There is an age-old tradition of military service being passed down through families. Throughout history, many sons have chosen to follow in their fathers’ footsteps and serve their country. To commemorate Fathers’ Day we thought we would take a look…
Our team at the museum are always exploring and researching items in our collection. A tragic letter sent home from the front lines was the start to this particular research and would link two collections together. 14654 Corporal Joseph Evans…
This fantastic portrait of a Boer War officer is a new acquisition and arrived at the museum with only the name ‘Captain Taylor’ scribbled in pencil on the back. After a bit of research, we discovered it is in fact…
These little brooches are miniature replicas of the cap badges and insignia of military regiments. They were known as sweetheart brooches as they were usually given as tokens of love by soldiers to their wives and girlfriends before they left…
Lt Col William Carter Giffard was born in 1859 to Major Edward Giffard and Lilian Lowndes and was educated at Winchester College. He spent a year at Sandhurst before commissioning in the 41st (the Welch) Regiment of Foot in 1878.…