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Minutes of the ATS Benevolent Fund grants sub-committee, 1944-1950. Archives 1997-10-162
Photocopies of two leaflets published in 1994, relating to the US Army and World War Two. Archives 1996-04-19
English officer's partizan, 1700-1770 (c); head unscrews with a hardwood shaft and small steel shoe; 1700-1770 spontoon (Ffoulkes). Polearms/Other Weapons 1972-05-8
Two large manuscript ledgers, described inside the 2nd volume as 'army list' 1873 with corrections to 1879: volume 1 A-K, volume 2 L-Z; the lists give dates of all officers of the British Army, including the Christian names, dates of commission, regiments, state appointments and date if they left the army by 1879. Archives 1997-11-123
Signal linesman's safety belt, 1950 (c); made of khaki webbing with leather straps and aluminium fitments; with War Department markings. Equipment, general 1982-06-44
Collection of Army recruiting leaflets and pamphlets, various regiments, 1984-1995. Archives 1996-04-23
Photocopy of guide to key issues produced for the Army Information Policy Co-ordinating Committee, Dec 1994. Archives 1996-04-24
Papers collected by Miss E M Santer, Auxiliary Territorial Service, 1944-1995. Photographs 1996-04-37
Papers collected by Major J R Gatehouse whilst GS02 and Touring Officer, BRIXMIS, British Commanders'-in-Chiefs Mission to Soviet Forces in Germany, Dec 1960 to Dec 1962 and British Liaison Officer, SOXMIS 1965-1968. Archives 1996-04-45
Papers collected by Major J R Gatehouse whilst GS02 and Touring Officer, BRIXMIS, British Commanders'-in-Chiefs Mission to Soviet Forces in Germany, Dec 1960 to Dec 1962 and British Liaison Officer, SOXMIS 1965-1968. Maps 1996-04-45
Combined waterbottle and mess tin, 1950 (c); waterbottle is made of aluminium with a concave back and convex front; the cap is secured to the side of the bottle by a leather strap and screws onto the threaded mouthpiece; a green painted aluminium mess tin holds the waterbottle when in use, it is shaped to fit and reinforced with vertical ribs; secured together with a green webbing strap which passes through a loop on the front. Equipment, general 1982-07-53
Papers relating to Corporal Edwin William Dyer, Army Service Corps, Boer War 1899-1902. Archives 1996-04-50
Letter from 'Colin' with RAOC detail, R A Heavy Battery to 'Kathleen' from Jamestown, St Helena, 20 Jan 1940. Archives 1997-12-6
3 Photographs collected by 'Colin' RAOC, 1947. Photographs 1997-12-7
Rip saw and case, with War Department markings, 1944 (c); waterbottle and holder, 1915. Equipment, general 1982-08-16
Papers relating to L/Cpl Robert Thomson, Essex Regiment attached Commandos, 1939-1961; Thomson was captured while on the St Nazaire Raid, 28 Mar 1942, North West Europe (1939-1943). Archives 1996-04-171
Album of 347 photographs including 6 loose ones compiled by Capt (later Maj) Wynne Howes-Roberts, 1st Battalion 13th Frontier Force Rifles, India and UK, 1936-1937. 347 photographs including 6 loose ones compiled by Captain (later Major) Wynne Howes-Roberts, 1st Battalion 13th Frontier Force Rifles, India and UK, 1936-1937. Khwaja Khizar camp (1-8, 13, 14); telephone in use (18); signallers (16); Popham panel for signalling to aircraft (17); troops resting (36) signallers wearing gas mask (42); wireless set at Kohcol HQ (53); training camp (54-61); Lachi camp (62-69); 10th Bn Abbottabad: mess (97,100); Waziristan operations, 1937 (121-211) including motor transport, Crossley armoured cars, Miranshah Fort, Spinwari (?) Fort, light tanks of No 2 Coy RTC (147-150); aircraft in bombing operations (151-166); Dandil (?) camp (168); Desalli Scout Post (170-179), Tochi scout (181); building a sangar (189); picquets (201-204, 206); sepoys playing cards (2050); Wali (?) Frontier Constabulary Post (228-230); troops entraining in armoured wagon, tank (248, 270); presentation of medals by Sir John Coleridge (257); inspecting picquet, Serai North (262); Vickers machine gun section (264-266); machine gun covering troops on road protection duties (283); signallers (284); using wireless (285); journey to UK by rail and sea (292-341). Photographs 1997-12-12
Sergeant's halberd, 1740-1780 (?); pole of a later date (?) covered in red paint or lead. Polearms/Other Weapons 1972-05-8
Papers mainly relating to Captain R Wells, Royal Artillery, World War Two 1949-1945. Archives 1996-04-177
Two late nineteenth century knobkerries, typically Zulu; associated with Col A Courtney, Cameronians, South Africa during the Boer War; one with a leather binding over a split in the wood. Polearms/Other Weapons 1971-09-6
Certificate awarded in appreciation of good service to Corporal E Cox, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, 6 Jun 1946, and signed by the Deputy Quarter Master General; associated with World War Two. Archives 1996-04-178
Knobkerry, Natal 1900, attributed to Zulu. Polearms/Other Weapons 1968-10-51
Copy of an obituary and correspondence (1994-1995) relating to the death in an air crash on Cyprus of Capt E G Pavey, RA and AAC, 7 Ap 1966; copies of death certificate, newspaper report and two photographs of the grave. Archives 1997-12-16
Copy of an obituary and correspondence (1994-1995) relating to the death in an air crash on Cyprus of Capt E G Pavey, RA and AAC, 7 Ap 1966; copies of death certificate, newspaper report and two photographs of the grave. Photographs 1997-12-16
Spear from the Naga Hills (?), Assam; barbed head with a red and black monkey fur decoration with a long iron spear at the foot; shaft is broken. Polearms/Other Weapons 1968-10-2
Zulu assegai from Rorke's Drift 1879; rusted blade, brown wood shaft with an acorn carved terminal. Polearms/Other Weapons 1966-02-36
Collection of Zulu assegais, 1879: 10 long; 7 short and a dress sword, 1883 (c); all leaf shaped blades except two long ones with barbs. Polearms/Other Weapons 1965-07-11-1
Zulu assegai or spear, 1879; one of a number of weapons collected at Isandlwana by H A C Harrison; wooden handle; associated with the Battle of Isandlwana, Zulu War (1879). Polearms/Other Weapons 1965-05-81-1
Zulu assegai or spear, 1879; one of a number of weapons collected at Isandlwana by H A C Harrison; wooden handle, bound with hair; associated with the Battle of Isandlwana, Zulu War (1879). Polearms/Other Weapons 1965-05-81-1
Zulu assegai or spear, 1879; one of a number of weapons collected at Isandlwana by H A C Harrison; wooden handle, broken; associated with the Battle of Isandlwana, Zulu War (1879). Polearms/Other Weapons 1965-05-81-1
Zulu assegai or spear, 1879; one of a number of weapons collected at Isandlwana by H A C Harrison; wooden handle; associated with the Battle of Isandlwana, Zulu War (1879). Polearms/Other Weapons 1965-05-81-1
Collection of polearms associated with Lord Robert Stephensons Baden-Powell: four assegais or spears with leaf shaped blades; one spear with a head shaped from a British bayonet. Polearms/Other Weapons 1964-10-100-1
Zulu assegai 1879; recovered from Isandlwana by Gen R J C Marter; bent and bound with cowtail; associated with the Battle of Isandlwana, Zulu War (1879). Polearms/Other Weapons 1964-08-77
Zulu assegai 1879; recovered from the Ulundi battlefield by Gen R J C Marter. Polearms/Other Weapons 1964-08-77
Zulu assegai 1879; recovered from the Ulundi battlefield. Polearms/Other Weapons 1964-08-77
Caltrop, 1884 (c); iron four pronged crow's foot; reputedly made in the Khartoum arsenal during the defence of the city, 1st Sudan War. Polearms/Other Weapons 1963-10-269
Caltrop, 1860; iron four pronged crow's foot; reputedly used at the Taku Forts, 2nd China War (1856-1860). Polearms/Other Weapons 1963-10-195
Zulu spear, 1879; double edged iron blade, cylindrical tang, light brown wooden shaft with leather wrapped around one end; RUSI catalogue states this to be the assegai taken during the Zulu war from the French Prince Imperial Louis Napoleon's body by Capt Grier. Polearms/Other Weapons 1963-10-166
25 diaries kept by General Sir Walter King Venning as an officer with the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 1902-1903, 1905-1906 and 1912-1918; as a staff officer 1924-1925, 1927 and 1931; as Director General of the British Supply Mission, Washington 1943-1946; and in retirement 1947-1953. Archives 1996-05-11
Service documents of WO1 Sheila Dorothy Julian, ATS and WARC, 1944-1966. Archives 1997-12-25
Papers relating to Reverend Laurence Hosier Lermit, Indian Army 1883-1892, and his son Major Henry Walter John Lermit, Lancashire Fusiliers 1895-1938. Archives 1996-06-138
Photograph album compiled by Lt J F Warren of the Burma Rifles whilst escorting the Sino-Burma boundary commission, Nov1935 to May 1936 in the Wa states. Photographs 1997-12-34
Army Recruiting publicity leaflets and posters, various regiments, 1989-1996. Archives 1996-06-139
The Army Air Corps Directory. Booklet, 1994-1995. Archives 1996-06-140
Typescript memorandum establishing the New Army Order of Precedence, 13 Feb 1992. Archives 1996-06-141
Japanese occupation currency notes, and Japanese currency notes taken from the body of a Japanese soldier; collected by Captain A R Maddocks, Royal Artillery and Indian Artillery, World War Two, Far East, 1939-1945. Archives 1996-06-144
Papers relating to Captain G W J Tomlinson, Royal Army Service Corps, 1945-1948 (c). Photographs 1996-06-147
Papers relating to Captain G W J Tomlinson, Royal Army Service Corps, 1945-1948 (c). Archives 1996-06-147
Papers relating to L/Cpl Sylvia Elizabeth Kirk, Auxiliary Territorial Service, World War Two, 1939-1945. Archives 1996-06-149
Pocket knife, 1952; made of steel with two blades, one a has a simple knife edge, ground sharp, the other a tin opener with finger nail slots; a divider between the blades projects forward as a screwdriver head when the blades are folded in; with War Department marks for 1952. Equipment, general 1982-08-216
Papers of Lt Francis Low, 4th Bn Gordon Highlanders attached 1/16th Bn Hampshire Regiment, World War One, Mesopotamia, 1916-1921. Archives 1996-06-158
Papers of Lt Francis Low, 4th Bn Gordon Highlanders attached 1/16th Bn Hampshire Regiment, World War One, Mesopotamia, 1916-1921. Photographs 1996-06-158
Three identity tags owned by Pte Arthur Simister, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, 1940-1942: pair of War Department issue identity tags, 1940; German POW camp identity tag, 1942. Equipment, general 1982-09-10
Album of 134 photographs compiled by Brig Bowcher Campbell Stenhouse Clarke DSO (d 1969). Associated with World War One, Western Front 1914-1918, Germany 1919, 2nd Bn Worcestershire Regiment, March Past, Aldershot, church parade, presentation of medals, officers, NCOs, staff 188th Infantry Bridgade 1915-1916, Northumberland Fusiliers officers 1916, painting of the action at Gheluvelt 1914, ruins of Festubert 1915, remnants of 4th battalion Worcestershire Regiment returning from Cambrai 1917, views of Ypres Salient 1918, 4th battalion Worcestershire Regiment, officers 1918-1919, German prisoners bringing in the wounded 1918, views in Germany 1919. (285 x 45 x 390 mm). Photographs 1997-12-75
Web equipment cleaner, 1914 (c); in a cardboard sprinkler; made by the Mills Equipment Company Limited. Equipment, general 1982-09-32
Canvas tent, non army issue, 1914 (c); owned by Lt Col A T Frost, Royal Army Medical Corps. Equipment, general 1982-09-73
Portable mattress with War Department marks, 1942. Equipment, general 1982-09-74
Ration box with War Department marks, 1941; made of sheet steel, painted khaki; lid fits tightly over the top, is marked and secured with a leather strap; stencilled below, '3 MEN 1 DAY'; with a carrying handle. Equipment, general 1982-09-83
Papers collected by Major William Albert Colhoun (1893-1982), relating to the abdication of His Highness Ripudaman Singh, Maharaja of Nabha and the service for the dedication of the tablet commemorating 201 years of service of the former Indian Army, 1923-1971. Archives 1996-07-12
File marked 'Alliances Memoranda', containing printed and typescript papers of 1928-1936 relating to alliances between British and Commonwealth regiments, including accounts of visits and various lists of alliances. Archives 1996-07-16
Microfilm copies of record cards of Staff College graduates, 1939-1945. Archives 1996-07-17
Duplicated typescript 'Staff List for Far East Land Forces' amended to 12 Apr 1951. Archives 1996-07-19
Report of the Committee on Review of 'Q' 'Services'. Printed report, January 1964; the report recommended the formation of a corps similar to the later Royal Logistics Corps. Archives 1996-07-20
Microfilm copies of records relating to gallantry awards, mostly indexed, 1864-1940. Archives 1996-07-23
Photocopied typescript list of recipients of the Distinguished Conduct Medal, 1920-1986, arranged alphabetically and giving name, rank, number, regiment, date (of Gazette), and theatre. Archives 1996-07-24
The Military Medal Awarded to Women. History written by Lt Col J P B Condon MBE, 1993; the entries are listed alphabetically. Archives 1996-07-25
Quantity of unissued commissions of 1862-1939, mostly granting officers local and temporary rank, and dating from the first decade of the twentieth century; in two alphabetical sequences. Archives 1996-07-28
Quantity of unissued temporary commission, World War Two, to officers of various regiments and corps of the British Army. Archives 1996-07-29
Quantity of unissued commission of 1941-1942, to officers whose surnames begin with 'T', into the Indian Army and the Army in Burma Reserve of Officers, World War Two. Archives 1996-07-30
Brassard worn by Miss Gladys Coates, 1944 (c), Women's Land Army. Uniforms 1999-08-152
Warrant appointing Ng Sheung Kay a Warrant Officer in the Royal Army Corps from 13 Apr 1987. Archives 1996-07-33
Information leaflets for recruitment into the Territorial Army, 1996. Archives 1996-07-71
Notes on the 21 officers involved in the 'White Mutiny' in India, 1809. Archives 1996-07-75
Two handcoloured manuscript plans of the Bombay encampment at Cananore, 1 Dec 1792 and of the Order of Battle and Encampment of the British Army before Pondicherry Commanded by Colonel John Braithwaite, 23 Aug 1793. Archives 1996-07-98
Papers relating to the career of Lt Georgina Johnstone, Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps and afterwards, 1951-1971; associated with the British Commonwealth Zone Medical Unit and Korea (1950-1953). Archives 1996-07-100
Mess tin and cover, British Army type, unmarked, 1914 (c); made of steel with a flat back and curved front; on either side are loops, through which is passed the ends of a wire handle; lid fits over the top and is shaped to fit; khaki canvas case shaped to fit over the tin. Equipment, general 1982-10-63
Collection of files and volumes of instructions and rules for compiling 'Army Lists', 1873-1972; a list compiled by Martin Woodward is available and should be consulted before requesting items from the collection. Archives 1996-07-14
Autograph book belonging to Martha Ward McGowan, Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps, 1917-1919. Archives 1996-07-135
Entrenching tool, with War Department marks, 1915; made of blackened cast iron; the blade is square shaped with a slightly curved face and pointed cutting edge; from the handle socket to the point runs a cast on rib, from the back of the socket emerges a chisel pick; wooden haft or handle; associated with World War One (1914-1918). Equipment, general 1982-11-112
Illustrated programme for the athletic contest at St Cvr Military Academy between the military cadet schools of Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands and France, 20 Jun 1953. Archives 1996-08-175
Mess tin, British Army type, 1914 (c); made of sheet metal with a flat back and curved front; oneither side are loops, through which is passed the ends of a wire handle; lid fits over the top and isshaped to fit; a wire loop handle is hinged inside the tin; with khaki canvas case, shaped to fit thetin. Equipment, general 1982-11-113
Bicycle tool kit case, War Department marks, 1940; made of dark brown leather with the right side at an angle to fit with the front or back diagonal strut of a bicycle frame; steel, painted fastener on front; suspension straps buckle to the top of the case; made by J Brooke and Company Limited. Equipment, general 1982-11-136
Collection of 23 Army recruiting publicity leaflets and pamphlets, 1988-1996. Archives 1996-08-188
Papers of Lt Col Victor Charles Alexander Munckton, 1/6th Hampshire Battery, Royal Field Artillery 1914-1917, 3rd Skinner's Horse 1917-1923 and 1st and 14th Bns Rajput Regiment 1923-1946; includes papers relating to operations at Akyab 1942 and the Bramble Family. Archives 1996-08-202
Papers relating to and collected by Lt Col E I V Tuite-Dalton MC, 3rd Gurkha Rifles, 1938-1996. Archives 1996-08-208
Papers relating to the military career of 2/Lt W S Storie, Army Service Corps, and the display of the 'Hell Fire Corner' sign board from Ypres in an Edinburgh shop, 1920; associated with World War One, Western Front 1914-1918. Archives 1996-08-301
Photocopy of an article from 'The Weekend Review, The Saturday Mercury', 25 Apr 1992, relating to the Australian Army Nursing Service during World War One. Archives 1996-08-379
List of Casualties, Australian Regiments during the Boer War, 1899-1902. Bound typescript volume. Archives 1996-09-17
Tethering horse hobble, War Department marks, 1915; made by Hampson and Scott Limited; brown leather collar with an adjustable iron buckle and ring which is attached to a length of rope. Horse Furniture 1982-11-141
Soldiers Graves in Cape Colony Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902. Bound printed volume published by the Government of the Cape of Good Hope, Dec 1907. Archives 1996-09-19
Retaining strap, War Department marks, 1941; made of pale brown pigskin, with an impressed anti-fray line around the edge; one end bears an iron buckle, one secured leather loop and one loose. Equipment, general 1982-11-142
List of Graves in the Transvaal. Bound printed volume; associated with the Boer War 1899-1902. Archives 1996-09-20
Register of Soldiers' Graves in the Transvaal. Bound printed volume, printed at the Government Printing and Stationery Office, Pretoria, 1905; associated with the Boer War 1899-1902. Archives 1996-09-21
Two pairs of horse clippers, War Department marks 1945; made by Burman and Sons Limited, one in the original packaging of a waxed paper bag and a box, one in protective jelly. Equipment, general 1982-11-143
List of Graves in the Orange River Colony. Bound printed volume, printed by HMSO, London (nd); associated with the Boer War 1899-1902. Archives 1996-09-22
List of graves of Soldiers who died during the Anglo-Boer war, 1899-1902. Bound printed volume, printed by Bloemfontein (nd). Archives 1996-09-23
Report on the Arrangements made in India for the accommodation etc of Boer Prisoners of War. Printed booklet, printed by the Office of the Quarter Master General in India, Simla, 1904. Archives 1996-09-24
Embarkations, South African Campaign 1899-1902 and Departure of Troops from South Africa 1899-1903. Bound printed volume, published by the War Office 1903 (c). Archives 1996-09-25
Bergen rucksack, War Department issue 1941; green canvas rucksack upon an 'A' shaped frame of welded iron construction. Equipment, general 1982-11-144
Report on Demobilisation of the South African Field Force, Form 1st June 1902 to 28 February 1903. Bound printed volume, published at Headquarters, Pretoria, 1 Apr 1903; associated with the Boer War 1899-1902. Archives 1996-09-26