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'Thousands of Heroes Have Arisen' book cover
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Buy a copy of Sukwinder Bassi’s book which tells the story of the First World War through the eyes of Sikh soldiers.
Britain’s first military dame's correspondence published
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Today the National Army Museum is publishing key items of correspondence collected by Dame Florence Simpson, Chief Controller of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, demonstrating the important role women played in supporting the war effort in 1917.
Essex soldier one of first to command tanks on the Somme
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The National Army Museum is publishing the papers of Major Allen Halford-Walker, a Scottish infantry soldier born in Essex. Allen’s papers, which include photos, diaries and letters, give a first-hand account of the earliest days of tank warfare, as the British struggled to make the most of their new weapon.
A family visiting the Shakespeare and War exhibition
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15 April 2024: A new exhibition drawing on material from the British Civil Wars to the present day explores how Shakespeare’s work has shaped attitudes towards soldiers, and given new meaning to war and its consequences.
War Graves Adjudication Unit
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The National Army Museum's War Graves Adjudication Unit works on behalf of the Ministry of Defence to help fulfil its requirement to investigate the eligibility of Army personnel for commemoration.
The Duchess of Cornwall among first to view Munnings masters last seen together 100 years ago
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The National Army Museum welcomed Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Cornwall this evening to view its latest exhibition, Alfred Munnings: War Artist, 1918.
Records of regiments disbanded after the Irish War of Independence go online
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Records of nearly 12,000 soldiers from five Irish regiments disbanded after the Irish War of Independence in 1922 have been made available online.
Records of regiments disbanded after the Irish War of Independence go online
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Interviewed in 1995, Mary Coomer recalls her time serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service from 1938 to 1945.
'Foe to Friend' exhibition space
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12 September 2020: This month, the National Army Museum will open a major exhibition charting the Army’s time in Germany from the end of the Second World War to the present day.
Special Forces: In the Shadows
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On 17 March 2018 the National Army Museum will open its first major exhibition since reopening in March 2017. Special Forces: In the Shadows will present ideas of security and secrecy through the lens of Special Forces, exploring what these elite regiments are, the training and skills required and examples from operations around the world over the past 70 years.
Study of a wounded Guardsman, Crimea, 1854
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29 November 2024: The National Army Museum's programme for 2025 includes a major exhibition on Victorian military art and the UK's first new exhibition on the Burma campaign for 25 years.
Cadets attend a lecture at Sandhurst, c1960
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Attend a free online CPD session at the National Army Museum, delivered by our expert team of historians, curators and researchers.