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3 documents relating to Pte Patrick Ryan, 97th Regiment and 3rd battalion Rifle Brigade 1857-1877: account book; discharge certificate, 1877; certificate of admission as an Out-Pensioner, Royal Hospital, Chelsea, 1877. Archives 1990-07-62
History of the Royal Guard Balmoral: Interim Research into the Royal Colour. Printed history written Jan 1992. Archives 1992-04-166
Manuscript diary kept by Thomas Henry Makins, 2nd Queen's Dragoon Guards, during the Zulu War, Feb-Aug 1879; the text was copied by Makins for his parents while he was at Meerut, Aug 1881. Archives 1992-04-167
Account book, WO form 267, issued to John Hall, Grenadier Guards 1870-1879. Archives 1990-07-63
Victoria Cross awarded to Sgt James McGuire, 1st Bengal European Fusiliers for his action on the 14 Sept 1857 at Delhi during the Indian Mutiny; associated with the Siege of Delhi, Indian Mutiny (1857-1859), 1857; fitted in a wooden case with a silcer inscription. Medals 1956-02-276
Photocopy of article in Portuguese by Enrico Gama relating to British graves, mostly military, in Elvas, 1801-1863 (c); associated with the Peninsular War. Archives 1992-04-168
3 documents issued to Robert Legg, Royal Irish Regiment: two account books, army form B50, 1887-1895; Third class certificate of education, 1887 and second class certificate of education 1888. Archives 1990-07-64
List of regiments stationed in Norwich Barracks, 1830-1865. Archives 1992-04-169
Text of speech given by Gerald Sattin during a display at the Royal Philatelic Society, London, Jan 1992. Archives 1992-04-170
Airgraph Christmas card from Maj A V Shuttle, 1st Bn Durham Light Infantry, in Burma to his wife, 1933; air mail letter sent 24 Nov 1944; associated with World War Two, Far East (1941-1945). Archives 1992-04-171
Reproduction Victoria Cross, 1949; worn by Carl Bendzuss at a Veterans Rally in New Orleans, 1949; confiscated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and after questioning of Bendzuss it was revealed that it had either been bought or won at cards. Medals 1956-02-513
Papers of Capt A E Shepherd, Indian Army, notebook compiled when a Corporal in 1st Battalion London Scottish and on XII corps school vehicle maintenance course no 25, 20 Oct to 8 Nov 1941; typescript lecture notes relative to all aspects of the movement of troops in India, mainly by rail and including sample movement orders 1942 (c)-1944; humorous account of service life couched in biblical terms; proforma to India Army orders 145 of 1944 resettlement in civil life. Archives 1990-07-65
Four forms used by WO2 W H Smart, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, during the Gulf War 1990-1991. Archives 1992-04-172
Medal group of five awarded to Maj Louis Campbell Byrne, Royal Dublin Fusiliers: Distinguished Service Order, 1919; Military Cross, 1917, with bar for 1918; 1914-15 Star; British War Medal 1914-20; Allied Victory Medal 1914-19, with oakleaf for mentioned in dispatches; mounted together upon a bar with brooch fitting. Associated with World War One (1914-1918). Medals 1956-02-666
Watercolour plan of the battle of Salamanca, 22 Jul 1812, drawn by Lt Forster, 85th Regiment; associated with the Peninsular War (1808-1814). Maps 1990-07-66
Notes upon Coxheath Camp. Copy of an essay drawing upon contemporary accounts to describe life at the camp, 1778-1779. Archives 1992-04-173
Papers relating to Lt-Col Robert Bridgeford 1885-1922. Archives 1992-04-174
Manuscript petition to Edmund Burke from the innkeepers and publicans of Beaconsfield relating to billeting, 29 Feb 1796. Archives 1990-07-67
Photocopy of an article from an unknown periodical on the Royal Review of the Volunteers in Holyroad Park on 25 Aug 1881. Archives 1992-04-175
14 documents collected by A C Beckett, REME, 1939-1946; Soldiers Service Book; Soldiers Release Book, class A, record of service, embarkation cards; part of railway ticket, Como to Monza; instructions to released person; medical treatment after leaving military dispersal unit; field message book; telegram Nottingham-Rome regarding a proposed visit; menu for Christmas dinner 1939; programme for play 'Ten Minute Alibi'; printed leaflet 'Florence in half a day'; printed calendar with prayer verso; 5 note issued by the British military authority; 100 live note, allied military currency issued in Italy; Italian bus ticket; Christmas cards, no date; poster for meetings of scouts and ex-scouts; photos of soccer match REME versus Italian team from Monza. Archives 1990-07-68
Medal group of six awarded to 2/Lt James Nolan, Royal Dublin Fusiliers: Military Cross 1918; Distinguished Conduct Medal, 1916 (c); British War Medal 1914-20; Allied Victory Medal 1914-19; Regimental Boxing Medal, 1906; Shooting Medal, 1911. Associated with World War One (1914-1918). Medals 1956-02-667
Brown leather land service pistol holster Mk III 1898, for 4 in pistol. Equipment, general 1982-10-52
While I was away. An account of one year of my life. Typescript memoir of Pte T Tateson, 7th Bn Green Howards; covers the period from D-day to 18 Jun 1944 when he was captured, and his time in the captivity until his release by the Americans. Archives 1992-04-176
Equipment chest for anti-aircraft Bren gun 1940 (c), containing one complete 100 round magazine, another magazine less top cover, winding handle, holder and bracket. Equipment, general 1982-10-112
Equipment chest for anti-aircraft Bren gun 1940 (c), containing one complete 100 round magazine, another magazine less top cover, winding handle, holder and bracket. Firearms 1982-10-112
Typescript history: The Life and Times of a Regiment, 4/16 Punjab Regiment, 1818-1947; by Lt Col J A V Bolam. Archives 1990-07-69
Typescript account of the Battle of Brandywine 1777, with correspondence relating to existing houses; compiled by the US Department of the Interior in response to plans to develop parts of the battlefield. Archives 1992-04-177
Military Medal, 1916, awarded to 18929 Pte T Tracey, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, during World War One. Medals 1956-02-668
Photocopy and typescript transcript of part of a letter written by Capt Robert Orne, Royal Engineers, nine days after the battle between Gen Braddock's forces and the French and Indians on the banks of the Monongahela River, West Pennsylvannia, 9 Jul 1755. Archives 1992-04-178
Leather open top .455 in Webley revolver holster 1940 (c). Equipment, general 1983-01-109
Revolver holster and ammunition pouch for .38 in revolver Equipment, general 1983-01-110
Distinguished Service Order, 1900 (c), awarded to 3861 L/Cpl J Kelly, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, for service during the Boer War. Medals 1956-02-670
Letter written to Miss Flora Keats by 'Percy', serving in the Middlesex Regiment in South Africa; the letter, dated 20 Jul 1900, was written in Bethlehem in the Orange Free State; Percy describes in some detail the fighting of the previous six weeks. Archives 1992-04-179
Seven cotton bandoliers, 50 .303 in/7.62 mm rounds Mk III/1, 1968 (c). Equipment, general 1983-01-140
Military medal, George V type, 1914-1918, awarded to 3928 Pte James Gorman, Prince of Wales' Own Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians). Medals 1956-07-50
Self-loading pistol holster, 1945; made by Zephyr Loom and Textile Limited, Toronto; with metal compartment for magazine; partly lined with leather incorporating housing for cleaning rod. Equipment, general 1983-03-70
Holster for .455 in revolver, 1916 (c); open pattern for other ranks to fit 1908 webbing. Equipment, general 1983-03-71
Military medal, George V type, 1914-1918, awarded to 10790 Sgt Thomas H Fisher, 7th Bn Prince of Wales' Own Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians). Medals 1956-07-51
Typescript memoir of Brig A F C Nicholls (GC), Coldstream Guards and SOE, compiled by L/Cpl I Tindall, Coldsream Guards, Jul 1991; photocopy of an article on Nicholls by Tindall for the 'Coldstream Gazette'. Archives 1992-04-180
Holster for .455 in revolver, 1915; open pattern for other ranks to fit 1908 webbing. Equipment, general 1983-03-72
Military medal, George V type, 1916, awarded to 8830 Pte Thomas Keane, Royal Munster Fusiliers. Medals 1956-07-52
Pocket primer GS dated 1944; leather case with 26 compartments to contain .303 in or electric firing tubes, by Prison Industries. Firearms 1983-03-73
Two 50 round drum magazines for Thompson .45 in sub machine gun Type L, 1940 (c). Firearms 1983-03-109
Military medal, 1919, awarded to 43203 Pte G Taylor, 1st Bn Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Medals 1956-07-53
Papers relating to the career of Lt-Col Joseph Withers, Bombay Staff Corps and 25th Bombay Native Infantry, 1859-1887; mainly commissions, with a record of service and a poster. Archives 1992-04-181
Condensor tube for .303 in Vickers machine gun, 1940 (c). Firearms 1983-05-44
Military medal, 1916, awarded to 9504 L/Cpl John Fullerton, 2nd Bn Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Medals 1956-07-54
Collection of 239 medals associated with the Indian Army; the majority of the collection are campaign medals; includes the following unnamed gallantry awards: Victoria Cross, specimen; George Cross, specimen; three Indian Orders of Merit, 1st Class and two 2nd Class; also a Kabul to Kandahar Star 1880 awarded to Sepoy Dalibir Khatri, 5th Gurkha Regiment. Associated with World War One (1914-1918). Medals 1956-02-874
Collection of 239 medals associated with the Indian Army; the majority of the collection are campaign medals; includes the following unnamed gallantry awards: Victoria Cross, specimen; George Cross, specimen; three Indian Orders of Merit, 1st Class and two 2nd Class; also a Kabul to Kandahar Star 1880 awarded to Sepoy Dalibir Khatri, 5th Gurkha Regiment. Associated with World War One (1914-1918). Badges 1956-02-874
Papers of Gen John Duffy, 1795 (c)- 1855; associated with the Peninsular War and Wars of the French Revolution, Egypt. Archives 1992-04-182
Wheellock spanner incorporating hammer, screwdriver and powder-measure, 1620 (c). Equipment, general 1993-10-116
Mk II machine gun tripod mounting, 1975 (c). Firearms 1985-02-85
100 (c) gun flints of various type from the wreck of the 'Earl of Abervagenny' in Weymouth harbour 1805. Firearms 1985-10-155
Postcard bearing stamps of 'ACE Mobile Force, British Forces Postal Service 24 April 1990' and 'Field Post Office 616. 24 Apr 1990'. Souvenir of the field post office which operated during the speical exhibition 'Tommy Atkins' Letters'. Archives 1990-07-70
Bound Manuscript notebook, permanent and field fortification by Lt Heathfield James Frampton, 50th Regiment, 1846. Archives 1990-07-71
Documents collected by K W Burland Royal Signals: 17 Japanese goverment issue currency notes; New Testament used throughout the Burma Campaign, 1941-1945; certificate of transfer to the army reserve 1946. Archives 1990-07-72
Papers relating to the history of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, including printed orders, Dinner Club minute book, memorials, disbandment of the regiment, and historical notes, 1887-1946. Archives 1992-04-183
Papers relating to the history of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, including printed orders, Dinner Club minute book, memorials, disbandment of the regiment, and historical notes, 1887-1946. Photographs 1992-04-183
Papers relating to Major C J S Burne, Royal Artillery, 1945. Archives 1990-07-73
27pp of Photocopies: 'The Ashanti Expedition of 1873-4' by Colonel Evelyn Wood VC, 90th LI; from 'Journal of the RUSI XVII June 1874; 'British Policy in West Africa: The Ashanti Expedition of 1873-4' by W D McIntyre, University of Nottingham from 'The Historical Journal' 1, 1962. Archives 1990-07-74
Printed ephemera and copies of newletters relating to 73 (Br) general hospital, collected by Pte R Cheesewright RAMC, India 1945. Archives 1990-07-75
Photocopy of typescript transcript: 'Narrative of the Disastrous Retreat from Kabul' 1st Afghan War 1842 by Sergeant-Major Lissant, 37th Bengal Native Infantry. Archives 1990-07-76
Memoirs 1939-1941 (compiled in draft form 1988), and diary typescript of 1942 of Lt H K Waltho, South Staffordshire Regiment, mainly covering his period as a cypher officer in Greece and Egypt; with photocopy of war time log kept while a prisoner of war in Oflag VIIIF. Archives 1992-04-184
Photocopy of typescript transcript of diary of Ensign G G Chetwynd Stapylton, 13th Regiment of Foot, 1st Afghan War, Nov 1839 - Sept 1843. Archives 1990-07-77
Photocopies of manuscript letters and typescript anecdotes relating to the 40th Pathans (5th Bn 16th Punjab Regiment) 1929-1986. Archives 1990-07-78
AF B108, Regular Army Certificate of Services of Guardsman William Ellis, Grenadier Guards, 1936-1946. Archives 1992-04-186
Typescript transcript of the diary of Pte J P Warlock, 2nd Dragoon Guards, 10th Hussars, 3rd Light Dragoons and Royal Horse Guards, 1845-1853. Archives 1992-04-187
Photographic copy of message from Lt-Col Frederick Carrington to Major Deare, 1 Dec 1880, giving orders how the Duke of Edinburgh's Volunteer Rifles should support the Cape Mounted Rifles during operations in Basutoland. Archives 1992-04-204
Transcript of an interview with Lt-Col C E N Hopkins-Husson, 5/14 Punjab Regiment, relating to his escape from Singapore, Feb 1942. Archives 1992-04-205
Photocopy of printed report: Relief of the Pekin Legations. Operations of the Japanese Contingent, July-August 1900; part 1: diary of the Tientsin-Pekin operations, with notes and comments by Lieutenant-Colonel A G Churchill, military attache, Tokyo, part 2: translation of the Japanese official reports on the above operations; published by the Intelligence Division, War Office, March 1901. Archives 1990-07-79
Udaipur, The Jewel. Typescript article which appeared in the 'Indian Army Association Newsletter', Apr 1992; it concerns the authoress's father-in-law, Col Walter Rothney Battye (1874-1943), Indian Medical Service, surgeon at the Residency at Udaipur, who saved the life of the Raj-Kumar heir apparent. Archives 1992-04-206
A Visit to Pakistan, 40 Years on. Memoir by Maj W G S Wilson, with a foreword by Lt-Col C E N Hopkins-Husson, of a visit to Pakistan, 15 Apr to 7 May 1986; both gentlemen served in the 4/ 15th Punjab Regiment. Archives 1992-04-207
War diary of 5/14th Punjab Regiment, 8 Dec 1941-1947 to Jan 1942, compiled by 2/Lt C E N Hopkins-Husson during the fighting in Malaya; with an obituary note (compiled 1984) on Lt-Col D M Macadam, who took command of the battalion in Singapore 1942. Archives 1992-04-208
Copy of a memoir by Capt George Clements (formerly Sgt), 1st Royal Dragoons, relating to his son in 1910. Archives 1992-04-209
Documents of 2/Lt Esme Joan Simpson, Auxiliary Territorial Service, 1940-1945, includes: Soldier's Service and Pay Book, anti-gas instructions and a message of thanks for Simpsons service with the ATS upon her leaving, 1945. Archives 1992-04-210
Discharge certificate for Frank Knight, Wiltshire Militia, 1906; Knight served from 1900 to 1906, including a year on St Helena during the Boer War (1899-1902). Archives 2000-01-64
Six British propaganda leaflets carried over the German Lines by unmanned balloons in 1918; collected by William Eeles, Army Service Corps, who inflated and released the carrying balloons: one shows some of the 1,000,000 American troops now in Europe; two show German plutocrats at play while disabled soldiers are ignored; one shows Prussian freedom threatened by German Socialism; one reports the Allied success in Palestine and the Balkans, 10 Oct 1918; one in the form of a map shows British advances on the Western Front, 8 Aug - 20 Aug 1918. Archives 2000-01-65
Two postcards, one to and one from Sgt Charles F Hedges, Royal Engineers, 1918 (c). Archives 1992-04-212
Seven postcards relating to the German invasion of Crete, May 1941, given to Charles Hill, Royal Army Ordnance Corps att Ind Inf BADF W/S; Hill was himself evacuated from Crete. Archives 1992-04-213
Manuscript accounts of the campaigns in Palestine, Egypt and Salonika, compiled by M L Winslade, Royal Artillery, 1919, includes: biographical memoirs, press cuttings and three Royal Artillery postcards. Archives 1992-04-216
Letter written by Pte Simpson Powell, King's (Liverpool) Regt, from North Trimulgherry, Deccan, 13 May 1909, to his daughter Hilda. Archives 1992-04-249
Papers relating to Sgt George Hadfield MM, 10th Gloucestershire Regiment; associated with World War Two, Far East, includes: citation, records of service and two photographs of Hadfield. Archives 1992-04-348
Papers relating to Sgt George Hadfield MM, 10th Gloucestershire Regiment; associated with World War Two, Far East, includes: citation, records of service and two photographs of Hadfield. Photographs 1992-04-348
Papers relating to 81 Ordnance Coy in the South Atlantic (Falklands War) (1982), includes: three cargo and stowage reports, a press cutting and nominal roll. Archives 1992-04-350
Papers of 2/Lt J W Streater, 15th Bn Royal Warwickshire Regt 1917-1918; Streater was killed in action 22 Jul 1918, includes: correspondence, poetry, an order of service, 1922, and photographic portraits. Photographs 1992-04-351
Papers of 2/Lt J W Streater, 15th Bn Royal Warwickshire Regt 1917-1918; Streater was killed in action 22 Jul 1918, includes: correspondence, poetry, an order of service, 1922, and photographic portraits. Archives 1992-04-351
Webbing holster for .38 in revolver, pattern 1937, 1943 (c), Royal Armoured Corps, with strap. Equipment, general 1983-07-14
Webbing holster for .38 in revolver, pattern 1944, 1945 (c); manufactured by Mills Equipment Company. Equipment, general 1983-07-16
Receipts, letters and notebooks relating to the work of Commissary R Veale, 1698-1770. Archives 1992-04-352
Three holsters for Browning 9 mm self-loading pistol: Universal Pattern 1957 (c), Universal Pattern 1960 and Universal Pattern 1974. Equipment, general 1983-07-17
Two official photographs of British troops in 1918 inflating and releasing balloons to carry propaganda leaflets over the German Lines; collected by Williams Eeles, Army Service Corps, who performed these duties. Photographs 2000-01-66
Mannlicher-Carcano 7.35 mm cavalry carbine 1939 (c). Firearms 1994-06-219
My War 1939-1945 - Landing on my Feet. Memoir written by Peter Thomas, a rifleman with 9th and 10th Bns, the King's Royal Rifle Corps (The Rangers); Thomas was captured on Crete and was held prisoner at Stalag III (Berlin) and Stalag IVC (Sudetenland). Archives 2000-01-67
Memoirs of Capt L C Bragg, Royal Army Service Corps, 1889-1922; covers his service in Egypt, South Africa 1899-1902, China 1909-1912 and France 1914-1917. Archives 1992-05-1
15 postcards collected by or sent home by D Lamond, Cameron Highlanders, 1908-1909, to his family in Scotland. Archives 1992-05-4
Cutting from 'La Stampa' 22 Aug 1989 describing the effects of the war in Turin, and mentioning the discovery of the bodies of four unknown British prisoners of war. Archives 1990-07-80
10 commissions to the 1st and 2nd Dukes of Gloucester, 1766-1827. Archives 1990-07-81
Papers collected by Lt Col David Dunn, Press Officer with 5 Infantry Brigade during the South Atlantic (Falklands War) (1982): lecture notes; newsletters; posters; orders and orders of service; programmes; letters. Archives 2000-01-68
Two letters (with envelopes) sent to Argentinean soldiers in the Falklands, 1982. Archives 1992-05-23
Photocopy of a letter from Florence Nightingale to ? Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, Scutari, 31 Dec 1854; concerns the conversion of a harem into a convalescent hospital. Archives 1992-05-24