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Jun 30, 2015
From Our records July
In 1999 - 16 years ago The Royal Rifle Volunteers were formed. During the Opium Wars the 49th of Foot departed from India in April and arrived on 4 July 1840 in Chusan, China.…
May 11, 2015
From Our Records - May 2015
During World War 2, in 1945, 76 years ago this month, the 1st Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment were relieved after heavy fighting during the Battle of Kohima, Burma. Also…
Apr 1, 2015
From Our Records - April 2015
On 29th April 1917, James Welch won his VC. He was born in Stratfield Saye, Berkshire, in 1889, and enlisted into the Royal Berkshire Regiment in 1908. During the Battle of Arras…
Mar 2, 2015
Records Update to our Website
You can now view over an extra 2,800 new records that have been added to this website, the main of which are photographs. You can view these and thousands of other records by going…
Feb 13, 2015
From Our Records - February 2015
It was eight years ago on 1st February that a new regiment was formed – The Rifles’ and the museum changed its name, some of its displays and its flag accordingly. In…