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 ...
“Les Tommettes”- Army Women of the First World War
In 1917, women in uniform were not necessarily a radical, new idea. In 1907 the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY) and the Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) were formed. By 1915 women were taking over more ‘men’s work’. However, the idea of women in the Army-other than as nurses or cooks from the Women’s Legion- were not ...
The Life and Adventures of Colonel Tim Sweeny, RAPC
Colonel T. H. Sweeny, RAPC.
A quick note to the reader: all place names that are used are the original names used by Col Sweeny in his memoir. The modern locations and place names have been included when each location is first mentioned.
Born in 1898, Colonel Thurston Humphrey ‘Tim’ Sweeny first joined the army as a ...
Hans Coper RAPC Mural
One of the rarer pieces in our collection is this fantastic 10ft high ceramic mural created by Hans Coper in the 1960s. Known as one of the most important figures in British post-war studio ceramics, Coper focused on functional and sculptural art, but was also commissioned to make a small number of murals during the 1960s. ...