The Royal Anglian Regiment Museum

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40th Anniversary: 1964-1973 | 1974-1983 | 1984-1993 | 1994-2004

		Inter-Company Boxing Championship, Northern Ireland, 1986 As well as playing a variety of sports, soldiers can take part in adventure training activities such as rock climbing, skiing and canoeing.
		Wives and husbands on exercise, Minden, 1986 Married soldiers live with their families and are accompanied by them when they go on overseas tours. On this occasion 40 wives tried a soldiers’ life for themselves, going on long marches and patrols for two days.
		2nd Battalion Officers in the Gulf, 1991 The 2nd Battalion, nicknamed the Poachers, was deployed to Kuwait as part of the British Force in the Gulf. The photograph shows officers from the Poachers with colleagues from their All Arms Battlegroup. Vehicles from the Infantry, Armoured Corps and Royal Artillery form the backdrop.
		Shower arrangements in Kuwait, 1991 Sometimes a soldier has to adapt and ‘make do’ if there are no proper facilities.
		Corps of Drums, 5th Battalion, Remembrance Day, Peterborough, 1991 The Corps of Drums are wearing Full Dress ceremonial uniform. The Drum Major (bottom row, far right) is holding his ceremonial mace. The soldier on the bottom row, far left is the Pioneer Sergeant who wears an apron and carries an axe on ceremonial occasions.
		A mortar platoon in training Mortarmen from 7th (Volunteer) Battalion firing their 81mm mortar.
		3rd Battalion’s last tour, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, 1992 The 3rd Battalion, nicknamed the “Pompadours”, merged in 1992.

40th Anniversary: 1964-1973 | 1974-1983 | 1984-1993 | 1994-2004