Alt_Ref_No1998.81
Ref No578-K/1/11/1/2
TitleRegimental Scrapbook
DescriptionPredominantly presscuttings, with some other printed material and photographs, on matters relating to the activities of the Regiment and its members, the majority of which date 1932 to 1963; major subjects are listed by folder.

Folder 1 (1902-1929): programme for concert onboard H.M.T. Aurania, 1902; 1st Battalion trooping the colour, 1915; The Orient Weekly No.13 Vol. 1, 1917; photograph of the opening ceremony of Menin Gate Memorial; booklet on the York and Lancaster Regiment's History; Laying up of Colours, 1928; 2nd Battalion Sports programmes, 1929; 1st Battalion Remembrance day programme.

Folder 2 (1931-1935): Londonderry, 1931-1932; death of Viscount H.C.O. Plumer; photographs of sporting events and reunion dinners; Victoria Barracks, Portsmouth, 1934.

Folder 3 (1937-1956): York, 1938; Recruitment in South Yorkshire; Princess Royal visit to Sheffield; funeral of Major General G.C. Kelly, C.O. 49th (West Riding) Division; Hallamshire Battalion in Norway 1945; parades through Rotherham and Sheffield, 1951-1952; Sergeant Frederick Charles Riggs' V.C. bought for museum, 1953; Territorial Army training, 1955; record produced of Regimental Band playing Marches; war souvenirs from recruits and National Servicemen on display at the Regimental Museum, 1956; 'The York & Lancaster Story' articles produced in parts, by battalion, by The Star newspaper; Suez; centenary of the Hallamshire Regiment.

Folder 4 (1957-1959): Treasures of the Museum articles,1957; re-enacting Dunkirk for film; Colour parades at Dover Castle; Regimental Museum at Pontefract Barracks; photographs of Aden, 1958; 'The Fighting York & Lancs' article produced in parts about the Hallamshire Battalion in the Second World War; transfer of Boer War Memorial from Sheffield Cathedral to Weston Park; move from Pontefract Barracks to Endcliffe Hall, 1959; programme for reunion at Pontefract; freedom of Pontefract celebrations.

Folder 5 (1960-1962): Berlin, 1960; Yorkshire Brigade passing out Parade; funeral of Samuel Harvey V.C.; cycling event from Berlin to Rome; Berlin Tattoo; photographs of sports events and teams, parades and training; H.M.S Sheffield, 1961; The Royal Theatre Hotel, New Zealand; Brigadier Denaro becomes Colonel of the Regiment; camps, training, recruitment; 1st Battalion at Vogelsang; 12th Battalion reunion; handing over command to Lieutenant Colonel Creighton-Williamson; 1962 'Operation Romance' (wives and girlfriends invited over to Munster to boost moral); building workers staying at Endcliffe Hall to help with hurricane aftermath; Hallamshire Territorial Army shooting match at Totley; the Regimental Band learns to play 'twist music'; Sheffield Military Tattoo.

Folder 6 (1963-1964): 1st Battalion return from Germany and get a new permanent home at Endcliffe Hall,1963; photographs of Endcliffe Hall; leaving the Regimental Tiger mascot behind at Munster Zoo; publicity activities, drive through Rotherham and Sheffield; Hallamshire Battalion form a new Territorial Army Company; Freedom of Barnsley ceremony; Passing Out parade programme to mark the closure of Pontefract Barracks; opening of the Assize Court at Chester Castle, 1963; 1st Battalion fitness test in Aden; H.M.S Sheffield retires; recruitment in Youth Clubs; Army 'Swing Band'; programme and menu for the opening of Tinsley Park Works (music performed by the Regimental Band); problem of married recruits in the Army; 1st Battalion at Saighton Camp in Chester, then Lyneham in Wiltshire, then onto Swaziland; 50th Annual Dinner of Sergeants Dinner Club, 1964.
Date1902-1964
FormatPrinted document
NotesMaterial has been removed from original scrapbook for conservation reasons and is now arranged within six folders.
Extent600 pieces
Access StatusOpen
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/4462Plumer; Herbert Charles Onslow (1857-1932); Field Marshal; 1st Viscount Plumer; G.C.B. G.C.M.G. G.C.V.O. G.B.E.1857-1932
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