Posted on April 25, 2022
The Egg Cup Carved in Ceylon from an African Tree
The Boer War The Boer War dates from 1899 – 1902 and was fought between the British Empire and two independent Boer states, the South...
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Posted on April 12, 2022
Serjeant Grenfell’s Embroidered Stable Belt
A stable belt is a striped coloured belt made of webbing, worn by the armed forces. Every regiment and corps of the British...
Posted on March 21, 2022
Eyes Everywhere! – The Cornish Home Guard
During the Second World War and only 4 days after Churchill had become Prime Minister, his war secretary Anthony Eden...
Posted on March 18, 2022
Copeland Hot Water Plates
Dating back to the early 1840s, these plates were made for the 32nd Regiment of Foot to take to India...
Posted on March 8, 2022
Emily Stooke – Red Cross volunteer nurse in the First World War
International Women’s Day In celebration of International Women’s Day, this week’s artefact is a medal awarded to Emily Stooke –...
Posted on March 1, 2022
‘Leatherneck’
The stock was a high neck collar worn around a soldier’s neck during the 19th century. Some were made of...
Posted on March 1, 2022
“I am feeling quite well.”
A small, seemingly unremarkable, square piece of metal sits on display in our second world war gallery. It was used...
Posted on March 1, 2022
The ‘sweet-sounding’ instrument of the military band
The euphonium was invented in the 1840s and since then has formed an essential part of the brass section in...
Posted on February 11, 2022
WWI Folding Camp Equipment
I am the new Trainee Curator at Bodmin Keep and have spent the past two weeks getting to know the...
Posted on January 28, 2022
Major John Charles Burgess 46th of Foot. Co-Founder of the British Red Cross
Major John Charles Burgess 46th of Foot. Co-Founder of the British Red Cross Major Charles Burgess was invited to join...
Posted on January 28, 2022
To ‘Bite the Bullet’
Have you ever used the expression ‘bite the bullet’ and then wondered where it came from? The expression, which means...
Posted on January 28, 2022
A Moral Conscription
‘Derby Scheme’ Armband 1915 The ‘Derby Scheme’ was introduced during the First World War, as the war was lasting longer...
Posted on December 24, 2021
The Christmas Truce
During World War One, there was a widespread series of unofficial ceasefires along the Western Front around Christmas time 1914,...
Posted on December 20, 2021
A letter of Christmas Greeting
A plea for continued sisterhood among the women of the world In 1914 as the first Christmas of the First...
Posted on December 20, 2021
Embroidered Silk Christmas Postcard
A heartfelt souvenir to be sent home from a serving soldier during World War One was an embroidered silk postcard....
Posted on December 6, 2021
Soldiers Rations
Tobacco Tobacco was highly prized by troops in World War One. Charitable organisations such as The Red Cross Society ensured...
Posted on November 25, 2021
The Battle of Hoven Wood – November 21 – 23rd 1944
The 5th DCLI were a volunteer battalion, part of the Territorial Army which was a part time component of the British...
Posted on November 18, 2021
The Final Relief of Lucknow – November 1857
This week is the anniversary of the Final Relief of Lucknow in 1857, the relief followed a period of rebellion...