THE EARL OF BESBOROUGH'S PARK PILTOWN. Detachments - 3rd Buffs, 85th Light Infantry, Demi-Batty Artillery, 1840 (c). Lithograph in two colours by T Picken, after Hamilton Aidé, 85th Light Infantry, printed by Day and Son, published by Ackermann & Co, 96 Strand, 1840 (c). Prints 1998-05-42
A Pattern Adjutant, or the 77th edition of Dandyism, Adjt Molyneux 77th Regiment, 1815 (c). Coloured etching, published 1815 (c); standing with his back to the spectator, in a tight waisted blue coat looking at Sketches of Galway etc. Prints 1998-06-88
Photocopy, with transcript, of a letter written by George Allen, 44th Regiment, to his parents from Sevastopol, Oct 1854. Archives 1998-06-142
Major-General Alfred Richards CB, Colonel Commandant 31st Bengal Native Infantry, 1841. Oil on canvas by Richard Augustus Clack (fl.1827-1875), 1841, signed and dated at lower left. Half-length portrait of Maj Gen Alfred Richards (later Lt Gen) (1781-1852) in civilian dress; in gilt and gesso frame. A pair with portrait of his wife. Oil Paintings 1997-04-144
Mrs Rhoda Richards, wife of Major-General Alfred Richards CB, Colonel Commandant 31st Bengal Native Infantry, 1842. Oil on canvas by Richard Augustus Clack (fl.1827-1875), signed and dated at lower left. Half-length portrait in dark maroon dress and bonnet; in gilt and gesso frame. Oil Paintings 1997-04-145
Admiral of the Fleet Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten, 1944 (c). Oil on canvas by Sylvia Ford, from a photograph, 1990. Half-length, as Supreme Commander, South East Asia. Oil Paintings 1990-05-33
33 postcard photographs, some taken from official photographs, World War One, 1916 (c)-1918. Photographs 1998-06-181
East India Company flintlock musketoon, 1842; manufactured in 1801 by Manton; bell mouth and some Indian chiselled ornamentation; trigger guard and ramrod missing; brass ramrod pipes; used in 1st China War and captured at Tazeen on 12th September 1842. Firearms 1963-10-149
East India Company flintlock musketoon, 1857-1859 (c); lock made by Michael Memory of London, 1798; kuftgari and oriental decoration; ramrod missing; with cheekpiece and chequered grip; the Royal United Services Institute catalogue states that it was captured during the Indian Mutiny and is one of three given by the Secretary of State for India. Barrel probably made in India. Firearms 1963-10-150
Flintlock .78 in New Land Sergeants carbine, 1802 (c); used by the 12th Regiment of Foot. Firearms 1961-07-189-1
.66 in flintlock carbine, Elliots pattern 1773, 1781; produced for the East India Company Cavalry. Firearms 1974-05-74
Lovell percussion musket, 1836; designed in 1831 by George Lovell with enclosed back lock; this specimen was number 16 in a series of 20 manufactured in 1836 for troop trials and issued to Infantry regiments. Firearms 1976-03-48
Percussion .75 in carbine, 1845 (c); probably for sappers and miners of East India Company; similar to British pattern 1842, with trigger guard similar to New Land Pattern Sergeants carbine of 1832; Hindi inscription on butt; with associated socket bayonet. Firearms 1976-10-4
Percussion .75 in carbine, 1845 (c); probably for sappers and miners of East India Company; similar to British pattern 1842, with trigger guard similar to New Land Pattern Sergeants carbine of 1832; Hindi inscription on butt; with associated socket bayonet. Edged Weapons 1976-10-4
East India Company full-stocked percussion cavalry carbine, 1850 (c); brass furniture, swivel bar and ring on left; Baker style grip, tail trigger guard and flat serpentine sideplate. Firearms 1978-09-1
Flintlock carbine, .78 in, 1830; believed to be prototype of 1832 New Land pattern Sergeant's Carbine; stock dated 1830, Baker rifle lock. Firearms 1979-07-51
Percussion carbine for East India Company, artillery, sapper and miner 1851 (c). Firearms 1992-08-194
Victoria percussion carbine for East India Company cavalry/artillery, second Pattern, 1843-1851 (c). Firearms 1993-01-25
Victoria percussion carbine for East India Company cavalry/artillery, 2nd pattern, 1843-1851 (c). Firearms 1993-01-26
Victoria percussion carbine for East India Company cavalry/artillery, second pattern, 1843-1851 (c). Firearms 1993-01-27
Flintlock rampart gun, East India Company 1820 (c). Firearms 1997-05-1
Copy of 'The Victoria Crosses and George Crosses of the Honourable East India Company and Indian Army 1856-1945', National Army Museum, 1962, corrected in manuscript; with associated correspondence. Archives 1998-07-41
Cigarette lighter, silver plate, with nickel insert, made from a pocket watch case, unmarked, 1918 (c); regimental badge of the East Yorkshire Regiment on one face, once belonging to Pte W C E Seymour, 1918 (c); the badge is based on, or is a silver-coated cap badge 1898-1939 (c); the back plate of the watch opens and the lighter is attached on the inside. Silver 1997-10-57
Letter from Cadet George Moore to his sister, Sarah in Ramsgate, in which he describes the British landings north of Cape Town in Feb 1806 and the Battle of Blaauwbergstrand; the letter was conveyed by Gen Sir David Baird. Archives 1998-08-23
Major General Edward Henry Simpson (1784-1845), Honourable East India Company Staff, 1840 (c). Watercolour with pastel and some sepia and ink defining lines, artist unknown, 1840 (c); half-length portrait, seated in armchair, holding letter, writing materials by his left elbow; in a tent interior, possibly on campaign in Afghanistan; associated with 1st Afghan War (1838-1842). Drawings and Watercolours 1998-08-40
Beagling horn, 1965 (c); copper and brass; 2nd Bn East Yorkshire Regiment (The Duke of York's Own). Musical Instruments 1998-08-61
B Coy 1st Bn The Buffs at Dhala, Aden 1958 (c), amateur 8 mm film shot by Robert Wells, a member of the Coy. Much of the footage consists of views of hilly country, the scenes of military interest including an RAF plane landing on an airstrip, troops under canvas over flown by RAF jets, troops climbing a hillside and marching down a road, weapons inspection, guard of honour, armoured cars on road with jets overflying, airfield, Bren gunners on the range, troops queuing for a meal, troops in trucks, kit lay out, meal time, troops watching war ships off coast; running time 23 mins. Video copies available. Film and Videos 1990-12-100
Civilian leather pouch, 1894 (c); Pte F Hammett, East Surrey Regiment, 3rd Vol Bn. Equipment, general 1998-09-37
Collection of one hundred and sixty one official photographs from the Middle and Far East, World War Two; collected by Maj Gen (later Lt Gen) Sir Frank Walter Messervy. Photographs 1974-09-79
Commemorative plaque in memory of listed officers of Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides (Frontier Force), killed in World War Two; formerly installed in the Parish Church of St Luke's, Chelsea from 1951 until its removal to the National Army Museum; Punjab Frontier Force Memorial. Crafts 1998-10-70
Diary kept by Pte S E Forster during the year January 1945 to January 1946. Archives 1998-10-141
Five maps: two US Army maps of Korea, 1951; two Geographic Section General Staff of Cyprus, 1956; one British Army of the Rhine map of Berlin and its vicinity, 1957. Maps 1998-10-163
Three cap badges: Intelligence Corps, 1940 (c); East Lancashire Regiment, 1940 (c); General Service Corps, 1942 (c). Badges 1998-10-164
Infantry Hanger sword, 1790 (c); marked with the regiment's name, 15th East Yorkshire) Regiment. Edged Weapons 1989-06-32
Group photograph (named) of 18 Pln, D Company, 7th East Yorkshire Regiment, Saunderstead, Surrey, May 1944; ten modern prints of photographs shot near Hanbury, 1945-1946, by Pte A Brackenbury 7th Somerset Light Infantry; postcard photograph of the Military Cemetery of Soltau, 1946-1947. Photographs 1998-10-334
Three sound cassette tapes: oral history interview with Mr Austin Brackenbury; he recalls his service as a Private in the East Yorkshire, South Staffordshire and North Staffordshire Regiments, and the Somerset Light Infantry, 1943-1947; in England, Normandy and the advance across Europe to Germany. Interview conducted on 24 November 1997. Sound Recordings 1998-10-335
Sir Armine Wodehouse, MP (1714-1777), Colonel of the 2nd, or Eastern Regiment of Norfolk Militia, at a Review of his Regiment near Norwich, 1759 (c). Oil on canvas attributed to David Morier (1701 (c)-1770), 1759 (c).Full-length, standing gesturing with his hat towards his regiment drawn up for a review near Norwich; in a gilt frame. Oil Paintings 1998-11-1
General officer's sword, pattern 1831, 1845 (c); curved blade with punched marks; white mameluke hilt; silver knot with a purple worn; black leather scabbard, the mouthpiece is engraved with the maker's name, Holbeck & Sons; carried by Maj Gen Caulfeild, Indian Army. Edged Weapons 1971-05-34
1796 Pattern Light Cavalry Trooper's Sword, 18th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons, 1808-1821; wrought iron scabbard. Edged Weapons 1963-10-129
Drummer's sword, Mk I, 1856; made by Robert Mole and Sons; black leather scabbard; presented to Lt Col Wood and officers of the 2nd Battalion, Connaught Rangers by Brevet Major Ionides, East Surrey Regt, July 1903. Edged Weapons 1951-12-34
Infantry officer's sword, pattern 1796; straight, single edged, and fullered and spear pointed, with engraved decoration, including some blueing and gilding; knucklebow guard with two shells, inscribed with details relating to the owner; twisted silver grip; black leather scabbard; the Royal United Service Institute list states that this was the Dress Sword of Maj Gen Bellasis. Edged Weapons 1963-10-139
Infantry Officer's sword, East India Company, 1800-1825 (c) (?); pipe-backed, slightly curved blade, with engraved decoration, including the maker's name, Prosser; 'Gothic' hilt in brass; grip covered in fish skin and bound. Edged Weapons 1963-10-118
Infantry Officer sword; blade is pipe backed and bears engraved decoration, including, an oval cartouche containing an East India Company lion and the maker's name, Prosser; gilt 'Gothic' hilt; leather scabbard with gilt brass mounts, and the maker's name on a label; associated with Col James Livingstone who served in the H.E.I.C. and the 18th Bombay Native Infantry until 1833. Edged Weapons 1960-05-92
Indian Army officer's levée sword; blade of General officer's pattern 1831, with engraved decoration; mameluke hilt, with ivory grip, gilt floral headed rivets; gilt sword knot; brass scabbard with two rings similar to Pattern 1831; associated with Maj Gen T M Cameron, Indian Army Staff. Edged Weapons 1960-05-44
Other rank's cap badge, The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment), 1914-1945 (c); associated with Cpl Robert Moore, Badges 1998-12-19
Indian Army, Light Cavalry sword, possibly 1857 (c)-1859 (c), Indian Mutiny period; blade is flat backed, fullered and spear pointed, with the maker's, Garden, name stamped on the back; three-bar guard of steel; grip is covered on leather, bound with silver wire; wooden scabbard covered in leather; the Accession Register incorrectly ascribes the weapon to Maj Gen Horatio Nelson Davies. Edged Weapons 1960-02-35
Indian Army Officer's sword; blade has a broad fuller, with engraved decoration, including the owner's initials and the maker's name, Garden and Son; three-bar guard; grip of a chequered black substance, possibly bone, with silver twisted wire bindings; owned by Lt William Graydon Carter, 44th Essex Regiment. Edged Weapons 1960-02-34
Polish type sword; pipe backed blade, with double edged foible; stirrup guard with ornamental langets; grip covered in fish skin (?) and bound with wire; scabbard has a long chape and locket; presented to Lt Col by Henry Frederick Cooke by the Prince of Wales, and is a replica of the sabre carried by Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher. Edged Weapons 1959-12-119
Pattern 1822 East India Company Officer's sword; pipe backed blade with engraved decoration, including the maker's name, Prosser and a dedication to Cadet William Swainson Suart for his good conduct at the East India Company's Military Seminary, by the Court of Directors of the company, in 1833; gilt brass 'Gothic' guard with the remains of a leather lining; grip is bound with silver wire; black leather scabbard, the maker's name inscribed on the mouthpiece. Edged Weapons 1959-04-43
General Officer's Sword, East India Company; spear pointed blade with engraved decoration including the maker's name, Henry Wilkinson; gilt brass 'Gothic' guard with lion's head and mane forming the pommel and backpiece; grip is covered in fishskin and bound with three twisted wires; brass scabbard; owned by Maj Gen W.H. Abbott, Royal Munster Fusiliers. Edged Weapons 1958-09-20
Flintlock pistol, post 1802 for East India Company, New Land Pattern lock, swivel ramrod with Harcourt spring, 9 in barrel carbine bore (.65 in). Firearms 1975-06-65
Percussion cavalry pistol 1850 (c), 9 in barrel .656 in (16 bore), linked ramrod with retaining spring. Firearms 1975-07-11
Staff Corps sword, pattern 1822; light blade with engraved decoration; brass 'Gothic' guard; grip covered in sharkskin and bound with copper wire; steel scabbard; used by J S Iredell, Bombay Staff Corps. Edged Weapons 1953-04-18
Sword, East India Company, 1822 (c)-1840 (c); maker's name, 'Parker' visible on blade, dating the sword to 1822-1840; blade is pipe backed with engraved decoration; 'Gothic' hilt; scabbard with two loose rings. Edged Weapons 1951-12-93
Medal group awarded to Pte T W West, East Surrey Regiment, 1914-18: British War Medal 1914-20; Allied Victory Medal 1914-19. Associated with World War One (1914-1918). Medals 1999-01-107
Letter from LCpl C J Richards, 8th Bn East Surrey Regiment, to the mother of Pte T W West, 30 Jul 1916; he advises her that her son has been wounded. Archives 1999-01-115
Selection of 26 Christmas cards from different units, 1932-1939. Archives 1999-01-121
Percussion pistol originally East India Company, subsequently acquired by Gujerat Irregular Horse 1860 (c); Pattern 1853 lock by Hollis and Sheath. Firearms 1981-05-3
Brunswick .704 in percussion rifle, 1840 (c), made for East India Company. Firearms 1982-03-71
Flintlock light dragoon pistol, East India Company Cavalry by William Wilson 1802 (c); probably William Wilson junior. Firearms 1982-12-82
Lieutenant-General Viscount Hugh Gough (1799-1869), Army Staff, 1850 (c). Oil on canvas painting, artist unknown; full-length portrait, in general officer's dress, an Indian servant kneeling to buckle on his sword; in gilt wood frame. Oil Paintings 1999-02-24
Matchlock jezail, 1790-1810 (c); probably manufactured in Afghanistan; fitted with East India Company lock of English manufacture; seven grooved octagonal bore; seventeen brass bands on barrel; turquoise bejewelled pistol grip;associated ramrod. Firearms 1963-12-251
East India Company cavalry flintlock carbine Eliott Pattern, 1809, with associated socket bayonet. Firearms 1982-12-2
East India Company cavalry flintlock carbine Eliott Pattern, 1809, with associated socket bayonet. Edged Weapons 1982-12-2
Infantry Band sword, 12th (Suffolk) Regiment, 1860 (c); blade decorated with engraving, including the Regiment's badge and legend; brass cruciform hilt, the quillons of which end in a scroll design; leather scabbard. Edged Weapons 1986-01-92
Identity disc, 1920 (c); red and round with a string attached; belonging to Pte Thomas Walter West, East Surrey Regiment. Equipment, general 1999-02-52
Shell fragment, 1920 (c); caused fatal wounds to T W West, East Surrey Regiment Ammunition 1999-02-53
Cardboard box, 1920 (c); given to T W West, East Surrey Regiment on HM Hospital Ship Carisbrook Castle; contained the shell fragment that caused the wounds he eventually died from. Equipment, general 1999-02-54
Indian Smoothbore .656 in musket, Pattern 1858, lock dated 1856. Firearms 1992-11-63
Officer's Presentation sword, 1799; blade is curved and highly decorated; ornate stirrup guard with an ivory (?) grip; velvet (?) and gold scabbard; the decoration is the work of the goldsmith Thomas Hamlet; given to Lt Samuel Snook, Bombay Marine, by the East India Company Court of Directors, for humanitarian actions at the Pelew Islands and Macao. Edged Weapons 1965-03-46
Presentation Sword, 1794; straight double edged blade, with blued and engraved decoration; gilt brass hilt, with a guard in the shaped of a cocked hat, ornately decorated; fluted ivory grip bearing the East India Company lion and motto and the dedication; vellum scabbard covered in fishskin; presented to Alexander Brown Esq or his role in the defence of the ship Pigot from two French Privateers, Rat Island, near Batavia (Djakarta), Indonesia. Edged Weapons 1965-09-41
Naval Dirk, East India Company, 1790 (c); double edged blade with blued and gilt decoration; 'Five Ball' pattern type hilt with upturned quillons; ivory grip; black leather scabbard, marked with the maker's name, Read Culter, Portsmouth; belonging to Alexander Brown of the Pigot Indiaman. Edged Weapons 1965-09-43
Jezail, 1814 (c); the lock is stamped with the East Indian Company rampant lion; screws and other parts of the lock are missing; stock of red-brown wood in usual hooked form; barrel bound to stock with gilt brass bands; remains of metal ramrod; the barrel is of Indian manufacture, but the weapon was probably produced in Afghanistan; leather strap. Firearms 1967-07-1
Jezail, 1814 (c); the lock is stamped with the East Indian Company rampant lion; screws and other parts of the lock are missing; stock of black wood in usual hooked form; no trigger guard; barrel bound to stock with gilt brass bands; no trace of ramrod. Firearms 1967-07-1
Pattern 1822 Light Cavalry Officer, Presentation sword; blade is pipe backed and etched with the maker's name, E and W Bond, and the dedication to Cadet John Reid Becher from the Court of Directors of the East India Company for his good conduct at their military seminary; two bar hilt; grip covered in fishskin and bound with brass wire; steel scabbard. Edged Weapons 1957-10-30
First World War Tribute Medal 1914-19: Marsden Colliery, County Durham; commemorative medal celebrating the return of the Marsden Miners in World War One; awarded to Pte Frederick Bulmer, of either the East Yorkshire Regiment or the Durham Light Infantry; manufactured by Fattorini and Sons, Bradford, Yorkshire 1919 (c). Medals 1999-03-36
Wooden walking stick, 1945; head carved in the form of a seated African women; a silver collar beneath the head bears an inscription dedicating the stick to General Sir Claude Auchinleck from the 11th East African Division. Equipment, general 1958-05-22
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
Infantry officer's sword, pattern 1822; pipe backed blade with worn engraving; gothic guard with East India Company Lion in cartouche; stepped pommel. Edged Weapons 1968-07-509
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
Infantry officer's dress sword, pattern 1822; East India Company; spear point blade with fuller and faded engraving; 'gothic' guard with VR stamped in cartouche and original leather washer; grey fishskin grip bound with three wires; stepped pommel; braid and acorn knot; brass scabbard with two suspension rings. Edged Weapons 1967-02-7
Infantry officer's sword, pattern 1822; East India Company; blade similar to pattern 1847, engraved with motto and royal cypher and maker's name Henry Wilkinson, London; 'gothic' hinged guard with V R cypher; brass scabbard with loose mouthpiece. Edged Weapons 1965-04-56
Pattern 1827-1847, Naval Officer's sword; pipe backed, curved, spear pointed blade with worn engravings; 'gothic' hilt with half basket guard; fishskin covered grip bound with wire; lions head pommel; black leather scabbard with gilt mouthpiece with frog button. Edged Weapons 1964-02-20
Indian Artillery Sabre sword, possibly HEIC; curved blade with broad fuller and flat spine, engraved with maker's name Mole, Birmingham, similar to 1796-1820 light cavalry pattern; brown leather scabbard with brass chape guard and mouthpiece with frog button. Edged Weapons 1963-12-251
Writing desk, 1850-1851 (c); used by Lord Roberts when a cadet at the East India Company's College, Addiscombe. Furniture 1953-10-51
Wooden table or work bench, 1850-1851 (c); used by Lord Roberts when a cadet at the East India Company's Military College, Addiscombe. Furniture 1953-10-50
Iron padlock, 1803 (c); heavy construction with a loop and bar mechanism which fits into the cylinder and locks; probably key operated; originally secured the wicket gate of the fortress of Powanghur, which surrendered to the East India Company's forces during the Second Mahratta War, 17 Sep 1803. Equipment, general 1951-03-13
Mameluke-hilted presentation sword, 1807 (c); East India Company; curved blade with traces of engraving; silver plated guard; silver plated pommel; ivory grip; leather scabbard with silver plated mounts and chased locket, inscribed with regimental name. Edged Weapons 1981-10-51
Colonel Probyn, CB, VC, and Honorary ADC to the Viceroy of India and HM's Indian Cavalry, 1867. Oil on canvas, by James Rannie Swinton (1816-1888), 1867 (c), exhibited at the Royal Academy 1868 (No 69). Full-length in uniform of 11th Bengal Lancers, with decorations, a kurta with dark blue facings and red lace; gilt frame. Oil Paintings 1999-04-55
East India Company Officer's sword 1822-1850, similar to infantry officer sword pattern 1822; pipe backed blade engraved with lion; brass guard engraved with East India Company lion in cartouche; brass scabbard. Edged Weapons 1979-08-13
Lothian Ravine, 7.3.17, Salonika, 1917. Pen and ink with watercolour by Capt Gerard Chowne, NEAC, 9th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment. Drawings and Watercolours 1999-04-86
Somme Alphabet/ Castle/ 'H is a hero. 'John Smith D.S.O.'/ (just how he got it, he doesn't quite/ know)', 1916 (c). Charcoal, pencil and crayon drawings by Capt Godfrey E Castle, MC, 12th East Lancashire Battery, RFA, 1916 (c). Caricatures from a sketch book, 6 pp with descriptions and drawings for five letters of the alphabet, and 24 pp with scenes, 'types' and portraits. Associated with World War One (1914-1918). Drawings and Watercolours 1999-04-99
General officers sword, pattern 1803; for light infantry and grenadier companies; blued and gilt blade, engraved with decoration including native figure, Honourable East India Company arms and maker's name, Osbourne; black leather scabbard with three gilt mounts. Edged Weapons 1976-09-29
Light cavalry officer's sword, pattern 1821, 1861 (c); Bombay Army; non-standard blade, etched with regimental badge, coat of arms, motto and owners name, Captain J B Hardy; sword knot; scabbard. Edged Weapons 1997-04-158
East India Company light cavalry sword, similar to British pattern 1821, 1840 (c); blade stamped with E over I in cartouche; scabbard. Edged Weapons 1995-05-120
Steel ballot box, 1935; painted black with drawer handles on either side and a long slit in the lid; bearing a white metal plaque upon a wooden mount with an inscription stating that the box was collected from the village of Ensheim by the 1st east Lancashire Regiment, and escorted to the central counting house at Saarbrucken. Equipment, general 1960-07-89