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Armistice Day 2022

11 November 2022 | Blog

3rd Battalion laying wreaths at Winchester War Memorial, 1924. Armistice Day 2022 “In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. ‘In Flanders Fields’…” – John McRae

A Hampshire Regiment Soldier and the First Poppy Factory

09 November 2022 | Blog

You may know about the story of the Remembrance Day poppy, but do you know of its relation to our Regiment? Read on to find out about Major George Arthur Howson and the creation of the first poppy factory!

Vacancies – Trustees for the Royal Hampshire Regiment Board

31 May 2022 | Blog

The Royal Hampshire Regiment Trust is the main Board responsible for all activities to do with the Regiment, including the Museum and Memorial Garden. The Board is divided into 3 sub-committees: Museum & Memorial Garden; Finance & Governance and Comrades & Welfare. We are currently looking for some new Trustees to join the board, particularly