Arnhem Jim: Greenwood and Ball Connoisseur Figures

As an appendix to a past blog article written in 2006, which has received recent revived interest; https://arnhemjim.blogspot.com/2019/06/greenwood-ball-connoisseur-military.html I’m undertaking this project in an attempt to recover and reconstruct a more complete history of the Firm of Greenwood and Ball, and a complete list of their products.

The following is an image of their complete staff.

Original workers at Spring Village, Horsehay, about 1949-50. Left to right:- Mr. Greenwood (seated), Eleanor Clay (standing behind), Brenda Yarnald, Mrs. Ball (Kathleen's mother), Kathleen Ball, Cynthia Booth (standing) and seated, an American gentleman called Herbert Jackson with Mr. Greenwood's Red Setter dog called Flare.

Among other listings/catalogues, in 1973 a GREENWOOD AND BALL Catalogue was issued which listed the following series and individual figures. What is not known, for each unit, corps, regiment, etc. how many different uniforms and poses were offered, and were the figures individually numbered? At that time prices started at $40.00 USD. Currently a single cursory page listing (#11) is being offered on e-Bay for GBP 19.99 ($26.40 USD). Apologies, this is the best available image.

Another later listing is provided in the following image.

The following is an initial, and will be a continuing attempt to research and identify a comprehensive list of figures produced. Although John Greenwood worked in other scales, this list is of 32nd scale (i.e. 54mm or 2 1/4 in.). From 1938 to1966 He, Ms. Kathleen Ball, and their staff, produced 500 different figures in that scale. The total quantity of figures produced is unknown to the author. Additional figures which have been added below are from those found from other sources, or which the author has physically seen. Reader additions and corrections are both solicited and sincerely appreciated.

ALL BRITISH ARMY – 1914

Cavalry Regiments

The Life Guards

The Horse Guards

1^st Royal Dragoons

2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys), Officer, Review order

2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys), Officer, Patrol Blues

6th Inniskilling Dragoons

7th Dragoon Guards Officer, Review Order

Yorkshire Dragoons

Royal Horse Artillery, Officer, Review Order

Royal Engineers, Officer, Review Order

Hussar Regiments

11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own), Officer, Review Order

13th Hussars, Officer, Review Order

14th (King's) Hussars

Active Service 1914 British Cavalry Officer

Lancer Regiments

9^th Queen’s Own Royal Lancers

16^th/5^th Lancers

17^th Lancers, (Duke of Cambridge’s Own), Officer, Review Order

17^th/21^st Lancers

21st Lancers (Empress of India's), Officer, Review Order

Royal Tank Regiment, Officer, Review Order

Infantry Regiments

Grenadier Guards

Welsh Guards (1915)

Coldstream Guards

Irish Guards

Scots Guards

Royal Scots

1st Regiment of Foot (The Royal Scots) Officer, circa 1956

King's Own Scottish Borderers

Royal Scots Fusiliers

Cameronians

Highland Light Infantry

Blackwatch (2 known different figures)

Cameron Highlanders (5 known different figures)

Seaforth Highlanders

Gordon Highlanders (3 known different figures)

Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (3 known different figures)

24th South Wales Borderers, Officer, Review Order

Northhamptonshire, Officer

City of London (Rough Rider)

Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs), Officer, Review Order

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, Officer, Review Order

The Parachute Regiment, Officer, Service Dress

Royal Irish Rifles, Officer, Review Order

Line Infantry Officer, Review Order

Active Service 1914 British Infantry Officer

Yeomanry Regiments

The Leicestershire Yeomanry (Prince Albert's Own Officer, Review Order)

British Indian Army

H.H. Sir Partap Singh Bahadur, Review Order

3rd Indian Cavalry

5th Indian Cavalry

11th King Edward's Own Lancers (Probyn's

Horse)

5^th Cavalry

16th Cavalry

17th Cavalry

1st Hyderabad Lancers, Officer, Review Order

18th King George's Own Lancers

27th Madras Light Cavalry, Officer, Review Order

29th Lancers (Deccan Horse), Risaldar, Review Order

30th Lancers (Gordon’s Horse), Officer, Review Order

37th Lancers (Baluch Horse), Risaldar

1^st Duke of York’s Own Cavalry (Skinners Horse)

6th Punjabs, Riseldar

21st Punjabs, Riseldar

27^th Punjabi Infantry, Risaldar

51st Sikhs, Risaldar, Review Order

130th Baluch Regiment, Risaldar, Review Order

59th Scinde Rifles, Officer

33rd Punjab Rifles, Officer, Review Order

43rd Erinpurra Irregular Force Indian Army, Risaldar

Governors Body Guards

Governor General's Bodyguard Madras, Officer, Review Order

Imperial Service Troops

Mysore Transport Corps, Officer, Review Order

GERMAN ARMED FORCES – WORLD WAR II (1936 to 1945)

Army (Wehrmacht)

Officer, Parade Dress (2 known different figures)

Officer, Lt General, Parade Dress

Officer, Panzer Corps, Battledress

Air Force (Luftwaffe)

German Fallschirmjäger (Paratrooper), Reading Map

Navy (Kriegsmarine)

Waffen-SS

The following image is an assortment of German Army figures 1910 - 1945

This second image, while severely lacking clarity shows a fuller inventory of WWII German figures.

WWII German Wehrmacht,
Officer, Lt General, Parade Dress

WWI German Hussar Regiment
Parade Dress

WWII German Wehrmacht, Officer and General,
Stalhelms, Service and Parade Dress

SCOTTISH CLANSMEN – HISTORICAL

The following images are excellent examples of this series. Total number of figures in series is to be determined.

MEN AT ARMS 14^th -15^th CENTURY

ENGLISH

English Royal Household

Black Prince's Household

Welsh troops serving with The Black Prince

Men of Sussex

De Bohum's Household

Sir Roger Mortimer

Glamorgan Welsh

Lisle of Rougemont's Household

Montacute Archers

Ufford's Archers

FRENCH

Paris a Amiens Militia

Count of Armagnac

Guillaume Martel (Sieur de Bacqueville)

Sieur de Creguy

Comte de Blarmont

Duke de Bar

The Dauphin

Comte de Soissons

SPECIAL FIGURES

H.M. Queen Elizabeth Il in Coronation Robes

H.R.H. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in Naval uniform (Honorary Admiral)

Lord Horacio Nelson

Light Infantry 1955

Staff Services

Queen Anne 1704

Prince George of Denmark 1704

Admiral Royal Navy

Officer of U.S. Marines

Officer, Royal Navy (3 known different figures)

Officer, Royal Marines

Royal Marine Commando Officer, Service Dress

Officer U.S. Army in khaki

Officer, Jungle uniform

Officer. Desert uniform

Officer, Queens Westminsters

Officer, 11th Hussars. khaki

Officer. 5th Inniskillings

Officer. R.A.F Full dress

French Garde du Corps

French Cuirassiers

French Bodyguard Hussars

Prussian Hussars

Brunswick Hussars

Hussar wearing pelisse

Saxon Hussars

Russian Don Cossack, Officer (Extremely rare and reputed to be an early piece from Ball's Private Collection)

Shown are additional images of Greenwood and Ball figures.

Left to right are; Royal Engineers, Officer, Review Order,
Line Infantry, Officer, Review Order,
Royal Irish Rifles, Officer, Review Order.

Royal Tank Regiment, Officer, Review Order.

Gordon Highlander, Officer (Senior Colonel, front),
Mounted Duties.

Gordon Highlander, Officer (Senior Colonel, rear),
Mounted Duties.

Seaforth Highlander, Officer (Senior Colonel), Review Order,
and Cameron Highlander, Officer (Senior Colonel), Review Order.

Royal Navy, Officer, Admiral, Full Dress

London Scottish, Officer, Review Order,
Seaforth Highlanders, Officers, Review Order.

Scots Guards, Drum Major, Officer, Review Order,
and Officer, Patrol Dress

Royal Scots Fusiliers, Highland Light Infantry,
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Officers, Review Order

Hon Maj. Gen. HH. Maharaja
Sir Pratap Singh Bahadur

King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery,
Officer, Review Order

Royal Horse Guards,
Officer, Review Order

Scots Guards,
Officer, Review Order

Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders,
Officer, Review Order

Officer, Jungle Dress

14th (King's) Hussars, Officer, Review Order

1st Duke of York's Own (Skinner's Horse),
Officer, Review Order

3rd Indian Cavalry, Officer, Review Order

A once magnificent collection of 26 Greenwood & Ball figures which has been subjected to abuse (chips), Lead rot, and dust. Event in current condition at auction recently realized $1280.00. Truly a shame.

In an attempt to minimize any confusion and facilitate research, the author is cross-referencing this article with the original article on the same subject; https://arnhemjim.blogspot.com/2019/06/greenwood-ball-connoisseur-military.html

Additionally have found new images which follow, some perhaps delicates, on other Greenwood & Ball figures;