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The Pictorial History of the Regiment: Lions of
England by S A Eastwood. Pictorial history drawing upon the vast
collection or archives and photographs in the King's Own Museum in
Lancaster, covering the history of the regiment from 1680 to 1980.
Hardbound, over 300 photos. Price including UK postage £25. |
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The King's Own The Story of a Royal Regiment Volume 3 1914-1959 by
Colonel Julia Cowper - the best history of the King's Own. On a CD-rom,
viewable through a computer with Internet Explorer or similar. Price
including UK postage £12. |
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Ballads of the King's Own by Ellis Williams. A collection of
regimental poems, first published in 1919, including 'The Message' to the
memory of Private James Miller VC. Price including UK postage £1.35. |
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The Victoria Cross and the King's Own Royal Regiment. This
publication describes the Victoria Cross and gives brief details of all
those members of the Regiment who received the award. Price
including UK postage £1.35. |
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The History and Traditions of the King's Own Royal Border Regiment.
A Short Guide. All you need to know about the Regiment and its
history. Price including UK postage £1.35. |
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Actions, Movements and Quarters - King's Own 1680 to 1959 and
King's Own Royal Border Regiment 1959 to 2005. Comprehensive list of
the locations of the Regiment, including details of actions, including
both World Wars. Price including UK postage £1.35. |
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Hints for Young Soldiers - by Sergeant Major H C Bacon, 1909.
Price including UK postage £1.35. |
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Aids for Non-Commissioned Officers - The King's Own Royal Regiment,
circa 1953. Facsimile reprint of an original booklet produced in
around 1953 for the regiment's NCO's with hints on man management;
operational details for attack, night attack, defence and withdrawal as
well as information on patrol work, street fighting and field works.
Price including UK Postage £1.35 |
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Books: 18th Century Military History |
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Fit For Service - The training of the British Army
1715-1795. By J A Houlding. Price including UK postage
£25.00 |
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Books: 19th Century Regimental History |
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Wellington's Scapegoat - the Tragedy of Lt Col
Charles Bevan. Commanding Officer of the King's Own 1811.
By A Hunter. Price including UK postage £ |
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Waterloo and Military General Service Medal Roll for
the 4th King's Own - listing those who received the Waterloo Medal
1815 and the Military General Service Medal. Price
including UK postage £3.30 |
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South Africa Medal Roll - The Fourth King's Own (1879) - covering
the award of the 'Zulu War' medal. Price including UK
postage £3.30 |
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Muster Roll of the 2nd Battalion, 4th or King's Own
Regiment of Foot. 1857-1872. Listing the soldiers of the
battalion and some basic details. Price including UK
postage £3.30 |
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Letters from the Crimea - Letters written by Captain Jasper Hall to
his father and sister whilst serving in the Crimea. They reveal many of
the manners and social attitudes of the time. Price including UK
postage £1.35 |
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My Dear Annie - The Letters of Lt Herbert Borrett to his wife
during the Abyssinian Campaign of 1868. First hand account provides
a fascinating commentary on the expedition. Price
including UK postage £6.30. |
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Kitcheners Sword-Arm by Archie Hunter. The Life and Campaigns
of General Sir Archibald Hunter. Price including UK postage £18.00. |
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A Soldiers Hero, General Sir Archibald Hunter, by D. H. Doolittle.
Price including UK postage £15.00. |
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Books: First World War |
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The First World War Battalion War Diaries of the King's Own Royal
Lancaster Regiment are now available from the museum on CD-Rom.
Find out more about the War Diaries. |
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The King's Own (Territorial Force) Being a Record of
the 1/5th Battalion, The King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment in the
European War 1914-1918. Compiled by Captain Albert Hodgkinson,
published 1921. Reprint. Price including UK postage £9.00. |
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The Fourth Battalion, The King's Own (Royal Lancaster
Regiment) and The Great War by Lieutenant Colonel W F A Wadham and
Captain J Crossley, published Ulverston, 1935. This book has now
been reprinted by the Museum and is available for £7.50 including UK
postage. |
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Bantams at War - The Story of the 11th (Service)
Battalion, The King's Own. By Major Carter of the Battalion.
Price including UK postage £1.35. |
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King's Own - Macedonian Front in World War One -
A brief record of the 2nd and 9th Battalions in the Salonika Campaign
1915-1919. Price including UK postage £1.35. |
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The King's Own In Mesopotamia 1916-1918 - a record of the actions
of the 6th Battalion in Mesopotamia (today's Iraq). Price including
UK postage £1.35 |
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9th Battalion in Macedonia (March 1918 to October
1918) from the War Diary of Captain Cumberland. An interesting
account of the last months of the war in Macedonia, including the final
battle of Doiran in September 1918. Price including UK postage
£3.30. |
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Trench Orders - Facsimile reprint of Trench Orders for the 55th
(West Lancashire) Division January 1918. All you ever need to know
about Trench Warfare. Price including UK postage £1.35. |
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1917 Roll of the 2/5th Battalion King's Own - listing all those who
went to France in February 1917 with the battalion. Price including
UK postage £3.30. |
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1916 Roll of the 11th Battalion King's Own - listing all those who
went to France in June 1916 with the battalion. Price including UK
postage £3.30. |
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1914-15 Roll of the 1/5th Battalion King's Own - listing all those
who were part of the Territorial Battalion at the start of the War up to
mid 1915. Price including UK postage £3.30 |
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1914 Star Medal Roll for the 1st Battalion King's Own - listing all
those men who served in France between August and November 1914.
Price including UK postage £3.30. |
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1914-15 Star Medal Roll for the King's Own Royal
Lancaster Regiment - listing over 8000 men of the King's Own who
served overseas in 1915. Price including UK postage £9.00. |
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British War Medal & Allied Victory Medal Roll of the King's Own Royal
Lancaster Regiment, The First World War, published in two volumes,
containing 23,000 names of soldiers (other ranks) who received the War
Medal and/or the Victory Medal.
Volume One, Surnames A to J, price including UK postage £14.50
Volume Two, Surnames K to Z, price including UK postage £14.50
Both Volume One and Two purchased together, price including UK postage
£28.00 |
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Roll of Honour - King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment
1914-1918. Price including UK postage £9.00 |
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The Last Post - The War Memorials of Lancaster and
Morecambe. Fully illustrated edited by Jim Dennis.
Published 2005. Price including UK postage £10.00 |
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Books: Second World War |
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The History of the 107th Regiment Royal Armoured
Corps (King's Own) June 1940 to February 1946, published in Germany,
1946. Facsimile reprint of 1946 History. Comprehensive account
of this unit with it's origins in the 5th and 10th Battalions.
Including actions in France, Belgium and Germany. Including Roll of
Honour, Medals and Awards. Price including UK postage £6.30. |
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Heroic Deeds - Distinguished Conduct Medal and Military Medal
gallantry awards for the King's Own 1938-1945. Price
including UK postage £1.35. |
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A Chaplain with the Chindits by Rev. W H Miller.
An account of the 2nd Battalion King's Own during the Chindit campaign in
the Burma Jungle in 1944. Price including UK postage
£6.00 |
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The Flying Fourth - 1st Battalion King's Own Royal Regiment at
Habbaniya and Fallujah, Iraq, 1941. Price including UK postage £1.35 |
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Travels with a Leros Veteran by Pauline Bevan. A book in
which Pauline Bevan records her father's exploits with 1st King's Own on
the Island of Leros in the Second World War, and then as a Prisoner of War
of the Germans. An excellent record of the Leros campaign.
Price including UK postage £19. |
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Iraq 1941 The Battles for Basra, Habbaniya,
Fallujah and Baghdad. By R Lyman. Price including UK
postage £16.00 |
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Home Guard Manual - 1941 - facsimile edition.
Price including UK postage £8.00 |
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The Last Post - The War Memorials of Lancaster and
Morecambe. Fully illustrated edited by Jim Dennis.
Published 2005. Price including UK postage £10.00 |
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General Books |
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Trench Art by N J Saunders. Price
including UK postage £5.80. |
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Infantry Training The National Serviceman's
Handbook, the War Office. Facsimile edition. Price
including UK postage £9.00 |
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Tommy Atkins - The Story of the English Soldier
by John Laffin. Price including UK postage £7.00 |
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Military Barracks by T May. Price
including postage £4.40 |
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British Military Rifles by P Duckers.
Price including postage £5.80 |
