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Troops of the Royal West African Frontier Force in the Arakan, Burma, 1944 (c). Oil on canvas by Hugh Micklem 199, signed and dated lower right. Oil Paintings 1991-07-138
Pte Vernon Spencelayh, West Yorkshire Regiment, 1914 (c). Oil on board by Charles Spencelayh (1865-1958)1914 (c). Long bust-length portrait of the artist's son in service dress and peaked cap, looking to right. Oil Paintings 1989-04-137
Major (later Major-General) Sir Neil Campbell CB (1776-1827), 1815 (c). Oil on canvas by Edouard Henri Pingret (1788-1875), 1819. Full-length, in the uniform of the 54th (West Norfolk) Regiment of Foot, holding a telescope, his cloak spread on the ground beside him on which are maps; gunsmoke and a windmill in the background (possibly Waterloo). Oil Paintings 1963-05-2
Major Arthur Hancock Edwards, 2nd West Yorkshire Yeomanry Cavalry, 1885. Oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right 'A R V 1885', by Adolphus Robert Venables (1805-1892), 1885. Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Grove Edwards (1843-1904), 2nd West Yorkshire Yeomanry Cavalry (The Prince of Wales's Own) at the head of his regiment marching into Crown Street, Halifax, 1884. Oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left 'J W Oakes 1887', by John Wright Oakes (1820-1887), 1887. Oil Paintings 1961-10-90
Inspector E C Handyside, North West Frontier Province Police, 1935 (c). Oil on canvas by R Venning, 1935 (c). Half-length portrait, looking forward, in service dress; gilt wood frame. Oil Paintings 1960-03-172
The Citadel, Quebec, 1870. Oil on canvas, inscribed lower right 'MAUD DEVLIN/ after/ J.S.HALLAM', by Maud Devlin after Joseph Sydney Hallam (1898-1953), 1930 (c). Presented to the Middlesex Regiment by the Royal Rifles of Canada. From the Middlesex Regiment Museum Collection. Oil Paintings 1994-01-1-1
Major General Hugh Lyle Carmichael, 2nd West India Regiment of Foot, 1809 (c). Oil on canvas, artist unknown, 1809 (c); half-length, in brigadier general's uniform, facing forward with a paper or map in his right hand, probably to indicate his service in the Expedition to St Domingo that year. Oil Paintings 1964-11-22
Sergeant Ali Jebba, Royal West African Frontier Force, 1945 (c). Oil on canvas by unknown artist, 1945 (c). Half-length in uniform, with medals. Oil Paintings 1974-08-5
Lieutenant John Reid, 54th Regiment of Foot, 1835 (c). Oil on canvas by unknown artist, 1835 (c). Subject wearing red jacket with buff facings and gold lace. Oil Paintings 1975-06-58
Inside Pidura Church, December 1944. Oil on board by Robert Nunan (1922-1996), 6th Bn Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment, 1970 (c); associated with World War Two, Italy (1943-1945). Oil Paintings 1988-03-57
Officer of the West Essex Volunteer Cavalry, 1797. Colour Christmas greetings card published by the BMSS for Christmas 1997: Officer of the West Essex Volunteer Cavalry, 1797, shown lending his hand to a lady down a snow-covered step; colour lithograph after Bryan Fosten, published by the British Model Soldier Society for Christmas 1997; BMSS logo and Christmas message on inside right. Prints 1998-01-7
Copy photograph of Pte Howard Gott, 15th Leeds Pals, West Yorkshire Regiment, died of wounds, 14 Jul 1916. Photographs 1998-01-146
Major-General Sir Charles Philip Belson KCB, 1827 (c). Miniature on ivory attributed to W Keen, 1827; signed 'Kern' (?) and dated lower right; rectangular, half-length portrait, subject in uniform, leaning with left arm on wall, landscape beyond, ramparts at left; gilt metal frame. Miniatures 1998-04-20
Album of paintings and sketches (with some paper ephemera) of Col (later Gen Sir) The Hon George Cadogan (1814-1880), Grenadier Guards; also known as 'Cadogan's Crimea', 1854-1856. Drawings and Watercolours 1998-06-128
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
Lee Metford Mk I* bolt action .303 in magazine rifle 1892, with pull-through in butt. Firearms 1993-07-70
Table lighter in form of galley, 10th Bn 2nd Punjab Regiment, 1926 from the Mess Plate of the 2nd Punjab Regiment; silver by Mappin and Webb, hallmarked London, 1927-1928; inscribed; ebonised plinth. Presented to 10th Bn by Lt Col K D M Henderson. Silver 1997-07-14
Lee Enfield .303 in bolt action, charger loading rifle Mk I, made 1898; converted to charger loading by the London Small Arms Company, 1910; issued 1915; marked up for drill purpose only. Firearms 1993-07-61
VHS video of five films: India Marches, 1941 (5 mins); Defenders of India, 1941 (8 mins); Arms from India, 1941 (10 mins); West Indies Calling, 1943 (15 mins); Far East War Magazine Number 1, 1945 (6 mins). Film and Videos 1995-06-58
Ford Thames E4 3 ton 4x4 truck LAA tractor FV13303, 1952; with light anti-aircraft (LAA) body which would have towed a Bofors gun; post World War Two vehicle using the Ford V8 petrol engine. Vehicles 1998-09-68
Handkerchief which belonged to Lt Gen Sir William Inglis, 1810 (c); cotton muslin and lace. Equipment, uniform 1996-02-206
Manuscript note from Sir John Maffey to Rev D S McKenzie after the abduction and rescue of Molly Ellis, Kohat, North West Frontier, 1923; from the collection of the Punjab Frontier Force. Archives 1998-10-6
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
Two Survey of India maps: one of the Jubbulpore District, Central Provinces, 1913; one of the Punjab, Northwest Frontier Province, Kashmir and Jammu, 1916; used by Capt Trevor Trought, 4th Royal West Kents. Maps 1998-10-150
Diary of 2/Lt Trevor Trought, 29 Oct 1914 to Apr 1915; with letters to his family written 17 Dec 1914 to 30 Sep 1915, and his notes on a trip to the Qalala El Bahariya Plateau, Egypt, Apr 1924. Archives 1998-10-151
Commemorative plaque in memory of Brevet Lt Col Cholmondeley Williams May, 2nd Sikhs 12th Frontier Force Regiment, DAQMG Headquarters Waziristan District, killed by tribesmen near Bannu, 10th Aug 1939, aged 40 years; 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 1998-10-112
Infantry officer's sword, pattern 1897, 1917 (c); blade inscribed with the owner's name, 2/Lt G D Knight, and the Regiment, 56th Foot; no scabbard. Edged Weapons 1998-10-200
Hat band or brassard used by charity flag sellers associated with the 2nd Battalion, Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) in response to the Relief of Ladysmith, 28 Feb 1900, Boer War (1899-1902). According to vendor this piece of ribbon was a brassard used by flag sellers for the Regimental charity. The length of the ribbon, however, suggests a hat band. Uniforms 1998-10-257
Collection of papers relating to Pte Thomas Joseph Cannor, including service in the 4th Volunteer Battalion The Queen's Own Regiment, 1907-1908, and 1/25th Battalion London Regiment, 1918-1919. Archives 1998-10-338
Two photographs of Pte Thomas Joseph Cannor: in the 4th Volunteer Battalion The Queen's Own Regiment, 1907-1908, and in the 1/25th Battalion The London Regiment, 1918-1919. Photographs 1998-10-339
Embroidery showing insignia by Pte William Albert Ventham, 16th (County of London) Bn The London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles), South Africa 1900-1902; associated with the Boer War (1899-1902). Crafts 1997-11-116
Single shot, Martini Henry .303 in breechloading pistol and dagger used by North West Frontier tribesmen. Firearms 1956-12-39
Single shot, Martini Henry .303 in breechloading pistol and dagger used by North West Frontier tribesmen. Edged Weapons 1956-12-39
Officer's sword, 51st Foot, 1809 (c); blade is curved, flat backed, spear pointed and double edged for the last 10 in; steel stirrup guard; wooden grip, covered with fish skin or sharkskin; scabbard is steel encased wood, inscribed with the maker's name, Tatham; this sword belonged to Lt Benjamin Buck Hawley. Edged Weapons 1963-10-110
Four pairs of formation badges worn by Maj D S Elliot MC, Royal Artillery, 1942-1946. Badges 1998-11-133
Westminster Dragoons Trooper's sword; some years before 1914 the Regiment was equipped with these swords by Lord Howard de Walden at his own expense, being the only Yeomanry Regiment to carry them. Edged Weapons 1960-12-179
Scarf, knitted; Auxiliary Territorial Service, 1943 (c); body has various shoulder titles, formation badges, medal ribbons sewn on; one badge loose - Robin Hood printed on pale green square, North Midland District (Northern Command). Uniforms 1994-04-380
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
Selection of 26 Christmas cards from different units, 1932-1939. Archives 1999-01-121
41 lantern slides, collected between 1907-1911, by Lt H R S Massy, Royal Artillery, attached to the Northern Nigeria Regiment, West African Frontier Force. Photographs 1999-02-15
Pattern 1821 Light Cavalry Band sword, Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry Cavalry, 1860 (c); brass hilt; scabbard etched with the number 6, the word 'BAND' and Regimental monogram 'WCYC'. Edged Weapons 1994-11-68
Band sword, 33rd (1st Yorkshire West Riding) Regiment, 1830-1850; blade is fullered and spear pointed; mameluke hilt, with a lion's head pommel, bearing the Regiment's number; two rings, one on the pommel and one on the quillon indicate that there was originally a chain guard on the hilt. Edged Weapons 1965-05-37
Officer's Presentation Sword, 1899; presented to P Noble-Fawcett of the Mounted Infantry ICRV. Edged Weapons 1972-02-6
Seven photographs and two cuttings relating to Captain John Andrew Hedley; two photographs show him as a Captain in the West Yorkshire Regiment, 1917-1918 (c); three show him parading as a captain in the Home Guard; two at the time of his retirement as a Northallerton school teacher in 1956; two cuttings announcing his retirement. Photographs 1999-03-49
Seven photographs and two cuttings relating to Captain John Andrew Hedley; two photographs show him as a Captain in the West Yorkshire Regiment, 1917-1918 (c); three show him parading as a captain in the Home Guard; two at the time of his retirement as a Northallerton school teacher in 1956; two cuttings announcing his retirement. Archives 1999-03-49
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
Light dragoon officer's sword, pattern 1793; sabre blade with fuller, engraved with decoration on the inside including motto, bust of George III and maker's name Thos Gill, Birmingham, and on outside with decoration and warranty; steel stirrup guard with decoration; checkered ebony chipped grip; steel capped pommel with decoration; steel scabbard with inscribed cartouche and two suspension rings; an identical sword and scabbard is illustrated by Mather Brown in his portrait of Sir John Eamer dressed as a private of the London and Westminster Light Horse Volunteers 1779 (c). Edged Weapons 1968-04-9
Infantry officer's sword, 1850 (c); straight blade engraved with regiment and battle honours; brass 'gothic' guard with V R cypher in cartouche; grip and backplate similar to pattern 1822; brass scabbard; belonged to Colonel W Capel of the 56th Foot Regiment. Edged Weapons 1966-09-126
Infantry officer's sword, pattern 1895; Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment; spear point, straight blade with flat back and fuller, engraved with decoration including coat of arms and maker's name Hill Brother's, London; steel bowl hilt bearing Victoria cypher; black fishskin grip bound with silver wire; plain pommel with spherical tang button; knurled back; knot of gold strap with crimson worm and gold acorn; steel scabbard with two loose side rings; brown leather bag. Edged Weapons 1966-05-4
Infantry officer's sword, pattern 1895; Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment; spear point, straight blade with flat back and fuller, engraved with decoration including coat of arms and maker's name Hill Brother's, London; steel bowl hilt bearing Victoria cypher; black fishskin grip bound with silver wire; plain pommel with spherical tang button; knurled back; knot of gold strap with crimson worm and gold acorn; steel scabbard with two loose side rings; brown leather bag. Equipment, general 1966-05-4
Artillery officer's sword, 1875 (c); blade inscribed inside with royal arms, royal cypher, motto and maker's name, and outside with serial number, motto and owner's name; bar guard; steel scabbard. Edged Weapons 1981-05-19
North West Police, 1840 (c). Watercolour sketch by an unidentified artist, 1840 (c); two men in uniform, one seated and one standing. Drawings and Watercolours 1999-04-75
Webley .455 in Mk I breechloading service revolver, 1887 pattern; issued 1893 (c) to the 2nd Bn Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Firearms 1991-08-79
Japanese army officer's sword, 1945; blade decorated with foliage; fishskin covered grip; leather covered wooden scabbard; associated with World War Two, Far East (1941-1945). Edged Weapons 1988-09-21
Regimental cane, 3rd West India Regiment, 1890 (c); in dark brown, polished malacca with a white metal head and ferrule; head inscribed with the regiment's name, and the crown and garter in relief. Equipment, general 1960-02-40
Whistle 1918 (c); associated with Lt Col E F Moultan Barrett, OBE, MC, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent) Regiment. Equipment, general 1995-03-100
Cavalry or Dragoon sword, 1907 (c); 2nd County of London Yeomanry, Westminster Dragoons; blade inscribed with maker's name, Hamburger, Roger's and Co, London; plain sheet steel half basket guard inscribed with regimental name (?); black wooden grip; brown leather knot and strap; scabbard similar to 1908 trooper's pattern, stamped with regimental name (?). Edged Weapons 1982-09-85
The 55th Crossing Bayonets with the Russians, 1854. Engraving by and after E Morin; No 3 in Lloyd's 'Incidents from the Crimea', published by Lloyd Bros & Co, 6 Nov 1854. Prints 1999-04-138
Thirteen drums, 1799 (c)-1945 (c); associated with the Middlesex Regiment. Musical Instruments 1993-06-12
Four bass drums, 1850-1970; associated with the Middlesex Regiment. Musical Instruments 1993-06-11
Two side drums converted to coffee tables and two Russian side drums converted to coffee tables, 1850-1950; associated with the Middlesex Regiment. Musical Instruments 1993-06-8
Four bugles, 1860-1915; three associated with the Middlesex Regiment and one associated with 11th Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment and World War One (1914-1918). Musical Instruments 1993-05-186
Drum major's staff finial, 1816-1836; silver plated; surmounted by the Prince of Wales Plume with four battle honours: Seringapatam, Ciudad Rodriguez, Badajoz and the Peninsular War; associated with the Middlesex Regiment. Musical Instruments 1993-02-198
Face of bass drum, 1870; carried by the 57th Regiment of Foot until 1870; made by George Potter and Co, Aldershot. Musical Instruments 1992-10-111
Three flute pouches, 1903 (c); made of buff leather; used by the 1st Battalion West Surrey Regiment; shows traces of having been blancoed. Musical Instruments 1975-11-85
Wooden stool, 1895-1900 (c); carved from a solid piece of whitewood, stained and polished to a dark patina; rectangular seat with flared ends on four legs and a hollow cylinder which rest on two step rectangular base; the seat ends are punctured with two rows of holes and the centre with a semicircular hole; owned by Maj V A J Tighe, Niger Company, West Africa Regiment and was acquired by him during the 4th Ashanti War (1895-1896). Furniture 1961-12-55
Flask with silver lid and top cover; glass with electroplated Britannia metal made by James Dixon and Sons, Sheffield, 1939 (c); rectangular with rounded corners and brown leather cover for lower half of the flask, silver cover and inscription, 'H.B. SCAIFE 35TH REGT', on the top half. Silver 1999-06-3
With the Kurram Field Force The Main Column Left Hangu on 7th Sept. to take one month's provisions to the Garrison at Fort Lockhart and adjoining forts on the Samana..., 1897. Pen and ink sketch by Francis Ambrose D'Oyly Goddard, 1897 (c), signed lower right. The fort seen from the foot of a narrow pathway, with descriptive notes on colour and detail by the artist. Drawings and Watercolours 1999-06-21
60 round ammunition pouch, pattern 1914, 1915; made by John (?) and Co; stamped with the monograms of the 21st West Yorkshire Regiment and the Officer Training Corps. Equipment, general 1999-06-67
29 picture postcards, mostly portraits and groups, of British soldiers, 1913-1916. Photographs 1996-11-25
Copy photographs of Mitcham Road Barracks, Croydon; Volunteer Battalion Queens Royal West Surrey Regiment, 1840's; transport section (horse and waggon) of the regiment; copy postcard entitled 'Scenes in Croydon - England Expects Every Man to him Duty', 1914-1918. Photographs 1996-11-33
Typescript regimental history: '81 (West African) Division and the 'Disaster' at Kyauktaw by J A L Hamilton, 1st Bn The Gambia Regiment. Archives 1996-11-72
Typescript regimental history: Burma 1944-45: Memories of the Second Kaladan Campaign, 5th (West African) Brigade, 81st (West African) Division; by Brig P J Jeffreys, DSO, OBE. Archives 1996-11-75
Typescript history of 3rd Auxiliary Group, Gold Coast Regiment, Royal West African Frontier Force (RWAFF), 81st (West African) Division, May 1941 to Dec 1945, by Maj E S Stafford, (revised 1996). Archives 1996-11-83
Letters, diary entries, telegrams and photographs relating to Lt Laurie Dunkin Wedd DSO, Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment, 1899-1901; Wedd sailed to South Africa on the ship, 'SS Yorkshire', fought at Colenso and was wounded on the 19th Jan 1900 during operations to relieve Ladysmith; he was honoured with the Distinguished Service Order for his actions; associated with the Battle of Colenso (1899) and the Relief of Ladysmith (1900), Boer War (1899-1902). Archives 1999-06-94
Letters, diary entries, telegrams and photographs relating to Lt Laurie Dunkin Wedd DSO, Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment, 1899-1901; Wedd sailed to South Africa on the ship, 'SS Yorkshire', fought at Colenso and was wounded on the 19th Jan 1900 during operations to relieve Ladysmith; he was honoured with the Distinguished Service Order for his actions; associated with the Battle of Colenso (1899) and the Relief of Ladysmith (1900), Boer War (1899-1902). Maps 1999-06-94
Two group photographs of 1006 mobile workshop, West African Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Ibadan, Nigeria in 1943 prior to leaving for the Far East. Photographs 1996-11-91
Seven photographs collected by Lt L D Wedd DSO, Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment, during the Boer War 1899-1901: hand coloured photograph of Wedd; two photographs of a town in South Africa; two of a native child with a monkey; officers at luncheon in the field; sailors of the Royal Naval Division constructing a gun redoubt. Photographs 1999-06-95
Papers relating to CSM John Cunningham, West Yorkshire Regiment, 1898-1934. Archives 1996-12-2
Service book of Pte John William Barker, West Riding Regiment 1902-1904. Archives 1997-01-45
Eight certificates issued to Frank Spalding, Royal Canadian Dragoons, 1912-1919 (6) and Victor Spalding, Canadian Militia, 1917 and Royal Canadian Dragoons, 1919; with one undated Christmas card. Archives 1997-01-55
Collection of picture postcards, 1905-1941; pictures include: camps of the Bedford Volunteer Camp, 1905, 3rd Volunteer Bn Hampshire Cyclist, 1907, Territorials, 1910 and 5th Bn Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment, Royal Artillery; portraits of a L/Cpl of The Buffs, a L/Cpl of the Army Service Corps, an unidentified sitter, 3 of Peter Hoare, Royal Artillery; groups; Australian Army soldier, World War One; World War One memorials, including the Cenotaph, 1920; Royal Navy personnel during World War One; Churchill and Naval personnel during World War Two; Field Marshal H H Kitchener. Photographs 1999-07-23
Swagger cane, 1908 (c); plain cane, in rough segmented wood; slightly curved head with a tapering brass ferrule; owned by Colour Sgt Arthur Taylor, 4th (Territorial) Bn Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Equipment, general 1980-04-64
Regimental cane, 1910 (c); wooden staff covered in polished brown stained pigskin, with a brass ferrule and white metal head; head is ball shaped and bears a device, including, the Prince of Wales' feathers, coronet and motto, below which is a tiger and the word, 'INDIA', and the name of the regiment, West Yorkshire Regiment. Equipment, general 1980-11-114
Canteen token, 1890 (c); made of brass, two penny denomination; obverse inscribed, '2D', within a wreath, and the name, Smith; reverse bears the number 2 below a crown and Yorkshire rose upon crossed swords, inscribed with the regiment's name, the West Yorkshire Yeomanry Cavalry band. Equipment, general 1981-04-49
Token, 1900 (c); made of copper; obverse decorated with a mounted trooper in full dress with his right hand on the horse flank, inscribed around the edge, 'WEST SOMERSET YEOMANRY COLL FORESTER COMMANDING'; the reverse is inscribe, 'TAUNTON RECEPTION COMMITTEE'. Equipment, general 1981-11-47
Multimedia resource pack including video, audio tape, photographs and prints, demonstrating the contribution made in World War Two by African, Asian and Caribbean men and women; produced by the Imperial War Museum. Archives 1995-06-68
Multimedia resource pack including video, audio tape, photographs and prints, demonstrating the contribution made in World War Two by African, Asian and Caribbean men and women; produced by the Imperial War Museum. Photographs 1995-06-68
Multimedia resource pack including video, audio tape, photographs and prints, demonstrating the contribution made in World War Two by African, Asian and Caribbean men and women; produced by the Imperial War Museum. Sound Recordings 1995-06-68
Catalogue of the Ken Shepherd Archive of names on Great War Memorials in the Windsor area, World War One, produced by the Western Front Association, 1995 (c). Archives 1995-06-69
Photograph of 1st battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment, 1930 (c), marching out in column, perhaps Egypt. Photographs 1997-07-28
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
Flintlock jezail, 1809-1900; supposedly collected by Maj D H Acworth of 55th Coke's Rifles who served in the Mohmund campaign of 1908 (?), barrel 56 in long and bound to stock with ornamental brass bands; the muzzle is flared and the barrel has ornamental panels forged into it; butt of North West Frontier Police with mother of pearl inlay and carving; East India Company lock. Firearms 1950-10-30
Flintlock smoothbore jezail, 1800-1900; barrel 44 in long and bound to stock with brass bands; East India Company lock; forestock brass covered; butt highly curved with some pearl inlay intact. Firearms 1950-12-18
Photographs relating to Maj M C Holmes, 10/11th Sikh Regiment; India, 1915-1920; staff of 13 Prisoner of War Camp, Bairagarh, Bhopal State, 1941 until 1943 and 67 Rest Camp, Poona, 1943; Attock fort, Punjab North West Frontier border; conferring with Afridi tribesman. Photographs 1997-08-49
Afghan matchlock torador used in the 2nd Afghan War, 1878-1880; presented to Major Shaw of the Indian Army, whilst he was commanding a detachment in Waziristan, by the King of all the Waziris, who had used it to snipe at Lord Roberts during the Afghan War; the stock is strongly curved, made of hard dark brown wood and equipped with a folding pronged tripod rest, of wood with iron filaments and is covered with a thick saddle of camel-skin. Firearms 1966-10-9
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
20LBS A/T., 20lbs Anti-Tank Bomb trajectory graph, 1943. Pencil and coloured ink drawing on graph paper by Lionel Gordon Haigh, 1943, signed lower right 'L.G.H.'; from a collection of technical drawings of mortars, grenades, bombs, fuzes and weapons produced for training purposes during World War Two; Haigh was an industrial chemist who worked in munitions and served in the 11th West Riding Battalion, Home Guard, brother-in-law of the donor. Drawings and Watercolours 1999-08-105
RIFLE DISCHARGER, 1943. Uncoloured blueprint by Lionel Gordon Haigh, 1943, signed and annotated; from a collection of technical drawings of mortars, grenades, bombs, fuzes and weapons produced for training purposes during World War Two; Haigh was an industrial chemist who worked in munitions and served in the 11th West Riding Battalion, Home Guard, brother-in-law of the donor. Prints 1999-08-109
BOMB M.L. MORTAR 2 in. FOR USE WITH 29 m.m. SPIGOT MORTAR, 1943. Uncoloured blueprint by Lionel Gordon Haigh, 1943; signed and dated top and lower left; from a collection of technical drawings of mortars, grenades, bombs, fuzes and weapons produced for training purposes during World War Two; Haigh was an industrial chemist who worked in munitions and served in the 11th West Riding Battalion, Home Guard, brother-in-law of the donor. Prints 1999-08-113