SomersetLI

The Somerset Light Infantry, the last British troops to leave India, Bombay, 1948. #IndiasIndependence & the army: nam.ac.uk/explore/indepe…

Badly damaged temporary memorial to Capt Skrine, 6th Bn Somerset Light Infantry. (Somerset Museum)

Medals awarded to Sgt Archer, 1st Bn Somerset Light Infantry (Somerset Museum)

KIA 100 years ago 23rd Aug 1917, Pte Charles Wilks aged 26, Somerset Light Infantry: rememberthefallen.co.uk/casualty/wilks… #Passchendaele100 @SomersetLInf

Today, we remember, H Catchpole, Somerset Light Infantry, who died 22 August 1917. #Croydon1917 #WW1

Also Today: Private S.E Sly, 6th Bn Somerset Light Infantry; Driver T.G Trigg, ASC. Never Forgotten. Research @AlanLaishley #neverforgotten

KIA 100 years ago 22nd Aug 1917 Pte Herbert Little aged 23, Somerset Light Infantry: rememberthefallen.co.uk/casualty/littl… #Passchendaele100 @SomersetLInf

Died 100 years ago 21 Aug 1917, Sgt William Hughes aged 25, Somerset Light Infantry: rememberthefallen.co.uk/casualty/hughe… #Passchendaele100 @SomersetLInf

My paternal grandfather was in the 2nd Bn. Somerset Light Infantry and served as part of the 8th Army to fight nazis in Italy #nazifighters

Royal colours presented to 1st Battalion Somerset Light Infantry in 1864 (Somerset Museum)

Diary & photo album, 2/Lt Doddington, describing life in trenches, Ploegsteert Wood early 1915 (Somerset Museum)

@TrueblueBritish My great grandfather was killed in Ypres. Somerset light infantry.

Post WW1 Somerset Light Infantry recruitment poster-on display at Somerset Museum, Taunton

@ReturnedFTF Photo here of Val Braithwaite via @dStephenB twitter.com/dStephenB/stat…

@ReturnedFTF Trench map by Val Braithwaite - Prowse Point area Ploegsteert - October 1914 - from the War Diary 1st Somerset Light Infantry

Died 73 years ago today, 9th August 1944, Private Hedley Hart aged 21, Somerset Light Infantry: rememberthefallen.co.uk/casualty/hart-… #WW2 @SomersetLInf

#OTD in 1944. Mont Pincon area, It's hot. Men from Somerset Light Infantry Regiment. #WW2 #HISTORY