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Explore more stories from the National Army Museum's 2018 press release archive.

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Explore more stories from the National Army Museum's 2016 press release archive.

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Collection of Sir Alfred Munnings' paintings returns to England for first time since 1919

From 30 November 2018 to 3 March 2019, the National Army Museum will exhibit the work of Sir Alfred Munnings (1878-1959) in 'Alfred Munnings: War Artist, 1918'.

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Lawrence of Arabia’s dagger, robes and kaffiyah saved for the nation

The National Army Museum has saved TE Lawrence’s dagger, robes and kaffiyah for the nation thanks to two grants from the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) totalling £113,400.

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Does your country have the right to make you fight? MPs debate conscription

On 15 November 2016 the National Army Museum will be holding a parliamentary debate with cross-party MPs including Kirsten Oswald SNP, historian Lord Bew and author Will Ellsworth-Jones.

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100 years since first front line blood transfusion

A hundred years ago today, Second Lieutenant Cyril Edwards became the first officer to undergo and survive a blood transfusion at a front-line hospital after his foot was blown off by a grenade.

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Southgate soldier’s story of bravery published 100 years after his death

The National Army Museum is publishing the story of Captain Allastair McReady-Diarmid, exactly 100 years after his death at Moeuvres, near Cambrai. The fighting along the Canal du Nord in the Moeuvres sector was especially fierce and between 30 November and 1 December 1917 McReady-Diarmid demonstrated such bravery and leadership that he was awarded the Victoria Cross.

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Doncaster soldier’s correspondence reveals what happened after his death in 1917

Today (23 November 2017) the National Army Museum is publishing a collection of objects which reveal the death of an ordinary soldier, Private Percy Ottley, and the impact on his loved ones at home.

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There's a lot to explore at the National Army Museum. But if you're short of time, here are some of the most popular things to see and do around the galleries.

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