| 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:
Individual soldiers, small groups of soldiers and family groups (1914-c.1921): places include Cannock Chase, Catterick Camp and Cambrai trenches. Names include; Maj. Carter Clough, Capt. Jarrard, Pte. H. Hatton 2432, Pte. Ernest Smith 4930 (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders), Pte. 12/206 Thomas E. Osbourn (23 items).
War Office photographs of members of the Regiment: assault parties practicing crossing a river by boat at a military school in England, April 8th 1940; examination of box gas respirators in the trenches, c.1916 (2 items).
Formal groups of soldiers (1906-c.1945): places and events include H.Q. Battalion Band in Doncaster, church parade at Ripon, marching back to camp at Stonehenge Salisbury Plain, group of signallers, Regimental cooks at Strensall, Regimental cooks at Hurdcott, 12th Battalion kitted out for service in Egypt at Hurdcott (10 items).
Postcards: to Sgt. H. Osborn 1565 in 1918; New Year's greetings from Flanders 1915 (2 items). |