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Operation Barras, September 2000
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In September 2000, British troops undertook a daring hostage rescue operation in the war-torn West African country of Sierra Leone. They successfully freed five British soldiers who had recently been captured and around 20 civilian prisoners.
Cap badge, other ranks, The Lincolnshire Regiment, c1910
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This infantry unit was raised in 1685 and subsequently served in many British Army campaigns during its long history. In 1960, it was amalgamated with The Northamptonshire Regiment to form the 2nd East Anglian Regiment.
Other ranks’ cap badge, The Lancashire Fusiliers, c1900
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This infantry unit was raised in 1688 and subsequently served in many British Army campaigns during its long history. In 1968, it was amalgamated with three other fusilier regiments to form The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
Cap badge, Machine Gun Corps, 1917
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This corps was formed in 1915 to help meet the demands of trench warfare on the Western Front. It was disbanded in 1922 as part of cost-saving efforts to reduce the Army to peacetime levels.
Cap badge, other ranks’, The Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons), c1902
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Formed in 1681, this cavalry unit was Scotland's senior regiment. Its long and distinguished service with the British Army continued until 1971, when it was merged into The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards.
Other ranks' cap badge, The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster), c1902
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This infantry unit was raised in 1680 and subsequently served in many British Army campaigns during its long history. In 1959, it was amalgamated with The Border Regiment to form The King’s Own Royal Border Regiment.
Cap badge, other ranks, 8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars, c1900
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This British Army cavalry regiment was raised in Ireland in 1693. It went on to serve in many campaigns until 1958, when it merged into The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars.
Cap badge, other ranks, 8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars, c1900
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Interviewed in 1995, Mary Coomer recalls her time serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service from 1938 to 1945.
A training patrol of the 16th/5th The Queen’s Royal Lancers visits the Inner German Border, 1979
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As Britain re-examines its role in Europe, the National Army Museum reflects on 75 years of the British Army in Germany. Along with the installation of a section of the Berlin Wall to mark the 30th anniversary of its fall, the Museum also launches a new book about the British Forces in Germany and announces its major exhibition for 2020.
Other ranks' cap badge, The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, c1910
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This infantry unit was formed in 1881. It served in many British Army campaigns until 1968, when it became part of The Light Infantry.
The reception of the Colours of the disbanded Irish regiments, Windsor Castle, 1922
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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.
Other ranks’ cap badge, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, c1940
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This infantry unit was raised in 1674 and subsequently served in many British Army campaigns during its long history. In 1968, it was amalgamated with three other fusilier regiments to form The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.