Posted on July 10, 2019

The Battle of Cornwall Hill

He who commands Hill 112, commands Normandy! In June 1944, Britain and its allied forces had landed thousands of soldiers...

Posted on June 23, 2019

Notes on the Archive – The Light Infantry Remembers D-Day

This year sees the 75th anniversary of the allied invasion of Normandy; my challenge was to search the archive to...

Posted on June 23, 2019

Bring on the Americans!

As we remember the 75th anniversary of D-Day it is fitting that we remember those who left Cornwall to struggle...

Posted on June 23, 2019

Memories of Post War Bodmin and a strong connection to The Keep

Freda talks to me about her connection to Bodmin Keep Freda has been a volunteer at Cornwall’s Regimental Museum for...

Posted on May 10, 2019

‘Daddy, what did YOU do in the Great War?’

Propaganda in the First World War At the outbreak of the First World War, a great patriotic fervour ensured that...

Posted on May 9, 2019

Dodging D-Day in the Italian Countryside

Battle(s) for Monte Cassino The 11th of May marks the 75th anniversary of the start of the final Battle for...

Posted on April 17, 2019

That Bloody Woman!

Celebrating the inspirational life of local woman Emily Hobhouse Emily Hobhouse was a spirited Cornish woman, who made her name...

Posted on April 15, 2019

The Last Call

The sound of a lone bugler playing the Last Post brings with it a sadness, it’s a poignant piece of...

Posted on April 1, 2019

Object in Focus – The Relief of Lucknow Painting 1859

Ellie Fullwood one of our Young Curators gives a fascinating & insightful presentation about the painted depiction of ‘The Relief...

Posted on March 31, 2019

Proud woman of the empire, with seven soldier sons

A message from the Queen to the ‘remarkable mother’ for her seven serving sons.  This Sunday is ‘Mother’s Day’ –...