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of the Waterloo battlefield on which 30,000 model soldiers and horses, with an accompanying sound and light commentary, depict the fighting on 18 June 1815. Other visitor attractions include the Early Years Section covering the raising in 1755 of The
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display “For Valour” describes the personal histories of each of the regiments’ 59 soldiers who were awarded the Victoria Cross.
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The exhibition, entitled “With the Rifles to Waterloo”, opened in 2015 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the
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The museum also has a display which covers the two world wars (including the
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Focus on Courage: the 59 Victoria Crosses of the Royal Green Jackets
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awarded to the members of the antecedent regiments, including:
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in June 1944. The recent history display covers the
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Regimental museum in Peninsula Barracks, Winchester
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Royal Green Jackets Museum


Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum is located in Hampshire
Peninsula Barracks
Winchester
Coordinates
51°03′47″N 1°19′16″W / 51.062954°N 1.321023°W / 51.062954; -1.321023
Regimental museum
http://rgjmuseum.co.uk/
Peninsula Barracks
Winchester
regimental museums
Winchester's Military Museums
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Cowley Barracks
1st Green Jackets (43rd and 52nd)
King's Royal Rifle Corps
Rifle Brigade
Green Jackets Brigade
Royal Green Jackets Regiment
the Queen
Colonel in Chief

Battle of Waterloo
Napoleonic Wars
Light Division
Sir John Moore
Peninsular War
diorama

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