The Collections of the Worcestershire Regiment

THE COLLECTIONS OF THE WORCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT

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THE WORCESTERSHIRE SOLDIER

The collections of the Worcestershire Regiment are currently being re-housed in new display galleries at the City Museum, called "The Worcestershire Soldier", with the help of a grant of £323,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Drawing on these collections, and objects from the Worcestershire Yeomanry Cavalry and the City Museum Service, the new displays will tell the story of the people of Worcestershire and their role in the defence of Britain for over 300 years.

Soldiers of the Worcester Regiment, c.1900 - click on image for a bigger picture.

For the first time the Regiment's collections are being presented using archive, photographic and oral history records to illustrate the lives of individual soldiers and their families (see History of the Worcestershire Regiment).

Curators and researchers from Worcester have been working with designers from the National Army Museum to complete the new galleries, which will be opened to the public on July 28th 2003 prior to the official opening ceremony which will take place in the Autumn.

Archaeology - Art - Ethnology - Geology - Natural History - Social History
Worcestershire Regiment - Worcestershire Yeomanry

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EXHIBITION PREVIEW

Room 1

Introduction
Special Exhibition Area
The Regiment Today
Medals

Room 2

The Early Years
Militia and Local Volunteers
The Yeomanry, 1794-1899
The Napoleonic Wars
The Regiment, early 19thC
The Sikh Wars, 1845-49

Room 3

The Regiment, late 19th C
The Boer War
The Yeomanry in WW1
The Regiment in WW1
Victoria Cross Winners

Room 4

The Inter-war Years
The Yeomanry in WW2
The Regiment in WW2
The Postwar Years

HISTORY ZONE

Commandery - Origins
Worcester 1250AD Model
Worcester - Medieval
Worcester - Old Maps
Worcester - Old Paintings
Worcester - Old Photos
Worcester - Potted History