Birmingham Rifles
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The Birmingham Rifles was a volunteer unit of the British Army founded in Birmingham in 1859. As the 5th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, it served as infantry on the Western Front and in Italy
Thorp Street drill hall, now a car park
90 cm 'Projector Anti-Aircraft', displayed at Fort Nelson, Portsmouth
11th AA Divisional sign
A Bofors gun featuring the 'Stiffkey Sight'.
Royal Warwickshire Regiment
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The Royal Warwickshire Regiment, previously titled the 6th Regiment of Foot, was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in continuous existence for 283 years. The regiment saw service in many co
Birmingham Rifles
…The Birmingham Rifles was a volunteer unit of the British Army founded in Birmingham in 1859. As the 5th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, it served as infantry on the Western Front and in Italy during World War I. Its successor units served in air defence during the early part of World…
The regimental cap badge
c. 1742 engraving of a regimental private
1815 engraving of a regimental grenadier (left)
c. 1843 painting of a regimental officer