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Military Art Prints of the Royal Norfolk Regiment, Now part of
the Royal Anglian Regiment/ The Norfolk regiment is shown Uniform Military
Prints by Harry Payne. |
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THE ROYAL NORFOLK REGIMENT
The Regiment was formed as Cornwell's Regiment in 1785, becoming
the 9th of foot in 1751, and becoming the Royal Norfolk Regiment in 1935.
Amalgamating with the Suffolk regiment in 1959 as the 1st East Anglian regiment.
REGIMENTAL BATTLE HONOURS.
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1756 - 1763 Belleisle, Havannah during the Seven Years War |
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1793 - 1802 Martinique During the French Revolutionary
Wars |
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1808 - 1814 Rolica, Vimiera, Corunna,
Busaco, Salamnca, Vittoria, San Sebastian, Nive, during the Peninsula War |
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1839 - 1842 Cabool during the First Afghan War |
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1845 - 1846 Moodkee,
Ferozeshah, Sobraon during the First
Sikh War |
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1854 - 1855 Sebastopol, during the Crimean War |
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1878 - 1880 Kabul , Second Afghan war |
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1899 - 1902, Paardeburg, during the Boer war |
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1914 - 1918, Mons, Le Cateaux, Marne 1914, Ypres 1914,
1915, 1917, 1918, Somme,1916, 1918, Hindenburg Line, Sulva, Gaza, Shaiba, Kut al
Amara 1915, 1917. |
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1939 - 1945, St Omer-La Bassee, Normandy, Brieux Bridgehead,
Venraij, Rhineland, Singapore, Kohima, Aradura, Burma 1944 -45. |
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1950 -1953 Korean war |
VICTORIA CROSS AWARDS.
Six members from the regiment received Victoria Cross's.
One during World war One, and Five during World War Two.
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The 9th Regiment, at the Battle of Freemans Farm, September 19th 1777 by Brian Palmer
Taking over command of the British Northern Army in 1777, Lt Gen Burgoyne began a march to Albany to join forces with Lt Gen Sir William Howe. After taking Fort Ticonderoga on route he learned that Howe was leaving for Pennsylvania. Becoming desperately short on supplies he decided to press on the Albany regardless but found the road blocked by a Continental army under Maj Gen Horatio Gates. Burgoyne decided not to engage the enemys position frontally but to turn their left at Freemans Farm. After a day of fierce fighting the British held the field but at a heavy price in casualties. On the 7th October the Colonial army, after receiving continual reinforcements attacked Howes position (the battle became known as Bemis Heights) and he was forced to retire to Saratoga.
Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £95.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £130.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £460.00
Original painting by Brian Palmer. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £2600.00
ITEM CODE DHM1352
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IXth or East Norfolk Regiment of Infantry by J C Stadler after Charles Hamilton Smith.
Modern reprint of the coloured lithograph vignettes by J C Stadler after Charles Hamilton Smith from Charles Hamilton Smiths Costumes of the Army of the British Empire, according to the last regulations 1812, published by Colnaghi & Co. 1812-1815, showing the British uniform of 1812 during the Napoleonic war. Only 800 have been reprinted in 2002.
Open edition print. Image size 9 inches x 11 inches (23cm x 28cm). Price £14.00
ITEM CODE UN0354
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Norfolk Regiment by Harry Payne.
Open edition print. Image size 7 inches x 12 inches (18cm x 31cm). Price £14.00
ITEM CODE UN0028
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The Norfolk Regiment (9th Foot) by Richard Simkin (P)
Original chromolithograph published 1895. Image size 10 inches x 13 inches (25cm x 33cm). Price £140.00
ITEM CODE SIMK0049
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Officer, 9th Foot, 1775 by P H Smitherman
This image is based on a coat in the National Army Museum at Sandhurst. It will be seen that the trends noted earlier have been continued, and the garment shown here is very neat and elegant. The turned-down collar is buttoned on to the lapels, which was the usual practice at this time. The shoulder cords noted in some previous images have now become a fringed strap and have begun to denote rank and function. Officers of grenadier companies, and field officers of all companies, wore an epaulette on each shoulder; officers of battalion companies wore one on the right shoulder only, as this officer is doing. The patterns of epaulettes varied with each regiment, and possibly even varied slightly within the regiment. A portrait exists of an officer of this regiment with a coat exactly like this, but with an epaulette of the same general shape but with its embroidery differing in some respects. The coat and the portrait must be contemporary, so it may be that officers were still allowed a small amount of latitude in their dress. The hat is shown still cocked in the old fashion, which was rapidly disappearing. The manner in which hats were cocked followed the civilian fashion, and we know that it was usual for officers to cock their hats as was fashionable, and that regulations eventually caught up with the fashion. The officer is in undress uniform, and so is wearing silk stockings and shoes. On duty he would have worn boots and black gaiters, a crimson sash round his waist once more but under the coat and over the waistcoat, and a shoulder belt to carry his sword over his right shoulder. He should also have worn a gilt gorget, according to the regulations, but this particular regulation was often ignored. The 48th were raised in 1743 and subsequently became the Royal Berkshire Regiment. Their green facings were changed to white in 1881 and afterwards to blue.
One available. Image size 14 inches x 10 inches (36cm x 25cm). Price £24.00
ITEM CODE PHS0016
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9th Regiment, at the Battle of Freemans Farm, September 19th 1777 by
Brian Palmer
Taking
over command of the British Northern Army in 1777, Lt Gen Burgoyne began
a march to Albany to join forces with Lt Gen Sir William Howe.
After taking Fort Ticonderoga on route he learned that Howe was leaving
for Pennsylvania. Becoming desperately short on supplies he
decided to press on the Albany regardless but found the road blocked by
a Continental army under Maj Gen Horatio Gates. Burgoyne decided
not to engage the enemys position frontally but to turn their left at
Freemans Farm. After a day of fierce fighting the British held the
field but at a heavy price in casualties. On the 7th October the
Colonial army, after receiving continual reinforcements attacked Howes
position (the battle became known as Bemis Heights) and he was forced to
retire to Saratoga.
IXth or East Norfolk Regiment of Infantry An Ensign bearing the Regimental Colours and a Colour Sergeant on
service.
Officer, 9th Foot, 1775
by P H Smitherman This image is based on a coat in the National Army Museum at
Sandhurst.
It will be seen that the trends noted earlier have been continued, and the
garment shown here is very neat and elegant. The turned-down collar
is buttoned on to the lapels, which was the usual practice at this
time. The shoulder cords noted in some previous images have now
become a fringed strap and have begun to denote rank and function.
Officers of grenadier companies, and field officers of all companies, wore
an epaulette on each shoulder; officers of battalion companies wore one on
the right shoulder only, as this officer is doing. The patterns of
epaulettes varied with each regiment, and possibly even varied slightly
within the regiment. A portrait exists of an officer of this
regiment with a coat exactly like this, but with an epaulette of the same
general shape but with its embroidery differing in some respects.
The coat and the portrait must be contemporary, so it may be that officers
were still allowed a small amount of latitude in their dress. The
hat is shown still cocked in the old fashion, which was rapidly
disappearing. The manner in which hats were cocked followed the
civilian fashion, and we know that it was usual for officers to cock their
hats as was fashionable, and that regulations eventually caught up with
the fashion. The officer is in undress uniform, and so is wearing
silk stockings and shoes. On duty he would have worn boots and black
gaiters, a crimson sash round his waist once more but under the coat and
over the waistcoat, and a shoulder belt to carry his sword over his right
shoulder. He should also have worn a gilt gorget, according to the
regulations, but this particular regulation was often ignored. The
48th were raised in 1743 and subsequently became the Royal Berkshire
Regiment. Their green facings were changed to white in 1881 and
afterwards to blue. |
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The
History of the Norfolk Regiment 4th August 1914 to 31st December
1918. by F Loraine Petre.
The Norfolk Regiment (9th Foot) entered the war with two
regular, one reserve and three TF battalions (one of the latter, the 6th,
was a cyclist battalion); by the end the number had grown to nineteen of
which eight went on active service whose losses in dead numbered
5,576. The total number of men raised during the war amounted to
32,375. Seventy battle honours and one VC were awarded, the VC going
to Lt Col Sherwood-Kelly while commanding 1st R Inniskilling
Fusiliers. The 1st Battalion (apart from a short spell in Italy with
the 5th Division), 7th, 8th, 9th served on the Western Front; the 2nd
fought in Mesopotamia only and was captured at Kut al Amara in April 1916;
the 4th and 5th were at Gallipoli, in Egypt and in Palestine while what
became of the 12th Battalion (converted Norfolk Yeomanry) went to
Gallipoli, Egypt, Palestine and finally France and Belgium for the last
few months of the war. In the introduction there is a most useful
table showing when and where the 1st, 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions were
located on a month by month basis. The accounts of the doings of
several battalions are based mainly on their War Diaries and those of the
brigade and division to which they belonged. To supplement these the
author has in some cases had personal reminiscences though not as many as
hoped. Each battalion is dealt with separately apart from the TF 4th
and 5th which are taken together while a variety of Appendices contain
information such as succession of colonels and COs with biographical
notes, roll of honour of officers, uniforms, arms and badges, Colours and
Battle Honours and other regimental and traditional items. |
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