Fusiliers_Museum_of_Northumberland

Fusiliers Museum of Northumberland

Fusiliers Museum of Northumberland

Regimental museum in Alnwick, England

The Fusiliers Museum of Northumberland, formerly the Northumberland Fusiliers Museum, is a museum located within the Abbot's Tower of Alnwick Castle in Alnwick, Northumberland, England.

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History

The museum was first established at Fenham Barracks in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1929 but moved to Alnwick Castle in 1970.[1]

Collection

The museum displays the history of the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers and its predecessor regiments from 1674 to current times.[2] It is an independent registered charity.[3] It also displays artifacts such as the nameplate from the steam locomotive "Private E Sykes VC" which commemorated the soldier who had been awarded the Victoria Cross while serving with the regiment.[4]

The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers was created in 1968 after the amalgamation of four Regiments. Thus the museum is part of a family of other Fusilier museums: the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Museum (Royal Warwickshire) in Warwick, the Fusilier Museum (Lancashire) in Bury and the Fusiliers Museum (London) at the Tower of London.[5]

Victoria Crosses held by the museum

The museum holds the Victoria Crosses awarded to the following members of the regiment:[6]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Museum enlists force of model recruits". Northumberland Gazette. 23 September 2004. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  2. [2]
    "About the museum". Fusiliers Museum of Northumberland. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  3. [3]
    "The Fusiliers Museum of Northumberland), registered charity no. 273064". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
  4. [4]
    Oldfield, Paul (2017). Victoria Crosses on the Western Front - Third Ypres 1917: 31st July 1917 to 6th November 1917. Pen & Sword Military. ISBN 978-1473827080.
  5. [5]
    "About us". The Fusilier Museum, Bury. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  6. [6]
    "Royal Northumberland Fusiliers Museum". Victoria Cross. Retrieved 14 June 2018.


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