LancsInfantryMuseum

Housed in Preston's historic Fulwood Barracks, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment Lancashire Infantry Museum has an extensive collection to be explored!

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In light of the Prime Ministers statement tonight we have decided to close the Lancashire Infantry Museum until further notice. We will keep you informed via our website and social media.

[Duke of Lancaster's @LANCS_REGT]

It’s good to be back training! #LionsOfEngland #ArmyConfidence #Infantry @The_Black_Rats

[Tom Warman @Tom_Warman_]

@ClarenceHouse My late father Eric Warman, MBE, who fought in Burma with the East Lancs Regiment, and painted murals on the walls of Changee Jail, would have been so moved by today’s service @Nat_Mem_Arb Here’s just some of his watercolours painted on the front line. #VJDay75

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Commemorating #VJDay75 - our newsletter below discusses the battalions, regiments and men who served in the Far East during WW2

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Lancashire Infantry Museum August 2020 VJ Day Newsletter - https://t.co/7MhIKXXfON

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Lancashire Infantry Museum August 2020 VJ Day Newsletter - https://t.co/7MhIKXXfON

[Duke of Lancaster's @LANCS_REGT]

The 75th anniversary of #VJDay will be recognised on 15 August 2020 commemorating the end of WW2. Ahead of the anniversary we salute those who took part. #LionsOfEngland #VJDay75

[Duke of Lancaster's @LANCS_REGT]

4LANCS Soldiers from C (Kohima) Coy have completed their Navigation training over the mountain terrain of West Cumbria.
The robust training inc point to point navigation and an introduction to the Prismatic Compass for the Jnr Kingsmen.

#LionsofEngland
#ArmyConfidence

[North West Film Archive @NWfilmarchive]

OTD 104 years ago the Battle of the Somme began, where so many men fought and were killed or wounded. In their memory today's #NWFAdailyreel is a poignant film from @LancsInfantry of the Accrington Pals Battalion in 1915 https://t.co/vBFkEU4WlN #somme104 @accrington_pals

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Commemorating those men of the 1st and 11th Battalion's of the East Lancashire Regiment who went over the top on 1st July 1916

[Andy Adams @AndyJMAdams]

Happy Somme Day #01July1916 #LANCS #AccringtonPals #FWW #Somme @LauraGrindon @Taff_Gillingham @sommecourt @GreatWarNerd @EastLancsWFA @LancsInfantry @bermicourt @GreatWarGroup @accringtonpals @croonaert @steve220459 @OliviaSmithHist @ColinWinn5 @andyrobertshaw1 @PeterHart1915

[James Arnold @jameskarnold]

@LancsInfantry

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@jameskarnold Great photo! Taken just before they went to the Somme?

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#ArmedForcesDay2020

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Today is #ArmedForcesDay: although we can't celebrate the work of the Army as we'd wish, we can show the amazing story of #YourArmy, a globally deployed Army. #BeTheBest #InternationalByDesign

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Happy #Waterloo Day!

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#Waterloo The 30th and 40th Foot made a major contribution to victory while the 59th held the right flank at Halle and the 81st - on duty in Brussels - held a small presence

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76 years ago today the 1st Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment landed on Sword Beach #DDay By 9.30am they had achieved their objective of securing Hermanville sur Mer and were brewing a well deserved cup of tea.

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George Mottershead, the founder of Chester Zoo, was a member of the South Lancashire Regiment during WW1.

[Chester Zoo @chesterzoo]

🐘🐢SAVE OUR ZOO🦁🐧

As the UK’s biggest charity zoo, we’ve tried to stay positive during this pandemic.

Our conservationists have continued to prevent extinction, our virtual days have cheered up the nation and our learning resources have helped home-schooling families.

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@mrdavidboberesq Excellent - I enjoyed that!

[David Bober @mrdavidboberesq]

“They’d been told to hold to the last round and that’s exactly what they did.”

Defence of the Canal Line by the East Lancs, 31 May 1940.

Military historian Richard Holmes in his War Walks episode 'Dunkirk' first broadcast BBC Two, 12 Dec 1997.

#SWW #WW2 #Dunkirk80 #MilHist

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@mrdavidboberesq Thank you!

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Our #Dunkirk80 exhibition can now be seen on line https://t.co/i3dYjLbV92

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We were hoping to loan back Ervine-Andrew's medals for our #Dunkirk80 exhibition. As we are temporarily closed, here are our friends from @BlackburnMuseum describing the actions for which he was awarded the VC

[Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery @BlackburnMuseum]

Marcus Ervine-Andrews defended the Canal de Bergues near #Dunkirk in 1940 #OnThisDay and recieved the Victoria Cross for valor for his service. On loan from the @LancsInfantry museum in Preston.