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Description Object Type NAM Accession Number
Permanent Pass issued to Sgt W E Diplock, 1/ 1 Sussex Royal Garrison Artillery, 22 Sept 1916. Archives 1990-08-39
Nine documents collected by Arthur Stanley Tacey, 1914-1948; includes four passes issued to Tacey as a member of the Brighton Special Constabulary 1914-1928; certificate of good service as a Sergeant, 1st Bn Sussex Royal Garrison Artillery Vols, 1904; certificate issued in recognition of his services as a Special Constable, Brighton Special Constabulary 1914-1928; certificate issued in recognition of his service in the Home Guard, 1940-1944; life membership certificate, Royal Artillery Association, 1948. Archives 1990-08-40
Cast and chased silver medal commemorating Peace with Spain, 1604; the model bears a portrait of James I in military attire; the reverse depicts Peace and Religion as two females with a cornucopia between them and a Latin inscription which when translated reads: 'Hence peace, plenty and pure religion.' Medals 1996-12-26
Officer's mortuary sword, 1645-1650 (c); with hilt decorated with human heads and leaf-like decoration. Edged Weapons 1988-05-13
Proclamation, 16 Jun 1685; issued to put a price of £5,000 on the head of James Scott, Duke of Monmouth who having attempted to replace his uncle, James II, on the throne was condemned for treason; in Jul 1685 Monmouth's rebellion was crushed at the Battle of Sedgemoor and he was captured and executed. Archives 1989-05-217
Seven documents collected by Neville Stanley Tacey 1923-1939; items include a commission appointing Tacey 2/Lt in the Territorial Army, 1925; certificate of qualification, Hurstpierpoint Officer Training Corps, 1923; four certificates issued in recognition of his services as a Special Constable, Brighton Special Constabulary, 1926-1939; First Aid certificate of qualification, 1929. Archives 1990-08-41
Cap, 1680 (c)-1700 (c); worn by pioneers, sappers or miners; made from metal thread and silk embroidery on velvet; embroidered caps were considered more suitable than the tricorn hat for troops engaged in manual tasks. Uniforms 1989-09-104
Bronze Medal commemorating General George Monk 1660, made when Gen George Monk became the Duke of Albemarle; cast from a design by Abraham Simon and intended for distribution among Gen Monk's friend. Medals 1984-08-62
Soldier's Service and Pay Book, Army Book 64, issued to Nathanial Arthur Colin Campbell, 1919; associated with the Royal Garrison Artillery. Archives 1990-08-44
Five service documents and ephemera collected by L/Cpl Frederick George Sewell, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 1920-1953. Archives 1990-08-54
Copy of a letter written by Capt J L Forster, King's Royal Rifle Corps, from a camp outside Ladysmith, Boer war, 28 Oct 1899. Archives 1990-08-83
Three letters, with transcripts, written by Lt A Campbell, 9th Foot, 1808-1809, and George Campbell, 1812. Archives 1990-08-84
Photocopy letter from Thomas Bingham to his brother, 4 Jul 1815; gives an account of the battle of Waterloo; Bingham served with Royal Horse Guards. Archives 1990-08-79
Papers of Lt A J Wright, 2/5th Suffolk Regiment, Western Front, 1918-1919 (c). Archives 1990-08-51
Photocopies of letters written to his wife by Col William Hope Meiklejohn, commanding Malakand Brigade, Malakand Field Force, Jul 1897 to Jan 1898. Archives 1990-08-55
Bound transcripts of letters written by Lt and Capt John Halkett Le Couteur, Coldstream Guards, from the Crimea, December 1854 to June 1856. Archives 1990-08-71
Commission to Jonathan Powell to be a Lieutenant in Col James Dormers Regiment, 28 May 1710. Archives 1990-08-90
Commission to Thomas Edward Henry Holland to be Ensign in The King's Own Regiment of Militia, Stafford, 3 Feb 1813. Archives 1990-08-89
Account by Maj Gen Sir Casimir van Straubenze, GOC, Malaya, of a voyage along the Malay Peninsula with Sir Hugh and Lady Clifford, 1928 (c). Archives 1990-08-85
Service documents and ephemera issued to and collected by Bernard James Williamson, Royal Engineers, 1970-1978, and 5 vol Bn The Royal Anglian Regiment, 1983-1984. [Restricted until 2014]. Archives 1990-08-57
Small plug bayonet, 1690 (c); of the first type introduced into the British Army, 1660 (c)-1669 (c); the main drawback of this kind of bayonet was that it blocked the barrel of the gun when fitted. Edged Weapons 1963-10-145
Photocopy typescript account of Maj F E R Long's Service with King's Royal Rifle Corps and 4th Bn Northern Rhodesia Regiment, 1939-1943 (c). Archives 1990-08-81
The Battle of Fontenoy, 10 May 1745; coloured engraving artist unknown; published 1745 (c); no imprint. Battle of Fontenoy, War of the Austrian Succession, view from the rear of the Allied position, looking towards the French lines, French redoubts can be seen on the right. Prints 1986-08-78
Three commissions to Richard Henry Holland to be Ensign, 20 Oct 1848, Lieutenant, 11 Dec 1849 and Captain, 16 Apr 1858, 24th Regiment of Foot. Archives 1990-08-86
Six printed documents written in Japanese collected by Capt Roy Wiltshire, 1944-1945 (c). Archives 1990-08-64
THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ARMIES OF HORSE AND FOOT OF HIS MAJESTIES, AND Sir Thomas Fairefax, his Excellency, as they were drawn into battayle at NASBYE; the Fowerteenth day of June 1645 [sic]. Engraving by Streeter, from Joshua Sprigge's 'Anglia Rediviva' (England's Recovery), published by John Partridge, 1647; plan of the Battle of Naseby engraved for a book by Sir Thomas Fairfax's chaplain, Joshua Sprigge. Prints 1977-04-44
Unused sheet of headed notepaper for General Headquarters, Middle East Land Forces, 17, 1952 (c). Archives 1990-08-104
Printed Record of Services of Maj Gen Alexander Robert Badcock, CB, CSI, SC, Quartermaster General in India, 1861-1903 (c). Archives 1990-08-102
Printed plans for permanent barrack buildings and brigade depot, 1880 (c). Archives 1990-08-66
Record of Service for Lt Col William Henry Miller Francklyn, Commissariat Dept, Indian Army, 1861-1892. Archives 1990-08-101
Commission to George Alexander Reuny VC to be Lt Col in the army, 1 June 1867. Archives 1990-08-77
Protection Certificate and Certificate of Identity, Army Form Z II issued to Pte W C Bourne, Royal Army Medical Corps, 13 Sept 1919. Archives 1990-08-96
Porcelain mug, 1765 (c); made by Worcester, unmarked; bearing a transfer printed portrait of Gen John Manners, Marquess of Granby (1721-1770), flanked by Britannia and a trumpeting angel. Ceramics 1991-11-33
Soft paste porcelain figurine, 1760(c), of Gen John Manners, Marquess of Granby, (1721-1770); manufactured and hand painted by the Bow Porcelain Works, 1760 (c); in the uniform of Colonel of the Royal Horse Guards; possibly after the portraits by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Ceramics 1989-06-67
King William III at The Battle of the Boyne 1 Jul 1690; etching by Romeyn de Hoogh; published in Holland; inscribed in Latin. Prints 1981-03-21
Handwritten diary kept by Pte R W Gaygan, E Coy 1st Rifle Brigade, Boer War, 1899-1902; includes details on the Relief of Mafeking, the destruction of the Boer farms in the Transvaal, a sketch of a blockhouse at Greylingstad and a knitting pattern for socks. Archives 1990-08-226
Photocopies of Army Form W3121 recommending Sgt Sidney Morton Vernon, Royal Engineers for the DCM for his services at Wadi Zigaou, 20 Mar 1943; with transcript of citation. Archives 1990-12-52
Photocopy of casualty roll of officers of the Indian Army, 1939-1945. Archives 1990-12-47
14th (King's Hussars. Aids to Fitting Saddlery and Equitation. Printed booklet in use in Meerut, India, 1914-1918. Archives 1990-12-48
Papers of E S Walton, Artists Rifles, 1928-1941. Archives 1990-12-49
Photocopies of standing orders issued to Capt (later Col) George Forty, Royal Tank Regiment, Korea, for the Handover/ Takeover of Tank and TP Posts in the line, 31 Mar 1953; with a Patrol Plan for 16-17 May 1953, associated with 1st Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Archives 1990-12-50
Copies of four circular letters and an order of the day, collected by Lt R S Gill, 1st Royal Ulster Rifles, Korea, Jan to Nov 1951. Archives 1990-12-51
Letter from Lt Col Augustus Baillie, Commanding Officer, 2nd Lovat's Scouts, enquiring whether Capt F G Geiger would be prepared to appear before a medical board with a view to promoting him to Major, 30 Oct 1915; the letter also mentions that they should stop recruiting as they are over-strength. Archives 1990-12-53
Photocopy of a press cutting from the London Gazette relating to the action in Crete, May 1941, for which Sgt (later Drm Maj) Alexander Bloomfield, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, was awarded the DCM; with a photocopy of the obituary of Sgt Bloomfield. Archives 1990-12-22
Records relating to the Derby Branch of the South African War Veteran's Association, 1930-1961. Archives 1990-12-27
Papers and maps of Maj Gen Sir Edmund Hakewill Smith, 1917-1956; relate mainly to Maj Gen Hakewill Smith's command of 52nd (Lowland) Division, 1943-1946. Archives 1990-12-28
Photocopy account of the construction and operation of a secret wireless set on the Thailand to Burma Railway, 1942-1944. Archives 1990-08-113
Three certificates collected by William Kelcey, Civilian Surgeon attached to the Turkish Forces in the Crimea, 1854-1856. Archives 1990-08-110
Four promotional pamphlets relating to British Army equipment, 1970s: 'British Bar Mine System'; 'The Medium Girder Bridge'; 'Class 16 Bridge'; 'Eager Beaver mono fork-lift tractor'. Archives 1990-08-72
Photocopy diary kept by Gnr John Wilfred Kelly, 153rd Battery 51st HAA Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA), during the siege of Tobruk, 29 Dec 1940 to 15 Feb 1942. Archives 1990-08-75
Printed plan: 'Plan of the Battle of Waterloo or Mount St John reduced from the Large Plan of the same Battle, made up and published in 1816 by W B Craan'; owned by Col John Le Couteur, ADC to the Queen 1848 (c). Archives 1990-08-68
Documents, correspondence and ephemera collected by Pte John Hartnell, 5th Bn Suffolk Regiment, as a Japanese prisoner of war, 1940-1946. Archives 1990-08-119
Photocopies of papers relating to 2/Lt R E S Tanner, 2nd Bn King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, Burma, 1942-1945 (c). Archives 1990-08-99
Malaysian manadau knife (or parang ihlang) and sheath; used by Iban people as general knife; associated with RSM A J Stacey, 1st Bn Malaysian Rangers. Edged Weapons 1997-10-86
Germantown Medal, 1777; silver medal depicting the defence of Chew's storehouse by the 40th Regiment of Foot, during the Battle of Germantown, Philadelphia in the American War of Independence; inscribed on obverse, within a wreath, and crudely engraved on reverse; possibly presented by the Commanding Officer it later became a regimental award. Medals 1959-12-221
Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife, 2nd pattern, 1942 (c); privately owned; associated with Maj D G Holmes, British Army and Royal Warwickshire Regiment, World War Two; made by Wilkinson Sword company, London. Edged Weapons 1997-06-124
Officer's silver rectangular shoulder belt plate, 56th (or the West Essex) Regiment of Foot, 1790 (c); engraved with Royal Cypher; relating to Gibraltar. Badges 1960-05-107
Other rank's brass shoulder belt plate, 48th (or the Northamptonshire) Regiment of Foot, 1790 (c). Badges 1960-09-51
Replica 3rd pattern Fairbairn-Sykes knife, 1978 (c); blade of type issued to NATO paratroopers, but without markings on hilt; associated with NATO; made by J Nowill and Sons, Sheffield. Edged Weapons 1997-05-32
Mysore Campaign Medal, 1790-1792; silver medal awarded by the East India Company to Indian troops, 'sepoys' who served under Lord Cornwallis and Generals Abercrombie and Medows in the defeat of Tipu Sultan in the Third Mysore War, 1790-1792. Medals 1962-10-70
Canal Zone News, 15 Jan 1952. Newsheet printed and published under the authority of the commanders-in-chief, Middle East. Archives 1990-08-105
Monghyr Mutiny Medal, 1766; silver 'White Mutiny' medal awarded by the East India Company; believed to have been issued on Robert, Lord Clive's recommendation to the Indian officers of two Indian battalions who succeeded in quelling a mutiny among the European troops at Monghyr, Jun 1766. Medals 1966-11-6
Record of service of Lt Col John Hambly Humfrey, KSF, Royal Staff Corps, Royal Artillery and British Legion in Spain, 1800-1838. Archives 1990-08-108
Collection of five shoulder belt plates, one gorget and six buttons; associated with Volunteers, Ireland, Irish Infantry and 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot, 1785 (c)-1820 (c). Badges 1970-12-35-1
Regimental medal for merit awarded to Thomas Murphy, Ross Volunteer Guards, 1780. Medals 1975-09-21
Record of service of Lt Gen John Hambly Humfrey, Royal Engineers, 1754-1832. Archives 1990-08-109
Shamshir, 1860 (c); used as dress sword by Capt J B Hardy, Bombay Artillery; Indian silver hilt and scabbard fittings; Lion's head masks on pommel and quillons; made in India; associated with the Persian War, 1856-1857. Edged Weapons 1997-04-159
Account of the service of R J Shears, Royal Army Service Corps, Malta, 1939-1943. Archives 1990-08-116
Deccan Medal 1778-84; associated with 1st Maratha War (1778-1782) and 2nd Mysore War (1780-1784). Medals 1975-12-7
Printed memorandum of agreement between the Assam Oil Company Limited and John Lawrence regarding the latter's employment as Assistant at Digboi, Assam, 1918. Archives 1990-08-115
Carib War Medal 1773; silver medal believed to have been issued by the islanders of St Vincent to British and local forces who took part in the suppression of the Carib rising 1772-1773. Medals 1976-03-10
Bronze medal commemorating the Battle of Minden, 1 Aug 1759; obverse depicts British and a German soldier in Roman costume, Victory is crowning each soldier with a laurel wreath; inscribed; 'CONCORD OF THE ALLIES'; Britain and Germany fought as Allies in the Seven Years War. Medals 1976-10-31
13 commemorative covers issued to commemorate the Middlesex Regiment's service during the Korean War, 1950-1951. Archives 1990-08-114
Memoir giving an account of events leading up to the death in action of Lt Thomas Bernard Vickers, Royal Engineers 1/61st Pioneers attached 14 Field Co 2nd QVO Sappers and Miners, Waziristan, 16 July 1921. Archives 1990-08-100
Medal commemorating the British Victories at Quebec, Quiberon Bay, Crown Point, Lagos, Minden, Guadeloupe and Niagara, 1759; associated with Medals 1979-02-19
Khanjar with jewelled jade hilt and decorated velvet sheath, believed to have been the property of the Tipu Sultan, taken at Seringapatam, 1799; associated with the Fall of Seringapatam, 4th Mysore War, 1799. Edged Weapons 1997-04-121
Photocopy biographical and service details of Lt Gen Sir William Nicolay, KCH, CB, 1771-1842. Archives 1990-08-129
Medal commemorating the Capture of Louisbourg, 1758; associated with Capture of Louisbourg (1758), Seven Years War, North America (1756-1763). Medals 1979-07-140
Summary of the civil and military service of Lt-Col T H G Stevens, OBE, 1st Sappers and Miners, 1900-1921. Archives 1990-08-128
Citation for the award of OBE and Bronze Star to Lt Col Cornelius Mearns, Royal Indian Army Service Corps, for services in Burma, 1944-1945. Archives 1990-08-127
Medal commemorating the Capture of Preston, 1715; associated with Capture of Preston (1715), 1st Jacobite Rebellion (1715). Medals 1980-02-81
Typescript autobiographical note by Capt C R S Pitman, of his service with 27th Punjabis, 1911-1921, including his training dates and a brief account of the midnight raid at Kut for which he was awarded the DSO (1916). Archives 1990-08-126
Extracts from the obituary notice of Col J W Mitchell, Indian Army, 1858-1897. Archives 1990-08-125
Medal commemorating the Battle of Sheriffmuir, 1715; associated with Battle of Sherriffmuir (1715), 1st Jacobite Rebellion (1715). Medals 1980-04-16
Survival knife, Gulf War, 1990; associated with Cpl Kim Gittins Royal Artillery, US Army Air Force; made by the Ontario Knife Company, Ontario, Canada in 1990; includes sheath and sharpening block. Edged Weapons 1997-01-59
Survival knife, Gulf War, 1990; associated with Cpl Kim Gittins Royal Artillery, US Army Air Force; made by the Ontario Knife Company, Ontario, Canada in 1990; includes sheath and sharpening block. Equipment, general 1997-01-59
Medal commemorating the capture of Carlisle, 1746; with box; associated with Siege of Carlisle (1745), 2nd Jacobite Rebellion (1745-1746). Medals 1980-12-54
Record of Service for Col William Ernest Victor Abraham, Royal Engineers, 1921-1937. Archives 1990-08-124
Press cuttings from Australian magazines and newspapers published to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the landing at ANZAC Cove, Gallipoli, 1915; includes a roll of honour of those who died. Archives 1990-08-117
Medal commemorating the Battle of Culloden, 1746; associated with Battle of Culloden (1746), 2nd Jacobite Rebellion (1745-1846). Medals 1981-09-33
Photocopy diary, letters, scrapbook and sketches written adn compiled by Miss B MacIves (later Mrs Braund) as a VAD, India, 1944-1946. Archives 1990-08-227
Medal commemorating the relief of Gibraltar, 1783; associated with Siege of Gibraltar (1779-1783), Gibraltar (1779-1783). Medals 1982-04-804
Commercial combat knife based on Australian version of Steyr Aug Bayonet, 1984 (c); with metal scabbard, canvas frog and tie laces; possibly German. Edged Weapons 1996-11-118
Commercial combat knife based on Australian version of Steyr Aug Bayonet, 1984 (c); with metal scabbard, canvas frog and tie laces; possibly German. Equipment, general 1996-11-118
Papers relating to Lt Col F F W Taylor, Royal Military College and Royal Dublin Fusiliers, 1864-1892. Archives 1990-08-223
Other ranks' shoulder belt plate, 72nd Regiment of Foot or the Royal Manchester Volunteers, 1778-1783. Badges 1982-09-66
Bronze medal commemorating the death of the Duke of Cumberland, 1765; the Duke of Cumberland was the Captain General of the British Army until his disgrace in 1757. Medals 1983-01-78
West German dress knife, Bundes Republik, 1978; with green metal scabbard and plastic frog; stamped on blade, 'FES SOLINGEN GERMANY ROSTFREI BZM 1978'; associated with the West German Army; made in Solingen, Germany. Edged Weapons 1996-11-117
West German dress knife, Bundes Republik, 1978; with green metal scabbard and plastic frog; stamped on blade, 'FES SOLINGEN GERMANY ROSTFREI BZM 1978'; associated with the West German Army; made in Solingen, Germany. Equipment, general 1996-11-117
Silver medal commemorating the Death of the Marquess of Granby, 1770; the Marquess of Granby's popularity is reflected in the inscription which reads, 'the affection of his fellow soldiers'. Medals 1984-10-102