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Travels and Treasures

of the

LANCASHIRE

1717 to 2004 2

A celebration of the treasures and travel achievements of the East Lancashire, South

Lancashire and the Loyal North Lancashire

Regiments; their Heirs and Successors:

Ÿ They captured an Eagle

Ÿ Found a Prime Minister

Ÿ Won 17 Victoria Crosses

Fought on every inhabited continent

Their legacy is now part of the Duke of

Lancaster’s 3

In 1689 King William the Third raised a Regiment first known as the Castleton Regiment after its 1st Colonel, before eventually being renamed the 30th Foot.

This was the early beginning of what was, some 300 years later, to become the Queen’s . 4

Drummer & Musketeer Lord Castleton’s Regiment 1689 5

Private Officer

Mordaunts Regiment of Foot 1741

Later to become the 47th Foot before eventually The Loyal North Lancs 6 7

Chew House, Germantown, Philadelphia

[American revolution led by George Washington] 8

A Private Soldier of the 40th Foot, 1742 when the Regiment was stationed at Annapolis, Canso and Placentia 9

General Wolfe dying after the

Battle of Quebec 1759 10

Light Infantry Grenadier N.C.O

North America 1759 11

MAIDA

4 July 1806 12

Silver Snuff Box

Battle of Maida 4 July 1806 13

Officers Coatee 1796 to 1816

Coatee worn by Lt AENEAS McPHERSON 59th Foot 1811-1813

The cloak belonged to Capt Thomas Franklyn of the 40th Foot 14

The Forlorn Hope

Storming of San Sebastian 11 August 1813 15

82nd Prince of Wales (South Lancashires)

Napoleonic Wars 16

Sergeant Light Coy Private Grenadier Coy Officer Battalion Coy

2/59th ( 2nd Nottinghamshire Regiment) 17

The SALAMANCA EAGLE

Captured by Lt. John Pratt Of the 30th Foot Battle of Salamanca 22 July 1812 18

Watch given to Sgt John Ward Of the 30th Foot 1812

Battle of Salamanca 19

The Waterloo Drum

Captured by the 30th Foot

18 June 1815 19a

La Haye Saint 20

Battle of Pyrenees 21

Officer’s Coatee 1829

Showing Tarifa Buttons 22

Carib War on the West Indian Island of

St. Vincent

1796 - 1798 23

Silver Sphinx

Commissioned by

Officers of the 40th Foot

1802 24

The Asserghur Gong

India 1819

[The siege of the rock fortress of Asserghur]

Pvte Grenadier Sergeant 25

Private and Officer

30th Foot 1849 Home Service 26

Crimea

September 10th 1855 27

The Crimea Medal 1855

Lt. Colonel James Mauleverer

Medal includes the rare ‘Balaclava’ clasp

Uniform worn during the Crimean War 28

Private John McDermond VC

47th Foot [later Loyal North Lancs]

The portrait hangs in the Regimental Council Chamber 29

Presented to

Captain Henry Gallwey

Vice Consul of the Oil Rivers Protectorate

[later Nigeria]

1892 30

The Kimberley Star 31 Pieter Hill. 1900 Boer War

The 1st Battalion, The South Lancashire Regiment’s final charge of Pieter Hill, during the relief of Ladysmith, 27 February 1900 . [from a painting by W B Wollen]

Pieter Hill from a painting by J A Lamb, a private in the 32

Private of The , wearing the 1902 - 1913 pattern tunic 33

Drummer Spencer John Bent

!St Battalion, The East Lancashire Regiment 34 Drummer John (Joe ) Bent VC East Lancashire Regiment’s first WWI VC

Pre 1914 Dress Uniform 35

Private Stanley Bewsher 11th Battallion East Lancashire Regiment

‘The Pals’ 36 ‘The ’ Sheffield Memorial Park. Serre 37 38 2nd Lieutenant Thomas Orde Lawder Wilkinsion VC

7th Battalion The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

Lieut Wilkinson won the at La Boiselle on 5th July 1916 by stopping a German attack with a Maxim gun 39

The DUNKIRK DRUM

1st Battalion Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)

side drum 40

Captain H M Ervine - Andrews of 1st Battalion the East Lancashire Regiment winning the Victoria Cross Dunkirk, 1940 41

Battle of the Fly-Over

ANZIO 1944

(Found by the Friends of the Museum 2008) 42

2nd Battalion Loyal North Lancs MALAYSIA and KOREA 43

Sir Douglas Bairs 1940 - 1947 44

Loyal North Lancs in Malaya [Battalion Tracking Team] L/Cpl Bill Procter and dog Rufus (kneeling right)

From the Gazertte: The Queen has been graciously pleased to approve the following recognition of Gallant and Distinguished Conduct in Malaya for the period 1 July to 31 December 1958.

A/L/Cpl William Procter 23394977 Lower Barn Farm, Ribchester 45

Shirts worn by Sgt Dewhurst and Lt Scrase

Members of The Lancashire Regiment (PWV)

1967 46

Returned to Britain by The Queens Lancashire Regiment 47

Playing cards

2nd IRAQ War 48

Regimental Drums and Colours

Queens Lancashire Regiment 49 50

Lucas Kenny Wilkinson Readitt Clarke 1861 1915 1916 1917 1943 Smith Walker Davies Coury 1915 1854 1918 1916

Andrews Ratcliffe McDermond Bent 1940 1917 1854 1914 Horsfall Young Jones Sartorious 1918 1915 1916 1879 51

2006

The Kings Own The Queens Lancashire Regiment The Kings Regiment (Liverpool and Manchester)

The Duke Of Lancaster Regiment 52

Colours of The DUKE of LANCASTER’S REGIMENT

The Queen’s Colour

The Regimental Colour