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Wikidata identifier:
Q5510048
Also known as:
Fusilier Museum
Instance of:
museum; independent museum
Museum/collection status:
Accredited museum
Accreditation number:
168
Persistent shareable link for this record:
https://museumdata.uk/museums/q5510048/

Collection-level records:

  • Collection overview (Cornucopia)

    Arms and Armour Collection

    The collections relate to the Lancashire Fusiliers Regiment (20th Foot) 1688-1968 and the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers 1968-present and its antecedents, Regular, Volunteer and Militia from 1688 to present and affiliations made by the Regiment. Objects include small arms, uniforms, insignia, models, maps, paintings and personalia. Important objects are books and badges presented to the 20th Regiment in May 1821 by Napoleon (shortly before his death); Uniforms of Robert Ross, commander of the 1814 British expedition to the USA and Wax effigy and personal effects of James Wolfe, commanding officer of the regiment 1750-58.

    Subjects

    Arms and Armour

    Medals Collection

    A wide-ranging collection of medals, most important of which are the Victoria Crosses.

    Subjects

    Medals

    Personalia Collection

    Personal items include items such as documents, letters and diaries, pay books, postcards, photographs and cigarette boxes.

    Subjects

    Personalia

    Photographic Collection

    Photographs relating to the Regiment and its history.

    Subjects

    Photography

    Archives Collection

    The Museum Archives cover the regimental history from its formation in 1688 to its links with the North west from 1796 onwards, including Regimental Journals from 1891 to present day. There are records for officers who have served from the formation of the regiment, all campaign medal rolls from 1799-1902 and honours and awards from 1799-Present day; all soldiers killed in action, burial sites of all WW1 and WW2 soldiers of the regiment, details of 9,500 men who enlisted between 1881-1902 (1st & 2nd regular battalions) and edited editions of WW1 war diaries. Campaign records cover the Crimea war, Indian Mutiny, Sudanese war, Boer war, WW1, and WW2. There are also records of the 19 Victoria Crosses won by the regiment, including the famous ‘Six before Breakfast’ at Gallipoli, 1915.

    Subjects

    Archives

    Source: Cornucopia

    Date: Not known, but before 2015

    Licence: CC BY-NC

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