Pith helmet with bullet hole
This pith helmet features a red embroidered Somerset Light Infantry badge. It was worn by Lance Corporal Mabey of the 2nd Somersetshire Light Infantry during the Boer War. In 1900...
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Temporary grave marker for Captain Maud
This wooden cross was used to mark Captain C C Maudês temporary grave. He was killed while leading his men in an attack at Ploegsteert Wood, Belgium, in December 1914....
Medallion commemorating the end of the First World War
In 1919 Councillor F G Haggett, Mayor of Bridgwater, issued this peace medallion to commemorate the end of the First World War....
Model of the Gateway to India
This model of the Gateway to India commemorates the Somerset Light Infantry leaving India, as the last battalion to leave in 1948. It was presented to the regiment by the...
Wallet with bullet hole
This crocodile skin wallet belonged to Private F Rosewall of the 7th Somerset Light Infantry during the First World War. Private Rosewell was wounded during the war, but survived. However,...
Field communion set
This field communion set was used during the First World War by Christian chaplains who served with the Somerset Light Infantry....