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Welcome to The RIFLES (Berkshire and Wiltshire) MUSEUM
The Wardrobe, 58 The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2EX, England
Tel: +44 (0)1722 419419
Fax: +44 (0)1722 421626
E-mail: curator@thewardrobe.org.uk
On 29th January...
...1916 the 1st Royal Berkshire war diary entry reads:
Same as for 28.1916
France, Le Sart
Venue Hire
The Wardrobe is the ideal location for that Special Occasion, as well as providing rooms suitable for small to medium size meeting/presentations or receptions. Click here to see details about specific facilities.
History of Regiments
Regiments have always been proud of their tradiitons and customs. Find out more about the Battle Honours carried on the Colours, Nicknames of the Regiments, how regimental traditions started or find out about the Regimental Marches.
Shop
Welcome to the museum shop. From here you can browse the sections and choose to purchase products by selecting them and placing them in your shopping basket.
The Collection
The Collection now totals in excess of 34,000 items, of which 2,000 are permanently on Display. The balance form the Reserve Collection and is available on this web site. There are over 16,000 photographs, 6,000 archive, 4,000 medals, 1,000 items of uniform, 500 weapons and ancillaries.
Regimental Timeline
Each regiment maintained a Digest of Service. This was a journal which recorded events in the life of the regiment. There was no set format and the amount of detail varied between regiments. Summary information has been extracted, and is presented here, from each of the four regiments' digests run from their formation until 1914.