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Bullet extracted from Alfred Smith's lung in 1940

A Soldier's Life

The curious story of Alfred Smith

A chance discovery by a curator’s brother-in-law lifted the lid on a surprising story of service that now features in our refreshed Soldier gallery. A selection of unexceptional First World War medals proved the key to unlocking this series of extraordinary events.

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5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards

This armoured regiment was formed in 1922 from two existing dragoon units. It served until 1992, when it was amalgamated into The Royal Dragoon Guards.

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38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot

This infantry regiment was raised in 1705. It took part in many British Army campaigns, before being amalgamated into the South Staffordshire Regiment in 1881.

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6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons

This cavalry regiment was raised in Ireland in 1689. It continued in British Army service until 1922, when it was merged into the 5th/6th Dragoons.

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Shako plate, 74th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot, c1869

74th (Highland) Regiment of Foot

This Scottish infantry unit was raised in 1787. It existed until the 1881 Army reforms, when it became part of The Highland Light Infantry.

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Officers' glengarry badge, 71st (Highland) Regiment, 1874

71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry)

This Scottish unit was raised in 1777. It served with the British Army until the 1881 reforms, when it became part of The Highland Light Infantry.

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73rd (Perthshire) Regiment of Foot

This Scottish infantry unit was raised in the 1780s. It served with the British Army until 1881, when it was merged into The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders).

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94th Regiment of Foot

This regiment became part of the British Army in 1794, but its history dates all the way back to the 16th century. It existed until the 1881 reforms, when it was amalgamated into The Connaught Rangers.

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88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers)

Raised in 1793 in the west of Ireland, this infantry regiment served with the British Army until the reforms of 1881, when it was merged into The Connaught Rangers.

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102nd Regiment of Foot (Royal Madras Fusiliers)

This unit's origins stretch back to 1742, when it became part of the East India Company's army. In 1862, it transferred to the British Army and then merged into The Royal Dublin Fusiliers in 1881.

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103rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Bombay Fusiliers)

This regiment's origins stretch back to the 1680s, when it became part of the East India Company's army. In 1862, it transferred to the British Army and then merged into The Royal Dublin Fusiliers in 1881.

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104th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Fusiliers)

This infantry regiment became part of the British Army in 1862. Prior to this, it had served for over a century with the East India Company's army. It was merged into The Royal Munster Fusiliers in 1881.

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101st Regiment of Foot (Royal Bengal Fusiliers)

This regiment became part of the British Army in 1862. But its origins date back to the 17th century, when the East India Company first established units of European troops. It was merged into The Royal Munster Fusiliers in 1881.

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