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Object of the Month: June 2017. Jungle Survival Rations
Posted on June 5, 2017

Object of the Month: June 2017

On display in the Light Infantry Collection at Bodmin Keep is a solitary bag of M&M’s.  You’d be excused for...

Bodmin Town Museum
Posted on June 5, 2017

Why we Love Bodmin

During this time of temporary upheaval in Bodmin, we think it’s important to remind ourselves of what makes Bodmin such...

Posted on May 18, 2017

Object of the Month: May 2017

Object of the Month: ‘The Washington Bible’ Each month we like to shine a spotlight onto one of the more...

An Ostrich egg painted with the insignia of the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
Posted on April 21, 2017

Object of the Month: April 2017

Each month we shine a spotlight on one of the objects from the museum’s extensive collection, to be featured as our ‘Object...

Oral History: Soldiers of the Light Infantry
Posted on April 19, 2017

Light Infantry Collection Supporters

Image (above) taken from the Light Infantry Collection: Members of B Company on an RCL off Avdimou Beaches during Ex...

A handwritten Medal Card dated 1914-15 with red ink
Posted on April 19, 2017

Research, Records and Archives

Research, Records and Archives, by Deborah Vosper   When a solider swore his oath of loyalty and formally joined up,...