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Object Focus

There are thousands of objects in the Museums Collection. Many of them have special or unique stories attached to them. Here are just a few of them.

 

Bell Topped Shako
Image of the Shako before it was conserved in 2008
Colours
Regimental colour presented to the 63rd Regiment of Foot on 12 February 1872
Dead Man's Penny
Memorial plaque

 Fleur-de-Lys
Fleur-de-Lys

Silver War Badge

Silver war Badge
The Elizabeth Cross
The Elizabeth Cross
Veteran's Lapel badge
Veteran's Badge
Frederick Thorley Finucane’s Medals
Frederick Thorley Finucane's Medals
Officer's Coat
Officer's coat
Colour Sergeant's Tunic
Colour Sergeants Tunic
Frock Coat worn by Captain Dorling
Frock coat
Regimental Mess Tin
Regimental Mess Dish
Silver Bugle
Silver Bugle
Brow-Band Horse Badge
Brow band Horse badge
The Crete Guns
One of the Crete Guns outside the Town hall
Bomber's Apron
Bomb Apron
Lee-Speed Sporting rifle
Engraving on butt of rifle
Regimental Brooch
Replica brooch
The Medals of Lieutenant -
Colonel Robert ‘Rex’ King-Clark.

The Medals of Lieutenant-Colonel Robert 'Rex' King-Clark L-R  MBE, Military Cross, General Service Medal Palestine, 1939-45 Star, Burma Star, 1939-45 defence medal, 1939-45 War Medal, Korea Medal British, Korea Medal UN, Coronation Medal 1953
First World War Silk Postcard
First World War Silk postcard

Corporal Henshaw Memorial Tablet

Corporal Bugler G Henshaw Memorial Tablet

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