The fifth of our Archive & Object Collection blogs takes a look at the interrogation of the Chief Technical Engineer of the Henschel Research and Experimental Establishment. …
Photo Appeal – Lieutenant John Abell Vyvyan Churchill
Can you help us find a photograph of this First World War hero?…
A Rather Striking Clock
It’s time for the fourth instalment of our Archive & Object Collection blogs – this time, we take a look at a unique timepiece….
Photo Appeal – Second Lieutenant Kenneth Harold Ashcroft
Can you help us find a photograph of this First World War hero?…
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
The third of our Archive & Object Collection blogs serves as a festive tribute to the most wonderful time of the year!…
Stitches in Time
A couple of recently donated items have prompted an intriguing exploration into an often-overlooked section of the museum collection….
Reflections From the Past
Our second Archive & Object Collection blog focuses on one of the earliest items to be donated to the Tank Museum….
Leading from the Front at Cambrai
Leading from the Front at Cambrai and 4 other lessons leaders can learn from Tank Corps Brigadier Hugh Elles….
Wool to Bovington Railway
Find out more about the history of the Wool to Bovington Camp branch line….
‘Sam’ and the 61st Recce Regiment
The first of our Archive & Object Collection blogs tells a fun, if forgotten, ‘tail’….
Photo Appeal – Maj. Edgar Godwin
Can you help us find a photograph of this First World War hero?…
VJ Day – Lest We Forget
Marking 80 Years Since the End of WWII…
VJ Day 2025
Marking 80 Years Since the End of WWII…
The History of The Tank Museum
How The Tank Museum has developed into one of the most popular museums on the planet!…
VE Day: In Their Own Words
Accounts from across the Royal Armoured Corps as they heard the news the war in Europe was over….
VE Day Remembrance from the RAC Memorial Trust
The story of Trooper James Audsley, killed in action on 26 April 1945…
New Donation: How to Escape Colditz
A new donation from a 3 RTR Lieutenant includes his escape kit from the famous POW camp….
The Hunt for Mother
Could ‘Mother’, the prototype of the world’s first tank, be buried at Bovington? ‘Operation Mother’ seeks to solve this mystery….
The History of the Royal Armoured Corps
Find out about the history of the Royal Armoured Corps….
Tank Crew ‘Splatter’ Mask Belonging to Battle of Cambrai Hero
A WWI tank crew face mask was recently donated to the Museum….
