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1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment - Page Two

13 Platoon of D Company, 1st Battalion, King's Own in the support trenches at St. Julien, Ypres Salient, Belgium, 1915.  Sergeant Mann is shaving Corporal Brierley.  The soldier in the front centre is unknown, Private Fuzzy can just be seen behind him.  The two men in the centre of the photograph are Sergeant Williams on the left and Sergeant Noble on the right.
Accession Number KO0081/12  Negative Number 746

1st Battalion's Rest billets at Grand Rabeque Ferme, 2nd March 1915.  The farm was totally destroyed in the German advance of 1918.
Accession Number KO0247/01

Private Carr of Number One Platoon, A Company, 1st King's Own, in a shelter, Left High Command Trench, Le Touquet Sector.  March 1915.
Accession Number KO0247/02

Private Hines (holding newspaper) and three other members of Number 3 Platoon, A Company, 1st King's Own in Seven Tree Trench, 19th March 1915.
Accession Number KO0247/04

A soldier of Number 3 Platoon, A Company, 1st King's Own.  Taken at Seven Tree Trench (a reserve trench in the Le Touquet Sector.  19th March 1915.
Accession Number KO0247/06  Negative Number 142

2nd Lieutenant J Lightbody and his soldier servant, Private Carter, both of Number 1 Platoon, A Company, 1st King's Own.  Taken at Seven Tree Trench near Le Touquet.  March 1915.
Accession Number KO0233/05

Front line of A Company, 1st King's Own in the Le Touquet sector, 5th March 1915.  Left to right are Private Lawless, Corporal Mann and Lance Corporal Foy, all of A Company.  The ruins of 'Machine Gun House' can be seen in the rear.
Accession Number KO0247/07

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