News

New donation opportunity
Posted May 1, 2015
Your generosity will be recorded on our new donors' wall.
First World War digitisation project
Posted April 20, 2015
Royal Armouries team scan First World War documents as part of two year project to digitise written records.
Wartime Cookbook
Posted March 30, 2015
Elizabeth Craig’s ‘Cooking in war-time', published during the Second World War.
Photograph of Corporal Lyons
Posted February 27, 2015
A hand coloured photograph of Corporal John Lyons, the first Green Howard to be awarded the Victoria Cross.
Communist Fighter’s Vest
Posted January 30, 2015
A vest with embroidered characters, part of a uniform belonging to a Communist fighter.
Tank mask
Posted December 30, 2014
A First World War tank driver’s mask; part of our schools’ handling collection.
Herstory
Posted May 4, 2014
The project explored the experiences of women as the wives and partners of soldiers over the last 150 years.
Crepon bronze
Posted June 6, 2008
object information
Lieutenant William Basil Weston
Posted August 14, 1946
Burma VC
Captain J R Wilson
Posted August 13, 1945
helping civilians flee Burma
Oldfield letter: 7.12.42
Posted December 7, 1942
I sent you a greetings cable through the Vatican
Oldfield letter: 30.11.42
Posted November 30, 1942
Please congratulate my little Badger for me
Oldfield letter 24.11.42
Posted November 24, 1942
As you know my mail is rationed
Oldfield letter 16.11.42
Posted November 16, 1942
Many thanks for yr. letters o’snaps of the you ‘un on his ‘oss
Oldfield letter: 2.11.42
Posted November 2, 1942
What a terrible schoolboy’s letter this is!
Oldfield letter: 5.10.42
Posted October 5, 1942
Have bought a violin here
Oldfield letter: 7.9.42
Posted September 7, 1942
So v. glad to have such good news from you all
Oldfield letter: 31.8.42
Posted August 31, 1942
I know you’ll send all that I want – you always do.