Catalogue description Farewell to Goettingen

/1: Album regarding 1KSLI, 1954 presentation of colours, farewell parade in Goettingen;Germany and Shrewsbury 1955, bicentenary celebrations; Kenya 1955. Also contains /2: envelope of telegrams found between pages 56/57. Three image were marked and may be of particular importance:

/3: photograph nos 69 and 70 "1KSLI, farewell parade in Gottingen 1955", /4: photpgraph no 260 "Visit of Lt/Gen G W Lathbury to 1KSLI, Kiambu, Kenya, Sept 1955".

Pg 6 Maj-gen J.M.L. Grover C.B., M.C., Col. of the Regt.

Pg 9 Field Marshal Sir John Harding G.C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., M.C.

Pg 12 C.I.G.S. talks to Pte P. Clynes.

Pg 13 Lt. K.L.S. Blockley, 2Lt R.J. Cock, 2Lt D.L.M.Grover, Lt R.M. Paterson.

Pg 18 Maj - Gen J.M.L. Grover C.B., M.C., Field Marshall Sir John Harding G.C.B., C.B., D.S.O., M.C., Lt Col P de C Jones O.B.E.

Pg 19 Gen Sir Richard and Lady Gale, Sir Frederick and Lady Hoyer - Miller (C in C and High Commisioner). Maj Gen Pyman (Commander 11th Armoured Div.) Lt Gen Sir Hugh Stockwell (Comd 1(Br) Corps), Maj Gen The Viscount Bridgman (HML for Shropshire).

Pgs 20 and 21 Officers, Sgts and W.Os of the 1st Bn. Sept 1954.

Pg 24 Cutting from the Hereford times 22nd October [1954]. Sir John Harding. Recruiting Sgt G. Donnelly, Sgt D. Sullivan, Colour Sgt B. Husselby, Sgt W.Wells, Sgt-Major J. Freecall.

Pg Page from Shrewsbury Chronicle 22nd October 1954. Sir John Harding, Lt-Col P de C Jones, Assistant Chaplain General, 2 Lt P. R. Churchill,

R.S.M. Williams. L/Cpl E. Humes (Market Drayton), L/Cpl J. Donnelly (Rodington). Cpl H. Hendie (Ketley), Cpl J.Maddocks (Shifnal), L/Cpl E Evans (Berrington), Cpl S. Brown (Berrington), Cpl M. Williams (Prees). Pts. J. Lewis (Whitchurch), R.A.Wood (Nesscliffe),R.Jones (Shrewsbury), D.Leek (Newport), G. Reeves (Ryton-X1-Towns), W.Maddocks (Stanwardine). Mr A.W. Jones , Mr W.A. Jones ( father and son) of Bridgnorth

Pgs 32-35 Christmas in Germany.

Pgs 36, 37 and 38 Hockey and football games

Pg 41 Lt Col P de C JonesO.B.E. farwell to Gottingen.

Pg 48 Mrs Brooke - Smith, Lt Mowk, Capt Bettington, Lt Col Jones, Mrs Brooke-Smith.

Pg 49 Lt C.G.Ballenden, Capt Bettington, Mrs Brooke- Smith,. Lt Col Jones Maj [Galian], Maj Brooke-Smith.

Pg 52 Cpls. Melvin Gill and Victor Burr.

Pg 53 Cpl Melvin Gill.

Pg 56 Sgt A.Cottey, Mr J.H.Lewis Curator of Oswestry Museum ( with V.C. Pt Charles Irwin in 1857). Extract from Wellington Journal 26th Feb 1955.

Pg 64 Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire Maj-Gen Lord Bridgman, Maj-Gen Grover, Lt Col P de C Jones. Lt-Gen Sir Ernst Down.

Pg 65 R.S.M. Williams,Maj-Gen J.M.L. Grover, Maj- Gen Viscount Bridgeman. Newspaper Cutting Shrewsbury Chronicle 29th Apr 1955

Pg 70 Lt - Gen Down. Cutting from newspaper.

Pg 71 Cutting from Herefofd Times Sir Richard Cottrell Bt., Maj-Gen J.B.Churcher, C.B.,D.S.O.,Maj-Gen J.M.L.Grover C.B.,M.C., LT-Col. P de C Jones

Pg 72 Maj-Gen J.M.L. Grover. Extract from Birmingham Post.

Pg 73 Maj-Gen Viscount Bridgeman.

Pg 74 Maj-Gen Viscount Bridgeman, Maj-Gen j.M.L.Grover C.B., M.C. Extract fromWellington Journal Apr 30 1955

Pg 75 Lt - Gen Sir Ernest E.Down K.B.E., C.B., Extracts from the Birmingham Post and Liverpool Daily Post 4th May 1955. Two year old Nicholas Shiers.

Pg 76 Lord Lieutentant Viscount Bridgeman, Lt-Col P de C Jones, Maj-Gen Grover, Major F.T. Woods. Extract from Shrewsbury Chronicle May 6th 1955.

Pg 77 Lt Gen Sir Ernest E. Down, Sir Richard Cotterell Bart.

Pg 80 Sgt Lewenden, C.S.M. Fitzgerald, Capt Whitemore, 2 Lt Lowe, Lt Monk , Sgt Stewart, R.S.M. Williams, C.S.M. Bailey, 2 Lt Lowe. 28th Apr 1955

Pg 83 Sir Richard Cotterell Bart., Maj-Gen Grover, Maj Long, Lt-Col Jones, Capt Borwick, Maj Carr Castle Green Hereford 31st Apr 1955

Pg 84 2 Lt Lowe.

Pg 85 Maj Hardy Maj Delme Morray, Maj Carr. Lt Col Jones. 31st Apr 1955

Pg 87 R.S.M. Williams, Bandmaster Hall 1956

Pg 90 Lt Col Brooke-Smith, Obituary Shrewsbury Chronicle 19th Aug 1955, Ronald Abott.

Pg 96 Cpl Fisher (ATT. 1 KSLI), Flowers 1 KSLI.

Pg 98 Pt George Furber (2 Criddon Hall Cottages Criddon Bridgnorth), Pt Peter Gale (3 Stanley Terrace Castlefields), Pt Roy Cooper (132 Victoria Rd Bridgnorth), Pt Cliff Tudor (1 Council house All Stretton),Pt Ivor Challoner (25 Callow Crescent Minsterley), Pt Bill Turner ( 46 Clive Rd. Shrewsbury), L/Cpl Roy Griffiths (Old Salopian) (Victoria Hotel Smithfield Rd Shrewsbury) Pt David Marston ( 9 Mynd Close Shrewsbury), Pt Richard Bissell (40 Sandpits Ave Ludlow).

Pg 99 Rev Asher. B.B.C. Interview.

Pg 101 Maj Carr

Pg 102 Pt J. Stokes Extract from Shrewsbury Chronicle 6th Jan 1956.

Pg 105 Lt Gen G.W.Lathbury, C.B.,D.S.O.,M.B.E.,C-in-C., Brigadier C.H.W.Harrington,D.S.O., O.B.E. M.C., Maj P Shaw, Maj A.J.Hardy M.B.E., G.I. Percival Tilley.

Pg 106 Funeral of L/Cpl Fortey R.

Pg 107 Lt Gen Sir Ernest Down, Bandmaster George Hall (Shrewsbury Chronicle 10th Feb 1956)

Pg 109 Lt - Gen Sir Ernst Down , Bandmaster George Hall (E..A.S. 18 feb 1956). 2 Lt Trevor Davies with mother at Judith Butts Gardens Extract from Daily Mail 18 th Feb 1956

Pg 110 Graves of lt Col C. Brooke - Smith and L/Cpl Fortey R.L.

Pg 111 L/Cpl Tasker, from E.A.S. 7 th mar 19565. LT - Gen Sir Ernest Down from Shrewsbury Chronicle 16th Mar 1956

Pg 114 Lt. Col Bancroft, Brig. Harrington, Gen Lathbury, (K.G.) Giffard. Sgts Peterson, R.S.M. Furr, C.S.M.Wynne, Sgt Jones.

Pg 115 Sgt George Harold Eardley V.C. , M.C., Extract from Crewe Chronicle 23rd Jun 1956

Pg 119 Mr G,H. Eardley V.C., Mr H.E. Whitfield V.C., Private D.E.Bebb. Press cutting.

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132.53 (1921) & King's Shropshire Light Infantry, 1st Bn