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during the 1930s. It moved to its current location of Blandford Camp in 1967. An appeal which generated £1 million enabled the construction of a new wing in 1995 and complete refurbishment of the exhibits completed in 1997. The museum was reopened in its new form on 28 May 1997.
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The museum holds the national collection of army communications. It presents the role of communications in wars and military campaigns over the last 150 years. One of the objects on display includes a chair used by senior
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when seated in public. Based on a European folding chair, the object was presented by Major General Sir Reginald Curtis in 1921. The museum displays a number of objects worn by
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message centre. The museum also displays one of the world's last remaining cable wagons, which saw service between 1911 and 1937.
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Military Communications: From Ancient Times to the 21st Century
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Roger So Far: The first 100 years of the Royal Corps of Signals
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Royal Signals Museum is located in Dorset
Blandford Camp
Tarrant Monkton
Dorset
Coordinates
50°52′05″N 2°07′30″W / 50.868°N 2.125°W / 50.868; -2.125
Regimental museum
www.royalsignalsmuseum.com
Blandford Camp
Tarrant Monkton
Blandford Forum
Dorset
England
Crimean War
cryptography
cyber warfare

Typex
Catterick, North Yorkshire
Ashanti chiefs
Eric Lomax
Japanese POW
Dickin Medal
Ptarmigan
List of museums in Dorset
Royal Corps of Signals
"Royal Signals Museum - dorset museums"


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