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Collection of 13 medals; medal group of 5, with bar and brooch fitting, awarded to Capt Thomas Ray, 3rd European Light Cavalry (Bengal): Burma Medal 1824-26; Army of India Medal 1799-1826; Scinde Campaign Medal 1843, issue Meeanee, Hyderabad 1943; Sutlej Campaign Medal 1845-46, with clasp for Sobraon; Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-58, with clasp for the Relief of Lucknow; Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-58 awarded to Lt T B Ray, Meerut Light Horse; Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902, with clasps for Cape Colony and South Africa 1901, said to be that of Grattan George O'Neil Ray.Medal group of 5, 3 with bar and brooch fitting, awarded to Capt MacCarthy Reagh Emmet Ray, 7th Duke of Connaught Own Rajputs: Distinguished Service Order, 1903 (c); 3rd China War Medal 1900, with clasp for Relief of Peking; Tibet Medal 1903-04, with clasp for Gyantse; India General Service Medal 1854-95, with clasp for Burma; Military Order of the Dragon, USA, 1900; the McGregor Medal, 1902. Medals 1953-09-2
Papers relating to Capt Harvey Heaton, 1908-1960, 2nd Bn Royal Irish Regiment and Pioneer Corps. Archives 1992-04-80
Copies of Battery orders of the 12th Light Battery, Royal Artillery, Khyra Gali, 17 and 26 Jun 1930, thanking the men for their assistance in dealing with the mutiny in 2/18 Royal Garhwal Rifles; with two unassociated postcards, a note on the incidence and photographs of riots in Lahore 1930. Archives 1992-04-81
Copies of Battery orders of the 12th Light Battery, Royal Artillery, Khyra Gali, 17 and 26 Jun 1930, thanking the men for their assistance in dealing with the mutiny in 2/18 Royal Garhwal Rifles; with two unassociated postcards, a note on the incidence and photographs of riots in Lahore 1930. Photographs 1992-04-81
Memoir compiled by Capt George Atkinson; Atkinson was conscripted into the Royal Signals, Jan 1940; commissioned Oct 1941; posted to 2nd Indian Armoured Divisional Signal Regiment and became OC 255 Indian Brigade Signal Sqn. Archives 1992-04-109
Medal group awarded to Lt Col George Arthur Becher, 8th Cavalry: Distinguished Service Order; mounted upon a bar with a brooch fitting, India Medal 1895-1902, 3 clasps: Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Samana 1897, Tirah 1897-98, and Africa General Service Medal, clasp: Somaliland 1902-04; 1914-15 Star; British War Medal 1914-20; Allied Victory Medal 1914-20; and six miniatures of the above medals mounted on a bar with a brooch fitting. Associated with World War One (1914-1918). Medals 1954-09-14
One original and photocopies of original letters, with typescript transcripts of eight other letters written by William Eaton, probably 2nd Bn 14th Regiment, to his brother and sister during the 2nd Afghan War, Feb to Jun 1880. Archives 1992-04-115
Four documents collected by Mr C Callahan: menu, safe conduct passes for distribution to the Republic of Korea forces. From the Burma Memorial Collection of Maj James Allan. Archives 1990-06-377
Printed propaganda leaflets, safe conduct passes, Korean currency notes, 'Asahi Beer' card, article describing winter clothing worn in Korea. Archives 1990-06-380
The Royal Americans. Photocopy of an article by Richard Walden Hale Jr from the 'American History Bulletin', 1944 (?); covers the history of the regiment 1755-1945. Archives 1992-04-122
Two books taken from a garrison library and kept by Lt V L F Davin, 14th Punjab Regiment, while a prisoner of the Japanese 1942-1945. Archives 1992-04-131
Commission to G G Munro to be Ensign in the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment, 27 Oct 1868. Archives 1992-04-132
Carbon copy of single page from the war diary of 45th Cavalry, Indian Army, entries covering 13 May - 22 Jul 1943 describing the transfer of British officers and other ranks to other units, the death of an Indian other rank as the result of a vehicle accident, training, the receipt of full equipment exacerbating difficulties caused by shortage of personnel. Archives 1990-06-381
Copy of the first issue of South East Asia Command daily newspaper, 'SEAC', 10 Jan 1944. Archives 1990-06-382
Photocopies of typescript recollections of Capt J Thompson-Evans, RFA, concentrating on 2 days during his service on the Western Front; he begins with a brief description of his commissioning and posting to France after only 4 weeks; 15 Sept 1916, the first use of tanks, how they were instructed to leave 2 yard gaps in their artillery barrage to allow the tanks to pass through, 21 Mar 1918, commanding a trench mortar battery opposite St Quentin, the line extended to cover the gaps left by mutinous French troops, lack of proper trench system, the German assault, blows up his mortars on approach of the Germans, retires to join up with an infantry battalion to his rear, further attacks repulsed, order to withdraw across the canal at Jussey, manuscript record of service of Capt J Thomson-Evans compiled by the donor. Archives 1990-06-386
24 commissions to members of the Forth family, 1833-1885; 12 are to Frederick Henry Alexander Forth 1833-1858; 10 are to Lt-Col Alfred Charles Forth 1851-1876; two are to Clarence Thomas Willoughby Forth 1883-1885. Archives 1992-04-137
Manuscript invoice/ letter with printed letter-head John Jones, tailor; bill for a mess waistcoat supplied to Lt J P Wood, 34th Madras Light Infantry, to which John Jones has added a letter dated 2 Sept 1864 in which he thanks Lt Wood for his order and advises him that he has dispatched the waistcoat, addressed to 'the officers of the 34th MNI, Singapore'; the invoice has been endorsed with the details of payment and signed by J P Wood. Archives 1990-06-390
Carbon copy of the war diary of HQ 4th Division 'G' Branch, 9 May to Jun 1940; deals with the events leading to the evacuation from Dunkirk; the copy diary remained in the hands of Capt H R Fraser, Royal Artillery, a G3 on the staff of Maj Gen Johnson. Archives 1992-04-139
Papers relating to Lt R H Yeoman, 12th Corps, 7th Bn Wiltshire Regiment and Gloucestershire, Bristol Bn; associated with World War One, Salonika. Archives 1992-04-145
Army account book of Pte John Armer, 94th Regiment of Foot, 1874-1878. Archives 1992-04-146
Medal group of five awarded to Dame Ethel Hope Becher, (1869-1948), 1917 (c): Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, badge star and part of a sash of a Dame Grand Cross (G.B.E); Royal Red Badge and bar; Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, badge of a Dame of Grace; Most Excellent Order of the British Empire miniature; Royal Red Cross miniature. Medals 1954-09-17
Programmes and menus collected by L/ Sgt J V Parker, 4 Platoon A Coy, 55th Kent Bn, Home Guard; associated with World War One, Home Front. Archives 1992-04-160
Medal group awarded to Lt Col Beresford Herbert Wallis, 107th Pioneers: Military Cross, 1915; 1914 Star, clasp for 5th Aug-22nd Nov 1914; British War Medal 1914-20; Allied Victory Medal 1914-19, oakleaf; India General Service Medal 1908-35, 2 clasps: Afghanistan N W F 1919 and North West Frontier 1930-31; Africa Star 1940-43; Defence Medal 1939-45; British War Medal 1939-45; Delhi Durbar Medal 1911; Jubilee Medal 1935; Military Cross miniature; seven miniature medals mounted on a bar with brooch fitting: Military Cross; 1914 Star; British War Medal 1914-20; Allied Victory Medal 1914-19; India General Service Medal 1908-35; Delhi Durbar Medal 1911; Jubilee Medal 1935; Delhi Durbar Medal miniature with individual brooch fitting; bar brooch with medal ribbons for MC, 1914 Star with silver rosette, British War Medal 1914-20, Allied Victory Medal 1914-19 with oakleaf; bar brooch with medal ribbons for India General Service Medal 1908-35, Delhi Durbar Medal 1911, Jubilee Medal 1935; medal clasp for the North West Frontier 1935. Associated with World War One (1914-1918). Medals 1955-03-19
Photocopy of reverse of postcard depicting the badge of 14th Bn London Regiment (London Scottish) with typescript transcript. The message describes how the writer was wounded on 3 May 1917, lay where he fell for two days and was then picked up by the German Red Cross. He was moved back from the front line, sometimes under fire, to hospital which he reached on 8 May. Archives 1990-06-398
Photocopy of list of the men of the 40th Regiment who served as convict guards at Redcliffe, Queensland, Sept 1824 to May 1825; details are given of the sources from which the list was obtained; overleaf is a photocopy of the Christening records for 1825 regarding children born to 3 of the soldiers. Archives 1990-06-399
Documents relating to Pte Peter Gordon Pickard, Royal Army Medical Corps, including his time with 100th Casualty Clearing Station during the battle for France, his time as a prisoner of war 1940-1943 and subsequent repatriation via Sweden. Archives 1992-04-162
Printed programmes, Christmas cards, invitation cards and jewellers designs relating to the Baluch Regiment, 1946-1965. Archives 1990-06-403
Papers of Brig M H ap Rhys Pryce, 2nd Bn Royal Welch Fusiliers; most of the papers relate to exercises done for the Metropolitan Services College correspondence course in the 1920s, his time at Staff College Quetta 1933-1934, and on the directing Staff at Camberley, 1939-1940 Archives 1992-04-164
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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 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
Papers of Troop Sgt Thomas Williamson, 11th Hussars, 1836-1870; associated with the Crimean War, includes: correspondence, music and a press cutting from 'The Times'. Archives 1992-05-25
Letter from Ensign Theophilus R Hawkins, 79th Regiment to his mother, form Camp Marmara, Crimea, 9 Oct 1855. Archives 1990-07-82
Army book 127 containing a manuscript account of the Siege of Ladysmith by Cpl J O Freeman, probably 11th Hussars, attached 5th Lancers 1899; plus a description of army life in India illustrated with photographs; associated with the Boer War (1899-1902). Archives 1990-07-85
Bound manuscript memoirs of service, copies of poems, letters etc compiled by John Plagram, 96th Regiment, 1840 (c)-1850. Archives 1990-07-88
Discharge certificate of Michael Honsinger, 60th American Regiment, St John's Harbour, Nova Scotia, 10 Oct 1783. Archives 1992-05-54
Items relating to the Indian Army of World War Two, particularly 26 Division, and its commemoration. Archives 1992-05-56
Memoir of Lt-Col S Goodchild, 4th Bn 14th Punjab Regiment, 1926-1947. Archives 1992-05-58
Theatrical programmes collected by Miss E M Cross in Berlin 1945-1947; with her control commission documents 1946-1947. Archives 1992-05-63
Collection of wartime newspapers: Crusade, Stars and Stripes, Les Dernieres Nouvelles, Beachhead, Eighth Army News, 1942-1945. Archives 1992-05-64
Account by Pte L H M Cattermole, 21st (Eastern Ontario) Inf Bn, of his part in the fighting round Courcelette during the battle of the Somme, 15-16 Sept 1916. Archives 1992-06-3
Two volumes of transcripts by Brig S C Dumbreck of narratives and letters by members of the Royal Dragoons, including an unknown soldier, War of the Spanish Succession 1702-1712; Sgt Clements, Crimea 1854-1856; letters from South Africa 1899-1902 by an unknown author, with notes and maps by Dumbreck. Archives 1992-06-5
Miscellaneous papers collected by L G Newman relating to the history of the British Army 1660 (c)-1956. Archives 1992-06-21
Diary of Percy Sunderland, Lincolnshire Regiment, who served 1898-1906 (including the Boer War) and then rejoined in 1914 as an old NCO to help train the New Armies. Archives 1992-06-110
Account by Maj Bill Hislop, late 2nd Bn The Jat Regiment, of his escape from Singapore, Feb-Mar 1942. Archives 1992-06-112
Autobiography of C F Lane, 1909-1987, including his service in the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment and the Green Howards, 1929-1945. Archives 1992-06-114
Copies of letters of Lt J C Haughton, 1849-1850, seconded from the 54th Bengal Native Infantry to serve in a political capacity in Cape Town. Archives 1992-06-116
Two photocopied pages, one from 'The Journal of the Chota Nagpur Regiment', 1938-1939 and one from an official publication on units of the Auxiliary Force (India), 1939-1944. Archives 1992-06-117
Roneoed intelligence summaries and bulletins of IV Corps during the battle of Loos, 5-24 Oct 1915. Archives 1992-06-122
Documents relating to the careers of William Wales, King's Royal Rifle Corps and his son Drm Maj Alexander James Wales of the Scots Guards, 1886-1970. Archives 1992-07-55
Four letters from Brigs Tulloch and Calvert to Rev Peter Cane concerning their respective books on the Chindits and Maj Gen Orde Wingate, 1972-1974. Archives 1992-07-61
306 prints and negatives of photographs relating to the Falklands War; collected by Lt Col David Dunn, Press Officer with 5 Infantry Brigade, South Atlantic (Falklands War) (1982). Photographs 2000-01-69
Accounts of pay and allowances for men of the Royal Hospital Corps in Martinique, 1795-1796; compiled by Bt-Maj George Tinling. Archives 1992-07-78
Papers belonging to Harold Cress and his grandfather, Charles Cress, 2nd Madras European Light Infantry, 1851-1946. Archives 1992-07-87
Papers belonging to Harold Cress and his grandfather, Charles Cress, 2nd Madras European Light Infantry, 1851-1946. Photographs 1992-07-87
30 letters from Sapper (later Staff Sgt) E Livesey, Royal Engineers, to Miss J E Manktelow, from Hampshire Oct 1940, and India, 1940-1945. Archives 1990-07-105
Sweetheart brooch of the 34th Sikh Pioneers, 1914 (c); made of gilt and white metal in the form of a small uniform button of the 34th Sikh Pioneers with 34 below crossed axes surmounted by a crown, fixed on a metal bar. Crafts 2000-01-70
Photocopy manuscript transcript account by Tpr Samuel Bevelin, 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards, Crimean War (1854-1856). Archives 2000-01-79
Registered War Office files, 1912-1938, relating to discussions on the retention of badges following retirement by members of the Territorial Force Nursing Service, later the Territorial Army Nursing Service, mainly with Matrons-in-Chief, Dame Sidney Browne and Dame Maud McCarthy, including eligibility of women to retain their badges, and comparisons with regulations for men of the Territorial Army. Archives 2000-01-73
'J11 1941', magazine produced by the cadets on board ship 'J11' bound for the Cadet College at Bangalore, Feb 1941; collected by Barry Chambers, Honourable Artillery Company, 4/4th Bombay Grenadiers and Ajmeer Regiment. Archives 2000-01-76
Group photograph of the Mechanised Cavalry Platoon, Cadet College, Bangalore, September 1941, with the sitters named verso; collected by Barry Chambers, pictured sixth from the left on the back row, Honourable Artillery Company, 4/4th Bombay Grenadiers and Ajmeer Regiment. Photographs 2000-01-77
Photocopy of the last letter home from L/Cpl Kenneth William Branston, 591 Parachute Regiment RE, killed in action in the early hours of 'D' Day, 6 Jun 1944. Archives 1990-07-107
Souvenir edition of South East Asia Command newspaper, 'SEAC Souvenir Part 2', 1945 (c). Archives 1990-07-109
366 slides collected by Lt Col David Dunn, Press Officer with 5th Infantry Brigade during the Falklands Campaign, 1982. Photographs 2000-02-1
Return to Bangalore; The Royal Indian Army Service Corps in the Second World War. Photocopies of two articles which appeared in the RCT Journal in Mar and Sept 1980 respectively. Archives 1992-07-93
108 files of manuscript notes, newspaper and magazine cuttings and ephemera relating to the British Army. Archives 1992-07-94
23 documents collected by Miss L J Nyst, World War Two, 1942 (c) -1945. Archives 1990-07-111
Photocopies and originals of documents collected by David Charles Purves, 4th battalion 2nd Gurkha Rifles, Far East, 1941 (c) -1947. Archives 1990-07-116
Colour calendar: Soldier Magazine 'The British Army Calendar', 2000; designed by The Design Studio, HQ Adjutant-General, Wiltshire, published by the Directorate of Corporate Communications (Army), 1999 (c); twelve colour photos featuring various British Army regiments, in training and in the field, with captions describing the photographic content. Prints 2000-02-2
Calendar for 1985 with six colour photolithographs after Charles Hamilton Smith showing Napoleonic Cavalry, 1812 (c); published by Alvis-British Leyland UK Limited, 1984 (c). Prints 2000-02-3
Calendar for 1971 with four colour photolithographs after pictures in the National Army Museum Collection, 1850 (c); published by Alvis-British Leyland UK Limited, 1970 (c); single figure uniform studies. Prints 2000-02-4
Calendar for 1982 with six colour photolithographs after prints of British Cavalry subjects from the National Army Museum Collection, 1840 (c); published by Alvis-British Leyland UK Limited, 1981 (c). Prints 2000-02-6
Calendar for 1983 with six colour photolithographs after prints of British Army subjects from the National Army Museum Collection, 1840 (c); published by Alvis-British Leyland UK Limited, 1982 (c). Prints 2000-02-7
Envelope addressed to 'Mrs J Hancocke, Ferry Side, Carmarthenshire, South Wales', sent via Marseilles with three 1d red postage stamps, stamps of the British Army Post Office, a Scutari Hospital date stamp, 9 Nov 1855, and a date stamp for London; possibly sent by Lt Jeremiah Hancocke, 12th (Prince of Wales's) Royal Regiment of Lancers; associated with the Crimean War (1854-1856). Archives 2000-02-8
Collection of documents relating to the 81st West African Division in Burma, 1943-1945. Archives 1992-07-103
Papers relating to the career of L/Cpl Alan Robe, 2nd Bn Royal Green Jackets 1967-1977; Robe served in Northern Ireland, was mentioned in despatches but had to be medically discharged due to injuries. Archives 1992-07-110
Papers relating to George Henry Pickett, Queen's Westminster Volunteers 1916-1957, includes: correspondence, a biographical memoir, order of service, programme and a press cutting. Archives 1992-07-118
Papers collected by Lt-Col F J Paterson, 5th/ 4th Indian Grenadiers, 1941-1948 (c); consists of a visitors book, letter and two newspaper cuttings. Archives 1992-07-120
Prayer relating to the Coronation of King George V, 1911 (c), three copies of the magazine 'Phoenix', 1945, cutting from South East Asia Command newspaper 'SEAC' and three modern poems on the Burma Star Association, 19th Indian Division and thoughts on Home. Archives 1992-07-137
Slip which accompanied the campaign medals awarded to Pte F R Thompson, Leicestershire Regiment 1939-1945. Archives 1992-07-138
Calendar for 1985 with five photolithographs after prints from the National Army Museum Collection, 1850 (c); subjects include equestrian portraits of Cavalry and Yeomanry officers and other ranks, with a photograph of modern army transport and weaponry below; published by Alvis-British Leyland UK Limited, 1984 (c). Prints 2000-02-9
Map case, 1914-1918; made of black leather; owned by Maj Eric Pearce Hall, Hampshire Regiment and Corps of Royal Engineers; associated with World War One (1914-1918). Equipment, general 2000-02-11
Binoculars 8x, 1914-1918; with leather strap; owned by Maj Eric Pearce Hall, Hampshire Regiment and Corps of Royal Engineers; associated with World War One (1914-1918). Scientific Instruments 2000-02-12
Pilsner beer bottle, 0.5 litre, commemorating the Army Catering Corps 1941-1991, 1991 (c). Equipment, general 2000-02-17
Private museum publicity token, 1898 (c)-1908; issued by Mr T G Middlebrook; illustrates the bugle used by Trumpet Maj Henry Joy, 17th Light Dragons (Lancers), at Balaklava, Crimean War (1854-1856), 1854. Equipment, general 2000-02-20
Papers relating to Pte A A Rowland, Royal Army Service Corps, 1919, Reserve, and Home Guard 1941-1943; Rowland was fatally injured on 22 Jan 1945 by one of the last enemy rocket attacks of World War Two. Archives 1992-08-28
Quoit, physical training equipment, working pattern, 1951 (c); associated with the Auxiliary Territorial Service. Equipment, general 2000-02-27