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Audrey Chitty with Helen Pine at the ATS Training Depot, Sarafand, Palestine, Summer 1942

A Soldier's Life

Audrey Chitty and the ATS in Palestine

Audrey Chitty was one of many women who stepped up to meet the challenges of the Second World War. She played a key role in establishing the Auxiliary Territorial Service in the Middle East.

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Royal Horse Artillery

Formed in 1793, the Royal Horse Artillery initially provided fire support to the cavalry. Today, its regiments carry out a variety of artillery combat roles and ceremonial duties.

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The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment

This infantry regiment was formed in 1958. It continued in British Army service until 2007, when it was amalgamated into The Rifles.

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Cap badge, Prince of Wales’s Own Regiment of Yorkshire, c1980

The Prince of Wales’s Own Regiment of Yorkshire

This infantry regiment was formed in 1958. It continued in British Army service until 2006, when it was merged into The Yorkshire Regiment.

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The King’s Own Royal Border Regiment

This infantry regiment was formed in 1959. It continued in British Army service until 2006, when it was merged into The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment.

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Busby badge, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, c1914

This regiment was formed in 1756 and was one of the first in the British Army to be equipped with rifles. In 1966, it merged with the two other regiments of the Green Jackets Brigade to form The Royal Green Jackets.

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The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort’s Own)

This rifle regiment was formed in 1800 and was one of the first to undergo light infantry training. In 1966, it merged with the two other regiments of the Green Jackets Brigade to form The Royal Green Jackets.

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Royal Tank Regiment

This British Army armoured regiment was formed in 1917. Since then, it has served in many campaigns around the world as part of the Royal Armoured Corps.

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The Scots Guards

This foot guard regiment was formed in 1662. As well as guarding the monarch and carrying out ceremonial duties, it has served on active deployments with the British Army throughout its history.

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5th Infantry Brigade disembarking at San Carlos, Falkland Islands, 1982

The Falklands War: Preserving Soldiers’ Stories

In 1982, the British Army took part in a campaign to retake the Falkland Islands from the Argentine military. This film reveals some of the incredible personal stories from the conflict that have been preserved by museums across the UK.

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‘Welcome to the Irish Republic, Sir!’ A British infantry patrol lost on the border with Northern Ireland, 1988

Timeline: Ireland and the British Army

The British Army has played a central role in the long history of conflict and co-operation between Britain and Ireland. Here we explore some of the key moments in this difficult but fascinating story.

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Corporal Danny Groves

Danny Groves served as a mortar section commander with the Royal Irish Regiment in Afghanistan in 2006. At Musa Qala, he was embroiled in one of the Army’s most intense and gruelling sieges of recent times.

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The reception of the Colours of the disbanded Irish regiments, Windsor Castle, 1922

The Story of the Disbanded Irish Regiments

In 1922, the creation of the Irish Free State (now the Republic of Ireland) led to the disbandment of six regiments of the British Army which had traditionally recruited there. This video provides a brief overview of their story.

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