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Angel Drinkwater

The 23rd Hussars

Museum Highlights – 23rd Hussars By Angel Drinkwater (Museum Assistant) We will be highlighting some of the Museum’s recent acquisitions. The families of Corporal George

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Angel Drinkwater

Second Battle of Ypres – Battle of Frezenberg, 8th-13th May 1915

8th-13th May 2024 marks the 109th anniversary of the Battle of Frezenberg, the third of four major battles making up the Second Battle of Ypres. This month we’ll be exploring the actions of the courageous men of the 10th Hussars, looking at how they earned themselves the Battle Honour of Frezenberg, 1915.  

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Angel Drinkwater

French Heroines of the Great War

Monthly Highlight March 2024 – Women’s History Month 2024 French Heroines of the Great War By Angel Drinkwater (Museum Assistant) In light of March being

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Richard Joyner

James Curran DCM

Medals from the Museum – James Curran DCM In our latest highlight we are exploring the story behind one of the fantastic medal groups in

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Richard Joyner

Brigadier-General C. R. Cureton

Brigadier-General Charles Robert Cureton One of the ‘Heroes of Ramnuggur’ For the 175th anniversary of the Battle of Ramnuggur [Ramnagar] we have been looking at

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Richard Joyner

A Letter from Normandy

August 2023 – we look at a letter written by a young officer of the 11th Hussars, whose first experience of war was the opening months of the Battle of Normandy.
We look at a letter written by a young officer of the 11th Hussars, whose first experience of war was the opening months of the Battle of Normandy.

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