Posted on February 15, 2021
Hearts and Minds
One of the objects that first caught my attention at Bodmin Keep was the colourful pin cushion on display in...
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Posted on January 18, 2021
An overlooked set of battles?
Ordinary Men in Extraordinary Times The fascination of working within the archives at Bodmin Keep is seeing and learning first-hand...
Posted on January 18, 2021
Sending secret messages in the field using the Slidex
Sending secret messages is an important part of military communication. All sides in the Second World War worked extensively on...
Posted on January 13, 2021
Meet the curator!
Ever wondered what goes into looking after a museum collection? This week I spent some time with Verity, the museum’s...
Posted on January 11, 2021
The Helmet with a Hole
One of the highlight pieces in the museum’s collection is a German Pickelhaube helmet punctured with a large bullet hole....
Posted on December 7, 2020
The Infectious Enemy of 1918
The military camps that harboured a deadly enemy The Corona Pandemic of 2020 feels like it came out of the...
Posted on November 10, 2020
Black History : Whose stories get told?
As a Trainee Curator at Bodmin Keep, one of my recent tasks was to rewrite some of our old text...
Posted on October 30, 2020
Volunteer Profile: Researcher Deborah Vosper
Debs is our research volunteer taking research enquiries from the public and uncovering what she can on their ancestors who...
Posted on October 28, 2020
Shot at Dawn
During the First World War 306 soldiers of the British and Commonwealth Army were shot at dawn by firing squad...
Posted on October 23, 2020
A Pocket of love and courage
Soldiers would sometimes tuck a lucky charm or keepsake in their pocket when they set off for war. Perhaps as...
Posted on August 25, 2020
The “Rag Tag Army” – How soldiers have adapted and maintained their uniforms during wartime.
Smart images of men in khaki concealed the reality that kitting out an ever-expanding army involved compromise, resistance and improvisation....
Posted on August 14, 2020
The day for mourning of war dead and praying for peace
After utter devastation came surrender and Peace. This month marks the 75th anniversaries of the dropping of the atomic bombs...
Posted on August 12, 2020
Best and worst of Army uniform by Kelvin Barbery
I joined the Light Infantry in 1969 and signed up at Bodmin Keep. As I was an Army Cadet I...
Posted on July 23, 2020
Military Fashion & The Hussars
British Army uniforms have been a source of sartorial inspiration since their inception. From red coats to camouflage, the allure...
Posted on July 6, 2020
Wartime Footballer Alf Ramsey DCLI
The Military Footballer Alfred (Alf) Ramsey is most well known as the extraordinary football tactician who led the England Football...
Posted on May 22, 2020
Fighting Fit
Military Museums for Mental Wellbeing Wellbeing seems to be the buzzword on everybody’s lips at the moment, especially with the...
Posted on May 12, 2020
Florence Nightingale’s Letter
Today on International Nurses Day we proudly celebrate our nurses on what would have been Florence Nightingale’s 200th Birthday, one...
Posted on April 27, 2020
Beauty from Bullets
‘Trench Art’ ‘Trench art’ is a catch-all term which describes items made by soldiers and civilians during and after World...