Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Museum
This independent museum has been housed within Maidstone Museum since 1960. It is packed with fascinating, colourful and thought-provoking exhibits. It tells the story of this famous local regiment, beginning with its forebears, the local Militia and the 50th and 97th Foot, and recounting their exploits during the British Army’s many 18th and 19th century campaigns.
It continues with the Royal West Kent’s service in the First World War, their dramatic and harrowing exploits during the Siege of Kohima in the Second World War and ends with their eventual amalgamation with other regiments in 1961.
The fabulous Sutlej Gun and the Museum’s four Victoria Crosses are some of the many treasures on display.
To contact the Regimental Museum, please email your enquiry to: qorwkmuseum@maidstone.gov.uk
BREAKING NEWS!
Somme to Staplehurst Walk
A group of five local men will be undertaking the challenge of walking approximately 150 miles from the Somme in France back to Staplehurst in Kent to raise money for the Help the Heroes Charity. This event is registered with the Help for Heroes charity and will take place between 10th April to 17th April 2010. One of the men taking part is a descendant of Thomas Harris whose Victoria Cross medal is on display in the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regimental Museum. The men taking part themselves have 29 years service with The 2nd Battalion, the Queens Regiment.
The event is listed on the Help for Heroes website in the national events/Kent section.
If you would like to make a contribution to this worthy cause, then this can be done by the Just Giving website.
