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HOME Museum Sales Donations Contact Us REGIMENTAL HISTORY 17th Century 18th Century 19th Century 20th Century First World War Second World War Actions & Movements Battle Honours FAMILY HISTORY Resources Further Reading Links PHOTO GALLERY ENQUIRIES FURTHER READING LINKS		PHOTO GALLERY First World War Soldiers of the King's Own 'Boy Scouts on Imperial Service' The above photograph is of six members of the 4th Morecambe Boy Scouts who enlisted in the 5th Battalion of the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, for Imperial Service. In February 1915 Tom Edmondson was at Sevenoaks, and was shortly proceeding overseas on active service. The others were billeted at Blackpool with the 5th (Reserve), later 2nd/5th Battalion of the King's Own. The names reading from left to right, rear are Arthur Johnson, of Victoria Street, Maurice Hodgson, Green Street, James Swain, Beecham Street, seated Arthur Baron, Hampton Road, Sandylands, Tom Edmondson, of Green Street, and Albert Hodgson, also of Green Street. Accession Number KO1926/20 Private Arthur Johnson later joined the Machine Gun Corps and is featured in this photograph taken at Etaples. Accession Number KO1926/19 5th Battalion group, including Private Harold Hayward back left. Private Haywood remained with the Reserve Battalion of the King's Own and later served overseas with the South Staffordshire Regiment. Accession Number KO2139/07 Cookhouse staff group, including Private Harold Hayward, front left. Date and location unknown. Accession Number KO2139/05 More images will be added to this section as time and resources permit. © Images are copyright, Trustees of the King's Own Royal Regiment Museum. You must seek permission prior to publication of any of our images.