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In 1802, the Rifle Corps was brought into the line of the British Army as the 95th Regiment of Foot. [6] In 1803, the 95th moved to Shorncliffe Army Camp , Kent , where it underwent light infantry training, along with the 43rd and 52nd Regiments of Foot, under the tutelage of Manningham and Sir John Moore ; the latter, like the 95th, would gain ...
The museum was established as "The Rifles Collection" in 2013 with the objective of preserving artifacts of importance in the history of The Rifles since it was formed in 2007. [1] It also organises a programme of regular military talks around the UK.
The Rifles is an infantry regiment of the British Army.Formed in 2007, it consists of four Regular battalions and three Reserve battalions. Each Regular battalion was formerly an individual battalion of one of the two large regiments of the Light Division (with the exception of the 1st Battalion, which is an amalgamation of two individual regiments).
A Register of the Regiments and Corps of the British Army. Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 978-0855910006. Wallace, Lt. General Sir Christopher (2005). The King's Royal Rifle Corps: The 60th Rifles. A Brief History: 1755 to 1965. From Royal Americans to Royal Green Jackets. Royal Green Jackets Museum. ISBN 0-9549370-0-7.
It was branded as "Redcoats in the Wardrobe" in 1991 and then became the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment (Salisbury) Museum in 1994 and the Rifles (Berkshire and Wiltshire) Museum in 2007. [3] It now has extensive artefacts relating to both the Royal Berkshire Regiment and the Wiltshire Regiment. [4]
The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) was a rifle regiment of the British Army, the only regiment of rifles amongst the Scottish regiments of infantry. It was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 26th Cameronian Regiment and the 90th Perthshire Light Infantry.
The museum also has a display which covers the two world wars (including the Siege of Calais in May 1940, the defence of Outpost Snipe in October 1942 and the action at Pegasus Bridge in June 1944). The recent history display covers the Cold War , operations in Northern Ireland , United Nations operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the 2003 ...
The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) still has some exhibits at Beany House, although most of the collection was subsumed into the National Army Museum in 2000 [5] The Cheshire Military Museum (for The Cheshire Regiment , 3rd Carabiniers , 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards and Cheshire Yeomanry ) is based at Chester Castle [ 6 ]