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Location within
Somerset and the United Kingdom | |
Established | 1974 |
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Location | Taunton, Somerset |
Coordinates | 51°01′09″N 3°06′00″W / 51.0191°N 3.1000°W |
Website | www.sommilmuseum.org.uk |
The Somerset Military Museum is part of the Museum of Somerset located in the 12th century great hall of Taunton Castle, in Taunton, Somerset. [1] [2] It is a "registered and accredited museum" with the British Museums, Libraries, and Archives Council, [3] and is a part of the Museum of Somerset. [4] The museum covers Somerset's military history from 1685 onward. [1] It received a £10,000 grant from the Somerset Military Museum Trust for the restoration project. [5]
The Somerset Military Museum was established to accommodate the collections of the Somerset Light Infantry and the Somerset Volunteers at the Somerset County Museum in Taunton. [6] It was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother on 7 May 1974. [7] Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, visited the museum on 8 May 1987. [8]
The main exhibitions in the Somerset Military Museum are being designed to show the history of Somerset's military regiments. [9] They are being organized into two groups: a group of exhibitions on conflicts and another group of exhibitions on life in the regiments. [10]
The Somerset Military Museum contains exhibitions for objects such as a silver model of the Gateway of India. In 1948, the Somerset Light Infantry was the last British brigade to leave India, and they were given the model. [11] Another exhibition is of Prince Albert's Somerset Light Brigade. [12] This exhibition discusses the unit's involvement in the Battle of Jellalabad and the First Anglo-Afghan War. [1] Other exhibitions include ones on the Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry, West Somerset Yeomanry, North Somerset Yeomanry, and the Somerset Rifles. [12]
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Location within
Somerset and the United Kingdom | |
Established | 1974 |
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Location | Taunton, Somerset |
Coordinates | 51°01′09″N 3°06′00″W / 51.0191°N 3.1000°W |
Website | www.sommilmuseum.org.uk |
The Somerset Military Museum is part of the Museum of Somerset located in the 12th century great hall of Taunton Castle, in Taunton, Somerset. [1] [2] It is a "registered and accredited museum" with the British Museums, Libraries, and Archives Council, [3] and is a part of the Museum of Somerset. [4] The museum covers Somerset's military history from 1685 onward. [1] It received a £10,000 grant from the Somerset Military Museum Trust for the restoration project. [5]
The Somerset Military Museum was established to accommodate the collections of the Somerset Light Infantry and the Somerset Volunteers at the Somerset County Museum in Taunton. [6] It was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother on 7 May 1974. [7] Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, visited the museum on 8 May 1987. [8]
The main exhibitions in the Somerset Military Museum are being designed to show the history of Somerset's military regiments. [9] They are being organized into two groups: a group of exhibitions on conflicts and another group of exhibitions on life in the regiments. [10]
The Somerset Military Museum contains exhibitions for objects such as a silver model of the Gateway of India. In 1948, the Somerset Light Infantry was the last British brigade to leave India, and they were given the model. [11] Another exhibition is of Prince Albert's Somerset Light Brigade. [12] This exhibition discusses the unit's involvement in the Battle of Jellalabad and the First Anglo-Afghan War. [1] Other exhibitions include ones on the Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry, West Somerset Yeomanry, North Somerset Yeomanry, and the Somerset Rifles. [12]