- Wikidata identifier:
- Q16971480
- Also known as:
- Ravensdowne Barracks, Berwick Barracks, King's Own Scottish Borderers Museum
- Instance of:
- barracks; museum
- Museum/collection status:
- Accredited museum
- Accreditation number:
- 330
- Persistent shareable link for this record:
- https://museumdata.uk/museums/q16971480/
Collection-level records:
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Collection overview (Cornucopia)
Military
The collection relates to the KOSB since formation in 1689 until the present and consists of silver, weapons, medals, uniforms, books, manuscripts, maps, pictures and other documents and some ethnographic material from 1880-1910 and 1936.
Oral History Collection
War experiences of Kings Own Scottish Borderers Tapes and VCRs of interviews with soldiers of the KOSB from two world wars.
Ethnography
Small collection of objects from when the Regiment served in Egypt and the Sudan in 1880s -1910 and Palestine in 1936. Includes material from North Africa, the Arabian Gulf, Arabia, South East Asia and possibly Melanesia and photographs taken while on tour.
Library
A collection of books and periodicals on military history, in particular relating to the King’s Own Scottish Borderers and the Scottish Division. Includes full runs of regimental journals and some Army Lists from 1820s onwards 17th to 21st centuries.
Subjects
Military History; Geography and History
Source: Cornucopia
Date: Not known, but before 2015
Licence: CC BY-NC