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Archive photo collections

 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

1910 UK 2DWR Regimental Rugby Team
1896 S Africa Matabeli 2DWR CSgt & 8 Sgts in Various Uniforms
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
1913 Ireland Dublin 2DWR G Coy
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
1780s America Typical uniform during WoI
1896 South Africa Eshowe Port Curtis 2DWR Officers Mess Hut
1896c South Africa 2DWR Hill Station Group
1913-06-00 UK 3DWR Cooking Dinner in The Field (Trg Batt)
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

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Archive Images 1914 – 1938

1936 India Nowshera 2DWR Patrol Returning to Barracks
1919-1920 Egypt Cairo CSgt TB Norman & 3 others visit Sphinx & Pyramids
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
1938 UK Huddersfield 5DWR (43 AA Bn RE TA) Sound Ranging Equipment at St Pauls St Drill Hall
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
1914-1918 2DWR CQMSs
1920-30c UK 1DWR Somme Group in Barracks
1920-1930c UK Halifax Wellesley Park Soldiers Dining Hall
1938 UK Huddersfield 5DWR (43 AA Bn RE TA) Display of Searchlights
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

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Archive Images 1939 – 1947

1945-04 Holland Haalderen area 1st 7th DWR John Lappin & D Coy Rounding up Dutch SS Prisoners
1943 2DWR Officers prior to Going to Burma
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
1947 India Dehli 2DWR Lord Montgomery Inspecting The Honorary Colours
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
1940 Iceland Reykjavic 1st 6th DWR Battle Training
EPSON scanner image
1944 India Poona 9th DWR (146 RAC)
1947 Sudan Khartoum Regimental Police
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

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Archive Images 1948 – 1969

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Archive Images 1970 – 1980

1980s UK NI IRA Homemade Mortar Battery
1975 Cyprus Nicosia UN Medal Parade 1DWR 01
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
1980s UK NI Street Patrol 02
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
1980s UK NI Town Patrol
1975 Cyprus Nicosia UN Medal Parade 1DWR 02
1975 Cyprus Operation Mayflower 1DWR 1RTR & Canadian Ambulances
1980s UK NI Street Patrol 01
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

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Archive Images 1981 – 1999

1985 Belize Practicing quick firing standing shooting
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
1999 UK NI Street patrol with friendly Locals
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 Canada BATUS Warrior with camouflage
2004 Canada BATUS Vehicles
2004 Canada BATUS Trg 94mm LAW
2004 Canada BATUS Trg 7 Platoon Warriors
2004 Canada BATUS Sunset
2004 Canada BATUS Live Firing
2004 Canada BATUS Camp
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
2003 Iraq Op Telic 01
2002-02-01 Germany Osnabruck PNCOs Cadre Halton Ranges
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
2002 Lt Col DS Bruce MBE Leading The Tercentenary Parade in Osnabruck
2000 Canada Corunna Coy Laager at Endex

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