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38 papers relating to the service of Junior Commander Margot Marshall (later Cooper), Auxiliary Territorial Service, 1941-1945.Marshall led the first ATS party of 18 women into liberated Europe following D-Day on 30 July 1944. A further 482 followed shortly after. She also participated in the Potsdam Conference, 17 July - 2 August 1945 Archives 1995-02-99
Papers commemorating Capt M A R Trotobas (1914-1943), leader of the 'Farmer' circuit of the Special Operations Executive, World War Two (1939-1945), 1942-1943; Trotobas was killed in occupied France in 1943 attempting to avoid capture. Archives 1997-04-65
Two regimental canes: Staff Volunteer Medical Corps, Maidstone Company, 1890 (c), hallmarked Brimming 1890-1891, engraved for staff sergeant Frost; Tank Corps, 1918 (c). Equipment, general 1979-04-107
Papers collected by Maj James Roney Keogh Murphy, 52nd Sikhs and 9th Hodson's Horse, after his retirement in 1924. Maps 1995-02-110
Papers collected by Maj James Roney Keogh Murphy, 52nd Sikhs and 9th Hodson's Horse, after his retirement in 1924. Archives 1995-02-110
Papers collected by Maj James Roney Keogh Murphy, 52nd Sikhs and 9th Hodson's Horse, after his retirement in 1924. Photographs 1995-02-110
Mess tin, 1900 (c); made of tinned steel, in a canvas case; owned by Pte E W Jepp, 3rd Volunteer Bn Hampshire Regiment; made by Hancock and Corfield Limited. Equipment, general 1979-05-27
Photographs relating to Capt M A R Trotobas (1914-1943), Special Operations Executive; Trotobas was killed in occupied France in 1943 attempting to avoid capture. Photographs 1997-04-66
Regimental cane, Royal Flying Corps, 1914 (c); with a steel head inscribed with the device of spread wings surrounding a wreath, within which are the initials 'RFC', and surmounted by a crown. Equipment, general 1979-06-128
91 manuscript letters of Lt Col (later Lt Gen) William Warre written during the Peninsular War, 1808-1812. Archives 1997-04-67
Thermos flask, 1908; chromium plated with a leather case; inscribed, 'ASSAM VALLEY LIGHT HORSE/ CAMP OF EXERCISE/ DIBRUGARH 1908'; owned by Maj George Robert Alexander Gair, Assam Valley Light Horse. Equipment, general 1979-07-31
Miscellaneous papers relating to members of the Middlesex Regiment, 1911-1917. Archives 1995-02-111
Spoon, 1900; made of steel with an egg shaped bowl and flat bulbous end; the handle has a central raised rib; a label originally attached to the spoon described it as coming from Middleburg, South Africa, during the Boer war; found by Pte S L Sharpe, Royal Canadian Regiment of Infantry. Equipment, general 1979-07-84
Photocopy of a diary kept by 37259 Sapper William Marsh Butler, 88th Company (?) Royal Engineers, Mesopotamia, September 1916 to January 1918; Butler was later granted a temporary commission in the Indian Army. Archives 1995-02-129
Copy of 'The Baghdad Times', 31 Oct 1918; With Lowell Thomas Through Romantic India, illustrated booklet; collected by Regimental Sgt Maj L J Drinkwater, 9th Battalion Middlesex Regiment, 1915-1918 (c). Archives 1995-02-133
Photocopies of newspaper accounts of the service of Captain M Barclay (later Barclay-Cooke), Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps, with No 2 Field Hospital in the Falklands, June 1982 to January 1983; associated with the South Atlantic (Falklands War) (1982). Archives 1995-03-11
Whip, 1910 (c); leather driver's whip, used by the Army Service Corps. Horse Furniture 1979-08-24
Letter written by Pte F G Squires, No 12 Platoon, C Company, 2nd Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers, from France during World War One. Archives 1995-03-15
A Sussex Soldier with the Gurkhas in French Indo-China 1945-1946. Photocopy of manuscript memoir by G Wheatley, Light Royal Sussex Regiment, attached Gurkha Rifles, 1945-1948. Archives 1995-03-16
Two Sudanese items captured at the battle of Toski, 3 Aug 1889, by Capt (later Col) Benjamin Donisthorpe Alsop Donne, Royal Sussex Regiment attached to 10th Bn Egyptian Infantry: waterbottle, made of leather with an elongated spout at the top on one side of a handle, and a shorter spout which has been sewn together, on the other side; copper kettledrum with a thick hide surface stretched over the drum and secured with thongs. Equipment, general 1979-08-65
Two Sudanese items captured at the battle of Toski, 3 Aug 1889, by Capt (later Col) Benjamin Donisthorpe Alsop Donne, Royal Sussex Regiment attached to 10th Bn Egyptian Infantry: waterbottle, made of leather with an elongated spout at the top on one side of a handle, and a shorter spout which has been sewn together, on the other side; copper kettledrum with a thick hide surface stretched over the drum and secured with thongs. Musical Instruments 1979-08-65
Officially issued Bible which belonged to 2349 Pte J Hampton, B Company, 1st Battalion Middlesex Regiment, 1890 (c). Archives 1995-03-20
Brief memoir of service of CQMS G W Anderson of the East Kent Regiment 'The Buffs' 1934-1946, dealing mainly with his experience of actions in Tunisia, 1942-1943. Archives 1997-05-6
Papers and photograph of Lance Bombardier G L B Pugh, Royal Artillery and Royal Army Medical Corps, Italy and Austria, 1943-1946. Photographs 1995-03-74
Papers and photograph of Lance Bombardier G L B Pugh, Royal Artillery and Royal Army Medical Corps, Italy and Austria, 1943-1946. Archives 1995-03-74
Letters and telegraphs from Lt Col John Mount Batten of the King's Liverpool Regiment to his wife, 9 Dec 1901 to 23 Aug 1902; Batten sailed to South Africa for the latter stages of the Boer War as a militia officer attached to a regular battalion. Archives 1997-05-9
Typed memoir of service of Pte Harry Porrit of the 2nd battalion The buffs, 1940-1946; he served in Egypt, Iraq and Burma. Archives 1997-05-10
Regimental history: 'The legend of army emergency reserve, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers', 1951-1967 by Mr V Sharp. Archives 1997-05-11
Four items owned by 2/Lt O S D Wills, 1st Bn Norfolk Regiment, whilst a cadet in the SandhurstCoy RMA Woolwich and used by him during World War One; clinometre and case, made by Shortand Mason Limited, 1911; sketching board and case, made by Aston and Mander Limited, 1911; Pen or razor case, 1911; leather binocular case, 1912-1914 (c). Scientific Instruments 1979-09-10
Four items owned by 2/Lt O S D Wills, 1st Bn Norfolk Regiment, whilst a cadet in the SandhurstCoy RMA Woolwich and used by him during World War One; clinometre and case, made by Shortand Mason Limited, 1911; sketching board and case, made by Aston and Mander Limited, 1911; Pen or razor case, 1911; leather binocular case, 1912-1914 (c). Equipment, general 1979-09-10
Copy photograph of Lt Col William George Broughton Ischia Hawley, 3rd Madras Lancers, 1900. Photographs 1997-05-13
Photographs of officers of 1st field battalion RA (mechanised), Shanghai Defence Force, 1927; the sitters are named. Photographs 1997-05-14
Letter, with typed transcript, from Lt Gerald John Marsh, Border Regiment, to his mother from Estcourt, South Africa, 17 Nov 1899. Archives 1997-05-15
Photograph portrait of Lt Gerald John Marsh, Border Regiment, in mess dress, 1899 (c); Marsh died of fever during the Boer War. Photographs 1997-05-16
Bayonet, pattern 1907/ 1913, used by Indian Army Infantry, 1916 (c); blade marked with GR VI cypher, date, No's 12 and 16 and initials RFI; scabbard markedwith initials GFD. Edged Weapons 1992-07-213
Bayonet, pattern 1907, used by British and Commonwealth Infantry, 1914 (c); blade marked with crown, No's 1007, 8, 13 and initials TB G and X; scabbard, marked with initials HGR, No 14, crown and E8, D8 and E; frog. Equipment, general 1992-07-211
Cornet case, 1910 (c); made of cardboard covered with black leather; the lid bears a brass name plate, half of which has been broken off; internally shaped to fit the cornet and lined with blue velvet; owned by Bandsman James O'Day, South Staffordshire Regiment. Equipment, general 1979-09-36
Scrapbook and loose enclosures on military and social family affairs; compiled by Maj A C Northey, Scottish Rifles; includes Boer War correspondence. Archives 1997-05-20
Bayonet, pattern 1907, used by British and Commonwealth Infantry, 1915 (c); associated with King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment), 1911 (c); blade marked with No's 1007, 5, 840 and initials LAN and EFD; pommel marked with No's 10, 14, 11 and 63, and initials RGR; scabbard, marked with arrow over AC over crown and 09 crown B; frog. Equipment, general 1992-07-210
Two swagger sticks, 1950 (c); owned by Capt R C Campbell Preston, Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment). Equipment, general 1979-10-42
Bayonet, pattern 1903, used by British and Commonwealth Infantry, 1910 (c); pommel marked with Initials OTC, CAM and 22; scabbard; frog; associated with Cambridge University Officer Training Corps. Edged Weapons 1992-07-209
Bayonet, pattern 1903, used by British and Commonwealth Infantry, 1910 (c); pommel marked with Initials OTC, CAM and 22; scabbard; frog; associated with Cambridge University Officer Training Corps. Equipment, general 1992-07-209
Loose photographs from photo albums of Maj A C Northey, Scottish Rifles Photographs 1997-05-21
One of two photograph albums compiled by Maj Arthur Cecil Northey (1873-1931), Scottish Rifles during the Boer War and during unidentified operations on the North West Frontier, India, including shots of Marseilles, Madrid and Suez Photographs 1997-05-22-1
Socket bayonet, New Land Pattern, Bloomsbury and Inns of Court Volunteers, 1803 (c). With leather scabbard marked to 'BICA 2nd COMY No 95'. Associated with Napoleonic Wars, Home Defence (1803-1815). Edged Weapons 1989-05-77
Documents relating to Pte Richard Samuel Smith of the 19th London Regiment, 1913-1922. Archives 1997-05-23
Volunteer's socket bayonet for fusil or carbine, 1795 (c); blade with triangular section, stamped with maker's name P Waldron; spring catch, similar to East India Company style; socket marked with No 69. Edged Weapons 1988-09-36
Japanese Army Equipment taken in Burma by Lt F Harlan Taylor, Lancashire Fusiliers, 1944: religious sash worn to make the soldier invincible; dressing; medicine tablets in a glass bottle. Medical Equipment 1979-11-36
Three photographs relating to Pte Richard Samuel Smith of the 19th London Regiment; smith was first a driver and then a groom. Photographs 1997-05-24
Webley .32in self-loading pistol M1908 and Parker Maxim silencer M1929; SOE No 38 (?). Firearms 1996-08-226
Eight British wartime newspapers: Tripoli Times, 13, 14 and 17 May and 17 Aug 1943; Union Jack, 9 Aug; Crusader, 8th Army weekly newspaper, 24 Oct 1943; 8th Army News, 9 and 20 Nov 1943. Archives 1997-05-88
Webley WG Army M1896 .455/476 in centre-fire revolver 1896 (c); 2/Lt R Macleod, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, Battle of Colenso, Dec 15 1899, Boer War (Macleod was wounded at Colenso). Firearms 1996-11-55
Webley WG Army M1896 .455/476 in centre-fire revolver 1896 (c); 2/Lt R Macleod, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, Battle of Colenso, Dec 15 1899, Boer War (Macleod was wounded at Colenso). Equipment, general 1996-11-55
Ration biscuit, 1900 (c); square heavy, hardtack biscuit; pierced with holes and the centre has a cross saltire; one corner is cracked; owned by Sgt L G Greig, 1st (7th Middlesex London Scottish RVC) Volunteer Bn, Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own). Equipment, general 1979-12-54
Webley .455 in Mk VI breechloading revolver, 1915 pattern, Captain Robert Grant, Sind Horse and 41st Indian Cavalry 1916-1919, World War One; 6 Kynoch .455 in cartridge cases and lanyard. Firearms 1996-11-57
Webley .455 in Mk VI breechloading revolver, 1915 pattern, Captain Robert Grant, Sind Horse and 41st Indian Cavalry 1916-1919, World War One; 6 Kynoch .455 in cartridge cases and lanyard. Ammunition 1996-11-57
Webley .455 in Mk VI breechloading revolver, 1915 pattern, Captain Robert Grant, Sind Horse and 41st Indian Cavalry 1916-1919, World War One; 6 Kynoch .455 in cartridge cases and lanyard. Equipment, general 1996-11-57
Two items of equipment, 1886 (c): mess tin, associated with the 5th Vol Bn Cameronians (Scottish Rifles); waterbottle, Oliver pattern. Equipment, general 1979-12-81
Webley Model 1907 6.35 mm self-loading pistol, 1912; Capt C E Stranack DSO, Royal Field Artillery, India 1912-1914; sights fitted. Firearms 1997-07-36
Japanese Taisho 14th Year 8 mm self-loading pistol; used by Major Clarke, Madras Regiment, who served with the Chindits 1944; holster adapted for British webbing; ammunition pouch and lanyard. Firearms 1997-09-75
Japanese Taisho 14th Year 8 mm self-loading pistol; used by Major Clarke, Madras Regiment, who served with the Chindits 1944; holster adapted for British webbing; ammunition pouch and lanyard. Equipment, general 1997-09-75
Manuscript order to officer in charge of AHQ mails at Elandsfontein about the treatment of Kitchener's mailbag, 20 Jun 1902, with cachets of the Army Post Office, Pretoria and Army postmaster, P O Corps. Archives 1997-05-92
Manuscript letter from Reeves and Greaves of Birmingham to Sgt Cork, armourer, 9th Lancers at Hounslow, about the supply of weapons to the regiment, 7 Jun 1832. Archives 1997-05-94
Manuscript letter from Capt Lt William Archer at Charter to Maj William Lee, 16th Light Dragoons at Henley-on-Themen about his claim for compensation for a marquee and a tent lost at Valenciennes, 31 Mar 1796. Archives 1997-05-96
Order of Service of Thanksgiving, Eighth Army; photocopies of four photographs, with typescript of captions relating to the British in Athens, Oct 1944. Archives 1995-03-80
Order of Service of Thanksgiving, Eighth Army; photocopies of four photographs, with typescript of captions relating to the British in Athens, Oct 1944. Photographs 1995-03-80
Bound manuscript history of L Battery, Royal Horse Artillery, 1809-1894, compiled by Maj E B Coke, 1894. Archives 1995-03-82
Manuscript letter from Pte James Douglas, 1st Dragoon Guards, to his family near Edinburgh, describing conditions in Ireland, 23 Jul 1830; the letter was sent at the soldiers' ld rate. Archives 1997-05-98
Three documents relating to the 4th Battalion London Regiment, 1855-1961. Archives 1995-03-83
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
Folding lamp case, 1915, made of tinned steel, used by the 221st Coy Army Service Corp (Transport) and made by Christopher Collins, Birmingham, Limited; Riding crop. Equipment, general 1980-04-43
Two Indian clubs, 1884 (c); carved from solid wood into the shape of a teardrop with a dark stained surface; the handle has been carved into ridges to improve the grip; the widest part of the club has been carved with two parallel lines; owned by Lt Col F G Burnaby, Royal Horse Guards (The Blues). Polearms/Other Weapons 1980-04-57
Spanish .455 in revolver M1914 No 1 Mk I, 5 in barrel, Smith and Wesson pattern; with RFC issue holster 1915; British Army issue. Firearms 1992-06-107
Spanish .455 in revolver M1914 No 1 Mk I, 5 in barrel, Smith and Wesson pattern; with RFC issue holster 1915; British Army issue. Equipment, general 1992-06-107
Mauser C96 7.63 mm self-loading pistol 1898, cone hammer, British sights; with wooden shoulder stock holster, marked to Capt Gilbert Wemyss Ellacombe, Royal Army Medical Corps, Boer War (1899-1902). Firearms 1993-03-225
Mauser C96 7.63 mm self-loading pistol 1898, cone hammer, British sights; with wooden shoulder stock holster, marked to Capt Gilbert Wemyss Ellacombe, Royal Army Medical Corps, Boer War (1899-1902). Equipment, general 1993-03-225
Socket bayonet, pattern 1853, used by Captain Alexander Robert Badcock of the 5th Gurkhas, 2nd Afghan War, 1878-1880; blade with inscription; made by Enfield Small Arms, 1860 (c). Edged Weapons 1985-12-42
Swagger cane, 1908 (c); plain cane, in rough segmented wood; slightly curved head with a tapering brass ferrule; owned by Colour Sgt Arthur Taylor, 4th (Territorial) Bn Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Equipment, general 1980-04-64
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
Pipe and two paperweights owned by Captain H Jepson, 7th (Queen's Own) Hussars, 1910 (c). Equipment, general 1980-05-45
Pipe and two paperweights owned by Captain H Jepson, 7th (Queen's Own) Hussars, 1910 (c). Crafts 1980-05-45
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
Key, 1959; handle end in the form of a cross, handle inscribed, 'HORNSEA DIV. H.Q.', and teeth inscribed, 'BRCS/ 21.7.59'; presented to Lady Bucher, wife of Gen Sir Roy Bucher, by the Hornsea Division HQ in appreciation of her work or the British red Cross Society in 1959. Equipment, general 1980-05-170
8 mm pistol with silencer. Firearms 1963-12-251
Lecture notes and other training material of Maj John Max Keyworth, RAOC, 1943-1946, including Cairo Fasa programmes, 1946. Archives 1997-06-39
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
Memoirs of service of 2/Lt Stanley Martin, Motor Machine Corps and 1st battalion Worcestershire Regiment, 1914-1918. Archives 1997-06-40
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
Webley .455 in Mk IV breechloading service revolver; typical of World War One, issued to several units. Firearms 1989-02-162
Collection of equipment owned by Maj E K Ridley, 2nd Bn Dorsetshire Regiment, 1903 (c): map case, made by Hughs Rees Limited, Lincoln; binoculars and case; set of three glass beakers in a leather case; regimental playing cards, made by De La Rue and Company; camp bed, made by Boota, Singh and Son (?); malaca walking stick; ball headed cane, 1906 (c), hallmarked, Birmingham 1906-1907. Equipment, general 1980-07-62
Collection of equipment owned by Maj E K Ridley, 2nd Bn Dorsetshire Regiment, 1903 (c): map case, made by Hughs Rees Limited, Lincoln; binoculars and case; set of three glass beakers in a leather case; regimental playing cards, made by De La Rue and Company; camp bed, made by Boota, Singh and Son (?); malaca walking stick; ball headed cane, 1906 (c), hallmarked, Birmingham 1906-1907. Scientific Instruments 1980-07-62
Collection of equipment owned by Maj E K Ridley, 2nd Bn Dorsetshire Regiment, 1903 (c): map case, made by Hughs Rees Limited, Lincoln; binoculars and case; set of three glass beakers in a leather case; regimental playing cards, made by De La Rue and Company; camp bed, made by Boota, Singh and Son (?); malaca walking stick; ball headed cane, 1906 (c), hallmarked, Birmingham 1906-1907. Furniture 1980-07-62
Three files and records: Quartermaster's file for 8th Queen's Fusiliers 1991-1992; Ministry of Defence directory, Feb 1988; British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) telephone directory. [RESTRICTED: CLOSED UNTIL 2023]. Archives 1997-06-43
Typed transcript of a letter from Lt Frederick Jarvis, Suffolk Yeomanry (temporarily attached to the 13th Hussars) to his mother Lady Jarvis from Elandslaagte camp, South Africa, 11 Mar 1900. Archives 1997-06-44
Personal file of Capt G W T Tomlinson RASC, 1946; the period covers his command of 'X' detachment (Horse Transport), RASC, Antwerp, Belgium; Tomlinson felt his competence was called into question and requested an interview with the military secretary; also payment at a major's rate for his period in command. Archives 1997-06-46
Warrant, certificate and letter issued to WO2 Anne Ramsden, Women's Royal Army Corps, 1977 (c). Archives 1997-06-47
35 letters written by Capt (later Maj Gen) H J M MacAndrew, 5th Bengal Cavalry. Archives 1997-06-48