DCS Heritage

14/09/2026

Do you need advice on how to research your family's military history?

Visit us on Saturday September 19th and ask our experts. Our team will be on hand to answer your questions about what records museums hold, and what other sources of information you can access.

This FREE event is part of Wi******er Heritage Open Days 🎉

https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/submission-event/how-to-research-your-family-s-military-history.html

26/08/2026

A reminder that there’s no ‘right’ way to visit a museum.

We can get very caught up in what we think we’re supposed to do: see everything, read the labels, follow the route, understand the artwork or themes, make the most of our time.

But you don’t have to do all of that.

You can visit in a way that works for you - shaped by your time, your mood, your curiosity, and what catches your attention.

Anyone else feel this way? 😀

24/08/2026

Kent’s largest military museum. Discover the story of the Royal Engineers and how they have helped the British Army live, move and fight for over 300 years.

23/08/2026

14/08/2026

Regimental badges are an important aspect of a regiments history and identity.
We will explore this over the next few weeks by sharing the origin story of each aspect of our cap badge.

The first element is the plume of ostrich feathers and crown which sit above the dragon (see image).

On 26th August 1346 the English army led by King Edward III were at war once again with the French army led by King Philip VI at the Battle of Crecy in northern France (part of the Hundred years War).
The French were loosing heavily and King John of Bohemia fighting for France had already lost his sight but wished to die in battle. His loyal men tied their horses to his and fought until the last man fell.
Edward The Black Prince (son of The King of England) took the plumes of ostrich feathers from the helmet of John of Bohemia to remind him of the brave and chivalrous event he had witnessed.
How does this link to the regiment?…. The Black Prince became the first Prince of Wales and is buried in Canterbury Cathedral (take a look next time you are there). In 1810 the 15th Prince of Wales, George Augustus Frederick deemed our forebear regiment the 77th (East Middlesex) of Foot worthy of his plume and coronet (crown).
Upon amalgamation of regiments the plume was included in the Queen’s Regimental badge (1966), and the PWRR badge (1992).

07/08/2026

It's been a busy few months with lots of visits. So, I should share some highlights...

Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum
100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum
Leeds Castle, Kent
St Thomas the Apostle, Harty Ferry
Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery
St Bartholomew's Church Bobbing
Eastchurch Aviation Museum
Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick
Broadway Tower
Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum
Gloucester Cathedral

07/08/2026

The online landscape suddenly looks very different amid a backlash against tech giants. Geraldine Kendall Adams asks how museums are adapting to the post-X era

01/08/2026