Royal Norfolk Regiment gallery
This gallery displays a rich and varied collection of items from the Royal Norfolk Regimental Museum. These objects, photographs and archive materials illustrate the county regiment's 300-year history.
It's not just medals, weaponry, and uniforms. Items on display include:
- A sergeant major's pace stick
- Tea cups from Korea
- A portable altar used on the Western Front
- Spices used during the Crimean War to make rations a bit more exciting to eat
The displays focus on the experience of life as a solider in peace time and conflict. The main section deals with the 20th century - the First and Second World Wars, and the National Service years. This includes the Cyprus Emergency and the Korean War.
The Serving the Empire display is devoted to the days when young men looking for employment and adventure might leave their local village for the North West Frontier or the heat of Africa. An array of specimen insects are shown next to Afghan firearms and exquisite items from Tibet.
The Life of a Soldier display contrasts equipment and activities of the past with those of today. For example, a leather bell topped shako with a modern Mark 7 combat helmet.
Touchscreens provide information on each of the objects displayed and the history of the Regiment from 1685 to 1959.
The Royal Norfolk Regiment gallery is on the first floor balcony in the Rotunda.
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