The Royal Welsh Museum

Happy #worldpoetryday – here's a poem written by 10860 Pte Harold Wilkinson, 2nd Battalion, Welsh Regiment, relating to the death of an officer and the birth of a regimental motto during #WW1 #poetry #warpoetry #firstworldwar #history #armylife #remembrance #archive #collection

Join us for a family day celebrating Zulu heritage, history & culture! 🎶 Live entertainment 🛡️ Talks, living history, stalls & even the Regimental Goat 🍔 Crêpes, burgers, pizza, local ales 🎟️ Adults £10 | Children £5 | Under 10s FREE Get tickets on our website!

It’s #StPatricksDay so we thought we’d share a famous Irish member of our Regiment - Patrick Cleburne. He enlisted in the Welsh Reg in 1846 but emigrated to America and joined the Confederate Army. He become Brigadier General but was killed in action leading his troops 30/11/1864

#MedalMonday small, but perfectly formed, Victoria Cross and South Africa Medal which belonged to Pte Henry Hook VC, 24th Regiment of Foot. Hook received the Victoria Cross for his gallantry at Rorke’s Drift on the 22nd January 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War.#medal #VC

#HappyMothersDay to all the mums and mother-figures in our lives! Here’s a lovely gift sent home from Egypt during the First World War and embroidered “To mother from Tommy”. #mothersday #mum #history #WW1 #FirstWorldWar #collection #collectioncloseup

Don’t miss out on our fantastic Zulu event this month! Come along to Brecon Barracks on 28th March, 10am-4pm, to enjoy African music and dance, food, crafts, and living history - check out the website for details: royalwelshmuseum.wales/kings-legacy-e…

#Whatisitwednesday? This fantastic artefact is actually a piece of trench art – a lampshade made from a #WW1 German shell. It was made in Mesopotamia in 1918 and was brought back as a souvenir to the UK by a soldier of the South Wales Borderers.#trenchart #history

It’s the last day of the #SixNations so we decided to have a look through our rugby archive! Loved this photograph of the 1st Battalion, Royal Regiment of Wales’ rugby team in action against Pontypool RFC in 1988. Pte Evans 68 is making a break with the ball...#rugby #archive

#FlashbackFriday to a time of romantic gestures! Here's a sweetheart brooch, made for Lt Col Greenway DSO, 2nd Bn, SWB, for his wife during #WW1. These exquisite little replicas of cap badges became very popular and were worn by women to show their loved one was doing his bit.

Today was the last of our Curator #CoffeeMornings for the season! Our lovely visitors enjoyed Welsh cakes and cuppas while Amanda, our Curator, gave a talk on Trench Art. We look forward to welcoming everyone back in September for more behind the scenes peeks at our #collection

Come along to our Zulu day on Brecon Barracks, 28th March 10am-4pm. Experience African dance & crafts, talks on the Zulu War, music and war games. Meet the Regimental goat & experience living history with the Die Hards! Don't miss out! royalwelshmuseum.wales/kings-legacy-e…

#OTD 1917 Lt Col A J H Bowen DSO,  2nd Bn, Mons Reg, was killed in action. Wounded badly in 1915, but fought on earning himself the DSO. Mentioned in despatches 3 times and later awarded a bar to his DSO. He died aged 31, and is buried at Guard’s Cemetery, Combles, France. #WW1

Dydd Gwyl Dewi Sant hapus - happy St David’s Day! Here’s a great pic of the regimental goat tucking into a leek! Enjoy! #StDavidsDay #Wales #army #RoyalWelsh #RRW #tradition #history #museum #archive

#FlashbackFriday to a time when printing a loved-one's photograph onto a handkerchief was a way to show you cared! This wonderful artifact shows Private J Dymond, 1st Battalion, Welsh Regiment, in 1900. #collection #history #collectioncloseup #museum #boerwar #victoriansoldier

#Blackandwhitewednesday pic and papers of Pte Alfred John Biggs which show he enlisted in the Welsh Regiment in 1890 aged 14! He was discharged after the Boer War in 1902 but re-enlisted in 1914. He was injured in France in 1916 and left the army aged 39 years and 8 months. #WW1

It’s #InternationalWarAnimalDay, a time to honour all animals who served, suffered, and died in war. We will remember them. Pic shows draught horses Bill and Jean, who left the UK for France in 1914 and served throughout #WW1 with the South Wales Borderers.

Come along to our Zulu day on Brecon Barracks, 28th March 10am-4pm. Experience African dance & crafts, talks on the Zulu War, music and war games. Meet the Regimental goat & experience living history with the Die Hards! Don't miss out! royalwelshmuseum.wales/kings-legacy-e…

It's #LoveYourPetDay, so here's our goat...again! This time it’s Taffy, regimental goat of the 1st Battalion, Royal Regiment of Wales. He received his Northern Ireland General Service medal from Lt Col Aitken, Commander of the Battalion, in Ballykelly between 1994 and 1996.#goat

For #blackandwhitewednesday we’ve found this lovely snap from #WW1. It’s from a collection of photographs belonging to Sgt. Harry Coates, 2nd Battalion, Welsh Regiment, and was taken in France in 1916. We love that the soldier in the centre has his accordion with him! #music

A wonderful photograph from our #archive captures a poignant moment in Normandy, 1944. Ptes English & Diggins, 2nd Bn, Mons Reg, fresh with the good news that they were heading home on leave, pause to say goodbye to Tpr Bulloch of the Royal Yorks Reg. #WW2 #SecondWorldWar #army