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of the Royal Warwickshire's 1st Battalion, one of the first mixed-heritage infantry officers in a regular British Army regiment, and the first killed in World War I, at the
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in 1961. The Council opened their museum of the ground floor and the trustees of the regimental museum occupied the first floor. Both museums were opened by Field Marshal
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The museum tells the history of the County infantry Regiment. This includes the present Regiment, the
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and the antecedent Regiments going down the line of the Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers (the
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The museum is an Accredited museum (a national scheme run by the Arts Council), a
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on 2 August 1961. The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Museum was reopened by his son,
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The museum moved to new premises at Pageant House in Jury Street in April 2023.
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In November 2020, the museum purchased at auction the
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David Montgomery, 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
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Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Museum (Royal Warwickshire) is located in Warwickshire
Coordinates
52°16′52″N 1°35′14″W / 52.2812°N 1.5872°W / 52.2812; -1.5872
Regimental museum
warwickfusiliers.co.uk
Warwick
Warwickshire County Council
St John's House
Viscount Montgomery
David Montgomery, 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
Heritage Lottery Fund
Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
Royal Warwickshire Regiment
registered charity
trustees
Ministry of Defence
Fusiliers Museum of Northumberland
Alnwick Castle
Fusilier Museum
Bury
Fusiliers Museum (London)
Tower of London
Memorial Plaque
Euan Lucie-Smith
Second Battle of Ypres
"Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Museum (Warwickshire), St John's House, Warwick"
"Military Museum Gets Lottery Refurbishment"
"Warwick military museum to host Easter events - with competitions, chocolate soldiers and WW2 re-enactments"
"Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Museum (Royal Warwickshire"

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