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Section Leader Mary Oldnall of the ATS working electrical apparatus, Shoeburyness, c1941
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Hidden voices: Mary Coomer

The voice of Mary Coomer, who served in the ATS during the Second World War, was recently discovered in the National Army Museum's collection of oral history interviews. This is her story, in her own words.

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Cap badge, Army Air Corps, c1944
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Army Air Corps

The Army Air Corps originated in the Second World War and is the aviation combat and reconnaissance arm of the British Army. Its members have served in most of the Army's major campaigns.

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Bofors gun on display at the National Army Museum
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Bofors anti-aircraft gun goes on public display for first time

15 May 2023: Today, the National Army Museum installed a large Bofors anti-aircraft gun. The 4-metre x 2-metre gun is on public display for the first time at the Museum’s site in Chelsea, London.

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D-Day
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D-Day

D-Day, 6 June 1944, marked the start of the Allied invasion of Normandy and was the greatest amphibious operation in history.

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Collection of Sir Alfred Munnings' paintings returns to England for first time since 1919
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Collection of Sir Alfred Munnings' paintings returns to England for first time since 1919

From 30 November 2018 to 3 March 2019, the National Army Museum will exhibit the work of Sir Alfred Munnings (1878-1959) in 'Alfred Munnings: War Artist, 1918'.

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British soldiers watching the bombing of an enemy position in Musa Qala, 2006
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War in Afghanistan

Britain's most recent war in Afghanistan began in the wake of the '9/11' terrorist attacks on the United States. It continued for 13 years with the last combat troops leaving the country on 26 October 2014.

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Art from the front line: Soldier’s first hand accounts published for first time
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Art from the front line: Soldier’s first hand accounts published for first time

On 16 May 2017, one hundred years after the Battle of Arras, the National Army Museum is publishing the drawings and watercolours of Lieutenant Richard Barrett Talbot Kelly, who, as a Forward Observation Officer, had a front row seat of the Arras offensive.

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Britain’s first military dame's correspondence published
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Britain’s first military dame’s correspondence published

Today the National Army Museum is publishing key items of correspondence collected by Dame Florence Simpson, Chief Controller of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, demonstrating the important role women played in supporting the war effort in 1917.

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Units of the Dutch Brigade moving up to the attack, 1944
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Victory in Europe

During 1944-45, the Allies endured months of fighting against a determined enemy. This bloody struggle eventually ended in the final defeat of Nazi Germany.

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Essex soldier one of first to command tanks on the Somme
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Essex soldier one of first to command tanks on the Somme

The National Army Museum is publishing the papers of Major Allen Halford-Walker, a Scottish infantry soldier born in Essex. Allen’s papers, which include photos, diaries and letters, give a first-hand account of the earliest days of tank warfare, as the British struggled to make the most of their new weapon.

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Auxiliary Territorial Service
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Auxiliary Territorial Service

Formed in 1938, the Auxiliary Territorial Service tasked women with a range of vital roles during the Second World War. In 1949, its remaining troops transferred to the newly formed Women’s Royal Army Corps.

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Victoria Crosss
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The Victoria Cross

The Victoria Cross (VC) is Britain's joint-highest award for gallantry. It requires an act of extreme bravery in the presence of the enemy, and has achieved almost mythical status, with each award accompanied by an inspiring tale of courage and daring.

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