Today is #VolunteerRecognitionDay and we want to say a huge thank you to all our amazing volunteers - without you we couldn't keep the museum open! Whether you're greeting visitors, polishing cases or transcribing diaries we really couldn't do without you! Thank you. ❤️🙏
#ThrowbackThursday to overseas service with the Royal Regiment of Wales. This photograph was taken in the Falklands in 1995, when the Regiment was on duty in the area. #RRW #museum #photograph
#WorldArtDay here's a painting depicitng the 6th Battalion, South Wales Borderers at the Battle for the Arakan Tunnels in Burma on the 25th March 1944. The artist was Private Archie Jones, who took part in the battle and who was awarded the Military Medal for his bravery during the action. #WW2
Here’s another picture of our goat for #NationalPetDay – this one is Taffy IV and he’s with Goat Major, Cpl Joseph in 1994.
#petday #goat #army #armylife #loveyourpet #museum #archive #collection #collectioncloseup
#WhatisitWednesday? Here is a lovely piece of #FirstWorldWar 'trench art'. This delicate lace and silk embroidery was created by Private J. A. Lapping of the South Wales Borderers, possibly as therapy or during convalesence. #WW1 #trenchart #army #armylife #embroidery #museum #collection #history
Stand by… stand by…DUCKS IN THE GARDEN! Opened up the garden this morning and found an unauthorised quacking patrol already conducting their own inspection. If you’d like to waddle in too…
✅ We’re open today, Saturday & Monday
⏰ 10:00–16:00
#easterweekend #museum #FamilyDayOut #BreconDaysOut
For #BlackandWhiteWednesday here are some photographs of wounded soldiers arriving on Red Cross trains into Cardiff from the Western Front in 1914.
#history #WW1 #FirstWorldWar #archive #photographs #musuem #collection
Weekend plans sorted! Join us for The King’s Legacy — celebrating Zulu culture with Princess Zama Zulu, Glyn Baker, live music, dancing, food & fascinating talks. Don’t miss it!
#festivalfun #zulu #history #museum
#OTD 1884, William Fuller VC was born in Carmarthenshire. Serving with the Welsh Regiment in #WW1, he earned the VC for rescuing Captain Haggard under heavy fire near Chivy, 14/09/14. He was later wounded, returned to the UK and went on to serve in the Home Guard during #WW2.
For #Nationalpuppyday here’s a lovely photo of little jack russell Ken keeping watch in a trench during #WW1. He belonged to Lt. Aldworth, 2nd Battalion, Welsh Regiment and this photograph was taken at his dug out at Neuve Chappelle in 1915.
#FirstWorldWar #museum #archive #doglovers #puppy
Happy #worldpoetryday – here's a poem written by 10860 Pte Harold Wilkinson, 2nd Battalion, Welsh Regiment, relating to the death of an officer and the birth of a regimental motto during #WW1!
#poetry #warpoetry #firstworldwar #history #armylife #remembrance #archive #collection
Join us for a family day celebrating Zulu heritage, history & culture!
🎶 Live entertainment
🛡️ Talks, living history, model painting, stalls & even the Regimental Goat
🍔 Crêpes, venison burgers, SA wines, local ales
🎟️ Adults £10 | Children £5 | Under 10s FREE
Get tickets on our website!
It’s #StPatricksDay so we thought we’d share a famous Irish member of our Regiment - Patrick Cleburne. He enlisted in the Welsh Reg in 1846 but emigrated to America and joined the Confederate Army. He become Brigadier General but was killed in action leading his troops on November 30th, 1864.
#MedalMonday this small, but perfectly formed, Victoria Cross and South Africa Medal belonged to Pte Henry Hook VC, 24th Regiment of Foot. Hook received the Victoria Cross for his gallantry at Rorke’s Drift on the 22nd January 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War. #medal #VC #gallantry #history
#HappyMothersDay to all the mums and mother-figures in our lives! Here’s a lovely gift sent home from Egypt during the First World War and embroidered “To mother from Tommy”.
#mothersday #mum #history #WW1 #FirstWorldWar #collection #collectioncloseup
It’s the last day of the #SixNations so we decided to have a look through our rugby archive! Loved this photograph of the 1st Battalion, Royal Regiment of Wales’ rugby team in action against Pontypool RFC in 1988. Pte Evans 68 is making a break with the ball... #rugby #archive #army #armysport
Don’t miss out on our fantastic Zulu event this month! Come along to Brecon Barracks on 28th March, 10am-4pm, to enjoy African music and dance, food, crafts, and living history - check out the website for details: royalwelshmuseum.wales/kings-legacy-event/
#Whatisitwednesday? This fantastic artefact is actually a piece of trench art – a lampshade made from a #WW1 German shell. It was made in Mesopotamia in 1918 and was brought back as a souvenir to the UK by a soldier of the South Wales Borderers.
#trenchart #collection #museum #history
Today was the last of our Curator Coffee Mornings for the season! Our lovely visitors enjoyed Welsh cakes and cuppas while Amanda, our Curator, gave a talk on Trench Art. We look forward to welcoming everyone back in September for more behind the scenes peeks at our #collection! #coffeetime #museum
Today was the last of our Curator Coffee Mornings for the season! All our lovely visitors enjoyed Welsh cakes and cuppas while Amanda, our Curator, gave a talk on Trench Art. We look forward to welcoming everyone back in September for more peeks at our #collection! #coffeetime #museum #teatime
Come along to our Zulu day on Brecon Barracks, 28th March 10am-4pm. Experience African dance & crafts, talks on the Zulu War, music and war games. Meet the Regimental goat & experience living history with the Die Hards! Don't miss out! royalwelshmuseum.wales/kings-legacy-event/
#OTD 1917 Lt Col A J H Bowen DSO, 2nd Bn, Mons Reg, was killed in action. Wounded badly in 1915, but fought on earning himself the DSO. Mentioned in despatches 3 times and later awarded a bar to his DSO. He died aged 31, and is buried at Guard’s Cemetery, Combles, France. #WW1 #FirstWorldWar
Dydd Gwyl Dewi Sant hapus - happy St David’s Day! Here’s a great pic of the regimental goat tucking into a leek! Enjoy!
#StDavidsDay #Wales #army #RoyalWelsh #RRW #tradition #history #museum #archive
#FlashbackFriday to a time when printing a loved-one's photograph onto a handkerchief was a way to show you cared! This wonderful artifact shows Private J Dymond, 1st Battalion, Welsh Regiment, in 1900.
#collection #history #collectioncloseup #museum #boerwar #victoriansoldier #rememberance
#Blackandwhitewednesday pic and discharge papers of Pte Alfred John Biggs which show he enlisted in the Welsh Regiment in 1890 aged 14! He was discharged after the Boer War in 1902 but re-enlisted in 1914. He was injured in France in 1916 and left the army aged 39 years and 8 months. #WW1
It’s #InternationalWarAnimalDay, a time to honour the role animals have played in conflicts throughout history. The purple poppy commemorates all animals who served, suffered, and died in war. Draught horses Bill and Jean left the UK for France in 1914 and served throughout #WW1 with the SWB.
It's #LoveYourPetDay, so here's our goat...again! This time it’s Taffy, regimental goat of the 1st Battalion, Royal Regiment of Wales. He received his Northern Ireland General Service medal from Lt Col Aitken, Commander of the Battalion, in Ballykelly between 1994 & 1996. goat #medal #mascot #army
For #blackandwhitewednesday we’ve found this lovely snap from #WW1. It’s from a collection of photographs belonging to Sgt. Harry Coates, 2nd Battalion, Welsh Regiment, and was taken in France in 1916. We love that the soldier in the centre has his accordion with him! #music #firstworldwar #archive
A wonderful photograph from our #archive captures a poignant moment in Normandy, 1944. Ptes English & Diggins, 2nd Bn, Mons Reg, fresh with the good news that they were heading home on leave, pause to say goodbye to Tpr Bulloch of the Royal Yorks Reg. #WW2 #SecondWorldWar #army
#FlashbackFriday to Malaya in 1956. Men of the South Wales Borderers pose with their Sarawak Ranger guides. Local knowledge was vital in the dense jungles. British and Commonwealth troops worked closely with local soldiers throughout the 12-year conflict.
#malaya #history #army #archive #collection