Preston – Metcalfe Military History

Late Victorian Infantry Tunic of a Gloucestershire Regiment Petty Criminal

I was fortunate enough to stumble across this late Victorian infantry tunic whilst browsing online late one evening. Whilst I originally had no intention of purchasing it from the antique dealer who had listed it for sale, I was intrigued by the stamping inside, which led to a quick check for who the original ownerContinue reading “Late Victorian Infantry Tunic of a Gloucestershire Regiment Petty Criminal”

Lancashire Infantry Museum

For my second instalment on military museums, I look at the impressive collection held by the Lancashire Infantry Museum, the regimental museum for the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment. I was fortunate enough to visit the museum back in February, located in Preston, Lancashire. The museum itself is ‘behind the wire’ of Fulwood Barracks, so photoContinue reading “Lancashire Infantry Museum”