Soldier with a Soldier

Join a serving soldier for an exclusive guided tour of the Soldier gallery to celebrate Armed Forces Week.

The gallery explores life as a soldier, from joining up and training to discipline, food and demobilisation, across three centuries of history.

From the demands of Army life to the physical and psychological impacts of combat, as well as the lasting friendships born out of shared service, it shows how the human experience of soldiering has remained remarkably constant.

Second Lieutenant Tom Mcloughlin will bring his own perspective as a serving soldier to the history and personal stories behind the objects in the gallery.

About the guide

Second Lieutenant Tom Mcloughlin is the Engagement Officer at the National Army Museum. He has an MA in Public History and commissioned in the Scots Guards, with whom he has been serving with for four years.