Posted on January 27, 2023

Regimental Trophy turned Rugby Cup

This splendid solid silver cup belongs to the Cornwall Rugby Football Union but originated with the Duke of Cornwall’s Light...

Posted on January 25, 2023

African American GIs in Cornwall

Photo credit: Kresen Kernow, GE/2/E/8174 Bodmin Keep has been working with the Imperial War Museum on a project to research...

Posted on December 14, 2022

Winter in the Crimea 1854-1855: A harrowing first-hand account from an officer of the 46th Regiment of Foot.

Extracts from an officer’s diary from the 46th (South Devonshire) Regiment of Foot have been preserved since 1855 which document...

Posted on October 11, 2022

Uncovering Black Histories in Bodmin

American GIs in Bodmin Early in 1943 the 29th Division of the US Army were billeted in Walker Lines camp...

Posted on August 30, 2022

A French Connection

The 5th Battalion DCLI were a special unit in that they were made up of a territorial force, a part...

Posted on August 30, 2022

The Punjab Medal and Bodmin’s Famous General

We have all seen serving and ex -servicemen proudly wearing medal remembering times past. The tradition of wearing medals started...

Posted on August 3, 2022

The DCLI Bell of the 8th Battalion

At the top of the first set of stone stairs on the first floor of Bodmin Keep is a large...

Posted on July 25, 2022

The Dunkirk Flag

During the 26th May to the 4th June in 1940 the evacuation of Dunkirk took place, where members of Cornwall’s...

Posted on July 18, 2022

An Occupying Forces Military Currency

This is a rare example of military currency paid out to German soldiers during the First World war. Unlike the...

Posted on July 18, 2022

Recruiting Leaflet (August 1914)

This eye-catching leaflet, appealing for Cornishmen to join the Duke Of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, hangs as part of the First...