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A Soldier's Life

In Their Own Words: Captain George Fulton

George Fulton played a crucial role in the Siege of Lucknow during the Indian Rebellion (1857-59). His diary reveals him to be an officer of great courage and skill, who successfully fought a grim subterranean battle against enemy sappers and miners.
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Soldiers of The Royal Regiment of Wales preparing for a patrol in the Ardoyne area of Belfast, 1972

The Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st Foot)

This British Army infantry unit was formed in 1969. It served in several operations until 2006, when it was merged into The Royal Welsh.

Other ranks' cap badge, The South Wales Borderers, c1900

The South Wales Borderers

This British Army infantry unit was formed in 1689. It served for 280 years until 1969, when it was merged into The Royal Regiment of Wales.

Other ranks' cap badge, The Mercian Regiment, 2010

The Mercian Regiment

This British Army infantry unit was formed in 2007 and recruits in the Midlands. It has served in several deployments, including the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Other ranks' cap badge, The Cheshire Regiment, c1914

The Cheshire Regiment

This British Army infantry unit was formed in 1689. It fought in many campaigns until 2007, when it became part of The Mercian Regiment.

Cap badge, The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters, c1970

The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment

This unit was formed in 1970 and recruited in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Worcestershire. It existed until 2007, when it became part of The Mercian Regiment.

Cap badge, The Worcestershire Regiment, c1904

The Worcestershire Regiment

This infantry unit was raised during the Army reforms of 1881. It existed until 1970, when it was merged into The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment.

Glengarry badge, 29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot, c1874

29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot

This infantry unit was raised in 1694. It served in many British Army campaigns until the reforms of 1881, when it was merged into The Worcestershire Regiment.

Glengarry badge, 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment, c1874

36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot

This infantry unit was raised in 1701. It continued in British Army service until the 1881 reforms, when it was merged into The Worcestershire Regiment.

Cap badge, The North Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's), c1900

The North Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales’s)

This infantry unit was raised in 1881 and continued in British Army service until 1959, when it was merged into The Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales’s).

Glengarry badge, 64th (2nd Staffordshire) Regiment, c1874

64th (2nd Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot

This infantry unit was raised in 1756. It served with the British Army in several campaigns until the 1881 reforms, when it was merged into The North Staffordshire (Prince of Wales’s) Regiment.

Glengarry badge, 98th (Prince of Wales’s) Regiment of Foot, c1874

98th (The Prince of Wales’s) Regiment of Foot

This infantry regiment was raised in 1824. It continued in British Army service until the 1881 reforms, when it became part of The North Staffordshire (Prince of Wales’s) Regiment.

Cap badge, The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment, c2015

The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment (Queen’s and Royal Hampshires)

Formed in 1992, this is the senior English line regiment of the British Army. It has taken part in several campaigns, including the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Stories of remembrance

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Peace and commemoration

After the Armistice in November 1918, millions of soldiers hoped they would soon go home. But demobilising so many troops was a huge task. How best to mark the Allied victory also became a subject for debate.

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Honouring the fallen

After the First World War, British society had to come to terms with the loss of huge numbers of its service personnel. Across the country, people found ways to commemorate the fallen at a local and national level.

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The Unknown Warrior

The grave of the Unknown Warrior contains the remains of an unidentified British serviceman, interred in 1920 to honour the fallen of the First World War. The secretive selection process remains shrouded in mystery.