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A chameleon helps
our younger visitors to understand more about the use of camouflage
A Taliban motorbike, captured in Afghanistan
Training models of improvised armoured vehicles in use with ISIS and Kurdish fighters
wounded by a cannon ball, dying shortly afterwards. He was buried on the march by his mourning troops. I particularly love this object because I feel it repre- sents so much about the spirt of The Rifles – triumph in the face of adversity, ingenuity, skill and deter- mination. I also feel that it commemorates a great Rifleman, who did so much to make the Regiment
what it is today.
Melanie Marsh – Museum Manager
As we approach Remembrance Day, my favourite piece in the museum is the Memorial Cross built in a Patrol Base in Afghanistan to commemorate Lt. Andrew Chesterman. Visitors to the museum often ask how the Regiment can remember their fallen whilst on operations and this Memorial Cross, built from pallets, shows visitors the importance given to Remembrance by those on tour.
This Cross would have been in the Patrol Base as a reminder of the sacrifices made by others. Different Regiments serving in the same Patrol Bases would have added their own brass plaques to Memorial Crosses such as this one, however this one only has Lt. Andrew Chesterman’s plaque on, which is how it came to The Rifles Museum. Other Crosses have gone to other museums and memorial sites across the UK.
Opening hours:
Last two weeks in June, July, August and first two weeks in September:
Mon – Sat 10am – 5pm (last admission 4:15pm) Sunday 11am – 4 pm (last admission 3:15 pm)
September, October, November and first two weeks in December:
Mon – Sat 10am – 5pm (last admission 4:15pm) Open Bank Holidays except Good Friday and over Christmas and the New Year
Address and contact details of The Rifles Museum: The Rifles Museum
Peninsula Barracks, Romsey Road
Winchester SO23 8TS
01962 828505 www.riflesmuseum.co.uk
Registered Charity Number: 1174293
THIS CROSS WOULD HAVE BEEN IN
THE PATROL BASE AS A REMINDER OF THE SACRIFICES MADE BY OTHERS
The memorial cross commemorating Lt. Andrew Chesterman
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