Talk by leading authority on the subject, Taff Gillingham who will explore the role of football on the battlefields of WW1 and the evidence for a Christmas Truce football match in 1914. Go to fusiliermuseumwarwick.com
#Christmas #football @footballandwar.bsky.social @greatwarhuts.bsky.social
Saturday 11th October, Steve Bolton will discuss the rise of women’s football teams in WW1. His talk will be accompanied by a fascinating display of football items. To book go to bit.ly/WomensFootball…
#thelioness #womensfootball #ww1 #ww1history @footballandwar.bsky.social
In the 2nd talks event on football & the army, Clive Harris explores the game in the fateful Gallipoli operation 110 years ago. Steve Bolton examines women’s football teams in WW1 ammunition factories. Book at fusiliermuseumwarwick.com/events/footbal…
#gallipoli #ww1 @footballandwar.bsky.social
Our thanks to Doug Smith MBE & Alex Connor for their insights into football in WW1 and WW2. At the talks were the son & daughter of Paul Bartlett who created Stratford Rangers football club in 1943 to support soldiers on leave.
#football @footballandwar.bsky.social @stratfordtownfc.bsky.social
We have 2 fantastic speakers at the museum next Saturday 13th September. Douglas Smith MBE has authored books on local footballers in war & Alex Connor is about to publish a book on Stratford Town FC in WW2. Book at bit.ly/LocalFootballS…
@footballandwar.bsky.social @stratfordtownfc.bsky.social
Did you know Viscount Montgomery of Alamein was Honorary president of Portsmouth Football Club from 1948 until the 1960s? Here he is wearing the Portsmouth FC scarf and awarding the club the league cup in 1949.
@footballandwar.bsky.social #portsmouthfc #football
Fantastic talks programme on football history at the museum this autumn supporting our new temporary exhibition. See attached for details.
@footballandwar.bsky.social #football #history #talks #warwick
Our new exhibition on football in the army is now open. Full of original objects and fantastic photos, it explores the role football has played and continues to play in the British Army building morale, teamwork & leadership.
@footballandwar.bsky.social #football #footballer #warwick #exhibition
Can you help us? We are putting together an exhibition on Football in the Army. If you have any material relating to Royal Warwickshire Regiment and football contact us on general.manager@fusiliermuseumwarwick.com
#football #history @footballandwar.bsky.social
We were visited by a member of the Cooke family whose ancestor Tom made the Boer War Christmas card currently on display. It was made from a square of khaki uniform & decorated with the regimental mascot. Family donations help tell the regimental story.
#familyhistory #donation
Warwick Town attracts many international visitors and as part of our ongoing mission to make the museum as accessible as possible, we now have French & Spanish translations of all of our museum labels. s'il vous plaît visitez-nous bientôt!
#warwick #tourism #access #heritage #french #spanish
For the 110th anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign, Ian Binnie will explore the 9th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment & 1/1st Warwickshire Yeomanry in this disastrous campaign. 16th July at 7pm; tickets are £6. Book - bit.ly/45LRLA8
#gallipolibeach #Gallipoli #ww1
2 Arts Society volunteers Will & Lesley are transcribing unpublished diaries & reports in the collection to make them more accessible to researchers & students. The WW1 diary of Pte. Tapp will be a key resource in secondary school teaching.
#Archives #volunteer #ww1 #ww2
We remember the 85th anniversary of the evacuation of 338,000 troops from the beaches of Dunkirk between 26th May - 4th June 1940. Operation Dynamo was to become one of the critical turning points of WW2. Churchill called it the ‘ miracle of deliverance’.
#dunkirk #Dunkirk85 #ww2 #ww2history
Great meeting with Stephen Wood of Stratford Town FC to discuss how its WW2 origins of the club will feature in our next exhibition on football and war launching in August. See fusiliermuseumwarwick.com for more details on our full programme of events.
#football #WW2 #stratford
The museum has a new donation thanks to the kindness of John Fletcher, here pictured. A 1947 programme to an event presenting Field Marshal Montgomery the freedom of Leamington Spa will now be displayed with the tank casket Monty received on that occasion.
#ww2 #leamington #local_history
EVENT: Victory in the West, A Special Event with Peter Caddick-Adams.
Don’t miss out on a special talk and meal at Lord Leycester Hospital, where renowned historian and author, Peter Caddick-Adams will explore the 1945 victory in Europe.
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Our volunteer Chris Cox has written a new book on the 2nd battalion of the Royal Warwicks in Normandy . The book will be published by Helion in the autumn 2025 with all proceeds going to the museum. A special thanks to Chris for this.
#ww2 #normandy_1944 #book
Tickets for Food in the Army talks event with refreshments on Saturday 1st March 1:30. - 3:30pm available from bit.ly/3CdR8mE
#food #history #ww1 #ww2
Ever wondered what the British Army eat? A new museum exhibition opens this Saturday with displays which including a 24 hour 10 soldier pack and many other military rations. The exhibition will feature next Monday on BBC CWR’s Phil Upton Show 7:50 and 8:50am.
#bbc #food #exhibition #army
Our talented volunteer Ewan is creating ‘pigeon hole’ racking to provide better storage for the museum’s framed picture collection as well as free up space for new donations. Great job Ewan!
#volunteer #volunteering #makeadifference #museum #store
Aylesford Primary has given us great feedback on a school assembly we conducted saying we “made the history feel relevant to the children”, that it was “really engaging” and “fun and meaningful”. Contact us for more information.
#primary #education #assembly #local_history #warwick_history
A new exhibition on food in the army opens on Saturday 15th February for half term. Displays will include Boer War chocolate as well as modern 24 hour army ration packs. There is a related talk event on 1st March led by WW1 expert Paul Colbourne - bit.ly/3CdR8mE
#food #army #exhibition
We are delighted to announce that all serving military and military veterans from the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers or predecessor Royal Warwickshire Regiment, now have free admission into the Fusilier Museum Warwick.
#OAFAAF #fusiliers #free #royalwarwickshireregiment
Through a Museum Development Midlands funded textile conservation project led by conservator Victoria Allan, large textiles are being rolled onto sections of drainpipe to improve their preservation. They were previously folded into boxes.
#conservation #heritage #flags
Supporting a fascinating new exhibition of 200 years of food in the army, internationally respected WW1 expert Paul Colbourne will lead a talks programme on Sat 1st March at the museum exploring the logistics behind feeding the frontline. To book go to bit.ly/3CdR8mE
#ww1 #military #talks #warwick
A collaboration between the museum, Midlands Actors Theatre & Westgate Primary School Warwick in 2024 led to Year 5 students performing ‘The Ballard of Arthur Vickers’ at Bridgehouse Theatre. Arthur was one of only six VC winners in RWR. See youtu.be/Vj5Uvm2h2SE
#ww1 #TIE #primary_learning #drama
A nice photo of the Regimental mascot ‘Bobby’ wearing his ceremonial blanket and silver tips on his horns. This photo was taken in Petershagen, Germany after WW2.
#WW2 #warwickshire #regiment #mascot
Happy New Year to you all! We look forward to seeing you in 2025 to experience a great programme of exhibitions and events - fusiliermuseumwarwick.com
Richard Williams from BBC Coventry & Warwickshire interviewed the grandson of a Royal Warwicks officer who oversaw the Christmas Truce of 1914. Robert Hamilton’s diary & the museum’s diary of Private William Tapp describe this remarkable act of humanity in WW1.
#christmastruce #christmas #bbc