| Description | Photocopies of a collection of photographs, postcards and documents accumulated by a collector of York and Lancaster Regiment memorabilia. Includes the reverse of these items where this contains information. Subjects include:
War Office photographs of the York and Lancaster Regiment carrying out river exercises with collapsible boats, 17 April [1918] and of men in the 62nd (2nd West Riding) Division's front line trench in Oppy-Gavrelle sector, 12 Jan 1918 (3 items).
1st Battalion personnel in Wuppertal, Germany, Apr-Jun 1948, including Sgt. C.B. Mann, Pte. Oates, D. Allen, R.D. Pearson, L.A.E. Davy (13 items).
Individual soldiers, small groups of soldiers and family groups (1905-c.1945): places and events include Wuppertal, Bisley Range, Wellingborough, Ripon Camp, India, Germany, France, Italy, Great Yarmouth, Otley, funeral of Hon. Col.Sir C.S. Stoddart, and Depot Boxing Champions 1922; names include Dr. Cooper, T.W.H. Mitchell, R.D. Pearson, Pte. B. Hind 37987, Pte. Luther Ellis 203896, Capt. A.N. Mallinson, Lt. East, Maj. Fox, Pte. J. Bayliss 204234, 2nd Lt. Milton Asquith, Adj. Capt. Thomas William Parkinson, Pte. J. Best, Pte. P. Abbott, R. Brown, Allen, Cpl. Reginald Arthur Sussex 2114, W.S. Marshall, Edwin Wood, Capt. Hugh Parry Smith, A.F. Featherstone, Hewitt, Fox, Jones, Colver, Allport, W. Ashton, Sgt. Yates, G. Gabbitas, George Turner, Pte. Willie Johnson, Pte. B. Smith 37781, Sgt. B. Griss, 5521, Sam Parker, George Parker, and Fred Parker (144 items).
Large informal and formal groups of soldiers (1893-1960s): places and events include Woolwich, marching to Fulford Barracks, Cudworth Camp, annual camp initiative test, Rotherham, Scouts with pole targets at Bridlington Camp, India, Signals Squad, Boxing, Sandbeck Park, Ripon Camp, Tug-of-War team winners, Barnsley, Germany, Dinapore, Dorset, France, Pontefract Depot, Strensall, Bridlington, Ollerton, Palace of Versailles, Sheffield Home Guard, Sunderland, Portsmouth, Skegness, Isle of Man and Aldershot; names include 2nd Lt. W.I. Lang, Pte. Fred Hunter, Mallison, Marsh, Drabble, Colver, Hewitt, Cole, S. Rhodes, S. Radley, Anderson, Jones, Carr, Fox, Capt. Thomas William Parkinson, Capt. C.F. Willis, Maj. Knight, Col. Mitchell, Capt. Johnson, Capt. Allport, Lt. Dick, 2nd Lt. Fox, Lt. Monier-Williams, Tonso, Capt. Charles Fred Willis, Maj. Charles Fox, Lt. Alfred George Horsley Carr, Capt. Robert Spencer Heaton Drabble, L.Cpl. T.W.H. Mitchell, Pte. A. Blenkhern, L.Cpl. G. Scott, Pte. A. Morley, L.Cpl. J. Miller, Pte. W. Goodridge, L.Cpl. A. Lamb, Pte. A. Winter, Cpl. W. Thomas, C.S.M. A. Pickard, 2 Lt. E.A. Kinross, Cpt. J. Ellse, Sgt. H. Barker, L.Cpl. A. Burdekin, Pte. J. Waterson, Pte. W.J. Gledhill, L.Cpl. W. Smith, Pte. W. Winder, S. Raley, Lt. Col. Charles Fox, Maj. Knight, Maj. Fox, Lt. East. (147 items).
Postcards (1907-1919): names include Pte. Alexander Holmes 200413, Pte. John P. Richardson 4753469, Capt. A. Cyril, H. Calvert, Pte. Turner, Pte. C.W. Crane. Date range 1907 - 1919 (22 items).
Reunion dinner menu addressed to Lt. B.C. White, 23 Oct 1919; War Department Driving Permit belonging to 22103558 Pte. John McGuire, 24 Aug 1949; War Service Certificate for Sgt. L. Wilson, 6th Battalion, Nov 1945; photograph of the Officers' Mess Plate silverware dated 1935. (4 items). |