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Captain (later Major General) William Raymond, 22nd (or the Cheshire) Regiment of Foot 1790 (c). Oil on canvas, inscribed on label verso 'Enlarged by G F Chester from a miniature', by G F Chester, original artist unknown, 1790 (c); bust-length, to left, wearing hat and red jacket with pale yellow facings and gold lace; in gilt frame with oval slip. Oil Paintings 1965-02-177
Drummer James White, 1st Royal Cheshire Militia, 1805 (c). Oil on canvas by unknown artist, 1805 (c). Oil Paintings 1965-10-2
South African War through the Stereoscope, Pt 2 Vol. 1 and 2. Box of 89 stereoscopic cards published by Underwood and Underwood and produced (?) by Works and Sun Sculpture Studios, 1900-1902 (c). Photographs 1998-01-135
Copy carte de visite photo of Sergeant Thomas Tait, 1st Cheshire Rifle Volunteers (?). Photographs 1998-07-23
Collection of 17 items collected by 4120140 Cpl J Robinson, Cheshire Regiment, during his service; including propaganda leaflets, two messages from the Commander 8th Army, 1944, 8th Army Christmas airgraph, 1944 and two testimonials, 1945. Archives 1998-10-303
Infantry Officer sword, 1801-1808; straight blade with single fuller, and engraved decoration, including the maker's name, J J Runkel; steel stirrup guard; reeded ivory grip bears two oval plaques incised with garters and motto surmounted by a crown and the letter 'C' or 'G'; carried by Mr Thomas Twemlow during the Napoleonic Wars. Edged Weapons 1963-09-582
A Pte in the Grenadier Company of the 22nd Regiment, 1758 (c). Christmas card from a watercolour, produced by The Cheshire Regiment, printed by W H Evans and Sons Limited, 1998 (c); full-length in uniform with sword by his side. Prints 1999-01-149
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
Cartridge wrapper for Mk III Martini-Henry cartridges, 1877; brown paper; stamped in the centre with cartridge type 'CARTRIDGES SA. BALL B.L. MARTINI-HENRY ARM. Mark III 1877'; one of several found by the donor, stuck to music stands, with some trumpet music stuck to the reverse; believed to have originated with the Cheshire Regiment. Ammunition 1986-06-101
Officer's regimental cane, 1914; silver head and ferrule; head bears the regimental crest of the 22nd Foot The Cheshire Regiment; Hallmarked Birmingham 1914. Equipment, general 1975-11-95
Collection of miscellaneous papers; 'The Supreme Sacrifice', printed poem by John S Arkwright; 1944 leave pass, 3rd Surrey Regimental Office; documents of te A A Davis, Pioneer Corps, 1946: release book, certificate of transfer to Army Reserve, savings bank statement with envelope; Soviet War News Weekly, No 34, 1942; War week, 1945; Radio Times magazine supplement for Winston Churchill's Funeral, 1965; Sunday Times section on the South Atlantic (Falklands War) (1982); programme of the presentation of colours to the Cheshire Regiment by the Prince of Wales, 1973; two Cheshire Regiment postcards. Archives 1999-07-12
Collection of recruiting literature relating to the British Army, 1983-1994, covering regiments, brigades, transport and logistics, medical and support staff. Archives 1995-02-83
Photocopies of death certificates and Army death notifications relating to men of the Cheshire Regiment, or their families, 1915-1921. Archives 1995-06-37
Papers relating to Arthur James Philpot, Cheshire Regiment, 1900-1903: Typescript transcript of diary kept while a warden at Johannesburg Prison, Sep 1900-Jan 1901; photocopy of last pay certificate, Transvaal Prisons Department, 7 Jul 1901; photocopy of discharge certificate, 17 Mar 1903. Archives 1999-10-74
Letter from David Rowlands, artist with 1st battalion Cheshire Regiment battle group, British UN Convoy Protection Force based at Vitez, Bosnia, 10 Apr 1993, together with a photocopy of a letter written by him to Maj R Powell, RLC. Archives 1993-04-297
Photograph of men of a Territorial Battalion, possibly 1 Coy 7th Bn Cheshire Regiment, leaving Macclesfield for active service, 9 Aug 1914. Photographs 1999-12-46
Photocopies of extracts from the War Diary of 1/7th Bn The Cheshire Regiment, Aug 1915, May 1916 and Jan to Feb 1917, from regimental histories and the regimental journal relating to Lt Col George Noah Heath DSO, TD (1881-1967). Archives 1999-12-129
Six typescript extracts of obituaries from the 'Macclesfield Courier and Herald' and from Church registers relating to soldiers who died in the Macclesfield area, 1828-1918: QMS Henry Wright, 4th Bn Cheshire Regt, d. 18 Jan 1893; Pte Joseph Brown, 101st Regiment, d. 17 Jan 1873; Charles Sutton, 7th Royal Fusiliers and Yeomen of the Guard, 20 Feb 1873; 79177 Pte William Kirk, King's Liverpool Regiment, killed in action in France, 16 Apr 1918; Pte Isaac Chapel, Life Guards, who fought at the Battle of Waterloo and was buried on 23 Jan 1828; George Barlow, son of 'Thomas (a soldier)', born 12 May 1798. Archives 1999-12-130
11 documents collected by Bandsman J E Follows, Cheshire Regiment: regular army certificate of service, letter of recommendation, certificate of education; army prayer book, concert programmes; memorial service programmes, 1925-1930. Archives 1990-07-43
Carbon copy of typescript memoir: 'Thirty Years' Sport and Adventure in the Near and Middle East'; by Lt-Col Henry Smith DSO, Cheshire Regiment; recounts his adventures, particularly in the intelligence field, 1886-1921 (c). Archives 1990-07-97
108 files of manuscript notes, newspaper and magazine cuttings and ephemera relating to the British Army. Archives 1992-07-94
Papers relating to Lt-Col J A C Greenwood, 4th Indian Division, Eritrea and Middle East 1940-1943, Italy 1944 and India 1944, includes: maps, orders, diaries and correspondence. Archives 1992-08-36
Photocopy with typescript transcript of a letter written by Pte Thomas Allen Brown, 22nd Regt, to his parents, giving an account of the capture of the Ile de France and Bourbon, 1811; with photocopy of enquiry sent to the War Office by Brown's father concerning his sons fate, 1814. Archives 1992-11-93
Album of 22 official photographs and one newspaper cutting showing scenes of the Western Front Campaign, 1916-1918 (c), World War One. Photographs include Lewis gunner; on the firing step of a trench; machine gunners wearing gas masks; scenes of devastation; evacuating wounded on a light railway; group with German trophies; giving first aid to wounded; church service in the field; Indian Army machine gunners; dug-outs in trenches; heavy artillery; tank in Cologne. Photographs 1995-03-86
Gasworth, near Macclesfield, Cheshire, St James's Church, 2000. Christmas card with colour photolithograph reproduction of an original by Ian Price, 1994, published by Prince Studio, 2000; sent from Brig K Skempton, The Cheshire Regiment; a snowy landscape with a church in the background and a pond with ducks in the foreground. Prints 2001-01-510
THE CHESHIRE REGIMENT. Hand painted and carved wooden shield shaped plaque, 1950 (c); stamped, 'MADE IN GT. BRITAIN'; associated with the Cheshire Regiment; carved with an eight pointed star around a circular badge containing an acorn and oak leaves, with remains of a raised wreath, and inscribed ribbon. Crafts 2001-02-185
63 photographs relating to the recruiting and induction procedure for the Auxiliary Territorial Service, 1941-1942 (c). Photographs 1994-07-274
252 photographs relating to the Auxiliary Territorial Service training, 1939-1945, including the first officers' course at Sandhurst, 1945. Photographs 1994-07-275
420 photographs relating to the trades in which Auxiliary Territorial Service personnel were employed, 1939-1945; associated with World War Two, Home Front (1939-1945). Photographs 1994-07-277
74 copy photographs from originals taken by Captain Edward K Deeming, 15th/19th King's Royal Hussars during the campaign in North West Europe, 1945, World War Two, 1939-1945. Photographs 1995-04-28
Colour copy photograph of Captain Simon Ellis, Operations Officer with the Cheshire Regiment in Vitez, former Yugoslavia, in an APC 22 Jan 1993. Photographs 1995-06-47
Group photograph of the Band of the Cheshire Regiment. Craigweil House, Bognor, 1929. Photographs 1993-12-48
Collection of 1701 photographs taken by Gale and Polden, Aldershot, showing British regiments and corps, including uniform, kit layouts, mascots, tattoos, portraits of monarchs and soldiers and ceremonial photographs, including the 1937 and 1953 Coronations. Photographs 1992-10-143
Manchester Heroes, 1819. Coloured etching after an unknown artist, nd; published by S W Fores, 1819; cavalrymen waving sabres at the rioters, and some people trampled under foot, a family group with a fainting mother and a small child in the foreground; depicting the Peterloo Massacre. Prints 2001-05-17
283 photographs collected by Lt Col Victor Charles Alexander Munckton; relating to 1/6th Hampshire Battery Royal Field Artillery, 1914-1917; Skinner's Horse, 1917-1923; 1/7th and 14/7th Rajput Regiment, 1923-1946; includes photographs relating to the Bramble Family; associated with World War One, India (1914-1918). Photographs 1996-08-203
Video: Central Lobby Special. Central Production video, nd; '[a] report on the merging of the Staffordshire and Cheshire Regiments'. Film and Videos 2001-05-418
55 typescript Ministry of Defence papers, 1973-1977; relating to the Band headdress for Devonshire and Dorset Regiment, and Cheshire Regiment and Royal Hampshire Regiment; includes correspondence relating to the wearing of a white 'Wolseley' helmet by these bands and the opposition to this from Royal Marine Bands; MOD reference D/PS(A) 99/1/2. Archives 2001-05-601
Album of photographs, Staff College, 1861-1876. (Album dimensions: 31 x 27 x 4.5 cm). Photographs 1982-04-412
Other ranks cap badge, Cheshire Regiment, 1970 (c); made from anodised aluminium by J R Gaunt, Birmingham, nd; from the collection of Joseph Williams, Merchant Navy. Badges 2001-07-59
File: 4th Statement, 20 Mar 1918. One of eight files of papers; consisting mostly of sworn statements, sent to the Government Committee on the Treatment by the Germans of British Prisoners of War, by courts of enquiry held at The Hague, Holland, March-June 1918. Archives 2001-07-703-1
169 photographic portraits collected by James Ezra Follows (Bandsman), associated with the Cheshire Regiment, 1924-1925; subjects include named bandsmen, mostly informal groups, bandsmen in fancy dress playing at fetes and at a sports day, pets, regimental sports, table tennis, boxing, hockey match, views of barracks at Dinapore and Chaubattia, troop train. Photographs 1990-07-41
172 photographs collected by James Ezra Follows (Bandsman), associated with the Cheshire Regiment and the Northumberland Fusiliers, 1917-1934; also relates to Capt and Adj G Adshead and Gen Sir Henry Havelock; subjects include portraits, groups, barracks, architectural and topographical views, band, catering, sport, football, transport, theatricals, interior, church, camp, trophy, grave, memorial, ships (Nevasa and Teutonic); locations inlude Poona, Lucknow, Jalpahar, Ratighet, Darjeeling, Bombay, Patna, Port Said, Egypt, Lhasa, Tibet. Photographs 1990-07-42
Six documents relating to 4688 Pte Arthur James Philpott, 2nd Bn Cheshire Regiment: two passes, his diary of service as a warder in the Transvaal Prisons Department during the Boer War (1899-1902), 1900-1903, regulations and two certificates. Archives 2001-09-76
Medals awarded to 41248 Pte W E Cartledge, Cheshire Regiment, 1914 (c)-1919: British War Medal 1914-20; Allied Victory Medal 1914-19. Medals 2001-09-137
Collection of military band music from around the world, collected by the late Mr Harold Leonard Sidney Plunkett, nd. Sound Recordings 2001-12-44
Christmas card for the Cheshire Regiment, 2001; associated with Maj Gen Keith Skempton; colour photolithograph greetings card, published by the Cheshire Regiment, 2001; small regimental badge embossed in pink on centre front cover. Prints 2002-01-63
Norwegian Army badge, 1943 (c); belonged to Bandsman (later WO1) James Ezra Follows; associated with the reign of King Haakon VII of Norway; Bandsman Follows' certificate of service says that he served with the Royal Horse Guards, 1912-1920 and then as a Bandsman with the Cheshire Regiment, 1921-1930. Badges 1990-06-337
Slouch hat, worn by Sgt T C Waterman, 33rd Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals, 1944 (c), associated with World War Two, Far East (1939-1945). Uniforms 1993-12-224
File: 5th Statement, 6 Apr 1918. One of eight files of papers; consisting mostly of sworn statements, sent to the Government Committee on the Treatment by the Germans of British Prisoners of War, by courts of enquiry held at The Hague, Holland, March-June 1918. Associated with World War One, POWs (1914-1918). Archives 2001-07-703-2
File: 6th Statement, 24 Apr 1918. One of eight files of papers; consisting mostly of sworn statements, sent to the Government Committee on the Treatment by the Germans of British Prisoners of War, by courts of enquiry held at The Hague, Holland, March-June 1918. Archives 2001-07-703-3
File: Further Evidence. One of eight files of papers; consisting mostly of sworn statements, sent to the Government Committee on the Treatment by the Germans of British Prisoners of War, by courts of enquiry held at The Hague, Holland, March-June 1918. Archives 2001-07-703-5
Cloth silk for colours, light buff, Cheshire Regiment, nd; master pattern, sealed 10 Sep 1901. Flags and Colours 2002-04-555
Button, large, officers Cheshire Regiment, nd. Badges 2002-04-724
Button, small, officer, Cheshire Regiment, nd. Badges 2002-04-725
Shoulder belt plate, 22nd (The Cheshire) Regiment of Foot, 1800 (c); oval brass shoulder belt plate with star decoration; inscribed, '22' in centre. Badges 1960-06-134
76 colour transparencies of regimental cap badges, 1981. Photographs 1987-07-16
Photocopy of typescript catalogue of Cheshire Lieutenancy Papers, 1720-1918, in the Cheshire Record Office. Archives 1987-01-90
Group of 23 medals, 1799-1935. Medals 1958-11-99
Cap badge, Cheshire Regiment, nd; sealed pattern, sealed, nd, renewed 1940. Badges 2002-11-548
Collection of 22 photographs of senior officers, British and French Armies, 1856 (c); associated with Crimean War 1854-1856. Photographs 1968-06-351
650 photographs, 1939-1947; compiled by the Commando Association; associated with World War Two (1939-1945). Includes some graphic images of concentration camp victims. Photographs 1985-11-36
A collection of files relating to Victoria Cross winners between 1855 and 1967 compiled by the Rev Canon William Murrell Lummis MC, Rural Dean of Hingham, Norfolk, retired Captain, Suffolk Regiment; the majority of files contain biographical information and photographs of the recipients together with details of citations and war graves and where known the present ownership of individual medals. Archives 1974-07-83
Plunkett collection of approx 1,540 78 rpm microgroove acoustic and electrical phonodiscs, including several albums, and some 45 rpm, 33 rpm, 12 inch, 10 inch, 8 inch 7 inch discs; containing military and popular music performed by army, air-force, marine and civilian bands of Great Britain, Germany, France, Denmark and Holland, 1905 (c)- 1945. Sound Recordings 1981-10-34
Shoulder title, Cheshire Regiment, nd; sealed pattern, sealed 10 Jan 1899; with plate and pin; made of gilt metal. Badges 2003-03-32
N.E. View of Fort Louis in the Island of Martinique, 1794. Coloured aquatint by S Alkens after Rev C Willyams, published by Rev C Willyams, 1 Aug 1796; associated with Wars of the French Revolution, West Indies (1793-1797). Sir Charles Grey's army took Fort Louis by storm on 20 Mar 1794. Prints 1971-02-33-249
The Battle of Meanee, 17 Feb 1843. Engraving by J B Allen after E Armitage, published by James S Virtue, 1860 (c). Prints 1971-02-33-253
Formation badge, West Lancashire District (Western Command), 1939 (c)-1945 (c); in the shape of the red rose of Lancaster, in the centre and acorn and oak leaf, the emblem of the Cheshire Regiment, a Tudor rose, the emblem of Lancashire, and a knot, the emblem of Staffordshire. Badges 2003-04-175
Officer's gilt metal button, 22nd (The Cheshire) Regiment of Foot, 1810-1881 (c); from a collection of regimental buttons of the British Infantry, 1st Regiment of Foot to 109th Regiment of Foot, 1830-1881; mounted and framed. Badges 2003-07-28
India General Service Medal 1854-95, clasp: Burma 1887-89, awarded to Pte J Wright, 1st Bn Cheshire Regiment; associated with Burma, Guerrilla Warfare (1885-1895). Medals 1994-01-23
Other ranks, forage cap badge, 1914 (c); relating to the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment); associated with World War One (1914-1918). Badges 1964-04-83
Bound volume containing 69 outline watercolours depicting uniforms of Militia Regiments. Flyleaf inscribed to John Osborn, Lieutenant Colonel, Bedfordshire Regiment, 1 Jan 1780. Prints 1966-11-20
Volunteer Long Service Medal awarded to Col Sgt J F Smith, 1st (Volunteer) Bn, The Cheshire Regiment, 1895. Medals 1982-10-55
Uniform studies of Cavalry regiments from the 10th Hussars, and various Yeomanry regiments, of various dates, 1832-1900 (c). Album of lithographs, containing 112 coloured lithographs after Richard Simkin, 1832-1900 (c); made by Forster Groom and Company, London; including nine coloured by the artist and signed lower right, nd; associated with the Cavalry and the Yeomanry. Prints 1982-04-151
Shoulder title, Cheshire Yeomanry, 1947 (c); part of the collection of Maj John Waring. Badges 1994-05-300
Pouch and pouch belt, officers', 2nd Cheshire Rifle Volunteers, 1880 (c). Equipment, uniform 1983-03-100
Photocopied manuscript letter from Lt Col George Hewett to Lt John Molloy, 22nd (The Cheshire) Regiment of Foot, 23 Mar 1823; describing recent disturbances caused by the 'Whiteboys'. Archives 1988-01-8
Nine colour photographs, 1983; associated with Charles, Prince of Wales; photographed by John Scott, 1983. Photographs 1984-01-94
Sind Campaign, 1843. Watercolour by Richard Simkin, 1900 (c). 22nd Foot (The Cheshire Regiment) at Meanee 1843. Drawings and Watercolours 1959-09-96
Formation badge, 10th Bn Cheshire Regiment; associated with World War One (1914-1918). From the collection of Maj John Waring. Badges 1996-06-85
Formation badge, applique, 1/6th Bn Cheshire Regiment; associated with World War One (1914-1918). From the collection of Maj John Waring. Badges 1996-06-86
Formation badge, applique, 1st Bn Cheshire Regiment, 1914-1918; associated with World War One (1914-1918). From the collection of Maj John Waring. Badges 1996-06-87
Formation badge, 2nd Bn Cheshire Regiment, 1914-1918; associated with World War One (1914-1918). From the collection of Maj John Waring. Badges 1996-06-88
Leave or duty ration card issued to Sgt A R Jones, 5th Bn Cheshire Regiment, 20-28 May 1941. Archives 1991-07-189
Documents relating to the death of the Prince Imperial and the removal of his body from South Africa. From papers of General Lord Chelmsford, relating to his command of the Army at the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa 1877-1879, including the 9th Cape Frontier War (1877-1879) and the Zulu War (1879). Arranged by Maj Gen M W E Gossett, Lord Chelmsford's Principal Aide De Camp during the Zulu War (1879). Available on microfilm only. Archives 1968-07-386-11
Shoulder title, Cheshire Regiment, 1958 (c)-1967 (c), sealed pattern, nd. Badges 1989-05-106
Two coatees, sash and pair of epaulettes, Royal Cheshire Militia, 1804 (c)-1810 (c). Uniforms 1959-12-1
Album of 76 photographs, 1878-1880 probably compiled by Maj Gen Lord Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 2nd Afghan War (1878-1880). (Album dimensions: 28 x 35 x 5 cm). Photographs 1955-04-43
Photograph album of 62 photographs, including 11 loose photographs, 1944; compiled by RSM Charles H Burgess, Cheshire Regiment at Stalag VIIA, Moosburg, Germany; the album is decorated by three watercolours by Robert Briggs, a fellow prisoner; associated with World War Two, POWs, Germany, (1939-1945), 1944. Photographs 1990-07-57-4
Badge collection including 35 cap badges, 2 collar badges, 1 pouch badge and 1 glengarry badge from various units. Badges 1963-10-20
Word processed transcript of the pocket diary of L/Cpl Alexander Saunders, 8th Bn Cheshire Regiment, World War One, Mesopotamia (1914-1918), 1 Jan 1917 and 31 Dec 1917. Archives 2005-01-30
CD of digital photographs entitled 'Iraq Conflict. Operation Telic'. 42 colour and 35 b/w digital photographs taken by WO2 Giles Penfound, Army Media Operations, Basra, Southern Iraq, Operation TELIC and Operation Bracken, 2003-2004; compiled by WO2 Penfound for exhibitions at the National Army Museum provisionally entitled 'Conflict' and 'Portraits' (Project: Operation TELIC); compact disc also contains label cover files and a document entitled 'Conflict Iraq'. [PARTIALLY CLOSED] Photographs 2005-01-67
Photograph album of 48 photographs; showing individual portraits and groups including Lt J Butterfield Essex Yeomanry, Maj Gen J L Van Deventer, Gen J L Van Deventer GOC German East Africa and Staff, 1917, officer and NCO's of the Scottish Horse; showing the 2nd Bn Cheshire Regiment on the march, Durban, views of Durban and Jhansi 1917 and loading HMTG 'Coronia' at Durban.Second of six photograph albums compiled by Capt Robert Grant, Scottish Horse and 41st Indian Cavalry 1917(c)-1922. (Album dimensions: 16 x 12 x 3 cm). Photographs 1978-10-23
Territorial Efficiency Medal, 1911-1920 awarded to L/Cpl H Clare, 5th Bn Cheshire Regiment. Medals 1984-07-112
Collection of badges associated with the 22nd (The Cheshire) Regiment of Foot. From the collection of Maj H G Parkyn. Badges 1970-12-51-1
A collection of 159 badges, mainly shoulder titles; associated with Territorials. Badges 1970-04-48
File of correspondence of July - September 1980 relating to the Fead family; associated with the Royal Artillery, 1729-1848. Archives 1982-08-202
What the/ Cheshire Regiment/ BAND/ Sounds Like. Pencil sketch from a sketchbook by L/Cpl William Johnstone Dalziel Fyffe, Royal Field Artillery (Scottish Brigade), 1914-1918; associated with World War One (1914-1918). Drawings and Watercolours 2005-07-822
Officer's shoulder belt plate, Royal Cheshire Militia, 1809-1810. Badges 1983-10-147
Four Bills, 1830 and 1839 and five printed Parliamentary Papers 1807-1849 relating to soldiers pensions. Archives 1982-11-42
Papers relating to the military career of Capt William Lawrence Gartland, Royal Signals, 1914-1942; associated with World War One, Gallipoli (1915-1916), World War One, Western Front (1914-1918) and World War Two (1939-1945). Archives 2005-08-35