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5th Bn, Royal Berkshire Regiment - A collection of documents belonging to Captain P. J. Prior, the documents cover the period 1939 to 1945. Included are three speeches made to troops concerning the victory over Germany, they are dated May and June 1945 and May 1946; three Menus, the first menu is dated the 29th of November 1944, the second Friday 25th of July 1947 (the dinner was held by General Sir Miles C Dempsey), and the date of the third is unknown. Two of the Menu's have a handwritten or signatured list of attendees in them, one has the names of attendees typed in order of rank inside and on the back cover of the menu. The document includes an issue of the 'Battalion News' dated the 28th of March 1945, the location given is West Germany. There are three documents that contained detailed information on proceedures (or orders) to follow. The document includes a number of training manuals for various courses, photocopies of fitness and medical records and a memoir entitled 'Fifty Years Ago Today' written by P J Prior CBE, DL and dated the 6th of June 1994 which recalls the D Day landings.

Persons(s): Prior, P J, Captain; Witkowski, J; Dempsey, M C, General Sir; McCracken, F W N; Collins, R J, Major General; Fullbrook-Leggatt, C St Q O, Major General; Tindall-Lucas, C H, Major General; Francis, S G, Brigadier General; Aveline, A P, Brigadier; Hanney, W C A, Brigadier; Hughes, A C, Brigadier; Leslie, J T, Brigadier; Pawle, H, Brigadier; Smith, K P, Brigadier; Tremellen, L, Brigadier; Field, G S, Colonel; Hibbert, A P J, Colonel; Morris, C E, Colonel; Sharpe, A G M, Colonel; Simmer, P, Colonel Sir; Allen, K H H, Lieutenant Colonel; Barker, F G, Lieutenant Colonel; Bassett, J R, Lieutenant Colonel; Brownrigg, P H A, Lieutenant Colonel; Buckham, A H, Lieutenant Colonel; Digby, R M, Lieutenant Colonel; Eagar, E F, Lieutenant Colonel; Du-Pre-Finch, H, Lieutenant Colonel; Hanning, A S, Lieutenant Colonel; Harris, J C Q, Lieutenant Colonel; Hawkins, L, Lieutenant Colonel; Hayward, P H C, Lieutenant Colonel; Helby, I D H, Lieutenant Colonel; Davidson-Houston, W E C, Lieutenant Colonel; Hudson, A, Lieutenant Colonel Sir; Jackson, G S, Lieutenant Colonel; Lucas, R H A, Lieutenant Colonel; MacDowel, H St G S, Lieutenant Colonel; MacLean, D N, Lieutenant Colonel; Orr, E A B, Lieutenant Colonel; Sawyer, G H, Lieutenant Colonel; Sinclair, D C S, Lieutenant Colonel; Sugrue, J H, Lieutenant Colonel; Taffs, A L, Lieutenant Colonel; Taylor, F E A, Lieutenant Colonel; Trimmer-Thompson, G, Lieutenant Colonel; Verey, H P, Lieutenant Colonel; Acton, G D, Major; Ambler, D B J, Major; Arbuthnot, G H, Major; Barton, F M, Major; Beer, D F L, Major; Bradshaw, A V, Major; Brown, W B E, Major; Bromhead, R B G, Major; Morton-Clarke, J C M, Major; Coker, J F, Major; Cockcraft, W C, Major; Dale, C G, Major; Daw, A F, Major; Donaldson, I G, Major; Flood, G R, Major; Gabain, E F, Major; Gibb, G F, Major; Godfrey, D C, Major; Gorle, H V, Major; Greet, R H, Major; Hight, P H, Major; Hill, L J L, Major; Hope, R J, Major; Jenkins, L K, Major; Lear, C J, Major; Macer, T H, Major; Martin, J H S, Major; Meyer, P B, Major; Mills, W G S, Major; Moore, F J W H, Major; Norton, E R, Major; Prichard, L O, Major; Ray, E B A, Major; Ready, J B, Major; Riddell, R H, Major; Robinson, L B, Major; Savill, H, Major; Chaplin-Snowden, A, Major; Turner, H A, Major; Tynan, F, Major; Webb, P B, Major; West, D R C, Major; Woodroffe, D R C, Major; Baker, A A J, Captain; Barns, J F F, Captain; Barter, H D F, Captain; Cree, T M, Captain; Dempsey, M C, Captain; Dodds, R, Captain; Francis, E L, Captain; Gilding, E M, Captain; Hobson, B, Captain; Holden, E G, Captain; Hood, D, Captain; Moss, T, Captain; Redford, N, Captain; Tuffill, C M, Captain; Walenn, J S C, Captain; Ward, H L F, Captain; Watson, C R, Captain; Youlde, W J C, Captain; Cummings, G R J, Lieutenant; Wallis, R L, Lieutenant; Simmonds, F A;

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2nd Bn, Royal Berkshire Regiment - A black and white photo of a Sergeants Group in Egypt around 1936. We believe Sergeant Whitfield is Sergeant Walter Whitefield who later became the RSM until 1944 when he was promoted to a Qm commission with the Royal Armoured Corps. At some point in the rank he also served with the Kings African Rifles. He died in service in 1948 and is buried in the Dar Es Salaam (Kinondoni) Tanzania. Municipal Cemetery.

Persons(s): Leeson; Lacey; Champion; Nicolis; Green; Fuller; Elliot; Palmer; Attree; Jarman; Ridley; Marsh; Cree; Lewis; Whiting; Holmes; Owen; Dibley; Everett; Hutchings; Lunnon; Brooker; James; King; Barnes; Bates; Whitfield; Skelsey; Ryland; Pullen; Brown; Rogers; Pook; Button; Osgood; Bromley; Harrowing; Kirby; Flood; Brett; Mayne; Marshall; Sherwood; Beardsall; Gilding; Eatwell; Horton; Johnson; Rudd; Leslie, Colonel; McDowell, Captain; O'Keefe; Sharpe; Harris; Webb;

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Royal Berkshire Regiment Depot - A black and white photo of the Officers during the visit of King George VI to Brock Barracks, Reading 7/4/1948 Photographer; Siford Peter Reading. 4 copies

Persons(s): Savill, D J, Major; Darvill, L J, Lieutenant; Gilding, E M, Captain; O'Dell, S G, Lieutenant; Moss, T, Captain; Kitney, H, Captain; Cree, T H, Captain; Hamilton, F W, Captain; Hood, D O, Captain; Dempsey, M C; The King, H M; Harris, J C Q, Colonel; Ready, J B, Major;

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1st Bn, Wiltshire Regiment - A sepia photo of No. 1 Platoon in France in 1918.

Persons(s): Gale, Private; Ellitts, Private; Greep, Private; Tranter, Private; Freeman, Private; Daltod, Private; Brook, Private; Bishop, Private; Lovegrove, Private; Creed, Private; Ashfield, Private; Andrews, Private; Perry, Lance Corporal; Pennock, Sergeant; Fairchild, Captain; Walker, Lieutenant; Cooper, Corporal; Harvey, Lance Corporal;

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2nd Bn, Royal Berkshire Regiment - A sepia photo of the Battalion Headquarters Staff in Lucknow, India 1939

Persons(s): Alford, Private; Payne, Private; Wright, Private; White, Lance Corporal; Webb, Lance Corporal; Beardsell, Sergeant; Whiting, Sergeant; Cree, Lance Sergeant; Moss, Lance Corporal; Sutton, Private; Johnson, Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant; Stroud, F G, Lieutenant; Johnson, J W, Major; Leslie, J T, Colonel; MacDowel, H St G S, Captain; Rudd, F, Regimental Sergeant Major; Brett, Colour Sergeant;

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4/6th Bn, Royal Berkshire Regiment - A black and white photo of the Sergeants Mess at the Annual Camp at Fort Tregantle, Cornwall, in August 1956. This included: (Back row Left to Right) Sergeants CE SULLIVAN, A BASDEN, LH BECKLEY, DE HARMSWORTH, WWC SHESTHER (REME), AHA ROBERT, CWF CLARKE, FG COOK, AC CREED, AE BOWSHER, ( second row Left to Right) EE QUELCH, DC AYLING, HG BRADLEY, R PHIPPS MM, CW SWINDEN, (ACC) VJ TIMMS, EA EVANS (RAMC), H SESSIONS, A SUTCLIFFE, LF JOHNS, K SZMETER, EK WEEKS ( 3rd Row L To R) BAG WALLIS, CJ JENNER, Colour Sergeants AD JEFFRIES, DA RIXON, G HUNTER, PW BELCHER, CJA BORDER, Sergeants AE PRIOR, JWR TAYLOR, Colour Sergeant GS HAYWARD, PA READER, ER SPRINGTHORPE, TW BYNG, Sergeants AN MAY BEM, JE MANSFIELD, Band Staff Sergeant RW BURROUGHS. (Front row L To R) Company Sergeant Majors BAYHAM, JS EVANS, GW BISHOP, G WHITEWICK, Bandmaster FPW RUST, Lieutenant Colonel JLR METCALF (CO), Regimental Sergeant Major L R HODGES, Captain GP SAVILL (adjutant), Major LO PRICHARD TD (2 i/c) RQMS HS HADEN MBE, Company Sergeant Major AG DUNFORD MM, Company Sergeant Major WA BINDER, Company Sergeant Major H G BECKLEY.

Persons(s): Sullivan, C E, Sergeant; Basden, A, Sergeant; Beckley, L H, Sergeant; Harmsworth, D E, Sergeant; Shesther, W W C, Sergeant; Robert, A H A, Sergeant; Clarke, C W F, Sergeant; Cook, F G, Sergeant; Creed, A C, Sergeant; Bowsher, A E, Sergeant; Quelch, E E, Sergeant; Ayling, D C, Sergeant; Bradley, H G, Sergeant; Phipps, R, Sergeant; Swinden, C W, Sergeant; Timms, V J; Evans, E A, Sergeant; Sessions, H, Sergeant; Sutcliffe, A, Sergeant; Johns, H F, Sergeant; Szmeter, K, Sergeant; Weeks, E K, Sergeant; Wallis, B A G; Jenner, C J, Sergeant; Hayward, G S, Colour Sergeant; Reader, P, Colour Sergeant; Springthorpe, E R, Colour Sergeant; Byng, T W, Colour Sergeant; May, A N, Sergeant; Mansfield, J E, Sergeant; Burroughs, R W, Band Staff Sergeant; Baynham, T; Evans, J S, WO2; Bishop, G W, WO2; Whitewick, G, WO2; Rust, F P W, Bandmaster; Metcalf, J L R, Colonel; Hodges, L, WO1; Savill, G P, Captain; Prichard, L O, Major; Haden, H, Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant; Dunford, A G, WO2; Binder, W A, WO2; Beckley, H G, WO2;

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Royal Berkshire Regiment - A black and white group photograph of the officers at Brock Barracks, Reading on the 7th April 1948 on the occasion of the visit of His Majesty the King. (Standing from left to right are Major D J Savill, Lieutenant L J Darvill, Captain E M Gilding, Lieutenant S G O'Dell, Captain T Moss, Catain (Quartermaster) H Kitney MBE, Captain T H Cree, Captain F W Hamilton. Seated from left to right are Captain and Adjutant D O Hood, General Sir Miles C Dempsey KCB, KBE, DSO, MC, H M The King, Lieutenant Colonel J C Q Harris and Major J B Ready.

Persons(s): Savill, D J, Major; Darvill, L J, Lieutenant; Gilding, E M, Captain; O'Dell, S G, Lieutenant; Moss, T, Captain; Kitney, H, Captain; Cree, T H, Captain; Hamilton, F W, Captain; Hood, D O, Captain; Dempsey, C, General; HM, The King; Harris, J C Q, Lieutenant Colonel; Ready, J B, Major;