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PHOTO GALLERY First World War 1st/5th Bn, King's Own in 1919
Sergeant Holt, pictured extreme left, queues up outside
'Mobile Canteen Number 2'. The 55th West Lancashire Division badge
can be seen on the sign. The location was probably in Belgium in
1919.
Watched by the Mayor of Lancaster, Councillor William
Briggs OBE, and the Corporation, the Cadre and Colours of the 1st/5th
Battalion parade in front of the Town Hall on their return from Germany
via Ireland on 19th October 1919. The Commanding Officer, Lieutenant
Colonel W G Hoare, DSO, stands to the left of the two mascots, Johnny, a
white pony given by the 2nd Battalion, and Joey, an Indian mule found at
Ypres in 1915.
Johnny and Joey (see above). © Images are copyright, Trustees of the King's Own Royal Regiment Museum. |
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