Museum Photo Archives - Duke of Wellington's Regiment

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Below are some of the photos held in the museum archives.

Please make use of these images for your own private use, but we do request that you acknowledge The Duke of Wellington’s Regiment Museum as the source. The museum retains the copyright.

For commercial use please contact the Regimental Museum.

Archive images 1780 – 1913

1780s America Typical uniform during WoI

1780s America US 33rd of Foot Cornwallis Coy - Aim

1780s America US 33rd of Foot Cornwallis Coy - Fire

1845-1877 UK 76th of Foot Workshop Sgt-Maj W Collins (F Centre)

1858-06-00 Ireland Dublin Group Of 2DWR Staff Sgts

1858-07-00 Ireland Dublin Group of Officers

1874-01-00 India Seconderabad 76th of Foot Sgts Mess Members

1889-12-00 Nova Scotia Halifax 2DWR

1894 Nova Scotia Halifax Lt W Fitzpatrick 2DWR

1896 S Africa Matabeli 2DWR Cpl & 11 Privates in No1 Dress With South Africa Medal

1896 S Africa Matabeli 2DWR CSgt & 8 Sgts in Various Uniforms

1896 South Africa Eshowe Port Curtis 2DWR Officers Mess Hut

1896c South Africa 2DWR Hill Station Group

1899-05-04 UK Laying Foundation Stone St Paul St Drill Hall 5DWR

1899-1902 Andaman Islands Port Blair 2DWR B Coy Officers & NCOs

1899-1902 Andaman Islands Port Blair 2DWR B Coy Unit Photo

1899-1902 South Africa 1DWR Mounted Infantry

1900 South Africa 1DWR Crossing Mod

1900c South Africa Boer War Dukes

1900s India Ambala Regimental Sergeants

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Archive Images 1914 – 1938

1914-1918 2DWR CQMSs

1914-1918c Belton Park Grantham 8DWR Fatigue Party

1914-1919 1st 5th DWR unknown Dukes with a big pie in a dish

1914c UK Laceby Village 5DWR TF at Annual Trg Camp just days prior to WW1

1915 France 1st 4th DWR Capt Stanton Adj & Capt Mowat wearing PH Helmets

1915 France Feurbaise 1st 4th DWR in Reserve trench with Long Lee-Enfield Rifles

1915 UK Newcastle Staffs 11DWR 1st Machine Gun Detachment

1916 France 5DWR in trenches at Thiepval Wood

1916c France 1st 6th DWR Sgt J Irving (top Left)

1918-06-23 France 2nd 4th DWR Dukes resting after Capture of Marfoux

1919-1920 Egypt Cairo CSgt TB Norman & 3 others visit Sphinx & Pyramids

1920-30c UK 1DWR Somme Group in Barracks

1920-1930c UK Halifax Wellesley Park Soldiers Dining Hall

1920c 1st 4th DWR Rugby Team with Casper

1920c UK Halifax Wellesley Park Depot Fatigue Party

1920c UK Halifax Wellesley Park Barracks

1920c UK Halifax Wellesley Park Bks Parade Square in Winter

1920c Unknown Unit of Dukes in Tented Camp

1920s DWR TF unit

1920s Fatigue Party

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Archive Images 1939 – 1947

1940 Iceland Reykjavic 1st 6th DWR Battle Training

1940 UK Langside 9th DWR Colour Parade CoR Taking Salute

1940 UK Langside 9th DWR Marching Off Colour Parade (2Lt Girling)

EPSON scanner image

1942 Pantelleria Island 1DWR members taking a Quick Break

1942 Pantelleria Island 1DWR men bringing up mortar shells

1942 Pantelleria Island 1DWR men of A Coy Advancing towards Semaphore Hill

1942 Pantelleria Island 1DWR Soldiers running past a burning petrol dump

1942 UK Crickhowell 1st 7th DWR Training for D-Day

EPSON scanner image

1943 2DWR Officers prior to Going to Burma

EPSON scanner image

1944 India Poona 9th DWR (146 RAC)

1944 Italy 58th ATK (1st 4th DWR) 229 Battery A Troop Gun Crew

1944 Italy 58th ATK (1st 4th DWR) 229 Battery B Troop Group with Jeep

1944 Italy 58th ATK (1st 4th DWR) 229 Battery B Troop photo

1944 Italy 58th ATK (1st 4th DWR) 229 Battery B3 Detachment

1944 Italy 58th ATK (1st 4th DWR) 229 Battery Officers & Sergeants

1944 Italy 58th ATK (1st 4th DWR) 229 Battery

1944 Italy Rome 1DWR March in as Senior British Infantry Regiment

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Archive Images 1948 – 1969

1969 Hong Kong Dukes Manning a road block

1949 UK Norfolk Stiffkey 6DWR (673 LAA Rgt RA), Lt-Col WE Dale Shaw Explaining how its done

1949 UK Norfolk Stiffkey, 6DWR (673 LAA Rgt RA) Annual Camp Shooting towed drones

1952 Columbo 1DWR Embarking after shore leave

1952 UK Huddersfield 6DWR (382 Field Rgt RA)

1952-09-14 Halifax Handing in Colours prior to Korea

$1952-09-22 UK Pontefractl 1DWR Assault Pioneer Platoon$

1953 Korea Inside The Supporting Arms Pub

1953 Korea Outside The Supporting Arms Pub

1953 RSM Kenchington Inspecting Guard for Coronation

1954 Gibralter C Coy Christmas lunch

1954 Gibralter Trooping the Colour 01

1959 UK Halifax Regimental HQ Wellesley Park Bks

1967 Cyprus UN Tour 06

1969 Hong Kong 1DWR Old Hon Colours 02

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Archive Images 1970 – 1980

1980s UK NI Town Patrol

1970s UK NI Cpl Porter & Section

1970s UK NI Dukes Riot Squad

1972 Caribbean BVI Exercise Sun Pirate - Dukes Patrol clearing Norman Island

1972 Caribbean Ex Sun Pirate Signaller

1972 Caribbean Exercise Sun Pirate Dukes Patrol Boarding Wessex Helicopter on HMS Fearless

1973-74 Ireland Ballykelly Burma Coy Shackleton Bks 12 Front Left Cpl Edwards

1975 02-19 SAA Shoot Inter Company Shield Corunna Coy

1975 02-19 SAA Shoot Inter Section Cup 2Sec 3Pltn Alma Coy

1975 02-19 SAA Shoot Sgts Cup -Best Shot- Sgt Bob Heron Alma Coy

1975 Cyprus Nicosia UN Medal Parade 1DWR 01

1975 Cyprus Nicosia UN Medal Parade 1DWR 02

1975 Cyprus Operation Mayflower 1DWR 1RTR & Canadian Ambulances

1975 WOII Bill Norman

1975-02-19 SAA Shoot Inter Company Shield Corunna Coy

1976-01-04 Ireland Portadown Alma Coy 3 Pltn 06 Lt A Drake Sgt Wayne Harston

1976-01-04 Ireland Portadown Alma Coy 3 Pltn, 3 Sect LCpl R Harvey

1976-01-04 Ireland Somme Coy Bessbrook Mill 12a Names

1976-01-04 Ireland Somme Coy Bessbrook Mill 15a Names

1976-04 Ireland Portadown Alma Coy Culvert Bomb 08 A Coy Pte Hepworth MM on Left

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Archive Images 1981 – 1999

1999 UK NI Street patrol with friendly Locals

1981 UK Catterick Presentation of new Colours - March Past CSM Basu on the Left

1984 Gibraltar St Micheals Cave Cpl Shin

1985 Belize C Coy NP08-10

1985 Belize C Coy NP08-22

1985 Belize A Coy Sitting on £3 Million worth of Marijuana

1985 Belize A Coy with Harrier Aircraft NP 16-15

1985 Belize Alma Coy marching through Belize City

1985 Belize Battle Group North - GMPG emplacement

1985 Belize LCpl Baggeley Flying Officer Hamer & Pte Stead

1985 Belize Practicing quick firing standing shooting

1985 Belize Sgts Mess Members

1986 Kenya CSgt Brook handing fun run proceeds to Padre

1986 Kenya EX Strident Call - Mpala Farm GPMGs Field Firing

1986 UK Northern Ireland Milan Platoon

1987 UK NI Newry Street patrol for annual Orange Parade

1990 Falklands Ex Ric Release Capt Sykes leads Coy to FUP

1990 Falklands South Georgia Capt R Best & Recce Platoon

1990-2000c UK SAA Meeting Somme Coy Prize Winners

1990c Ex Iron Panther Pte Cronk

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Archive Images 2000 – 2005

2004-09-09 Maj Gen Sir Evelyn Webb-Carter Italy Anzio Plaque Presentation Ceremony

2000 Canada Corunna Coy Laager at Endex

2002 Lt Col DS Bruce MBE Leading The Tercentenary Parade in Osnabruck

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

2002-02-01 Germany Osnabruck PNCOs Cadre Halton Ranges

2003 Iraq Op Telic 01

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

2004 Canada BATUS Camp

2004 Canada BATUS Live Firing

2004 Canada BATUS Sunset

2004 Canada BATUS Trg 7 Platoon Warriors

2004 Canada BATUS Trg 94mm LAW

2004 Canada BATUS Vehicles

2004 Canada BATUS Warrior with camouflage

2004 Canada Ex Medicine Man 1

2004 Germany Bergen Hone A Coy 8Pl

2004 Germany Bergen Hone A Coy 9Pl

2004 Germany Bergen Hone

2004 Germany UK Rifle Sect Camofllauged

29,03,03, Shaibah Airbase, Iraq.
Guardsman Ryan Phillips returns with with the makings of a luxury shower suite for his colleages from the Irish Guards based at the disused airbase.
Image reference, 29,03,03,004
Picture by, Angus Beaton.
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Army picture desk 0044172243622

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