- Title:
- Enamel recruitment sign for the Army of King Edward VII, 1910 (c),Cardboard calendar used by 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, 2006 (c)
- Object name(s):
- sign
- Brief description:
- Enamel recruitment sign for the Army of King Edward VII, 1910 (c). This sign was possibly displayed at a railway station and was aimed at potential recruits to the Edwardian army. Below the royal cypher is a declaration stating: ‘Recruits are now wanted for all branches of his majesties army. God Save the King. Apply to any Recruiter or the nearest Post Office’. ,Cardboard calendar used by 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, August-September 2006. Sergeant Lewis was stationed in Forward Operating Base Robinson in Helmand, Afghanistan (2001-2014) in the summer of 2006. He made this calendar to record contacts with the enemy and events happening at home in England. Enemy attacks day and night are contrasted with domestic events like the arrival of new socks.
- Collection:
- National Army Museum
- Associated concept:
- Equipment, general
- Current location:
- National Army Museum, Study collection
- Object name:
- sign
- Object number:
- NAM. 2014-06-3-1
- Right type:
- National Army Museum Copyright
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/1b51e6cb-581c-3cff-933b-a0c747305bb8
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/1b51e6cb-581c-3cff-933b-a0c747305bb8, National Army Museum, CC BY-NC
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