Somerset Military History

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Military Museum
Somerset Miltary Museum

The Somerset Military museum is located within the Museum of Somerset in Taunton Castle in the centre of the County Town. Entrance is free.

The museum features:


 * The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's)
 * The Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry
 * The West Somerset Yeomanry
 * The North Somerset Yeomanry
 * Somerset Militia, Rifle Volunteers and Territorials
 * The Light Infantry and its successor regiment, The Rifles

Its website will in future appear as part of the Museum of Somerset website. This is currently being written.

Correspondence for the curator of the Somerset Military Museum should be sent to:

The Rifles Office 14 Mount Street Taunton Somerset TA1 3QB

Tel: 01823 333434


 * Email : taunton@the-rifles.co.uk

Research military History
Research enquiries should be directed to:


 * Somerset Archive and Record Office
 * Somerset Heritage Centre
 * Brunel Way, Langford Mead
 * Norton Fitzwarren
 * Taunton
 * Somerset
 * TA2 6SF

Tel: 01823 278805


 * Email : archives@somerset.gov.uk