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9 December 2021 - 6 May 2022

Brothers in Arms

In this special exhibition, follow the story of the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry, an elite British tank regiment whose men fought their way across North-West Europe from D-Day to VE Day.

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Cap badge, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, c1954

Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

This British Army unit was established in 1942. It is responsible for maintaining, recovering and repairing tanks, vehicles, weapons and equipment.

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Other ranks cap badge, Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales’s Own), c1991

The Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales’s Own)

This armoured regiment was formed in 1969 by merging the 10th Hussars and the 11th Hussars. It served with the British Army until 1992, when it was merged into The King’s Royal Hussars.

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Other ranks' cap badge, Queen's Royal Irish Hussars, c1958

The Queen’s Royal Irish Hussars

Formed in 1958, this armoured regiment served with the British Army until 1993, when it was merged into The Queen’s Royal Hussars (The Queen’s Own and Royal Irish).

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