'The Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment Royal Canadians' Vol. 1
- IE OH OHS78/1
- Unidad documental simple
- 1924
Vol 1 of two volume history 'The Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment Royal Canadians' by Lieut-Col F. E. Whittington, CM G (1924).
This volume contains press cuttings, photographs and other memorabilia, some loose and others pasted in, as follows:
Theatre programme for Prince of Wales Theatre, Dinapore (1874)
Photograph of 'Jumbo', the panther mascot of the 109th Foot (Bombay Infantry) with Sgt. Major William C. Affleck (Farmer's uncle) in seated group portrait with five other infantry men and the panther.
Photograph of Sergeant Henry G. Farmer in uniform (1882)
Photograph of winning team at the Army Inter-regimental Rifle Match (Birr Barracks) with Sgt Farmer identified. Verso contains cutting from King's County Chronicle, 15 Apr. 1889 about the match, and caption identifying all team members in photograph (1889)
Colour photograph of the coffee bar of the Leinster Depot, Birr c. 1920. Note reads: The Coffee Bar was founded by my father in 1892, the funds for which were raised by concerts organised by him at which I played as a boy. H.G. F. ' (1920)
Rules of the Old Comrades' Association (1931)
Letters concerning the relocation of the Crinkle Bell to Australia with the monks of Mount St Joseph. (1954)
Photograph Old Comarades Association of the Leinster Regiment Annual Dinner, London,( May 1952)
Photograph of Annual Dinner Old Comrades of the Leinster Regiment, with Henry Farmer and his wife Gladys identified (1952).
Newspaper obits and memoriam cards for William Kerrigan. (1955)
Letter from John Walker, British Museum. thanking Henry for donating canteen tokens used in Birr Barracks in 1885. (1957)
Newspaper cutting on the unveiling of a commemorative window to the Leinster Regiment in St Brendan's RC Church, Birr (1964)
Postcard of the Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians)
Farmer, Henry G.
