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....
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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...
Posted on November 12, 2021
Remembering First World War Soldier, William Henry Parish DCLI
Private William Henry Parrish served in B Company 7th (Service) Battalion Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry (DCLI), was born in...
Posted on November 5, 2021
Grenadier Officer’s Wings of the 46th Regiment
Grenadiers were tough troops, armed with a bag of grenades, a hatchet, a firelock musket and bayonet. Their special role...
Posted on October 22, 2021
The Lucknow Bass Drum
The museum at Bodmin Keep holds many musical instruments, and one of the key pieces in the military music collection...
Posted on October 11, 2021
The Homemade Pistol
This homemade pistol was captured by a solider from a Light Infantry regiment during their deployment in Kenya (1955-1957) to...
Posted on September 29, 2021
From dashing red jackets to wellington boots.. how military uniforms evolve
Uniform design has evolved over generations of warfare, shaped by the technology of war. Until the mid-19th century, gunpowder produced...
Posted on September 22, 2021
A Meal for Hungry Soldiers
The Boer War 1899 – 1902 The Boer War or the South African War dates from 1899 – 1902 and was fought...