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LATEST NEWS
** MUSEUM CLOSURE **
With immediate effect (15 April) due to a temporary building safety measure the Museum is currently closed and we are unable to host visits.
Enquiries e-mailed to the Curator will still be dealt with.
ARMED FORCES WEEK
Armed Forces Week takes place each year and is the opportunity for the Community to show their appreciation for the Armed Forces family. The Armed Forces Family comprises: Regular, Reserve and Cadet Forces, Veterans and Families.
On Monday 22 June 2026 Armed Forces Flag Raising events will take place in each of the Market Towns. In Hereford this will take place in High Town at 1100hrs.
Armed Forces Day itself will be celebrated at Kington (Lady Hawkins School) on Saturday 27 June from 1030 to 1300hrs.
The Curator will deliver a presentation on The Herefordshire Regiment at The Burton Hotel, Kington on Wednesday 24 June at 1900hrs.
HEREFORD MILITARY HISTORY FESTIVAL
Following on from the success of the 2025 inaugural Festival, the dates and format for the 2026 Festival are firing up!
25 - 27 September - take a look at the website for further detail - Hereford Military History Festival 2026
Photographs of the Second World War Fallen
Bob Curtis whose uncle was killed in action with The Herefords on 1 July 1944 is running a programme to get a photograph of all of the 11 Armoured Division soldiers that were killed - this includes the Herefords.
Photographs captured to date can be viewed in the 11th Armoured Division website Roll of Honour via the link: https://sites.google.com/view/11th-armoured-division/roll-of-honour
Can you provide any of the missing photographs for the Herefords?
Visit The Museum
** \ All visit temporarily suspended**
Visits to the Museum must be booked in advance; email hfdlimuseum@gmail.com or phone 07726566602
Introduction
The Herefordshire Regimental Museum
The Museum tells the story of the The Herefordshire Light Infantry, The Herefordshire Regiment and The Herefordshire Rifle Volunteers - all volunteers from a small rural English county. It is a success story; a story of bravery, determination, and devotion to duty, of sadness, of comrades lost, but also that of a job well done. It is a story that deserves to be told and to be known more widely.
About The Museum
The Museum is based in the Army Reserve Centre (ARC) (Suvla Barracks) in Hereford.
It is a Registered Museum (1951) and a Registered Charity (272006) and operates under the auspices of the Ministry Of Defence (MOD) Museums policy and The Army Museum Ogilby Trust (AMOT). It also works closely with The County's Museum, Library and Art Galleries department staff. The Museum holds Arts Council England Accreditation.
It is totally volunteer run and receives no formal funding, relying totally on donations; if you feel able to support the museum see details at 'Support Us' tab.
The Museum is always pleased to receive enquiries and visitors - however visits must be arranged in advance as the Museum is not staffed every day.
