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The Royal Regiment of Artillery is the artillery arm of the British Army and has been in official service since 1716. It has participated in every campaign in which the Army has been involved.

In 1922, the creation of the Irish Free State (now the Republic of Ireland) led to the disbandment of six regiments of the British Army which had traditionally recruited there. This video provides a brief overview of their story.

Interviewed in 1995, Mary Coomer recalls her time serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service from 1938 to 1945.

This infantry unit was formed in 1881. It continued in British Army service until 1968, when it became part of The Royal Irish Rangers.

Find out what's in the National Army Museum's Collection, the range of material it contains, and its chronological and thematic scope.

This unit was formed in 1881 and recruited in Shropshire, Herefordshire and Radnorshire. It served with the British Army until 1968, when it was merged into The Light Infantry.

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19 September 2023: A newly refreshed gallery at the National Army Museum explores the British Army's various roles on the domestic stage from the 1600s to the present day.

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.

Explore the British Army's liberation of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp and the substantial relief effort which followed.

This infantry regiment was formed during the 1881 Army reforms. It continued in service until 1968, when it chose to disband rather than be amalgamated.

This collection of Army temperance medals demonstrates the efforts made by officers and soldiers in the 19th and early 20th centuries to resist the temptation, and avoid the perils, of the demon drink.