Show and Tell: From Massacre to Victory: Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers

Schedule

Wed Apr 29 2026 at 01:00 pm to 01:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Warwickshire County Record Office | Warwick, EN

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Archivists and volunteers share their collection highlights and intrigues in these free short Show and Tell talks
About this Event

Join Jack, our Archive Trainee , to discover the powerful story of the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers—from their beginnings, through a moment of Nazi brutality at Wormhoudt, to their role in the triumph of 1945. Join us for a moving account of courage, sacrifice, and victory in Europe and view original documents from the collection.

Wheelchair accessible.

Free, donations welcomed.

Image: CR5186/Box25/90 Bren Gun Carriers of the 2nd Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment moving through Lebisey north of Caen. 8th July 1944


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Warwickshire County Record Office, Cape Road, Warwick, United Kingdom

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