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Medal commemorating the entry of the Allied armies into Naples, 1943; associated with Salerno Landings (1943), World War Two, Italy (1943-1945). Medals 1981-11-49
Assault of Delhi, attack on the Cashmere Gate, 1857. Watercolour by Orlando Norie, nd, 1857 (c); mounted staff watching infantry attack. Drawings and Watercolours 1956-02-174
Forty four uniform, equipment and badge items, 9th Bengal Lancers (Hodson's Horse), 35th Sind Horse, Indian Army Staff, Indian Political Service, worn by Brig Gen R C W Lukin, 1903 (c)-1920 (c). Uniforms 1969-10-14
Forty four uniform, equipment and badge items, 9th Bengal Lancers (Hodson's Horse), 35th Sind Horse, Indian Army Staff, Indian Political Service, worn by Brig Gen R C W Lukin, 1903 (c)-1920 (c). Equipment, uniform 1969-10-14
Major Evans Bell. 1825-1887. Miniature, enamel on metal (possibly tin), signed and dated verso 'Ernestine Evans Mills 1925', by the sitter's daughter, Ernestine Mills, 1925; portrait of Maj Thomas Evans Bell, formerly Madras Army, in later life, 1885 (c); oval, head and shoulders in civilian dress, with beard and spectacles; inscribed as title around edge of picture. Miniatures 1958-06-63
Miniatures, watercolour on paper, artist unknown, 1857 (c); associated with Nana Sahib, Rani of Jhansi, Nawabs Gazufur and Furukabad, Koer Singh, Baji Bai of Gwalior, Indian Mutiny (1857-1859). Miniatures 1959-11-372
General Sir Henry Clinton in General Officers' undress uniform, 1777 (c). Miniature, watercolour on ivory, by John Smart; in plain gold bracelet clasp; associated with American War of Independence (1775-1783). Miniatures 1960-07-48
Six miniatures on ivory by an Indian artist, Delhi, 1839 (c); presented to Lady Honoria Lawrence by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Associated with the 1st Sikh War (1845-1846). Miniatures 1960-07-197-1
Lieut-General David Pott in staff uniform, 1860 (c). Miniature, watercolour on ivory, artist unknown, 1860 (c); oval frame. Miniatures 1960-09-25
Nepal Resident's Escort 1864. Watercolour over pen, pencil and ink, 1940 (c); signed in monogram, lower right, '', 1940 (c); full-length figure of a sepoy holding a rifle with a bayonet attached, with a Long Service Good Conduct badge lower left arm; associated with the Indian Army. Drawings and Watercolours 2003-06-33
Jacobs Rifles 1896. Watercolour over pencil, pen and ink, 1940 (c); signed in monogram, '', 1940 (c); full-length single figure of a Sergeant holding a rifle; inscribed lower right, 'III/ Belooch'; associated with the Indian Army. Drawings and Watercolours 2003-06-34
The Absent-minded Beggar. Printed cotton handkerchief, 1900 (c); white with embossed border in blue, with portraits of Queen Victoria and FM Lord Roberts; handkerchief sold during the Boer War to provide funds for hardship among soldiers' families, 1900 (c); associated with the Boer War (1899-1902). Crafts 2003-06-35
The Absent-minded Beggar. Printed cotton handkerchief, 1900 (c); white with embossed border in blue, with portraits of Queen Victoria and FM Lord Roberts; printed on verso is the front page of a newspaper inscribed, ' "Natal Mercury" Souvenir Special/ May 19th, 1900'; sold during the Boer War to provide funds for hardship among soldiers' families, 1900 (c); associated with the Boer War (1899-1902). Crafts 2003-06-36
General Montague Johnstone Army Staff, 1860 (c). Miniature, tinted photograph, 1860 (c); in mount. Miniatures 1960-12-25
General Sir Henry Clinton (senior) KB (1738-1795), in general officers' uniform, 1776 (c). Miniature, watercolour on ivory, artist unknown, 1776 (c); in the dress uniform of a General with epaulette right. Miniatures 1960-12-27
Captain Alexander Morison, Bengal Army, 1810 (c). Miniature, watercolour on ivory, artist unknown, 1810 (c); inscribed verso, 'Captain Morison, Bengal Army'. Miniatures 1961-12-413
Papers associated with Signalman Donald A Tracy, Royal Canadian Engineers, 1942-1945; associated with his life while in Canada training and abroad; letters start with his basic training in Ontario including his stay in Kingston Military Hospital and continue until his journey home in time for Christmas, 1945; associated with World War Two, North West Europe (1944-1945). Archives 2003-06-38
Forty four uniform, badge and equipment items, 1st County of London Yeomanry (Duke of Cambridge's Own Hussars) Yeomanry, Army Staff, worn by Capt A B Dale, 1895 (c)-1917 (c). Uniforms 1969-06-28
Two miniature's, one on ivory, one watercolour on ivory, by a Company artist, 1835 (c); both in tarnished gold frame. Miniatures 1964-08-44
Two miniature's, watercolour on ivory, artist unknown, 1850 (c); both possibly to be displayed side by-side in a common setting, framed in thin metal, the metal being pinched to hold the ivory in position. Miniatures 1964-12-18
Major-General William Brett (1803-58), in general officer's uniform, 1856 (c). Miniature, watercolour over a photograph, 1856 (c); in a glazed wood and brown leather mount; three-quarter length portrait, seated. Photographs 1965-01-155
Mary Brett, wife of Major-General William Brett, 1835 (c). Miniature, watercolour in ivory, artist unknown, 1835 (c); half-length, the figure is depicted in a blue dress, against a brown background; mount consists of two hinged sections and is fastened with two catches, covered with red leather and lined with brown velvet. Miniatures 1965-01-156
Major-General William Brett, in the uniform of a General Officer, 1855 (c). Miniature, watercolour on ivory, artist unknown, 1855 (c); in a glazed oval mount of the same size, head and shoulders portrait against a flat green background. Miniatures 1965-01-158
Three original photographs with modern copy photographs of British dead and prisoners taken by the Boers during engagements of the Boer War, including Spion Kop, 1900; associated with the Boer War (1899-1902). Photographs 2003-06-39
Earthenware dinner plate, 1830 (c); for 23rd Madras Native Infantry, 1830 (c); unmarked white plate with the regimental device and battle honours in centre, with a dark blue patterned border with a hand-painted and gilt foliage detail, and a wavy edge; inscribed, 'Now or Never' on blue garter, 'Seringapatam', below and 'XXIII' (worn). Ceramics 2003-06-40
Private 9th Regt America 1777. Colour photocopy after John R Parke, 1995 (c); full-length figure study, sitting on a rock, cleaning his musket. Prints 1997-01-26
Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Burvill Holmes, East Bengal State Railways, Indian Volunteer Force, 1911 (c). Miniature, watercolour on ivory, artist unknown, 1911 (c); in Khaki service dress tunic and Sam Brown belt; in white metal lozenge shaped frame. Miniatures 1965-11-63
A View of the Taking of Quebeck [sic] by the English Forces Commanded by Gen Wolfe Sep 13th 1759. Coloured engraving; associated with the Louisberg Grenadiers, Seven Years War, North America (1756-1763). Prints 1956-02-329
Two miniatures, watercolour on ivory, artist unknown, 1823 (c) and 1812 (c); associated with Charles McCarthy (1764-1824). Miniatures 1966-12-8
An officer of Indian State Forces in full dress, 1930 (c). Oil on board, artist unknown, 1930 (c); full-length standing in an interior, with an upholstered chair to the left and a curtain to the right. Oil Paintings 1974-03-33
The Russian Army in the year 1812. (Part 3). Set of 32 coloured postcards, 1990. Prints 1991-10-176
Major-General Sir Henry Roberts, 1864 (c). Miniature, watercolour on ivory, artist unknown, 1864 (c); full-length, in Army Staff uniform. Miniatures 1967-03-26
The Russian Army in the year 1812. (Part 4). Set of 32 coloured postcards, 1990. Prints 1991-10-175
Three miniatures, watercolour on ivory, by William Newton, 1840 and 1845. Miniatures 1971-06-18
Field Marshal Arthur, 1st Duke of Wellington, 1813 (c). Watercolour over pencil, by Thomas Heaphy; full-length portrait of FM Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, standing in a battlefield, with bodies of a British and a French soldier beside him, and artillery in the distance; signed and dated lower right: 'Thos Heaphy delu/ 1819'. Drawings and Watercolours 1993-04-6
The Dutch/ Belgian troops at Waterloo 1815. Colour photolithograph after F J H Th Smits, 1990. Published by the Leger Museum, Delft, 1990. Prints 1991-12-99
Indian Officer, Bengal Army, 1805 (c). Watercolour on European paper, by a Company artist, Lucknow, 1805 (c). Drawings and Watercolours 1992-02-19
Sr William Johnson Bart/ Major General of the English Forces/ in North America. Line engraving by Gavit and Duttie, published by Gavit and Duttie, 1760 (c); oval bust portrait in uniform. Prints 1992-02-237
Waterloo Heroes Assembled at Apsley House on 18th of June, 1842. Mixed-method engraving by C G Lewis after John Prescott Knight, published by Henry Graves and Company, 1847; group portrait of FM the Duke of Wellington and 31 of his Staff officers assembled for dinner on the anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. Prints 1997-01-37
Lieutt. General William Thornton, 1820 (c). Lithograph by Madeley, Wellington St, Strand, published 1820 (c); half-length in General Officer's uniform, facing three-quarters right and pointing to Parliamentary papers. Prints 1997-04-71
Pair of spurs used by Claude Walter Thurston, Indian Army, 1917-1921 (c). Equipment, general 2003-06-47
Diary and papers of Pte Percy Hill, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, 1900-1919 (c); diary relates to his service as a volunteer in the 1st Middlesex Volunteers Rifles Corps. The papers relate to his classification certificate that state his medical unfitness for service in 1916 and service in the Royal Ordnance Corps from 1917. Archives 2003-06-48
Six Dum Dum cartridges, from the Calcutta Armoury, 1917-1921 (c); belonged to Claude Walter Thurston, Indian Army; stamped on the bottom of the cartridge cases: 'DF/ [broad arrow]/ I/ II'; associated with World War One (1914-1918). Ammunition 2003-06-54
Webley .455 in Mk VI service breechloading revolver, made in 1916; with holster and cord lanyard, 1917-1921; brown leather holster, made by S M Ha[?] Company, 1917; associated with the Indian Military Service; with brass cleaning rod, 1916; belonged to Claude Walter Thurston, Indian Army; associated with World War One (1914-1918). Firearms 2003-06-55
Webley .455 in Mk VI service breechloading revolver, made in 1916; with holster and cord lanyard, 1917-1921; brown leather holster, made by S M Ha[?] Company, 1917; associated with the Indian Military Service; with brass cleaning rod, 1916; belonged to Claude Walter Thurston, Indian Army; associated with World War One (1914-1918). Equipment, general 2003-06-55
Portrait of unknown officer, probably a lieutenant-general, 1820 (c). Mixed method engraving by J Thomson, published 1820 (c); seated, half-length in general officer's uniform, facing three-quarters right. Prints 1997-04-74
Boer's Cheek/ WHAT WE ARE THREATENED WITH, 1884. Chromolithograph after Tom Merry, published by Gilbert and Rivington for the 'St Stephen's Review', 18 Oct 1884; caricature of a Boer cracking a whip; standing on enslaved blacks and kicking the British army out of South Africa; with Jameson on all-fours. Prints 1997-04-78
EXPEDITION ANGLAISE, 1795 (c). Coloured etching, published 1795 (c); two vignettes of 'La Charge', with a British soldier riding a turkey; and 'La Retraite', with a soldier riding a deer and dropping his pipe and sword. Prints 1997-04-82
'WOII TSM. L.Smith B Battery 1st. Regt Royal Horse Artillery Reception Pte Curley WRAC Sgt. R.D.Holmes "Grand Central Hotel". Royal Avenue. Belfast. NI.', 14 April 1974. Carbon with red crayon, signed lower right and dated lower left, by Ralph Lillford, 1974; associated with Northern Ireland (1969-2007). Drawings and Watercolours 1989-08-72
Humber personnel Carrier and Sangar, Garfield St, Belfast. Carbon and graphite drawing by Ralph Lillford, 1974; associated with Northern Ireland (1969-2007). Drawings and Watercolours 1989-08-73
Garfield St. Barricade and Sangar, Belfast. Carbon on paper drawing by Ralph Lillford, 1974; associated with Northern Ireland (1969-2007). Drawings and Watercolours 1989-08-74
Cromwell taking Drogheda by Storm. Engraving by Barlow, 1649; published 1750 (c); relating to Oliver Cromwell; associated with the Sack of Drogheda, Irish War (1641-1652). Prints 1993-06-136
The Battle of Worcester. Engraving by Barlow, 1750 (c); associated with the Battle of Worcester, Scottish War (1650-1651). Prints 1993-06-131
Britannia attended by British and Russian Officers... Line engraving, 1815; published by Thomas Kelly, 1830; originally published for 'Battle of Waterloo' by Thomas Kelly, 1816; associated with the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleonic Wars, Waterloo (1815). Prints 1993-06-126
Set of 'Iraqi Personality' playing cards, 2003; colour photolithographic cards, publisher unknown; issued to the British Army; each card with a photograph or a black outline of a senior Iraqi and Ba'th party figure sought by American and British forces in Iraq; verso of cards decorated with desert camouflage design; wrapped in cellophane, in original box; associated with Iraq (2003-). Prints 2003-06-56
Set of 'Iraqi Personality' playing cards, 2003; colour photolithographic cards, publisher unknown; issued to the British Army; each card with a photograph or a black outline of a senior Iraqi and Ba'th party figure sought by American and British forces in Iraq; associated with Iraq (2003-2011). Prints 2003-06-57
Polished wood swagger stick with silver band, 1923 (c); with London hallmarks, dated to 1923; associated with Claude Walter Thurston, Indian Army, 1917-1921, World War One, India (1914-1918). Equipment, general 2003-06-59
Sketchbook of 28 sheets of charcoal and white wash drawings by William Barns Wollen, signed 'W B Wollen' on the inside front and back covers, 1914 (c). Sketches of the British Army, figure studies of Carabiniers, 1740 (c), the Royal Horse Artillery, 1812 (c) for the painting 'The Duke of Wellington riding through the lines at Waterloo' (watercolour, NAM 1961-09-9), Foot Guards 1914 for the oil painting 'The Guards at Landrecies' (NAM 1959-11-304). Drawings and Watercolours 1965-05-48-2
Sketchbook of 29 sheets of charcoal and white wash drawings by William Barns Wollen, signed 'W B Wollen' on the front inside cover 1917 (c). Sketches of the British Army, figure studies, mainly of British infantry in the trenches and in action in World War One, 1916; some of British cavalry and German troops, including studies for the oil paintings 'The Territorials at Pozières, 23 July 1916' (NAM 1959-11-303) and 'Our "Little Contemptibles"' (NAM 1998-04-49). Drawings and Watercolours 1965-05-48-3
Thirteen badges: two collar badges; three shoulder titles; three cap badges; a brooch; a button; a pugri badge; a glengarry badge; a General Service badge; associated with various regiments of the British, Canadian and New Zealand Armies, 1904-1922 (c). Badges 1968-06-37
Two pastel posters of Indian Victorian Cross winners, Maj Bhagel Signh, Indian Army, and Brig Cumming, 12th Frontier Force Regiment; associated with the World War Two (1939-1945). Prints 1966-09-155
Candahar, Ghuznee, Cabul Medal 1841-42, with campaign: Cabul; Punjab Campaign Medal 1848-49; miniature Cabul Medal 1842; miniature Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902; miniature King's South Africa Medal 1901-02; miniature Africa General Service Medal 1902-20. Awarded to Capt J K T Whish, 60th Regiment Bengal Native Infantry, East Surrey Regiment. Medals 1968-06-34
Four colour photolithographs after Rowland Hill ('RIP'), 1900; associated with the Boer War (1899-1902). Prints 1972-03-14
Nineteen gorget patches and forage cap, British Army, various regiments, 1920-1954. Badges 1968-03-66
The Absent-Minded Beggar. Photogravure after R Caton Woodville, 1899; published by Henry Graves and Company, London, 1900; infantryman with bandaged head loading his rifle; in a vignette below, a corporal fires his rifle; associated with the Boer War (1899-1902). Prints 1984-08-104
An Australian Scout. Chromolithograph after William Barns Wollen, 1901; Number nine in the series 'The King and His Fighting Men'; published by Lawrence and Bullen Limited, London, 1901; full-length portrait of a mounted Australian scout in the veldt, South Africa; associated with the Boer War (1899-1902). Prints 1956-02-323
V C HEROES - BOER WAR. 14 cigarette cards from a series of 125, 1898-1900; published by Taddy and Company, 1902; associated with the Boer War (1899-1902). Prints 1984-04-15
Transvaal Series. Four cigarette cards from a series of 66, 1900 (c); published by W D and H O Wills Limited, 1901; associated with the Boer War (1899-1902). Prints 1984-04-10
Twenty eight medals, orders and miniatures awarded to Lt Gen Sir H E de R Wetherall, Army Staff, Gloucestershire Regiment. Medals 1979-12-89
L'Assiette au Beurre/ LES CAMPS DE RECONCENTRATION/ AU TRANSVAAL. Booklet of colour photolithographs after Jean Veber, 1901 (c); published in France, 1901 (c); French anti-British caricatures; relating to French Forces and the British Army; associated with the Boer War (1899-1902). Prints 1986-07-23
SONS OF THE BLOOD. Sepia photogravure after Samuel Begg, 1901 (c); published 1901 (c); British and Colonial troops salute the British flag; inscribed as title, with a verse by Rudyard Kipling below; possibly associated with the Boer War (1899-1902). Prints 1990-06-78
A General Group. Colour chromolithograph after Leslie Ward, 1900; printed by Vincent Brooks Day and Son Limited; published by Vanity Fair, 1900; relating to Gen Hunter, Col Plumer, Gen MacDonald, and Sir Redvers Buller; associated with the Boer War (1899-1902). Prints 1956-08-99
24 cigarette cards from 'Ogden's Tab Cigarettes' series, 1902 (c). Published by Ogden's Limited, 1902 (c); associated with the Boer War (1899-1902). Prints 1990-04-129
Printed programme for the visit of the Colonel in Chief, Royal Signals, to the Army Apprentices College, Harrogate, 10 Mar 1981. Archives 1991-01-40
Notebook kept by Sgt H A Lawton, Australian Machine Gun Corps, containing notes from lectures given at Harrowby Camp, Grantham, August 1917. Archives 1991-01-43
Typescript message to Allied Troops from the underground press in the Netherlands, Issue 71, 21 Sept 1944 of Het Parcol, and two French postcards, 1941 (c). Archives 1991-01-48
Four miniature medals: Defence Medal 1939-45, British War Medal 1939-1945, Jubilee Medal 1977, Cadet Forces Medal; ribbon bar, button and slip-on shoulder title; worn by Maj A J M MacMillan: Medals 2003-07-5
Four miniature medals: Defence Medal 1939-45, British War Medal 1939-1945, Jubilee Medal 1977, Cadet Forces Medal; ribbon bar, button and slip-on shoulder title; worn by Maj A J M MacMillan: Badges 2003-07-5
General William Picton, Army Staff, 1799 (c). Oval miniature, watercolour on ivory, by Horace Hone, 1799 (c); head and shoulders portrait; verso is handwitten inscription 'Gen Picton.... Hone 1799'; in a gilt frame. Miniatures 1975-11-84
General Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough (1779-1869), Army Staff, 1850 (c). Miniature, watercolour on ivory, artist unknown, 1850 (c); half-length, in general officer's frock coat, in frame. Miniatures 1979-09-23
Photocopy manuscript account by Maj E P Marsden of his war time service with 11th Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry 1939-1945 and the Assam Regiment 1945-1947. Archives 1991-01-93
Brigadier-General Francis Gleadowe Stone, Army Staff, 1917 (c). Miniature, watercolour on ivory, artist unknown, 1917 (c); bust portrait, in generals officer's service dress and cap. Miniatures 1989-08-162
16 photographs associated with the escape from Singapore, 1942-1943; relating to Capt F E Mileham and other British and Indian officers; associated with World War Two, POWs Far East (1941-1945). Photographs 1965-06-83
How happy could I be with either!!, 1830 (c). Coloured etching, published 1830 (c); caricature portrait of William IV wearing a uniform which is divided vertically with half as military and half as naval dress. Prints 1997-04-95
Colonel John Wilson-Patten, 1860 (c). Mezzotint by Samuel Cousins after George Richmond, published 1860 (c); half-length in General Officer's full dress, facing three-quarters right. Prints 1997-04-96
Lieutenant-General Sir Alfred E. Codrington G.C.V.O., K.C.B., 1926. Photogravure after the oil by U Greenwood, published 1930 (c); three-quarter length in General Officers's frock coat, facing three-quarters left. Prints 1997-04-100
Evelyn Edward Thomas/ 7th Viscount Falmouth, 1918 (c). Photogravure by Henry Dixon and Son after the oil by R G Eves, published 1920 (c); half-length, seated in General Officer's uniform, facing three-quarters left. Prints 1997-04-114
General Lord William F.E. Seymore, K.C.V.O., 1910 (c). Photogravure after a photograph by Elliot and Fry, published by Swan Electric Engraving Co, 1920 (c); seated, three-quarter length in General Officer's full dress with orders and medals, facing three-quarters left. Prints 1997-04-101
German 25mm signal pistol with leather lanyard; made in October 1916, probably by Mauser; stamped '10/16'. Firearms 2003-07-84
German 25mm signal pistol with leather lanyard; made in October 1916, probably by Mauser; stamped '10/16'. Equipment, general 2003-07-84
Four gorget patches, Army Staff, 1950 (c). Badges 1968-03-55
Colonel Thomas Gell (1594-1656), 1640 (c). Miniature, oil on copper, English school, 1640 (c); oval bust portrait in studded armour with a lawn collar; in gold frame. Miniatures 1994-07-193
Sir John Gell (1593-1671), 1640 (c). Miniature painting in oil on copper, English school, 1640 (c); oval bust portrait, three-quarters to right, in studded armour with a lawn collar; in gold frame. Miniatures 1994-07-194
An officer in uniform of an Assistant Adjutant General, 1800 (c). Miniature, watercolour on ivory, artist unknown, 1800 (c); round half-length in red coatee with blue facings and silver lace; buttons in threes; in circular mount held in square embroidered frame. Miniatures 1995-05-88
Lieutenant-General Sir John Hamilton, 1st Baronet of Woodbrook, Co Tyrone, Inspector-General of the Portuguese Army in the Peninsula. Miniature on ivory, 1815 (c); bust portrait, in civilian dress, a blue coat with white tie; oval set into a rectangular, black wood frame with cornucopia clasp. Miniatures 1997-06-102
Album of Indian paintings, illustrating different methods of transport in India, each with a descriptive note in manuscript, 1870 (c); 12 gouache on mica paintings, in an album entitled 'happy snaps', by an unknown Indian artist, 1870 (c); from the collection compiled by Gen Charles Edward Bates (1827-1902), Madras Army. Miniatures 1995-01-121
Indian paintings, of people engaged in trades and religious activities, 1880 (c); 42 gouache on mica paintings, by unknown Indian artists, 1880 (c); each a single figure, with a manuscript description of the subject below; from the collection of Gen Charles Edward Bates (1827-1902), Madras Army. Miniatures 1995-07-41
Single figure uniform studies in a booklet of 12 paintings of soldiers of the Madras Army, 1840 (c); gouache on mica paintings, by a Company artist, Trichinopoly, 1840 (c). Different ranks of the infantry, cavalry and artillery. Probably commissioned by a British officer who was associated with the Madras Army. Miniatures 1984-04-104
Indian paintings illustrating different castes, tradesmen and transport in India, 1860 (c); 147 gouache on mica paintings, by unknown Indian artists, 1860 (c); from a collection compiled by Sgn Gen William Henry Rean, Madras Fusiliers and 9th Madras Native Infantry. Miniatures 1956-12-41-14
Nine miniature gouache on mica paintings, by an unknown Indian artist, 1870 (c); from the collection compiled by Gen Charles Edward Bates (1827-1902), Madras Army. Miniatures 1995-01-122