Initiated in 2013, Operation Newcombe is the name given to two individual, but overlapping British non-combatant military operations in Mali. One operation involved logistical and airlift support for the French-led Operation Barkhane, whilst the other, encompassed peacekeeping operations in…
New objects for the museum come in all shapes and sizes and arrive at the museum in all different ways. Mostly likely people donate things from their service or their loved ones, or the Regiment itself gives us items. But…
The Museum recently received a call that collections from General John Akehurst were going to be lots in an auction house in Wiltshire. After learning of the death of his widow late in 2020, it seemed that many historical items,…
Reflecting upon Almanza day, there are many things to be said. It is in truth it is a battle that has been raised with me recently. The battle of Almanza was considered a defeat as the predecessor to the 9th…
Written by our very own Intern, Lucy has worked with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and has come to further her career with us while doing a Masters degree. For the Museum news, she has contributed her thoughts thus far…
There are lots of different aspects to running a museum, one being accreditation, which is given by Arts Council England. Its aim is to make sure a museum is doing things in accordance to best practice, and it also allows…
As last year came to a close, we can all recognize it had been a hard one. This pandemic has worn us out, and even talking to other museum professionals, the sluggishness of December had been noticed. However, running the…
Thinking upon the 3 months we have been back in the office, I think there are a lot of positives. Moreover, in these challenging times I think it is important to look to some of the good things they have…
As I look at the picture above, I think fondly of the morning of the airshow at IWM Duxford. We set up and excitedly prepare for the weekend of masses of visitors, the chance to show them our collection and…
The battle of Sobraon. While in lockdown, I have been going through our collections database and cleaning up some entries, and it reminded me of one of my favourite stories about Sobraon as I stumbled across a picture that was…