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Five manuscript letters written from India by Sgt James McKinlay, 3rd Light Dragoons, to his brother, 30 Jan 1843 and 17 Nov 1844, 15 Feb, 16 Mar and 6 Jun 1845; the 1st letter was written from Kurnaul the rest from Umballa and sent to Glasgow on the soldiers' ld rate; the 2nd letter mentions the use of the buliop of Calcutta to Umballa and the 3rd letter mentions the cost of his uniform. Archives 1997-05-100
Manuscript letter from Laurence Halloran, 1st Madras Fusiliers, to his father in Bemonorey, Bellary 17 Jul 1849; the letter was sent at the soldiers' ld rate from India; Halloran comments on the advantages of being in the Company's service, which is beter then the Queen's. Archives 1997-05-101
Officer's smoothbore percussion pistol. Carried by Sgt Joseph Wickstead, 5th Dragoon Guards at the Battle of Balaklava, Crimean War (1854-1856), 1854. Made by Parker Field and Sons. Firearms 1959-11-224
Enrolment certificate of Tpr H M Darbyshire of the Calcutta Light Horse, 1935. Archives 1997-06-37
Photocopied typescript history of the 23rd Indian Division, fighting in Burma, 1942-1947. Archives 1997-06-38
8 mm pistol with silencer. Firearms 1963-12-251
Bound manuscript notebook of reminiscences, with loose offprints from the 'Kensington Catholic Kalender' and typescript articles compiled by Captain S Loretz, 13th FF Rifles, concerning his service in India, 1923-1930 (c). Archives 1995-04-19
Welrod 9 mm pistol with silencer, 1944-1945 (c). Associated with World War Two (1939-1945). Firearms 1963-12-251
Papers of General John Severne, 8th Hussars, relating to the regiment 1759-1787. Archives 1995-04-20
Colt 1851 Navy Model percussion revolver, .36in, 1855; bearing British War Department broad arrow and view marks. Firearms 1979-05-3
Warrant, certificate and letter issued to WO2 Anne Ramsden, Women's Royal Army Corps, 1977 (c). Archives 1997-06-47
Two editions of South East Asia Command newspaper, 'SEAC' for 13 and 16 Jul 1944; also a special souvenir edition, 'SEAC Souvenir', August 1944. Archives 1997-06-49
60 photographs of the deployment of the 1st Queen's Dragoon Guards in Bosnia, Jun to Dec 1996, during Operation RESOLUTE for Implementation Force (IFOR). Photographs 1997-06-51
Papers relating to the service of Adelaide Victoria Rose (nee Stafford) in the Auxiliary Territorial Service, 1940-1988. Archives 1997-06-52
Photographs relating to the service of Adelaide Victoria Rose (nee Stafford), Auxiliary Territorial Service, 1939-1950. Photographs 1997-06-53
Photographs collected by Maj H M Cox of the Corps of Military Police in Egypt and Palestine 1943-1945. Photographs 1997-06-54
3 photographs of officers and regiments taken between 1874 and 1926. Photographs 1997-06-56
Five No 1 leather bayonet frogs, pattern 1939, Home Guard; associated with World War Two, Home Front (1914-1918). Equipment, general 1983-06-33
Mule trunk, 1917-1918; made from wickerwork with Egyptian army markings; Owned by Captain Godfrey Spencer Tavener Dawson, MVO, 5th Service Bn, Royal Irish Regiment attached to the Egyptian Expeditionary Force when he used the trunk and 3rd (North Tipperary Militia) Bn, Royal Irish Regiment and used by him during World War One (1914-1918). Horse Furniture 1980-10-36
Bound volume of 43 manuscript letters, with separate typescript transcripts, written by Brevet Major R Poore, 8th Hussars, to his parents, June 1854 to December 1858; associated with the Crimean War (1854-1856) and Indian Mutiny (1857-1859). Archives 1995-04-22
Box for a feather bonnet, 1959; made of cardboard, in two parts, one fitting into the other; the inner box is stapled and reinforced with black sticky tape; stencilled in black with the hat size and inscribed with the regiment and owner, Drummer G P Hall, 1st Bn Gordon Highlanders; possibly associated with L/Cpl Alexander. Equipment, general 1981-03-51
Printed circular letter from the War Office to Captain R Mahaffy, Irish Guards, thanking him for his services on release from active military duty, and granting him permission to use the honorary rank of Captain, 2 Apr 1947. Archives 1995-04-23
23 official photographs relating to Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps, 1964-1970. Photographs 1997-06-126
Colour transparencies from an Army briefing pack. Subjects include British Army equipment, vehicles and activities. Photographs 1997-06-127
Official photographs relating to the WRAC and its trades. Photographs 1997-06-128
Recruitment scrapbook, Women's Royal Army Corps; compiled and presented by members of the WRAC recruiting staff, London district. Archives 1997-06-129
QARANC recruitment material intended for magazines/journals, 1978 (c). Archives 1997-06-131
Eighty three maps collected by Capt Alan J Hopkinson, Army Educational Corps. Maps 1997-07-15
Papers of Colonel J McDonnell, Cape Mounted Rifles, 1844-1893, and his family, 1727-1906. Archives 1995-06-22
Papers relating to L/ Sgt Arthur Vivian Challacombe, Army Catering Corps, 1946. Archives 1997-07-16
15 specimen certificates (blank) of good service issued by the various Home Commands Army, the Home Guards and the 21st Army Group, 1942-1945. Archives 1997-07-22
Collection of items owned by Maj Marley J Williams, Kolar Gold Fields Battalion, 1920 (c): pair of boot hooks; binoculars; glass spirit flask; manicure set; comb; head of Drum Major staff, Royal Air Force (contained in same box as the other items but has no known connection); oilcloth bag for a sword. Equipment, general 1981-10-12
Collection of items owned by Maj Marley J Williams, Kolar Gold Fields Battalion, 1920 (c): pair of boot hooks; binoculars; glass spirit flask; manicure set; comb; head of Drum Major staff, Royal Air Force (contained in same box as the other items but has no known connection); oilcloth bag for a sword. Scientific Instruments 1981-10-12
Button stick, 1910 (c); made of plastic material, coated in canvas; the stick is flat with straight sides and curved ends; a circular hole is at one end of a slit down the centre of the stick; impressed with the initials of the Royal Garrison Artillery. Equipment, general 1981-12-32
1st (Royal) DRAGOONS, 1920 (c). Cigarette silk, published by Godfrey Phillips Limited, London, 1920 (c); regimental badge, on a white background, with inscription in brown as title. Crafts 1999-07-35
Portrait of, L/N-K HEMAL DHOJ RAI/ 1/6th G.R., 1945. Pencil sketch by Wilfrid J Myers, 17 Jun 1945; signed and dated; head and shoulders, facing slightly right, with text as title, in English and (possibly) Sanskrit, probably written by the sitter. Drawings and Watercolours 1999-07-80
Portrait of 67117 Gitchadit Rai (?), Gurkha soldier, 1945. Pencil sketch by Wilfrid J Myers, 1945; signed and dated lower left; half-length facing to the left, with text as title, in English and (possibly) Sanskrit, probably written by the sitter. Drawings and Watercolours 1999-07-83
Portrait of H077 Hau Bakhan Sing Gurung (?)/ 1/6th GR', Gurkha soldier, 1945. Pencil sketch by Wilfrid J Myers, 17 Jun 1945; signed and dated lower left; half-length facing to the left, with text as title, in English and (possibly) Sanskrit, probably written by the sitter. Drawings and Watercolours 1999-07-84
Photocopy of contemporary copy (?) of a letter from Sergeant R Yeasbley, 67th Regiment of Foot, to his parents, 22 Sept 1854, describing the Battle of the Alma, Crimean War. Archives 1995-06-38
Report on Luton Hoo, Number Five Formation College, Jul 1945 to Jul 1946. Booklet. Archives 1995-06-43
'In Memoriam' leaflet for Lieutenant F A de Pass, 34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse, describing how he won his posthumous Victoria Cross in France, 25 Nov 1914. Archives 1995-06-60
Receipt issued by Captain J Gibson, Royal Artillery, to Felix Garcia of Pampanga, Philippines, for medical supplies issued to escaped British prisoners of war who made their way to the Philippines after the vessel transporting them to Japan was sunk by the US Air Force, January 1945. Archives 1995-06-66
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
Papers, drawings and photographs relating to Captain Hugh Guthrie and Captain David Dinwiddie and his family; associated with 1st Afghan War (1838-1842). Archives 1995-06-72
Papers, drawings and photographs relating to Captain Hugh Guthrie and Captain David Dinwiddie and his family; associated with 1st Afghan War (1838-1842). Photographs 1995-06-72
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
Papers relating to the service of Captain Raymond Bazley Johnson DSO 1898-1921, initially with 6th Inniskilling Dragoons during the Boer War, with the Royal Naval Air Service (armoured cars) in 1915, and finally with the 2nd Reserve Regiment of Dragoons, including diaries (1900-1901), discussion on tactics employed by the Cavalry and during the Boer War, and his search for a position within the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (1915). Archives 1995-06-78
Typescript memoir of Pte D J Polley, 224 Corps, Machine Gun Corps: 'Such a Quest'. Archives 1997-07-60
Three documents written by Col P G Williams OBE: 'Brixmis in the 1980s: the Cold War's 'great game'', memories of liaising with the Soviet Army in East Germany; Brixedit; 'Tactical command in Bosnia; operation Grapple 3: Nov 1993 - May 1994', text of a lecture, Sept 1994 to the Army Staff College. [RESTRICTED: CLOSED UNTIL 2025] Archives 1997-07-61
Papers of Harold Clayton, 1901-1958. Archives 1995-06-80
Papers of Harold Clayton, 1901-1958. Maps 1995-06-80
Papers relating to Mrs Coomer's service in the Auxiliary Territorial Service, 1939-1945. Archives 1995-06-82
72 press photographs of the start of World War One (1914-1918), 1914. Photographs 1997-07-67
Booklet of printed letters sent by Harold Robert Newton (1917-1941) to his family, 1936-1945; Newton attended Sandhurst, January 1936 to October 1937, spent his Unattached List Indian Army year with the North Staffordshire Regiment, October 1937 to October 1938, and served with the 5/7th Rajputs in India October 1938 to September 1940; he then moved with his regiment to Hong Kong and was killed during the Japanese invasion. Archives 1999-07-92
Glass ambrotype photograph of a corporal of the 84th Foot, (c) 1860. Photographs 1997-07-68
Account book and discharge certificate of Pte Henry Robinson who enlisted in the 104th Fusiliers in 1869, transferred to the 1/10th Foot in 1870 and was discharged from the 1/4th Foot in 1881; he served with the 1/10th Foot against the Malays, 1875-1876, and was awarded the Perak Medal. Archives 1997-08-39
Notebooks, lecture precis and soldier's release book of WO2 Tizzard (1920-1988), Royal Artillery and later REME. Archives 1997-08-41
Three canteen tokens, used by the Royal Regiment of Artillery, 1890 (c): Royal Artillery canteen Woolwich, one penny; Royal Artillery Institute Bangalore, one penny; Royal Artillery canteen Woolwich, one shilling. Equipment, general 1982-03-49
Two cloth maps: South Burma, Malaya and Northern Sumatra; Ordnance Survey map of Watford and High Wycombe, 1912. Maps 1997-08-42
Papers associated with Maj Elise Sylvia Jacobs, Women's Royal Army Corps, 1939-1956; includes Soldier's service and pay book and East Africa's certificate of good service, 1956; associated with World War Two (1939-1945) and Kenya (1952-1960). Archives 1997-08-44
6 photographs and two photographic Christmas cards relating to Maj Elise Sylvia Jacobs, WRAC, 1940-1955. Photographs 1997-08-45
Uniform of Capt R F Pearson MC, 8th (King George's Own) Light Cavalry, 1929 (c); mess jacket, shoulder cord, mess vest and overalls. Uniforms 1997-09-3
Private museum publicity token, 1898-1908 (c); issued by Mr T G Middlebrook and illustrating the bugle used at Balaklava, Crimean War, 1854, by Trumpet Maj Henry Joy, 17th Light Dragons (Lancers), then exhibited in the museum. Equipment, general 1982-03-50
Papers relating to members of the Edwards and Morton families, particularly Colonel G R Edwards (1810-1894), 2nd Madras Light Cavalry, and Lt Col E R Morton, 1855-1913. Archives 1995-07-68
Papers and photographs from Maj M C Holmes' files relating to his military service with the Lincolnshire Regiment, 1913-1920 and the 10/11th Sikh Regiment, 1940-1946. Archives 1997-08-48
Papers and photographs from Maj M C Holmes' files relating to his military service with the Lincolnshire Regiment, 1913-1920 and the 10/11th Sikh Regiment, 1940-1946. Photographs 1997-08-48
Papers of Col M D M Humphrey, Women's Royal Army Corps, 1961-1966. Archives 1997-08-50
Uniform of Col Jill Hands, Women's Royal Army Corps, 1978 (c): three officer's No 2 dress skirts and No 2 dress tunic. Uniforms 1994-04-61
Map case, 1945; cylindrical in shape, steel covered in canvas; used by Staff Officers of the 23rd Indian Division in Malaya and Java, 1945-1946. Equipment, general 1982-04-676
Items owned by Pte S B Budworth, Northern Cyclist Battalion, 1915: regimental cane, made of brown malacca with a steel head bearing the regimental device; identity tags, made of compressed red paper and impressed with the owners name. Equipment, general 1982-04-691
Regimental 'Sweetheart' brooch, 1915; made of dark brown, transparent horn, edged in a gilt strip; circular inset in gilt with the device of the Northern Cyclist Battalion, including, a twelve spoked bicycle wheel surmounted by a crown, all upon crossed rifles, and impressed, 'ARMY CYCLIST CORPS'; owned by Pte S B Budworth, Northern Cyclist Battalion, 1915. Crafts 1982-04-691
Photocopy of the memoirs of Maj John Ffrench, 6th Rajputana Rifles, 1940-1947, written in 1989; associated with World War Two. Archives 1995-07-79
Rules of the Women's Royal Army Corps Headquarters Mess, 1965, with a note on the proposing of toasts. Archives 1995-07-80
Thompson M1 .45 in sub machine gun, 1943 (c); used by the Indian Army in the Burma Campaign, World War Two. Firearms 1963-12-251
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
Papers of Maj T A E Prentice, 9th Battalion 19th Hyderabad Regiment; associated with World War Two 1939-1945. Archives 1995-07-83
Vickers Berthier .303 in Mk III machine gun, 1933 (c); issued to the Indian Army in 1933; with bipod and magazine. Firearms 1962-08-44
First draft of the regimental history of the Sikh Light Infantry, 1941-1947, by John Hookway, 1995; associated with World War Two, Far East. Archives 1995-07-84
32 photographs relating to the service of Col M D M Humphrey, Auxiliary Territorial Service and Women's Royal Army Corps, 1940 (c)-1990. Photographs 1997-08-51
Research notes of Mr Jack Brewin, principally concerning the Free French and Vichy French during World War Two, 1939-1945. Archives 1995-07-87
Vickers Berthier .303 in Mk III light machine gun, 1935-1945; adopted by the Indian Army in 1933. Firearms 1978-11-60
Two ledger books held by the War Office, 1915-1940, dealing with honours and awards: Honours and Awards: circulars, army orders and royal warrants, 1915-1918; Honours and awards, policy 1939-1940, particularly towards the French. Archives 1999-08-3
Papers relating to Colonel Guy Hamilton Russell, Indian Army, 1911-1972; associated with the 3rd Afghan War 1919. Archives 1995-07-89
Winchester Model 1895 .30 in lever-action magazine rifle, 1905 (c); red band on butt indicates issue to the Home Guard in World War Two; box magazine, sling swivels and a bayonet fitting; with associated sling. Firearms 1963-12-251
Two photographs of the Gordon Highlanders in India, 1927 (c). Photographs 1997-08-54
Seven photographs of Maj M C Holmes of 10/11th Sikh Regiment and family 1944, including a photo of his widow with his medals and his grave, 1990 (c). Photographs 1997-08-55
33 photographs regarding the Indian Army; collected by Capt A Lerwill. Photographs 1997-08-56
Certificates accompanying the award of the Saudi Arabian Kuwait Liberation Medal to Sergeant T H Smith, Royal Anglian Regiment; associated with the Gulf War, 1990-1991. Archives 1995-08-33
Lee-Enfield India Pattern Mk I* .303 in bolt action cavalry carbine; issued to Assam Valley Light Horse; presented to Lt Col J S Elliot VD on his retirement; used by the Home Guard during World War Two when it was fitted with modern sling swivels. Firearms 1973-09-20
Royal Birthday. The story, recounted to an unknown person by Colonel C M Lane (MC), 2/15th Punjab Regiment, of the parade at Tandjong Priok prisoner of war camp, Java, on the occasion of George VI's birthday, 6 Jun 1942. Archives 1995-08-37
Biographical study of Lt Col Charles John Aris (b 1874), 16th Lancers and 6th Dragoon Guards, who served during the Boer War and World War One, Western Front, 1893-1929, rising from the ranks to a commission. Archives 1995-08-39
Paget .66 in flintlock cavalry carbine, 1808 (c). Firearms 1979-07-54
Browning M1918 .30 in automatic rifle, 1939-1945; used by the Home Guard in World War Two; manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Firearms 1979-10-60
Papers relating to Lt W H Clark; associated with World War One and World War Two. Archives 1995-09-90
Memoir by Lt Col Frank Rose, Jat Regiment, describing the voyage of the 'Woo Chang' from Java to Ceylon, Feb to Mar 1942; the vessel was laden with refugees from Singapore; associated with World War Two, Far East 1941-1945. Archives 1995-09-93
Typescript transcript of the diary of Corporal Leonard J Sarjeant, London Scottish, while serving in France, 9 Mar to Oct 1915, during World War One. Archives 1995-09-96
Papers collected (in the main) by Captain J E C Hartopp, Royal Engineers, 1940-1945. Archives 1999-08-4
Letter with envelope from Pte Fred Cartledge, 2/ 4 Regiment of Foot, to his brother, dated Luneburg Transvaal, 31 Aug 1879; associated with the Zulu War 1879. Archives 1995-09-103
Paybook of Pte Jonathan Tredrea, who joined the 104th Regiment of Foot in 1864, transferred to the 55th Regiment of Foot in 1871, and left the army in 1878. Archives 1995-09-104
Account of 2/15 Punjab Regiment in Borneo during 1942, with translation into Dutch; associated with World War Two, Far East 1939-1945. Archives 1995-09-106