Surrey_Infantry_Museum Clandon_Park_House

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colonel jw sewell reached agreement national trust re-establish surrey infantry museum @ clandon house. museum opened in 1981 exhibits including uniforms, medals, weapons, regalia, photographs , memorabilia. regiment s archives , library located @ surrey history centre in woking. after being upgraded in 2001, in july 2011 part funding heritage lottery fund museum merged of princess of wales’s royal regiment , queen s royal surrey regiment become surrey infantry museum. museum s displayed medal collection included 6 victoria crosses, including awarded to: lieutenant wallace duffield wright; lance corporal leonard james keyworth; corporal john mcnamara; second lieutenant arthur james terence fleming-sandes.








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