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Visit the Staffordshire Regiment Museum to follow the story of the South & North Staffordshire Regiment, the Staffordshire Regiment & the Mercian Regiment

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@Nails_ZeroAlpha
Mark Davis
5 years
#OTD at 1030 hrs in 1944 the men of the 2n Bn South #Staffordshire Regiment took off in Gliders towards #Arnhem #StandFirmStrikeHard
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@DMS_MilMed
Defence Medical Services
5 years
DMS (W) lights up in orange to mark World Patient Safety Day 2020; a symbol of our commitment to those we serve to provide sustainable occupational focused healthcare that is safe and effective and meets the needs of patients. #WorldPatientSafetyDay #PatientSafety
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@Nails_ZeroAlpha
Mark Davis
5 years
This is an epic undertaking by @18airbornecorps. Wow!
@18airbornecorps
XVIII Airborne Corps & Fort Bragg
5 years
We are saving all the threads for this series in a Twitter Moment, which can be found with this direct link ⚡️ “Operation Market Garden” https://t.co/DovCtYqG5K
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@James1940
James Holland
5 years
Hooray! Publication day for Sicily 43 & also paperback of Normandy 44 (with new content). If this might be your cup of tea, thank you very much in advance & I really hope you enjoy one or other or both! They’ve certainly be fascinating to write. @Waterstones @PenguinUKBooks
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@TamworthCivic
The Tamworth and District Civic Society
5 years
29/08/18: 2 years ago today Civic Society members had a guided tour of the Staffordshire Regiment Museum, exploring the history of the Reg founded 1705, experiencing a taste of life & death in the 1st World War trenches, & home privations & propaganda of WWII #amazingtamworth
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@staffsregiment
Staffordshire and Mercian Regiment Museum
5 years
Today we bid a sad farewell to our Director, @Atieblue as she moves onto a new role at @IntBCC. We thank her for all her hard work and dedication and are looking forward to the next phase with our new Museum Manager. #SFSH
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@staffsregiment
Staffordshire and Mercian Regiment Museum
5 years
Best of wishes for the future @Nails_ZeroAlpha. You have been a brilliant CO and it has been a pleasure working with you and @Army2MERCIAN. Best of luck to CO Grover, we are looking forward to working with you.
@Nails_ZeroAlpha
Mark Davis
5 years
End of mission. The privilege of my professional career to command @Army2MERCIAN. Laughter, grit, family, traditions and above all pride. I have loved every minute. Good luck Rich Grover - you have the best of teams and an exciting time ahead. #SFSH
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@Jsorene
James Sorene
5 years
This is my grandfather, Colour Sergeant Leslie Levy, 1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment, veteran of the 2nd Chindit expedition in 1944 in Burma. Returned safely to London in January 1946. #VJDay75
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@staffsregiment
Staffordshire and Mercian Regiment Museum
5 years
We are commenting #VJDay75 and remembering the #ForgottenArmy .The South #Staffords fought as part of the #Chindits force pushing through Burma against the Japanese. The day marked the end of #WorldWarII and peace across the world.
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@mattteale
Matt Teale
5 years
Here's what's coming up on tonight's @ForcesNews as a small team from @Army2MERCIAN help in the aftermath of the #BeirutBlast. More on @Forces_TV at 5.30 UK time on Sky 181, Freeview 96, Freesat 165 or Virgin 274
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@Army2MERCIAN
2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment
5 years
Today is the 75th anniversary of #VJDay. Your local soldiers from the Heart of England fought across Burma in the great battles of #Kohima, #Imphal and #Arakan as well as elite #Chindits. We proudly serve to uphold their legacy and will always remember them #SFSH #VJDay75
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@DefenceHQ
Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧
5 years
Soldiers from the @MercianRegiment deployed alongside @HMSEnterprise have provided tents and a field kitchen for 500 soldiers to support the ongoing relief operation in #Lebanon
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@KeyserSosse
KeyserSosse
5 years
Today in 2009 Private Jason George Williams, aged 23 from Worcester, and 2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment, was killed in an explosion whilst trying to retrieve the body of an Afghan National Army comrade near Gereshk, Helmand Province Lest we ever Forget this brave man 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧
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@war_fallen
Remember the fallen
5 years
Died 76 years ago today, 8th August 1944, Corporal Reginald Cooper aged 25, South Staffordshire Regiment: https://t.co/ASGU3eT5HM #WW2 @staffsregiment
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@VisitLichfield
Visit Lichfield
5 years
Top attractions across #Lichfield District have been working hard to make sure we can enjoy ourselves safely. @erasmusdarwin and @staffsregiment are two of the latest businesses to reopen with the @VisitEnglandBiz #GoodtoGo mark in place.
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@staffsregiment
Staffordshire and Mercian Regiment Museum
5 years
The @BritishArmy really do think of everything. Do you wear spectacles? This can be a challenge when needed to work in a respirator mask. This clever mask has the spectacles built inside!
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@staffsregiment
Staffordshire and Mercian Regiment Museum
5 years
We discovered a prayer book today in the stores given to L/Sgt #Baskeyfield VC in @lcncathedral upon his return from #Sicily. The 2nd South #Staffords were based in Woodhall Spa, #Lincolnshire before they departed for #Arnhem in 1944. @JasonPeach16 #airborne #glider #ww2
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@nigel_atter
Nigel Atter MSc
5 years
@staffsregiment Is an excellent museum. Very helpful and friendly staff. Here are a few of there exhibits
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