Winchestermilitarymuseums @WMMuseums
Six fascinating Regimental Museums filled with stories of heroic escapades and daring deeds winchestermilitarymuseums.co.uk Winchester, Hampshire Joined March 2015-
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#OnThisDay, 5 January 1900 nr Colesberg, South Africa, Lt Sir John Peniston Milbanke of the 10th Royal Hussars rescued Corporal Barclay for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross. He was 27 and serving as Aide-de-Camp to General John French during the Second Anglo-Boer War.
Good morning all, we are open 10:00-16:00 (last entry 15:30). Here we have a photograph which was in the 1987 RGJ Chronicle, titled realistic training in Rype Village. To learn more about our collection, check out our website here: rgjmuseum.co.uk #theroyalgreenjackets
Gurkha Loyalty. Loyalty has long characterised Gurkha service to Britain. During the Indian Mutiny of 1857, Gurkha soldiers were renowned for their service at the Siege of Delhi, fighting side by side with both British and Indian troops to retake the city from the rebels.
Good morning! We are open 10:00-16:00 (last entry 15:30). As it is #worldchocolateday here we have a chocolate tin, which is unfortunately empty 😉 sent by His Majesty King George V during World War One. This item belonged to T.F Hutchinson, KRRC (King's Royal Rifle Corps).
For #WorldChocolateDay here's a previous thread on a Queen Victoria's Chocolate box which came into our collection last year! Amazingly the chocolate is still inside! 🍫 #Hussar #KRH
1/ The theme of this year’s #HeritageOpenDays is ‘Edible England’; the perfect time to share one of Queen Victoria’s Chocolate Boxes from 1900 which has just arrived in the collection. Incredibly the chocolate inside is still present and is now around 121 years old!
July 6th 1904 –John Grant and Karbir Pun climbed 30 feet of sheer rock wall to breach the citadel of Gyantse Jong in Tibet. Both were struck by missiles thrown by Tibetans above and lost their footing and fell more than once. They were awarded the VC and the IOM respectively.
Top 5 – Shipwrecks of RIFLES Heritage Number 3: Wreck at Réunion In 1897, 1/King’s Royal Rifle Corps, a RIFLEs antecedent, were travelling on the RIMS Warren Hastings when it hit a rock off Réunion. Thanks to the discipline and calm of those onboard, almost all lives were saved.
Any guesses which film this prop khukuri was used in? Find the answer over on our TikTok page. 👇rb.gy/wn80fy #gurkha #khukuri #MovieQuiz #kukri #knife #blade
Afternoon all! We are open 10:00-16:00 (last entry 15:15) today! Here we have a photograph from our collection of the permanent staff from Oxford, Aylesbury and Bletchley, shortly before the battalion's birthday, Slade Park TA Centre.
Congratulations to Sergeant Tuljung Gurung MC for being awarded the Army Commendation Medal for his work on Operation Freedom's Sentinel! Shaybash!🇳🇵 #gurkha #Nepal #USArmy
US Secretary of the Army has awarded the Army Commendation Medal to Sergeant Tuljung Gurung MC (The Royal Gurkha Rifles) for his exceptionally meritorious service while deployed in support of Operation FREEDOM’S SENTINEL. Well Done. #usarmy #gurkha #BritishArmy #Soldier #Nepal
Come and join the team here at The Gurkha Museum! - We are currently looking for a Museum Assistant to help us in celebrating Gurkha heritage, find out more about the role below, thegurkhamuseum.co.uk/blog/jobs-muse… #winchester #hampshire #museumjobs #winchesterjobs #museum #gurkha
Our Public Services students and staff recently had a great day visiting @WMMuseums They attended a series of enlightening talks designed to enhance their Global Affairs and #Citizenship units, covering psychological warfare, terrorism and NATO. Many thanks to the museum staff!
Half term @ HorsePower! 22 - 25 Feb 2022 For half term our 'Help Find Joey' children's' trail returns! As always under-16s are FREE. There's a wide range of activities going on across all 6 museums of @WMMuseums throughout the week so there's lots to do at Peninsula Barracks!
Due to the weather warnings being extended over Hampshire we will be CLOSED today (Fri) to keep staff and visitors safe. We are planning to be open tomorrow 12 - 4.
Missed our online lectures on Field Marshal Slim last night? Or maybe you saw it and fancied a rewatch? - It's all available to view on our website along with our other Gharma Sunnu lectures here. thegurkhamuseum.co.uk/event/slim-sah…
Our second Victoria Cross story of the day is that of Lieutenant Guy Boisragon, who's outstanding bravery led to the capture of the Nilt Fort (Hunza) on 2nd December, 1891. Read the full story on our website👇 thegurkhamuseum.co.uk/blog/guy-boisr… #gurkha #OTD #onthisday #military #history
Great to see @TheKnotUnites use our collection on @armymuseumsuk Ogilby Muster to add to his already incredible research base on Old Contemptibles! Connecting Chums with their badge numbers What will you discover on #TheOgilbyMuster? Explore here: theogilbymuster.com/the_kings_roya…
Thanks to Chum Woolley's document collection being made available on the @armymuseumsuk The Ogilby Muster, courtesy of @HorsePowerMus there are just over 30 Old Contemptibles' Association Badge numbers now matched to the Chums of the Nottingham Branch they had been issued to.
Day 2 ⛄️ of #MuseXmas @MuseumsTogethe1 and today's theme is #illumination here we have a photo of a Christmas tree from the Officers Mess, December 1946, Buxtehude, 2 Rifle Brigade. #archive
1) Good morning! We hope you had a lovely weekend, today's post is a Bruce Bairnsfather drawing of Harry Daniels VC MC. Captain Bruce Bairnsfather served in The Royal Warwickshire Regiment during the First Word War and became well known for his Old Bill cartoons
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