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The Post War Army 1945-1960
Most of the histories talk about the Second World War as the last war fought by the British before the Falklands War in 1982; however, this forgets conflicts fought by the British Army who fought around the world as part of the Cold War. This exhibition looks at how the antecedents of the AGC contributed and ...
A Day in the Life of a Work Experience Student at the AGC Museum
On Monday morning, I started off by touring the AGC Museum alongside the Gurkha Museum. Both of these museums were very interesting and full of artefacts and stories as well as key events and people. In the afternoon, I watched as the museum’s staff led a school trip who visited the Royal Green Jackets Museum, the ...
Archive Spotlight – Records of Service
Records of Service, as their name states, record the service of all personnel serving in a corps or regiment during specific time periods. These documents are incredibly important in tracing the individual histories of service personnel and often used by the Museum when fulfilling research enquiries.
The Museum Archive holds numerous Records of Service, though most prominently ...
D-Day with the AGC’s Antecedents
ABCA sheet with images and information for soldiers regarding why they were fighting.
6th June marks the anniversary of D-Day and the start of the fight to liberate Western Europe during the Second World War. The invasion and subsequent campaign meant the mobilisation of thousands of British, Commonwealth and American troops in the weeks preceding the event ...