The Keep Military Museum in Dorchester awarded grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to build resilience and engage with audiences during museum closure
The Keep Military Museum in Dorchester awarded grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to build resilience and engage with audiences during museum closure The Keep Military Museum in Dorchester has received a £107,150 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for its Resilience Project it was announced today. Made
3/6614 Pte A Sanders, 1st Bn The Dorsetshire Regiment
Alexander William Sanders, always known as ‘Will’, was born on 11th December 1894 to William and Sarah Sanders (nee Matthews) in Shipton Gorge about two miles south-east of Bridport, Dorset. He had a twin brother named Joseph Henry who was known as ‘Harry’. Sadly, the boys’ mother died at the
Captain Blencowe, a Dorset Officer Remembered.
Ernest was born in Derbyshire, England, on the 10th of March 1881. His father, Ernest, produced soap and was a successful man, employing 7 people. The family was relatively affluent at the time of Ernest’s birth, with 3 servants working for the family. The family moved to Devon when he
Battle for Normandy – Hill 112
The Keep Military Museum in Dorchester will be hosting a special evening on the 11th of July 2025 from 18:30 – 21:00. The event will be held at the Dorchester Army Reserve Centre and will include a drinks reception followed by a special talk on the Dorsetshire Regiment at Hill
Barracuda – “An aircraft fit for sailors to fly in” By Stephen White
On 3rd April 1944, the Fleet Air Arm launched its biggest carrier strike of WW2 against the German battleship Tirpitz – and failed to sink her. Consequently, the Royal Navy’s most numerous aircraft, the Fairey Barracuda, has been judged, not least by the Navy’s official historian, an operational failure. In
POOLE’S LITTLE SHIP OF DUNKIRK AND THE DORSET REGIMENT’S FIGHTING RETREAT
A new short film tells the story of Poole’s vital role in the miracle of the Dunkirk evacuation 85 years ago. The 30-minute documentary has been commissioned by the Poole Maritime Trust to mark the major anniversary. The community of Poole played a key role in Operation Dynamo between May
Dunkirk Event
The Keep Military Museum in Dorchester will be hosting a special evening on the 9th of May 2025 from 18:30-21:00. The event will be held at the Dorchester Army Reserve Centre and will include a drinks reception followed by a special talk on the Dorsetshire Regiment at Dunkirk. It will
Dorsetshire Regiment Collect
“O Christ our Redeemer, the sure stronghold of each succeeding age; grant that we who have borne arms in the Dorset Regiment may endure, as our fathers did before us, with steadfast courage. Lead us in every quarter of the earth; that we may not only honour and proclaim thy
Dorset Wood – Raising funds for medals awarded to Lance-Corporal Frank Boyce
The Keep Military Museum in Dorchester will be hosting a fundraising evening on Friday the 7th of March 2024 to raise funds for the purchase of the medals awarded to Lance-Corporal Frank Boyce. This talk tells the story of a battle that took place in a wood on the Dutch-German
The Keep Military Museum expects to remain closed for the rest of 2025 for building works
The Keep Military Museum expects to remain closed for the rest of 2025 for building works The Museum’s landlord (the Ministry of Defence) has been planning for some time to repair or replace The Keep’s roof, setting aside a lot of money to do so. While scoping the project the
